Land of Drinks!

I'm doing my best to translate from the French (Terre de Boissons). This may well only be of interest to those in the south of England, but I thought it better to post in the UK forum rather than the European one because, let's face it, Calais is mainly only of interest to the Brits. It's a new drink shop that's just opened in Cite Europe in Calais which I'd heard about, so made a point of checking it out when I was over there a couple of weekends.

http://www.citeeurope.com/W/do/centre/fiche-boutique-terre_de_boissons

No it wasn't the cheapest compared to Belgium, but there's nothing to compare it to in the surrounding area. Great choice, with the added bonus of having a few US imports- I was ecstatic to find Noble Pils for 1 euro 50 a bottle. They had every other 'mainstream' brewery covered (Dupont, Chouffe, all the trappists bar Westvleteren, St Bernardus etc etc) I walked away with 30 assorted bottles and only paid 50 euro. I'm heading back in June without a doubt! (Oh, don't buy Orval here- you can get it for 10 cents cheaper at Carrefour. )

 

You can also buy many cheap strong lagers in cans, from Oranjeboom 14% to Colt 45, for that authentic street hoodlum feel.