The price of a pint is all relative. Those of us paying far more than $3.25 for a pint have a hard time sympathizing with the OP. That said, I think it's misplaced to counter his argument by effectively saying 'you're paying a lot less than me so be happy and shut up'. Though I don't necessarily agree the OP's comments I do see his point…which is not that some of us are paying more/less than anyone else. It's that if costs for ingredients is going down why isn't the price of a pint?
As one other poster correctly pointed out it's economics 101 in all its glory. Supply/demand, costs of (non)ingredients, cost of doing business in CA, taxes, insurance, etc. etc. etc. It all adds up to price increases. More goes in to the cost of a pint of beer than just the ingredients. No real mystery here. Now, if the OP can convince more people to take his side then demand will drop, as will the price of a pint. I'm sure RR has altruistic intentions and wants to make great beer, but it means nothing if they are not profitable. Altruism won't pay the bills. To be honest, when the OP said it was $3.25 I couldn't believe it was that low given the demand and that it is CA which ain't exactly the friendliest place to do business.