The price of having a good time ?

[Spoonbender]

I was at my local last night with a few of the lads. Ended up playing some question and answer game in the corner when last orders was called. Feeling like a drink, but not a whole pint, I ordered a couple of bottles of 'Becks' and gave the bloke a fiver, he then stood there with a grim look on his face demanding another 20p. It's got me wondering, can we do a quick comparison between us with my bottle of Becks, next time you're out find out the price and list it here.

Small town in Somerset, England. Bottle of Becks £2.60

[Dave B]

Sounds about average, to be honest. Where I'm going later (small town in Kent!) a pint of Stella is £2.76.

Your story reminds me of a bar in Croydon a few years back, where I bought a pint of 1664 and some girly alcopop and handed over a tenner, only to be told it wasn't enough. £10.40 for two drinks - needless to say we drunk them and left :s

[SOD]

pint of lager would set you back about £3.60 in Dublin.

gave up the big nights on the town. still like a drink though,

[Alfa Fan]

Student pricing is much cheaper than anything mentioned here. Standard price of Carling/Carlsberg/etc is about £1.80/pint (sometimes as little as £1/pint), or for Guiness just over £2.

[Woodeye]

Helsinki, Finland.

In my local pub, Janoinen Lohi (thirsty salmon) I think it's 5 (3,3 quid) euro per half a litre of beer. I dunno the normal price since I usually order some special beer in there, they about 70 different beers around the globe... :beer: I invite anyone to go there, just let me know and I'll by you one. :)

In our regular lunch spot in Bullman, Kallio, Helsinki half a litre is 3,5 euro, that's about 2,3 quid I think.

[jso1985]

Bottle of local beer 1€
Bottle of Heineken or Corona 1,3€
Bottle of any other imported beer 1,5€

In the end there's has to be some positive side of living in a third world country ;)

[A.F.F.]

In our regular lunch spot in Bullman, Kallio, Helsinki half a litre is 3,5 euro, that's about 2,3 quid I think.

Bullman was my "kanttis" while I live accross the street :up:

[J4MIE]

When I was at uni a new place opened and a price war ensued.... vodka and coke got down to 19p :eek: for about 2 weeks.

Needless to say, I can't stand vodka now :s

[Spoonbender]

In contrast, I've stayed in tonight, watched X Factor and played Mario Party on the Wii with the kids. Went up the chippy for tea, stopped in Somerfields for some essentials and came out with a 4 pack of Grolsch for £2.99, that's only 40p more than my bottle of Becks. Mind you, the Lady behind the bar last night was a bit more pleasent on the eye than todays till girl :)

[Woodeye]

Bullman was my "kanttis" while I live accross the street :up:

Portions are huge over there. I think I've finished the whole plate about twice. They serve pyttipannu that tastes heavenly.. :facelick:

[jim mcglinchey]

I thought this thread was a warning to the kids about the perils of STD's.

[Curryhead]

when I go to the club I drink in in Derby, 1 pint off Bass, 1 pint of Carling & 2 Bacardi & cokes cost around £8.50, not sure on the individual prices, but I think that is quite good?

[oily oaf]

when I go to the club I drink in in Derby, 1 pint off Bass, 1 pint of Carling & 2 Bacardi & cokes cost around £8.50, not sure on the individual prices, but I think that is quite good?

Wot all in one glass! :eek:

I can go one better than that matey :mad:
Last Saturday night I guzzled 2 crates of London Pride and six 3 litre bottles of Frosty Jack strong cider and it was all free! :)
Mind you I had just ram raided the off licence and am currently remanded in custody and awaiting sentence in HMP Wormwood Scrubbs.

Prisoner No 18485769385
Chokey.

[Curryhead]

Ooooo, London Pride, not had any of that in ages, frosty jack? is that the tramp juice stuff??

[Dave B]

London Pride? I thought that was a march of... shall we say "flamboyant" people :p

[Mark in Oshawa]

Leave it to Oaf to take a thread on the price of beer and put a whole new spin on things....

JSO, I wonder why beer is so cheap to you guys and yet a bottle of Corona is considered a "import" in Canada and runs me 6 bucks a bottle?

[oily oaf]

Ooooo, London Pride, not had any of that in ages, frosty jack? is that the tramp juice stuff??

Tramp juice?!! TRAMP JUICE???????? :mad:
Wot a diabolical liberty!
I'll have you know Sirrah that since I've been on the FJ I've only had two fights with myself and what's more my dog on a piece of string absolutely thrives on it :mad:

"Flamboyant people" that's very twee of you Dave.
Ever considered taking up gainfull employ in the diplomatic corps? ;)

[gm99]

Helsinki, Finland.

In my local pub, Janoinen Lohi (thirsty salmon) I think it's 5 (3,3 quid) euro per half a litre of beer. I dunno the normal price since I usually order some special beer in there, they about 70 different beers around the globe... :beer: I invite anyone to go there, just let me know and I'll by you one. :)


Hehe, I'll be in Helsinki the week after next and just might take you up on that offer ;)

It's near the Olympic Stadium, isn't it?

