The price of pints is too damn high

MJ23 · 08-12-2013 01:27PM

Healy Rae Permit Holder wrote: »

There is no comparison in drinking a pint in the pub and opening a can at home, yes it costs more to go out but there is where the craic is.

No way. You don't have to listen to eejits going on about soccer, and you don't have to stand out in the cold for a smoke.

timthumbni · 08-12-2013 01:29PM

Lidl in Northern Ireland were doing 660 ml bottles of still, bud, and becks for a pond a bottle. That's a bargain by any book. Home is where the heArt is. Ha.

DundalkDuffman · 08-12-2013 01:42PM

zenno wrote: »

Nothing, we are all Nerds they are the one's that do the most philosophical talking. They mostly keep talking about quarks, protons and electrons on the effect of other particles moving around a biosphere of other energy particles revolving on a quantum scale.

That Howard Wolowitz cracks me up, I didn't know you were mates.

Capt'n Midnight · 08-12-2013 01:51PM

homerjay2005 wrote: »

the high tax on each pint doesnt help either.

Relative to the price pubs charge it's not high.

The fixed amount of Excise duty is about 55c a pint. Vat is 21%

On a can of el cheapo supermarket larger that means there's only about 30c left to produce the can and contents and transport and profit.

A tonne of water is 1760 pints and when making beer you use a lot more water than barley. Barley varies in price but ~ €100-150 per tonne.

Unlike cheap supermarket drink the price of a pint in a pub has nothing to do with the cost of production and very little to do with excise duty.

VAT unfortunately is a fact of life apart from essentials like food and clothes.

Here's an interesting one. The excise duty on 2.8% or below is half that on regular drinks. Find out how much cheaper a pint of Guinness Mid Strength is in you local. I'll give you a clue - it's not that much cheaper.

poisonated · 01-03-2014 07:28PM

Paid over 7 euro for a pint last night!!!

The price of pints is too damn high

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