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Mid 1970's Clemson memory.
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Mid 1970's Clemson memory.


Jul 11, 2019, 11:11 PM

When I was at Clemson, the legal drinking age was 18. I remember a beer run to what then was a local Giant Food World. Next to the actual name brand beers on the shelf, there were six packs of plain (and I do mean plain) white 12 oz cans with just 3 words on them in black block letters.

GIANT
FOOD
BEER

Never had the guts to try it, but I remember a whole case selling for what a six pack of PBR's or Budweiser was at the time. Does anyone else remember these, and if you tried them, what brain damage resulted?

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Jul 11, 2019, 11:15 PM

No memory of that at all and I graduated in 76. So maybe they ruined my memory.

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Re: Mid 1970's Clemson memory.


Jul 11, 2019, 11:50 PM

I don't remember that but do remember driving to state line liquor in GA since their drinking age was 18 for everything (when I was at Clemson late 70's early 80's liquor was 21 but beer and wine were 18).

Also remember - kind of :)
Bengal Ball with beer trucks with spigots on the side and unlimited refills. Amazing I can remember anything at after losing those brain cells.

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Bengal Ball was THE BEST!


Jul 12, 2019, 7:54 AM

Good Times for sure

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Jul 12, 2019, 12:42 AM

In the late 80’s their was a plan to drink a 6 pack of good beer, the first 2 per person and then we went to the beer of champion Milwaukee’s Best LITE. After a couple we couldn’t taste the difference if they were real cold and you drank them quick.

A case of Milwaukee’s Best Lite would go on sale for $7.99-8.99!!

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Jul 12, 2019, 1:30 AM

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Jul 12, 2019, 6:50 AM

I started in 79. I remember after class on Friday we would go to Red's Quick Stop (I think that was the name) and buy a very cheap case of cold Busch beer in the drive through. You didn't even have to get out of the car. I drank quite a few of those beers back in the day!

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Jul 12, 2019, 7:15 AM

Started Clemson in '79, and my beer of choice was Stroh's Beer. Had a Stroh's Beer light hanging in my room in Johnstone E section. Great memories!
GO TIGERS!!!

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Jul 12, 2019, 9:47 AM

I was there from 77 - 81. I fondly remember on Friday
around 5 a group from our hall would grab a dollar
and head to Tiger Town Tavern. They had $1 pitchers 5 - 7.

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The Bengal Ball


Jul 12, 2019, 11:03 AM

https://clemsonwiki.com/wiki/Bengal_Ball

What a party!

And university-sponsored!





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Jul 12, 2019, 12:53 PM

I went 77-81. There was a store at Hwy 76 and 93 that sold long neck Buds in returnable bottles for $7 a case in 1980. Went to summer school, worked the Census and kept Buds in the frig that summer. Good times.

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Ha! That bottom pic reminds me of the "Young Republican


Jul 12, 2019, 2:42 PM [ in reply to The Bengal Ball ]

Rally" that was held from time to time at the "Y" Beach back then. Doug Clark and the Hot Nuts.

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I've seen the picture of the girl for years on the internet


Jul 12, 2019, 3:08 PM [ in reply to The Bengal Ball ]

I wonder who she was and what she is doing to today.

I bet she never thought that one picture who last all these years.

I would be she still looks ok for her age today.

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Re: I've seen the picture of the girl for years on the internet


Jul 12, 2019, 4:46 PM

Karen Bergendorff, I was there at the same time. think she's head of her own capital finance group in Chicago now. She'd be about 58. Knew her a little bit, very nice.

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The Jimmy Buffett looking guy is a friend of mine.


Jul 12, 2019, 3:15 PM [ in reply to The Bengal Ball ]

He lives in Simpsonville.

I was there '78 - '82 but never made Bengal Ball because it conflicted with Dixie Day (where APO was the "officials").

Good times.

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Jul 12, 2019, 2:57 PM

Did it look like this?

http://breweriana.com/beer-cans-self-opening/giant-food-premium-beer-068-12-12847/

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Re: Mid 1970's Clemson memory.


Jul 12, 2019, 3:07 PM

No, it actually looked just like the can Rex123 posted, except it also had GIANT and FOOD above the word BEER. Or, maybe not. It was 40+ years ago, after all.

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1980 Clemson memory.


Jul 12, 2019, 3:19 PM

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