Looking for bargain beers
I am guessing that a lot of beer is going to be consumed this weekend as Baltimore prepares itself for the Sunday night game with the Steelers.
While gathering provisions for the weekend I spotted a bargain, Stoudts Oktoberfest, marked down to about $5 a six pack. This beer is out of season; Oktoberfest ended, well, back in October.
The story I got was that when the distributor of this beer went out of business, the new distributor, Bond, found several skids of the beer left in a warehouse. Now they are out of the warehouse and on sale. Back in the fall, this beer cost $8.99 a six pack. I paid $4.99 the other day at the Wine Source. I brought it home, popped it open. It was not as crisp and sweet as it was in October, but it was drinkable.
I would like to start a weekly "bargain beer" posting.
Anybody else seen good beers at a nice price?
Anybody else drink Oktoberfest in January?
Comments
What's your take on the increasing number of low calorie beers such as Miller Genuine Draft 64, etc?
I tried the new Beck's 64 this weekend and it wasn't bad, though still mostly flavorless and lacking any body or uniqueness. I still prefer Heineken Light or Amstel.
How do they alter the brewing process in order to produce fewer calories? I assume it has something to to with carbohydrate control.
Posted by: randy | January 15, 2009 12:15 PM
While it hardly qualifies as good beer, they have heavily discounted cases of Preakness-branded Dos Equis at Federal Hill Liquors (on Ostend and Light). So that makes the beer roughly 7 months old?
Blegh.
But I find Dale's Pale Ale to be a good buy, too.
Posted by: NR | January 15, 2009 12:22 PM
There is a beer at the wine source right now called "Reading." It is in cans only and priced around $4.99 and six pack. I picked some up and liked it to a certain extent. Anyone know anything about this stuff?
Posted by: adam | January 15, 2009 12:33 PM
Would like to pick up 6 or 12 of those Stoudt's. I like the idea of bargain beer. Nothing wrong with good beer cheap.
I still have about 6 more Weyerbacher Autumnfest and a 6 pack of Brooklyn Oktoberfest that I have been saving for a rainy day.
Posted by: C Double | January 15, 2009 12:36 PM
You can never ever go wrong with Yuengling. $8.99 a Twelve pack.
Posted by: Charles from SP | January 15, 2009 1:08 PM
Reduce the calories by mixing with water seems like to me.
I miss the notion of buying beer in 6 packs; I'm stuck in PA. Nothing but cases here. And if you happen to find 6 packs, don't bank on anything good. Wind up paying 7 or 8 bucks for a 6 pack of Yuengling. And that's horrible out of the bottle.
Posted by: hatepaste | January 15, 2009 3:20 PM
Trader Joe's in VA has some branded beers from a Brewery Kennebunkport. They have an IPA that goes for 5.99 a six pack. While it's not a huge IPA like a 60 minute/Bell's Two Hearted/Smuttynose, it's still pretty respectable and it's at least two bucks less for six.
Posted by: SHJ | January 16, 2009 2:06 PM
Nothing like drinking out of date beer! No Thanks.
Posted by: Jeff | January 16, 2009 8:34 PM
"Anybody else drink Oktoberfest in January?"
Yes and its not worth it. Even in December, the best Oktoberfest beer will taste like boiled Heineken.
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