If you’re heading to Vancouver Canucks games this season and planning to grab a drink, the menu board at Rogers Arena shows only modest changes from last year - unless you’re after a smaller beer or a soda.
The biggest beer price adjustment is barely a blip. A 24 oz pour of Molson Canadian, Coors Original, and Granville Island now costs one cent more after prices ending in 49 cents were rounded up to the nearest 50 cents.
That means Molson Canadian moved from $19.49 to $19.50. At that price, the 24 oz Molson Canadian is still a dollar more than the equivalent serving at an Edmonton Oilers game.
The smaller 12 oz beers took a more noticeable jump. Those went up by 25 cents across the board.
Molson Canadian (12 oz): $10, up from $9.75
Coors Original (12 oz): $11, up from $10.75
Granville Island (12 oz): $12, up from $11.75
Fans looking for something beyond beer will still find liquor, cocktails, coolers, and wine at the bars inside the concourse, along with additional beer choices on tap and in cans.
The non-alcoholic side of the menu looks different too. The Canucks appear to have moved from Pepsi products to Coca-Cola products. PepsiCo had been the exclusive supplier for the Canucks and Rogers Arena since 2011, but its products are no longer listed.
The cheapest Coca-Cola option is a medium soft drink at $8, which is a dollar more than the $6.99 the Canucks charged last year for a bottle of Pepsi.
Water remains unchanged at $6.25, while a Minute Maid juice is now just a penny more at $7.50, compared to Dole juice at $7.49 last season.
For fans wanting a sports drink, a Powerade will cost $8.50, up from the $7.49 price of a Gatorade last season.
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