Do you ever drink BMC?

[redraider629]

I never buy any BMC, but if someone offers me a bud or a miller, I will drink one. This normally happens at my in laws before I am able to go to the beer store, or chill one of my beers. Now I do buy some of the michelob seasonals, like the jacks pumpkin spice, or the bourbon cask ale.

 

[kornkob]

Well, I'll keep the spirit of beer snobbery alive. I rarely ever touch BMC or anything else of that nature. I honestly don't like the stuff. Too each his own of course.

Your tolerance of BMC drinkers belies your claim to beer snobbery. : )

 

[Brewmoor]

I don't remember when the last time was that I bought a BMC type beer for personal consumption at home... However just last night I had a few Miller Lite's at the bowling alley. My team takes turns buying pitchers, and even though I'd prefer to go with Yuengling or Killians, I go with what they all drink.

I would kill to be able to get Yuengling here in colorado. I miss that beer. I lived in hazleton PA and then State College for a while. You could get kegs of Yuengling for about $36. That is about all I drank. We have Fat Tire but it just isn't the same. When my friends come out to visit they always bring me a case.

On the flip side. I always bring them a case of Fat Tire when I go home.

 

[Noleafclover]

I never buy it... If it's a social event and that is all that is being served I'll drink a miller lite (that's what I used to drink before I started brewing), but I never order one when there is another choice.

I rarely buy beer at all anymore. I only buy it when I'm looking for a commercial example or have a craving for a particular style I don't have on hand.

 

[justflow1983]

I'd kill for Yuengling here in Ireland too. I talked to the guy at my local beer shop about it but he's limited to what his importer will bring in from the states.

 

[jgln]

I see it the other way around. I can drink just about any cheap beer but it is some of the other beers I might pass on like some of the overly hopped beers. I regularly drink Natural Lite because I can drink a bunch of them over the course of 6 hours without not being able to get out of bed the next day and it is cheap. It is also less filling to me. I may now stop and get a 12 pack of PBR or that new Schlitz someone mentioned. Those beers are awesome too if you are doing shots or something but that is a rare occasion.

I buy 2 30 packs of Natural Lite at a time since a trip to the liquor store is like a ½ hour round trip from my house.

 

[MeatyPortion]

I drink Bud products if I'm at a MMA event. Other than that the only cheap beer I drink is Blatz or Schlitz at home, and then it's only once in awhile when I want to pretend I have a mullet and no teef.

 

[TexLaw]

Sure, I will. As a few others mentioned, BMC often is what a host offers, and I will graciously accept it. Sometimes, at a pool party or similar situations, something light and crisp like that is just what the doctor orders. No doubt, there are better options than BMC and their ilk, but you go with the flow, if for no other reason to be a good guest.

If BMC is the only beer option, but there are other options (such as wine or liquor), I often will "shift away" from beer for the rest of the time after having a beer or two.

Now, I cannot remember the last time I just ordered such a beer at a bar or restaurant. And, other than picking up beer for sensory training kits, I cannot remember when I last bought any at a store.


TL

 

[Stoopidwon]

I will always drink Bud Light when playing or watching softball, not many good beers in cans. A buddy goes back to PA approx twice a year and shoots back a few cases of yuengleng.

 

[springer]

I have been know to down a original Coors and even a Coors lite. But I would say my go to if I was to drink macro would be Yuengling its the same price and has some flavor.

 

[Skins_Brew]

I drink it (miller lite) at sporting events or if I am at someone elses house who does not have any good stuff. I won't make an extra stop just to get good stuff if I am going to someones house either.

 

[john from dc]

i just had a tallboy of schlitz malt liquor at bike polo last night. it was delightful.

 

[hal2814]

I love Coors and Coors Light. I drink in phases though. I've had stout phases, hophead phases, wheat beer phases, and am currently in a light lager phase. It comes and goes. Right now I'm drinking more Coors Light than I have in a long time and I'm brewing lighter beers, too. I'm just enjoying lower IBU, light beers at the moment and those two are excellent examples IMHO. I'm sure that will shift soon to something else. I'm already itching to make a porter or Irish red. That doesn't mean I'll cut my Coors out entirely, but I imagine I'll shift down to drinking less of it.

 

[Whut]

I always have a keg of Miller Lite in the kegerator. Why you may ask, two reasons really. Sometimes I just want something not very heavy and my nephews drink beer like water. Those guys are both Marines and can really put the stuff away. Not sure what all they're taught in boot camp but I'm positive beer consumption is on the training board.

And for all you military gals and guys out there, thanks for doing what you do.

 

[menschmaschine]

If one truly enjoys the taste of BMC, have at it. It's not what you drink, it's why you drink it.

Personally, I really don't like the taste of it. I think it's the adjuncts along with little hop presence that deters my taste buds. If it's all that's available, I can drink some of the "imported" mass lagers like Stella or even a non-skunked Heineken, but every time I try to give BMC a shot, I find myself trying to hide my gagging face from whomever gave it to me.

I am curious though about PBR. I don't think I've ever had it. I've read on here that it seems to be the best of the bunch, so I may actually buy that at some point just to try it.

 

[wildwest450]

There will always be a time and place(although very, limited) for bmc, your a douchie snob if you don't agree.

