Beer is now cheaper than gas! Drink Don't Drive!!!!

[napi21]

I just heard this on Thom Hartmann's Show, and I felt you ALL had to hear it!

[flvegan]

1. Yeah, but what KIND of beer is cheaper?

Gas probably tastes better than whatever that might be.

[SidDithers]

2. But I don't drink 16 gallons a week....nt

Sid

[taterguy]

7. Your profile says you're from Canada

I thought all you Canucks drank heavily

[SidDithers]

10. Well, there's heavy...

and then there's 16 gal / week heavy :)

Sid

[taterguy]

15. That only comes out to about a six pack a day

Unless I'm confused about the exchange rate.

:shrug:

[SidDithers]

16. 16 gallons / week = ~ 2.3 gallons / day = ~ 294 fluid ounces / day...

and a standard beer can is 12 fluid ounces.

So I think that's a bit over a 24-pack every day.

I think. We don't do gallons and ounces up here :)

Sid

[taterguy]

20. There's more than one way to measure liquid?

I had no idea

[alfredo]

3. Hops has gone up in price because of crop failures.

http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2008/05/beer

Hemp is a relative of Hops and can be used.
http://www.pist.ca/article.php/12hh

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/485/1489

[napi21]

4. Yea I heard that on our news last night! Their headline was the price

of beer is going up! DAMN! They're trying to get me any way they can!!!!

[alfredo]

8. I also added some info to my post to horrify and delight.

[On the Road]

5. I'm Sure "Milwaukee's Best" is Cheaper

and I could probably run my car on it if necessary.

[Reverend_Smitty]

6. lol

[coriolis]

9. Only real low octane beer...

;-)

[orleans]

11. at last! some good news

i need to start drinking more

[Breeze54]

12. Only "Rot-Gut Bush Light" maybe....

All the rest are going up due to the higher costs of barley and hops!

[FredScuttle]

13. That depends what it's powering...

a fuel-efficient hybrid:



or a guzzling oversize vehicle:

[knight_of_the_star]

14. NICE!!!

Now if only I could run my car on Budweiser then it would have an actual use!

[MoeHayNow]

17. As much as I appreciate the sentiment...

my sponsor would not approve.

Funny though!

[Snarkturian Clone]

18. Enter the Beer Snobs NT

[meow2u3]

19. Don't drink and drive

You'll run out of gas on the way home :shrug:

[ColbertWatcher]

21. Woo Hoo!

[Alexander]

22. Imagine if my job involved drinking for a living.