Well, it's finally happened: we're paying for the fancy. After years at the same price, pints of beer at the Alibi are now five dollars ($5), up from $4.50. that's an 11% price increase! Is the bar 11% nicer? Well, I thought that when they replaced the taps it might remove that distinctive odor resembling feet that used to surround the bar area, but apparently that smell isn't going anywhere.

Still, $5 is not the end of the world, most bars charge that much these days. Plus it's easier to deal with, since the $4.50 would always leave you with awkward change, forcing you to save up the change to tip a dollar every other drink. Then again, the quarters were also handy for producing laundry money.

The Good News: whiskey is still $4 a glass. Aside from O'Connors (of the miniscule single-shot whiskies), this is the cheapest liquor in a 5 mile radius at least (if anybody knows where I can get Jameson's cheaper, lemme know). I wish more bars followed this pricing scheme, most places charge $6-8 for basically the same amount of booze. Life is so unfair.