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

[Transamguy77]

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.

Budweiser brews great beers, if that’s what you like, I mean taste is subjective right? Some people love saison’s but to me they taste like someone threw up in some Budweiser and
I just can’t drink them. Big beer brew beer for
the masses and the masses enjoy tasteless yellow beer. Yuengling lager is another beer I don’t like, now their Premium I could drink for the rest of my life.

 

[NickTheGreat]

I've always thought Budweiser is very underrated. I mean, it's not the best beer ever made. And it's not real hoppy. But it isn't supposed to be.

For what it is and what it's supposed to be, it's a good beer.

 

[soccerdad]

That's some good $hit, man!

 

[Oleson M.D.]

I had a bottle of experimental, "one off" beers brewed by Anheuser-Busch. Very good!
We sampled their specialty brewed beers at the GABF, again, these were very good beers. Not for the mass market.

 

[FromZwolle]

I've always thought Budweiser is very underrated. I mean, it's not the best beer ever made. And it's not real hoppy. But it isn't supposed to be.

For what it is and what it's supposed to be, it's a good beer.

craft beer drinkers, homebrewers especially love to hate the big boys.

A-B is rated very high among the 'general public', therefore very low by the 'cool kids'.

I dislike them as a company, but they brew what people want and do it well. vote with your dollars and things you like will generally be available.

 

[soccerdad]

craft beer drinkers, homebrewers especially love to hate the big boys.

Not to argue, but I don't think beer people hate beer people. I DO THINK that light American lagers made with corn, rice and little hops just get tiring to beer people. Folks actually like porters, ales and stouts.
I love AB. They provide a comfortable living for my nephew and his family. They appear to treat employees well and they certainly manufacture a product many people will buy. I will buy 20 or so other beers before I buy a Bud or a Busch. It has ever been thus. But there is no hate.

 

[Oleson M.D.]

Not to argue, but I don't think beer people hate beer people. I DO THINK that light American lagers made with corn, rice and little hops just get tiring to beer people. Folks actually like porters, ales and stouts.
I love AB. They provide a comfortable living for my nephew and his family. They appear to treat employees well and they certainly manufacture a product many people will buy. I will buy 20 or so other beers before I buy a Bud or a Busch. It has ever been thus. But there is no hate.

In my small circle of beer drinking friends, no one hates the Big Boys. In fact, we have utmost respect for them and what they are able to do. We do not purchase the beer they brew...well maybe an occasional Coors Original, or a Killian's, but that is very rare.

It would be appreciated if all of them would return to their genuine pre-pro recipes.

 

[T Murph]

If everyone's taste buds were the same we would only have one brand.. I am very proud that we have such a vast array world wide to choose from. Back in the 60s I thought Country Club Malt liquor was the greatest. Of course I was only a teenager but on occasion I was allowed to have one of the little 6 Oz offerings. Wasn't much of a beer lover until I went to the Old Style Oktoberfest in LaCrosse WI in the early 70s. The taste and feel of that fresh cold delicious brew changed my life forever. I've toured AB and Miller breweries and their beers are great fresh at the brewery. Additionally in the 70s living in the suburbs of Chicago we would go to a truck stop where truckers would bring Coors by the pallet and bootleg it. We were paying $5 for a 6 pk and they would sell out quickly. My point is the big breweries are professional at making good beer. As we experience different offerings we find beers that we like better than others. As a long time brewer and BJCP Judge I've tasted most every kind of beer on the planet. Regardless how well some beers are made, there are those that I simply don't care for. Does not mean they aren't good beers. Personal taste is what this homebrew thing is all about. So brew it and if you don't like it, brew something else. I offer this warning to you Newbys to this hobby. It's not a hobby it's a rabbit hole of no return. I've spent thousands and thousands of dollars doing this and apparently it doesn't stop. As I am in the planning stages of building my forever home, a brewery/tap room is my biggest concern. For my retirement I plan on doing nothing more the making beer and fishing.

 

[SaltNeck]

My first homebrew!

 

[monkeymath]

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

Oh yeah, that's a truly awful beer. I try not to dump beer (or any other type of food or drink), but the only use I could fathom for that beer is using it to stick labels onto beer bottles.

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.

