Booze Money
If there’s one thing that will always come (or go depending on which side of the bar you’re on) with booze, it’s money.
First, there’s beer: beer prices were up 3% in May from last year due to all sorts of rising costs. Brewers have to pay more for such things as malted barley, transportation, and energy. Then, there’s increased competition and not just from beer but from other sectors like alternative energy, which is causing that spike in grain prices. Even worse, beer keg theft is up due to rising metal prices. Those deposits simply aren’t enough to get those kegs returned!
Then, there’s wine. These days, it seems that the big thing is investing in it. Even if you’re not into buying physical bottles of Lafite, you can still buy funds that invest in wines. Well, maybe not you. These funds have minimum investments ranging from
