Do you ever drink BMC?

[Tonedef131]

man, i LOVE laphroaig... i can't get enough of that peaty smoky taste... lagavulin is also good, nice and peaty as well but not quite as intense as the frog.

"nice and peaty" is the understatement of the decade. Lagavulin is so damn phenolic it's like sipping pureed band-aids.

 

[yogensha]

Laphroaig is a perfect example of "too much of a good thing." I've been drinking alot of Talisker. It's definitely on the peaty side, but it doesn't make me feel like I'm chewing on a peat cigar like Laphroaig.

 

[kornkob]

Laphroaig is a perfect example of "too much of a good thing." I've been drinking alot of Talisker. It's definitely on the peaty side, but it doesn't make me feel like I'm chewing on a peat cigar like Laphroaig.

Agreed-- though I do like to get a laphroaig cask strength and appropriately water it.


There are many of the peaty scotches that are okay. It's definitely not a flavor that one should surprise a person with, however.

I am confused by the earlier comment about band aids, however, as peat flavor is not band aid like.

 

[Synovia]

I genuinely think some people find things like good beer/good food threatening.

Maybe its just that some people have a different idea of what is good beer/food than you do?


Tastes are individual, and people like different things.

 

[TampaTim]

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.

I had to go through six or so pages to find a fellow compatriot that consumes Old Milwaukee...and a fellow bay denizen at that! :rockin:

My brother in law and I conducted a not so scientific "Cheap Off" study this summer. The theory was there has/had to be something to these cheap beers. They were big sellers in their day. The old fellers back in the day had to see something in them. And to that, I still remember my first "remembered" taste of beer was some of my Granddad's Schaefer Beer.

With that in mind we plowed through ever cheap BMC offering we could find. The top two slots are occupied by Old Milwaukee, and PBR.

I find the Millwater more agreeable than the Pabst. It's dry. Got a nice crisp flavor. The PBR finishes a little sweeter. Problem is, it's tough to find a place that serves 'em around here.

 

[bonzombiekitty]

Maybe its just that some people have a different idea of what is good beer/food than you do?


Tastes are individual, and people like different things.

Yeah, but I think he's on the right track. It should be more that a good number of people don't like complex (which most "good" stuff is) food and drink. So they tend to go for the lowest common denominator.

It's kinda like in the movie Ratatouille, the other rats are happy eating garbage because they don't notice how the flavors of "good" food play off of each other to taste even better, but Remi does notice it.

 

[menschmaschine]

I bought a sixer of PBR last night just to try. I've never had it. I started drinking craft beer pretty early in my adult life after I realized I didn't really care for BMC and that there was so much more out there.

I tried a can (poured into a glass) last night. It wasn't bad. A little over-carbed and fairly flavorless, but the subtle flavor that's there is pleasant. It was as if it wanted to be a flavorful beer. With a little more malt flavor, a little less carbonation, and a little more bitterness and hop aroma, this could be a very good beer. Anyway, I'd drink it once in a while or if there wasn't much else from which to choose.

 

[drummerguysteve]

but the subtle flavor that's there is pleasant.QUOTE]

I've noticed the same thing with most BMCs. My dad homebrewed when I was growing up, so I didn't consume a BMC until at least my mid-20s. I think that some could be very tasty if somehow they were concentrated. Maybe freeze concentrated like Canadian Ice-Wine, or maybe just not watered down so much when originally brewed.

 

[Scooby_Brew]

I like PBR and Old Milwaukee (not Light, not Ice, not Milwaukee's Best but OLD Milwaukee). I despise Miller Lite.

 

[duskb]

Just curious. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy my good beers but often when I'm with friends watching NASCAR, Football, etc, I will partake in some BMC action. This is especially true when we camp in the infield for the races. I'll normally be drinking Miller Lite with the rest of the guys for the weekend. Just wondering if I should be banned from this site forever or if anyone else tips back with a few of the industrial lagers from time to time. :cross:

I drink it occasionally to remind me that even my worst science experiment of a brew is better than anything BMC could brew in a lifetime. : )

YMMV.

 

[Stuntman]

I don't do Bud, Miller, Coors at all. I will do PBR (very good). I'll do Sam Adams, Blue Moon, or whatever they have other than BMC. That is just me, I drank too many of them before I knew what good beer was, and won't go back.

 

[Broncobum]

Old Milwaukee is my go to cheap beer. tall boys ftw.
High Life is a close second.

