Small beer: Study calls on government to shrink pints

chrissyr63 · Sep 19, 2024

Doesn't the research just prove that if you want reduce the size of a pint you need to increase the price by about 10%?
If the pub loses 10% of it's profit it has to increase it's prices. The cost of the actual beer is a very small part of the end cost. And I doubt any government would want to lose 10% of the alcohol duty they take!

hoppyscotty · Sep 19, 2024

Bitter_Dave said:
I don't really see many beers available at 3-3.5% abv out there. Not sure what the answer is, but I think that's a shame as such beers used to be common and if well made could be decent (bitters, milds and the like).

Well there is not that many for sure because they dont sell well and pubs sell beers that sell. But most of the pubs round here usually have a 3.5-3.8% ish golden ale kind of beer on, especially over summer.

Stu · Sep 19, 2024

Druss said:
Ah, so continues the absolutely necessary erosion of personal liberty!

I for one feel warm and fuzzy in the notion that, very soon, I won't be saddled with the heavy burden of choice.

Free gear Keir and co will tell us all what's best for us, good old establishment...

Did you actually read the article?

Labour said that not only did they not agree with it, but Keir enjoyed a pint and they did not agree with this idea.
Some Tory Lord, on the other hand, supports it.

Don't believe everything G Beebies tells you.

Druss · Sep 19, 2024

Stu said:
Did you actually read the article?

I did, I was being sarcastic, but given Starmer's rabidly puritanical views it wouldn't surprise me if he did try to reintroduce prohibition.

Stu · Sep 19, 2024

Druss said:
I did, I was being sarcastic, but given Starmer's rabidly puritanical views it wouldn't surprise me if he did try to reintroduce prohibition.

Right, but he didn't. And you made that up anyway.

I've just seen your comments in the Covid thread too. I'll put you on mute too. Clearly right wing rabid
nonsenser.

Oh hang on, you're from Gosport too. Now things click into place.

Druss · Sep 19, 2024

Stu said:
you're from Gosport

Absolutely not, I just happen to live here, victim of circumstance and all that!

marshbrewer · Sep 19, 2024

Stu said:
Don't believe everything G Beebies tells you.

It's OK everybody, Stu says Labour enjoy a pint.

Phew!

Kerby · Sep 20, 2024

Druss said:
Ah, so continues the absolutely necessary erosion of personal liberty!

I for one feel warm and fuzzy in the notion that, very soon, I won't be saddled with the heavy burden of choice.

Free gear Keir and co will tell us all what's best for us, good old

The only choice you have now is between the measure the are allowed by law so there’s no difference, if the size of one of those measures changes you still have the same number of options, all of which are controlled and regulated. It’s like you’re looking for something to riled up about.

Kerby · Sep 20, 2024

Sadfield said:
Is beer the leading cause drink related cancers, though? If not, this will have no effect.

We all know the most inefficient form of excessive drinking is pints of 3-5% beers sold in pubs. And is regularly shunned by most **** heads for wine and spirits. If you are going to drink anything, beer is the healthiest option. The least amount of ethanol by volume, and contains Xanthohumol.

A colossal amount of calories though. If you want to end up obese with type 2 diabetes beer is the best alcohol to help you achieve that aim.

Sadfield · Sep 20, 2024

Starmer is as a duplicitous autocrat regardless of how you vote.

Kerby said:
A colossal amount of calories though. If you want to end up obese with type 2 diabetes beer is the best alcohol to help you achieve that aim.

Druss · Sep 20, 2024

Kerby said:
The only choice you have now is between the measure the are allowed by law so there’s no difference, if the size of one of those measures changes you still have the same number of options, all of which are controlled and regulated. It’s like you’re looking for something to riled up about.

As I mentioned in an earlier post, that comment was intented to be rather tongue in cheek.

But yes, I am a bit riled up about the current government, as I also said earlier, I wouldn't be surprised by any new bans or restrictions they decide to impose.

Clint · Sep 21, 2024

I say beer should be reduced to a maximum of £1 per pint everywhere. Serving sizes should be pints or multiples of pints,so you could have say 2 and 3 pint glasses.
Anyone saying otherwise should be pushed into the nettles.
Or punched in the face if there's no nettles available.

Sadfield · Sep 21, 2024

You might need them nettles to add flavour to the pish that would be produced for £1 a pint.

Cwrw666 · Sep 21, 2024

Don't know about that. Just returned from Tescos with 4 bottles of Old Peculiar at 5.6% abv for £7. Deduct the immoral alcohol duty and that can't be much over a pound a pint.

Clint · Sep 21, 2024

Sadfield said:
You might need them nettles to add flavour to the pish that would be produced for £1 a pint.

ALL beer. Breweries would be part of the national debt like bombs and MPs.

Sadfield · Sep 21, 2024

Clint said:
ALL beer. Breweries would be part of the national debt like bombs and MPs.

And equally unpalatable.

Rodcx500z · Sep 21, 2024

Kerby said:
A colossal amount of calories though. If you want to end up obese with type 2 diabetes beer is the best alcohol to help you achieve that aim.

It is also the only thing on the planet that contains all 13 minerals to sustain human life :beer1:

Clint · Sep 21, 2024

Sadfield said:
And equally unpalatable.

For those who couldn't stomach cheap beer they could pay £40 a pint to make themselves feel fuzzy inside,like they're making a difference and maybe get a sticker.

moto748 · Sep 27, 2024

Two-thirds of a pint is common in London (and doubtless other cities too), partly, I assume, to disguise the eye-watering prices!

Dark Arts · Sep 28, 2024

Lets face it if by some miracle of some deranged think-tank sponsored study everyone stopped drinking alcohol, the government would have to dream up a new way of getting back the lost revenue, window tax

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