Man I love cold beer.

[dreadnut]

My German friend calls American lager like Budweiser "yellow water."

 

[fronobulax]

Bush Light. I know. Really reaching low here. But 30 cans fir $20.

It ain’t bad.

In many societies it is considered a sign of maturity when the quality of an alcoholic beverage is measured by the taste and not the cost to reach a certain level of intoxication.

That said, I do recall a time when I could go into a grocery store and choose between a case of Coca Cola at about $.25 per can or a case of Genesee Cream Ale on sale at about $.20 per can.

 

[dreadnut]

We drank San Miguel beer in the Philippines. Problem was, their quality control wasn't real accurate on alcohol content, so you might drink six beers and hardly feel it, or drink 3 beers and be falling off your barstool, LOL.

 

[chazmo]

In many societies it is considered a sign of maturity when the quality of an alcoholic beverage is measured by the taste and not the cost to reach a certain level of intoxication.

That said, I do recall a time when I could go into a grocery store and choose between a case of Coca Cola at about $.25 per can or a case of Genesee Cream Ale on sale at about $.20 per can.

No idea if it's emotional or physical maturity (as in becoming an old fart), but I do find myself constantly prefacing my remarks with "Life's too short to .... <fill in the blank>" As in, "Life's WAY too short to drink bad scotch / bourbon, Fro!"

 

[Westerly Wood]

.73 cents a can.
super frugal season i am in...
quality will have to come further down the line for me.

 

[rampside]

As a certified old fart, I continue to find myself drinking less and less beer, but on the other hand, I find myself paying more and more for what I do drink (and loving it). Life is short!

 

[Westerly Wood]

As a certified old fart, I continue to find myself drinking less and less beer, but on the other hand, I find myself paying more and more for what I do drink (and loving it). Life is short!

i hope to get to that place Terry. one day...

 

[Rayk]

Beer beer beer ! I’m a Grolsch man but my stupid beer suppliers won’t carry it . A 2.5 hour drive to the mountains to get it . If that don’t piss you off ......

Heineken is its replacement but at the moment I’m drinking Red Oak brewed local .

 

[beecee]

I may have told this story before but I travelled to Oaxaca about 20 years ago after the death of my first wife. A friend had moved there and had a nice house about 4 blocks up from the Zocalo. I had flown in from CNY to Mexico City and took a bus to Oaxaca...Class A bus, looked like a plane inside but I never told my friends that, they thought I was traveling with the chickens!

Anyway, he picks me up at the bus station and gives me some pesos at his house and tells me to walk downhill till I cannot go any further.

Tired, I grabbed a table on the sidewalk and the waitress comes over and hands me a plate of warm Spanish peanuts with some lime wedges. I ordered a Corona, (only beer I thought they'd have), but she said they were out and brought me a Modelo Negro...wt heck??? Dark beer??

Whoa...so good, no lime, but I ate two plates of Spanish peanuts with 3 beers and that was the start of a very well needed 10 days away from the past 4 years.

Still buy a six pack from time to time and smile

 

[Westerly Wood]

I may have told this story before but I travelled to Oaxaca about 20 years ago after the death of my first wife. A friend had moved there and had a nice house about 4 blocks up from the Zocalo. I had flown in from CNY to Mexico City and took a bus to Oaxaca...Class A bus, looked like a plane inside but I never told my friends that, they thought I was traveling with the chickens!

Anyway, he picks me up at the bus station and gives me some pesos at his house and tells me to walk downhill till I cannot go any further.

Tired, I grabbed a table on the sidewalk and the waitress comes over and hands me a plate of warm Spanish peanuts with some lime wedges. I ordered a Corona, (only beer I thought they'd have), but she said they were out and brought me a Modelo Negro...wt heck??? Dark beer??

Whoa...so good, no lime, but I ate two plates of Spanish peanuts with 3 beers and that was the start of a very well needed 10 days away from the past 4 years.

