European Beer Price Index

[Sorcerers Apprentice]

http://budgettraveller.org/cheapest-beer-in-europe-check-my-europe-cheap-beer-index/
See how badly we compete, 

[beerfly]

€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

[delzep]

Its Ireland, not Dublin. Pints are certainly cheaper down the bog

[Dunkel]

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!

[lampie]

In holland the taxes on alcohol have gone up by 5% in 2013 and again 5% in 2014. So homebrewing gets more interesting

[Bzfeale80]

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.

[Dunkel]

€12 for a Carlsberg    How come everybody isn't homebrewing?

[brenmurph]

dosnt half the fins ( finlanders) still brew at home?

[brenmurph]

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

[brenmurph]

their cheaper than dublin!

[Hop Bomb]

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!)

[mr hoppy]

I seem to remember beer was only legalised in Iceland in the last 15 years.

The day it was legalised was called B-day.

[Sorcerers Apprentice]

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 

[brenmurph]

Is homebrew taxed in Scandanavia anyone know?

[rAdve]

Homebrew isn't taxed in Finland. I think (but not sure) same thing applies Sweden.