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Re:Mars Bar from 1991 found – and it's 20g bigger than today's by Schiendelman on Monday August 10, 2026 @05:24PM (#49249957)
Your income went up. Seriously. You're seeing interesting micros that target you and other high-income people, what's in your neighborhood is targeted. Most of America is drinking lower ABV beer from a case.
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Re:Mars Bar from 1991 found – and it's 20g bigger than today's by driverdan on Tuesday August 11, 2026 @01:09PM (#49261312)
Cheap 5% beer is still available but there is an increase of availability of higher ABV beer.

For example, when I was younger grocery stores didn't stock anything but the big national brands. Now they stock far more variety, much of it over 5%.

This has nothing to do with my income. I've liked better beer since I started drinking in college. I've never liked the mass produced junk.

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Re:Mars Bar from 1991 found – and it's 20g bigger than today's by Schiendelman on Tuesday August 11, 2026 @07:54PM (#49266102)
It does have to do with your income - really your class. You aren't going to the same grocery stores as the median American.
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Re:Mars Bar from 1991 found – and it's 20g bigger than today's by driverdan on Wednesday August 12, 2026 @09:45AM (#49272344)
You're making incorrect assumptions, you know nothing about me and how I've lived.
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