Iceman wrote:
RossF wrote:
Got a friend in Sainte Foy, beer €4.50, Jaeger €2.50... are there any other drinks? Could someone please enlighten me
I think that is pretty reasonably priced?

Reasonable at €4.50? You are obviously not a typical (*cough* tight) scot then? That is the equivalent of £4.04 a pint......not reasonable I reckon. I will be stuffing my case full of tesco value lager
Lets get a grip lads

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Firstly, its beer - we're going to drink loads pretty much regardless of how much it costs (purely in the interests of rehydrating after a hard day on the mountain, of course)

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Secondly, even allowing for the extraordinary rise in the Euro, the price of a "pint" has probably only gone up by some 50p. Assuming average consumption of 6 pints a night (a lot given the much higher level of alcohol compared with UK), this means that a typical nights drinking is up by £3 a night or about £20 for the holiday. Unwelcome yes, a catastrophy - I don't think so

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Thirdly, how can you possibly compare drinking own-brand, chemically enhanced, beer in your room with the joy of downing a beautiful velvety smooth, ice-cold weissbeir in good company in a cosy inn - aaaaaghh

Oops - bit early in the day for such alcholic fantasies
Of course, I do appreciate that the increased costs also affect other areas of expenditure such as food, lift passes, etc but these are clearly not as important as beer