What's the worst craft brew (commercial) you've had?

[TXjayhawk]

Victory Golden Monkey...tasted like jet fuel.

 

[ja09]

I agree, a good cucumber beer doesn't seem impossible to me (maybe super-dry wheat, light hops--maybe even a saison?). But I think it should be universally agreed that Magic Hat did not make one. That stuff sucks.

Cigar City's Cucumber Saison is a solid beer. Not amazing, but not bad! Pretty damn good in the heat. And yeah, a lot of stuff from Magic Hat could make this list!

 

[themachinist]

Victory Golden Monkey...tasted like jet fuel.

If u think victorys GM is bad dont try the liquid luxury. Strongest alchohol taste of any beer ive tried. Saw the name and had to try it though I mean come on liquid luxury thats funny sh@@

 

[smizak]

Yeah, I am not a fan of southern tier. They seem to overdo a lot of stuff. Pumking was terrible this year as well as warlok.

Your taste buds are broken.

 

[danorocks17]

I was also disappointed with Cherry Chocolate Bock from SA. Gets my vote for worst.

I actually liked the cherry chocolate bock haha. This years SA winter sampler, which is one of my favorites, was pretty lack luster this year. Old Fezziwig was good as always, but I thought for sure the cherry chocolate bock would be terrible, but I really liked it.

 

[zardozap]

Saranac Black Forest. Maybe not a craft beer, but by far one of the worst. Tasted like it had been brewed in an old tire. It had come in a mixed six pack I picked up to go hang with some friends. I literally gagged on it with the first pull. Everyone else who I had try it were grossed out by it as well. Went on to find the rest of the mixed six pack all smelled pretty bad and were equally horrible. They were supposed to be completely different beers too. Ugh.

 

[fearwig]

Cigar City's Cucumber Saison is a solid beer. Not amazing, but not bad! Pretty damn good in the heat. And yeah, a lot of stuff from Magic Hat could make this list!

#9 was one of my early non-BMC beers, and I have to say it's still not that bad on tap (though pretty poorly balanced, overall). Over the years I have tried any number of Magic Hat beers and I have yet to find one that wasn't at least a little bit on the ****ty side. A few were, well, a lot on the ****ty side.

I wonder how you'd go about incorporating cucumber, though. They must use an alcohol-based extract, you can't boil it without killing that fresh flavor you want ("Pickle beer, yum."). You could probably clean up a puree with alcohol and add to secondary, I guess.

 

[fearwig]

Saranac Black Forest. Maybe not a craft beer, but by far one of the worst. Tasted like it had been brewed in an old tire. It had come in a mixed six pack I picked up to go hang with some friends. I literally gagged on it with the first pull. Everyone else who I had try it were grossed out by it as well. Went on to find the rest of the mixed six pack all smelled pretty bad and were equally horrible. They were supposed to be completely different beers too. Ugh.

Sounds to me like you got an oxidized pack, especially since you say they all tasted the same. Saranac is if anything a little on the bland side usually--their Black Forest is usually a little flavorless, a somewhat boring American schwarzbier, maybe slightly sweeter and less roasty than I'd like. Passable for the price. No tire funk, unless maybe it sat in a hot storeroom. Dark beers oxidize the worst.

 

[mozart4898]

#9 was one of my early non-BMC beers, and I have to say it's still not that bad on tap (though pretty poorly balanced, overall). Over the years I have tried any number of Magic Hat beers and I have yet to find one that wasn't at least a little bit on the ****ty side. A few were, well, a lot on the ****ty side.

I wonder how you'd go about incorporating cucumber, though. They must use an alcohol-based extract, you can't boil it without killing that fresh flavor you want ("Pickle beer, yum."). You could probably clean up a puree with alcohol and add to secondary, I guess.

I don't recall if I've tried any of their other beers, but #9 was also an early "craft" beer for me. I swear it's decidedly different now than it was back in 2008 - I can't believe my tastes have changed THAT much, but whereas I used to like it, it'd probably make a top 10 list of worst craft beers for me now.

On using cucumber...I imagine you could probably puree or muddle some cucumber, maybe just gently crush them and throw them in a bag, and add to secondary after fermentation has mostly completed. There's a decent amount of sugar in there. Course, I hate cucumbers - one of few foods I just plain can't stand raw. Love pickles though...and I have to say if you muddle cucumber with some Hendricks gin, it's actually pretty decent.

Maybe a cucumber and juniper wheat...hmm...

