Price of local beers

Wow, expensive!

A case of 24, 12oz., Pilsner Urquell at our local grocer is under $24...

Of course, at a bar those would be $3.50 apiece or more.

True, to some extent. Irrespective of exchange rates, An AUD$ dollar in Australia has about the same spending power as a US$ in the US. Steve W.

You might not be talking about the same $, though. As in Australian dollar versus US dollar.

I can get my favourite "local"(from Colorado), Rockies Brewing Mojo IPA for less than US$25 a case. Other favs of mine from Snake River and Grand Teton run about US$30. Hoegaarden White runs about US$40 and Pilsner Urquell hits the US$37 mark.

Best regards, Bill

Hell these days, with the US dollar, to quote something I saw in the Wall Street Journal today, "boring its way to the center of the earth," the Aussie dollar and the Yank dollar ain't nearly as far apart as they once were. A couple years ago, one Aussie dollar was in the 50-something-cent range. Today, it's worth 77 American cents.

-Steve

Back in the 70's, an Aussie dollar was worth about a buck fitty.

Best regards, Bill

Geez! Maybe it's all the beer we drink here in Wisconsin, cause $9 a sixer for Pilsner Urquell is a lot... it's $5.58 a six down the street... same as Henieken, Becks, Pauli Girl, etc...

I just moved to Colorado from Dallas and I feel the same way. I was used to paying $6.99 / six for Hoegaarden, $2.99 a bottle for Orval, $6.00 for Paulaner, etc. Here most of those beers are *at least* two, if not 3 dollars more. I can't explain it except maybe liquor stores? Back in Dallas we had huge supermarket chains with buying power selling this stuff but since that is a no no for the time being in Colorado I think the small liquor stores just a) don't give a crap and b) don't have that kind of buying power.

Also the beer attitudes are a little strange here, I mean, one cannot swing a cat without hitting a micro or brewpub and people defintely drink vast quantities of beer but it still seems sort of "hush hush". Bars are dank, depressing places for people with no future or packed with TV screens, fried crappy food and obnoxious fans. There isn't any of the European sensibility of taking the kids out to the nice welcoming pub on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon for a bite and a pint. I love the craft brews but I certainly miss the great pubs I had access to in Dallas.

_Randal

Ontario, Canada.

National Brand: Labatt "Blue", etc. 24x341ml $35.50 Regional Premium: Black Oak Pale Ale 24x341ml $38.00 La Fin du Monde 24x341ml $50.00 Import: Pilsner Urquell 24x330ml $43.95 Hoegaarden White 24x330ml $46.95 Hacker-Pschorr Hefe Weisse 20x500ml $45.00 Lowenbrau Original 24x330ml $42.40 Tiger Beer 24x330ml $39.95

Prices include all taxes and deposit.

Ross.

wow - i'm not a fan but can buy a 12 pack of either labatts and molson for about $10 in western new york. otherwise, i'm used to paying between $6 and $10 for a premium 6 pack. kevin

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