# When and why did Grain Belt Beer get so expensive?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** beer\
**Created:** [May 18, 2013, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-and-why-did-grain-belt-beer-get-so-expensive/658647 "2013-05-18T00:47:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Katie\_Mae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/858c86/32.png) [@Katie\_Mae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katie_Mae)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2013, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-and-why-did-grain-belt-beer-get-so-expensive/658647/20 "2013-05-18T20:44:53Z")

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"Blatz"and “celestial” in the same sentence? Oh my, but we must work on raising the taste bar around here…though I confess an occasional fondness for certain American beers of similarly insubstantial character such as Goebels, Genessee, and Old Style - none of which are available in my dark corner of Appalachia ☹

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