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Re:What the Maker’s Mark dilution debacle says about corpora... by bradleyjg on Monday February 18, 2013 @04:59PM (#5241011)
IIRC that has something to do with your taxation of alcohol (or maybe import tariffs on alcohol).
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Re:What the Maker’s Mark dilution debacle says about corpora... by philoye on Monday February 18, 2013 @05:19PM (#5241124)
This article[1] suggests excise tax isn't that high ($1 or $2), though GST is 10% so that's certainly part of the overall price.

I rather suspect it is pure price discrimination. I saw Pabst Blue Ribbon for AU$49 a case. PBR! Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is around AU$75 a case. These prices are at a huge discount retailer (Dan Murphy's).

[1] http://theconversation.edu.au/calling-time-on-alcohol-taxati...

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