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

[highgravitybacon]

Oh, it's so bad. I've frequently described the flavor as a soy sauce coated piece of cardboard used as a dog bed. And it coats your tongue like oil and there's no easy way to get the flavor out of your mouth. The worst part is I bought three bottles of it because I was so excited to have seen it. That was about six years ago. Once the first drop hit my tongue the excitement turned to horror, then denial. After the second taste it turned to acceptance and then regret.

You have discovered the 4 stages of "Grieving over Bad Beer."

 

[Threetall]

This might not be the worst beer I've had, but it disappointed me the most. Alpine Brewings and New Belgium's Super IPA. I've heard incredible things about Alpine's hoppy beers, but it seems that anything New Belgium touches turns to crap. Not very hoppy, and too many malty/weird flavors in that beer. Ugh.

 

[ReefKeeper]

Dogfish 120. Like bongwater.

Can I have your bong water, than?

 

[Swarley88]

Anything by 21st Amendment brewing, ESPECIALLY their watermelon ale. I would bet you couldn't tell the difference between it and watered down bud light in a side by side.

I disagree, well on the 21st Amendment part. Haven't had the watermelon ale. But the Marooned on Hog Island is some good stuff.

 

[Swarley88]

Can I have your bong water, than?

Can I have your bong than....

 

[trujunglist]

Ruination with jalapeno. It's already Ruination, and then you've got this crazy acid-y heat on it. The type of acidity that makes you ruminate on the upcoming severe heartburn you will face. Dumped the 4 oz or so sample into the garbage after just a few sips.

 

[Swarley88]

Ruination with jalapeno. It's already Ruination, and then you've got this crazy acid-y heat on it. The type of acidity that makes you ruminate on the upcoming severe heartburn you will face. Dumped the 4 oz or so sample into the garbage after just a few sips.

Ruination is good, why in the world would they add such a flavor as jalapeno? I just can't imagine that would even be decent.

 

[urbanmyth]

Oh, it's so bad. I've frequently described the flavor as a soy sauce coated piece of cardboard used as a dog bed. And it coats your tongue like oil and there's no easy way to get the flavor out of your mouth. The worst part is I bought three bottles of it because I was so excited to have seen it. That was about six years ago. Once the first drop hit my tongue the excitement turned to horror, then denial. After the second taste it turned to acceptance and then regret.

It actually makes tasty ice cream. A guy from my homebrew club used it in a batch of vanilla he made at home and when it is diluted down quite a bit, it doesn't taste too bad.

 

[Weezy]

I have a hard time enjoying anything that feels like it was swill that they back sweetened or otherwise modified to make something palatable...like every pumpkin beer I've ever tried (honest, I'm trying to like them), or the "whiskey barrel" aged stuff that tastes like they just poured a bottle of whiskey in the secondary, or the ciders that have been so heavily backsweetened (I like to say 'produced' flavor) they probably would have had an easier time just adding apple juice to some vodka.

and Leini Summer Shandy? not anywhere near my top ten list, but its excellent around 2PM on a hot Saturday after 3 hours of yard work.

 

[highgravitybacon]

I have a hard time enjoying anything that feels like it was swill that they back sweetened or otherwise modified to make something palatable...like every pumpkin beer I've ever tried (honest, I'm trying to like them), or the "whiskey barrel" aged stuff that tastes like they just poured a bottle of whiskey in the secondary, or the ciders that have been so heavily backsweetened (I like to say 'produced' flavor) they probably would have had an easier time just adding apple juice to some vodka.

and Leini Summer Shandy? not anywhere near my top ten list, but its excellent around 2PM on a hot Saturday after 3 hours of yard work.

Leines Berry Weisse. Not a world class beer. Not really anything more than a wine cooler. But man, I can pound them. I drink them so fast the top of the beer and the bottom of the beer hit my mouth at the same time.

 

[mtnagel]

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.

When I first read the title, a local brewery's beer immediately came to mind. It's Rivertown's blueberry lager. It's probably similar to the Wildblue one. I like some fruity beers and have had a couple good blueberry beers (including Elicottville's blueberry beer from draught at their brewery with fresh blueberries = yum). But Rivertown's is pretty bad. Lager is bad and blueberry flavor is bad.

