What beer, ale, or similar are you drinking? - 2022 onwards
Mar 20, 2022, 6:26 pm
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When I was a student at a university in Rochester, NY, the usual beer options at parties were Keystone Light or Genny Light. Both are equally disgusting.
I don't know why I was so set on trying this or what I expected. I should have known better. Blah.
-J.
I don't know why I was so set on trying this or what I expected. I should have known better. Blah.
-J.
Mar 21, 2022, 9:50 am
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Genesee was one of the first beers I tasted, coming of age in NE Ohio, and while it was my grandpa's favorite beer, I didn't care for it at all.
I was equally disappointed with Olympia, which was pretty much unavailable in Ohio, and somewhat of a forbidden fruit. Blech!
The one "old-timers" beer I thought was pretty good is Labatts 50. I can't find it here in CA though.
I was equally disappointed with Olympia, which was pretty much unavailable in Ohio, and somewhat of a forbidden fruit. Blech!
The one "old-timers" beer I thought was pretty good is Labatts 50. I can't find it here in CA though.
Genesee falls in the category of “Dad beers”, none of which appealed to me: Rheingold, Schlitz, Miller High Life, Piels, and so on.
Mar 21, 2022, 11:37 am
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I decided to try one more can of the Cream Ale -- maybe there was something wrong with the can I had yesterday.
Wasn't worth it -- poured it out after two sips.
-J.
Wasn't worth it -- poured it out after two sips.
-J.
Mar 21, 2022, 12:11 pm
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"Dad beers". I love it! Don't forget the "Dadliest" one of all, Burgie. Also Falstaff, Regal Select, and Fischer. Hamms is probably in there too, but it was actually quite good back in the 70s.
Mar 21, 2022, 3:05 pm
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The Dad beers to me were always Special Export, Heineken, MGD, and maybe Old Style. Though Old Style was also always the beer you drank at Cubs games...
Mar 21, 2022, 4:49 pm
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We're talking Dads in the 50s - 60s.Heck, MGD and especially Heineken are still popular now, among all ages.
Hamms is widely available as a discount beer, but it doesn't resemble the original in any way.
Mar 21, 2022, 5:03 pm
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Tne exception for me was Ballantine Ale. It was an IPA available across the US in the 60’s. My wife’s grandmother, a farm girl from upstate New York, would drink it. I tried it and recall enjoying it because it was different.
Mar 21, 2022, 6:48 pm
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Marble Brewing Safeword IPA. Mostly purchased for the name but it’s pretty tasty if a bit solventy from the 7.5% ABV. Very fruity hop profile but balanced by classic resiny hop flavors.
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Mar 21, 2022, 7:25 pm
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I am going to a party soon but I don't think any of them would really want to drink this.I do have a friend who would probably like it, but I won't be seeing him for several months.
-J.
Mar 21, 2022, 7:49 pm
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Hmm, could be good as a beer pong beer. One doesn’t exactly the play that with craft beers.
Mar 22, 2022, 10:52 am
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I made a chelada (a simple michelada) using the Cream Ale, some V8 low-sodium hot-n-spicy juice, and some salt and hot sauce. It was very drinkable, although I know it's the wrong kind of beer (though it works, I guess).
-J.
-J.
Mar 22, 2022, 11:37 am
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That’s quite inventive. Not that such a beverage would get within a foot of my lips, however.