Minimum Alcohol Pricing.

[Kellfire]

I read recently that the sector of the UK 'alcohol' market showing the greatest growth is non-alcoholic beers. Interestingly my local Sainsburys has increased it's selection of non-alcoholic beers. The only place I have found draft non-alcoholic beer was in the Burnbrae out Bearsden way. Draft Bitburger and it was good.

Also read last week that in Germany (of all places) drinking non-alcoholic beer is no longer viewed as 'odd' - and that there are an estimated 400-500 non-alcoholic beers now being brewed by German Brewers (Australia seems to have one - Carlton Zero; Thai and Indonesian efforts are pretty horrid; and they don't do any in Cambodia as Cambodians only drink to get drunk - or so we were told by our Cambodian Ankor Wat guide)

Low ABV table beers are a big thing in the craft beer scene at the moment. They’ll be around 3% usually but still have loads of flavour. Some banging drops out there.

 

[MegaSteve]

Simply pointing out that this particular strategy is working. You seem to have an opinion that any benefit that isn’t massive in scale isn’t worth it.

It's only a tip of the iceberg remedy... Just enough to convince the bureaucrats they are doing a good job... Don't believe they are convincing many others... Well, certainly aren't convincing me...

 

[Kellfire]

It's only a tip of the iceberg remedy... Just enough to convince the bureaucrats they are doing a good job... Don't believe they are convincing many others... Well, certainly aren't convincing me...

You’re too cynical. Live a little.

 

[MegaSteve]

I don't know re the 3 for £10 deals. I know Tesco do 25% (I think) off if you buy a case/6 bottles of wine.

I suppose as a one off if you're buying a large amount for an event such as a wedding reception then it might be worth it but for general day to day drinking the savings are outweighed by the petrol/diesel costs. I hadn't taken in to consideration that it was only the drinks at the cheap end of the range that was affected by the price rise and if you're drinking mid-range or expensive wines then there's no savings to be made anyway.

It allows us oldies to pursue our penchant for naff white wines...

 

[Doon frae Troon]

I mentioned it a few posts ago, pay over £5 for bottles of wine and there will be no increase.
Wine can obviously be discounted in Scotland provided it does not breach the price per unit rule.

 

[MegaSteve]

I mentioned it a few posts ago, pay over £5 for bottles of wine and there will be no increase.
Wine can obviously be discounted in Scotland provided it does not breach the price per unit rule.

Guessing then a case of quite drinkable chardonnay at £17 couldn't be purchased north of the wall... Probably seeing the good ladies of Coldstream heading South to stock up their wine coolers...

 

[MegaSteve]

Fortunately I read it steve coz I was interested in another point of view. Bottom line it was Rammel. Not one stat regards the UK and especially Scotland which is what the op post was about. Furthermore France which consumes a lot of alcohol. Well it don't seem to affect there life expectancy either.
Now am all for being educated, but for me there is a massive drinking "culture" in the UK and it is a problem in every city and town centre every weekend. Ask the emergency services if I am wrong. The word there is culture. The French, Spanish, Italian do consume large quantities of alcohol. But from what I have seen it is a family cultural.
The fact that Scotland seems fit to charge a minimum price does not address the problem of exc shiver drinking at all and seems a sneaky tax on the responsible drinkers.

Hello Tash... My take on it is that Mediterranean man/woman take their drink as a family group and are happy to cuddle the same bottle of beer/glass of wine for an entire evening... Whereas UK boy/girl go out in groups with a "are you having another?" mentality ... Sadly, my mates from the Med tell me their youth are now adopting the North European attitude to drinking...

 

[Tashyboy]

Hello Tash... My take on it is that Mediterranean man/woman take their drink as a family group and are happy to cuddle the same bottle of beer/glass of wine for an entire evening... Whereas UK boy/girl go out in groups with a "are you having another?" mentality ... Sadly, my mates from the Med tell me their youth are now adopting the North European attitude to drinking...

Seen it of late in Italy, one or two long time friends in Italy have family who have also more than dabbled in drugs. Kelly did post a piece that I thought could be quite an insight, but alas without any anything relating to the UK. However I would like to see something similar that did show the UK, especially Scotland. 👍