Mikey B

What is your favorite discount dollar beer?

dbd33

Lakeport Honey Lager is passable. When feeling broke I'll have a couple of Fuller's and switch to that. I think we actually make better beer at home but, curiously, it costs more.

Mikey B

Its always good to feel broke sometimes and drink laker - laker laker its a buck a beer

Maybe I should try the ultimate cheapo beer drinking exp and brew my own.....

dbd33

I just told you, it can be good but it costs more than the buck-a-beer brands.

The ultimate cheapo beer experience is Milwaukee's Best.

Mikey B

Have to give that a go, havent as yet. Ill get a case for the weekend up north and let you know!

Almost Canadian

Never heard of any of them, except Carling, but I wouldn't class that as discount (at least it wasn't "discount" in England)

Mikey B

You havent heard of them? Do you live in Canada?

Steve_P

Different beers in different provinces.

I think you might be able to get Lucky in B.C. and I've heard of Carling but not as a cheapo discount beer. All the others are possibly Ontario specific.

You really do need to know that Ontario is not all of Canada.

Mikey B

Never said it was but I drank Lucky, James Ready and Bohemian in BC so assumed there was enough choice for all for a fun poll.

ireland2canada

On the topic of alcohol....What's the cider situation like? Is it something that is easily available in bars/the offy?
I am easily pleased when it comes to brands, although Swedish pear cider takes some beating.

Mikey B

You got no chance, All I ever drank was cider in the UK but had to drink beer only when moving here. You can get Strongbow in the LCBO (and Im sure other provincial equivalents) but its expensive - $2.50 + tax a tall boy if I remember correct, there is Growers cider brewed in BC thats not bad and is cheaper than that but again its not particularly common, you say cider to a Canadian and they think hot apple cider drank round a camp fire at the cottage.

As for bars you will find it in about 5% of the them at best in my experience, the only 1 I know has it 100% of the time is the Bier Market on the Esplanade in TO (they have over a hundred beers from around the world so lots of choice.)

ireland2canada

Mikey, you have now ruined my day.
I might have to get accomstomed to beer then *shudder*
I was also holding out hope for flavoured vodkas, absolut and the like.

I've just found my new 'regular' then. I like their website. It looks rather more clean & civilised than I am used to, but we all have to adapt.

Steve_P

Along with Strongbow and Growers there is also Okanagan cider in B.C. and Big Rock Brewery in Calgary does a reasonably good cider called Rock Creek available in cans and draft in some pubs.

Just recently I found a product from Vancouver called Green Apple cider very much a green apple flavour it was quite interesting.

On Vancouver Island there is Merridale Estate Cidery but their products are available only on Vancouver Island and in the Vancouver area.

If you want a choice in ciders it would appear B.C. is the place to go to.

MB-Realtor

Here in MB the MLCC think Cider is a form of Wine and tax it that way, this makes it horribly expensive. But the whole booze buying experience is a little odd here.

You can buy Beer, Wine and Spirits from Liquor Commission shops (but not any mixers).

You can buy Wine only at specially licensed private Wine only stores (they can only sell products made from grapes).

Beer from "Cold Beer Stores" which HAVE to be part of a Hotel/Motel.

Damn odd I tell ya, Damn odd.

JonboyE

Discount in taste, not price.