 

[TheMan]

I've started bringing Coors lite to parties, people tend to think you're a beer snob when they first meet you and you bring some craft brew. I don't need people thinking that I think I'm better than them or something. After first meeting them and they find out I brew then the next time I bring other things among my own homebrew, then suddenly it's really cool.

I'm also with the guy who mentioned his phases...After drinking nothing but craft and homebrew for months after I started brewing I grabbed a miller lite and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I hadn't had it in so long it kinda felt like I was trying a new beer.

If at a restaurant and I feel like a beer and they only have BMC, then that's what I get.

 

[justflow1983]

I find that too about the craft brew. Its really annoying, I always by craft beer when I'm in the states because I'm there for too short of a time to drink BMC, but you do get attitude on occasion. Especially from the "I sweat blue-collar" friend of mine who's actually a lawyer. I just take my knocks and treat my taste buds.

There's even more snobbery against beer appreciation here in Ireland. If you have developed beer tastes and don't default to Guiness or macrolager then its perceived as a slight against guiness or that you're a sissy ******. Its slowly changing, but the "I'm too manly to appreciate nice things" guys I know won't drink my homebrew because its too geeky to care about your booze. If I'm out with them I just get rounds of Heineken to avoid offending anyone.

 

[kornkob]

Another alcohol related snobbery that is often unjustified is in scotch. The idea that only single malts are worth drinking or that older whisky is automatically better is unadulterated rubbish, as are most of the 'should never do that to good whisky' rules.


On the subject of BMC--- when I'm eating hot wings, it is often a waste to drink homebrew. The subtleties are buried by the spices-- in fact, select a beer with the wrong flavor profiles and the spices can highlight exactly the wrong flavors and make the beer taste horrible.

Why would I waste my money on a 'good' beer when I can order up a BMC to go with my wings?

One other thing that matters a lot: location. Some bars simply don't move the craft brew. So it sits in the lines or in that glass fronted case for months languishing in beer hell. Sometimes its just safer to buy the beer you are sure is getting sold through enough to be in good shape. Though I often will order a mixed drink in those cases.

That's a big part of the reason Corona and Heineken have a 'it's always skunky' reputation-- clear and green bottles stored in glass fronted cases in front of florescent lights are skunked withing hours of being uncased. And I've seen dusty corona and Heineken come out of bar coolers. (Not so much any more now that they are 'popular' and frequently no longer on the 'specialty' beer price)

 

[android]

i'm a busch light guy... well, was. homebrewing has definitely curtailed my consumption of it. i haven't bought any for about a month now, but still have a few with my dad at his place... nothin' wrong with it IMHO.

 

[justflow1983]

Good point on the scotch kornkob. When I studied in Rome I lived with a guy who would drink this cheap "single malt" Glen Grant scotch, which he was convinced was better than J&B or red label. It tasted like gasoline and was almost clear in color. Sometimes the snobs are just misinformed.

 

[Brewin_CRAZY]

Honestly I dont complain about a PBR or a coors or even a bud as long as its ice cold and its hot outside. There are a ton of reasons for BMC beers and yes we all indulge once in a while (I dunno if I would call it indulging )

 

[TimWeber]

Ahh if you going to drink fizzy yellow stuff make it a Keystone! We use to get 30 stones for $11 bucks in college. Had a few on 4th of July, and its not terrible! Left it in my hot garage for 6 months and it ages well. Nice malty finish

 

[DavidP]

High Life ain't so bad. I'll have one of those when there's nothing better available. No need to be a total snob, it's just beer after all.

 

[passedpawn]

Only time is at the Rays ballgames. And not anymore since I found they had Smithwicks there. The bud there tastes vaguely like soap, and I always get grossed out by it.

Were I to buy something, it'd be Old Milwaukee, which I will always be fond of mostly because it was the choice for my dear old granddad. I loved that guy.

 

[HossTheGreat]

Very cool to see everyone's opinions. Other than the Miller Lite in my OP, I do tend to throw back some PBR and Yuengling now and again. For the most part though, I do prefer my homebrew and craft brews.

 

[justflow1983]

On a side note a friend and I are going to do an experiment with Dutch Gold (a keystone type beer you can get here). We're going to add some trub yeast and a bit of sugar to an empty bottle, and then fill the bottle with some DG we've let go flat. We're then going to let it bottle carb and condition for a few months and see what it tastes like.

 

[kornkob]

The bud there tastes vaguely like soap, and I always get grossed out by it.

I think Bud tastes like used soap.




Odds are the soap taste is half a good thing: odds are they are actually cleaning the lines. (They just need work on rinsing)

 

[HossTheGreat]

Only time is at the Rays ballgames. And not anymore since I found they had Smithwicks there. The bud there tastes vaguely like soap, and I always get grossed out by it.

Were I to buy something, it'd be Old Milwaukee, which I will always be fond of mostly because it was the choice for my dear old granddad. I loved that guy.

Yeah, we're lucky here in Atlanta. When we go to see the Braves, Turner Field has Sweetwater (a local brewery) 420 on tap. I figure since I'm already paying 7.50 for a beer, might as well make it a good one. :cross:

 

[kornkob]

Man--- $7.50 a pint? That's brutal. Then again, I'm not a big fan of going to ball games. I'd rather watch in the comfort of a bar or a home.