One place to look is Aldi's. They bring in a few German beers (nothing famous) every year that are decent and not expensive. I had a Lichter hefe last year that was quite good and this year a Feldschoeschen Maibock out of Dresden. My persona treat, which is a little pricey, used to be whatever Koelsch "The Andersons" (a local large "general store") had--but sadly they went out of business this spring. We've seen Sunner, Gaffel, Frueh, and Reissdorf here (all from Cologne), but they run ca $3 for a half liter bottle or $10-12 for a 4 pack of 0.33 L.So, won't lie, I'll try different craft beers, but I have a few standbys.
Mine are Shocktop (Belgian and Shandy), Leininkugal (biffed that spelling) and Sam Adams Summer and October.
What is everyone's reasonably priced standbys?