We drank Schaefer, for about $1.25 a six pack. One of our pals had a beard, at 14, and the drinking age in CT was 18. He would always get served, without question, even when he bought two cases, and paid for it in nickels, dimes, and quarters ;)
Good old Schafer! And Blatz too. First beers I ever hurled.
When I was still a poor law student, my undergrad buddies came into town and wanted me to join them at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for qualifications. I had $5.27 in my bank account, so I had enough money to get in to the track. Didn’t know what I was going to drink so I went around the house and the car to scrounge up $1.59 for a 6 pack of BUCKHORN. I met my friends and was drinking my beer when three 12 year olds came up. The ringleader said “hey mister, can I have one of those?” I told him I thought he was a little young to be drinking and he said he wanted an empty can. He collected beer cans and said “I’ve never seen anyone drink that before.”