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7:01 pm
January 20, 2009
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corbinsa
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A buddy of mine once asked, “ever had a beer so bad you couldn't finish it?”
The short answer from me, and most of my other barley-pop bretheren was, “not only no, but HELL NO!”
While I've had some nasty beers (the midwest plural of beer), I don't think I've ever not finished one [on purpose]. Most of the beer we bought in college at American Beverage Co. in Terre Haute come to mind here, specifically:
- Pig's Eye Lean
- Pabst Ultra Light
- American
- Hamm's
- Iron City
- Indiana's Best
Note that all of these cost less per case than Coke or Pepsi, and that the “best” beer we typically drank was Milwaukee's Best Light, with the occasional Coors, Bud or Miller Light's, on payday. I found out the hard way, that any beer that had the words Premium, Best, or bragged about winning a contest more than 5 years ago, sucked bigtime.
Any of you guys had a beer you couldn't bring yourself to finish?
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Maybe it's my midwestern upbringing, but I find it hard not to finish a beer – whether I like it or not. Same is true of food on my plate, though. Or water in a glass.
I heard about a pizza flavored beer a while back. That probably wouldn't be a beer I could finish…
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4:46 pm
January 23, 2009
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Hugheser
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I've been known to chug a pitcher in order to not waste beer. Like your mom tells you, “There are starving drunks in 3rd world countries. Now finish your beer!”
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Post edited 1:06 am – March 10, 2009 by Andy Murphy
Post edited 1:07 am – March 10, 2009 by Andy Murphy
Post edited 1:08 am – March 10, 2009 by Andy Murphy
Corbin, your post was prescient:
http://www.beeraday.net/beer/h…..ate-stout/
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There are bad beers and I will most certainly set a beer down.
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Pretty rare for me not to finish a beer, so when I do toss one out it's pretty memorable.
There have been two occasions since I moved to the US over 4 years ago.
The first was Sam Adams Cherry Wheat…. it was so sickly sweet with artificial cherry flavouring I couldn't finish it. That was about two and a half years ago.
The second was last week. Gordon Biersch Blonde Bock, a crappy tasting lager on steroids… grainy, sweet, and pallid, smelling grassy and catty. I managed 3/4s before I poured it. Wasn't worth the pain.
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4:25 pm
March 9, 2009
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PFern
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All beers have a purpose, whether it's a light 'freshing cooler on a hot day or a ripe malty buzzer after shoveling snow. Some beers unfortunately fail no matter what the intent. Here are mine, mostly from Washington State and the great Northwest.:
Pearl Light: Bland, tasteless, almost briney. May make a good contact lens solution in a pinch.
Milwaukee's Best: Oily and bitter, but not in a good way. A ripoff even at less than $3 a 12 pack ( long ago in college).
Rainier: They had the best TV commercials that beat Budweiser to the Talking Frogs gimmick by 20 years. Many moons ago it used to be a good refreshing everyday working-man, have a cold one after clear-cutting-the-mountainside kind of brew. Then General Brewing bought them and turned it into something putrid. They're gone now.
Lucky Lager: Nasty bottom shelf stuff that only underage drinkers favored, given the low price (high school memories again) The twist-off caps had cool little puzzles on the inside though, so it wasn't a complete loss.
Generic “Beer Beer”: White label on a squatty brown bottle that says simply “Beer” looks like it came out of a cartoon. It's Lucky Lager in disguise but it was only $2.49 a 12 pack back then.
Ah… memories.
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