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

[bottlebomber]

Of late, I've become a bit annoyed with Rogue. Their XS beers are quite lovely, and they come in the best bottles (ceramic swing-top 750mL), but their regular fare isn't so hot. The Morimoto soba is...odd...as a beer from Portland, and it is absolutely awful as a kit. I've done it twice, and it just won't cooperate. I haven't had the MBDS, but I feel this urge to punish my mouth. It beats the ceramic bottles punishing my wallet.

Not a fan of Rogue. I have a friend that was excited about brewing the Soba kit a few months back. He always is excited to share good beer he's made with me, and so far... I haven't heard any more of that batch. Either is was so good he didn't want to share, or the alternative.

 

[smizak]

i actually don't mind it. I don't think it tastes anywhere near like cough syrup. I haven't had one in years because there's just so much better beer available. But i wouldn't hesitate to drink another one.

-1,000,000

 

[thatjonguy]

-1,000,000

+1,000,001

 

[drive45]

Just had DFH 61. Wow, that was terrible. They should have stopped at 60, 75, and 90. 61 was awful. They supposedly just added one new ingredient to 60 minute (syrah grape must), but I'm thinking they passed it through a hobo before adding. I'm not a DFH hater, but it seems like they have had a lot more misses than hits lately.

 

[bigmike99]

I'll add to the DFH hate but preface by saying I love many of their beers. WWS and 60 min are excellent. Anyway Ta'henket or whatever it's called tasted like stale wet paper bags with rotten mushrooms inside.

 

[gometz]

Just had DFH 61. Wow, that was terrible. They should have stopped at 60, 75, and 90. 61 was awful. They supposedly just added one new ingredient to 60 minute (syrah grape must), but I'm thinking they passed it through a hobo before adding. I'm not a DFH hater, but it seems like they have had a lot more misses than hits lately.

I think they are caught up in a cycle of "we need to continue being innovative!" like Stone is.

 

[WesleyS]

I think they are caught up in a cycle of "we need to continue being innovative!" like Stone is.

The difference is Stone makes great tasting beer and DFH does not.

 

[jpr0930]

Sam Adams cherry wheat. It tasted like cherry cough syrup to me

Neighbor bought the blackberry wit, same gross taste. Yuck!

 

[ladodger34]

Neighbor bought the blackberry wit, same gross taste. Yuck!

My wife, myself, and my BIL threw a 60th birthday party for my mother in law yesterday. I picked up the Sam Adam's Summer Sampler at Sam's Club (figured it would be a decent compromise for a crowd). I tried all of the beers and not one of them seemed any good to me. Little White Rye was okay, Porch Rocker was just another crappy summer shandy, Belgian Session didn't have much flavor, and the Blue Berry was meh.

 

[larrydcarter]

Aroma reminded me of something sour. Like unripened apples or juniper berries. Lovely yellow white head and clear amber-orange body. Taste is well...bad. Very bad. It gave me flashbacks to both licking hard plastic toys as a small child and getting grass shoved into my mouth by the town bully as a pre-teen. Body reminds me of PBR. But on the plus side it’s cheap. Dirt cheap.

 

[bottlebomber]

Aroma reminded me of something sour. Like unripened apples or juniper berries. Lovely yellow white head and clear amber-orange body. Taste is well...bad. Very bad. It gave me flashbacks to both licking hard plastic toys as a small child and getting grass shoved into my mouth by the town bully as a pre-teen. Body reminds me of PBR. But on the plus side it’s cheap. Dirt cheap.

Wow! That is one of the worst BA ratings I have seen on any beer, let alone a craft IPA.

 

[BinghamtonEd]

Monty Python's Holy Grail Ale...
Looked awesome, but did not care for it at all...

Agreed. That beer, while not the worst I've had, was quite a let down. Nothing redeeming about it.

 

[smizak]

I was at a party this winter and was trying different beers out of a Sam Adams seasonal variety 12 pack. I swear to god they just put different labels on the bottles.

