windeguy said:If you have to settle for a Corona, I would suggest Labatt's Blue, but you probably already drink that if you are from Montreal. To me and my wife who is a native to the DR where we now both live, Blue is a much better alternative that we both had on a recent trip to the great white north...
trina said:Alberta. I don't know anyone who drinks Blue out here because it's regarded as cheap - you wouldn't ever show up at someone's house with a case of Blue - they would think you didn't have enough money for "real beer". I was a bartender while going to college, and Blue would go bad before it was sold. I haven't ever bought Blue in the Liquor store, so I wouldn't know the actual cost.
bertgilbert said:Off topic but, what is the beer of choice in Alberta and what is the cost for a case.
Was just curious why bringing a case of blue somewhere poeple would think it was cheap beer, Molson Canadian, Keith's are all the same price as blue. Heineken is a little bit more, probably because it is imported.trina said:That's a very tough one. Calgary has become a melting pot of Canadians over the last 15-20 years, growing by about 400,000 since I moved here in 1989. With the onslaught Easterners (Atlantic Coast), Alexander Keith's is very popular...it's actually my favorite beer. We have a lot of British Columbians as well, so Kokanee is a local favorite. The StubbleJumpers (Saskatchewanites) like Pilsner. Big Rock Breweries is in Calgary, so all Big Rock beers are very popular, especially draft. Molson Canadian seems to be a beer of choice, as well. As for the average cost of a case of beer.?. About $26.00, I believe, but again, it's been a while. We're a little lucky in Alberta because we have no Provincial Sales Tax on purchases.
Oh, and to put a Dominican spin on it, the Dominicans I know think Kokanee and Pilsner taste like Presidente the most. They also drink a lot of Heineken (sp?).
bertgilbert said:Was just curious why bringing a case of blue somewhere poeple would think it was cheap beer, Molson Canadian, Keith's are all the same price as blue. Heineken is a little bit more, probably because it is imported.
trina said:Since a good way to get a thread closed is by harping on non-DR issues, and I've partaken in this thread, I won't respond further than to state: my opinion is that it looks "cheap" to bring a case of Blue, because it's thought of as an inferior beer around my area. It could be very different in other parts of Canada (I can think of a few "parts" it's very popular in, but don't want to sound like I'm making a racist statement, so I'll bite my tongue). My opinion does not mean it's fact, as is true with everyone else's opinion. I'm very sorry if I've offended you in any way. Take my opinion fwiw to you. BTW, Keith's is also more expensive than Blue out here, as is Big Rock, and as you mentioned, Heinekken. Pilsner is often found cheaper than Blue, but it somehow isn't looked upon the same - it's just assumed you're from Saskatchewan :classic: (not a bad thing) or Lethbridge (where it was? or is still brewed). I think I need a beer. :bandit: