Re: Tobacconist University

Justin C wrote:

OK, in Scandinavia you can pay a lot more than that for your beer, but
there are benefits you gain with those high taxes (or so I hear). You're
just paying a lot and *only* getting the beer.

Justin.

I was paying more than that in Norway in the seventies.
Last time I was in the UK it worked out around $4 for anything halfway decent, and all these are hand crafted, often cask conditioned and full of hops (the expensive stuff). Remember, we also get air conditioning :-)

JJ
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