Europe's beer prices show what a bizarre economic situation the continent is in

Europe's economy is in a strange position, and a chart of beer prices can offer some insight into what's going on. Even though the eurozone is showing some very positive signs of life in terms of economic growth and consumer spending right now, the currency union is also recording deflation, with prices falling overall. It's a very rare occurrence.  Those prices have been driven down particularly by the plunge in oil prices that began towards the end of last year -- but prices weren't rising ve...