Milk, eggs, gas on the rise...beer oddly seems steady.

alkemyst

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I just noticed looking at my grocery receipts that almost everything has risen with the gas prices.

Oddly beer, which is almost entirely shipped via truck; has stayed pretty steady.

just an observation.

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Locut0s

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Originally posted by: alkemyst
I just noticed looking at my grocery receipts that almost everything has risen with the gas prices.

Oddly beer, which is almost entirely shipped via truck; has stayed pretty steady.

just an observation.

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Shhhh... stable beer prices are what keep this whole modern society thing from flying apart don't you know? Once beer goes up it's every man for himself Armageddon!
 

CorCentral

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Originally posted by: alkemyst
I just noticed looking at my grocery receipts that almost everything has risen with the gas prices.
Oddly beer, which is almost entirely shipped via truck; has stayed pretty steady.just an observation.

Damn, am I glad!

 

kranky

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I've noticed beer is about 5% more than a year ago and will be going higher. Hops are now $30+ a pound (used to be about $5). Malt and barley are up 10%-20% in the last year. Rice, corn, wheat also are higher. A friend who runs a beer distributor says the smaller breweries and microbreweries are going to have to raise prices 10% or more just to keep going, based on what the salespeople are telling him.
 

rezinn

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People are buying less beer now (or switching to less expensive beers), so the prices won't go up much.
 

TallBill

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Meh, I have not noticed any price increases on anything but gas, and I'm still able to pay my bills + save as a college student.
 

CorCentral

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Well everyone expects that black guy to fix everything..... Can't wait to see what happens....... When nothing happens!
 

spidey07

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Because a lot of the price is tax which is fixed and not tied to anything else? It's nowhere near the taxes on spirits.

Could also be raw materials as the brewers have long multi-year, fixed price contracts with suppliers. Distribution is probably also fixed for a time.
 

JasonE4

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I actually just saw a news story this morning specifically about the price of non-import beer increasing by 5-10% since last year.
 

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Originally posted by: kranky
I've noticed beer is about 5% more than a year ago and will be going higher. Hops are now $30+ a pound (used to be about $5). Malt and barley are up 10%-20% in the last year. Rice, corn, wheat also are higher. A friend who runs a beer distributor says the smaller breweries and microbreweries are going to have to raise prices 10% or more just to keep going, based on what the salespeople are telling him.

Yup.

The big boys are sitting a huge stash of hops and have a much better control on their hops supply.

Little breweries that have to buy their hops from distributers are paying out the nose for them. Higher hop beers (IPA's, high APV ales, ect) have gone up a couple bucks a six pack because of the quadruple or more increase in hops costs. My local brewmaster is actually being forced to use lower end hops and alter recipes because some of the premium varietals are either ridiculously overpriced or simply unavailable.

Malt extract is getting to be liquid gold too.
 

moshquerade

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Originally posted by: CorCentral
Well everyone expects that black guy to fix everything..... Can't wait to see what happens....... When nothing happens!

let's just call him Obama. :p

and yes, i agree... he's going to fix everything if by everything you mean nothing.
 

RichardE

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Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: CorCentral
Well everyone expects that black guy to fix everything..... Can't wait to see what happens....... When nothing happens!

let's just call him Obama. :p

and yes, i agree... he's going to fix everything if by everything you mean nothing.

Black guy is so much better in conveying peoples fears though :p
 

CorCentral

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Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: CorCentral
Well everyone expects that black guy to fix everything..... Can't wait to see what happens....... When nothing happens!

let's just call him Obama. :p

and yes, i agree... he's going to fix everything if by everything you mean nothing.

I've not a clue why people are so Obama-ized! Must be the college folk kids still in school that don't know anything in life yet? :laugh:

I know Obama is a bad Idea, that's it!
Not going to post in this thread anymore. Aloha, on the steel guitar!




 

RichardE

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Originally posted by: CorCentral
Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: CorCentral
Well everyone expects that black guy to fix everything..... Can't wait to see what happens....... When nothing happens!

let's just call him Obama. :p

and yes, i agree... he's going to fix everything if by everything you mean nothing.

I've not a clue why people are so Obama-ized! Must be the college folk kids still in school that don't know anything in life yet? :laugh:

I know Obama is a bad Idea, that's it!
Not going to post in this thread anymore. Aloha, on the steel guitar!

You call people "black guy" in real life oh Mr.Educated in how real life works? :confused:
 

EGGO

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Originally posted by: JasonE4
I actually just saw a news story this morning specifically about the price of non-import beer increasing by 5-10% since last year.

I heard it was import beer increasing because of supply and demand along with "the crisis."
 

CorCentral

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Originally posted by: RichardE
Originally posted by: CorCentral
Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: CorCentral
Well everyone expects that black guy to fix everything..... Can't wait to see what happens....... When nothing happens!

let's just call him Obama. :p

and yes, i agree... he's going to fix everything if by everything you mean nothing.

I've not a clue why people are so Obama-ized! Must be the college folk kids still in school that don't know anything in life yet? :laugh:

I know Obama is a bad Idea, that's it!
Not going to post in this thread anymore. Aloha, on the steel guitar!

You call people "black guy" in real life oh Mr.Educated in how real life works? :confused:


Sorry buddy, I just have to break my rule here........
You better pray for Israel if Obama is Pres-o-DENT!


 

RichardE

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Originally posted by: CorCentral
Originally posted by: RichardE
Originally posted by: CorCentral
Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: CorCentral
Well everyone expects that black guy to fix everything..... Can't wait to see what happens....... When nothing happens!

let's just call him Obama. :p

and yes, i agree... he's going to fix everything if by everything you mean nothing.

I've not a clue why people are so Obama-ized! Must be the college folk kids still in school that don't know anything in life yet? :laugh:

I know Obama is a bad Idea, that's it!
Not going to post in this thread anymore. Aloha, on the steel guitar!

You call people "black guy" in real life oh Mr.Educated in how real life works? :confused:


Sorry buddy, I just have to break my rule here........
You better pray for Israel if Obama is Pres-o-DENT!

Why 0_o

We already got all your military stuff ;) :beer: :heart:

You still didn't answer the question though :confused:
 

CorCentral

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Originally posted by: RichardE
You call people "black guy" in real life oh Mr.Educated in how real life works? :confused:

Well I may live in TN, but I'm still a Yank numbnut.
I suppose I'm talking to a hillbilly....... "In how real life works"?

In how real life works...... Only a Canadian could put it so sweetly!
Go HOME already! :beer:

Just looked at your profile........ Canadian? The black dude's not going to solve your long lines at the ER!! STAND IN LINE white boy!