I've got another one:
Coozies. We call them "stubby holders" because... they hold stubbies! Lol.
We call certain bottled beer a stubby.
They're a shorter, fatter glass bottle. Google "Carlton draught stubby" or "victoria bitter stubby" to get an idea, compare it to a corona bottle.
The stubby holders also hold a can, so same diameter.
Also, what the heck is up with plastic bud light bottles on universal property?! Felt like drinking out of a coke bottle, terrible.
We also got a kick out of the aluminum (pronounced al-you-min-ee-um, not al-ooo-min-um) bottled beer? That was weird too[/QUOTE]
We call a coozie or koozie a cozy or can holder. I have also heard people call them bottle jackets
We see a few of them in the summer but they aren't as popular here. Maybe because our hot summer months are so limited?
We used to have stubbies in Canada. I remember seeing my Dad's Labatt 50 bottles in the fridge when I was a child. But in the early 80s? the long-necks came north of the border. I think more young women were getting into beer and found it easier to hold the long-neck bottles. Now, 99% of our beer is in long-necks.
We have had beer cans forever (lighter to take camping or to the cottage than toting glass bottles) but the plastic bud light bottles you would have to search for.
In Canada we call a case of 24 beer (bottles) a 2-4. Some pronounce it as a too-furr
And in the province of Ontario, all alcohol distribution is restricted by the provincial government. So we can't buy any alcohol in
Walmart, corner stores, etc. The Brewers' Retail controls mass consumption beer sales in special "Beer Store" buildings. It is no longer owned by Canadian brewers but a handful of large offshore corps. I haven't been in a Beer Store in years. The smell of hot stale beer and the sticky floors is a bit of a turn off. Depending on the time of day and the day of the week, it can also be a bit iffy to be in the dark parking lot. Some craft breweries have limited sales of their products onsite but while incredible beer, small breweries are not widespread throughout the province. We can buy wine, some beer and hard liquor in the LCBO store (Liquor Control Board of Ontario). These are a hold over from Prohibition. For example, my Mother will not go into either the LCBO or Brewers' Retail because of the old stigma of buying booze. So, I end up doing a white wine run for her every few months
LCBO stores can be beautiful stores in larger centres with wine demos, free magazines, etc. In villages & towns, they are small stand alone buildings with very limited selection. But in most truly rural areas, they are trailers in a gas station parking lot or a small separate room in a gas station. The tax mark up on wine & liquor is huge (easily 2-4x the US retail price) and its a significant source of the province's tax base. A few grocery stores also have small wine kiosks inside offering a limited selection of Ontario produced wines. We are now starting to see some larger wine sales in select grocery store chains in Toronto because of very recent legislation. However, this is limited to very large Ontario cities. Rural Ontario still deals with the LCBO and the Beer Store. This is not the case in other parts of Canada where beer & wine can certainly be purchased in Mom & Pop stores.
I have heard many interesting takes on this in North America. In Canada, many give up and just ask for "HP" sauce (which I don't think is really the same thing) or Lea & Perrins - the brand name
