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beer costs in your contry/area

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another thread got quite off topic but this is somthing i would like to know, how much does a beer cost for you where you live? 1 beer = 0.5 liters (nobody knows what a "pint" is, please) and please post in USD so everyone can understand.

In estonia:

at the store - $0.75
at the bar - $1.54 to $2.70 (depending on where you go)

this is for estonian beers for the most part although some imports like carlsburg get the same price. but when it comes to estonian beer, i dont think you can beat it.
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From the shop: about $1.37

At the bar: Don't know. We do get anything but pints over here.
A pint is 551 ml, and costs about £2.25 on average. That's £2.07 for 500 ml, which is $3.50. Phew!

Remeber, though, we get more beer in our 500ml than the rest of Europe (and the US) get in their 500ml ;)
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just googled it, a pint is basically 0.5 liters so now everyone knows what a pint is, you can post with your dirty pints :wink:
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Pint Prices
At the "neighborhood dive" bar around the corner:

Happy Hour-
-> Coors, Miller and Budweiser = $1.75

Non-happy hour-
-> Coors, Miller and Budweiser = $2.25

At a "popular dive" bar:

-> Close to $3.00

Gettin' bent over at TGI Friday's:

-> In between $6.00 - $7.00

Beers Worth Mentioning (that I've had, in no particular order)
  • Shiner Bock (Texas, USA)
    Guinness (Ireland)
    Newcastle (England)
    Coors Light (Colorado, USA)
    Arrogant Bastard Ale (California, USA) <yes, it's really called that, google it>
    Stone Pale Ale (California, USA)
    Stone Smoke Porter (California, USA)
    Reaper Ale (California, USA)
This is my list of favorite poisons although, like most people, I'll drink just about anything. :) Wait a sec, whoa whoa whoa... is that a problem?
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Post by Moocat »

It's about:

16oz = .47 liters

and your average bottle goes for $6-$7 for a six pack so about $1 a bottle. In a bar though it's easily $2 a bottle.

Edit: a bottle is only 12oz I'm told here (or so)
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Post by foobar »

Stuttgart, Germany:

1 pint (0.5 L) = $1.16 of good (German) beer (Beck's/Warsteiner/etc.) at the store
1 pint (0.5 L) = $4.60 of imported beer at a bar (Guiness/Newcastle/etc.)
1 pint (0.5 L) = $3.54 of German beer at a bar

For cheapskates ( :P ), there's also something called "Radler", which is beer with lemonade, which can be bought at as low as $2 for a six-pack.
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Beer + Lemonade in the UK is called 'Shandy'. :)
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In Ukraine:
at the store - ~0.60$
at the bar ~1$ - 2$
for ukrainian beer. Prices for imported beers (usually czech) are much higher.
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Grim... wrote: Remeber, though, we get more beer in our 500ml than the rest of Europe (and the US) get in their 500ml ;)
You've obviously never had Polish beer... ;)
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Why's that?
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Post by Maugrim_The_Reaper »

Ireland. Small island country in Western Europe (some people forget where we are - it's a small place :()

Over here we deal in Euros - 3.50 to 4.00 for a pint of stout, about the same for lager. The translation to USD does not make it look any better believe me...;)

Expensive little island...
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Grim... wrote:Why's that?
Because Polish beer is the besterest and also has about 5-7% alcohol volume. I'ss goood.... Especially dark beer....yum!
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Grim... wrote:Remeber, though, we get more beer in our 500ml than the rest of Europe (and the US) get in their 500ml ;)
A little more explanation:

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Grim... wrote:
Grim... wrote:Remeber, though, we get more beer in our 500ml than the rest of Europe (and the US) get in their 500ml ;)
A little more explanation:

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I see what you mean. But that's still not entirely true! Here in Germany, we get as much beer in our pint! Albeit only in English/Irish pubs, but still! :wink:
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Manchester, UK:

Note: If I'm drinking lager, it's more than likely a pint of Kronenbourg

In the off-license: ~£1.00 a pint == $1.70 ish :?
In the pub: ~£2.70 == $5.00 ish
In a nightclub: Slightly more than in the pub (if you buy bottles then you just get ripped off)

If I'm drinking beer I only drink real ales. I hate those John Smiths/Boddingtons etc etc crap. They're usually in the same price range as the lagers but I seem to be struggling for decent real ale pubs in Manchester :(

PS: Anyone lived in Manchester longer than me (3 months) wants to lemme know where I can get a decent hand-pulled real ale shoot :D
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