Bad News

Booze industry experts have issued a chilling warning that the British pint could hit £4 a pop - a price hike provoked by crap weather which has forced up the price of hops.

According to a sobering Guardian report, the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) estimates the average jar at £2.50 for lager, and £2.20 for bitter. Pundits say prices will rise by at least 15 per cent a pint, with doomongers slapping an extra 60 per cent on the cost of essential liquid refreshment.

This means that the price of a swift lager could skyrocket to an average four quid - enough to test the pocket of the most dedicated drinker.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/
2007/11/20/beer_price_warning/

And you thought gas was bad.