Cheap bland tasting beer.

[Jrb1979]

 

I think I'm going to have some Sam Adams Summer ale now. I need something cold that I can drink fast because its feels like its 106 degrees outside. 

Fixed it for you. 

[RaoulDuke79]

 

Fixed it for you. 

I like Summer Ale....I think the just put a different label on it and call it Cold Snap in the spring. 

[Jrb1979]

They taste completely different. Cold snap has more of a hoppy taste. 

[RochesterRob]

 

 

I used to drink Little King splits at Happy Hour in college. Briefly. I didn’t need to do it too many times to discover it was no coincidence that the most excruciating headaches of my life were to follow. I just might opt to die of thirst before having another one. 

 

I get that people love craft beers, but in summer heat I like a nice light (and often cheap) beer....but it has to be COLD. The key to beer is COLD! 

 

I preferred Molson, but I didn’t have a problem with Labatts, but I have a Canadian buddy who calls it something....I can’t type here. 

  Where I am at lately Molson does just as good as anything else for a comparatively inexpensive beer.  Heineken is a beer that is OK but to my taste palate a little skunky and has the headache issue.  A fellow the next room over from me while at junior college many years ago had a 10 cu ft fridge stocked with Heineken so when he was "buying" for the floor that is what we had.  I think that his dad threw him a few bucks to keep the Heineken there for an impromptu visit from dad.  Really was not all that often I had to make do with piss beer.

[snafu]

It feels hotter than the face of the sun outside today. I just spent a couple hours working outside and keeping hydrated with PBR. Perfect beer for the situation.  It isn't my favorite and it isn't what I would drink with dinner, but summertime is for lighter beers in my estimation.  

[RaoulDuke79]

5 minutes ago, snafu said:

It feels hotter than the face of the sun outside today. I just spent a couple hours working outside and keeping hydrated with PBR. Perfect beer for the situation.  It isn't my favorite and it isn't what I would drink with dinner, but summertime is for lighter beers in my estimation.  

Seriously....Its only mid 80s here, but it feels like the hottest day ever. I had to let the dog out at 4 am and it was like walking into a sauna outside. We finally got some cloud cover and it's at least bearable for now. I had to stop an get my bearings when I was mowing this morning. I felt like I was going to pass out.

[frostbitmic]

Had a couple Molson's on the golf course today. I much prefer something cold and crisp on a 90 degree day than most of the craft stuff.

[CountDorkula]

15 hours ago, frostbitmic said:

Had a couple Molson's on the golf course today. I much prefer something cold and crisp on a 90 degree day than most of the craft stuff.

When its summertime in GA and I want a beer on the golf course I have even done a mich ultra, just to get that cold crisp as you described.

 

Drinking heavy beer in the summertime on the golf course is a recipe for vomiting everywhere. 

 

Winter beers are my favorite,  Porters, Stout, dark ales etc.

 

Though I am on a gose or Berliner weisse kick right now. 

[Not at the table Karlos]

On 9/3/2018 at 1:18 AM, Fadingpain said:

Go into any hip bar in the DC area now (where drink prices are pretty expensive and most people can afford whatever they want, more or less) and you know what you will see as much as anything?

 

Miller Lite, Bud Light, Coors light.  I used to make note of it all the time.

 

As to how people drink that piss water is beyond me.  It literally makes me ill--gives me a stomach ache--and is just the worst tasting garbage in the world.

 

It is incredibly popular.  I think it comes down to the power of advertising.

 

 

 

 

Exactly how I feel about craft beer. 90% of the craft beer I've had tastes like someone dumped an ash tray into some water and called it beer.  The other 10% had potential but still tasted bad. I try to like it but they taste horrible

Edited September 4, 2018 by Not at the table Karlos

[RochesterRob]

31 minutes ago, Not at the table Karlos said:

Exactly how I feel about craft beer. 90% of the craft beer I've had tastes like someone dumped an ash tray into some water and called it beer.  The other 10% had potential but still tasted bad. I try to like it but they taste horrible

  Kind of how I feel about most craft beers.  Most taste as though they were the result of a dare to combine random ingredients found in the kitchen and garage. I will say that if you are willing to taste test quite a bit you will find your way into a very good product from time to time.  As I have hinted at before in this thread that if I feel spendy on my weekly budget I am at the point I will drop an extra 20 on top notch grilling meat instead of a 6 pack (or less) of craft brew.

[Soda Popinski]

Different beers for different times.   I don't drink the same thing all year long.   

