I Need a Raise; Beer Prices to Rise

The Examiner has this article on the rising cost of beer: http://www.examiner.com/a-1017732~Local_breweries_brace_for_price_increases.html

It seems that beer prices are victims of higher energy costs and changing attitudes of farmers toward growing subsidy-friendly crops like corn and soybean.

Although I think creating energy from crops into ethanol is a great idea, we need to realize that this will ultimately raise food prices all around. Ethanol is also not a cure-all for our thirsts of oil.