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Originally Posted by ScreamingViking
Molson Golden? Lowenbrau in a bottle with a foil-wrapped bottle cap? I recall ads on American TV channels for it, though I'm not sure how much was available in Canada (nor other European brands). Apparently Miller had acquired the rights to brew it in North America in the mid-1970s.
I wasn't of drinking age until late 1989, but fully witnessed the globalization happen and saw the beginnings of the transition from Canadian labels to American ones (the Coors Light infiltration; Molson Canadian out, Bud in).
I also recall when Foster's Lager first became available. A friend and I had a cabbie deliver us a case via his older brother (pre-aforementioned-1989  ) and suffered probably my worst hangover to that point in life due to its consumption. Can't say I've had one since, proudly so. 
Thank gawd for the craft brewery industry today. Otherwise, my regular purchases tend to be Stella Artois and Heineken, with a few other Euro imports that I enjoy on occasion. I've given up on Molson and Labatt completely. |
Sounds like you are my brother from another mother. The memories...even the horrid hangover from Foster's....that I can relate to. I became of legal drinking age in 1987 (but let's just say that I had a very good early start).
There was also John Labatt Classic. Brador (the latter was drunk by me and my friends not for the taste but rather because it was higher in alcohol content). Labatt Porter. Popular foreign beers that were widely available back in the 70s included Heidelberg, Guinness, and Carlsburg.
My dad drank this stuff by the crate load:
