Beer monopoly

[maryjane48]

http://www.castanet.net/news/Business/1 ... beer-giant



since i dont use alcohol it doesnt mean anything to me but how does this create competition ?

[LANDM]

Why do you feel there is an obligation to create competition?

[Donald G]

To maryjane ...

Since anyone in Canada can still start up a brewery if they wish to compete I do not see where the word "monopoly" applies.

There is presently an independent brewery in Lake Country making Big Surf Beer.

[GoStumpy]

I came expecting a cool new drinking game :(

[maryjane48]

To maryjane ...

Since anyone in Canada can still start up a brewery if they wish to compete I do not see where the word "monopoly" applies.

There is presently an independent brewery in Lake Country making Big Surf Beer.

yes don g well aware off that , but if one or two companies own the market i a consumer product , what you call it , and wasnt a law passed that forced micro breweries to charge same as big beer companies?

[Donald G]

I have never heard of a fixed price being set for beer, as it has been for farm products like eggs, milk etc.

Perhaps you should recheck your information ??

[alfred2]

*removed*

[maryjane48]

can you go to any place and legaly buy it cheaper than big beer sells for ? and im not talking making it yourself . i mean walk in and buy .

[Donald G]

To maryjane ...

SIX HUNDRED FORTY FOUR types of beer at 644 different independent prices available in B.C. Liquor Stores.

[Dizzy1]

can you go to any place and legaly buy it cheaper than big beer sells for ? and im not talking making it yourself . i mean walk in and buy .

What? Big beer is no cheaper than smaller breweries. You have your cheap brands, mid brands and expensive brands, just like any other product. Last time I checked, local beers were no more expensive than some of the yucky big brews.

[FreeRights]

can you go to any place and legaly buy it cheaper than big beer sells for ? and im not talking making it yourself . i mean walk in and buy .

I would argue that smaller breweries (Parallel 49, Oak & Iron, Main Street Brewing and Postmark, etc) all make very high quality products that can and do compete with "big beer" in quality and price.

[skydawg]

To maryjane ...

Since anyone in Canada can still start up a brewery if they wish to compete I do not see where the word "monopoly" applies.

There is presently an independent brewery in Lake Country making Big Surf Beer.

I certainly wouldn't be proud of that accomplishment. Worst beer I have ever tasted in my life.

[Donald G]

To skydawg ...

Since the last beer I drank was over 10 years ago I have no idea what Big Surf tastes like. I understand that their objective was to sell on price alone and since they are still in business after a number of years of operation I assume that any number of people must like their beer ... or their price.

[gman313]

I came expecting a cool new drinking game :(

So did I hahaha

[skydawg]

To skydawg ...

Since the last beer I drank was over 10 years ago I have no idea what Big Surf tastes like. I understand that their objective was to sell on price alone and since they are still in business after a number of years of operation I assume that any number of people must like their beer ... or their price.

Must be price then. Or many people don't know what good beer tastes like.