Buying Beer As A Homebrewer

[Joe P]

Carling had some very colorful and unique beer merchandise. I guess all the brewerys offered some kind of advertising. Around the Reading Pa area (again, dont go there) the Old Reading merchandise brings major cash for collectors.

 

[Joe P]

And then there’s the question: When you came of age and were finally able to buy beer “legally” - what was the beer you found that you really liked?

For me, it was St. Pauli Girl. Something about it at the time, it was so different. Me and my friends bought that all the time in our 20’s. This was before Sierra Nevada was even a thing.

Yeuingling Lager got me into the whole beer world. I still drink it 40+ yrs later

 

[jcfontario]

I’m in PA. Carling was my dad’s beer when I was growing up in 60s. Pretty much all he bought. I have his tray.

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And who could forget their classic "Hey Mabel" commercials

 

[Joe P]

Oh wow I forgot about Mabel. Gimmicks & phrases.
Tonight, let it be Lowenbrau
Shaeffer is the beer when your having more then one
It's Miller Time
Come to think of it, i'll have a Heineken
And of course The KING of beers, Budweiser
They all used them and today its sort of a forgotten pitch. Could be the massive amount of home brewers or the ipa craze. Whatever the reason the industry is still going strong.

 

[bwible]

Oh wow I forgot about Mabel. Gimmicks & phrases.
Tonight, let it be Lowenbrau
Shaeffer is the beer when your having more then one
It's Miller Time
Come to think of it, i'll have a Heineken
And of course The KING of beers, Budweiser
They all used them and today its sort of a forgotten pitch. Could be the massive amount of home brewers or the ipa craze. Whatever the reason the industry is still going strong.

How many can you get?

1. The beer that made Milwaukee famous
2. Its the water
3. Tastes great, less filling
4. It doesn’t get any better than this
5. The king of beers
6. The one beer to have when you’re having more than one
7. Head for the mountains
8. If you’ve got the time, we’ve got the beer
9. Make a ring. And then another ring and then another ring. Then you’ve got 3 rings.
10. Australian for beer

 

[Elric]

I’d heard boat stands for break out another thousand

This is 1000% accurate.

 

[Joe P]

How many can you get?

1. The beer that made Milwaukee famous
2. Its the water
3. Tastes great, less filling
4. It doesn’t get any better than this
5. The king of beers
6. The one beer to have when you’re having more than one
7. Head for the mountains
8. If you’ve got the time, we’ve got the beer
9. Make a ring. And then another ring and then another ring. Then you’ve got 3 rings.
10. Australian for beer

#9 have a Ballantine. The rings had words on them. Purity, Body & Flavor. I never tasted a Ballantine. I got the other ones except #3 Its the water.

 

[grampamark]

“The brew that grew with the great northwest”-Schmidt
“From the land of sky blue waters”-Hamm’s
“Mountain fresh”-Rainer
“Give yourself a Lucky break”-Lucky Lager
”Perfection in brewing”-Great Falls Select (pretty obscure; Select may not have had distro outside of MT)
”The national beer of Texas”-Lone Star

 

[bwible]

#9 have a Ballantine. The rings had words on them. Purity, Body & Flavor. I never tasted a Ballantine. I got the other ones except #3 Its the water.

“It’s the water” is Olympia. West coasters probably knew that one. It hasn’t been around for awhile, either.

 

[grampamark]

“It’s the water” is Olympia. West coasters probably knew that one. It hasn’t been around for awhile, either.

It’s still around, along with Rainer, Hamm’s, Schlitz and a few others. The trademarks are owned by Pabst; the beer is contract brewed by Miller.

Olympia was my beer of choice in the early 70s. At that time Coors wasn’t distro’d in MT and only the old guys drank Bud or Miller. The most popular brews were all from Washington; Oly, Lucky Lager and Rainer. Schmidt, brewed in MN, was popular with the college crowd (99 cent 6 packs of 16s). This was about 10 years before the Light Beer Era began.

 

[TheCache]

Any of you upper mid-westerners remember "The Friendly Beer"?

Grain Belt

 

[Mr. Vern]

let's not forget "Bitter Beer Face"

I get a kick out of it today... how many IBU's can you cram into a WC IPA?

 

[bwible]

Huh, I had no idea. Thanks!

