The price of a cup of tea is forecast to reach a record high while the cost of a pint of beer could soon hit £4, industry experts warned yesterday.
Shortages of tea from Kenya - currently in the grip of post-election political turmoil - and soaring malted barley prices are behind the increases.
I just looked it up, £4 works out to
Last time I bought a six-pack of Sam Adams it was $7, if that went the same as the above it'd go to... WAY too damn much.
*Roger pointed out the currency converter I originally used is screwed. By a considerable margin.
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I'm not sure what converter you used, but it's not quite as bad as that. The pound is worth about $2.00, so 4 pounds sterling is $7.77 at the moment. Still pretty expensive for a pint of beer, though.
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