The Beer Calculator & Beer Saving Tips

[jeffrey]

This is not a usual news post, but nothing is usual when we get Nate and I get together. In our discussions of what upgrades we need to implement on this site, the calculators was one of the areas that was mentioned. It happened to be mentioned while we were drinking beer, and so it wasn't long before we were creating The Beer Calculator which tells you how much you are spending on beer each year.

If the beer calculator produces a number that is a bit of a shock, we also came up with 10 ways you can reduce the cost of drinking beer:

Avoid purchasing beer in bars and restaurants

If drinking outside the home, do so during Happy Hours

Purchase beer in bulk (by the case)

Buy beer at discount warehouses

Drink beer at a tailgate party if attending sporting events

Consider brewing your own beer

Make your first two beers your favorite and then switch to a cheaper brand after that

Buy beer on sale or that is discounted

Pour slowly and tilt the glass to reduce foam

Purchase beer that comes with coupons for meat, hot dogs or other BBQ items

Always take a designated driver - if you get pulled over after you have been drinking, you're going to pay a lot of money for the ticket, for a lawyer and for increased auto insurance.

Adopted from 10 ways to save on beer

[tinapbeana]

hehe, "Practical Frugality for GenX!"

[QueenOphelia]

Originally Posted by jeffrey

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Pour slowly and tilt the glass to reduce foam
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Adopted from 10 ways to save on beer

I think that is the no. #1 mistake people make when drinking beer. I traveled extensively in Germany, Belgium and Holland----3 countries that are renowned for their beer---and i was taught the "proper" way to pour and enjoy beer.

I recall a blustery evening in Monneickendam, Holland. I initially protest the thick head on my beer. The draughtsman laughed and told me to drink this and then we'll pour the "American" way with virtualy no foam. The taste was like night and day. The American way totally flattened the beer. It was no longer gloriously thick and fine bodied.

Try it the European way...pour your choice of a beer (preferably a nice import of decent micro/macro brewery) in a larger glass than you need and let the foam fly!