 

[balrog]

How about Shultz and Dooley "it's hard to argue over a ______, because they put too much love into it"

 

[Joe P]

It’s still around, along with Rainer, Hamm’s, Schlitz and a few others. The trademarks are owned by Pabst; the beer is contract brewed by Miller.

Olympia was my beer of choice in the early 70s. At that time Coors wasn’t distro’d in MT and only the old guys drank Bud or Miller. The most popular brews were all from Washington; Oly, Lucky Lager and Rainer. Schmidt, brewed in MN, was popular with the college crowd (99 cent 6 packs of 16s). This was about 10 years before the Light Beer Era began.

 

[Joe P]

And lets not forget about the mascots and celebrities. From Spuds Macenzie to the Bud Weis Er Bullfrogs, Kairs Bear, Bob Euker & Rodney Dangerfield doing Lite Beer ads. John Madden smashing threw the screen for the same ad, i think it was Miller Lite. The WHATS UUUP guys, and Mark Hamill of NCIS fame starting out as the adman for Coors. Their pitch was Coors, is the one. All grabbing a piece of the action.

 

[Spartan1979]

How about Shultz and Dooley "it's hard to argue over a ______, because they put too much love into it"

Utica Club

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

I brew a decent amount of beer and I buy some, I like having different things on hand and sometimes I get done working on something and want something I can slam. Sure I've brewed kolsch and cream ales, but I dont always have one on tap so having a cheap can of a light beer around is convenient. I currently have a neipa at 7.5% and a british golden at 4.5% on tap, so I have variety in that sense but also I brew 15 gallon batches so buy craft beer for other variety and also to help me decide what I want to brew next. I do like supporting my local breweries ( @Brew_Dude41 if you get near mechanicsburg I reccomend evergrain) I can be stingy with my homebrew also, yes it's cheaper to brew then it is to buy but I put so much love and energy into it Haha, and as with plenty of others, I work 55 or more hours a week and have 2 middle school age girls, heat with firewood, maintain 15 acres 6 of which are mowed, the honey do list doesn't end, oh then hey, I think I'll brew this weekend... if I could brew as often as I wanted, I still would buy some craft beer, I like to try different things, but it would be far less. Oh, plus if I only drank what I brewed I would surpass the legal amount allowed for a homebrewer to produce in a year, granted I'm not the only one drinking it.... I swear..

 

[Joe P]

Utica Club

Don't know that one.

 

[lumbergh]

I went to the city the other day and picked up several four packs, and left a C-note behind.
St Bernardus Abt 12
Trois Pistoles
Celebrator
Gluden Drak - White bottle
Gluden Drak - Black bottle

I have a Belgian Quad on tap, as well as numerous bottles from over the years of my Quads, but just wanted something a bit different and as for the Celebrator, I have yet to brew a Dopplebock, but need to soon.

I want to drink beer at your house!

I'm in a "growler club" at a local brewery. I get 2 growlers worth a week. I have to pay for the whole year in advance, but it comes out to super cheap compared to paying retail prices ($24 for a 4 pack, no thanks). They release 2-3 new beers a week, so I have access to somewhat of a variety (they do tend to brew what's trendy, but will throw classic styles on occasion). Other than the club, I almost never buy beer because I have a hard time drinking the club beer.

I typically brew styles that I like that aren't as easy to come by like regular American stout. I only brew a handful of batches a year due to time constraints.

 

[Cameronl]

How about Shultz and Dooley "it's hard to argue over a ______, because they put too much love into it"

For beer advertising duos, I'm partial to Bert and Harry Piels for Piels Brothers beer. I've never actually had the beer as it's long gone, but I'm a huge Bob & Ray fan (you youngsters can look them up), and they did the advertising.

 

[bwible]

This is an old coaster I have in a frame. Never had the beer, it was before my time. I know it was a Philadelphia beer.

 

[KyBeer]

About 30 years ago there was a beer called Red Wolf. It became my favorite. As with most beers that don’t sell large quantities they fade away. I liked it so much I decided to try to brew it myself. That was the path to a hobby that has grew to a passion that led the way to years of enjoyment.

I try different beers, mostly when my homebrew runs low. What I have found is I like my beer better than what I can find on the shelf. I have about a dozen recipes that I have tweaked to my liking and a brew process that is always evolving.

