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clinker

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 11, 2014 - 02:02am PT
All these commercials for beer that tastes like crap. Bud, Coors, Miller...
BuddhaStalin

climber
Truckee, CA
Dec 11, 2014 - 03:03am PT
Bud and coors are both delicious in their own idiom. Blue moon needs to die off. Fat tire is also bland and beige. Shock top, lingenflugelendorf or whatever can also go down the drain. Sam adams standard, blah...oktoberfest is tasty from them though.
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Dec 11, 2014 - 03:15am PT
Pumpkin - anything, Magic Hat brands continue to disappoint...
BuddhaStalin

climber
Truckee, CA
Dec 11, 2014 - 04:02am PT
Concur.
tradmanclimbs

Ice climber
Pomfert VT
Dec 11, 2014 - 04:37am PT
I no longer drink but some of my friends tell me that heady Topper was not up to the hype?
steve s

Trad climber
eldo
Dec 11, 2014 - 05:40am PT
O.E.
donini

Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
Dec 11, 2014 - 06:06am PT
Coors
Coors
Coors
And I can't forget....
PBR
bookworm

Social climber
Falls Church, VA
Dec 11, 2014 - 06:16am PT
you know the old joke about coors (or fill-in-the-blank), right?

how is coors like having sex in a canoe? it's f** too close to water for me


but on a hot, hot, hot summer day an ice-cold domestic (bud, etc.) goes down nicely


for everyday, i like sam adams (especially their octoberfest and winter lager); for flavor, give me a left-hand milk stout; avery's ellie's nut brown ale; rogue's hazelnut nectar
Bad Climber

climber
Dec 11, 2014 - 06:18am PT
With very few exceptions, the only bad beer is no beer. Deep in the heart of Kansas on a solo coast-to-coast epic tour, I once drank Bud Light, and I was happy to get it. It was refreshing given the heat/humidity, and I drank two 24 oz's with no buzz effect! Boy, that stuff is almost water. Still, better than no beer, fo' reelz.

BAd
couchmaster

climber
Dec 11, 2014 - 06:20am PT
All I have to add is that Bud's market share if finally settling the direction towards where I'd expected it to be all along. Proving that I'm an idiot for believing that people (in general) are not idiots or have any taste at all. A chart of the top beers in the USA confirms that again.


I'd propose an alternative name for this chart I linked - "BEER WHICH WHEN WARM TASTES LIKE PEE".

Buck Wilde

Boulder climber
Oregon
Dec 11, 2014 - 07:36am PT
Fat Tire = swill
BuddhaStalin

climber
Truckee, CA
Dec 11, 2014 - 07:46am PT
PBR is the absolute most overrated rotgut outside of old e and the like. People drink that sh#t up because its so hipster-chic. It tastes like sh#t, is too bubbly, and leaves my stomach not happy.
coolrockclimberguy69

climber
Dec 11, 2014 - 07:46am PT
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.

There, I said it. Still doesn't stop me from drinking it by the crate, though.
east side underground

climber
Hilton crk,ca
Dec 11, 2014 - 07:58am PT
+1 sierra nevada stale ale
this just in

climber
Justin Ross from North Fork
Dec 11, 2014 - 08:12am PT
Buddhastalin knows what's up.

I'll add 805 from Firestone.
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Dec 11, 2014 - 08:14am PT
You guys haven't had what was sold as beer BITD in the USSR.
Anything mentioned here is nectar compared to that swill.
apogee

climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
Dec 11, 2014 - 08:16am PT
I saw a piece on Bloomberg news a short while ago about the craft beer industry- they said that in spite of the boom of craft beers in recent years, such beer sales still only make up about 5% of the total sales in the country.

Proof that, no matter how advanced the potential of this society, the majority will prefer to live in their familiar squalor.
BuddhaStalin

climber
Truckee, CA
Dec 11, 2014 - 08:19am PT
Add firestone DBA. Otherwise firestone makes some damn fine beers.

Gotta love to hate sierra nevada green label. I love it, always tasty and tastes the same out of a can. So many good beers turn to sh#t when put in a can. Sucks, because I love me some cans.

