Beer Drinkers’ Best Buys for The Super Bowl

With the “big game” not that far away (this Sunday, Feb. 5) you need to be planning your gathering. That includes liquid refreshments. The smart shopper takes into consideration many factors when he or she is out buying beer; bottles or cans, import or domestic, 12 oz. or 16 oz., and the two dominant factors quantity and price.

With this big decision upon many of us, I called the distributors in Missoula and here are their recommendations:

Keystone Light
Key Stone is COOL! Check out his commercials.
Photo courtesy Keystone Light
Photo courtesy Keystone Light
Old Milwaukee
A city that knows its beer.
Logo courtesy Old Milwaukee
Logo courtesy Old Milwaukee
Hamm's
From the Land of Sky Blue Waters
Image courtesy Hamm's
Image courtesy Hamm's
Icehouse
Best served cold, not good warm.
Image courtesy Icehouse
Image courtesy Icehouse
Busch
Don't you just love neon beer signs?
Photo courtesy mag3737's/flickr
Photo courtesy mag3737's/flickr
PBR
PBR you can find it almost everywhere. Quick go check your fridge.
Image courtesy Pabst
Image courtesy Pabst
Natty Light
Natural light poster designed by some guy on a slow day.
Image courtesy abrady11's/flickr
Image courtesy abrady11's/flickr

Saveonbrew.com predicts that Americans will consume 50 million cases of beer during the Super Bowl, and that's not including those that are put down at restaurants, bars or at the stadium. That's enough liquid to fill Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis (where the Super Bowl will be held) half way up.

While for many it adds to the enjoyment of the "big game," this binge drinking escapade is costly. That 50 million cases of beer will cost us $10.8 billion, which happens to be enough to purchase 10 B2 Stealth Bombers, according to Saveonbrew.com.

With that in mind, you may want to do some price comparisons before you stock up, even when shopping for items from our prestigious cheap beers list. Go ahead and give Saveonbrew.com a try. The site compares local beer prices for you at several stores just by entering your zip code.

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