We're fortunate to have good beer these days for about $1.50 per in a store. Then it's $7-8 in a bar.
When I started drinking, there was no good beer, unless you think St. Pauli Girl is. Or skunky Heinekin. One dive in Athens had dark Schlitz I liked. I could pop over the main street for lunch after German and make it across campus to chemistry the next period.
Dark Schlitz. I remember when Stroh came through. And someone would "import" Coors, which was thought to be superb. Then the Lite beers happened. I recall drinking a fair bit of Red White and Blue, which is cheapened PBR, or Busch, which is cheapened Bud.