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

[gometz]

1. Agree completely. The summer beer is the same.
2. Poorly made and sickly sweet.
3. If I had this offering from the first, I would have turned away their other great beers. Not my fav.

On Lagunita's: it's pretty much why I haven't had any of their others. I should try out some of them and see if they are more to my liking.

 

[gometz]

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

Was that the chili one? I hated it. I am a bit different than most on here though that I hate spices and fruits in my beers.

 

[BreezyBrew]

On Lagunita's: it's pretty much why I haven't had any of their others. I should try out some of them and see if they are more to my liking.

Hey and if you do, you aren't breaking the bank. I love Maximus, Shut Down Ale, Sucks Ale, and my fave, Hop Stoopid.

 

[gometz]

Thought of another, which I bet I will get flack for:

Stone/Dogfish Head/Victory - Saison du Buff
None of those spices belong in a beer. I felt like I was drinking cold unfinished broth.

 

[gometz]

Hey and if you do, you aren't breaking the bank. I love Maximus, Shut Down Ale, Sucks Ale, and my fave, Hop Stoopid.

I feel like I might have had Hop Stoopid before but can't remember any details. Will look for it on my next beer run (which is tonight or tomorrow night, depending on how work goes)

 

[RmikeVT]

I had some beer from a brewery in Washington. It was a maibock done as an ale (I guess it was supposed to be a dead guy knock off). It tasted like apple juice -- so full of aceidelhyde(sp). Its was in a bomber, it was awful. I went right back to the store I bought it (they recommended it) and told them how bad it was and they should take it off the shelves or send it back. I guess they listened to me about how bad it was, they didn't send it back, but the knocked the price down to $3.99 for a 22oz bomber. Which is pretty cheap by craft beer standards around here. I wouldn't drink that again, unless somebody paid me.

I recently had a friends first attempt at homebrew, a mr beer kit. It was their Pilsner, but its made with pre-hopped extract and coopers ale yeast. This beer I purchased tasted pretty similar but worse.

 

[gometz]

Finally, someone who agrees with me!
I thought I was alone in thinking that one majorly sucked.

I think an argument could be made that there's a good reason humans moved on from that drink.

 

[Whsoj]

Gordon Biersch looked at this place all week in las vegas last month while working a trade show. Finally got to go the last day. Absolutely the most horrible beer I have ever tasted. Supposedly a czech pilsner it was Stale, sour, & flat, not under carbed, flat no head no lacing just nasty my coworker said you make better beer than this in you garage he had the marzen . I drank BL form a keg that had been floating in pool for a week after HS graduation and it tasted better than that. But the food was good.



http://www.gordonbiersch.com/beer/hand-crafted-beers/red-ale


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[gometz]

Gordon Biersch looked at this place all week in las vegas last month while working a trade show. Finally got to go the last day. Absolutely the most horrible beer I have ever tasted. Supposedly a czech pilsner it was Stale, sour, & flat, not under carbed, flat no head no lacing just nasty my coworker said you make better beer than this in you garage he had the marzen . I drank BL form a keg that had been floating in pool for a week after HS graduation and it tasted better than that. But the food was good.



http://www.gordonbiersch.com/beer/hand-crafted-beers/red-ale


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The one in NOLA is not as bad as you describe, maybe it's the brew master at fault? (I've noticed something similar with BJ's, some of them have decent beer, others have utter sh!t).

Even if you don't like the beer, in NOLA there's a nice trick that you can park in the Harrah's parking garage for free with a purchase at Gordon Biersch. So what I normally do is get a beer to drink while walking through the French Quarter.

 

[Whsoj]

Ill hold you to that when I go to NOLA in the fall. Could have been that over processed water they have out there. I like my NC mountain creek water. But ill try it again and ill use your parking trick thanks for the tip!

 

[HomebrewNate]

This may not be the worst craft beer, but maybe the most disappointing:

Almost everything by Sea Dog brewery

They recently opened a brewery in the Tampa Bay area and I went to enjoy a couple flights, excited to try it off the tap and something other than the Blueberry ale... other than their hazelnut porter and monkey fist (which was ok), everything else was very mediocre at best.

On another note, as craft brews grow in popularity I believe that Sea Dog falls in the category of craft brewers that have sold out. It's sad to see, but I feel like many start relying on marketing rather than the quality and "word of mouth" aspect of their products.

 

[gometz]

Ill hold you to that when I go to NOLA in the fall. Could have been that over processed water they have out there. I like my NC mountain creek water. But ill try it again and ill use your parking trick thanks for the tip!

Not promising you all too much, but the ones I've had were drinkable.

Then again my girlfriend has been pointing out to me that sometimes I am too nice to beers. For instance last night I tried what she was drinking and nearly wanted to spit it out. Before telling me what it was she had me try it again and asked me what I thought it was. It was Stella, a beer I considered a decent drinking beer if nothing good was available.

 

[Kealia]

I just remember it being boring and falling flat. Like they only added hops at the beginning of the boil.

I wonder if you got a bad or old bottle. They are in my neck of the woods and I consider this to be a great beer. If not, to each their own of course.

(In regards to Lagunitas IPA)

 

[Skeptidelphian]

I just had to toss some Anchor Summer Beer. Tasted awful, a tad skunky and generally oxidized. And it was a fresh bottle.

 

[fizgig]

Anchors bock is really off balanced and not good as well. They've really had some duds lately.

 

[wisconsinitebrewer]

I do think I want to try one though. It may suck, but at least I know. I think that is also the lure of the maple bacon beer too that basically tops this list!

Thats what sucked me in to try the maple bacon last night. Thought i was getting a deal from the bar, took one sip, and realized why it was so cheap...man o man, that was something...

