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Bar_Hop wrote: Bar Hop and The Only both do $5 pints on Sunday and WVRST does $5 pints on Monday.
Yeah, these limited ("select" OCB taps) one-day offers are pretty modest compared to the dirt cheap, everything on tap, multi-day deals in the States, but still decent value considering many draughts in T.O. run for $7.50 or higher.
And as I mentioned above, it's probably unreasonable for us to expect our good micro bars to offer American-style happy hours when they face higher costs and taxes and have more regulations to comply with.
Just using keg prices as an example, I know of several OCB draught beers that cost hundreds of dollars to purchase, whereas Bell's seasonal kegs sell for ~$100 in retail (i.e. including the store's markup). If a bar pays $80 for a keg of Bell's Octoberfest vs. $250 for Spearhead HSPA, that undoubtedly makes a difference in whether or not they can afford to offer rock bottom drink deals.
Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see $3 pints of Karma Citra at my local every Mon-Thurs, but I'm guessing the bars would already be offering this if they could do it without losing their asses. Presumably they can't.
At The Only it is all their taps on for $5 which can include Peche Mortel, etc... although they don't serve those beers in a pint glass. Still, $5 for a 16oz snifter of Peche...
And that's $5 with the tax in! Best craft deal in town I say.
ritzkiss wrote: At The Only it is all their taps on for $5 which can include Peche Mortel, etc...although they don't serve those beers in a pint glass. Still, $5 for a 16oz snifter of Peche...
And that's $5 with the tax in! Best craft deal in town I say.
Yeah, not as cheap as the Bryden's deal - which works out to about $2/glass - but better selection for The Only one (all taps vs. 4-5). I haven't been out that way in a while but $5 draught Peche is certainly a good reason to go back!
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