From: steven@spxtech.qc.ca (Steve Potter)
Newsgroups: alt.beer,soc.culture.canada,can.politics
Subject: Re: Labatts/Molsons up beer prices 2.5% because of wet Ontario s
Date: 1 Sep 92 12:41:14 GMT
Organization: Securiplex Technologies Inc., Montreal, Canada
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From article <1992Aug30.005633.453@vaxsar.vassar.edu>, by derose@vassar.edu (Derek Rose):
> In article <1992Aug24.102942.7109@ac.dal.ca> , ech@ac.dal.ca writes:
>>In article <1992Aug22.184117.1454@rosedale.uucp>, dcb@rosedale.uucp
> (Dave 
>>Breneman) writes:
>>> In article <1992Aug16.141642.1165@meadow.uucp> marc@meadow.UUCP (Marc
> Riehm) writes:
>>> 
>>> Another interesting thing in this story is that these companies are
>>> behaving like *monopolists*.  Nobody else reacts to a sagging
>>> market by *raising* prices!  It's certain death in a competitive
>>> environment.  Are these companies guaranteed a certain percentage
>>> of all beer sales?  Otherwise, all that raising prices would do is
>>> reduce their market share more.  (I am operating, of course, on the
>>> assumption that mass-produced national beers are fungible and therefore
>>> an area of perfect competition - the products are indistinguishable for
>>> all practical purposes from their competition.
>>
>>
> Well, part of the problem is that competition has been restricted. In
> response to pressure from domestic beer distributors, the U.S. slapped a
> stiff tarriff on Canadian beer a few weeks ago. I forget what the pretext
> was, but it was pretty clearly an election-year move.  Canada retaliated
> by raising tarriffs on Strohs and another company, I forget which, the
> initiators of the complaint.  That might teach the American beer
> companies a lesson, but it will also hurt Canadian consumers, as we've
> seen.
> Sorry I can't be more specific -- somewhere I have a press release from
> Molson on their reaction to the U.S. tarriff, which also gives background
> info. I can did it up if anyone is really interested.
> Derek


  I think higher prices on that crap manufactured by Molson, Laball, et. al
  are wonderful. It puts more interesting, limited production products that
  are closer to Real Ale (but more expensive to produce) within range of
  being competitive.

  It also means more people start brewing their own. 

  Same thing happens when beer taxes go up.

  

  "Clean, refreshing, ... no aftertaste" (Molson Dry)

  Why not drink water?



  "The evolution of beer" (Molson Dry)

  HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! 
  HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! 



  "Genuine Draft" (Labatt's latest)

  'Draft' in a bottle?

  HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! 
  HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! 


  "Cold-filtered"

  HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! 
  HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! 


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