 

[gometz]

Just saw Goose Island at Kroger yesterday, but considering what everyone has been saying I think I might be careful.

Got some Alaskan Amber Ale though (supposedly Alt-style), not sure what to think of it. Very strong apple flavor, but in a clean way.

 

[Swarley88]

Just saw Goose Island at Kroger yesterday, but considering what everyone has been saying I think I might be careful.

Got some Alaskan Amber Ale though (supposedly Alt-style), not sure what to think of it. Very strong apple flavor, but in a clean way.

They for sure aren't the worst craft brew. Them being owned by AnBev throws everyone against them for some reason. In my eyes they just have a better distribution now and kicks money upstairs to the big guy. Now they aren't amazing, blow your mind out of your head beer, but definitely not bad. Check em out, and judge them on the quality of the brew and not who they are partially owned by. Founders is owned by em partially, are their beers bad? There are tons of awesome craft beers owned by them. The Belgian addition like Sophie and Pepe Nero are some good stuff. The IPA is alright. Not a fan of 312 but if you like wheats you'll like it.

 

[Herky21]

They for sure aren't the worst craft brew. Them being owned by AnBev throws everyone against them for some reason. In my eyes they just have a better distribution now and kicks money upstairs to the big guy. Now they aren't amazing, blow your mind out of your head beer, but definitely not bad. Check em out, and judge them on the quality of the brew and not who they are partially owned by. Founders is owned by em partially, are their beers bad? There are tons of awesome craft beers owned by them. The Belgian addition like Sophie and Pepe Nero are some good stuff. The IPA is alright. Not a fan of 312 but if you like wheats you'll like it.

I agree that GI is good, and I'd argue great, especially if you try their Belgians. Also, I'd say most of the world considers Bourbon County beers to be world class (Stout, King Henry). They are blow your mind beers.

AND why do you think Founder's is owned partially by AB-inbev? I've never heard that and can't find it online??

 

[diodeart]

I second that first beer I dumped

I just opened this last night. A little challanging but not quite worth pouring.

 

[Ostomo517]

They for sure aren't the worst craft brew. Them being owned by AnBev throws everyone against them for some reason. In my eyes they just have a better distribution now and kicks money upstairs to the big guy. Now they aren't amazing, blow your mind out of your head beer, but definitely not bad. Check em out, and judge them on the quality of the brew and not who they are partially owned by. Founders is owned by em partially, are their beers bad? There are tons of awesome craft beers owned by them. The Belgian addition like Sophie and Pepe Nero are some good stuff. The IPA is alright. Not a fan of 312 but if you like wheats you'll like it.

Founders is not partially owned by AB

 

[TBaGZ]

Abita Strawberry Lager... Blech

 

[Swarley88]

Founders is not partially owned by AB

Sorry I probably mis heard the person telling me about this or he was also misinformed. I looked it up myself and couldn't find anything about it either.

 

[MTate37]

Abita Strawberry Lager... Blech

+1...I bought a couple of singles because a friend insisted it was good. It tasted like bad artificial strawberry extract flavoring. There was nothing natural about it. Friend says that the batches are a little different each year because strawberry harvests can be different. I'm not buying it. This beer is garbage.

 

[DerCribben]

Grittys in Portland Maine makes a bunch of great beers, what they have dubbed "Maines Best IPA" on the other hand is not one of them. It's boring, barely hoppy, not the "right" hops, and comes across the palate somewhere between astringent and chewing on a banana peel...it's pretty gross and Grittys irritates the hell out of me for actually naming it "Maines Best IPA"

 

[Shred]

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

I'm still sticking with this one. If you don't live in CT, you probably won't ever have the misfortune of trying this disaster.

The real reason I'm quoting myself here is because I realized I forgot to mention that, after trying one of their other (more palatable) brews, I wrote them with a brewer question regarding their level of carbonation. No response.

So, they're a local brewery, making garbage beer and they don't even have the courtesy to reply to emails from local people interested in their technique/process.

If not for that, I'd still buy their IPA to showcase it as a joke to my friends.

 

[gometz]

Abita Strawberry Lager... Blech

The north shore breweries love the strawberry beers. Heiner has one too, it is equally terrible. Heiner Kolsch on the other hand is pretty good if I remember correctly (so was the Pontchartrain Pilsner, which is called Covington Pontchartrain Pilsner, but they and Heiner are the same brewery).

 

[gmcapone]

Saw an oyster beer somewhere once (Abita brewery maybe?) and just had 0 interest in trying it. Then again I rarely try beers with fruits in them at all.

Abita's oyster stout was pretty damn good IMO, and I'm not usually an Abita or oyster fan. The recipe was actually made by a homebrewer with the help of our LHBS owner. The guy won a competition and Abita made his beer.

 

[gmcapone]

The one in NOLA is not as bad as you describe, maybe it's the brew master at fault? (I've noticed something similar with BJ's, some of them have decent beer, others have utter sh!t).

Even if you don't like the beer, in NOLA there's a nice trick that you can park in the Harrah's parking garage for free with a purchase at Gordon Biersch. So what I normally do is get a beer to drink while walking through the French Quarter.

Yeah, I like Gordo Biersch's beers. I never bought one on location though. i get their party packs at the store whenever I can.

 

[ColeR]

Stone 16th Anniversary IPA

i couldn't stand the stuff, i had to pour it out, so did my neighbor, we both thought our bottles tested like B.O. and perfume. my neighbor even said something like dog ass.. i didnt ask how he knew what that tasted like.. i just walked away..

i like Stones other beers, but i dont how this one got past the beer police, just bad.