From a buddy of mine also in the industry, he's indicated that unless it's a nano brewery or a really ingredient intense beverage, most places have the economy of scale to not be but so expensive - there's always a max price a beer can be sold with any reasonable volume.
Domestic beers wholesale pricing had only marginally increased from about $.25/case to maybe $.35 - dunno what the keg conversion is, but sounded like maybe an increase in the $5/keg range.
All that to say - what's your girlfriend seeing that's going to be catastrophic to beer drinkers in the Commonwealth? Or is this just another nickel/dime play by the park/SEAS?