Posts Tagged: Inputs, Price and Value
Handbags Over Taxes Amongst 1830s Beer Nerds
Posted by on Tuesday, June 11, 2013 in - leave a comment
It appears snippy technical arguments about the fine points of the taxation of beer is not something that came into being with beer blogs. Consider this in The Spectator from 1830: • A correspondent observes, that this reasoning is inapplicable, inasmuch as the former tax is levied on all malt …
Session 76: Is It Really The Taste That Compels?
Posted by on Friday, June 7, 2013 in - leave a comment
As Stan reminded, it's time again for The Session, edition #76 this month. This month's is hosted at beer is your friend where, in part, the challenge for today was framed as follows: • Is buying heaps of beer something you worry about? Do you look at your Aladdin’s Cave of beer and feel even a …
Why Can't Everyman's Drink Stand A Public Vote?
Posted by on Thursday, May 30, 2013 in - leave a comment
Beer is often called a social lubricant by those promoting it. Not a drink for problem drinkers, right? And it's supposed to be the drink of the masses. The affordable luxury that levels the playing field. So, it is with some surprise that when Jeff proposed the broader adoption of a means …
So Is This The Brewery Hell Bent On Raising Prices?
Posted by on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 in - 11 comments
Some startling statements in this report on a presentation by Simon Thorpe, the president of Duvel USA/Ommegang from May 2 reported in this article published just yesterday: • “We are revenue and margin driven, which means high pricing and margins at the expense of volume... We think that the …
The Lone Voice Of A US Good Beer Consumer
Posted by on Sunday, March 17, 2013 in - 14 comments
There was an article posted today at NPR which provides a reasonable summary article on recent issues related to good beer. The best bit, spoiler, was the last bit: • In the bar, customer Rordam says even if he's sampled some upscale micro brews at $6, $7 or $8 a pint, those prices might …
"The Art Of Beer Alchemy" By Chas Chumley
Posted by on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 in - 6 comments
Just in case there is anyone out there named Chas Chumley, I should explain. A couple of decades ago, The Kids in the Hall had a very brief skit of a man walking down the street in a leisure suit. He had a spring in his step and was winking, nodding and pointing at the people with a certain zest …
The New York Times Considers A Beer Can's Value
Posted by on Saturday, February 9, 2013 in - 1 comment
Rather good of The New York Times to take on the question of "what New York City beer can is considered the most valuable as a collectible?" in today's paper. Results included: • Liebmann’s Beer, a flat-top can from the 1930s from Liebmann Breweries in Brooklyn, the brewer of Rheingold Beer. A …
Considering The Value Of Good Wine V. Good Beer
Posted by on Saturday, January 26, 2013 in - 4 comments
While the LCBO, this province's monopoly, may be still a bit of a head scratcher when it comes to good beer there is no question that it is certainly getting better. There is no doubt about that. Even so, popping in a main outlet just now on a Saturday night an hour before close I was a bit … read more »
What Is "Upscale" And Why Do I Want It?
Posted by on Thursday, January 17, 2013 in - 9 comments
Surfing around the beer news articles on Google News I came across the odd headline "BEER: Raleigh’s New Yardhouse Is Pricy But Upscale". I would have thought the "but" might have been an "and" and the story was about something unfortunate. As I read, I realized I was wrong: • If you’re looking …
Please Treat Your Beer Only As You Are Told
Posted by on Monday, January 7, 2013 in - 4 comments
It's like a new sort of temperance - making sure you treat good beer with the deference we are told is clearly due... and only the deference we are told it is due - as this article preciously represents in any number of ways: • Brewers spend a great deal of time labeling, even hand-numbering …
