Worst CHEAP beer?
Feb 1, 2007 | 8:08 pm
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Feb 3, 2007 | 3:25 pm
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Natural Light Ice tops the list for me. It's one of the few cheap beers I cannot stomach.
Cheap beers have their charm just as a fine crafted beer does. Well, not exactly th same, but...well, you know what I mean. I'll drink them for a specific desired effect - a hurting stomach but a less hurting wallet. That said, I do actually enjoy a few which have already been mentioned. On that list is Shaffer, Carling's Black Label (not down south, though), PBR and Miller High Life - the champagne of beers (so they say...)!!
Cheap beers have their charm just as a fine crafted beer does. Well, not exactly th same, but...well, you know what I mean. I'll drink them for a specific desired effect - a hurting stomach but a less hurting wallet. That said, I do actually enjoy a few which have already been mentioned. On that list is Shaffer, Carling's Black Label (not down south, though), PBR and Miller High Life - the champagne of beers (so they say...)!!
Feb 4, 2007 | 2:08 pm
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Feb 4, 2007 | 3:45 pm
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At least this bear knows which one is bad for him
"A bear had apparently tried out and rejected the mass-market Busch beer in favour of local brand Rainier."
"A bear had apparently tried out and rejected the mass-market Busch beer in favour of local brand Rainier."
Feb 4, 2007 | 4:06 pm
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"A bear had apparently tried out and rejected the mass-market Busch beer in favour of local brand Rainier."
Feb 4, 2007 | 4:25 pm
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Hmm, I simply can't understand people who would argue about which US-produced beer is better or worse. This side of the Atlantic we have our on take on that:
Q: What do American beer and sex in a canoe have in common?
A: They're both f---ing close to water!
Q: What do American beer and sex in a canoe have in common?
A: They're both f---ing close to water!
Feb 5, 2007 | 8:31 pm
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I'm not a huge beer drinker.. usually go for Yuengling here in PA or Pacifico back in the southwest but there's some fairly good beers in the US.
Feb 6, 2007 | 8:07 am
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You're right. It's hopeless as long as UK pubs stock Bud Light and market it as a premium draft beer.
Feb 6, 2007 | 8:19 am
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Shiner Bock is not a bad beer at all, hard to find outside Texas. But I think the difference is that the 'mainstream' Beers in the UK are of a much higher quality than 'mainstream' beers in the US.
Feb 7, 2007 | 7:51 am
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I think the aformentioned Goebel's ($7 a case in college during the late '80s, we called it "joe-BELL", the beer of French kings") is the worst I've tried. I'd rather go without rather than sip that swill, which is saying something for me. I also cannot stand Rolling Rock.
Feb 7, 2007 | 8:31 pm
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Lagunitas (Calif), Abita (Deep South/Louisiana) and Yuengling (PA and surrounding areas) are three off the top of my head that come to mind.
I do like Sam Adams and it's marketed around the US but I wouldn't be shocked if they didn't even compete in Canada.
Feb 8, 2007 | 11:20 am
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I'd love to get my hands on a six-pack of Generic Beer, since I'm a big fan of Repo Man (the movie). It appears that one can buy single empties for collections off of eBay.
My vote for this thread is Schaefer and Stroh's.
My vote for this thread is Schaefer and Stroh's.