OT - Worst Beer
Okay, there's all this stuff out there re: Rich Rod, the Quarterbacks, the NCAA, the Defense... So I've been tipping back a few of my favorite brews, and I got to thinking - "back when I didn't have any money, what was the worst beer I spent my money on?". The short answer is "too many", the longer answer goes like this...
I'm a 1982 high school grad so these beers are dated, but still suck. In no particular order, here are the beers my buddies and I drank to get a buzz: Goebel, Milwaukee's Best, Buckhorn, Hamm's and Schlitz.
So what's your worst beer? Happy Friday Night!
August 6th, 2010 at 11:18 PM ^
But I quite like PBR, despite the fact that I know it's a shitty beer. I used to live within walking distance of a place that had $3 pitchers six days a week.
August 6th, 2010 at 11:33 PM ^
It has to be good to finish in first place.
August 6th, 2010 at 11:59 PM ^
I agree, there's a reason it's got a blue ribbon. In the cheap swill category it's definitely one of the best.
I really like PBR and the Schlitz everyone knows of over the past 20 years has changed. Schlitz went back to the formula that they used when the beer was very popular and good. I had a new Schlitz a year ago and it was actually pretty good. So if you see Schlitz in bottles pick up a 6 pack and try it. It is better than it used to be.
August 7th, 2010 at 11:28 AM ^
....but is has to be ridiculously cold.
August 6th, 2010 at 10:52 PM ^
I cannot stand Keystone Light. Makes me burpy.
August 6th, 2010 at 10:53 PM ^
Good call - forgot about that one.
August 7th, 2010 at 12:03 AM ^
It's like Coors Light, only even skunkier!
August 7th, 2010 at 12:04 AM ^
30 stones were 12.99 including tax and deposit, but yeah that is one shitty beer
I actually enjoy me some Keystone. Maybe because I am still in college.
August 10th, 2010 at 3:00 PM ^
A 30 pack of stones was my go-to in college
August 6th, 2010 at 10:51 PM ^
It would have to be Red White and Blue Light. When my roommates and I didn't have any money, we'd drink Red White and Blue Beer. Then, one of my roommates decided he need to watch his weight, and went out to buy the light version. Regular was nearly undrinkable. Light stretched the definition of "beer" beyond reasonable limits.
August 6th, 2010 at 10:54 PM ^
Growling Gator Lager . . . about $5 a case when I was in school. Gave you terrible swamp gas.
Black Label.
Anything at a microbrewery in Utah. Some of it tastes all right, but none of it is stronger than 3.2.
August 6th, 2010 at 11:09 PM ^
My dad tried to drink every beer in the world and would often get a six pack drink one and leave the rest for us kids to steal. He had a 5 pack of Harley Davidson which i think was worse then motor oil (maybe it was and the quarters game lasted to long).
The next awful beer was National Bohemian out of Maryland and i think it was made from the silt of the Chesapeake. Just awful, but very cheap to buy a case in college.
August 6th, 2010 at 11:18 PM ^
I couldn't even beer bong it. Never a good idea. As a broke freshman, I knew it wasn't worth it.
August 6th, 2010 at 11:19 PM ^
August 6th, 2010 at 11:57 PM ^
TAKE IT BACK. That stuff is good as hell. That and Leinenkugel's Nut Brown, and come to think of it please don't tell your inner 12-year-old I like my Nut Brown.
August 7th, 2010 at 12:19 AM ^
from Leinenkugel's a "Worst" beer? I'm not so big on the lemon in the Summer Shandy myself, but the ber itself is anything but bad. One of the best commonly available brewers in the nation.
August 7th, 2010 at 12:52 AM ^
There's nothing like a shandy on a hot day. My vote for bad beer is Beer Thirty.
Beer thirty is awful. I thought it was a joke when I was handed one.
There is no such thing as a bad Leinenkugel beer.
You must love you some Berry Weiss then.
Leine's is not the worst brewer and I do tend to enjoy the occasional nut brown or amber, but people, really, summer shandy is lemonade beer infused with skittles. It's fine to defend the brewery, but the beer is subpar compared to their other offerings.
August 6th, 2010 at 11:23 PM ^
I never tried it. I'll admit--I was chicken.
August 6th, 2010 at 11:34 PM ^
You mean crazy stallion? I've had it. It's not the worst malt liquor I've ever had.
August 7th, 2010 at 12:27 AM ^
August 6th, 2010 at 11:36 PM ^
.......tastes like a keg that was left out in the summer heat for 5 weeks. It may be the oldest brewery, but that doesn't mean its any good.
