1980 DDR bottled beer prices

For once, this isn't taken from TGL 7764. Or any other standards. This all thanks to the wonderful price controls under socialism. And that they printed the prices on the labels. it makes my life so easy. Which is how I like it.

I could have done a bit of number fiddling and demsonstrated how they new styles - Extra, Edel-Bräu Hell and Deutsches Pilsner Spezial - were poor value for money. And why did Märzen cost more than the stronger Bock? It makes no sense. While the 1960 prices had been pretty much in line with gravity.

Why did Extra - at about 3.5% ABV - cost more than Deutsches Pilsner which was almost 5% ABV? And why did Deutsches Pilsner Spezial cost 25% more than Deutsches Pilsner?And why was Märzen more expensive than Bock?

It's starting to make me doubt the logic of the DDR.

This was the price you would pay in any shop. Hard to charge more, when it's printed on the label.

1980 DDR bottled beer prices
Type	33 cl	50 cl
Dunkel (Einfachbier)	0.25	0.38
Weißbier	0.37	0.55
Extra	0.65	0.98
Hell	0.48	0.72
Edel-Bräu Hell	0.65	0.98
Dunkel (Vollbier)	0.48	0.72
Doppel-KarameIbier	0.50	0.75
Schwarzbier	0.75	1.10
Deutsches Pilsner	0.61	0.92
Diabetiker-Pils	0.65	0.98
Deutsches Pilsator	0.67	1.00
Deutsches Pilsner Spezial	0.86	1.28
Märzen	0.80	1.20
Weißer Bock or Bockbier Hell	0.72	1.08
Dunkler Bock or Bockbier Dunkel	0.72	1.08
Deutscher Porter	1.02	1.53
Source:
My label collection.

I could group all this information into style guidelines for these styles. Hands up if you'd like that.