April Fool's beer

We all talk about how great it would be to brew thsos or brew that. Just curious what your thoughts are on what an intentionally horrible beer would be, like an April Fools joke.

Don't hold back. Let's hear your ideas for the most putrid thing you could intentionally brew that would actually work.

I'll start with a blonde ale with chicken stock in the secondary. Happy early April Fools Day!

PS - I realize this is probably a stupid thread but I am bored.

This may not be as bad as adding chicken stock but I've made Christmas Malt Liquor. I don't have the recipe handy but I remember it being maybe 2/3 6-row and 1/3 flaked corn with very little bittering hops. I bottled it in 40 oz bottles and made labels with off-color Christmas themes. The problem was, after bottling all I planned on giving away, I still had a half keg or so of nasty malt liquor!

Buffalo Chicken Lager.

I don't have any recipe ideas ATM, but I do recommend REALLY small batches......

a BMC clone?

hogwash said:

a bmc clone?

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lol

10 lbs 2row
10 lbs black patent
5ibu

Not really an April Fool's joke, but I made a blonde IPA. Looks like a BMC, but has about 90 IBU's and 7.5% ABV. Still in the primary at the moment.
Tom

hogwash said:

a BMC clone?

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Nice. It only took five posts for someone to turn this into a bmc-bashing thread. I had the over/under at 3.

Egg-Drop Ale

I've hot some spicy heartburn ale. It was 2nd runnings on an iipa but I can't give the stuff away.

Force carb some water with a touch of yellow food coloring, bottle, and serve. Then wax poetic about how it's the best beer you've ever made, and how you can't wait for them to try it and tell you what they think.

Snakeabob said:

Force carb some water with a touch of yellow food coloring, bottle, and serve. Then wax poetic about how it's the best beer you've ever made, and how you can't wait for them to try it and tell you what they think.

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Why all the BMC jokes?

Do whatever Schlitz did in the 60s that resulted in "snot beer."

Ex-Lax breakfast stout.

Snakeabob said:

Force carb some water with a touch of yellow food coloring, bottle, and serve. Then wax poetic about how it's the best beer you've ever made, and how you can't wait for them to try it and tell you what they think.

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carltjones said:

Why all the BMC jokes?

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I don't think this was intended as a bmc bash. It'd be quite funny to try. See how the placebo effect works on people. A beer that's not even beer. See how many of your friends act drunk after a few. Add some nerf characteristic without the alcohol

The Ovaltine Beer Beer-Baron made. maybe a little more Hops to give the effect of an IPA and to overpower the sulfur smell so it's not a giveaway.

The Carbonate water with food coloring idea is pretty good too.

Carbonate black coffee. That would be easy and quick. Looks just like a stout.

Carbonate with helium (is that possible?). Besides the funny voices, you would have to call it a light beer

I have had an actual clamato beer. Not half bad if you like clamato.

Antifreeze...

Teromous said:

Antifreeze...

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Don't do that anyone.

I have make sure my kids avoid your house on Halloween.

passedpawn said:

Carbonate with helium (is that possible?). Besides the funny voices, you would have to call it a light beer

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Genius.

passedpawn said:

Don't do that anyone.

I have make sure my kids avoid your house on Halloween.

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Haha I was hoping common sense would prevail.

You could always pour some Ipecac in the bottles!

Bernie Brewer said:

Nice. It only took five posts for someone to turn this into a bmc-bashing thread. I had the over/under at 3.

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I suppose it was obvious but I couldn't resist.

A "gentleman" at my local HB club brought in a bottle of 7 year old beer that he was having a hard time getting rid of. Being one to never pass up on a free glass of beer, I said I'll have some. The beer was was his HOG style flavored with horse radish, onion, and garlic. After about three sips I had to dump it out. :cross:

I wonder if you took yellow food coloring, water, and a cup of vodka and force carbed it - could you convince someone it was a very light pilsner?

Smirnoff Ice clone

240 minute IPA
30-40% ABV
150 IBUs

oyster stout

Hulud said:

oyster stout

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A friend of mine (an HBT member as well) made an oyster stout a few months back, and it was delicious. It only had a very subtle brine flavor, but it was very good. If you make this as an April Fools joke I'll be a happy recipient of your sense of humor!

Bernie Brewer said:

I don't have any recipe ideas ATM, but I do recommend REALLY small batches......

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I'd say ATM would be a bad beer...perhaps that should be discussed elsewhere. (j/k)

Instead of "wasting" a batch come up with a recipes for a dark beer without any of the grains that add the dark color or vice versa. April fools doesn't have to mean something that tastes bad, but can be even more effective with something that tastes great but entirely different than it looks.

Stauffbier said:

A friend of mine (an HBT member as well) made an oyster stout a few months back, and it was delicious. It only had a very subtle brine flavor, but it was very good. If you make this as an April Fools joke I'll be a happy recipient of your sense of humor!

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lol really?

i love oyster and i love stouts but i didnt think it would work

were they raw oysters or cooked ones?

Hulud said:

lol really?

i love oyster and i love stouts but i didnt think it would work

were they raw oysters or cooked ones?

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He put raw oysters (shell and all after shucking) in the boil. I don't recall how many he used.. It was superb beer, and I won't touch an oyster with a 10 foot pole! Yet, I still enjoyed it!

hmmmmmmmmmm i may have to try this sometime then

Northern brewer has a video about a commercial oyster stout. Supposedly its pretty tasty

well dont i look like a jackass now... lmao

Oyster stouts are amazing

brownribbon said:

Smirnoff Ice clone

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I am constantly asked to make this.

Teromous said:

I am constantly asked to make this.

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What is your response when asked? I was asked to make a Bud Light Lime clone once.

I tell them I'll drink one of my beers, and then pee back in the bottle.