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

[Rosvineer]

New worst beer


Wicked Beaver Cream Weaver "cream ale". Smells like a concession stand at a summer jam concert, and tastes like plastic coated popcorn

 

[Rosvineer]

Wow, seems like I killed the thread. Ha

 

[WesleyS]

Wow, seems like I killed the thread. Ha

Maybe after your addition the list of all the worst beers is complete.

 

[Shred]

Calvary Marauder IPA... where the *&%$ are the hops? How can you call this mess an IPA?
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/23122/68270

 

[morticus]

Stones Arrogant Bastard. I know everybody raves about it but the bottle I had was very off putting. Maybe it was just a bad bottle, but didn't want to buy another one to find out.

 

[Shred]

Stones Arrogant Bastard. I know everybody raves about it but the bottle I had was very off putting. Maybe it was just a bad bottle, but didn't want to buy another one to find out.

Blasphemy! It must have been a bad bottle (note the quote at the bottom of my signature)

 

[Ostomo517]

Victory Swing Saison and any Big Sky beer. All horrid. The diff is I like most other Victory brews.

 

[Bauer]

Leinenkugel's berry Weiss. My wife got it and neither of us could finish a bottle. I think we forced it upon friends that visited to get rid of it.

 

[dannypo]

Leinenkugel's berry Weiss. My wife got it and neither of us could finish a bottle. I think we forced it upon friends that visited to get rid of it.

It tastes just like Fruit Loops. Gross.

 

[Rosvineer]

I'm actually a fan of most Leinenkugel. A lemon berry shandy is a deliciously refreshing drink after mowing the yard

 

[SpacemanSpiff]

The lemon berry shandy is, somewhat embarrassingly, pretty tasty. Berry Weiss is nasty though. Way, way too sweet.
Although, considering Leinenkugel craft at this point is a bit of a stretch.

 

[Rosvineer]

^true

 

[meltroha]

Back in black, or vertical epic 2011, when fresh, not aged.

 

[morticus]

Blasphemy! It must have been a bad bottle (note the quote at the bottom of my signature)

Maybe I will give it another shot.

 

[GSul]

I can't think of any!!! Possibly the Cherry one by Sam. Not that it was very bad, and possibly wouldn't consider the brewery to be very "craft," but it was a weird brewski.

 

[ladodger34]

Even though it wasn't the worst, I had a Goose Island IPA on a date last week with my two ladies (my wife and 8 week old daughter). It was just middling and I expected more.l

 

[drive45]

I think as part of this, when someone mentions a flavor of the terrible beer and it is an obviously brewing flaw (oxidation, DMS, etc.), folks should respond with their take.

It's like beer tasting bingo and pretty helpful for me. Thoughts? This is a home brewing site ...

 

[cgrnh]

The Nastiest one I have had to date was the Sams Maple Walnut brew. First taste was not bad but the second and everyone there after was nasty, It was part of a sampler pack and I ended up pouring out most of the 1st one and both of the other 2.

 

[BreezyBrew]

I see this thread as being a repository for caution on weird brews.

Haha Freakin awesome!!

 

[HawksWolf]

Every finished beer has its pairing. If you have the right flavor in your mouth before you have any of these beers, then they will be significantly better.

 

[dannypo]

Every finished beer has its pairing. If you have the right flavor in your mouth before you have any of these beers, then they will be significantly better.

It's true that the right food can increase the enjoyment of a beer. But if it is required, that beer is a massive failure.

 

[THURN1S_HALEY]

Even though it wasn't the worst, I had a Goose Island IPA on a date last week with my two ladies (my wife and 8 week old daughter). It was just middling and I expected more.l

Can't expect much from goose island...that stuff is all mediocre at best. Same page as Sam Adams in my book.

 

[dannypo]

Can't expect much from goose island...that stuff is all mediocre at best. Same page as Sam Adams in my book.

I'll agree with you about Goose Island's standards, but their Belgian inspired stuff like Matilda or Sophie are awesome.

 

[Jlaw3000]

I'll agree with you about Goose Island's standards, but their Belgian inspired stuff like Matilda or Sophie are awesome.

2011 Sophie is unbelievable right now if you like that style

 

[lumpher]

the nastiest craft beer i ever had is boddington's pub ale. slimy, nasty crap. i gagged and dry-heaved, and couldn't give the other cans away, so i dumped them out

 

[bobmcstuff]

the nastiest craft beer i ever had is boddington's pub ale. slimy, nasty crap. i gagged and dry-heaved, and couldn't give the other cans away, so i dumped them out

Boddington's is mass produced crap, and it's owned by AB Inbev so I don't see how you can call it "craft".

 

[brokebucket]

Admittedly, I did not read thru all 99 pages, but I did a search to find that Belzebuth out of France was not on this list....HOW?

Consider that drain cleaner on the list now.

 

[Malty_Dog]

OK, its no Sam Adams Cherry Wheat *gag*, but Sea Dog's "Apricot" is pretty terrible. Yes, I dumped half a bottle last night. Basically tastes like a pretty boring ale injected with a high dose of artificial apricot flavoring. But it sure smelled fruity!

 

[THURN1S_HALEY]

I'll agree with you about Goose Island's standards, but their Belgian inspired stuff like Matilda or Sophie are awesome.

Yeah I have to agree with you there. I work for a beer distributor and I had a rep give me a Sofie at a local beer fest. I don't even drink Belgians, as I'm more of a hop head, but I will say that it was delicious...although I did have a decent jag on when I drank it.haha

 

[SpacemanSpiff]

I'll agree and disagree on Goose Island. I actually like the IPA. I haven't had Sofie yet, but Matilda is fantastic and I'm not a huge Belgian drinker either. On the down side, Green Line has definitely changed for the worse over the last year and I don't even want to get started on 312. Since they moved it to NY it's almost undrinkable.