It’s the end of the month, and that can only mean one thing: I’m broke.

That said, I still managed to do my fair share of drinking. This week, the spotlight is on two cheap beer deals that don’t involve the words Ice, Keystone, Natural or Lite (never trust a brewer who doesn’t know how to spell “light”). Don’t worry about how these beers taste, they’ll get you drunk. Please binge responsibly.

Miller High Life is advertised as “the champagne of beers.” This brew hit the market in 1903 and is a quality beer at a quality price, according to its website. High Life is a beer for the everyman after he comes home from a long day at the steel mill. More realistically, this is a bargain basement brew for casual day drinking and preparation for burping contests. They aren’t kidding when they call it the champagne of beers: It is extra carbonated. While this element of the High Life experience may not seem particularly useful, remember in certain parts of the world the ability to control one’s gastronomical releases is the ultimate aphrodisiac. If that isn’t enough to convince you, you can pick up an 18 of pounders, equivalent to 24 12-ounce cans, at Tops for only $11.99 plus tax and deposit.

Sometimes I like to throw on a wool hat and type random letters into Pandora to listen to some indie group that only plays instruments they made themselves. When I do this, I accompany it with multiple Pabst Blue Ribbons. My mom makes fun of me when she catches me doing my hipster impression, but I don’t care, I love PBR. I especially love PBR tall boys. You get to pick exactly how many beers you want, provided you want a multiple of 24-ounces. These bad boys can be picked up probably everywhere you can buy beer, but I would recommend Graby’s, where they are available for $1.25 each.

—Compiled by Dylan Sorensen, staff writer, djsorens@syr.edu