Red stripe was my first import beer I drank on a regular basis after moving on from Miller light. It's crazy how good I thought it tasted back when I was 21 and how not-good it tastes now that I'm nearly 30. It's certainly no Yeti imperial stout, but it's also no Colt45.
Why get the paint off the bottles? I try hard to keep labels on bottles and bottle them appropriately, IE, put my stouts in stout bottles...But I'll never brew a light lager so...