Yes, bad bad bad. They make some really good beers (e.g. 'Atlantik Ale' and 'Roggenweizen') and I think all their other beers are at least solid, but that one is a clear dumper. I think you can tell why just from the description on their website: "Stammwürze 12,5% und Alk. 4% vol" (OG of 1.050 and only 4%abv, for an apparent attenuation below 60%).

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!

It's not actually a common thing. Apart from offerings by emerging craft breweries, I think the "Lausitzer Porter" is the only one I've ever seen in a store.

 

[lumpher]

Socrates would agree.

Finally reading this thread. Check my signature...

 

[FromZwolle]

Not to argue, but I don't think beer people hate beer people.

you can't tell me not to argue!!!!

 

[dnr]

Rolling Rock is awful.


And I had a beer from New Holland I could swear was called Madder Hatter and it was a 10% imperial IPA brewed with blue cheese? I feel like this was a fever dream. But I remember my wife and I had a hard time finishing that beer.

 

[FromZwolle]

Rolling Rock is awful.


And I had a beer from New Holland I could swear was called Madder Hatter and it was a 10% imperial IPA brewed with blue cheese? I feel like this was a fever dream. But I remember my wife and I had a hard time finishing that beer.

rolling rock was the first beer i ever had. nearly put me off beer forever.

 

[bwible]

Rolling Rock is awful.


And I had a beer from New Holland I could swear was called Madder Hatter and it was a 10% imperial IPA brewed with blue cheese? I feel like this was a fever dream. But I remember my wife and I had a hard time finishing that beer.

I live in PA. We grew up with Rolling Rock - from “the glass lined tanks at Latrobe, PA.” It’s a common beer that many here drink.

I think it used to be better when it was brewed in Latrobe. AB bought the recipe and the branding years ago and closed the brewery in Latrobe. They put thousands of people out of work and moved production to St. Louis, Mo and the beer hasn’t been the same since.

By some legal-ese they still print the text on the back of the bottle that talks about it being made in Latrobe. A smaller company with less resources would probably be sued for false advertising.

Haven’t bought Rolling Rock since and I never will buy it again.

 

[bwible]

Yes indeed. We (beer makers) react more to the American mass market tastes

…and thats why every brewery and micro brewery is making a dozen hazy pale ales and ipas that all look like a glass of orange juice or the sludge I pour out of the bottom of my fermenter. These beers make my throat close and make me gag every time I look at one.

 

[GBRbrew]

rolling rock was the first beer i ever had. nearly put me off beer forever.

That would have been pbr for me, sitting on my dad's lap when I was 6 or so grabbed a swig and damn near died lol.

 

[SFC Rudy]

I don't know. When I was in Saudi Arabia during Desert Shield I found some grape juice and put bread yeast in it and let it ferment. Kinda nasty but it worked!

 

[Broothru]

I don't know. When I was in Saudi Arabia during Desert Shield I found some grape juice and put bread yeast in it and let it ferment. Kinda nasty but it worked!

"BRO?"/Ft. Riley?

 

[SFC Rudy]

"BRO?"/Ft. Riley?

I was stationed at Ft Riley from OCT93-MAY 96 2-34 AR 1 ID then MAY 97-FEB 01in 70th EN 1 AD. Then went to Germany where I was with 201st FSB from FEB 01-AUG 05. Spent 7 years in the BRO. If you're gonna be one, be a Big Red One!

 

[Broothru]

My Dad (WWII Vet) was stationed at Ft. Riley, and after the war went to K-State. I was born in Manhattan, but was wise enough to go to KU, and into the Navy.

Go Navy, Beat Army!

 

[SFC Rudy]

My Dad (WWII Vet) was stationed at Ft. Riley, and after the war went to K-State. I was born in Manhattan, but was wise enough to go to KU, and into the Navy.

Go Navy, Beat Army!

Damn Pier Queers!!!!!!! My wife and I are both retired from the Army. She retired out of Ft Riley and we decided to stay here. It's not too bad, but I forgot how backwards this state is!

 

[Broothru]

I gotta' agree. Born, raised and educated, all between Salina and Kansas City. Then I joined the Navy to see the world, and only returned for visits. The recruiter failed to mention the world was 3/4th. water.

Then I went 'airdale' and only had to look at it from 35,000'. Some of us are slow learners, but I enjoyed all 20+ years of it.