Other horrible beers besides Rolling Rock:
1. Old Style (see my other reply)
2. Natural Light........its cheap for a reason
3. Black Label beer.........pretty sure you can't find this anymore and there is a reason for this.
4. little kings......yuck
5. any malt liquor......was made to get people drunk who don't know any better
6. Anything "Ice" including Icehouse....it may get you drunk but it tastes like shit.
***BTW my favorite "Stock" beer is Sam Adams, solid as it gets...................not to say that there are numerous other good beers out there, but that is my "go to" beer.
***I am 33 now, so my tastes have changed considerably over the past 10 years and I think age definetly affects how you rank you best/worst.
On the Sam Adams. Its probably not my favorite beer, or even what I'd label The Best. But, man, it's quality and goodness are as consistent as an atomic clock.
August 6th, 2010 at 11:39 PM ^
Not talking about cheap shit, but stuff offered at gatherings in normal, every day life.
Michelob Ultra and Bud 55. I drink one and I instantly hate America.
August 6th, 2010 at 11:42 PM ^
Winner
My wife thought it would be a good idea to try this. How she could have ever came to that conclusion is beyond me. I think even Budweiser knew that nobody would want to try it. Why else would it only be available in 24 oz cans? Any reasonable person would be like "Hell no, I'm not buying six of those!". One can though is all it takes to satisfy anybody's curiosity.
August 6th, 2010 at 11:42 PM ^
I might just be the only man alive who legitimately likes Steel Reserve. Though I do prefer the 24 oz. cans.
August 6th, 2010 at 11:51 PM ^
I know a number of people who like Old Rasputin but I, personally, am of the bent to imagine it is what used motor oil would taste if I ever cared to sample it.
August 7th, 2010 at 12:06 AM ^
"Your horse has diabetes."
August 7th, 2010 at 12:15 AM ^
don't bother me. They are water. Well, that's not BAD. I like water. So long as they're cold, eh. When I think of a bad beer, I mean a bad beer.
I don't care for Stella Artois at all. Bought a six when it was becoming "popular", drank one, and left the rest to waste in the heat all summer till I just tossed them.
I also think Labatt's sucks harder than my shop vac, but I'll bet I'm in the minority.
August 7th, 2010 at 12:18 AM ^
Well not so easy, High Life or Keystone.
August 7th, 2010 at 12:23 AM ^
August 7th, 2010 at 12:26 AM ^
Carte Blanca - tastes like ashtray and grapes.
... a good cerveza get victoria or pacifico clara.
August 7th, 2010 at 12:32 AM ^
I'll drink almost anything, but MGD is off the table. I think they must have wet, diseased dogs swimming in the kegs. Vile stuff.
August 7th, 2010 at 12:51 AM ^
August 7th, 2010 at 12:47 AM ^
Wild Blue, the blueberry lager from Anheuser Busch, just awful. Tastes like blueberry juice mixed with vinegar and dog vomit
August 7th, 2010 at 12:54 AM ^
"It's not a beer, it's a Falstaff."
Genesee Ice
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Seriously.....I'll bet if anybody on this board had a Genesee Ice, it would be the hands down winner (or loser).
Yes, a thousand times yes. I had never seen it before and it was a little cheaper than the rest of the cheap beers. I thought to myself 'how much worse could it actually be?' I just had no idea they made beer that tasted that awful.
Yes sir,
Way back in the 90's machine my buddy was coming home from Army boot camp and I was working as a maintenance man at a apartment complex(sorry,no Log Jamming stories). I was telling one of the old guy tenets about my buddy and he gives me this case of beer (Genesee cream ale???). Yadda, yadda, yadda, after floating a couple of kegs we break into the Genesee and.... To the people of this board, I've sailed the seven seas, I've drank a lot for our country, Genessee, Worst.Beer.Ever.
I don't know about this Genesee Ice, but it must be for S&M people for some weird savagery.
Also a moment of silence for Strohs, good old De-Troit beer RIP my old friend. Victoria's Bitter (Australian) is also the best mass produced beer I've ever had besides Guinness.
August 7th, 2010 at 11:12 AM ^
August 7th, 2010 at 12:15 PM ^
Just moved out to Pittsburgh and my buddies came down from Michigan for my bachelor party. They stopped in Ohio on the way and picked up a case of "Genny Light". 11.99 for a 30 pack should have tipped them off. I would love to paint the picture of the taste of that monstrosity, but they don't make words to describe its awfulness.
so i love jenny light as long as it is cold ... its chuggable and your paying 30-40 cents a beer and its even better if you get a keg ... its the ultimate get drunk on beer for cheap
and as this thread goes, i want everyone to man up, if someone gives you a beer, you drink it regardless of its name ... its still beer