Here’s a boring mundane reason that could be fun. Ancient Egyptian pyramid builders were given beer as payment.
You could have the local evil person have an army of builders building some evil building, supplementing their pay with beer. Such a massive work force would require a lot of beer siphoning off most of the local supply. As the beer supply dwindles, the price increases.
Here’s a boring mundane reason that could be fun. Ancient Egyptian pyramid builders were given beer as payment.
You could have the local evil person have an army of builders building some evil building, supplementing their pay with beer. Such a massive work force would require a lot of beer siphoning off most of the local supply. As the beer supply dwindles, the price increases.