Leodisflyer wrote:A nice traditional strength beer is refreshing and filling. There’s no need for strong beers to be priced the same or more cheaply and we are often not even given the choice.
I find a 3.8% is usually a bit lacking in taste. I find the best ales are 4.3 to 4.8%.
Our old Thursday pub actually had pricing by strength of beer. It ranged from £3.00 for a lowish alcohol ale (when they had them in, they didn't have them in very often), to about £3.40 for 3.8%, £3.60 for those 4.3 to 4.8% ones I mentioned, to £3.80 for the 5% ones.
At one pint every Thursday (driving!), the price difference wasn't going to break the bank!
Having said that, one of the nicest ales I've had in recent times was in Manchester (when I wasn't driving!)....it was the Cornish strong version of Proper Job, called Big Job or something like that. It was something like 7.5%. I was very nice. The staff actually told me they had to point out to me the strength, just in case I hadn't twigged when I ordered it. I was just in for one before dinner while my friends had got there earlier and had had 3 or 4 (lower strength ordinary ones!) by that time.
Ah, here we are...7.2%. Glad it wasn't stupidly expensive either.
https://www.staustellbrewery.co.uk/big-jobI find it interesting that the 4% lagers, down from 5%, like Stella 4 and Becks 4 are gaining in popularity. I guess people out for a lager session can spend more time in the pub without falling over...