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How this pub owner is dealing with the beer price increase

Jürgen Lonsing has a good laugh when he serves his satisfied guests a beer or two. But when he thinks about the recent increase in the price of barley juice and the other restaurateurs in the area, he can only shake his head.(Bild: Horst Einöder/Flashpictures)

Beer, the favorite drink of many Austrians, is currently more expensive than ever. It is well known that local breweries have recently raised their prices, in some cases considerably. Pubs are dealing with this in different ways. Full-blooded restaurateur Jürgen Lonsing also has his own opinion on the "bottomless pit".

Unfortunately, there will soon hardly be a large beer for less than five euros," said pub spokesman Thomas Mayr-Stockinger in an interview with the "Krone" newspaper at the beginning of February, referring to the renewed increase in beer prices. A prophecy that barley juice lovers did not find at all tingling. An Urfahran landlord can understand their displeasure only too well.