 

[Powerturn11]

Breckenridge Vanilla Porter. I don't even know how to adequately describe the fail. The only other time I've dumped a beer was Summer Shandy... I'm not sure which is / was worse.

God I thought I was the only one. That beer is terrible. I bought a six pack 6 months ago, had 5 left until the last UFC fight and pawned them of on drunk guests.

 

[Devilsnight]

Big Sky - Moose drool.. I shoulda known by the name but I'd heard good things of this Carribu sloobber beer and figured they were probly simillar. I'd have to say it was the worst i've had, In a loong time at least. And it was only a five pack at that, cause the 6th bottle cap was partially folded over! Didn't catch that till I opened the fridge and there was foam running down the bottle. Gotta remember to email them guys the picture.

 

[nvs-brew]

St Peters (england) do some shockers..

http://www.stpetersbrewery.co.uk/our-beer-range/

they dont have any beer in there range i would reccomend, all average, some just terrible

 

[FatDragon]

St Peters (england) do some shockers..

http://www.stpetersbrewery.co.uk/our-beer-range/

they dont have any beer in there range i would reccomend, all average, some just terrible

I love their bottles, but the only beer I've had from them, the cream stout, was decidedly mediocre.

I was really hopeful when I saw the link pop up for a moment. I had a great Yorkshire Ale (not Old Peculier) several years ago, which was located next to St. Peters Cream Stout in the store's beer fridge (and I believe I bought one of each in the same trip). Since it never returned to that store, I haven't been able to figure out what it was. I saw the unique St. Peters bottles on the page, made the association in my head, and thought I had finally found my lost Yorkshire Ale.

 

[nvs-brew]

Yorkshire do loads of great beers (im originally from UK), imo samual smiths has to be the best in UK/yorkshire..without going into the microbreweries..

have u searched them? (love there bottles also)..

Theakstons (who do old perculier) also do XB and lightfoot.
courage directors is a great UK ale..

this link may help
http://www.yorkshireales.co.uk/

edit...after looking at the site, they seem to be more micro

 

[FatDragon]

Yorkshire do loads of great beers (im originally from UK), imo samual smiths has to be the best in UK/yorkshire..without going into the microbreweries..

have u searched them? (love there bottles also)..

Theakstons (who do old perculier) also do XB and lightfoot.
courage directors is a great UK ale..

this link may help
http://www.yorkshireales.co.uk/

edit...after looking at the site, they seem to be more micro

A quick Bing search makes me think it might have been Black Sheep Brewery Riggwelter Yorkshire Ale, since the idea of a ram or sheep on the logo is familiar, but the packaging, logo, "Riggwelter", and tasting notes on BA all strike me as wrong.

It probably doesn't matter anyway - I was still in my beer infancy when I had it, so there's a decent chance that what I thought was amazing at the time was actually a very mediocre brew. Maybe I'll try to track that one down some day and see what I think.

 

[fearwig]

I don't recall if I've tried any of their other beers, but #9 was also an early "craft" beer for me. I swear it's decidedly different now than it was back in 2008 - I can't believe my tastes have changed THAT much, but whereas I used to like it, it'd probably make a top 10 list of worst craft beers for me now.

Right? Maybe they upped the "apricot flavor" (because I guarantee it's not fermented on real apricots or anything). It tastes more like some kind of fruit potpourri now. Or, I guess, maybe I'm just more acclimated to good beer and am now offended by the taste. Hard to believe, though.

 

[dwDrummer]

The Bruery Saison Rue. This beer tasted like ass! I poured out the entire 750ml bottle after only four sips. I'm wondering if I got a bad bottle considering the high ratings this beer has.

 

[bleme]

Big Sky - Moose drool.. I shoulda known by the name but I'd heard good things of this Carribu sloobber beer and figured they were probly simillar. I'd have to say it was the worst i've had, In a loong time at least.

Moose Drool is my wife's absolute favorite beer. I made the Northern Brewer clone, Caribou Slobber, for her. I had some problems with that brew day but it turned out great, just not a clone. My boss says that my 'clone' is the best beer that he has ever had!

It always amazes me how differently we all perceive things.

 

[MollyHatchet]

Magic hat cucumber hibisicus beer ive never hade another beer with cucumber in it but this is the only beer I have ever poured down the drain absolutly discusting

I had this last spring while visiting family In Florida, I thought they nailed the cucumber flavor,but it just isn't a flavor I think of or want in my beer. Cucumber flavor aside, I thought the beer was very nice, nice mouth feel, nice head etc, etc, the cucumber flavor just killed it. My brother in law told me to pour it out, we were out by the pool, but I decided to finish it instead of wasting it. However, I would never drink another.

