Posted on 02/19/2009 2:30:20 PM PST by JoeProBono
Casey Zawacki says more Busch, Pabst Blue Ribbon and Miller High Life cases are flying off the shelves these days.The cause, she says, is the current recession."They're not going to quit drinking, but they are going to a lower-end (beer)," said Zawacki of Charlie's East Side Liquor on Wednesday. "The same goes with liquor."Because more people are buying the lower priced liquor, Zawacki said, sales remain up and the liquor store business remains profitable, even though more expensive products are staying on the shelves. In fact, she said, there's usually a line outside the front door of the store whenever she opens in the morning."A lot of people still have their jobs and they're going to stick to what they always drank," she said, "But it's just a lot of the lower end (is selling)." "We're the only liquor store on Michigan Boulevard, which helps," she added.Tammy Stewart, co-owner of Trail Creek Liquors on U.S. 20, has also seen the sales of "low-line" beers greatly increase over the last several months.She said people are buying 30 packs of the stuff, too, to save money."Definitely Natural Light High Life has become more popular, Pabst too," she said. "(Customers are) settling for more for their money."
LOL and I thought I was spiffy with those mini-kegs they sell...
Smithwick’s is better. :^)
I'll try it (but I'm skeptical...tough to argue with a classic :0)
It’s an Irish ale. I drink Guinness but the past couple of years I’ve replaced it, though not entirely, with Smithwick’s.
Smithwick's is the best!
... and a few year back that's the only place you could get it.
Now you can get it at pretty much any decently stocked bar or liquor store.
Who says things are getting worse in America?
Beer Ping!
A low to medium ping list aimed at all of us who, well, love our beer…
FReepmail rzeznikj at stout or GOP_Raider to be added or struck from the list…
That last picture is the single best cardboard Galactus hat I’ve ever seen or ever WOULD expect to see!
My current favorite beer: Highland Gaelic Ale, from Asheville NC. $8/6-pack.
What’s in my beer fridge: Michelob Amber Bock, Ultra Amber, and one more Dunkelweisse that we’re going to use in bread. I think I’m going to post a new thread to discuss this...
I brew my own and keg so my per beer cost is pretty cheap. Even with the price of grain and hops increasing over the past couple of year, my per bottle cost is around $0.50.
Of course that doesn’t count in my time for each batch, just raw materials but it’s worth it to drink superior beer. I’d rather drink water than to drink Bud, PBR, Miller, etc.
Life is too short to drink crap beer. Cheaper liquor is another thing, most all tequilla, rum, gin, and vodka gets mixed with other things that provide the predominant flavors of the cocktails they're used in. Beer stands alone on its own in taste.
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