Coors is way underrated IMHO, banquet coors, not coors light. Big difference in taste. Someone will slip one to you one day out of its can and you'll like it;)
zBrown

Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa
Dec 11, 2014 - 08:19am PT
Falstaff
Lucky Lager
Brew 102
Country Club Malt Liquor
Rheingold
Busch Bavarian

Big Brown Jugs


No - there really was a beer named Big Brown Jugs

There was a club at one time called the Low Brew Society - I wonder
BuddhaStalin

climber
Truckee, CA
Dec 11, 2014 - 08:19am PT
Marketing and advertising is key....
stevep

Boulder climber
Salt Lake, UT
Dec 11, 2014 - 08:40am PT
Stella Artois. Another hipster beer.

But in Belgium, it's basically the equivalent of Bud. Cheap, and drunk by the gallon at sporting events.
clinker

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
Topic Author's Reply - Dec 11, 2014 - 08:49am PT
This is an education.
Tork

climber
Yosemite
Dec 11, 2014 - 08:50am PT
I love the green labels

Bud tastes like an overripe banana

I hate Blue Moon
BuddhaStalin

climber
Truckee, CA
Dec 11, 2014 - 08:51am PT
Stella is more caloric than it would seem too. Ive always thought it was alright. Nothing more. Far better than a Heineken.
WBraun

climber
Dec 11, 2014 - 08:53am PT
There's rumor Obama will be taking all beer away from America.

I heard it on Fox news ......
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Dec 11, 2014 - 08:56am PT
...and he is going to give it all to the illegal immigrants.
I heard that, too.
apogee

climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
Dec 11, 2014 - 08:58am PT
I don't understand why anyone drinks most any of the aforementioned swill.

If I was faced with most of the above choices, I'd figure out a way to get what I really like. Or skip it altogether.
MikeL

Social climber
Seattle, WA
Dec 11, 2014 - 09:29am PT
Try Gulden Draak.
BuddhaStalin

climber
Truckee, CA
Dec 11, 2014 - 09:37am PT
Coors is a wonderful sports beverage. Even the worst beer can taste delicious when presented at the right moment. If I was hiking out of somewhere, all hot and tired and someone came up at me with an ice cold michelob ultra, Id drink that sucker right down with a smile on my face. And Id want another.
BuddhaStalin

climber
Truckee, CA
Dec 11, 2014 - 09:51am PT
I had my nose turned up at the macrobrews for the longest time. But If someone blind tested you with macros and micros of the same sort of lager and pilsner variety, you might be surprised and even embarrassed. I was surprised at the outcome of the reintroduction and instantly sold. Macro has its place :)
GDavis

Social climber
SOL CAL
Dec 11, 2014 - 09:56am PT
PBR. What the F.


Really? This is what were doin'?
Willoughby

Social climber
Truckee, CA
Dec 11, 2014 - 10:15am PT
Making a consistent Pilsner is really, really hard. There's nowhere to hide! I'll drink some of that swill, and often prefer a bud, PBR, Tecate etc. on a hot day. I'm not snobby about it, but I cannot take Corona. I'll just have water, thanks.

That first sip of SNPA sometimes stops me in my tracks with how much I like it. Tastes vary, and that's a good thing, but to me, it's god damned delicious.

Pliny is alright, but I wish those Russian River retards would pronounce the guy's name right. Drives me bananas.
'Pass the Pitons' Pete

Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
Dec 11, 2014 - 10:33am PT
Up here in The Great White North, Miller Genuine Draft is marketed and actually sold at a higher price. It tastes the same - crappy! - as it does in the states.

I got a thirty box once for the wall. Never again! That crap is so fizzy, you open it warm and half of it boils over on your ledge. Blech.
BuddhaStalin

climber
Truckee, CA
Dec 11, 2014 - 10:42am PT
Sierra nevada green label is a mainstay of mine I say. Theyre making some great beers these days, though this years beer camp was a bit of a letdown for me. Celebration ale this year is better than ever, fresh hopped. Im a bit of a sierra nevada addict and have been for 20+ years. Its good.