 

[countrygringo]

The MH HiCu is definitely tough to drink, as well as Adirondack Brewing's Strawberry Watermelon. Spent a few months of Russian roulette with these in the fridge from the summer sampler packs- finally someone got curious and barely finished them- glad to see them gone!

 

[zardozap]

Moose Drool is my wife's absolute favorite beer. I made the Northern Brewer clone, Caribou Slobber, for her. I had some problems with that brew day but it turned out great, just not a clone. My boss says that my 'clone' is the best beer that he has ever had!

It always amazes me how differently we all perceive things.

Caribou Slobber was my very first 5 gallon homebrew batch. I still have like 5 left in the back of my fridge. Never the biggest fan of brown ale, but this stuff is just awesome. For some weird reason I find I enjoy a Caribou Slobber more while eating some chocolate cookies. I know there are some beers that go well with certain foods, but I laugh that this is really good with a snack. :rockin:

 

[Cider123]

I was given a sour farmhouse ale once. Let's just say that I am not a fan nor do I understand the appeal. I really thought it had turned but I guess it was in its prime.

 

[FatDragon]

Big Blue Van from College Street in Lake Havasu City, AZ. Nasty, overdone, artificial, cloying blueberry flavor overpowering what's basically an unimpressive wheat beer. It's hugely popular in town there, so I'm told, but I left most of the pint on the table when I left the brewpub. On the positive side, their food is excellent, and the rest of their beers I tried were all adequate.

 

[BUCKNUTS]

The Bruery Tart of Darkness is easily the worst beer I've ever had. I hate to drain pour any beer and when that beer was $20 for a single bottle its all the more painful but it was undrinkable and the only beer I have ever had that made me sick to my stomach.

 

[gwapogorilla]

It's a toss up between Stone Breweries "Arrogant Bastard" and "Red Horse" by San Miguel brewing in the Philippines. Both taste like churned up crap to me.

 

[badlee]

No way.
Red horse is THE best makro lager available here in Thailand.

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[fearwig]

It's a toss up between Stone Breweries "Arrogant Bastard" and "Red Horse" by San Miguel brewing in the Philippines. Both taste like churned up crap to me.

I had Stone IPA for the first time in a while last night, and it tasted like they ran every hop in their fridge through a lawnmower. Like a Sierra Nevada PA dry hopped with bathroom potpourri. I know some folks will defend it, but man, that might be the most amateurish IPA I've ever had, I feel like there wasn't even a recipe.

 

[BUCKNUTS]

I had Stone IPA for the first time in a while last night, and it tasted like they ran every hop in their fridge through a lawnmower. Like a Sierra Nevada PA dry hopped with bathroom potpourri. I know some folks will defend it, but man, that might be the most amateurish IPA I've ever had, I feel like there wasn't even a recipe.

You must have gotten an old or mishandled bottle. Stone ipa is not my favorite ipa but it's certainly a well made tasty ipa and i have had what must be a100 commercial examples by now being a hop head

 

[GarageDweller]

"f$%kin amateurs" - Walter Sobchek (Big Lebowski)

I love reading this thread. A bunch of self inclined homebrewers calling some of the most successful breweries in the country "amateurs" and the like. Homebrewers keep the hype at bay, and that can't be such a bad thing.

 

[fearwig]

"f$%kin amateurs" - Walter Sobchek (Big Lebowski)

I love reading this thread. A bunch of self inclined homebrewers calling some of the most successful breweries in the country "amateurs" and the like. Homebrewers keep the hype at bay, and that can't be such a bad thing.

If you put a pound and a half of random-ass hops in your beer and put it in bombers, someone will fawn over it. This is America, right? "Such big flavor! Hints of gasoline!" But I totally knew that would piss someone off. There are great IPAs, but they have to set boundaries.

You must have gotten an old or mishandled bottle. Stone ipa is not my favorite ipa but it's certainly a well made tasty ipa and i have had what must be a100 commercial examples by now being a hop head

OK. This source IS actually known for bad handling, now that you mention it (bastards), but this didn't seem like oxidation, and hops should fade if anything after some storage abuse.

Last time I had Stone's IPA was on tap a few years ago, though... and it wasn't as imbalanced as this. Maybe you've got me, maybe the hops flavors turned ugly instead of just going weak. It smelled like pineapple juice filtered through a pound of Northern Brewer.*

(*Actually I take it back, that sounds kind of good.)