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

[Calichusetts]

Cambridge Brewing Companies Sgt Pepper. Just tastes like a mouthful of black pepper.

:smack:

 

[evrose]

It's a toss up between Stone Breweries "Arrogant Bastard" and "Red Horse" by San Miguel brewing in the Philippines. Both taste like churned up crap to me.

You're not worthy.

 

[captaincrunk]

Any Pumpkin Ale, especially Saranac's.

Do you dislike pumpkin in general? Or just in your beer?

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[blake_park]

The New Belgium and Cigar City Brewing collaboration in the Lips of Faith series. Awful. Recently split a 22 oz with a friend, and it was all we could do to finish.

 

[smizak]

Stone IPA gets mentioned multiple times in a worst beer thread.

Seriously amateur opinions.

I love watching the progression of new craft beer drinkers palates. 6 months from now these same posters will praising every Stone IPA made. Natural progression...

 

[Espresso]

I don't remember what it was exactly, but it was a microbrew at some restaurant/brewery that tasted so extremely fruity it was overwhelming.

 

[kurds_2408]

This may already be on here, too many pages to look through, and some people may like it, but Twisted Pines' Billies Chillies is the worst beer I've ever tasted. I live like 15min away from the brewery and wanna give it some home town love but no way. 4 of us passed around a bottle and we still dumped out half of it. Tasted like peppers ran through a juicer and mixed with alcohol to me. I know some people love it but it's not for me.

 

[fearwig]

I love watching the progression of new craft beer drinkers palates. 6 months from now these same posters will praising every Stone IPA made. Natural progression...

That may be true (well, no, it's not), but "condescending *******" is usually a permanent condition.

Any Pumpkin Ale, especially Saranac's.

Any?? Most taste like the McCormick's pumpkin spice you find in your pantry from 1998, but there are some good real-pumpkiny examples for sure. Saranac's is not excellent though.

 

[NateLTB]

I don't remember what it was exactly, but it was a microbrew at some restaurant/brewery that tasted so extremely fruity it was overwhelming.

I actually liked that beer...

 

[expatriate]

Do you dislike pumpkin in general? Or just in your beer?

I think about the only thing I've ever had pumpkin in was pie, I enjoy a piece now and again, but I just don't like my beer tasting like, well, pie.

It might just be me, and I can stomach a lot of pumpkin beers, but the Saranac one has been consistently God-awful.

 

[WesleyS]

I actually liked that beer...

Me too!

 

[Remmy]

Number one is Miller High Life (and it was warm).

Number two is a beer called La Roja from Jolly Pumpkin. It was sour as hell. Disgusting.

Number three has got to be Heineken.

 

[dannypo]

Number one is Miller High Life (and it was warm).

Number two is a beer called La Roja from Jolly Pumpkin. It was sour as hell. Disgusting.

Number three has got to be Heineken.

Dude La Roja is supposed to be sour and is delicious.

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[downtown3641]

Number one is Miller High Life (and it was warm).

Number two is a beer called La Roja from Jolly Pumpkin. It was sour as hell. Disgusting.

Number three has got to be Heineken.

One of these things is not like the others.

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[BakRivrBruen]

I tired Shipyard Mint Chocolate stout at a local restaurant and it is absolutely god awful! It smelled like spearmint gum after it's been stuck on a shoe for a week and tasted like it was fermented in a bathtub full of CoolMint Listerine.

 

[zardozap]

I tired Shipyard Mint Chocolate stout at a local restaurant and it is absolutely god awful! It smelled like spearmint gum after it's been stuck on a shoe for a week and tasted like it was fermented in a bathtub full of CoolMint Listerine.

Shhhhhh! You gave away the secret recipe!

 

[Remmy]

I forgot to turn the sarcasm button on.

 

[CliffMongoloid]

I tired Shipyard Mint Chocolate stout at a local restaurant and it is absolutely god awful! It smelled like spearmint gum after it's been stuck on a shoe for a week and tasted like it was fermented in a bathtub full of CoolMint Listerine.

That's disappointing... I have a bottle in my fridge

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[BakRivrBruen]

That's disappointing... I have a bottle in my fridge

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Maybe its better out of the bottle than on tap? One more thing I forgot to add was that I did not notice any chocolate aroma or flavor at all.

