I wonder if he got stitched up by his mates asking for the high end beers when it was his round? The old "I'm getting bored of this house ale, I will try something different, that artisanal ale from the solid gold tap looks nice-I try that" routine.
It was an anology.
Euqally you do not walk into a bar and base all your ideas on the price of the champagne sitting at the back of the beer fridge. To make a judgement based on the price of the higher end of their range is silly in my opinion.
You're right, good beer does not need to be expensive. And it is not in Craft. But, good beer CAN be expensive. I think Mikkeller make some of the best beers there are. But, he is small brewer based in Copenhagen so his beers will be expensive compared to similar UK based brewers. So, to have...
They make a point of always having the 'house' (Kent Brewery) ale on which is 2.90 last time I was in there. The hand pump prices go up from there and are priced according to ABV but none of it is outragously priced. The stuff on the electric hand pumps starts at around the 4 pound mark (I...