Free Drinking, You Say?

Greetings, fellow beer drinkers, swillers, connoisseurs, sippers, guzzlers, and everything in between. Perhaps you found this blog by accident, or perhaps because you saw "free drinking" and said "I want in on that!" before being conned by yours truly. Now before you storm off in rage, allow me to explain the purpose of what you're reading: The Net Zero Beer - The free drinking challenge blog.

I've started this blog as a way of chronicling the various beers I drink, while simultaneously reviewing them, while also engaging in a challenge to do it all Net Zero cost. How, do you say? The answer, my friends, is simple.

The Empties Deposit Program.

In Ontario, where I live, much like a few select US states and other random provinces I've never been to, gives back ten cents per empty you return. And with the government (liquor control board of Ontario/LCBO) having a tight fist over distribution and cost, it's pretty consistent what you can expect in terms of price - between $1.25-$3.00 a beer. As such, it's an easy formula to see how many empties you have to return in order to afford a beer. And based on where I live (the fringes of a rural, medium-sized city), finding enough empties isn't an impossible task.

And naturally, I like drinking a variety of beers. The LCBO does a good job keeping a big variety of beers to try, so I suspect to have a lot of options. And in addition to my beer drinking, I also like to drink in different places. So, with all that in mind, the ultimate goal of this blog is to chronicle the random, hobo-esque journey to try all the beers the LCBO supplies, as well as find out how possible it is to drink for free.

I will be sure to give the basics of each beer, including price (that I paid), alcohol content, and perhaps some other random musings. There will be pictures. There will be virtually no scientific facts. It will be based heavily on my opinions. If you're looking to find informed, well-crafted opinions, prepare to be disappointed.

It'll be fun!.......for me.

Net Zero Drinking challenge:
$0.00
$0.00 - returned