WALGREENS BEGINS SELLING $3 SIX-PACKS, STAMPEDE FROM WAL-MART ENSUES

Walgreen’s quietly rolled out its own a private label beer in December. Big Flats 1901 has a suggested retail price of $2.99 for a six-pack of cans and is now available in more than 4,000 locations. The beer is made by High Falls Brewing in Rochester, N.Y., which also makes Genesee brand beers. After trying the beer on his Comedy Central television show comedian Stephen Colbert declared himself not drunk enough to enjoy it, but suggested it might be the perfect beer to drink AFTER drinking beer that “costs more than a carnival goldfish.”