The "I'd nevervdrink that if it were ALL that was available" thread

[Falstaff]

Water

 

[Oleson M.D.]

Anything with pumpkin. Anything with haze.

 

[Shenanigans]

Modern German style porter.
Older versions were apparently good but they have developed into an under attenuated cloying sweet mess.
Also low alcohol content so you need to drink a lot to get drunk.
So not even worth drinking.

Here's an example

Lausitzer Porter | Bergquell Brauerei Löbau | BeerAdvocate

There's even a version with Cherry flavor which seems to rate better but I wouldn't even be tempted to try it

Kirsch Porter | Bergquell Brauerei Löbau | BeerAdvocate

 

[Oleson M.D.]

German style porter.
They are an under attenuated cloying sweet mess and low alcohol so you need to drink a lot to get drunk.
So not even worth drinking.

Never had a German Porter. Did not know there was such a beer. Never drink to get drunk, your body will thank you.

 

[Shenanigans]

Never had a German Porter. Did not know there was such a beer. Never drink to get drunk, your body will thank you.

Yes I've gone past that phase of my life of drinking to get drunk.
I drinks what tastes good to me and a side effect is sometimes getting drunk

I added a few examples of German porters to my post above.
Here's another one; I wouldn't call it English style like they do.
https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/12511/38396/Stortebecker brew some good beers but this by far IMO their worst offering.

Here's a good article about German Porter history.

German Porter: Part One | BeerAdvocate
German Porter: Part Two | BeerAdvocate

 

[cubalz]

Oskar Blues "Death by Coconut" Porter. Tastes like a badly made porter mixed with Banana Boat Sunscreen. Easily the worst beer I have ever tasted in 30 years of drinking. Oddly enough made by a brewery that makes stellar beers

 

[Oleson M.D.]

Yes I've gone past that phase of my life of drinking to get drunk.
I drinks what tastes good to me and a side effect is sometimes getting drunk

I added a few examples of German porters to my post above.
Here's another one; I wouldn't call it English style like they do.
https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/12511/38396/Stortebecker brew some good beers but this by far IMO their worst offering.

Here's a good article about German Porter history.

German Porter: Part One | BeerAdvocate
German Porter: Part Two | BeerAdvocate

Thanks for the info. I spent a lot of time in Germany, mainly in Frankfurt, Mainz and Munich. Never saw a porter there, either in the stores or the bars I went to. Maybe I did not look hard enough!

 

[Bluekat]

Plain old bud light, yuck.

 

[Oleson M.D.]

Plain old bud light, yuck.

Funny! That is the ONLY beer my cousin will drink!

 

[hout17]

Oskar Blues "Death by Coconut" Porter. Tastes like a badly made porter mixed with Banana Boat Sunscreen. Easily the worst beer I have ever tasted in 30 years of drinking. Oddly enough made by a brewery that makes stellar beers

I'm against the grain here and the brewery is just down the road from me but I find most of their offerings revolting. I haven't tried them all so I'm sure there is something they make that I might find drinkable.

 

[Oleson M.D.]

I'm against the grain here and the brewery is just down the road from me but I find most of their offerings revolting. I haven't tried them all so I'm sure there is something they make that I might find drinkable.

We visited the brewery, back around 2007. It was in what looked like an open air garage, and fly infested. We watched the canning operation as we were amazed at the number of flies that were there. They gave us a can of Scotch Ale as a sample. Not a fan.

 

[kingmatt]

There are a lot of Macros that I will pass on routinely but on the craft side...Rouge Dead Guy.

 

[Broothru]

Not going to lie, but that one hurts. (As I am drinking a Flying Dog 'DogtoberFest')

I brought back a rather good sampling of export Festbiers recently: Ayinger Fest Marzen; Paulaner Fest, Helles and Pils; Weihenstephaner Fest. Unfortunately they are "evaporating" much too quickly. More disappointingly, up until the moment I began reintroducing my palate to these fine beers, I had the audacity to believe that I was on the cusp of brewing these beers to the same levels of excellency. Boy, was I wrong!.

 

[Shenanigans]

I brought back a rather good sampling of export Festbiers recently: Ayinger Fest Marzen; Paulaner Fest, Helles and Pils; Weihenstephaner Fest. Unfortunately they are "evaporating" much too quickly. More disappointingly, up until the moment I began reintroducing my palate to these fine beers, I had the audacity to believe that I was on the cusp of brewing these beers to the same levels of excellency. Boy, was I wrong!.

