The main reason we pay so much for alcohol in Australia is because we have ridiculous taxes in order to curb 'binge drinking'.

In Russia, they say "Drink and Smoke more! Pay the taxes on Alcohol and Cigarettes to help your country!"

In Australia we say [nosebreather voice]"Nyeh don't smoke, that's bad for you and causes cancer. Nyeh well don't go drinking because that's bad for you and causes violence and is as bad as smoking."[/nosebreather]

This country is the fucking pits. Punish the individual, not the alcohol.

How much is a handle of a mainstream beer at a pub/bar?

Depends where you are to be honest. Around my area and in the City, Northern Beaches, Eastern Suburbs, you're paying between $6-6.80 for a Schooner. Out in the Western Suburbs you can pay as low as $3.00, and I've seen Happy Hour advertised at the Maquarie Fields Tavern for $2.00 schooners.

. That's a schooner. Some places - Irish Pubs, Casino etc. serve Pints - Star City has $6 tap beers which is good IMO.

I had to look at this to work out what the fuck a Handle was :lol:

I only really drink pints anyway, but in vic you're talking about $3-5 for a pot, $5-6 for a schooner and $7-10 for a pint depending on where you are and the type of beer.

Something like Hoegaarden will set you back $15 for a pint though :oops:

The Great Southern Hotel on George St does $5 pints of Heineken for $5.

Are you sure Captain Obvious isn't your multi...?

this forum is entertaining.

Pure Blondes got me into beer, I was a CC drinker for a long time but was looking for a cheaper alternative so wanted to start drinking beer and a mate recomnded Pure Blondes and they are pretty much all I drink now. Pitty the rest of Australian mainstream beer is so shit, so over forcing myself to drink pints of Carlton whilst out

:lol: You'd bloody hope a $5 Pint was $5. "They don't put bourbon or nothing in it? :lol:

Man up and learn how to drink. There's nothing wrong with a pint of Carlton. I've been drinking coopers when I go out lately.

Funky should start drinking stout... you'll hate it but you'll look trendy and working class at the same time #winning

Ahhh that makes sense. A reasonably priced handle over here is $4 (AU$3) for all the mainstream beers (Speights/Tui/Lion Red/DB Draught/Export). We don't really have schooners here except for Irish pubs and other places serving specialist stuff like Monteiths and the fancy Eurobeers, which results in them being rather expensive.

At a country pub or sport clubrooms you can pick up a crate bottle (750ml IIRC) for $7 (AU$5.35) with a 'pony' to pour it into. Drinking from the crate at home is far more economical though, as 12 x 750ml are usually around $35(AU$27).

If an Australian wanted a alcosoaked holiday for next to nothing, New Zealand is the place.

Artfag :lol: Stouts are good in winter. Meal in a glass.

I miss the brashness of Speights beer :lol:

'crate bottles' cost about $7-10 over here, but they're a little bigger - 850ml (longnecks for everyone else). You can pick up a Strongbow longneck for about $6 though, value for money picking up two of those and getting pissed.

As for the last bit - what the fuck do you think NZ "ski season" is all about?! Once you factor in living expenses, it costs the same as a week on a ski resort in australia, but the alcohol is SO much cheaper.

Edited by afromanGT: 19/6/2011 07:14:35 PM

+1. No wonder it fits in with Dunedin - the perfect beer for when your power has just been disconnected, but it's cold enough to just put the contents of the fridge outside.



Tsk tsk tsk. Going to the snow is a classy way of getting ripped off.

Better to spend a couple of days at the snow, before dropping back into New Zealand's true problem drinking culture - going home, getting a crate and either getting ravaged at home with the funnel or at a flat party, before going to town and hitting the takeaways on the way home :p

Sorry...Any mention of New Zealand and Drinking instantly makes me think of this film.

Going to the snow gets you ripped off anywhere. But it costs the same to go to NZ to ski as it does to go to Thredbo...but getting pissed is cheaper and the ski fields are better quality over there. The nightlife in Queenstown this time of year is fucking mental.

You make a relevant point about Queenstown. Mardi Gras in Ohakune each year is excellent too.

Winter Festival in Queenstown is generally on par with O-Week, except classier and more expensive.



Hehehe

Classier than O-Week? Rich men turn a blind eye while their peroxide-blonde trophy wives get drunk off their silicon filled tits and sleep with ski-dudes (like surf-dudes, but with more clothing). It costs their husbands a lot of their husband's money for them to look that cheap :P

Was at my brothers place last night.. had some 12 yo Canadian Club, some JD single barrel, and... Absolut Vanilla shots :lol: Tasted like absolute ass. So horrible.

It wasn't my choice, I hate vodka, but i was already drunk so was like eh why not :lol:

Just in reference to the vomity, goonsacky, cratey, nakedy nature of the drinking.

Wait...so all three of those were in the one shot?

What a fucking waste of 12 year CC!

Nah, Absolut was seperate, sorry.

Try a Leather & Lace - Jack Daniel's and Peach Schnaps.

Scotch. Nuff said.

I can drink Carlton fine, I'm just sick of it as its pretty much all you can drink where I go out. Never pass up the opportunity for Coopers Pale on tap though =p~ can't stand it in a stubbie but its unreal on tap

They've only got Boags and Carlton draught on tap at Industry which shits me. They've been talking about getting more taps in. I like going into P.J O'brien's for a couple.

If you're on a budget and looking for cheap beer, up stairs (the fed square entry) at Beer Deluxe has $10 jugs of Brewers Bright Ale. It's not great beer, but it's drinkable and gets you pissed.

Last night was tops. $5 pints of Taxi at Three Degrees and then we moved on to Wow wine bar and ran into some Korean gent who shouted us all Johnny Walker Blue Label.

Bought a 6-pack of James Squires Pilsner on the way home. Must say I'm not really fond of it - I much prefer the Original Ale, and the Sundown Lager. Still, it cost $20, so i'll drink it. :lol:

Went to the Dolphin Hotel in Surry Hills after our exam today.
$5.50 schooners.

That's expensive.