Words that should never be in a beer's name

[Brewskii]

We've talked in the lousy labels thread about terrible labels that send the wrong message about a beer. I think as a field dominated by men, there is a fair bit of crudeness in beer naming, or inside-joke kinds of names that just seem dumb to anyone that would be buying the product. So what words should never be used in a beer's name?

Here's a few I've been thinking of:

Slobber
Knocker
Dog
"PG" Swear words like ass, bitch, etc.
Drool
Hair

Anyone else?

OH GREAT!
I was going to name my pale ale "bitch-dog ass hair light"

 

[progmac]

OH GREAT!
I was going to name my pale ale "bitch-dog ass hair light"

that might be so far over the top that i would accept it

 

[Zuljin]

empty

 

[Misplaced_Canuck]

Big Tittie Milk Stout would be awesome

Long Trail has their "Double Bag"...

MC

 

[sweetcell]

Long Trail has their "Double Bag"...

MC

i lol'ed

 

[iaefebs]

Moose Drool

 

[annasdadhockey]

Semen. Definitely not semen.

 

[kh54s10]

Urine!

 

[Goofynewfie]

I have seen one called yellow snow ale, thought it was funny

 

[CidCitrus]

Reminded me of another word: Pabst. Not because the beer is bad, but because that word sounds vaguely like something to do with the gynecological field

I think there's a drink called Pabst Smear. it's like a shot of vodka dropped into a pbr.

 

[gratus fermentatio]

Big Tittie Milk Stout would be awesome

Yes it would, especially with a lovely, buxom lady on the label!

 

[BrewerBear]

What about a mouthful milk stout?

 

[lowlife]

Hop Turd!

 

[step]

Hop Turd!

Might have just brewed this beer actually

My IPA is looking fairly brown in the carboy... we'll see

 

[gratus fermentatio]

"High fiber" (With a 1/2" of sediment in the bottle) :cross:

 

[JonM]

"Chunky style"

 

[progmac]

"Chunky style"

oh god, that might be the worst one yet.

 

[zymurph]

Discharge

 

[Obliviousbrew]

Rapist ale

 

[sweetcell]

Con's Secretion

 

[Obliviousbrew]

Fudge packed chocolate porter

 

[BoomerHarley]

Rapist ale

Con's Secretion

Both of these made me laugh.

I brewed a beer called Raw Sewage Nut Brown Ale

I also made a blueberry ale called Blue Chunks. The labels were everything you would expect them to be.

 

[OldBunny]

When I was a teen, (back in the Dark Ages) one of my wierder friends carried around a small bottle that he insisted contained "Orangutang Tail Sweat". He was of course totally insensitive to the fact that Orangutans don't have tails.

 

[OldBunny]

Instead of PBR, how about RCH?

 

[sweetcell]

I brewed a beer called Raw Sewage Nut Brown Ale

now i need to brew a nut brown ale just so i can call it "Busta".

edit: should have known someone has already done this: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f46/imperial-busta-nut-brown-ale-353293/

 

[landshark]

I brewed a Pilsner earlier this year I called "Mermaid *******"

one of my more creative labels....

I do agree on the Drool and Slobber though. those don't really sound appetizing.

 

[gratus fermentatio]

Apparently we're just used to Moose Drool here in Montana; though if you called a brew something like "Dick Drool," I'm not touching it, and most certainly NOT drinking it! :cross:

 

[Misplaced_Canuck]

I have a dog named Barley, he's a big old Aussie shepherd.

He was on the deck brewing with me yesterday, as I was brewing a Nut Brown Ale. One thing led to another, it's now called Barley's Nut Brown Ale.

(Move the S'es around, you'll get it.)

[No worries, he's fixed]

MC

 

[CreamyGoodness]

Dew

Also, if it is being brewed somewhere that is not Germany, by non-Germans, from a recipe that is not German in origin (or insert country here) then putting "bier" on the lable is just pretentious. You're from Scotsdale Arizona, bro, its spelled "beer" there.

 

[Podman78]

Phlegm or curdled would cause me to pass on that selection.