As it says on my Facebook status at the moment, I’m still reeling at handing over £4.50 for what was not even quite a pint (500ml bottle) of Skinner’s Betty Stogs at my wife’s works do in Penzance last night. Okay, it was a hotel, but even so that’s some mark-up on a bottle I can pick up for £1.70 or so in a supermarket. And yes, it’s a free world and I didn’t have to buy it, but I had to have somethingto drink and it was the best option on offer. I’ll be glad to get back to The Star (Crowlas Bitter £2.30 a pint).