Man I wish I liked those type of beers.
I have them all in the local liquor store for under a buck a 500ml bottle but I'm just not into the German lager type beer.
Very drinkable and no way I would put them in the category of this thread title but wouldn't be anywhere near my first choice.

 

[Oleson M.D.]

Man I wish I liked those type of beers.
I have them all in the local liquor store for under a buck a 500ml bottle but I'm just not into the German lager type beer.
Very drinkable and no way I would put them in the category of this thread title but wouldn't be anywhere near my first choice.

German lagers are pretty much the only beer we brew, the only beer we buy, and the only beer we drink.

 

[FromZwolle]

soda. what a waste of good carbonation.

 

[Teufelhunde]

Anything made by Buttweiser....

 

[GBRbrew]

Labatt blue, i tried it twice and couldn't finish the bottle either time.

 

[bracconiere]

damn i posted early on, and forgot about this....it's up to #138 beers/posts? lol

i'll add i had a window cleaner batch when i added to many campbten(SP?) tablets to it....

and if anyone ever heard of it a $3.99 twelver of something called "Cedar Creek"....

 

[Brewdog80]

Anything a local brewery makes. Core brewing. They opened up about 6 locations by 2019, but closed early 2020 all but original location as they just couldn't brew to style. Any lager, 75 ibus, porter or stout, 150ibu. IPA, must have been in the 60s or more. I like hops, but not twice to 3 times correct value for a style. Many were just undrinkable. And I just avoid the few the can and sell. I'll drink Bud before their stuff. And I don't drink Bud

 

[Bluekat]

Funny! That is the ONLY beer my cousin will drink!

I simply cannot understand the wide appeal of this beer. Now that said, I do enjoy the bud light lime on a hot summer day.

 

[Transamguy77]

Anything Bud and not because it’s Budweiser because I get crazy wicked headaches the day after drinking it, after the 3rd time “trying” to drink bud I realized I just can’t drink it.

 

[hout17]

Anything Bud and not because it’s Budweiser because I get crazy wicked headaches the day after drinking it, after the 3rd time “trying” to drink bud I realized I just can’t drink it.

My pops had that same issue with Bud also even just drinking one.

 

[T Murph]

My pops had that same issue with Bud also even just drinking one.

And so do I. I've toured both the Tampa and St Louis Breweries of AHB and have to admit , at the tasting rooms their products were great. And next day, headache from hell.

 

[Oleson M.D.]

Anything made by Buttweiser....

Anheuser-Busch actually had a few beers that were quite good, maybe 2 years ago. Their Discovery Reserve Red Lager was very drinkable.
Budweiser can brew very good beers, if they want to. Most of the time, they don't.

 

[camonick]

Anything Bud and not because it’s Budweiser because I get crazy wicked headaches the day after drinking it, after the 3rd time “trying” to drink bud I realized I just can’t drink it.

My pops had that same issue with Bud also even just drinking one.

And so do I. I've toured both the Tampa and St Louis Breweries of AHB and have to admit , at the tasting rooms their products were great. And next day, headache from hell.

There was another thread discussing this recently and the consensus seemed to possibly be the adjuncts (corn or rice) the big macro breweries use.

 

[Shenanigans]

Budweiser can brew very good beers, if they want to. Most of the time, they don't.

Not a fan of Bud either but I have to admit it's some feat to produce such large quantity of beer that consistently tastes the same. (crap)

 

[Oleson M.D.]

Not a fan of Bud either but I have to admit it's some feat to produce such large quantity of beer that consistently tastes the same. (crap)

Not going to argue with your observation, but we must give them credit. They sell more beer than any other brewery. I guess by sheer numbers that means they have a decent product.

Yes, being able to repeat the same beer, day in and day out, for years and years, is not easy.

When we toured Coors in Golden, we saw the room where all of the men in white lab coats were working, looking into their microscopes...

 

[soccerdad]

Yes indeed. We (beer makers) react more to the American mass market tastes for BMC than we do the ability of American businesses to manufacture a product that Americans buy in large quantity.

 

[Ogilthorpe2]

There are a lot of Macros that I will pass on routinely but on the craft side...Rouge Dead Guy.

My all time favorite every day drinker