what do you say when friends offer BMC?

[gonzoflick]

Let me first preface this by saying I DO NOT discriminate against other by what type of beer they drink. When possible I like to talk about the types I like, and give friends who have never sampled homebrew a taste of our world. I am a beer snob but I keep my opionions of ****ty beer to myself.

I cannot however bring MYSELF to drink products from BMC any longer at least on a regular basis. If someone offers me a BMC product at their home what are some of the typical responces you all give to them without sounding rude.

I have been using "No thanks man Im not really thirsty."

 

[Chairman Cheyco]

I'll usually have what's being had. One thing that has helped my mindset in drinking BMC is that it's an excellent example of a terrible style!
One thing I've noticed since I have become educated in the ways of beer is that I don't really go for the hard stuff like I used to.

 

[Cheesefood]

I say "Sure, thanks". I still like a lot of BMC products. I really like MGD and think it's a fine American beer that I'm sometimes really in the mood to drink. I also like High Life or an Old Style from time to time. Tonight, my best friend is bringing over a couple of 40's of Old English to wash down the burgers I'm cooking up for football.

When I have some good stuff on tap I offer it to them, but I don't expect them to buy expensive beer when they like the cheap stuff.

 

[gonzoflick]

OK I agree w/ both of you to a point. I will drink all AB products except Bud Lite. It gives me a stomach ache..really. I love amber bock, and nothing beats an Ice cold Budweiser after work. I will drink Miller Lite if its the last thing in the fridge but I almost woudl rather not. It might sound strange but I will always throw back Natural Ice and Natty Lite, in fact Natural Ice out of the keg tastes exactly like Budweiser to me.


Football and 40's......drooooool. To bad we cant get them here in FL

 

[kornkob]

Hell--- I still buy some national products fromt ime to time. None of the beers I make are really good 'I got done mowing the lawn and think I'll chug a couple beers while I talk to the neighbor' kind of beers.

 

[Desert_Sky]

If someone hands me a Miller Lite, I say thank you and will drink quite a few of them. I need to be in the mood for a big beer, which is probably why most of the beers I make are designed towards sessions.

 

[Monster Mash]

I will turn down light beers. If they are straight out an ice chest I could drink one quick but once they get slightly warm they suck. If I am offered a regular BMC I'll take it as long as it is cold also. Im not offended by American lagers.

 

[Walker]

i'll accept one if offered. i mean... it just tastes like water to me anyway.

-walker

 

[G. Cretin]

I drink whats handed to me with a smile. After all the person didn't have to give me one at all and on the next round I get something I like and try to "educate" my friend in the better beers.

 

[Chairman Cheyco]

i'll accept one if offered. i mean... it just tastes like water to me anyway.

-walker

Do brain injuries inhibit shift-key use?

 

[Walker]

Do brain injuries inhibit shift-key use?

no... but watching football in my big fat leather chair with an unhealthy snack in my lap forces me to type with one hand. just be happy i use proper punctuation.

 

[Walker]

Woul You Prefer If I Typed Like This Instead?


edit: that was supposed to be all caps, but the forum's idiot filter fixed it.

 

[Baron von BeeGee]

edit: that was supposed to be all caps, but the forum's idiot filter fixed it.

Ahhh, technology.

 

[Dude]

I love BMC as long as it is a Miller product. I've been killing some MGD lately.

I have Stone IPA tonight though. Just got done eating some wings and now I'm settled down on the recliner for football. FINALLY.

 

[rdwj]

Pretty much, I'll drink any beer offered to me if I'm in a beer drinking mood. All cold beer is good - some are just better than others.

 

[user 574]

Come Sunday I'll be buying a 12er of High Life. It's ritual as it's Football Season!!! :rockin:

 

[2nd Street Brewery]

I'll say thank you. Anyone who offers me a beer is OK, sorry, while I prefer other beers(and notice I did not say better ) I'm not one to harp on people about what they drink. I'll offer mine to my friends and if they like them fine, but I won't criticize someone else's taste since I don't like people doing that to me.

 

[Chairman Cheyco]

Ahhh, technology.

I'll take no-caps over all-caps anyday LOL!!!1

 

[Orpheus]

When someone offers me a BMC, I say, "No thanks, I'd rather have a beer!"

BA-DOOM-CHA

But seriously, I'll take it and drink it. It doesn't taste bad, it just doesn't have much of a taste at all, so I'll drink it!

 

[Schlenkerla]

Good Point. I don't criticize others taste, I wouldn't want them doing that to me. They might think I'm stupid for spending more money and time to make bitter dark beer. To each his own.

