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- from $3.1040 to $3.1257 <\/strong>per liter for beer brands with less than 4.1% alcohol by volume (ex: Bud Light);<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- from $3.2786<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00e0 $3.3016<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>per liter for beer brands of not less than 4.1% and not more than 4.9% (ex: Miller Highlife);<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- from $3.4011 to $3.4249<\/strong> per liter for beer brands over 4.9% and not more than 6.2% (ex: Budweiser);<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- from $<\/strong>3.5151<\/strong> to $3.5397 <\/strong>per liter for beer brands with more than 6.2% alcohol by volume.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/a>A MINIMUM PRICE HIGHER BY 14%:<\/strong> According to Quebec regulation, the minimum price of beer yearly increase must reflect the Canadian inflation level, not Quebec’s. However, for the past 10 years, the annual average increase in Canadian inflation has been 1.6% compared to 1.4% for Quebec. This difference therefore slightly favored Quebec retailers by providing them with a minimum price 14% higher than if it had been calculated using Quebec inflation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Thus, the Quebec minimum price of beer for a 24-pack of Bud Light<\/strong> (4% alcohol) will rise from $25.40 to $25.58<\/strong>, an increase of 18 cents.<\/p>\n
That of a 24-pack of Molson Dry<\/strong> (5.5%) will almost reach the $29 mark, rising from $27.83 to $28.03<\/strong>, an increase of 20 cents.<\/p>\n
Now, will this affect current prices? Not necessarily, because the vast majority of retailers already sell their beer well above the minimum price, as we reported in a previous article (see here<\/a>).<\/p>\n
According to DepQu\u00e9bec<\/strong>‘s most recent beer price survey, only Costco and a few beer discount c-stores will be forced to raise prices and that, for some products only. See by yourself (taxes are not included).<\/p>\n
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\n\t Product<\/center><\/th> Alcohol Level<\/center><\/th> New
\nMin Price $\/L<\/center><\/th>Format<\/center><\/th> Liters<\/center><\/th> 2021 Min Price ($)<\/center><\/th> Current Prices Couche-Tard<\/center><\/th> Current Prices COSTCO<\/center><\/th> Current Prices IGA<\/center><\/th> Current Prices D\u00e9panneur RAPIDO<\/center><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n\n \n\t Bud Light<\/td> 4 %<\/td> 3,1257<\/td> 12 can. 355 ml<\/td> 4.26<\/center><\/td> 13.32<\/strong><\/center><\/td> 17.99<\/center><\/td> <\/td> 17.99<\/center><\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> 24 can. 355 ml<\/td> 8.52<\/center><\/td> 26.63<\/strong><\/center><\/td> <\/td> <\/td> 31.99<\/center><\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> 30 can. 355 ml<\/td> 10.65<\/center><\/td> 33.29<\/strong><\/center><\/td> <\/td> <\/td> 36.99<\/center><\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> 60 can. 355 ml.<\/td> 21.30<\/center><\/td> 66.58<\/strong><\/center><\/td> <\/td> 66.12<\/strong><\/center><\/td> <\/td> 66.12<\/strong><\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Coors Light<\/td> 4 %<\/td> 3,1257<\/td> 12 can. 355 ml<\/td> 4.26<\/center><\/td> 13.32<\/strong><\/center><\/td> <\/td> <\/td> 17.99<\/center><\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> 24 can. 355 ml<\/td> 8.52<\/center><\/td> 26.63<\/strong><\/center><\/td> 31.99<\/center><\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> 28 bot. 341 ml<\/td> 9.55<\/center><\/td> 29.84<\/strong><\/center><\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> 30.99<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> 60 can. 355 ml.<\/td> 21.30<\/center><\/td> 66.58<\/strong><\/center><\/td> <\/td> 66.12<\/strong><\/center><\/td> <\/td> 66.12<\/strong><\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Labatt Blue<\/td> 4,9 %<\/td> 3,3016<\/td> 30 can. 355 ml<\/td> 10.65<\/center><\/td> 35.16<\/strong><\/center><\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> 35.55<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> 24 bot. 341 ml<\/td> 8,18<\/center><\/td> 27.02<\/strong><\/center><\/td> <\/td> <\/td> 31.99<\/center><\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Budweiser<\/td> 5 %<\/td> 3,4249<\/td> 16 can. 355 ml.<\/td> 5.68<\/center><\/td> 19.45<\/strong><\/center><\/td> 19.99<\/center><\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> 24 bot. 341 ml<\/td> 8.18<\/center><\/td> 28.03<\/strong><\/center><\/td> <\/td> <\/td> 31.99<\/center><\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> 48 can. 355 ml<\/td> 17.04<\/center><\/td> 58.36<\/strong><\/center><\/td> <\/td> <\/td> 57.95<\/center><\/strong><\/td> 57.95<\/center><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> 60 can. 355 ml<\/td> 21.30<\/center><\/td> 72.95<\/strong><\/center><\/td> <\/td> 72.44<\/strong><\/center><\/td> <\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> 12 can. 355 ml<\/td> 4.26<\/center><\/td> 14.59<\/strong><\/center><\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Molson Canadian<\/td> 5 %<\/td> 3,4249<\/td> 24 bot. 341 ml<\/td> 8.18<\/center><\/td> 28.03<\/strong><\/center><\/td> <\/td> <\/td> 31.99<\/center><\/td> 30.99<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/p>\n Only cases of 60 cans of Coors Light, Bud Light and Budweiser sold at Costco will need their price to be raised to equal or exceed the new minimum price as well as similar products at the D\u00e9panneur Rapido.<\/p>\n
For the rest, it does not change anything, which does not mean that manufacturers and retailers will not take advantage of the increase to raise their own prices on the sly.<\/p>\n
This is still indicative of one thing: the time when beer was systematically sold at the minimum price is over.<\/p>\n
Still, Quebec remains a paradise for affordable beer in Canada, especially when compared to Ontario.<\/p>\n
This explains in particular why DepQu\u00e9bec’s<\/strong> articles about Quebec beer prices and translated into English are among the portal’s most popular outside La Belle Province!<\/p>\n
Cheers.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>As every year, DepQu\u00e9bec<\/strong> unveils the “Quebec Minimum Price of Beer Detector”<\/em>, an awesome tool to compare any beer price in any format whatsoever to the Quebec minimum price. Ideal for knowing if any price is closed or far away from the minimum price. DepQu\u00e9bec<\/strong> readers can download the English version for free by clicking HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here’s a good news for beer lovers amid a never-ending pandemic: because the year 2020 has seen one of the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":137932,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1738,223],"tags":[255,1631,1849,799,1850,1162],"class_list":["post-137917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beer-wine-alcohol","category-newsdep","tag-beer","tag-beer-prices","tag-biere-en","tag-costco","tag-prix-de-la-biere-en","tag-racj-en"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
- from $<\/strong>3.5151<\/strong> to $3.5397 <\/strong>per liter for beer brands with more than 6.2% alcohol by volume.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- from $3.4011 to $3.4249<\/strong> per liter for beer brands over 4.9% and not more than 6.2% (ex: Budweiser);<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- from $3.2786<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00e0 $3.3016<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>per liter for beer brands of not less than 4.1% and not more than 4.9% (ex: Miller Highlife);<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n