Also a teetotaller, here, but I did sell beer and liquor for a time.
Per gallon, some of the extremely cheap beers are going to run less than gas. Anything mid-range (even low-mid)isn't going to compare on a retail level. Wholesale, it's closer, but if you remove taxes from the equation, gas is probably a lot cheaper than beer all the way around.
As a side note, ya'll need to fix the Pharyngula link over in the blogroll. It still goes to the old site.
Homemade beer is cheaper than gas, says a homebrewer friend, after you purchase the equipment and if you don't go crazy with gourmet ingredients. He also says that it's legal without a license to ferment and distill your own ethanol pure enough to put in your car, so long as you do under a certain amount. Over that amount requires a headache or two's worth of government-form filling out and a fee, but then you can do quite a lot. The equipment is backyard-small and not expensive, and the procedure is simple enough for an experienced cook or halfway experienced engineer; I'll see if I can dig up the website...
I truly didnae care when postin', as I know JD is still about $50 a gallon. What do I care from beer?
Ranson and all are absolutely correct though. 72oz = 1 Six of Bud Light at 'bout $6. That's barely more than half a gallon so, yes, beer is still far more expensive than gasoline.
I'll humbly be updating my post.
Thanks for makin' me think, guys. Thanks a freakin' lot...
Of course, I did figure that beer would still cost more, but I figured I'd post the stats.org link anyway, since I remembered it, and it was kind of related.
Being my teetotaler self, I don't know if it's actually true, but it might be. Via Michael Bains.
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Also a teetotaller, here, but I did sell beer and liquor for a time.
Per gallon, some of the extremely cheap beers are going to run less than gas. Anything mid-range (even low-mid)isn't going to compare on a retail level. Wholesale, it's closer, but if you remove taxes from the equation, gas is probably a lot cheaper than beer all the way around.
As a side note, ya'll need to fix the Pharyngula link over in the blogroll. It still goes to the old site.
Fixed. I hope. Also updated for Respectful Insolence while I was at it.
Homemade beer is cheaper than gas, says a homebrewer friend, after you purchase the equipment and if you don't go crazy with gourmet ingredients. He also says that it's legal without a license to ferment and distill your own ethanol pure enough to put in your car, so long as you do under a certain amount. Over that amount requires a headache or two's worth of government-form filling out and a fee, but then you can do quite a lot. The equipment is backyard-small and not expensive, and the procedure is simple enough for an experienced cook or halfway experienced engineer; I'll see if I can dig up the website...
Get me a copy of The Anarchist's Cookbook while you're at it. ;)
I truly didnae care when postin', as I know JD is still about $50 a gallon. What do I care from beer?
Ranson and all are absolutely correct though. 72oz = 1 Six of Bud Light at 'bout $6. That's barely more than half a gallon so, yes, beer is still far more expensive than gasoline.
I'll humbly be updating my post.
Thanks for makin' me think, guys. Thanks a freakin' lot...
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Of course, I did figure that beer would still cost more, but I figured I'd post the stats.org link anyway, since I remembered it, and it was kind of related.
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