Beer Inflation February

Beer is good for making drinkers, brewers and government fat. According to brewers its about to hit £4 a pint. Beer doesn’t count in the government’s meaningless inflation calculations.

A large part of the price of beer is tax so they are not out to stop people drinking. It’s going up mainly because production costs are rising. These cost are rising because the economy is in serious mess.

Industry specialists say that a large part of the price hike is the change in use of farmland from growing hops to growing biofuels. One effect of the steady rise in beer prices is that bars are closing at the rate of 67 a month. Beer sales have dropped by nearly 10%. This won’t mean an end to alcoholism as drinkers are switching to more dangerous spirits, taking advantage of cheap supermarket offers. Chocolate prices are also set to rise due to rising dairy prices, and crop failure in West Africa and a boom in fair trade policies.