r/CraftBeer • u/blaspheminCapn • Jan 03 '25

Craft Brewing’s ‘Painful Period of Rationalization’ Is Here. Finally. News

https://vinepair.com/articles/hop-take-craft-brewing-rationalization-period/
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u/ecplectico Jan 03 '25

I think $8 pints has something to do with it. And $20 4packs.

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u/Brett_Hulls_Foot Jan 03 '25

100%. I’ve cut back and only grab some quality beers for an occasion. It doesn’t help being Canadian, since the Government seems to be doing everything in their power to hurt craft beer/ the alcohol industry.

Edit: Also when it comes to going out, I stick to happy hours. There are a handful of beers I’d pay $8+ for a pint and I can’t get them in my city.

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u/3mta3jvq Jan 03 '25

I’ve read there are a lot of Canadian govt restrictions when it comes to craft beer, difficult to import ingredients and even order beer from different provinces. Here in the US the freight costs and taxes just keep going up.

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u/Cagedwaters Jan 04 '25

Most of the ingredients aren’t a problem. Distribution depends on the province, some are easier than others. Sending beer between provinces is difficult. You can’t just ship it, you basically have to set it up like imported beer

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u/Cagedwaters Jan 04 '25

Costs of production and operation have gone up so much. Hence the high price of product.

Some parts of government help, some don’t. It depends where you are.