Do you ever drink BMC?

[smiths9312]

In some ways homebrewing has increased my appreciation for some of the macro brewed beer. To me it's a laugh how homebrewers complains about the adjuncts, but don't have a problem adding oats, spices, pumpkin or who knows what to beer. Buddy, if it tastes good, I'll drink it.

A few weeks ago a friend gave me a sixer of Coors for helping with a move. Part of me said, "Oh no Steve, not the Coors."

But another part of me said, "Dude, you don't turn down a sixer."

So, I took the Coors home, and then a couple of nights later, I took one out of the fridge for dinner. I thought this cheap sh!t will go well with a $5 Little Ceasers Pizza and wings. I had a laugh as I read about the color changing label, then poured it into a pint glass.

I tell you what, it was clear as a bell, ismelled good, and tasted smooth. This is from someone who usually doesn't go for canned beer period.

At a bar, unless they specialize in micro brew beer, I order a Miller Lite or PBR. I'll take a fresh lite beer over an old dusty micro that costs twice as much any day of the week. However, if they have 5 or so micros on tap, that is a different story all together, and I'll pay more for a fresh and unique product.

 

[justflow1983]

Yea I was at an SF Giants game in sept.... $8 for Anchor, $5.50 for Bud. I had one of each, once you get much past the 5 mark its hard to get me to drink it on principle. Its a beverage, no matter what it costs it'll be drank in less time than it takes to go warm. Theres only so much I'll pay for that privilege.

 

[humann_brewing]

When I go to my FILs house and forget to bring beer. He is a coors light guy.

 

[0202]

Only if it's given to me.

That argument that "Just because I can cook a steak better than sizzler doesn't mean I'm always going to cook steak" is silly. You can also go to a restaurant that serves better steak than sizzler as well.

BMC isn't horrible, but I can't imagine that I'll ever actually buy it given other options.

I feel dirty yet appropriate having this as my first post in some months

 

[kornkob]

That argument that "Just because I can cook a steak better than sizzler doesn't mean I'm always going to cook steak" is silly. You can also go to a restaurant that serves better steak than sizzler as well.

Not always. I have been places where Sizzler would have been the best of a string of less than stellar options.

 

[0202]

Not always. I have been places where Sizzler would have been the best of a string of less than stellar options.

Well if your choice is BMC or a string of lesser quality beers, I guess your decision is made for you. But I think you missed my point. It was that you can choose to go somewhere with better quality. It's not that BMC is terrible, it's that other options are so much better.

 

[kornkob]

Um-- this thread is filled with examples of craft breweres where they make the choice to do drink BMC over the other lesser options.

Thus the example is valid.

 

[Tonedef131]

It's not that BMC is terrible, it's that other options are so much better.

Not to 90% of the population. American Lagers are the most popular style of beer in the world because that is what most of the people want most of the time.

I will say that it bugs me that the diet BMC outsell the regular BMC. You are paying the same for less, I don't get that. And don't tell me it's because you are on a diet, if you are on a diet you shouldn't be drinking beer at all.

 

[BrewBrain]

You only get so many calories in life. I intend to enjoy and or make good use of every last one of mine. BMC does not fit my personal criteria.

 

[0202]

Um-- this thread is filled with examples of craft breweres where they make the choice to do drink BMC over the other lesser options.

First of all, I'm talking about drinking micros over BMC, not BMC over lesser choices.

All I was saying is that the metaphor implied some effort being put forth (cooking a steak) to get better quality than getting the standard (restaurant steak, or BMC)

When in fact, most of the time there is a no-effort choice.

My point is only that given a choice, I will almost always drink something other than BMC. And of the dozens of places I drink, none of them put me in a situation to not have a choice.

And again, I drink my fair share of bud when I'm hunting during thanksgiving, for example. But even then I hide a 6 of something else so I can drink it in between.

And I know 90% of people like this and that, but my life experience has proven 90% of people to have ill developed opinions of quality

 

[Pivzavod]

Never, if it comes down to drinking BMC in the end of the night I just stop drinking.

 

[whalenutz]

OH hells yeah i love me some high life, i drink the high life to live the low life!

 

[leboeuf]

Peeeeebbbeeerrrrr
Step one: Crack the pbr can
Step two: Take a swig until the beer is at level with the displaced can tab inside.
Step three: Top off with oj
Step four: Profit

Honestly, If I take a pbr/etc., pour it into a glass and pay attention to what I'm drinking there are some things to like...

 

[corvax13]

Almost never - I have often ended up being the DD on nights out because won't drink BMC.

 

[Trencher]

Absolutely.
While shopping for this weekend's camping trip I picked up a 6er of Dale's Pale Ale and a case of PBR. It's reasonably good, fairly cheap, and I can drink a fsck-ton of them.

No offense, but I can't see how some folks can drink the Miller Lite. Someone brought a bunch to my place some years back and, after trying one, the best use for them I could come up with was shaking them up really well and shooting them with the pellet rifle.

