Regional Beer Slang

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  1. Hop-Droppen-Roll

    Hop-Droppen-Roll Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2013 Minnesota

    I recently conducted a trade with a guy I met in an online nerd group for a seperate hobby, it was his first trade. He's from Massachusetts and calls his liquor store a 'Packy'. I didn't know they called it that. @markdrinksbeer can you confirm?

    Anyway, the reason I'm posting is to ask about other regional beer slang. Also curious if anyone can tell me where the term 'packy' comes from.

    Also, the theme of this thread feels vaguely familiar, so if this thread's been done before, I apologize. Feel free to nuke it if that's the case.
     
    #1 Hop-Droppen-Roll, Oct 24, 2014
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  2. MistyS

    MistyS Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2013 Massachusetts

    Packy is definitely a MA term!

    Edit- short for package store i think (convenience store, where you can get beer)
     
    #2 MistyS, Oct 24, 2014
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  3. NJTransplant

    NJTransplant Initiate (0) Oct 16, 2014 California

    In Philly beer store is a Distributor, and Liquor store is just how it sounds.

    For NJ I just called it the liquor store or whatever the name was, didn't have anything special I called it.

    Here in CA its "I'm going to go outside...and buy beer"
     
    #3 NJTransplant, Oct 24, 2014
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  4. Hanglow

    Hanglow Pooh-Bah (2,051) Feb 18, 2012 Scotland
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    We use "offie" as in off license, our version of liquor stores
     
    #4 Hanglow, Oct 24, 2014
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  5. Hop-Droppen-Roll

    Hop-Droppen-Roll Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2013 Minnesota

    That makes sense, seeing as the industry term for such a place is 'off-premise' or 'off-sale' (where it is purchased and taken away before consuming).
     
    #5 Hop-Droppen-Roll, Oct 24, 2014
  6. MrDave

    MrDave Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2013 California

    I never heard "bomber" until coming here. Assumed it was am east coast thing.
     
    #6 MrDave, Oct 24, 2014
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  7. Hop-Droppen-Roll

    Hop-Droppen-Roll Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2013 Minnesota

    Ha - this guy kept calling them Pint bottles. I suppose it's pretty close to an imperial pint, yeah?
     
    #7 Hop-Droppen-Roll, Oct 24, 2014
  8. beerluvr

    beerluvr Pooh-Bah (1,900) Jan 2, 2001 Canada (ON)
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    Here in Ottawa "A two four" is another term for a case of beer (24 bottles/cans) as in "I'm picking up a two four of Molson Ex, eh?" :grinning:
     
    #8 beerluvr, Oct 24, 2014
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  9. MrDave

    MrDave Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2013 California

    22s
     
    #9 MrDave, Oct 24, 2014
  10. Hop-Droppen-Roll

    Hop-Droppen-Roll Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2013 Minnesota

    I thought that was throughout Canada.
     
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  11. gillagorilla

    gillagorilla Pooh-Bah (2,691) Feb 27, 2013 Maryland
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    Bud Heavy. I learned about it after working an MMA event for a friend. So, weird.
     
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  12. Hop-Droppen-Roll

    Hop-Droppen-Roll Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2013 Minnesota

    An imperial pint is a little over 19 US ounces, so somewhat close. I just don't think he knew what else to call them. He has good taste in beer he just does't know all the finer details.
     
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  13. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    I'd never heard bomber until I was on BA. Still haven't heard a non-BA person use the term bomber in real life, it's always 22s.
     
    #13 BBThunderbolt, Oct 24, 2014
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  14. rozzom

    rozzom Pooh-Bah (2,620) Jan 22, 2011 New York
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    This - plus using the MA "slang" mentioned in the OP isn't going to go down too well in the UK either...
     
    #14 rozzom, Oct 24, 2014
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  15. tbaker397

    tbaker397 Initiate (0) Nov 9, 2013 West Virginia

    Double deuce
     
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  16. MrDave

    MrDave Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2013 California

    Anyone else ever heard "bat and a ball" for "beer and a shot"? I heard someone from Boston say this once.
     
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  17. epyon396

    epyon396 Initiate (0) Jan 12, 2014 Pennsylvania

    I don't think the term "package store" is used around here at all (unless the people I talk to are idiots and someone else wants to correct me). It's just the "liquor store" or "state store".
    I've heard it north of Philly, and south of Philly, but never here.

    edit: semi-confirmed with my roommate. He looked at me like I was insane.
     
    #17 epyon396, Oct 24, 2014
  18. rozzom

    rozzom Pooh-Bah (2,620) Jan 22, 2011 New York
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    In NYC we call the liquor store "the stupid f**king store that can't sell beer"
     
    #18 rozzom, Oct 24, 2014
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  19. Kerrie

    Kerrie Initiate (0) Aug 24, 2012 Michigan

    Around here it's either just the liquor store or "party store."
     
    #19 Kerrie, Oct 24, 2014
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  20. jesskidden

    jesskidden Grand Pooh-Bah (3,145) Aug 10, 2005 New Jersey
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    "Package store" is (or was) also used in a number of other states - Texas, Mississippi, Wisconsin and Oklahoma are some I recall. The diminutive slang "Packie" I've only heard used in New England.

    And the similar legal term of "Package Goods" for bottled/canned alcoholic beverages is used in many other states. Here's a example from NJ's ABC Handbook:
     
    #20 jesskidden, Oct 25, 2014
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