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

[Devin]

Absolutely gross...........

Ingredients, as far as the brewer will tell you, are 2row, 6row, American and German hops, cereals, and blueberries... sounds good, doesn't taste good.

My wife loves that crap.....

 

[Whattawort]

My wife loves that crap.....

Does she like Purple Haze too? That s**t is nasty.

 

[Hopper5000]

not been too impressed with Eel River

 

[TuttleCreekBrewing]

Mine was from several years ago -- Sierra Nevada had a winter seasonal that tasted like Pine-Sol. I sincerely hope they discontinued that one!

 

[Devin]

Does she like Purple Haze too? That s**t is nasty.

Yeah, she does. I always tell her that she should just go cheap and mix some vodka with Kool-aid. That should taste fairly similar.

 

[Whattawort]

Yeah, she does. I always tell her that she should just go cheap and mix some vodka with Kool-aid. That should taste fairly similar.

Now you're taking me back to my college days. Lemon-lime kool-aid, cheap vodka, and triplesec. We called it "frog piss" but it went down easy. Easier than any of the fruit flavored beers out there anyway.

 

[sonofgrok]

Now you're taking me back to my college days. Lemon-lime kool-aid, cheap vodka, and triplesec. We called it "frog piss" but it went down easy. Easier than any of the fruit flavored beers out there anyway.

Vodka needs help going down easy?

 

[Devin]

Vodka needs help going down easy?

Bad vodka does. Good vodka, on the other hand....

 

[upperNY01brewer]

Southern Tier - Imperial Creme Brule - too sweet for me when i was drinking it. Andygator (on tap) haven't had it in a bottle but every time i had it on tap (in same joint), it was bad. BYO just ran a piece on it, singing it's praise so I am willing to give the bottle a shot in case the place i drank it at wasn't taking care of their lines or their kegs.

 

[Whattawort]

Vodka needs help going down easy?

Yes, cheap/bad vodka needs all the help it can get to go down.

 

[Pilamman]

Anything by Victory brewing where it seems their motto is if a little is good, then a ****load is awesome. I love IPAs but theirs is way over the top. There's not enough toothpaste to rid that taste.

 

[Whattawort]

Got another to add to my list and I only refer to it as craft brew because it's not massively available (here at least)

Sam Adams Tasman IPA - WTF is this thing all about??

 

[Devin]

Got another to add to my list and I only refer to it as craft brew because it's not massively available (here at least)

Sam Adams Tasman IPA - WTF is this thing all about??

Yeah, I wasn't a big fan of that one, neither. I was able to choke it down, though.

 

[divrguy]

Widmer Bros Drifter? Gross..... Drain-o!

 

[Brulosopher]

Widmer Bros Drifter? Gross..... Drain-o!

Whaaa?!?!? Drifter is a great Pale Ale, in my opinion! To each their own, I guess

 

[kylevester]

Oh, I love you guys. Getting to read opinions on beers I like where others ABHOR with certitude is delightful. Keep it up!

But, really, those of you who don't bow to the altar that is Stone? DIAF. (Joking of course)

I liked 16th Anniversary Pale Ale more than the 10th Anniversary Ruination. TEHO, folks, To Each His Own. Cheers!

 

[NickEff]

Just managed to read through all 26 pages of this thread, and wow-- I saw a few beers in here that I definitely didn't expect to find. Guess it's just a measure of how subjective beer taste is.

I've never actually poured a beer down the drain (cardinal sin), but I've got a couple that I wouldn't pay money for again. 21A's Hell or High Watermelon tops that list. My former roommate brought a six pack home and couldn't get through the first one. I'm an equal opportunity beer lover, so I took the rest off his hands. Sort of regret that now.

 

[allenH]

Whaaa?!?!? Drifter is a great Pale Ale, in my opinion! To each their own, I guess

I love Drifter, some people say they get onion/garlic from the summit they use, I never got onion/garlic from the bottle but the only time I had it on draft it was pretty bad.

 

[flyingfinbar]

Saranac's caramel porter was dreadful. Disgusting.

Their Imperial stout was pretty nasty, too.

 

[divrguy]

I love Drifter, some people say they get onion/garlic from the summit they use, I never got onion/garlic from the bottle but the only time I had it on draft it was pretty bad.

I got some sort of off, piney vegetal flavor and very little fruit/citrus. Fealt very thin and watery and truthfully I'm no sure the beer didn't taste a little skunked or overheated. Which could be from my friends transport.

EDIT: went to my buddies house just to try one out of his fridge and the first one actually was skunked! It's not bad!

 

[danthebugman]

I have to agree with the Voodoo Maple Bacon. I was really looking forward to it, but I could only stomach a few drinks before it was too much. I got no bacon or maple flavors at all...only smokey old shoes. Before that one it was O'Fallon Cherry Chocolate Stout. Tasted like someone just poured a crap ton of cherry and chocolate syrup into the bottle, capped it and put it on the shelf.

Dan

 

[divrguy]

I gotta admit I love reading this thread. Just goes to prove how different everyone perceives some of these beers. While I would say the vast majority of the posts I agree with, there area a few I really like. No wonder some of these micro brews can survive making some so-so beer. Some like it...some don't.

 

[drive45]

Sam Adams Bonfire is straight nasty. Got it in a sampler and it is terrible.

Legend Brewing in Richmond had a Smokey Chocolate Stout. Tasted like melted Hershey kisses and liquid smoke. Just awful.

Funny thing is I like Smokey beers (Stone's for instance) but these two are ones off the top of my head just thinking were terrible.

 

[Herky21]

Abita Jockamo IPA.

 

[DoctorMemory]

I vaguely remember being drunk off my a$$ in college (just once, honest Mom!) and a distributor came in and said he had just lined up a new brewery and he wanted to buy everyone a drink. They rolled in a keg and hooked it up to one of the taps and started handing them out. *Lots* of people didn't finish them, and this was in a college bar around 10PM. So you *know* that stuff was bad.

Worst one I can remember was Dixie Blackened Voodoo. Tasted like a burnt shoe with a hint of old sweatsock, and no body whatsoever. Bought a whole case of it (I'm in PA) and I think I still had 4-5 bottles sitting on a shelf when I moved over a year later.

Was very disappointed with Rogue Dead Guy Ale too, although I'm willing to give it another try sometime. Had it when I lived in Portland, so I don't think it was an issue with travel or storage.

 

[hotspurdotus]

Shiner Smokehaus won Worst Beer at a swill contest I was involved in a few years ago.

I was only given a few ounces but I couldn't even finish that.

 

[turvis]

Shiner cheer is another bad one couldn't finish a 12oz bottle

 

[Herky21]

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and Flying Dog Raging Bitch are both terrible. Both of them are like coating your tounge with baking soda mixed with lemon juice. Just aweful.

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale?!?!?!??

Blasphemy. That is blasphemy sir.

 

[TheCarnie]

Green flash/st. Feuillion friendship brew. It's a black saison with Brett, it's like ashy iodine in a glass.

 

[Whattawort]

Abita Jockamo IPA.

That's a fantastic beer. What have you been smoking?