 

[mattmmille]

Dogfish Midas Touch...grape must and saffron. Thin, dry and saffron just doesn't work in beer, in my opinion. Bitter, but not in a hoppy, good way. Like to re-use their bottles, but really didn't care for the Midas Touch. Glad someone else spent their money on it!

 

[gometz]

Number one is Miller High Life (and it was warm).

Number two is a beer called La Roja from Jolly Pumpkin. It was sour as hell. Disgusting.

Number three has got to be Heineken.

Sour beers can be terrible if you don't like them. Had someone given me one 2 years ago I would've laughed at them, but now I like that (don't love them yet). Sofie is nice because it has that nice sour tartness that accentuates other flavors, but Petrus to me was just a lot of sour (almost single note). Some will call me a heathen for that, but oh well.

Point is, La Roja is supposed to be sour. It is one thing to be a hardcore connoisseur of the style and not like it, but an entirely different thing to not like sours and call it a terrible beer. A terrible beer is something that is bad, not a style you don't like. I don't like beers with fruits in them, but I know that Sam Adams Cherry Wheat is terrible. Does that mean I would come on here and call out a great wheat/fruit beer, no.

Also: Heineken and Miller High Life are not craft.

 

[Swarley88]

Sour beers can be terrible if you don't like them. Had someone given me one 2 years ago I would've laughed at them, but now I like that (don't love them yet). Sofie is nice because it has that nice sour tartness that accentuates other flavors, but Petrus to me was just a lot of sour (almost single note). Some will call me a heathen for that, but oh well.

Point is, La Roja is supposed to be sour. It is one thing to be a hardcore connoisseur of the style and not like it, but an entirely different thing to not like sours and call it a terrible beer. A terrible beer is something that is bad, not a style you don't like. I don't like beers with fruits in them, but I know that Sam Adams Cherry Wheat is terrible. Does that mean I would come on here and call out a great wheat/fruit beer, no.

Also: Heineken and Miller High Life are not craft.

Go back a page, Remmy forgot to press his "sarcasm button".

 

[gometz]

Go back a page, Remmy forgot to press his "sarcasm button".

Derp.

Didn't realize that was him (I know he's a seasoned member).

 

[Remmy]

Sorry, guys. This thread needed a lift.

 

[Bearclaw215]

Southern tiers pumking. All I tasted was butter. I thought the taps had to be dirty to allow that horror out. Tried a bomber and my fear was confirmed as again I was drinking butter.

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[Nuggethead]

North Coast Brewery, Fort Bragg, Ca. Brother Thelonious Belgian Ale. I've had some rank beer before but this stuff would gag a hobo.

 

[FatDragon]

North Coast Brewery, Fort Bragg, Ca. Brother Thelonious Belgian Ale. I've had some rank beer before but this stuff would gag a hobo.

Hey! I like Brother Thelonious! Granted, I'd probably give it a 7.5/10 as a beer, but 11/10 for the name and label.

 

[D_Nyholm]

Anybody got some recipes for a beer with a slightly sweet taste like pineapple?
thanks,
Bobby Cox

+1 again the bottle I have at least a year hoping it will mellow the flavors out a bit. They were very heavy handed with this years.

 

[IslandLizard]

One of the worst craft beers we had lately was Southern Tier's 2Xmas. The bar was out of Great Lakes Christmas Ale, which we like, and had this one on tap in their spiced ale selection.

My wife ordered it as she likes spiced ales. Finishing that small 12 oz tulip glass took a major effort and stamina. My wife wanted to like it, I wanted to like it, but no go. We kept tasting to try to find something in there that was good. Nope! Nuttin'! I stuck to my carefully selected sampler paddle, which was awesome and neutralized that awful 2Xmas taste.

The mouthfeel was thin and it tasted very medicinal, not unlike bad cough syrup. We really should have sent it back. I can't imagine anyone ordering that a second time.

 

[smizak]

That may be true (well, no, it's not), but "condescending *******" is usually a permanent condition.

Sorry for the hurt butt buddy.

I don't have much respect for dissing a world class example of a beer style because you don't appreciate the style itself. Silly.

If that came off as condescending, so be it.