http://budgettraveller.org/cheapest-beer-in-europe-check-my-europe-cheap-beer-index/
See how badly we compete, :'(
€4.50 average for pint seems about right (macro)
most imported craft beer will be expensive. cheapest i get punk for is €5.60 and €6.50 seems to be the average price
Its Ireland, not Dublin. Pints are certainly cheaper down the bog
OK, it appears these are 2012 prices. But why is it so expensive in Denmark, Norway and France? No wonder all the hop growers in Alsace are millionaires!
In holland the taxes on alcohol have gone up by 5% in 2013 and again 5% in 2014. So homebrewing gets more interesting ;)
Quote from: Dunkel on February 05, 2014, 06:49:20 PM
OK, it appears these are 2012 prices. But why is it so expensive in Denmark, Norway and France? No wonder all the hop growers in Alsace are millionaires!
Norway is the most expensive country in europe for a beer by far in my experience and has even greater restrictions on the sale of alcohol than here. In Scandinavia (Norway Sweden Denmark) the taxes on alcohol are super high. Most Norwegians drink at home before heading out to a late bar and drink at home again at a party afterwards - hard to blame them when a beer can cost €11 - €12 for 500ml Carlsberg/Ringnes/Hansa at a bar.
€12 for a Carlsberg ??? How come everybody isn't homebrewing?
dosnt half the fins ( finlanders) still brew at home?
Quote from: delzep on February 05, 2014, 11:50:25 AM
Its Ireland, not Dublin. Pints are certainly cheaper down the bog
yor right, average craft about 4 quid in our ( many ) craft pubs per head of population :) 6000 people 3 mile radius and we a choice of about 8 draft and numerous bottles in 4 different pubs.
approx Tom Creans 3.60, O haras 4.40, carrig 4.30, Trouble 4.00
their cheaper than dublin!
I know Iceland isnt technically EU but I payed the euro equivalent of 18e for a savage burger & a bottle of IPA. When i got my bill I was shocked to see the beer was two thirds of the bill (about 12e!)
I seem to remember beer was only legalised in Iceland in the last 15 years.
The day it was legalised was called B-day. ;D
The higher taxes in the northern european countries particularly Norway was to combat alcoholism, in the winter they have very short days and there wasn't much else to do except drink ;D
Is homebrew taxed in Scandanavia anyone know?
Homebrew isn't taxed in Finland. I think (but not sure) same thing applies Sweden.
Quote from: Hop Bomb on February 06, 2014, 12:30:13 AM
I know Iceland isnt technically EU but I payed the euro equivalent of 18e for a savage burger & a bottle of IPA. When i got my bill I was shocked to see the beer was two thirds of the bill (about 12e!)
I can only assume that was before their financial crash in 2008. The Icelandic Kronur has gone down massively in value against the Euro in the meantime. The króna, which was ranked by The Economist in early 2007 as the most overvalued currency in the world (based on the Big Mac Index)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%932011_Icelandic_financial_crisis
According to pintprice.com the average price of a pint of lager in Iceland is €3.91 http://www.pintprice.com/region.php?/Iceland/EUR.htm
In Oslo airport pint of standard lager was 12 euros..
Quote from: Sorcerers Apprentice on February 06, 2014, 07:39:11 AM
The higher taxes in the northern european countries particularly Norway was to combat alcoholism, in the winter they have very short days and there wasn't much else to do except drink ;D
They do find other things to do....... ;)
Quote from: Weiss on February 07, 2014, 12:56:17 AM
Quote from: Sorcerers Apprentice on February 06, 2014, 07:39:11 AM
The higher taxes in the northern european countries particularly Norway was to combat alcoholism, in the winter they have very short days and there wasn't much else to do except drink ;D
They do find other things to do....... ;)
They do now that the beer is so expensive, and you have to try to keep yourself warm !!