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I once had a homeless fella ask me to buy him a beer by name: Voodoo Ranger. Which is like 9% alcohol, sold in 16oz cans. As casual drinkers drink less, maybe

• mynameishere 3y ago
  He must have had you pegged for a sucker. When bums spend their own money they are strictly economical. That means handles of vodka, fortified wine, or (maybe) something like Steel Reserve.
  • ChainOfFools 3y ago
    Or he's just a market savvy who understands his demographic. Ask your typical hipster beardo to gift you a handle of vodka and you're probably going to see the backside of an iPhone as he suddenly turns away to answer a very important call. But ask for a borderline craft brew with ironic graphic design themes on the can and you might get shown some semblance of mutual respect as a fellow man of taste and culture who has thoughtfully given him a guilt-free excuse to go in the store and help himself to some of the same.
  • gffrd 3y ago
    He did pretty well. He was our neigbborhood bum, and positioned himself outside the high-end grocer. He expressed enjoying his lifestyle, and seemed to relish his “role” … almost leaning in to cultural stereotypes and subverting them.