The Pinter - Homebrew

[ha_banos]

I think its more a symptom of the ingredient cost and economies of scale. Alot of 'craft' beer these days is very hop heavy ales focused around citrusy hops as that is currently all the rage. Lots of hops (especially some of the American proprietary hops which are very popular, and often 2-4x the price of a non-propreitary hop) can really bulk up the price. Plus a smaller brewery doesn't have the buying power and quantities to get the prices that someone like Heineken will.

Oh I wouldn't compare to Heinlein. Perhaps Timothy Taylor or Adnams. These types of ales are generally cheaper still than modern craft beers.

I'm a big fan of my local Goodness Brewery though! Which is next door to my gym 😉

[Ahdinko1]

Oh I wouldn't compare to Heinlein. Perhaps Timothy Taylor or Adnams. These types of ales are generally cheaper still than modern craft beers.

I'm a big fan of my local Goodness Brewery though! Which is next door to my gym 😉

I do indeed love a Timothy Taylor Landlord!
But yeah the price difference is largely down to the hops used. The hops in Landlord (east Kent goldings & Styrian goldings) are around £10 per kg. Compared to the most popular hop in the world right now which is Citra, which comes in around £35 per kg, you can see how the price can hugely differ depending on what goes in to it.

[ha_banos]

I do indeed love a Timothy Taylor Landlord!
But yeah the price difference is largely down to the hops used. The hops in Landlord (east Kent goldings & Styrian goldings) are around £10 per kg. Compared to the most popular hop in the world right now which is Citra, which comes in around £35 per kg, you can see how the price can hugely differ depending on what goes in to it.

So this must be why Boris is trying to get so friendly with Biden!

[Ahdinko1]

Haha, unfortunately alot of the "in" hops at the moment are proprietary. By that I mean they are usually bred in labs by scientists and trademarked, meaning noone other than their creating company can grow them. That's true for hops like Citra and Simcoe and why they can command such a price - noone else can get their hands on them to grow them. Where as you can order something like East Kent Goldings online and grow it in your garden!

[ha_banos]

Was watching a programme last night about this but in the context of Monsanto. At agricultural scale. Also sounds a bit like Cuban seed! (Bringing back onto forum topics)