The proposals exclude beer, wine and spirits.
Every Tuesday starting this week, Ike, 103 Second Avenue (Sixth Street), will offer a New England boil for two, which includes lobster, mussels, shrimp and corn in one clay pot, plus four beers ($22, excluding tax and tip).
HVB Capital, a New York-based investment adviser that tracks the global beer industry, projects that Asia — excluding Japan – will consume as much as 25% of the world's beer within a decade, up from 18% now.
The five-course dinners will include wines and beers from Oregon; $85, excluding tax and tip, from citygritnyc.com.
Excluding certain costs, Constellation, which sells Tsingtao beer and Arbor Mist wine, said it earned 44 cents.
Interbrew, the Belgian maker of Stella Artois and Rolling Rock beer, said profit for 2000 jumped 36percentt, excluding write-offs the company must take related to its acquisition of Bass Brewers.
The British Beer and Pub Association estimates operating costs for a local pub to be around £125,000 a year, excluding food and drink.
Excluding Cruisin' of course.
While wine is excluded from the alcohol tax, beer and spirits are heavily taxed.
Actually, it excludes you from most things, except carrying beers.