 

[dukeredhair]

PBR or high life for me. I don't love it but it works in a pinch.

 

[bwiens]

I will go for the 'King' frequently. Hard to find a more consistant product on the planet. I always know what I am getting and it is still a good beer.

Say what you want about BMC, but do you really hate the beer or the companies and their practices in the marketplace?

 

[brettwasbtd]

I dont think there is anything wrong with a BMC, especially if its free or when you are gonna be outside for hours on a hot day. The thing that I can't stand is when I got a professional sporting event... $7-$8 for 16 oz of BMC? R U KIDDING ME!!!!!

 

[Homercidal]

I got a 30-pack of Busch Light left over from my BIL's wedding this weekend. WTF am I going to do with that?? But they had 2.5 of them left over when the drunks went and bought 3 more (cause the bride said that 1 30-pack was not enough...)

I suppose I could drink them after working out on the bike... Almost as refreshing as water.

 

[hank1072]

I got a 30-pack of Busch Light left over from my BIL's wedding this weekend. WTF am I going to do with that??

Shake it up and use it for target practice!!!

 

[Homercidal]

I got a 30-pack of Busch Light left over from my BIL's wedding this weekend. WTF am I going to do with that??

Shake it up and use it for target practice!!!

Oh yeah! I really NEED to sight in my dad's old Remington .30-06!! :rockin:

 

[passedpawn]

I got a 30-pack of Busch Light left over from my BIL's wedding this weekend. WTF am I going to do with that??

Occasionally, when I have BMC friends over, it is nice to have a glass of BMC swill to do a side-by-side comparison. Yea, you need to pour the BMC into a nice glass to accentuate the lameness. Mich Ultra is a fine example of a glass of nothingness.

Even the die-hard *-Light fans will find their regular drink lame sitting next to a glass of homebrew.

 

[jonbomb]

Okay, I will admit I like an ice cold PBR on a hot sunny day after cutting the grass. That stuff goes down like lemonade.

MMMMMmmm PBR! I will always love Pabst Blue Ribbon. Just something about it...

 

[BogusOwnz]

If I'm at a friends house and it's all they have I'll have one to be sociable. Good beer, bad beer and free beer.

 

[McKBrew]

After years of not drinking a BMC, I recently drank a cold Coors Light. It hit the spot.

 

[steinsato]

I only drink BMC when I am out on the boat (where cans are kind of a necessity) and someone else brings them. But now, Santa Fe Brewing Co. is putting their beers in the can so no more of that BMC piss for me!! I'll be drinking Happy Camper IPA from now on.

 

[EarthBound]

I will never, under any circumstances, drink cheap, crappy beer. Anything by Bud, Miller, Coors, Michelob, Corona, PBR, or anything like those.

It's mainly because of the unbearable taste and the nauseous feeling I get in my stomach.

It's also because of what choices those companies make. They are the Walmart of beer. Just like Walmart, they make it clearly obvious that they choose to make their products for as cheap as possible with complete disregard to quality. I believe that these companies function together as a monopsony in this particular market segment, as their buying power dwarfs the remaining market. The more money they make from their drinkers, the more money they spend on eliminating the competition of good beer.

I can't sacrifice ethics to be sociable, and I don't binge drink. I would much rather have water, anyway.

 

[tunoffun]

I actually like a Bud every once in a while. I dig rice adjuncts in light lagers.
What I have noticed, however, since I started homebrewing...

I can really notice the effects of age, storage, and mostly oxidation. Sometimes I'll get a good 'bud', but more often than not the oxidation really shows. And sucks.

As for the M & C... not unless I have to.

 

[jordanpace]

I had a budweiser out of a can the other night, really hit the spot.

I drink a lot of bud, heineken, stella, quilmes, and brahama... mainly because that is the only selection I can get... when I run out of homebrew.

 

[Synovia]

After years of not drinking a BMC, I recently drank a cold Coors Light. It hit the spot.

I had a coors light a couple nights ago, at a dinner at someone's house, and it was terrible. I don't know if it had been poorly kept, or whatever, but it was hot, an just plain bad.

I drink quite a bit of miller light ($3 pitcher after softball).

 

[petey_c]

Do you get it in the can?

 

[Sawdustguy]

I would rather drink Monkey Piss than drink Bud, Miller or Coors. Actually I would probably not drink beer if they were my only choices.

 

[passedpawn]

Do you get it in the can?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUAiZ60Kur0

That's funny and way over the top. I can't believe that actually ran on TV. Loved it.