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June 24, 2019, 08:57 PM
flesheatingvirusReally Cheap Beer
BYOB at maxwayne’s house.
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June 24, 2019, 09:59 PM
chellim1quote:
I was a meat cutter in College, worked for Winn Dixie,
we would put Red White and Blue,or Schaffers on sale for 99cts a 6pack,
My buddy worked at Price Smasher, and we would just drive around back and he'd put the Shit-fer-beer out on the dock...
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-rduckwor June 25, 2019, 04:58 PM
maxwayneThe weekend I turned 21, (1968) Busch was on sale for $.79per six-pack. If I remember correctyl, we bought 14 cases.
In Vietnam. beer was $.10 per can. One of the only good things about the place.
June 25, 2019, 05:02 PM
Ryanp225Life's too short to drink piss water beer. Spend a few bucks and enjoy it.
June 25, 2019, 05:46 PM
RogueJSKMy main experience with "frugal beer purchasing" was back in college, during a period when I was relatively broke. At a certain liquor store nearby, my buddies and I figured out you could get a 12 pack of Pabst Blue Ribbon and two 40 ounces of Mickeys malt liquor for either $9.98 or $9.99 after tax.
So a $10 bill would get you enough booze to take to the party that weekend and get decently buzzed, plus a little bit extra to share with friends and/or ladies.
quote:
Originally posted by Ryanp225:
Life's too short to drink piss water beer. Spend a few bucks and enjoy it.
Word.
I don't slam down 10 or 20 beers at a time, so I don't need to buy cheap beer in suitcase quantities.
I prefer having 1 or 2 high quality beers in a sitting, a couple times a week.
June 25, 2019, 05:55 PM
rusbroquote:
Originally posted by zipriderson:
A friend of mine is in quality control for Miller Coors in Golden, CO.
I recently learned that if they are low on a particular batch, say High Life, they'll add Coors Light or something into that batch. So your Miller High Life could be part Coors something.
I was surprised by this - you'd think there'd be some consistency.
But I guess shitty beer is shitty beer - who cares, right?
Did he tell you what they do when they're low on both HL and CL?... Wheel the barrels under an incontinent horse!
June 25, 2019, 06:08 PM
Ironmike57quote:
Originally posted by chellim1:
quote:
I was a meat cutter in College, worked for Winn Dixie,
we would put Red White and Blue,or Schaffers on sale for 99cts a 6pack,
My buddy worked at Price Smasher, and we would just drive around back and he'd put the Shit-fer-beer out on the dock...
June 25, 2019, 06:11 PM
Ironmike57In my senior year of high school(1974), I would buy 3 qts of High Life for 1.00. Just to wash down 3 morton chicken pot pies for 1.00.
June 25, 2019, 06:26 PM
thundersonBack in college(late 80's) we could get a large cheese pizza delivered for 5 bucks and a case of Black label for another 5. Split between 4 friends that works out to 3 or 4 pieces of pizza and a sixer for each with a tip for the pizza dude all for 3 bucks. Good times.
I have the heart of a lion.......and a lifetime ban from the Toronto Zoo.- Unknown June 25, 2019, 06:32 PM
tigereye313I just tapped a 5 gallon keg of home made hefeweizen. Works out to 53 12oz beers at $0.56 per. Good as any craft beer out there too.
June 25, 2019, 06:51 PM
tatortoddquote:
Originally posted by RogueJSK:
My main experience with "frugal beer purchasing" was back in college, during a period when I was relatively broke. At a certain liquor store nearby, my buddies and I figured out you could get a 12 pack of Pabst Blue Ribbon and two 40 ounces of Mickeys malt liquor for either $9.98 or $9.99 after tax.
So a $10 bill would get you enough booze to take to the party that weekend and get decently buzzed, plus a little bit extra to share with friends and/or ladies.
I remember being a poor Purdue student and they sold Falls City Classic Pilsner for $3.99 for 24 bottles and sometimes we were too broke for that so we bought 24 cans for $1.99. I don’t believe in praying for money but will admit to praying not to be Falls City poor again.
My recollection is Falls City was so rough it made Busch Light seem like Weihenstephaner.
The OP may want to pick up some Falls City and his guests will be begging for Miller High Life
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DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. June 25, 2019, 10:03 PM
mr kablammoPoor college student beers: Schaefer, Carling Black Label, Buckhorn, Hamms, Mickeys. Got puking drunk drinking maybe two 40 oz Mickeys and some hard stuff-don't quite remember. I love G-d because G-d cared for me when I was a teenage fuck-up.
Buckhorn was awful. Awful. Undoubtedly worse than Falls City.
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June 25, 2019, 11:36 PM
Beancookerquote:
Originally posted by maxwayne:
Liquor store had an ad yesterday for 30 packs of Miller High Life and High Life Light for $7.99.
Guess what my guests are drinking this Summer?
Add a squeeze of lime, a big splash of Clamato, and sprinkle some Tajin on top. Shitty beer turned quite drinkable on a hot afternoon.
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June 26, 2019, 06:06 AM
apf383quote:
Originally posted by Ryanp225:
Life's too short to drink piss water beer. Spend a few bucks and enjoy it.
Exactly!!! That being said, it sickens me to spend 16.00 on a 4 pack too, but my beer consumption has reduced proportionately as well.
Foster's, Australian for Bud
June 26, 2019, 06:22 AM
WoodmanC. 2003 / 2004, in a small Sierra Nevada "end of the line" hill town, 12-packs of Miller High Life Light bottles were $2.99
The Go-To beer for outdoor work.
June 26, 2019, 06:38 AM
45 CalI suspect it was mis marked,$19 has been the going price at Kroger and wal mart for years.
I buy it and I like it.
June 26, 2019, 09:53 AM
LeemurThe two absolute horrible beers I couldn’t even drink in college were Olympia and Rolling Rock. Went to a party with a free keg of RR. Half a cup and I went to the store to buy some miller lite.
June 26, 2019, 07:30 PM
maxwayneNot mismarked, I bought one yesterday and got change back from a $10.00 bill.
June 27, 2019, 11:59 AM
gpbst3I cant remember where or how much but it was legit generic beer. White can with a black label that said BEER. I regret not buying a case.
June 27, 2019, 12:43 PM
LS1 GTOquote:
Originally posted by tigereye313:
I just tapped a 5 gallon keg of home made hefeweizen. Works out to 53 12oz beers at $0.56 per. Good as any craft beer out there too.
Is that with or without amortization of the equipment and your labor, or just the cost of the ingredients?
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