No worries OP. I have been a beer snob from my first taste of good beer. Craft is for enjoying. Bud light, coors, and my slam beer of choice, keystone is for getting utterly smashed. All beer has its purpose, some are just more refined than others.
So I am an ass for not liking what they serve and order something else? You want a bud drink a bud but for me I don't like the taste. Why pay 3 or 4 bucks at a bar for a beer if it isn't what I want?
I fall into the group of folks who won't touch anything BMC. Why give my money to a large corporation when I can support craftsmen? I also don't enjoy the taste and can find a more suitable "refreshing" alternative on a hot day. Heck, if nothing else, I can drink a glass of water then have a beer.
Meh...I love a great double IPA, but last night when I got to the liquor store and realized I left my wallet at home and only had $9 cash on me, a 12 pack of keystone light is what I brought home!
...now there are only 4 beers that I really can't stand: 1) flat beer; 2)hot beer; 3) skunked beer; and worst of all 4) no beer.
I bet even Budweiser would taste better at the brewery than what you can buy in the bars and stores.
Jayhem said:I still think too many "beer snobs" assume that the masses drink BMC because they don't like the taste of "REAL BEER". Most BMC drinkers I know drink the stuff strictly based on economics. When a 24-case of bud is on sale for $14.99 and a 6 pack of decent beer is $7.99 economics take over in the grand majority of beer drinkers minds. Sure they may indulge in a sixxer of the good stuff once in awhile but they like to drink and can't afford to drink much at craft brew prices.
I disagree. My local beer bar has specials on American microbrews on Saturdays for between $2.50 and $5.50. You can get a pint of craft lager or pilsner for less than a 12oz bottle of BMC. To me, it just comes down to an unwillingness to try new things.
Pilotpip said:It's funny that so many people bash on BMC. Yeah, they're big. Yeah, they're light American style lagers. Yeah, some people might like them. You know what? That's their prerogative. Why bash someone for drinking something YOU don't like? Being a dick is a great way to turn someone off to something.
There are a ton of great craft brews. There are a ton that suck. There are a ton of styles and that means there's a fit for everyone. I personally can't stand rye beers. Not my thing.
BMC are very good at what they do, and with tons of relatives who work at A-B in stl I can say you are hard pressed to find many who take the pride in their work that they do. Same goes for friends at Schlafly.
Give credit where it's due. BMC had the ability to survive prohibition. They also deliver a consistent product every time. You might not like it, but why look down on someone who does?
milesvdustin said:I'll never say no to a case of PBR....
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