How Many Bottles of Beer Come in a "Case of Beer"?

[PRC]

Seeing the old pop / soda debate reminded me of this old Canadian argument, usually between people from the West vs East.  In the West (well BC anyways not sure where Alberta, Sask or Manitoba fall in the debate) we've always said a "case of beer" is 12 beer.  A container of 24 beer we call a "flat" or a "two-four".  In Ontario they say a "case of beer" is 24 beer...

Just how many bottles of beer actually come in a "case of beer"?

[derspiess]

Technically I think it's 24 across the board.  But IMO it's okay to call a 12-pack of bottles a case.  24 bottles is a pain in the ass to lug around.  For cans it always has to be 24.

[The Brain]

24 in the civilized world. I can't see myself killing VC for 12 beers.

[Barrister]

The prairie vote is in, PRC.

A case is always 12 beer.

A "two-four" is what you call 24 beer.  A "flat" of beer is acceptable if it is in cans.

[Ideologue]

A case is 24.  A 12-pack is a 12-pack.

[crazy canuck]

The prairie vote is in, PRC.

A case is always 12 beer.

A "two-four" is what you call 24 beer.  A "flat" of beer is acceptable if it is in cans.

Every person knows this to be true.  Anyone who thinks otherwise has been sitting in a nuclear plant for too long.

[MadImmortalMan]

Sounds like you canuckleheads are being cheated of half your beer. My sympathies.

[crazy canuck]

Sounds like you canuckleheads are being cheated of half your beer. My sympathies.

You couldnt pay me to drink an extra 12 bottles of the watered down stuff most Americans refer to as beer.

[HVC]

Sounds like you canuckleheads are being cheated of half your beer. My sympathies.

not all of us. those east of manitoba know the truth.

[Liep]

Others. 30 bottles.

[Zanza]

The most common sizes for beer cases are either 20 .5 liter bottles or 24 .33 liter bottles, but there are several other cases: http://www.systempack.de/flaschenkaesten.html

[crazy canuck]

Thats not a case.  That is a crate.

[Jacob]

They say case for 24 beers in the East? You sure about that? I always remember a 24 pack being a two-four back in Ottawa.

[MadImmortalMan]

watered down stuff most Americans refer to as beer.

Heineken?   


You're a couple decades behind the times on that front. We sold our shitty beer companies to the Belgians and started over.

[Liep]

Thats not a case.  That is a crate.

Then what is a case?