I stumbled across a link on the CBC website where a reporter from Calgary had called a number of liquor stores across Canada to find out the price of a dozen Labatt Blue. The Beer Facts indicates that the price in Ottawa is among the lowest (Yippee!). It’s sort of surprising to see that Ottawa came in with the third lowest price for a dozen Labatt Blue. Around here many people will make the short drive across the river to La Belle Provence to pick up a couple cases from the local dépanneur. I hear the King of Beer (Le Roi des Bières) in Aylmer is the place to go. ;)
If I remember correctly, Blue is considered a “local” brand across Canada so it doesn’t get nailed with the “premium” beer costs. Beers like Keith’s (my personal favorite) cost more here in Ottawa as it’s classified as an import since it’s trucked in from Nova Scotia.
Now, it strikes me as odd that the reporter would call a bunch of stores in different provinces yet leave out 2 provinces and 2 territories. Why not make those extra 4 phone calls and have a sample of pricing from each province and territory?
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I’ll make sure there’s some labatt just for you next week. ;)
Cheerio!
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Hehe, that’s OK. Don’t go out of your way to find some Blue for me, it’s alright. I’ll settle for some Keith’s.
What were the provinces and territories excluded? I know that beer in Quebec is less expensive than Ontario because there is open market competition instead of the crooked Beer Store.
New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island were both excluded as were the Yukon and Nunavut.
I still find it strange that Montreal is only a buck less than Ottawa. It must be all of the extras (deposit & taxes) that make the beer so much more here in Ottawa than across the creek in Aylmer.