inaccurate beer descriptions

Why don't people understand that just because your dad and your dad's dad drank it doesn't mean its good. This beer shouldn't be shouldn't served, sold, or given away for free. This is pure butt pee in a can. Some one should petition congress and have there brewery shut down and burned. This a black eye on America's beer portfolio. I hate this beer.

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ludomonster said:

I like PBR. Sometimes, a low-hopped, crisp, light-bodied and refreshing beer is going to hit the spot.

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JordanThomas said:

My friends and I are far from hooting fratboys, but we have been known to purchase a floating beer pong raft and go out onto a sandbar in Grand Traverse Bay and rip out some beer pong! Canned Atwater Circus IPA ($3.99 six pack and not terrible) was our go-to. I don't understand why you bash it and paint all beer pong players with such a broad brush. And why are you hating on Newcastle so hard? It isn't my favorite either, but you seem like you have some sort of heir of superiority going on.

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trumpetbeard said:

Good hear someone else say it. I love me some fancy beers, but sometimes a light adjunct lager is the way to go. For the price PBR can't be beat. That is, unless you're in Wisconsin and you have classic selections like Hamms, Lacrosse, Schiltz, and Strohs to wash down your PBR. Whenever I'm back in Rochester Genny becomes my go-to.

That said, I've seen a pattern in beer descriptions lately claiming fruit flavors from lager yeast and using "juicy" malt character. I thought most esters, for that matter esters of any kind, were undesirable in lagers ('clean' being that adjective I most associate with lager yeast), and I just can't reconcile 'juicy' with malty. Hops sure, but malt flavors?

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fredthecat said:

i generally like PBR too for having a character, though maybe I too am falling victim to a brand image/set of ideas associated with a product.




im "hating on" newcastle because of what i just mentioned, brand image/advertising. newcastle is not bad, i'd drink it, i'd also drink heineken. however, they are part of the mega-macro machine. back to the main point of this thread, i know a lot of people who are in love with a brand of beer not because of taste but because of brand image, or a fraudulent idea of authenticity. perhaps i do have an air of superiority, i see it as being thoughtful.

and im very sorry if i am tarnishing the name of the great sport of beer pong in your eyes. i'll try to expand my horizons and join up for some lessons at the local rec centre.

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fredthecat said:

i generally like PBR too for having a character, though maybe I too am falling victim to a brand image/set of ideas associated with a product.

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fredthecat said:

im "hating on" newcastle because of what i just mentioned, brand image/advertising. newcastle is not bad, i'd drink it, i'd also drink heineken. however, they are part of the mega-macro machine. back to the main point of this thread, i know a lot of people who are in love with a brand of beer not because of taste but because of brand image, or a fraudulent idea of authenticity. perhaps i do have an air of superiority, i see it as being thoughtful.

and im very sorry if i am tarnishing the name of the great sport of beer pong in your eyes. i'll try to expand my horizons and join up for some lessons at the local rec centre.

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trumpetbeard said:

Good hear someone else say it. I love me some fancy beers, but sometimes a light adjunct lager is the way to go. For the price PBR can't be beat. That is, unless you're in Wisconsin and you have classic selections like Hamms, Lacrosse, Schiltz, and Strohs to wash down your PBR. Whenever I'm back in Rochester Genny becomes my go-to.

That said, I've seen a pattern in beer descriptions lately claiming fruit flavors from lager yeast and using "juicy" malt character. I thought most esters, for that matter esters of any kind, were undesirable in lagers ('clean' being that adjective I most associate with lager yeast), and I just can't reconcile 'juicy' with malty. Hops sure, but malt flavors?

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JordanThomas said:

Ugh... PBR... I live in a very interesting part of town. Often marked by the high population of "hipsters." I really hate that term, but I'll put it to you this way: The price of PBR in the last 5 years has risen by about 15%. The new PBR around here is Black Label. It's always stocked at the local stores.

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Getzinator said:

Never had black label. Where is your part of town?

Also I agree, hipsters make me think of womens jeans.

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JordanThomas said:

Ugh... PBR... I live in a very interesting part of town. Often marked by the high population of "hipsters." I really hate that term, but I'll put it to you this way: The price of PBR in the last 5 years has risen by about 15%. The new PBR around here is Black Label. It's always stocked at the local stores.

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trumpetbeard said:

I'm noticing that the fad for PBR is passing over and that Schlitz is coming the new trendy beer with the "hipster" crowd.

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trumpetbeard said:

To be fair, where I live PBR is still 3.50 for a 6-pack of 16oz cans. Ounce for ounce it's cheaper than Icehouse and Milwaukee's Best and infinitely better.

I'm noticing that the fad for PBR is passing over and that Schlitz is coming the new trendy beer with the "hipster" crowd. Which I find odd because the only people I know who drink Schlitz unironically are men over 60 from the upper midwest who hang onto their brand loyalty from their youth. It was common growing up there but after many years on the east coast it's just now eeking into bars and onto shelves (again?).

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