I remember when MGD first came out, along with bud dry....blech to both and agreed on the bubbles.
Willoughby

Social climber
Truckee, CA
Dec 11, 2014 - 10:58am PT
Speaking of bubbles, Rolling Rock is something I've never quite understood. It was CHEAP in college though.
BuddhaStalin

climber
Truckee, CA
Dec 11, 2014 - 11:00am PT
Ditto, and Henrys was quite the staple. Used to love that stuff when I wasnt drinking age yet.
The Larry

climber
Moab, UT
Dec 11, 2014 - 11:22am PT
selfish man

Gym climber
Austin, TX
Dec 11, 2014 - 11:32am PT
any IPA (with very few exceptions)
limpingcrab

Trad climber
the middle of CA
Dec 11, 2014 - 11:38am PT
Any dark beer.
StahlBro

Trad climber
San Diego, CA
Dec 11, 2014 - 11:45am PT
Heineken
Fat Dad

Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
Dec 11, 2014 - 11:48am PT
Wow, tough room. Fat Tire, Sierra Nevada, Heineken. Really? All terrific beers. There are better no doubt, but those are all solid, good drinking brews.

Back to the original topic: Bud Light and PBR. They're cold and contain alcohol. I'll take them where there's nothing else but, apart from that, they're swill.
The Larry

climber
Moab, UT
Dec 11, 2014 - 12:24pm PT
Flaming 40's are way overrated.

zBrown

Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa
Dec 11, 2014 - 12:48pm PT
Here's 36 more. I've always had a soft spot for Olympia since it was the first one I ever drank.

Ranked here

http://deadspin.com/36-cheap-american-beers-ranked-638820035

Oh what kind of love is this
that goes from bad to worse

clinker

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
Topic Author's Reply - Dec 11, 2014 - 12:55pm PT
zBrown, great find.

so if Bud Light Lime were any good at all, it would be a little leap forward. But alas, the alleged lime flavoring in no way resembles people food. Bud Light Lime tastes like green Froot Loops soaked in thigh sweat.

Keystone separates itself from the rest of the crap pack by augmenting the typical stale/sour flavor profile with notes of brown bananas and green armpits. Keystone is worse than Heineken and murder.

26. Bud Light. Tastes like printer paper and often gives the impression of unfreshness, which is alarming given the high turnover. There's a very good chance you and Bud Light will join forces at some point over the holiday weekend, and that's all well and good, but please don't take it into the bathroom with you. I used to clean bar bathrooms, and an overwhelming majority of the bottles left in the john at the end of the night were Bud Light. Bud Light dudes are afraid of leaving their beer unattended, as if they have reason to worry about the fate of unattended beers. I suppose there's something apt about these beers ending the night on top of a urinal. It's like a little story about the nitrogen cycle.
zBrown

Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa
Dec 11, 2014 - 12:59pm PT
Anybody try Sweet Josie (besides Clint Eastwood)

or her ale?


or Cooter Brown?


There sure are a lot of beers out there.
clinker

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
Topic Author's Reply - Dec 11, 2014 - 01:04pm PT
5. Pabst Blue Ribbon. It took me a few years to come around on PBR, probably because I was the sort of dipshit who worried about what message my beer was sending. Now that I'm liberated from such petty concerns, I can tell the world, "Hey, look at me spend $14 to get all-day drunk on clean, nondescript beer that tastes like Budweiser is supposed to."

dave729

Trad climber
Western America
Dec 11, 2014 - 02:11pm PT
thought it said: Over rated Bears that became super famous.

50 Most Overrated Things Ever
This is a definitive list.
You cannot argue with these facts but you should try.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/kevexboy/50-most-overrated-things-in-ever-a6qr
zBrown

Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa
Dec 12, 2014 - 05:43pm PT
Not sure why The Big is there but, Ava Gabor isn't.

Or for that matter, Bridgee Bardee


Unranked as of today. Probably the first and only beer I have not been able to swallow.

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