Fighting the good fight
| quote: Originally posted by rburg: There are good reasons to drink bad beer. First and foremost, if you're underage. After that, if its cheap enough.
Truth. As a nearly-broke college student, my go-to order for a weekend of parties was two 40s of Mickeys malt liquor and a 12 pack of PBR, which worked out to just under $10 after tax. Like $9.97. So for a $10 bill, I could get nice and buzzed two nights in a row (each night involving drinking a 40 first and then maintaining with 3-5 PBRs), and have a few extra PBRs to hand out to friends or cute girls. So cheap beer definitely had its place for me. But nowadays, I'm exactly the opposite. I'd rather have one really good beer than a larger quantity of subpar beer. |
| Posts: 33457 | Location: Northwest Arkansas | Registered: January 06, 2008 |
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Get my pies outta the oven!
| quote: Originally posted by 83v45magna: I remember a cheap beer that seemed to hit the market when I was at college in 1983: Meisterbrau. Truly awful. It tasted like what you imagined it would be like if you drank a crappy, cheap beer that someone had put a cigarette out in. Seriously. Had I not just opened it, I would have shined a light down in the can.
It was THAT bad.
Makes me wonder if the hipsters would like that too.
Oh yeah that brings back some…interesting memories of being in high school in the late 80’s-early 90’s and paying an older guy I worked with in a restaurant to buy us suitcases of that “beer”. It was cheap, it was awful tasting but it still gave you a good buzz! When we had extra money we’d get him to spring for the big bucks beer then: Miller Genuine Draft
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| Posts: 35160 | Location: Pennsylvania | Registered: November 12, 2007 |
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| quote: Originally posted by 6guns: Dharma Initiative beer?
Niceeeee If you're going to do a flash sideways, might as well have a buzz on. |
| Posts: 17224 | Location: SF Bay Area | Registered: December 11, 2003 |
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Staring back from the abyss
| Lucky was always a go-to. The bottle caps had little rebus puzzles printed on the inside. It was great on tap as well.
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| quote: Originally posted by drill sgt: Remember back in the late 60"s here in south Louisiana "jacks", "falstaff" ,and "pearl" are just a couple that I can remember. Am sure there were others out there in the same catagory. ...............y... drill sgt.
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| Posts: 13055 | Location: Pride, Louisiana | Registered: August 14, 2002 |
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The wicked flee when no man pursueth
| My Grandpa was a Hamm's man. After the stage of drinking whatever I could get my hands on or cheap, I tried to be a beer snob. While I still enjoy a Saison or trappist beer on occasion, I have found that I really prefer a good Lager. Guess what I drink most of as of late? Hamm's and Miller Lite. They're refreshing and cheap. Don't knock the oldies.
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| Posts: 4268 | Location: Contra Costa County, CA | Registered: May 28, 2004 |
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| I remember as a kid, the adults would be drinking Schaffer beer. Of course we would sneak some sips here and there. My one one Uncle was a Bud man. I get instant headaches from that beer. I think its the rice. When I was old enough to drink Miller genuine draft was my choice. I went to many college parties with Olympia beer as the only thing to drink.
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| Posts: 3985 | Location: Sparta, NJ USA | Registered: August 16, 2002 |
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Seeker of Clarity
| quote: Originally posted by Schmelby: Rolling Rock. I think it was from Pittsburgh. Anything kids could get their hands on.
Very close. Latrobe PA (where the Pgh Steelers do their training camp). Milwaukee's Best -- aka. the Beast Dirt cheap. If we had the money, we'd spring for Busch. $16 a case. It was a lot more, but they were also 16s, so you could enjoy 25% more of a crappy beer. Of course, that 25% was now warm, and thus 100% crappier. |
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