To earn my pint, I'll contribute something to this thread: A 0,5 litre glass of (local) beer is usually between 2,90 and 3,50 Eur here in Vienna; a 0,33 l bottle of Corona or Heineken is about the same; other imports such as Guinness are between four and five Eur per pint.

[Rollo]

Pint of Newcastle Brown Ale at my local is A$6.50
Pint of London Pride is A$6

Pint of VB - I have no idea since that stuff is wretched

[Woodeye]

Hehe, I'll be in Helsinki the week after next and just might take you up on that offer ;)

It's near the Olympic Stadium, isn't it?

You know the Janoinen Lohi?! :eek: It sure is near the olympic stadium. But since I bragged to buy anyone a pint, I'll guess I have to do it then. :)

[gm99]

You know the Janoinen Lohi?! :eek: It sure is near the olympic stadium. But since I bragged to buy anyone a pint, I'll guess I have to do it then. :)

I don't know the Janoinen Lohi - yet ;) But a mate of mine who used to live in Helsinki does and told me about it.

So what would be a good night to go there? Unfortunately, I won't be around on the week-end, just from Tuesday to Thursday...

[Woodeye]

I don't know the Janoinen Lohi - yet ;) But a mate of mine who used to live in Helsinki does and told me about it.

So what would be a good night to go there? Unfortunately, I won't be around on the week-end, just from Tuesday to Thursday...

Heh. Every nite is great nite in there. Well, it's basically just a normal pub with great selection of beers. But I think that I'm available probably almost every evening, so just PM me the date when you're planning to come. :)

[gm99]

Heh. Every nite is great nite in there. Well, it's basically just a normal pub with great selection of beers. But I think that I'm available probably almost every evening, so just PM me the date when you're planning to come. :)

Cool - I'll definitely send you a PM as soon as I know more about my plans and hope to see you there next week!

[jso1985]

Leave it to Oaf to take a thread on the price of beer and put a whole new spin on things....

JSO, I wonder why beer is so cheap to you guys and yet a bottle of Corona is considered a "import" in Canada and runs me 6 bucks a bottle?

cuz with the average wage of 150-200€/month absolutely noone would buy a Corona for that price!

so technically Corona is stealing your money so I can drink their beer too ;)

[Mark in Oshawa]

cuz with the average wage of 150-200€/month absolutely noone would buy a Corona for that price!

so technically Corona is stealing your money so I can drink their beer too ;)

They aint stealing my money, because only my brother in law drinks Corona in my circle of friends, and he buys that. I on the other hand, buy Guinness at the local for 6 bucks a draught, which might be cheaper than the price in the UK and Ireland, so maybe in a strange way, I am being allowed to drink cheaper by them!!

[Rudy Tamasz]

Here in Belarus you get a pint of locally made premium (!) tap beer for about $1.50. More upscale bars serve bottled imports at $2 - 5 a pint and everybody whines how expensive it is. Vodka is dirt cheap though and starts at $0.50 a shot.

[schmenke]

Does noone buy beer by the case? :s

A case of 12 Labbat's Blue (~340ml bottles) costs me just under $20.00CAD. On paydays I'll pick up a box of Stella (imported obviously :mark: ) for about $25.00.

For a pint of proper ale at the pub, the tarbender will charge me between $4.00 and $5.00 (less during "happy hour"), plus tip of course, the amount of which is commensurate with depth of cleavage.

[Mark in Oshawa]

Schmenke, if you want beer cheap, Lakeport Lager in Ontario is a buck a beer...a 24 for 24 bucks....and it isn't a bad beer really. That said, for the amount of beer I drink, I usually have a pint of Guinness or Keith's for anywhere between 450 and 6 for a pint at the pub.

Hey, it is always cheaper to drink at home from the beer store, but hey, that isn't as much fun as looking at the barmaid's clevage.....

[SOD]

most of the price of alcohol is taxation.

[Drew]

Here in Belarus you get a pint of locally made premium (!) tap beer for about $1.50. More upscale bars serve bottled imports at $2 - 5 a pint and everybody whines how expensive it is. Vodka is dirt cheap though and starts at $0.50 a shot.

Vodka, a real man's drink :up: :D

[LeonBrooke]

I don't really know how much alcohol costs here - I have a knack for getting people to buy me drinks... the last Corona I had was free.

But, the last time I was in a pub we got two pints for $14.00. No idea how good that is. And the last time I bought a Red Bull in a pub it was $7.00. Needless to say, I don't buy Red Bull in pubs any more...

[CarlMetro]

One bottle of Bud and Southern Comfort and Coke in a bar in Hammersmith on Monday was £8.70, a 500ml bottle of water inside the Appollo was £1.75 :rolleyes: My Local last time is was in there was charging around £2.50 a bottle and around £2.80 a pint.

[Mark]

Hang on tho. We are constantly being told that alchohol is far too cheap!

[Flat.tyres]

Pint of normal Cider in a small coastal town in sussex was £3.20. :(