Anything DFH makes that isn't an IPA is terrible to me. I went to the brewpub and tried 90% of their beers and almost all were syrup. They didn't ferment or they were trying to do way to much with the beer

Going to have to agree with this. I appreciate they are taking risks, but most of it is lost on me apparently.


Another bad beer I've had was "Chili Beer". The even have a terrible website. I know it's supposed to be spicy, but it was just way over the top spicy that it was terrible.

 

[fizgig]

Wild Blue clone recipe:

half a cup of blue slurpee syrup
2 shots of 5 O'Clock Vodka (or Heaven Hill)
seltzer water to top off

Mix up in a pint glass

 

[bkl63]

My biggest issue with some of the smaller craft breweries has always been getting Oxidized beer. Many smaller guys bring in Volunteers to fill bottles and cap them in a very manual process. Many times they are not always proficient at doing so leading to skunked beer.

 

[Hulud]

Am I the only one who actually liked this beer?

I like it

 

[ladodger34]

I saw the Rogue-Vodoo Banana Chocolate thing at Bevmo the other day but couldn't pull the trigger. It was 13.99 and the Bacon-Maple was still fresh in my mind (or tongue). If it wasn't so darned expensive, I may have pulled the trigger.

 

[mtnagel]

Anything by 21st Amendment brewing, ESPECIALLY their watermelon ale. I would bet you couldn't tell the difference between it and watered down bud light in a side by side.

That's surprising to me. I can see not liking the watermelon one (I don't really care for it either), but I really enjoy their bitter American, Brew free or Die IPA and Back in Black black IPA.

 

[Chug]

Not sure if it counts as craft, but Mississippi Mud is probably the most atrocious "craft beer" I've ever drank.

 

[bandt9299]

DFH 120 minute IPA, 8 dollars one sip and I dumped it.

Never had a good beer from Magic Hat either.

 

[CityOChampBrew]

DFH 120 minute IPA, 8 dollars one sip and I dumped it.

Never had a good beer from Magic Hat either.

Wow. That's a 1st.

 

[Pratzie]

Rogue Voodoo Bacon Maple Donut. Blah.

 

[dannypo]

DFH 120 minute IPA, 8 dollars one sip and I dumped it.

Never had a good beer from Magic Hat either.

Totally agree on both points. 120 is sickly sweet and magic hat just sucks.

 

[ReefKeeper]

Totally agree on both points. 120 is sickly sweet and magic hat just sucks.

Wow! That's a 2nd.

 

[Apple_Jacker]

I've had doubly magic hat I'm a bottle a few times, but never had a bad experience on draft. Fat tire to me is horrible in bottles and cans (too many times wasting money buying it again at the store) but I enjoy it when it is a draft beer.

 

[ENmyers]

Magic hat jynx. This beer haunts my dreams.

 

[PennyBrewer]

I have to include anything from round barn brewery in south west Michigan. They make horrible sweet wines and should have never tried their beer. They cork everything Belgium style but the corks pull apart and the beer is not worth getting into.
. I have to say that this thread has been very amusing. Hearing all the stories of bad beer. I have traveled the earth and have had plenty of interesting ferments. But a lot of you have hit it on the head with the crap that some of the breweries put out to "be different".

 

[Gixxer]

I know that a lot of folks like Jolly Pumpkin's beers, but I absolutely hated Oro de Calabaza. Reminded me of the smells of my hockey gloves(**EDIT** smells like my skates since I skate barefoot...) when I didn't let them dry from one skate to the next... Gross...

 

[ReefKeeper]

Magic hat jynx. This beer haunts my dreams.

You need some Three Floyds Jinx Proof.

 

[wwf4jericho]

Not sure if its considered craft but Goose Island Honkers Ale was just fowl Pun intended.

 

[dannypo]

Not sure if its considered craft but Goose Island Honkers Ale was just fowl Pun intended.

Definitely craft in my opinion. And definitely good.

 

[BreezyBrew]

I don't understand these posts. Magic Hat and Goose Island are the worst craft beer you have ever had? Good grief.