Brewing is a great gift to have and share.

 

[rock_n_herm]

There is a local BJ’s that is a convenient, close to home happy hour stop on my way home from work. Their Piranha Pale Ale is a good beer that I enjoy. Last summer I joined their Beer Club, and every other month they give me a 4 pack of 16 ounce cans of something and a bomber of some big beer. I can fill a 64 ounce growler of any of their BJ’s beers for $5. As a Beer Club member, I get 20 ounce pours for pint prices. Along with the beer perks, there are food perks too. For this, I pay dues of $30 every other month.
The lhbs where I get my brewing supplies (Windsor) has craft on tap. With at least 12 taps, they always have something good to sip. They also offer a great variety of craft beer, cider and wine in bottles and cans, from local, national and international craft brewers.
There are some good local breweries that I like to patronize. It is nice to be able to enjoy a pint on tap, then take a 4 pack of cans home to enjoy at my leisure.
When I want to brew something outside my normal IPA and pale ale routine, I will search for craft beer examples. Recently, there was a thread on BF about brewing oyster stout. To this point in life, stout was not really a consideration for me, so I set out to try a few, and even found an oyster stout, among a few others. In the end, the oyster stout wasn’t very interesting to me, but I did enjoy an American stout and an oatmeal stout. This led me to brew my first stout this week, an oatmeal stout.

 

[Homebrew Harry]

And lets not forget about the mascots and celebrities. From Spuds Macenzie to the Bud Weis Er Bullfrogs, Kairs Bear, Bob Euker & Rodney Dangerfield doing Lite Beer ads. John Madden smashing threw the screen for the same ad, i think it was Miller Lite. The WHATS UUUP guys, and Mark Hamill of NCIS fame starting out as the adman for Coors. Their pitch was Coors, is the one. All grabbing a piece of the action.

I have 2 Bud frog keychains in my beer stuff. 1 of them still works and says,"Bud-why-ser" after all these years !

 

[jcfontario]

How many can you get?

1. The beer that made Milwaukee famous
2. Its the water
3. Tastes great, less filling
4. It doesn’t get any better than this
5. The king of beers
6. The one beer to have when you’re having more than one
7. Head for the mountains
8. If you’ve got the time, we’ve got the beer
9. Make a ring. And then another ring and then another ring. Then you’ve got 3 rings.
10. Australian for beer

Of course, my 2 all time favorites are : Schiltz "You only go round once in life, so you've got to grab for all the gusto that you can" (my life philosophy!)..and, my favorite for its simplicity...

 

[jcfontario]

Of course, my 2 all time favorites are : Schiltz "You only go round once in life, so you've got to grab for all the gusto that you can" (my life philosophy!)..and, my favorite for its simplicity...

Sorry, I clicked on the wrong link, here is the Ranier Beer ad that I was referring to

 

[Joe P]

Any item with "Old Reading" logo can date back to the 1940's era & beyond. 3 match packs i recently found and a re-sealable bottle cap. The bottle cap is unique I guess.

 

[Nubiwan]

Oxford is real south and real east. We’re on the Maryland border.

Victory built a new giant facility in Parkesburg, PA in addition to the one still in Downingtown. Worth a visit if you’re from here and went to Victory years ago.

If you remember Stoudt’s, they closed up and aren’t around anymore.

If you get near Lititz, there is the Bull’s Head which is as close to a British pub as you’ll find on this side of the Atlantic. I love that place and don’t get out that way nearly as often as I’d like.

We have Iron Hill which is a chain in the area. They are in West Chester and Lancaster.

Lots of other small brewpubs, search on the area you’ll be in.

Parkersburg! DuPonts finest ales! Lol

Ironically, watched “Dark Waters” last night. That’s some scary ****.

 

[Nubiwan]

Sure I have replied to this thread once before, and apologize if my comments are repeated, but frankly I do buy the of few cans when pipeline has been neglected. Have no choice but to buy pints when on the town or eating out. My qualm is the price for the stuff. $5 a can in the store, and $8-12 a pint in most bars restos. Often the beer is meh, but sometimes ok, is my experience. It’s a ridiculous price point here, and assume much is taxes. If beer was reasonably priced, I honestly don’t think I’d bother homebrewing.