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Cid Yama on June 21, 2007 - 9:42am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

There was also the late freeze that devastated wheat. Things are looking very, very, bad. Another thing occured to me. Beer prices could skyrocket. Demand destruction among the nations working class could result in large numbers of angry sober poor. Beer is the Soma of the masses. Take it away and they might wake up in a bad mood. Beer Subsidies are necessary immediately. I think 35 billion gallons by 2017 would be just about right.

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WNC Observer on June 21, 2007 - 9:54am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Peak Beer -- now THAT would get some people's attention!

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Marco on June 21, 2007 - 12:51pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Time to dig out that homebrew book. (You can make wine out of just about any organic matter! (Almost)).

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sgage on June 21, 2007 - 1:35pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Mmmm! Cellulosic wine! ;-)

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Oilrig medic on June 21, 2007 - 10:13am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Ok but if a plague of rust wipes out wheat can't we just plant more barley? Most low priced beers have no wheat in them. Rice Barley Water Hopps. Thats all (yeast, micronutrients etc)

The ingredients in beer are an extremly small portion of the price. Transportation packaging and marketing are the bulk.

I have been making my own beer for 11 years and it comes out to cost me around 20 cents per bottle and I make 96 bottles per batch. Tastes better than the swill at the grocery store too.

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CrystalRadio on June 21, 2007 - 11:27am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Beer is the Soma of the masses.

And this from someone whose entertainment income goes in large part for brown paper bags. ;>)

ethanol boycott?

While a boycott of ethanol might not be possible, the suggestion of one would at least help focus attention on this product. A product which is not only ineffective as a gasoline fuel replacement, but results in more world hunger and so political destabilization and a less secure oil supply. Pass the word? 'Boycott Ethanol !'

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