Still buy a six pack from time to time and smile

great story!
I like La Bohemia too. if mexican beer was cheaper at Circle K i'd be drinking it more...
anyway, last night I realized Bush Light sucks, and I need a new good tasting but cheap beer.
on the hunt yet again

hey, at least i got my guitar strings! i wonder if Dogal makes cheap beer too...

 

[F312]

Speaking of beer; I went to our brewery in town, and after having a pint with lunch I saw that they not only fill growlers but had 32oz cans for sale $8., or 3 For $20. so I bought 3 different ones and found out they can them fresh at the time you order them. Wow, now that's the way you do it. New to me.

Ralph

 

[Westerly Wood]

Speaking of beer; I went to our brewery in town, and after having a pint with lunch I saw that they not only fill growlers but had 32oz cans for sale $8., or 3 For $20. so I bought 3 different ones and found out they can them fresh at the time you order them. Wow, now that's the way you do it. New to me.

Ralph

sweet!
a buddy at work is helping me find a decent beer on the cheap and here are the options:

Genesee Cream Ale
Hamm's
PBR

they are all around the same cost per 24 or 30 pack cans.

Beer advocate says all 3 are rated "Poor" but most of the reviewers on that site say all 3 are better than the regular mass produced beers that cost more...

still, that is a leg up from my current choice which they rate accurately as "Awful"

 

[dreadnut]

Wow, great story! In The Philippines, I did ride on the bus with the chickens. Victory Liner and Rabbit Liner buses

 

[fronobulax]

Speaking of beer; I went to our brewery in town, and after having a pint with lunch I saw that they not only fill growlers but had 32oz cans for sale $8., or 3 For $20. so I bought 3 different ones and found out they can them fresh at the time you order them. Wow, now that's the way you do it. New to me.

Ralph

Our brewery fills growlers, 32 ounce cans (crowlers) and got through the Covid closure by canning 16 oz cans and selling 4 packs to go. The cans were filled by one person, two at a time, and that one person was usually the owner/brewer. The good news is he sold a lot of beer in four packs (at least 3000 cans) , rivaling the amount he would have sold when people could drink indoors on site, but he never wants to can again

 

[fronobulax]

sweet!
a buddy at work is helping me find a decent beer on the cheap and here are the options:

Genesee Cream Ale
Hamm's
PBR

they are all around the same cost per 24 or 30 pack cans.

Beer advocate says all 3 are rated "Poor" but most of the reviewers on that site say all 3 are better than the regular mass produced beers that cost more...

still, that is a leg up from my current choice which they rate accurately as "Awful"

Genny Cream.

It was my favorite of those three in the 70's and that had noting to do with Genny Cream being ubiquitously low priced in Rochester.

 

[dreadnut]

When we were in Hong Kong in the Navy, we drank Guinness Stout drafts with a bunch of Dutch sailors in a bar called Ned Kelley's Last Stand. I traded caps with a Dutch sailor, I still have the cap, it's a beret.

I gotta tell you, Guinness Stout in a can is nothing like Guinness Stout fresh on tap.

 

[Westerly Wood]

Genny Cream.

It was my favorite of those three in the 70's and that had noting to do with Genny Cream being ubiquitously low priced in Rochester.

Yeah. Gonna try that one first. Cheapest too.

 

[dreadnut]

Then there was "Billy Beer," named after then president Carter's kid brother. Of course I drank some. Should have kept it unopened, it would be worth a lot more now.

UPDATE: I looked it up, and an unopened 6-pack of Billy Beer can be had for $50-$200. Glad I drank it when it was allegedly fresh.

 

[Jerry1]

We drank San Miguel beer in the Philippines. Problem was, their quality control wasn't real accurate on alcohol content, so you might drink six beers and hardly feel it, or drink 3 beers and be falling off your barstool, LOL.

Olongapo Philippines 1968/69 = for me, more San Miguel than any one human should ever see let alone drink.

 

[dreadnut]

Now here's a good idea!

New Jersey to give free beer to Covid vaccine recipients

- New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said state residents who get their first coronavirus vaccination in May will be eligible for a free beer at select breweries. - The Garden State is hardly the first to propose an outside-the-box incentive for people to get vaccinated. - The initiative comes as a...

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