在選舉承諾為安省帶來$1啤酒，雄心壯志的安省省長福特 (Doug Ford) 宣佈了”Buck-A-Beer Challenge”，鼓勵安省的啤酒商和生產商在8月27日起將低於5.6%酒精含量的啤酒，在長週末假期下調至$1。
Today we announced the return of Buck-a-Beer to Ontario, effective August 27. We're going to put consumers first, and give breweries the opportunity to compete on price. We trust Ontarians to make their own smart, mature and responsible choices. Promise made, promise kept! pic.twitter.com/IWNBmiHtns
— Doug Ford (@fordnation) August 7, 2018
不過似乎安省啤酒商的反應並不熱烈：
You definitely won’t see #FreshGLB take part in this. We believe in our brands, take pride in our quality and firmly feel that are current prices are very fair.
— Great Lakes Beer🇨🇦 (@GreatLakesBeer) August 5, 2018
Nickel Brook will not take part in the proposed "buck a beer" plan. We've always been about quality & don't aim to change that now, or ever. We have no intention in joining a race to the bottom. We stand with our fellow craft brewers in opposing this gimmick by Ford.
— Nickel Brook Brewing (@NickelBrookBeer) August 7, 2018
We place a high precedent on quality and freshness in our beer, and we choose to support the team of 130 that makes it all happen with @OnLivingwage. This and more mean we will not be pursuing the #BuckABeer program. https://t.co/9B3TfONfnL pic.twitter.com/JhevA6Md4H
— Muskoka Brewery (@MuskokaBrewery) August 7, 2018
BUCK-A-BEER: As an independently-owned brewery, we can tell you unequivocally that it is impossible to sell a beer for a dollar without compromising quality.
So, we’ve decided to respond… https://t.co/tElHdOTAJJ— Dominion City BrewCo (@dominioncitybc) August 8, 2018
We won’t be participating in #buckabeer. Our province has much bigger issues to tackle. The cancellation of the guaranteed income pilot in Lindsay will have a much greater impact on our local community.
— Bobcaygeon Brewing Co (@bobcaygeonbeer) August 8, 2018
至少Loblaws願意撐一撐活動，如果您不介意喝President’s Choice (PC)。由8月27日起在The Beer Store售賣的PC牌啤酒，12樽裝售$13.20；24樽裝售$26.40，口味如下：
PC 2.5 / PC Cerveza / PC Dry / PC Light / PC Genuine / PC Honey
PC在新聞稿中稱早於1992年他/她們已經在安省推出過Buck-A-Beer，今次再推出希望與安省人一同渡過開心的長週末。
優惠售價期間限定，各位請留意The Beer Store之公佈。