Gerrup Outta Dat! wrote: » I sometimes drink Tesco lager. Sometimes, all I want is an ice-cold beer, nothing fancy or hipstery. Tesco lager is 440 ml can 3.8% with 12 cans costing 6 Euro. The new legislation dictates that each gram of ethanol will cost 10 cent. So, 440 ml * 3.8% = 16.72 ml of alcohol. I ml of ethanol is 0.79 grams. This equates to 13.2088 grams of ethanol, meaning €1.32 per can or 15.85 Euro for 12 cans as opposed to 6 Euro .. almost triple the price ! There is also a bottle of Old Samuel Kentucky Bourbon, 70 cl for €15 (40%). This will be 28 Euro. Will pints of beer in Wetherspoons for E2.79 be affected? I can see this being taken to Luxembourg to ECJ.
listermint wrote: » 12 Cans for six euro. This stuff has to be new levels of muck?
Gerrup Outta Dat! wrote: » I sometimes drink Tesco lager. Sometimes, all I want is an ice-cold beer, nothing fancy or hipstery. Tesco lager is 440 ml can 3.8% with 12 cans costing 6 Euro. There is also a bottle of Old Samuel Kentucky Bourbon, 70 cl for €15 (40%). This will be 28 Euro.
Gerrup Outta Dat! wrote: » Will pints of beer in Wetherspoons for E2.79 be affected? I can see this being taken to Luxembourg to ECJ.
Angie Raspy Shark wrote: » It's actually quiet nice - have you ever tried it or do you just base all your opinions on monetary value?
listermint wrote: » Not much of a larger drinker, and yes i make all my decisions based on monetary value :rolleyes:
Shelflife wrote: » The only way to stop this is if people take the time to complain to their local TDs and Senators and express your views. This is being railroaded through by a small minority of Zealots who just want to be seen to do something. The threat of losing their seats is great for focusing the minds of our politicians. If enough people take the time to ring, email or write if will make a difference.
Dr Crayfish wrote: » Agreed Shelflie - I've already written to all 5 of my TDs. I think 3 responded saying they were in favour of the bill. They will pass it regardless but let them know you wont be supporting them in future.www.whoismytd.com - because I hadn't a clue who my TDs were
Angie Raspy Shark wrote: » decided its muck based on its price without ever having tried it.
rubadub wrote: » Loads do, I have said many times I reckon beamish might sell better if it price matched guinness, instead many view it as the "cheap copy" for skinflints.
rubadub wrote: » It will be interesting to see how people decide on beers if min pricing comes in, offies could get in brands people have never heard of before and they will be all confused as to how to gauge the quality
Angie Raspy Shark wrote: » I prefer to taste stuff and then decide whether stuff is muck or not but hey maybe I'm crazy.
Ian Wisniewski, one of Britain's leading spirits experts, and Tom Innes, the former editor of bar and lifestyle magazine, Theme.... Finally, we finish our marathon and tot up the marks. The scores are close, but we are unanimous in our top three. We open a large brown envelope which reveals the names behind the bottles. Third is Absolut, second is Russian Standard and first is, wait for it, Glen's. Glen's? A supermarket cheapy, distilled in Scotland from sugar beet. "I don't believe it!" exclaims Wisniewski. "Nor me," says Innes. "I've always struggled to see value at the top end of the vodka range, which this result vindicates. But I'm astonished." We retaste it neat and agree that it's still our favourite, with nice spicy notes and a faint hint of citrus and ginger. But I'm still not won over by vodka. If anything, I'm even more confused. Why spend £30 on Grey Goose or Belvedere, when I can spend a lot less than a tenner on Glen's? After all, I'm only going to slosh it in my Bloody Mary. 1st: Glen's (£8.69) 2nd: Russian Standard (£13.29) 3rd: Absolut (£14.99) 4th: Wyborowa (£15.99) 5th: Finlandia (£14.19) Joint 6th: Smirnoff Red (£12.19); Stolichnaya (£14.99); Belvedere (£30) 9th: Grey Goose (£30.79) 10th: Smirnoff Black (£15.99)
rubadub wrote: » paulaner for €2 a pint in Diceys Garden.
Angie Raspy Shark wrote: » Dunno what the eyes to heaven are for, you decided its muck based on its price without ever having tried it. Was trying to see if there was a deeper rationale to your logic but I guess not seeing as all i got was a sarcastic reply.
rubadub wrote: » Loads do, I have said many times I reckon beamish might sell better if it price matched guinness, instead many view it as the "cheap copy" for skinflints. I have heard many times asked of me and others "hmmm, what has you on the beamish, changing a keg? bad guinness?". It will be interesting to see how people decide on beers if min pricing comes in, offies could get in brands people have never heard of before and they will be all confused as to how to gauge the quality -I would guess many will do blind tastes and not relate price to what they like. I remember getting cans of lowenbrau for £1 a good 20 odd years ago, this was among the cheapest you could get in the offie. I remember loving it but others asking the price first and then declaring it crap. The can was also hideous. €3.49 a bottle now in Molloys. The excise duty on those 12 tesco cans is €4.51, at €6 the pre VAT price is €4.88. So they are likely sold at a loss -I am not certain though, I was reading of some sort of VAT refunds that the supermarkets (or offies) are supposed to do if selling below cost.
listermint wrote: » You clearly missed the question mark in the post Your turn....
Angie Raspy Shark wrote: » Price is no indication of quality, for example we have some of the best paid politicians in the world
Muahahaha wrote: » Anyone think homebrewing will really take off when this comes in? I used to brew a few years back but fell out of it. Think I will be getting the gear out of the attic again when it does come in. With beers going to cost minimum 2 euro each homebrewing for 40-50c a pint becomes a complete no brainer price wise.
Muahahaha wrote: » Anyone think homebrewing will really take off when this comes in?
(7) Where an alcohol product is supplied or offered for sale together with another product (other than an alcohol product) or service, for a single price, this section shall apply as if the alcohol product concerned is supplied or offered for sale on its own for that price.
rubadub wrote: » I could see cigarettes being a big one in offies, so would further make a nonsense of this "health bill". 10 cans will cost you 20euro, with a pack of 20 smokes thrown in.
