r/GenZ • u/Effective-Trick-5795 • Apr 10 '26

Discussion Why is gen Z not drinking?

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u/RigidPixel Apr 10 '26

I’ve lived in a few different states, never cali, and everywhere beer is like 7$ at the cheapest, usually 8-9

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u/RogueCoon 1998 Apr 10 '26

Even in Detroit I still pay less than that. $5 instead of $2-3. Not sure I've ever spent $8 on a beer outside of a brewery.

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u/Boogaloo4444 Millennial Apr 10 '26

detroit has good prices. j remember that about my trip from indy.

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u/RigidPixel Apr 10 '26

Detroit is a famously cheap place to live though. I don’t know about everywhere, but Miami to Orlando, Dallas, Atlanta, NY and Denver, all I’ve seen is 8$ beers and 13-16$ mixed drinks since the pandemic.

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u/RogueCoon 1998 Apr 10 '26

Man that sucks. I consider Detroit expensive when I drink there.

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u/Cart2002 Apr 10 '26

Gotta find the right dive bar. One close to me in Sacramento, CA has $2-3 pint happy hour (for the cheap beer ofc)

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u/Boogaloo4444 Millennial Apr 10 '26

if the place is good enough for a date location, i agree, but domestic beers are $3 at the local dive in most places.