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Wanna know what grinds my gears? I’ll tell ya – beers!

No not the big furry brown variety – the brown bottled variety – but more specifically THE PRICE! Am I the only one who’s up set about the price I have to pay now-a-days to buy a beer at a bar?

For example, while witnessing the Blues get another slaughtering on their own home ground a few weeks ago at Eden Park – I opted at half time to console my 4 year old daughter – who was confused as to why Eden Park didn’t have any swings or slides - over a Beer - while enjoying the atmosphere inside the smokers pen outside the inside of the new PC mad Eden Park boundary.

For one Lion Ruge it was demanded that I pay $7. That’s $7 for a plastic bottle holding little more than a standard glass-full of the cheapest beer you can buy elsewhere - for what? $15 a dozen on special?

But that’s not all that grinds my beer buying gears – Up the road 500 metres from where I live - at your medium to lower ‘swanky’ type establishment – a beer (off the tap) now all of a sudden costs $9 bucks!

Now correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t TAP beer supposed to be the cheaper option?? I mean it’s on TAP after all!!! No fannying about with unloading bottles in & out of your fridges n coolers. So why is TAP beer all of a sudden so bloody ball-breakingly ballistic in price??

I’ll tell you why Rock listeners! I’ll tell you why! It’s because of one reason and one reason only – GREED! GREEEEEDDDD! Greed over a little issue leading up to the 2011 Rugby World Cup – what’s that greed that local publicans are currently feeding on like vultures on road-kill?

The answer is simple – the alcohol bans that all RWC venues now have in place for the immediate & surrounding areas – That’s what feeding this GREEDY GRUBBY lust for over priced BEER!

These low-life licensed venues surrounding all RWC venues are cashing in on these new policing laws surrounding a blanket ban on all alcohol in the immediate area of any RWC venue and they are upping their prices accordingly over the limited supply and the even more limit-less demand for booze – increasing their prices by as much as 200% as a result!

My advice to all you thirsty rugby mad World Cup ticket holders looking forward to getting tanked up during the game you paid 25,000 percent too much for your tickets?

Become RWC Beer Rebellions. Research and discuss – discover new and more ingenious ways to slip your own beer in and out of this year's RWC venues.

I personally already have plans underway (as an Eden Park local) I plan to sell beer on the street under the disguise of a ‘Lemonade Stand’ operated by my two daughters aged 4 and 7 years.

Your Friend in BEER – Bertross

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10 comment(s) so far

Steve

Shan is on to it - brew your owe, no tax, f-all effort, and a stock pile that is hard to deplete! Why go the RWC when you can watch it on the tv - $300 for the cheapest tickets to any game that matters - are you shittin me! Go the ABs
08-Aug-2011 4:32 p.m.

Shaun

The breweries don't make the prices in bars, the bars do that all by themselves. Tom, are you going to blame the price of food at your bar on the breweries too? Or your other suppliers? Take some responsibility yourself, and stop passing the buck.
All price have gone up Bert. Try buying a cauliflower. A pint at an upmarket bar has been $8-$9 plus for some time now. Think it's been a while since you've ventured out mate?
03-Aug-2011 4:04 p.m.

Tom

Blame the breweries not the bars - its not fueled by greed its just business everyone's trying to make a buck in a shitty economic situation. You pay for A LOT more than just the beer when you pay $9 bucks for it, in short you're paying for the establishment to survive. Wouldn't be surprised if it hits 10bucks a pint in the next 18 months
01-Aug-2011 5:35 p.m.

Geoff

Just got back from the UK where it was normally 2.50 pounds (about $5) for a local ale or cider, 3 pounds ($6) for a pint of the more commercial stuff. Going to the pub for a sesh was great, you could have loads and your account didn't look so depressing. Went to the pub the other day and had to pay $11 for a cider that would've cost me half the price in the UK. I accept import costs and all that but it seems crap to me!
28-Jul-2011 2:44 p.m.

Shan

just make your own beer!
23-Jul-2011 9:11 a.m.

James

Sucks don't it bet the price won't go down after the world cup either... Currently living in Perth Ozzy and was shocked paying $45 for a 24pack and $9-10 for a handle at a bar and what makes it worse is it crappy ozzy beer no speights!!!
22-Jul-2011 1:42 p.m.

James

Phill Waters

Bert.... you should still be in Ashburton, where i drink only $8.00 for a big bottle.
20-Jul-2011 7:14 p.m.

Michael

Hey Bert beer prices really sux all right specially since they sell it wholesale for around $3 per litre. A mate of mine would go to the sevens with a heap of oranges! He would inject vodka into the oranges and the orange would soak up the vodka, eat the orange and get hammered! has anyone else got any good ideas to get into the games?
20-Jul-2011 3:11 p.m.

Mike

Damn straight! Another fail by NZ at marketing the country - lets open the gate to a shitload of tourists and make it stupidly expensive for them AND for us!
20-Jul-2011 12:47 a.m.