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

[jfr1111]

Some kind of bacon smoked porter I tried last year at a beer festival in Quebec. To say it was godawful is an understatement. It tasted like sucking on a band-aid that had been roasted over a fire.

I also had a dead guy ale that must've been mishandled. It tasted like a whole team of sweaty football players had taken a foot bath in it.

 

[Krovitz]

There are many piss poor craft brews running around. One that comes to mind is Shipyard Monkey Fist ipa. Just a bitter unpleasant mess.

 

[IffyG]

I've only had 4 drain pours, so they all get my label as 'worst commercial beer'.

Leinenkugel's Summer Shandy- tasted like Pledge furniture polish
Rivertown Pestilence- smelled like puke... tasted like puke
Rivertown War- way over smoked. Tasted like chewing on a cigar
Sam Adams Triple Bock- tasted like soy sauce

 

[angrylu]

Grand canyon brewing co. in williams arizona is absolutely horrible. I tried all their beers. They seem to have the same bad after taste.

 

[Apple_Jacker]

Big River Pilsner (chattanooga, tn) tastes like skunky PBR. Bought a 6 pack months ago, and 3 are still in the back of the fridge.

Bluegrass brewing company makes some delicious brown ale, but their version of a Hefeweizen is disgusting. I drank 2 bottles to see I'd I can get into it, but couldn't, so I kept them in the fridge for unsuspecting friends, and girlfriend, do drink the rest for me

 

[PapsD]

Lagunitas gueze. Tasted like miller lite blended with boone's farm. Terrible beer.

 

[jonmohno]

Weinhards amber-dump,Southern Tier Phil and Matts-somewhat dumpable.On to something better..

 

[CGVT]

Is Leinenkugal considered craft?

I pretty much don't care for anything they make, but that nasty-assed Fruity Pebbles tasting Sunset Wheat is the worst beer in the history of beer.

 

[Darwin18]

I've had great beers at all the Raleigh area breweries so I didn't think twice about buying tickets to a wing festival at Roth Brewing a few weeks ago. The wings were okay but the beers, and I tried 3, were awful.

Their cinnamon porter had overwhelming hot fusels that gave the beer a cinnamon rubbing alcohol taste. The Raleigh Red, an amber, was bland and watery with zero hop flavor and aroma. The honey hefeweizen was drinkable but crystal clear with no hefeweizen characteristics.

I felt bad for all the hipsters drinking these beers and trying to act like the beers were great.

 

[Albadia]

Haven't had a lot of drain beers but the one that comes to mind is Lagunitas Lucky 13. It was just... terrible. I can only presume it's a style thing as I know at least 1 other person who really enjoyed it but... ugh. hated it.

 

[Obliviousbrew]

Another: it haves great reviews and I only tried it like three times but I must say XX bitter from de Ranke itñs the worst belgian IPA that I ever had

 

[JBJB]

I've had great beers at all the Raleigh area breweries so I didn't think twice about buying tickets to a wing festival at Roth Brewing a few weeks ago. The wings were okay but the beers, and I tried 3, were awful.

Their cinnamon porter had overwhelming hot fusels that gave the beer a cinnamon rubbing alcohol taste. The Raleigh Red, an amber, was bland and watery with zero hop flavor and aroma. The honey hefeweizen was drinkable but crystal clear with no hefeweizen characteristics.

I felt bad for all the hipsters drinking these beers and trying to act like the beers were great.

I have to second this. I had Roth's lineup at the CoHop Festival in Burlington last weekend. They were all terrible.

 

[shaneogle89]

Stone's 16th Anniversary Ale was pretty bad. Just wasn't a huge fan of the lemon verbena in an IPA. And Stone is my favorite brewery!

 

[cknittle]

Not a fan of Sam Adams cherry wheat, that sh$ts gross.

 

[Brizzo]

Shipyard apple head, It's nasty. Straight up nasty. Apple pie, apple cider, apple sauce all are great American institutions. Apple beer is gross dude. Seriously. I couldn't even drink it after I got good and drunk. Nasty.

 

[Obliviousbrew]

I?

 

[fluidmechanics]

At the American craft beer fest in Boston Haverhill brewery put out a salt beer. They are an awesome, award winning brewery, but this was a miss. Imagine a beer made with sea water. Yuck.

 

[Brizzo]

It's worth mentioning again how bad applehead is. Pumpkin head is good. Smashed blueberry is good. Applehead is disgusting.

 

[IffyG]

Apple beer is gross dude. Seriously. I couldn't even drink it after I got good and drunk. Nasty.

Maybe Shipyard's Apple Beer is bad, I've never had it. I will say that New Glarus's Apple Ale is top notch.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Sam Adams Double Bock

 

[SenorPepe]

Maybe Shipyard's Apple Beer is bad, I've never had it. I will say that New Glarus's Apple Ale is top notch.

True story.

My vote also goes to summer shandy. So bad.

 

[Markd27]

Wasatch Jalapeño Cream Ale. Terrible.

 

[Tamarlane]

Is Leinenkugal considered craft?

I pretty much don't care for anything they make, but that nasty-assed Fruity Pebbles tasting Sunset Wheat is the worst beer in the history of beer.

I second this one. My god that is an awful beer. It literally tastes like it was dry hopped with fruity pepples.

 

[mpride1911]

I tried a flight of beers from the local brew pub in Anaconda, Montana a while back. Their theme was fruit, every beer had peaches or apricots or something in it. I didn't enjoy the flight at all, but as a former salesman I feel compelled to buy after taking up someone's time. So I bought a growler of one of their beers anyway. Needless to say that I didn't enjoy is anymore once I got it home.

 

[nlpavalko]

I've only had 4 drain pours, so they all get my label as 'worst commercial beer'.

Leinenkugel's Summer Shandy- tasted like Pledge furniture polish
Rivertown Pestilence- smelled like puke... tasted like puke
Rivertown War- way over smoked. Tasted like chewing on a cigar
Sam Adams Triple Bock- tasted like soy sauce

My worst, and couldn't finish beer, was Leinenkugel Berry Weiss. It tasted like Fruity Pebbles soaked in the mash. WAY too sweet and a fake berry flavor.

 

[BlackRock]

I'm not sure it counts as a "craft" brew but Pyramid Ales are definitely commercial nowadays. Anyway, I had a Pyramid IPA at a friends party and I've got to say it was pretty bad. I never buy Pyramid beer as I don't expect much from them, but last nights brew was definitely a C-.

 

[Frige]

I really like dogfish beers although the 90 minute ipa is a little over the top. I even drank the midas touch. But Tweason'ale has to be the most god awfull stuff they have ever made. It taste like someone drank a bottle of boones farm and the puked it right into my bottle. I mean seriously dont they taste it before sending it out?

 

[Dutch218]

DFH raisin D'etre (sp) absolutely terrible. Matter of fact I don't like much DFH. I know I am alone with that though.

 

[Native302]

I live in Milton and a lot of their stuff is a miss. Although I have my staples I always return to.

 

[PapsD]

Dfh 60 minute is pretty good. I think a lot of beers have too much going on flavor wise. A lot of different flavors with no single one dominating and they end up clashing.

I had a 3 Floyd's beer @ the oakpark micro brew and food review. They said it was an India Brown Ale and it tasted like a hopped up tobler orange.