BiG Flats 1901

[kenfyoozed]

I found out his week, that Walgreen ( US Store) is selling their our private label beer. Big Flats 1901 brewed by Genesee Brewing Co. It is selling for 3.49 a six pack. So i had to try it . Well better than expected. Im not much of a beer drinker. My choices are Coors, for everyday beer drinking, Sam Adams for when we go out to dinner, and Sapporo when we eat Japanese. My dad drank Miller Light, MGD, and SouthPaw . So thats what i grew up with and hate it. Thats waht i expected this to taste like. It surprised me, it had a very strong taste that seemed to disappear and finsih very smooth, almost watery. It had no lingering aftertaste like some beer i've had. So over all not bad, but i still would prefer my rum over any beer any day of the week. Quality over quantity. But next time your out at walgreens, pick some up and let us know what you think, not bad for 3.82 with tax.

[Bushman]

I heard the same thing on our local news. Personally I like a good micro-beer. In California Stone Brewery makes a good beer that I can buy in our state.

[Braz]

That is interesting. Around here the Walgreens stores don't sell alcohol, beer or wine. It is not a local regulation since all the CVS (competing drug store) do sell it.

Here's another interesting tidbit. At the start of prohibition Walgreen's was a single, small drug store in Chicago. By the end of prohibition it was a chain of stores covering the entire midwest US. The expansion from one store to hundreds of stores was the direct result of their sale of "medicinal" alcohol.