Is Stella Artois crap to anyone else?

[gratus fermentatio]

I just bought a couple of these from my Liquor Store just to see what all the hype was about. After they were cooled in my fridge (liquor stores are not allowed to keep anything in the fridge around here) I popped one open and poured it into a glass. Had a very strong skunky smell and tasted like crap. It tasted like a rotten Heinekin that was left out in the sun for too long. And the next day (about an hour ago) I had a movement that smelled the exact same as the Stella.

sorry for the rant

Yep, Stella is crap alright. Just cuz it comes from Europe, doesn't mean is doesn't suck. I'll take a doppelbock or a wee heavy anytime.
Regards, GF.

 

[cowgo]

Stella was the closest thing they had to what I consider a good beer on a 2 week mediterreanean cruise we took a few years back. Wife and I had an $800 bar bill coming off the boat. Had a lot of fun, but got burned out on Stella. Don't think I'll be having another one....ever.

 

[Brewskii]

I always find it funny when Stella is amongst the premium imported beers here in Australia. Back home (UK) we called it "wife beater" and generally avoided the stuff.

For a generic lager it's ok, and a step above the likes of Carling (IMHO), but I can't say I think it's actually good.

XXXX all the way baby!!! WOOT!

 

[brewsnthelou]

I do NOT like Stella either

 

[arturo7]

crap

 

[jgln]

crap

So you improved your opinion? =absolute crap

 

[jgln]

Ok, I need to buy this crap again and see why so many negative replies.

 

[jgln]

...landshark is crap.

 

[brewsnthelou]

...landshark is crap. :d

+1

 

[bronzdragon]

I've tasted it several times over the years, and never really cared for it. I chalked it up to improper handling along the distribution lines. It always tasted skunky to me.

~r~

 

[MaxSpang]

Stella Atrois is actually how you say "Skunky Bud Light" in French.

 

[Kate00]

I've had it on tap a few places and it's really good. The bottles I've had have been skunky. I haven't tried the cans yet, but I'm willing to bet they're good. I've had a lot of canned beer that's better than the bottles (new Belgium, warsteiner, Heineken )

 

[spearko520]

I've had it on tap a few places and it's really good. The bottles I've had have been skunky. I haven't tried the cans yet, but I'm willing to bet they're good. I've had a lot of canned beer that's better than the bottles (new Belgium, warsteiner, Heineken )

+1- gotta get it on tap or in a can!

 

[Whippy]

Stella in a can is really very nice, and it is a shame their bottles are not packaged properly.

It seems like world class professional brewers would care that those green bottles ruin their beer, but apparantly they do not.

 

[HolyKrausenBatman]

I've had it on tap and out of the bottle and am not a fan. I'm not a fan of this style, whatever it is, in general, but it was the weird chemical taste that always stands out to me. I can't put my finger on it, it just tastes like chemicals.

 

[Acoma]

I dont care for it. I dont care for green beers in general. I hear they are better in other countries and I wouldnt know. But for me in this country I would pass for better options if presented.

 

[solbes]

On tap is pretty good. In bottle it's meh.

 

[Calichusetts]

I have a feeling most people who posted here are not a fan of the style more than the beer itself.

Does anyone have a suggestion for an alternative that they find better?

 

[Gunrunner]

I love the stuff. I like a skunk beer every now and then. But I like Henie too.

 

[Trophy_Brew21]

I only enjoy Draught aswell, I can't drink it out of a bottle, it just gets too skunky. But there are way better beers out there, but its not crap if its draught but crap in bottles!

 

[Skelator]

total crap to me. total gold to girls.

 

[solbes]

It's not an easy beer to replicate at home. I have some friends who really like it, but have never seen a really good clone that came out well. Maybe I'll give it a go next fall and keg it up.

 

[HopHeadGrady]

Stella is not my favorite, but I did have some fresh out of a keg in Brugge and it wasn't too bad. Definately been served much much worse. It was bubbly, clear and a tad bit lifeless. Perfect for the default beer drinker.

 

[arturo7]

So you improved your opinion? =absolute crap

just reinforcing the point

 

[iaefebs]

I walk into a bar...... oops who put that bar there? old joke... anyway I ask what is on tap? Well we have Bud, Bud light blah blah and Stella. I'll take the Stella.... Especially if it comes in a "Chalice"... for some reason those "Chalice" follow me home.

 

[raptorvan]

Saw a beer documentary on history channel a while back...they were at the Stella brewery. They showed the wooden fermentation vats that were kept underground, they open ferment it and only access the room via candle light, take a sample, hold it to.the candle and.look....HOWEVER, none of that makes it here. We get the production beer upstairs. Stella got its prestige from what is in the wooden vats, they get their money from what's in the stainless cylo's

 

[SwampassJ]

Had a choice between BMC, Bass, Guinness or Stella and decided to try the Stella again. Not a bad beer but it's very bland and a little sweeter than I would like.

 

[cheezydemon3]

Just as miller is an Ok beer, stella is a little OKer.......

Is there hops in it?