Spitton has found a piece on the rising cost of the golden suds. Between 1999 and 2004, wine sales have gone up in the UK and beer sales down, which may be because beer costs 18.40 pounds per gallon.

“I worked out this week that at a horrendous 89.9p a litre, my unleaded petrol is costing me a wallet-shredding £4.08p a gallon. But far more terrifying is the price of beer. You may not have noticed (because sitting with your elbow on a bar is much more fun than standing in a windy forecourt), but you will, on average, have to pay around £2.30 a pint these days, which works out at an absolutely mind-stuffing £18.40 a gallon!”

Beer more expensive than petrol! [Spittoon]