[Not at the table Karlos]

13 minutes ago, RochesterRob said:

  Kind of how I feel about most craft beers.  Most taste as though they were the result of a dare to combine random ingredients found in the kitchen and garage. I will say that if you are willing to taste test quite a bit you will find your way into a very good product from time to time.  As I have hinted at before in this thread that if I feel spendy on my weekly budget I am at the point I will drop an extra 20 on top notch grilling meat instead of a 6 pack (or less) of craft brew.

I agree with this. I did find a mango something or other ale that was pretty good. Still had an odd after taste.  The Danny Trejo commercial a while back where he was a craft bartender and said "I brewed it in my bathtub" is pretty much how I feel these people make it. 

 

[Soda Popinski]

And randomly dumping hops into a vat of beer and calling it "Craft" isn't always a good thing.  I've had IPAs that were disgusting because people haven't learned how to balance flavors they just pour and pray.    

 

IPAs are the most overrated beer in existence IMO.

[rockpile]

16 minutes ago, Soda Popinski said:

And randomly dumping hops into a vat of beer and calling it "Craft" isn't always a good thing.  I've had IPAs that were disgusting because people haven't learned how to balance flavors they just pour and pray.    

 

IPAs are the most overrated beer in existence IMO.

 

I enjoy Founders All Day IPA (4.7% ABV). It comes in a can and a 15 pack is about $17 at Wegmans. It is very refreshing after a hot day out in the sun.

[Soda Popinski]

2 minutes ago, rockpile said:

 

I enjoy Founders All Day IPA (4.7% ABV). It comes in a can and a 15 pack is about $17 at Wegmans. It is very refreshing after a hot day out in the sun.

I'm sure there are good IPAs out there, but for every one good one I believe there are half a dozen stinkers.   

[teef]

i don't know why people get bend out of shape by this.  i drink quite a bit of light beer.  to be honest, i'll drink anything.  if i'm at a bills game or drinking for a period of time, i always drink light beer.  i'll have a good beer or two to start, but for extended drinking, i go light.  i just get grossed out by drinking too many craft beers.  especially ipas...they turn my stomach after a while.  genny light, coors light, blue light, bud light...i'll drink them all, right in your !@#$ing face.

[GG]

A different beer for a different mood.   But please don't call yourself a craft brewer when your craft is overhopping every recipe.  The whole point of pilseners is to be lighter & crisper than an ale.

[teef]

30 minutes ago, Soda Popinski said:

And randomly dumping hops into a vat of beer and calling it "Craft" isn't always a good thing.  I've had IPAs that were disgusting because people haven't learned how to balance flavors they just pour and pray.    

 

IPAs are the most overrated beer in existence IMO.

i'm so over them.  there are a few that i enjoy, but every time i go to a bar with a good tap selection, i'm sifting through all the ****ty ipas, trying to find a solid one.

38 minutes ago, Not at the table Karlos said:

I agree with this. I did find a mango something or other ale that was pretty good. Still had an odd after taste.  The Danny Trejo commercial a while back where he was a craft bartender and said "I brewed it in my bathtub" is pretty much how I feel these people make it. 

 

was it from lockport?  my wife brought home a six pack of mango beer, and it wasn't terrible at all.

[RochesterRob]

9 minutes ago, teef said:

i don't know why people get bend out of shape by this.  i drink quite a bit of light beer.  to be honest, i'll drink anything.  if i'm at a bills game or drinking for a period of time, i always drink light beer.  i'll have a good beer or two to start, but for extended drinking, i go light.  i just get grossed out by drinking too many craft beers.  especially ipas...they turn my stomach after a while.  genny light, coors light, blue light, bud light...i'll drink them all, right in your !@#$ing face.

  A game will affect my drinking plan.  Almost better to have coca-cola and rum to relax and not need to visit the piss sink during a crucial moment in a drive versus downing a couple quarts of fluid that will come calling within the hour.

[WhoTom]

36 minutes ago, Soda Popinski said:

And randomly dumping hops into a vat of beer and calling it "Craft" isn't always a good thing.  I've had IPAs that were disgusting because people haven't learned how to balance flavors they just pour and pray.    

 

IPAs are the most overrated beer in existence IMO.

 

Agreed. While I enjoy an occasional IPA - like Founders, mentioned above - too many of them seem to be overhopped just for the sake of doing it. I have a friend who loves IPAs. He offered me one called "Hop Stoopid." I had a feeling I wouldn't like it so I just poured a taste of his into a glass and tried it. Let's just say the beer is appropriately named.

 

I haven't seen this in a long time, but Sam Adams used to make a Boston Ale. (Not their flagship Boston Lager.) Boston Ale was the most perfectly balanced beer I've ever had. I wish I could find it again. Goose Island Honker's Ale is a close second - I usually stock up on it when I find it on sale. Goose Island was bought out by Anheuser Busch a couple years ago, but so far the quality is still good.