 

[gometz]

The difference is Stone makes great tasting beer and DFH does not.

I think DFH has some good beers, but about 70% has disappointed me. On the other hand Stone has disappointed me only about 30% of the time.

 

[larrydcarter]

Wow! That is one of the worst BA ratings I have seen on any beer, let alone a craft IPA.

Yeah, it's ruff. First time I ever dreaded the second half of a 22 oz bottle. But I still finished it. Should have gotten a metal.

 

[Stauffbier]

For me it was a tie between Magic Hat #9 and Rio Grande Pancho Verde Chile Cerveza. I dumped them both!

 

[LegitBrew]

A light belgian (maybe the pale?) from Craggie (a since closed Asheville brewery). While some of their beers were not bad at all, this one was horrible. Smelled like circus peanuts. It was disgusting. Uggggghhhhhhh....circus peanuts. Close second was a porter I had from Thomas Creek that smelled like straight up DEET bug spray, I hope it was just a bad batch.

 

[dtsh]

At a convention earlier this year I was afflicted with several offerings from Half-Acre Brewery. Even the stouts were so hopped up you couldn't taste anything else. I tried several (Baume, Over Ale, Chocolate Camaro), and never got a decent beer.

 

[Whsoj]

Craggie wasn't that bad I thought it was older than that

 

[atom]

flying dog's woody creek white was pretty terrible when i had it a few years ago. could have been dirty lines though.

 

[LegitBrew]

Craggie wasn't that bad I thought it was older than that

I enjoyed most of their beers, and was sad they had to close (not sure of the exact reasons that happened).......but whatever I drank that day was hot garbage. It may have been some sort of one-off, as it was at a private party not at a bar or at the brewery.

 

[25518]

Sam Adam's summer pack.

 

[morticus]

There is a small brewery near my house called Chehalem Valley Brewing, and their beers are horrible. Their Black IPA almost made me gag, I couldn't even finish it. The only thing that keeps that place afloat are the guest taps. It's too bad because it's a cool place.

 

[Clonefan94]

I just had a Two Brothers, Outlaw IPA last week, in cans. Not the worst beer I've ever had, but it was probably my least favorite IPA I've ever had, by far. It just wasn't what I expected. The beer was pretty bitter, but there was very little hop aroma or flavor at all. I did not drink them out of the can, but it tasted like that's what I was doing. Not that it had any metallic taste to it, but just imagine drinking and IPA out of a can, there is no where for that aroma and flavor to get into your nose, no way for it to fill the air with hoppy goodness. That's what this beer was like out of a glass even. I never did check the date on the cans, I picked it up at Whole Foods, but now I'm wondering if i should have, maybe it was past it's date. Someone either forgot to add the late addition hops or they had left the beer a while ago.

 

[justkev52]

Stella (Egiptian) on the beach at Sharm El Shek in Egypt 1995.
Actually had a dead cockroach stuck to the inside of the bottle.
It has improved in recent years.

 

[doughaas]

Stella (Egiptian) on the beach at Sharm El Shek in Egypt 1995.
Actually had a dead cockroach stuck to the inside of the bottle.
It has improved in recent years.

You win. Might as well lock the thread now.

 

[McBrewskie]

Stella (Egiptian) on the beach at Sharm El Shek in Egypt 1995.
Actually had a dead cockroach stuck to the inside of the bottle.
It has improved in recent years.

Hasn't changed much. Had a Stella the other day.

 

[larrydcarter]

Hasn't changed much. Had a Stella the other day.

Agree

 

[MTate37]

Had New Belgium's Rampant tonight. I don't know if my palate has been ruined by the hop bombs that I typically enjoy, but I was pretty underwhelmed. Not the worst I've had, but I wouldn't buy it again.

On the other hand, Lagunitas Dogtown Pale Ale...holy cow! A damn good pale ale. Why have I not had this before?

 

[StophJS]

Not sure if they bottle this, but New Holland's Farmhouse Ale is pretty terrible.