Jack wrote:

On Sun, 09 Apr 2006 10:49:29 -0400, wrote:


Camden - 29 cents (or "3-pack" for 89 cents)



WOW! 3 for .89, and in '64!

Opps- that was a typo- the "3 pack" price was 87¢ (otherwise, the 3
bottles individually would have been cheaper- so you got the handy
carboard basket for free!). If it makes you feel better, tho', Camden
Brewery went out of business the year they printed that guide (1963).

Don't recall anything like that here.

Yeah, well, beer prices often vary quite a bit from state to state and
memory and prices are often hazy. (What was gasoline back then- 25¢ a
gallon? How many miles would you drive to save 11¢ on 3 quarts of beer?
g ).

3 for $1 was the best I recall, and that was in '62.

Well, the other "cheapie" I found was Horlacher and they lasted well
into the 70's. The '64 guide lists a case of Horlacher deposit 12 oz.
bottles at $2.72. (Horlacher was a friend's fathers' beer of choice-
altho' he was probably a big spender since he bought the cans (case
price- $3.09)- we occassionally "borrowed" a few cans. They looked like
this-

http://www.falstaffbrewing.com/tabho...1805_small.jpg

and tasted like...well, like cheap beer.

Horlacher did make a very interesting (only occassionally brewed and
hard to find) called "Perfection". That was nice stuff and was probably
pretty reasonable (I can't even remember beer prices from the 70's g )
even tho' it was the most expensive stuff they ever brewed.

http://www.falstaffbrewing.com/LotImg242.jpg

The most expensive domestic beer in 1964?

Michelob at $2.25 a six pack (versus Bud at $1.25). What later became
the most expensive US non-micro, Ballantine India Pale Ale, was a
bargain in '64 at only $1.42, 12¢ more than Ballantine XXX Ale ($1.30).