My everyday $5 six pack is Yeungling

I can feel my mullet growing already. Decent beer for a cheap price.

As it happens one of my favorite beers in the world also falls under your category of cheap. Spaten Optimator is available locally (Athens, GA) for $10.99 per 12 pack. At 7.2% abv it's nearly twice the strength of most American macro lagers which means less recycling, less trips to the bathroom and it's so much better tasting. I think I'll have one right now.

A beer that packs one hell of a punch for not very much money is Steel Reserve. They make it in two strengths. The stronger one is over 7% and a 24 ounce can is available for under $1. Not necessarily recommended though but $2 worth and it's tomorrow before you know it.

For those die hard beer fans out there I recommend converting an old fridge into a keg cooler. I've had everything from St. Bernardus Abt 12 to Old Rasputin Imperial Stout in mine and the cost per serving is WAY below what the packaged beer runs, usually less than a Bud would cost.

You're not alone. I am a fan of it too and while I get kidded about it, I find it amusing that someone wrote a college essay about NL. At a beer store years ago another customer in line laughed at my 12 pack of Bud Light and held his 12 pack of Natural Light up in the air saying "I work for Anheuser-Busch and I'll tell you there is practically no difference between these two except marketing and price." So, there you go....

In Australia: Victoria Bitter... IMO a great mass-market, general purpose beer... wish Carlton would export it.

In the US: I'm partial to some of the Henry Weinhard's labels, esp. Private Reserve and Blue Boar... both cheap and good... but not widely known outside the Pacific Northwest.

Out here in California the best cheap beer is good old Pabst Blue Ribbon aka PBR there are bars around that just charge just one dollar for one and thats not even during happy hour

I'm in the PBR train as well... especially on nickel PBR nights.

Otherwise Yuengling is good.

I've also developed a taste for Fosters when they do $1.25 pints

In fact, anything from the Orlando Ale House when its cheap

the blue ribbon is great - used to get sixers of the PBR tallboys for $2.50 ^

JAX beer, purchased in Mississippi, dirt cheap and tasty. Of course the best cheap beer is any beer you are drinking, that you did not buy!!

Miller Lite, yes I get mad fun of all the time for it!

I am happy to spend what ever for a Paulaner (Munich) or Gaffel (Cologne) - both Germany out of the keg^

Hey, I love me some Shiner Bock!!! However, I have to say that I am loathe to put it in the cheap beer category. Shiner is far better than most of the beers that I think of as cheap.

And, out here in California, it isn't necessarily cheap. But, at least I can get it! ^

Miller Lite # 1 - standby is Coors Lite

busch beer, something like 12 or 15 dollars for a 30 pack. Perfect for a case race.

What was the brew that used to be sold in the barrel shaped bottles? Was it Utica Club? I don't remember the taste, just that you could really chug them!