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maxsolomon

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43. In a restaurant or tavern, not at a grocery.

Reply to Jack Valentino (Reply #41)

Tue Oct 7, 2025, 12:17 PM

Oct 2025

Sometimes, you're out at dinner and you have a beer.

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How The Drop in Alcohol Consumption is Raising the Price of Entrees and Concerts [View all] GreatGazoo Oct 2025 OP

Have you seen the price of beers at stadiums and concert venues? Utterly ridiculous! Initech Oct 2025 #1

Travis Kelcey and Patrick Mahomes opened up a restaurant Mosby Oct 2025 #7

The prices of tickets at concert venues are also utterly ridiculous. raccoon Oct 2025 #12

Entirely depends on the venue / band. Initech Oct 2025 #21

I have one beer when I go to hockey games. Dulcinea Oct 2025 #32

That's one thing this article fails to take into account. Initech Oct 2025 #36

God only knows, how much at a stadium now? I attended an Arizona Cardinals game back in 2008, Jack Valentino Oct 2025 #40

Beers are like $21 at SoFi the last time I went there. Initech Oct 2025 #42

I don't drink at restaurants anymore either D_Master81 Oct 2025 #2

My brother one time questioned me why I don't order cocktails at restaurants. Initech Oct 2025 #22

$7 for a pint of good beer is pretty reasonable nowadays. maxsolomon Oct 2025 #34

LESS than seven dollars will buy me the equivalent of eight beers at Dollar General (in 24's) Jack Valentino Oct 2025 #41

In a restaurant or tavern, not at a grocery. maxsolomon Oct 2025 #43

Single handedly drinking more Canadian Club. Prairie_Seagull Oct 2025 #3

They pushed hot sauce to increase drink sales? newdeal2 Oct 2025 #4

Makes sense to me... Wounded Bear Oct 2025 #23

It is greater appreciation of the health effects WSHazel Oct 2025 #5

Everything is bad for the body. maxsolomon Oct 2025 #17

While true, alcohol has a reputation EYESORE 9001 Oct 2025 #19

Alcohol is a solvent, after all... Wounded Bear Oct 2025 #24

More turning to cannabis. republianmushroom Oct 2025 #6

The availability of "edibles". FalloutShelter Oct 2025 #10

I was going to say the can vape anything NCDem47 Oct 2025 #14

Michigan just passed their budget bill (finally!)... WestMichRad Oct 2025 #28

States tax themselves right out of the business. republianmushroom Oct 2025 #29

I'm pretty sure... WestMichRad Oct 2025 #39

Last time I bought a drink at an entertainment venue it cost $12 for a can of lukewarm Budweiser. Midnight Writer Oct 2025 #8

It's dropped to the lowest level since prohibition Coldwater Oct 2025 #9

I am shocked, shocked I tell you, that in these ridiculous times, people don't consume as much alcohol. raccoon Oct 2025 #11

People have less money to spend. pandr32 Oct 2025 #13

The stigma associated with not drinking alcohol. DFW Oct 2025 #15

You were ahead of your time GreatGazoo Oct 2025 #18

I don't know if I was ahead of my time. DFW Oct 2025 #25

I can't stand most beer and wine. I'm OK with sweet German whites like Spatlese... 3catwoman3 Oct 2025 #26

Gen Zyn -- more data GreatGazoo Oct 2025 #16

LOL, a $14 can of water. flvegan Oct 2025 #20

The Knee-Jerk Response To Less Alcohol Being Used Is To Raise Prices On The Drinks........ global1 Oct 2025 #27

Personally, I think the decline is due to the ongoing decriminalization of weed. Wednesdays Oct 2025 #30

Link, please, for the source of your OP, the five paragraphs there? highplainsdem Oct 2025 #31

the link is the highlighted sentence. maxsolomon Oct 2025 #35

No, that isn't it. I'm wondering where GreatGazoo found this first paragraph highplainsdem Oct 2025 #37

I did more digging, answered one of my questions but found another problem with how the OP was written. highplainsdem Oct 2025 #38

Buried in the report: "they have replaced alcohol with nicotine pouches such as Zyn." Aristus Oct 2025 #33

Bottle of Dogfish 60 Min IPA was 9.75 at a place near me. Nope. 617Blue Oct 2025 #44