Drinking in Singapore is an expensive exercise.Everywhere else in Asia, a cold brew can be bought for as little as US$1 (S$1.28). But not so in Singapore where a single beer can set you back S$20 at certain upscale /迎合高层次消费者的 bars.
Enter Beer Market with its welcome “buy low, drink high” mantra /颂歌.
Using the concept of the stock market to price its brews/ 啤酒, punters consult the LCD screens displaying various beers alongside/ 在旁边 listed prices, volumes, changes and week highs — similar to what you find on a stock market screen — and watch as beer prices rise and fall according to supply and demand. Prices are updated every half an hour and hopefully the beer selected does not get too popular before the order is registered.
This is possibly the only place in Singapore where one prays for a market crash. While prices can start as low as S$7, expect to pay between S$12 and S$14 for a Stella Artois beer. Do keep an eye out though as there has been an instance where a beer shot up beyond the S$100 mark. For the trading fanatics/狂热者 expecting a “Boiler Room” scenario, don’t. Beers cannot be re-sold to another drinker in the hope of turning a profit.
Just head down with the sole purpose of buying a beer for less than you would next door.
Cheers!
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Singstyle Assistant
Upscale /’ʌpskeil/ adj. 迎合高层次消费者的 yíng hé gāo céng cì xāao fèi zhě de
Mantra /’mæntrə/ n. 颂歌 sòng gē
Brew /bru:/ n.啤酒 pí jǐu
Alongside /ə’lɔŋ’said/ adv. 在旁边 zài páng biān
Fanatics /fə’nætiks/ n. 狂热者 kuáng rè zhě
比起其他国家，在新加坡喝酒是件很奢侈的事。在其他亚洲国家，一杯冰镇啤酒/ Brew只要S$1.28。而在新加坡，一杯啤酒在比较高档点的/Upscale酒吧可以被卖到S$20。唯有在Beer Market，才有机会喝到便宜的啤酒，前提是必须抓准时机。
Beer Market加入了股市/Stock market 概念/Concept，将每种啤酒按照行情升价降价，并用LCD屏幕显示/Display出来，让酒客/Fanatics 直接能看到每种啤酒的即时价格，容量，变化情况。跟股市一样，只是这里卖的不是股票，而是啤酒。酒价每半个小时将更新/Update一次，顾客只要低价买入就行了。
酒价从S$7开始，一杯斯泰拉·阿托伊斯啤酒/Stella Artois beer 最好能在S$12至S$14之间。必须一直关注这酒市的行情，否则啤酒被卖到S$100也不是不可能的。
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Upscale /’ʌpskeil/ adj. 迎合高层次消费者的 yíng hé gāo céng cì xāao fèi zhě de
Brew /bru:/ n.啤酒 pí jǐu
Stock market 股票市场 gǔ piào shì chǎng
Concept /’kɔnsept/ n. 概念 gài niàn
Display /,dis’plei/ vt. 显示 xiǎn shì
Update /ʌp’deit, ‘ʌpdeit/ vt. 更新 gēng xīn
Stella Artois beer 斯泰拉·阿托伊斯啤酒 sā tài lā ā tuō yī sī pí jǐu
Fanatics /fə’nætiks/ n. 狂热者 kuáng rè zhě
