What are beer prices in the US like these days?
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Simple answer...they don't. American beer is weak, and tasteless. However the smaller brewers produce some more favorable products like the Pale Ale's and the Sierra Nevada products not to forget the Sam Adams.
But then again this is my opinion and beer is a matter of taste.
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BTW in my "regular corner bar" I'd pay less than an Euro for a bottle (.5 litre) Löwenbräu.
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i suppose they must have to sacrifce on the quality of their beer to get cheap petrol (gas, gasoline, whatever you want to call it.) cant have everything i suppose.
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Where I live in the UK you can expect to pay around £2.50 - £3.00 per beer (lager).
This is for a pint, which is how it is sold over here. Pint or a half.There is a difference in the wording here. A beer here would be different to the US beer. The equivalent would be a lager.
Anyway, it's pretty expensive in the Pubs and Bars, but very reasonable if you buy in the Supermarkets.My favourite it Cobra, an Indian Lager. £3.35 ($7.00) for a 4 pack in my local Supermarket.
I recently called in a new Restaurant in my City for a meal and noticed in the fridge Crazy Eds Chili Beer. I had to try it being a chili fan and it went down very well. Cost me £3.75 ($8.00)for one bottle though!
I have found a source in the Uk who stock it, just need to buy a crate of 24, but a lot cheaper than the Bar price.
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chilli beer looks pretty interesting. not as cool as scorpion vodka though.
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I recently had lunch in a Moroccan flat-bread café here in the UK and they served bottles of 'Cannabia' - a beer made from 'Hemp' - which was to say the least, 'unusual' ...
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It is a sad state of affairs when we have had to add lime, chilli, watermelon, etc to beer....Beer should be beer!
I'm with you Anssi, simple is best.Here in Australia, we have a brewery called James Squire http://www.jamessquire.com.au/
Beautifuly simple.
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a fair point utiler, i think a lot of the older genertion feel the same way as you, i.e. beer is beer, no chillies etc.
younger people don't seem to have much of an appreciation for good old fashioned (simple) beer.
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I am quite a beer fan. I lived in Scotland for 10 months and drank many a beer there. I have lived the rest of the time here in the US. Honestly, I have to stick up for american beers here. Not the mass produced varities but the smaller quality breweries, of which there are many. We have finally realized what Europeans have known for hundreads of years, quality beer is worth doing right. If anyone has a chance, Rogue breweries has a very impressive line. As said earlier, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is also great.
But to the topic at hand: I pay about $8 for (6) 12oz bottles (the usual way it is packaged here) which makes it 5.47 Euros for 2.13L.
Man the Dollar is so weak compared to the Euro, come visit and buy me a beer
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@unknownuser said:
Man the Dollar is so weak compared to the Euro, come visit and buy me a beer
Whenever I drop by, I will...
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sketchy, what your saying seems prety similar to the sort of thing we have in the UK I.e. most peole just drink large branded beers, although enthusiasts tend to go for beer from the smaller breweries.
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Ah, when I'm over there (UK), I like to drink bitter in pubs for they tend to be "local" more often than the other brands. Plus you cannot have it anywhere else.
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sadly the local pubs are starting to decline. A lot of them get bought out by big breweries who obviously aren't very keen on selling other peoples alcohol for them.
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I have some clients that I draw up pubs for. I think there is a slight north south divide on beer in the UK, in the north traditional beers are more popular, in the south, with the exception of real ale, lager is more popular. Remus is right; the epidemic of chain bars is apparently making it very difficult for the traditional independant pubs and small breweries to stay in business.
Where are you in the UK Remus?As for pricing, I live in Hull, not that far from Dylan's town, the best beer in my local pub is Jupiler from Belgium or Budvar Dark, both about £2.20 a pint.
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somerset, im not really sure what the situations like here, pubs wise, as i dont got ot he pub very often. I only commented because all the good pubs in my favourite holiday spots are beign taken over by the big breweries. Its very sad, all those good memories disappearing in a flurry of white paint and smoke free pubs
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My corner bar is actually a "wine cellar" (more exactly the cellars of a 18th century granary that has been pulled down ever since) but runs a variety of beers, too (only bottled ones though). Budwar Dark would be less than a Pound though.
But there is an even greater choice of wines (all from the region) that are "on tap" (not bottled - we pay by decilitres).
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Hmmm!!
Notice a trend here?
The places with high gas prices have cheap beer and visa-versa...life is yin-yang.
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@solo said:
Hmmm!!
Notice a trend here?
The places with high gas prices have cheap beer and visa-versa...life is yin-yang.
Well, I'm starting to wish that cars could be run with beer, or milk. The cheapest beer is only slightly more expensive than gas today, and milk is about the same price if not cheaper...
Anssi
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well petrol and beer are both pretty expensive in the UK (im talking about a proper pub bought pint, not tescos finest) so i suppose we're going to have to fall back on to the fact that its generally pretty good quality.
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Alot of the local bars and taverns around are closing or selling out, more hip, trend setting night club type places,the kind younger crowds seem to like are replacing them. But I'm lucky enough to live very close to a great place for a good dinner and a good beer. I'm sure almost anyone would find a good beer here as their selection is the biggest that I've ever seen. Just check out this selection, all prices are USD. http://www.sharpedgebeer.com/html/full.htm
Mike
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