Minimum pricing of alcohol won't really affect me, as it is rare that what I drink cost less than 45p/unit.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 9:57, 3 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

True
Cheap beer is generally shite, although pretty good stuff can be got 3-4 bottles for £5 in our local off licence.
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:00, Reply)

Bollocks.
24 can crates will be at least £35 you never see that even on premium lagers.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:01, Reply)

I never buy 24 can crates of premium lager.
The beer I buy roughly has an average of 2.5 units per bottle.
I'd be more than willing for the price to drop to £1.13/bottle.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:04, Reply)

Gay

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:05, Reply)

But what do you take to bbqs????

(PsychoChomp, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:05, Reply)

A bag of weed.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:06, Reply)

some yoghurt and a 'meat is murder' placard

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:07, Reply)

You've got to win over hearts and minds, see?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:08, Reply)

No, I don't, soz.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:11, Reply)

Haloumi and his own tongs

(PsychoChomp, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:09, Reply)

hahaha

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:11, Reply)

I think I've seen that band.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:12, Reply)

And his own barbecue

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:16, Reply)

Horse burgers.

(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:07, Reply)

Your maths is fucking shocking.
That would make a 24 crate of Fosters/Carling about £19 and a 24 crate of Stella about £24.

Or, about exactly what it costs unless its on offer.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:12, Reply)

I'm a bit scared of questioning your massive scientific brain, but I worked it out as:
Stella = 5%
5x £0.45 = £2.25
24x £2.25 = £54
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:16, Reply)

5% doesn't mean 5 units...

(PsychoChomp, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:17, Reply)

You are absolutely correct and I feel such a fool now.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:18, Reply)

Prick

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:18, Reply)

It's priced per unit.
A can of fosters (440mL) is 1.8 units, a can of Stella 2.3

So, for a slab, either 1.8x0.45x24=£19.44 or 2.3x0.45x24=£24.84.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:18, Reply)

Yes, I knew I was wrong to question you.
I'll try to pay proper attention next time.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:20, Reply)

No, you were right to question me.
always question, tangles. I'm usually talking shit. you were just unlucky this time. even a stopped clock is right twice a day etc etc
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:20, Reply)

I was using this
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21766309
But when it said "strong lager" I though it meant 5.2%ish rather than the 7.9% special brew it's mentioned.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:17, Reply)

Ah, right you are.
Yeah, a slab of spesh is gonna be about £35.

But frankly, if you're drinking that ol' purple tin you've got much bigger problems than the cost, my friend.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:20, Reply)

Never even tried it to be honest.
Most the beer I drink is homebrew so it doesn't matter to me. My main problem is that the government has got more important things to do.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:22, Reply)

They're being told by the NHS to do it
It's a shower of bollocks, but at least they are listening to someone other than themselves and Eton bankers for once.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:24, Reply)

Only because they wrongly think that it could save them some money and make the NHS budget cuts less crippling.

(PsychoChomp, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:25, Reply)

I agree it's arsegravy of the highest order
but listening to someone they should listen to is a tiny bit of progress.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:27, Reply)

Special Brew in bottles, super-ice cold, is actually nice, THERE I'VE SAID IT

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:32, Reply)

It's better than Tennants Super
in the same way that losing a leg to a shark is marginally better than losing a leg to a crocodile.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:33, Reply)

A bottle of spirits should be a minimum of £12.60 at 45p per unit.
That seems cheap to me.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:04, Reply)

I bet the quality spirits would go up as well though

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:06, Reply)

That's just not fair.
Buckfast should go up, not Oban.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:09, Reply)

They would put the price up to maintain a distance between their brand and the povvo slop.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:11, Reply)

Check the prices of spirits in supermarkets
they've gone up a lot in the last year, just in preparation for minimum pricing. Only the Frosty Jacks conniseurs are going to notice.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:14, Reply)

why should I be punished for wanting a nice g &t just because some fuckers can't control themselves

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:20, Reply)

Because you're a cunt.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:22, Reply)

is that governmental policy?

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:24, Reply)

Unfortunately not.
Current government policy is to look after cunts like you.
Hence the u-turn.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:25, Reply)

Don't see why, Nakkers just votes for whoever is on the top of the form.

(PsychoChomp, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:26, Reply)

Nah, he looks for the name he recognises from his alma mater.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:27, Reply)

I ain't votin for no Northern "Red Head"

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:29, Reply)

There goes swipe's political career.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:30, Reply)

lolz

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:34, Reply)

He's been voting for 'BALLOT FORM' for the past three elections.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:30, Reply)

The only thing I've noticed
is that it's making proper expensive gin on offer seem like a better deal. £25 for a bottle of Sipsmith? Well, if you want £17 for fucking Gordons then let's have it.

Also, someone in the last couple of years has started pricing Plymouth gin as a premium brand, which makes me moneysad.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:23, Reply)

I like Plymouth gin.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:24, Reply)

So do I, but it's twenty fucking sheets in Tesco now.
£20! I can get Tanqueray for that.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:25, Reply)

It's too coarse for my refined palate.
Tanqueray 10 for me.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:29, Reply)

I thought you'd be a Hendricks man

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:32, Reply)

oh v good

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:38, Reply)

Oh, I say.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:39, Reply)

*breaks rib laughing*

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 13 Mar 2013, 10:32, Reply)