If somebody offers me a beer I ask what they have on hand. If possible I stay away from anything light unless its hot as a mofo. I prefer regular Bud. - In a bottle. - I really hate cans.

The Bud preference comes from 4 years in the Marine Corps. Anheuser-Busch sent a ton of it to Lebanon in 1984. Its considered a staple to the USMC. :cross:

 

[david_42]

I only know one guy who still drinks it & he's never offered me one.

 

[Pumbaa]

If it's a Miller I'll gladly drink it, if it's Bud or Coors I'll ask them if they got a diet Coke

 

[Bernie Brewer]

Hey if someone offers, I accept. I'm not picky-beggars can't be choosers.

 

[Radarbrew]

I particularly like the taste of O.P beers. It's free, and it leads to grilled meat sometimes.
(what)?

 

[Exo]

Ok, so let me get this straight. Your offered a beer...a FREE beer? I gladly accept all forms of free beer.

I might grumble a bit and drink quite a few but I try to dissect why this particular BMC sucks so bad. And try to figure out why so many people like it. Gotta be the marketing.

Right now I JUST finished a DFH60 and am contemplating either a Lakefront O'Fest or a Racer 5...

 

[Focus]

I never go to any untested beer drinking event un-prepared. There are many different circumstances, so my approach depends on my familiarity with the situation:

Naturally, If it's someone I know will have good beer (homebrewed or the good store-bought stuff), I will drink anything. I usually don't need to bring my own, but sometimes I'll take some homebrew of course.

If it's someone who's idea of "the good stuff" is Bud over Bud Lite, then I bring a decent mass-produced beer like Yeunling or Killians, so I won't appear as too much a beer snob. After all, it's only polite to contribute to the host's beer holdings when you're a guest. Maybe you can convince him to upgrade.

If it's someone who's tastes I don't know at all, I'll bring a mix of good stuff - Sierra Nevada, etc - and high-end mass produced - Killians. And always enough to leave some behind. Again, I do so under the impression that it's only polite to leave a little behind for the host.

If I get offered a beer by the neighbor over the backyard fence, I say Yes and politely drink whatever he offers, but only one if it's anything but Budweiser.

I grew up on regular budweiser in a can, so when it comes to just plain old refreshing beer on a hot day, I still fall back to that. Besides, I'm loyal and I figure since my parents put some AB employee's kid through college, he might have a kid of his own by now and that kid deserves a fighting chance, too. Just doing my part.

focus

 

[Monk]

I drink BMC (or worse) so seldom that it's almost a novelty to have one. When I make my own, it's usually something much more flavorful, less carbonated, and served around 50F. That's just what I like. But having a Bud or Natty Light really brings back some funny memories, of college mostly.

Interestingly, I had two 40s of OE last fall when my old high school buddy came out from Texas for a reunion. We wanted to preparty and he insisted on buying the beer. I have to admit...OE was pretty tasty! I was surprised. Good on them, for making a beer that ex-seminarians AND gangsta rappers can both enjoy.

monk

 

[Focus]

I have to admit...OE was pretty tasty! I was surprised. Good on them, for making a beer that ex-seminarians AND gangsta rappers can both enjoy.

monk

OMG, that was damned funny

 

[Brewno]

Hell--- I still buy some national products fromt ime to time. None of the beers I make are really good 'I got done mowing the lawn and think I'll chug a couple beers while I talk to the neighbor' kind of beers.

Me and my neighbor worked hard in the yard the other day and when finished he offered me a cold one (Bud light). To be honest that first chug was real good on a hot day after a hard few hours of work. I prefer craft brew and my own but I don't turn anything away. I have to admit that by the second or third sip that Bud sucked but I don't hold that against it....I just drink it and that's it.
On the other hand he liked my first batch and I just gave him a bottle of my second (an IPA) with a warning that it's more bitter than his usual BMC. He says he's not picky and drinks anything.

As kornkob says, some craft or home made ales are more sipping beers rather than a guzzler on a hot day after hard work.
My two home brews so far have been in between.

Tommy

 

[Orpheus]

I'll never forget one day when I lived in Montreal it was hot. I can't remember what I was doing, probably moving a friend's furniture or something.

It was HOT HOT HOT and by the end of the day I was hot, tired, and thirsty.

I got home and opened a St. Ambroise Blonde Ale and man.. that baby went down so nice and smooth I remember it 12 years on.

I think there are craft and micros that have nice flavor and go down just as nicely as anything BMC can produce.

Hmmm.. it just occured to me that I just said a blonde went down easy.. tee hee!