Geekay Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 (edited) This is my "spare" parked at my sisters farm. My brother in law is a collector of many things, including beer barrels. Though even with petrol (gas) at AUD $1.20 per litre it is still cheaper than beer. A stubby or beer 375ml purchased in a 24 pack is about $2.00, so about $6.00 a litre How does that compare to the USA? Edited January 27, 2015 by Geekay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Coatney Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 What does a scooner cost these days in Sidney? If I recall it was a buck or less in 1968 when I was there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geekay Posted January 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 What does a scooner cost these days in Sidney? If I recall it was a buck or less in 1968 when I was there. I am not in Sydney but I reckon about $4.80 If you go to a night club a stubby 375ml can be $8.00!!! Nearly enough to make a man give up!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiftyFifty Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 Paid $5.25 for a 355ml can of beer in the bar here in Canada just the other day, but US in the case can be beyond cheap...I've picked up 24 cans for $19.99 before when we've been across long enough to bring alcohol home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggdad1951 Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 Paid $5.25 for a 355ml can of beer in the bar here in Canada just the other day, but US in the case can be beyond cheap...I've picked up 24 cans for $19.99 before when we've been across long enough to bring alcohol home yah, but that's probably not "real" beer...good beer is still spendy here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdoland Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 I can run WITH beer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiftyFifty Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 yah, but that's probably not "real" beer...good beer is still spendy here! As far as I knew there wasn't any "real" beer in the US? LOL Sorry to my southern friends, but Canadian beer just has a little more kick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48Dodger Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 I DON'T DRINK MUCH...BUT WHEN I DO...I DRINK WITH MARK AND MERLE. lol...any reason to post this picture. 48D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggdad1951 Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 As far as I knew there wasn't any "real" beer in the US? LOL Sorry to my southern friends, but Canadian beer just has a little more kick tell that to the growler of 10.2% I have in the fridge right now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiftyFifty Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 im not counting specialty beers...I can't stomach most of those. All the vendors up here used to carry XXX which was like 7.5%, and Wildcat which was like 6.1, only needed a 6 pack to get a good buzz on back in the day! For all the beer I drink anymore I prefer something that just tastes good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggdad1951 Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 im not counting specialty beers...I can't stomach most of those. All the vendors up here used to carry XXX which was like 7.5%, and Wildcat which was like 6.1, only needed a 6 pack to get a good buzz on back in the day! For all the beer I drink anymore I prefer something that just tastes good I abhor macro breweries....I'll take a micro or regional any day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 48dodger, on 28 Jan 2015 - 09:41 AM, said: I DON'T DRINK MUCH...BUT WHEN I DO...I DRINK WITH MARK AND MERLE. lol...any reason to post this picture. 48D shameless plug for a mug..(read it anyway you wish..truth either way) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big50Dodge Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 >>> How does that compare to the USA ? Well, it depends on many things here. What 'flavor' of beer you like, a 6 pack, vs 12 pack vs a "case" (usually a 24 pack). Personally, I was 'raised' on Lite (from Miller - often confused with skunk urine).. not the best, even by US standards. Now, I do Sam Adams for the most part - a little more expensive, but better tasting to me at least. For the 'northern' beers, My taste buds are not a fan of Heiniken (sp?) - so if that's a 'better' beer, I guess you can keep it. Never been down under, so only can guage by the imports. Probably not a good measuring standard. This brings up location - I lived in NH for the most of my life - but because of jobs, I've recently had the experience of NJ and now in CT. NH and NJ were close for prices of beer. CT is expensive by compare. Sam is $3 or so more for a 12 pack here in CT. Maybe I'm shopping in the wrong store, but that's what I'm seeing. Glad that I still have family in NH, because I watch the sales there when I plan to visit and take a cooler when I go. I get Sam on sale in NH for a 12 pack for around $11 - $12. No coupons or store card needed. Recently I stocked up at $10.99/12 pack - I got 4. I'm good for about 90 days on that supply. For the % alcohol difference between US and our northern brothers - if I am having something with that much alcohol - it better NOT be beer. A good wine or something harder will fit that requirement. To keep somewhat on track.. Doesn't the military make (or used to make) a 6 cylinder engine that literally would run on anything (combustable - not water)..? Perhaps it was also sourced from Dodge..? I think it was in the larger (like deuce and a half + ) trucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geekay Posted January 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 Currently I am drinking stubbies of "Pure Blonde"....a low-cal beer from our largest beer maker. Not very manly I know ... ..but it tastes quite good. It cost AUD $50 for a 24 pack of 375ml. Boutique beers are really taking off here. Interesting names "Beez Neez", "Fat Yak", "Two dogs"..........I think the last is a reference to the old joke about how Native American (aka Indians) chiefs named their sons......"the first thing I see when I walk out of the teepee in the morning..." (apologies if this is offensive - moderator pls delete if it might be). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merle Coggins Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 I like drinking Totally Naked... The beer's not bad either. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggdad1951 Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 As a mod, I better not continue the beer discussion! But I could talk for hours about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38plymouth Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 If you think the old car hobby is addicting try home brewing. I built a 3 burner propane powered brewstand with a pump, a fermentation chamber and a fridge with 2-3 different beers on tap at all times. Brewing is so much fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ194950 Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Thanks Merle for Only posting a pic of the beer, Not you drinking it! DJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Balazs Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Thanks Merle for Only posting a pic of the beer, Not you drinking it! DJ +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Coatney Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 ggdad1951, on 29 Jan 2015 - 09:09 AM, said:As a mod, I better not continue the beer discussion! But I could talk for hours about it. Look at it this way. It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's Father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TodFitch Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 As a mod, I better not continue the beer discussion! But I could talk for hours about it. As I mod I was wondering why you hadn't moved this to the off topic area. But since its on the truck side, I figured you're the one to make the call. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Leibhart Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Truck drivers learn quickly how to bend the rules (speed limits, load limits, weight limits, time limits, etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Balazs Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 As I mod I was wondering why you hadn't moved this to the off topic area. But since its on the truck side, I figured you're the one to make the call. And he is only human after all.......... The thread did start off with a photo of a truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48Dodger Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Yeah man.....its a truck thing...you wouldn't understand. lol 48D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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