 

[humann_brewing]

Not to 90% of the population. American Lagers are the most popular style of beer in the world because that is what most of the people want most of the time.

I will say that it bugs me that the diet BMC outsell the regular BMC. You are paying the same for less, I don't get that. And don't tell me it's because you are on a diet, if you are on a diet you shouldn't be drinking beer at all.

The question really is if those 90% have truly tried a find craft brew with an open mind and without pre-conceived notions. My guess is no to most of them.

 

[0202]

Absolutely.
While shopping for this weekend's camping trip I picked up a 6er of Dale's Pale Ale and a case of PBR.

The PBR or Dale's ?

Dale's Pale Ale, and the other Oscar Blues beers are all pretty good, with the exception of their pilsner.

And they most definitely fall into the expensive micro category!

 

[springer]

Not to 90% of the population. American Lagers are the most popular style of beer in the world because that is what most of the people want most of the time.

I will say that it bugs me that the diet BMC outsell the regular BMC. You are paying the same for less, I don't get that. And don't tell me it's because you are on a diet, if you are on a diet you shouldn't be drinking beer at all.

paying the same for less? Less taste ya but that's about it.

 

[Tonedef131]

paying the same for less? Less taste ya but that's about it.

Well what I was refering to was the amount of ingredients that go into it. There is less ingredients going into it but you pay the same price. So yeah, you pay the same for less flavor, aroma, alcohol...everything.

 

[chromados]

Personally my favorite non-craft brew is Rolling Rock, i used to hate it but then one day in college it turned on me and drank anytime we went out.

I also love PBR, i grew up on that stuff and always enjoy a cold bottle (for some reason cans never tasted as good).

I would rather have homebrew or microbrews, but sometimes i need light and cheap.

 

[Trencher]

The PBR or Dale's ?

The PBR, of course.

Dale's Pale Ale is great, and Old Chub is one of my all-time favorites. I really wanted to try some of the Gordon IPA but Total Wine only had Dale's and that Yellow whatzit pilsner... which I don't particularly want to try.

 

[inspector13]

I am disgusted with you all!!!!!!!!!!!!!








would you give me another Bud Lite

 

[Doc Robinson]

Had 12 +/- 2 Miller Lites last night. For some occasions, there's nothin' better.

 

[jgln]

Personally my favorite non-craft brew is Rolling Rock, i used to hate it but then one day in college it turned on me and drank anytime we went out.

I also love PBR, i grew up on that stuff and always enjoy a cold bottle (for some reason cans never tasted as good).

I would rather have homebrew or microbrews, but sometimes i need light and cheap.

A friend of mine drinks RR and I can drink it fine but it has one of the most unique tastes in a fairly cheap beer. Wonder what it is, I mean what gives it that taste? I don't hate it but then again never really say I gotta have me a RR either.

 

[chibrewer]

99 times out of 100 I'd prefer to be drinking a nice strong belgian, or a good American craft brew...but there's a bar in my neighborhood that has dollar PBR pints all day everday. How can I complain about beer quality when I can get good and silly and take a cab home all for ten bucks.

 

[TheMan]

Never, if it comes down to drinking BMC in the end of the night I just stop drinking.

Why would you want to waste your money drinking good beer at the end of the night? After 7 or 8 beers they don't have as much taste anyway, so I believe someone is actually doing a disservice (and wasting money) by continuing to drink craft or homebrew...If someone is wasted and they want any beer from my fridge, they get BMC, no way they are taking a craft brew.

Also, this assumes you are drunk. If your night consists of 5 beers and you aren't drunk, then I can understand a little more.

This whole thread is making me crave a PBR...might have to stop for one on the way home.

 

[jgln]

This whole thread is making me crave a PBR...might have to stop for one on the way home.

Many years ago in my early 20's we would go to a bar for lunch on Fridays. They had hand sliced roast beef sandwiches and fried long hots and PBR on tap. Delicious combination!

 

[IrregularPulse]

I drink Miller Lite and PBR. I'll drink a Coors or Budweiser if offered and I don't have anything, but I will always turn down a Bud Light.

 

[springer]

Well what I was refering to was the amount of ingredients that go into it. There is less ingredients going into it but you pay the same price. So yeah, you pay the same for less flavor, aroma, alcohol...everything.

4.2 % as apposed to 5% . Bud lite is cheaper here than reg Bud good 3 $ a 30 pack .

Basically all Bud and the others do is add the enzyme alpha amylase which breaks down the sugars so that they can be more completely eaten by the yeast. When lite beer was first made they had a strange brew on their hands less carbohydrates than regular beer but it was also higher in alcohol because the yeast was able to convert more to alcohol. So recipes had to be Dr to get the alcohol down or the just blended water with it. Win Win for the breweries as now they had more beer with less ingredients either way they did it.

 

[Tonedef131]

4.2 % as apposed to 5% . Bud lite is cheaper here than reg Bud good 3 $ a 30 pack .

It's not around here, I checked it out at the store the other day and the six packs were the same price.