Worst Commercial Beer You've Ever Had?

[Unibrow]

Cannot be worse than Sam Adams Cherry Wheat - I swear if that stuff cost $0.09 cents for a 6 pack I would not get it

 

[bottlebomber]

Cannot be worse than Sam Adams Cherry Wheat - I swear if that stuff cost $0.09 cents for a 6 pack I would not get it

If I can find a single of it ill buy it... it has appeared on here two fold more than any other beer.

 

[Wolfhound180]

If I can find a single of it ill buy it... it has appeared on here two fold more than any other beer.

Expect it to taste like somebody took a perfectly good beer and dumped cough medicine into it. Never again.

 

[nofootbreak]

Thats kind of how the Sam Adams American Kriek tasted as well... Pretty bad beer.

 

[bottlebomber]

Thats kind of how the Sam Adams American Kriek tasted as well... Pretty bad beer.

That's basically how I feel about Lindeman's Kriek... as much as people rave about it (my wife loves it) the cherry flavor is so incredibly powerful it tastes like drinking cherry Starbursts.

 

[Bewbzout]

LOL... it must be a homebrewers thing. I had some SA cherry wheat and hated it so much i had to give everyone a taste and they all liked it.

 

[emjay]

That's basically how I feel about Lindeman's Kriek... as much as people rave about it (my wife loves it) the cherry flavor is so incredibly powerful it tastes like drinking cherry Starbursts.

Oh god, me too. Ace likes the stuff, but to me it tastes like the syrup used to make cherry soda.

Mort Subite Kriek is backsweetened too, but actually pretty enjoyable.

 

[KayaBrew]

I tried a blueberry beer from Maine. Wild Blue I think it was called. Repulsive, miserable beer. It was the color of grape juice to boot.

SA Cherry Wheat comes in a close second, with Dundee Honey Brown rounding out the top three.

 

[GRBrewer]

Worst beer eh? Leinenkugel. I dont even consider it beer, more of a Malt Drink. Its more like a budwieser (which is #2 on the list) with terrible added flavors.

 

[Justibone]

SA Cherry wheat is a mess. Even non-homebrewers think it tastes like cough syrup.

Lindeman's is more like champagne than beer. Smells like beer, tastes like champagne. I like it, though.

 

[bottlebomber]

Oh god, me too. Ace likes the stuff, but to me it tastes like the syrup used to make cherry soda.

Mort Subite Kriek is backsweetened too, but actually pretty enjoyable.

Ill have to keep an eye out for that one. On the Lindeman's bottle it claims "a secondary fermentation with cherries" is responsible for the overpowering cherry flavor. Kind of doubt that. Ace probably likes all sorts of silly beverages.

 

[pigdog]

Sam Adams cranberry lambic, I can't bring myself to even taste a beer with fruit in it ever since I choked one of those down about 15 years ago.
2nd and third both go to Magic Hat #9, and single chair.
I'd be happy to have a Schaefer instead of any of these.

 

[ksb63]

So many bad beers, Buckhorn, Texas Pride, Beer, Billy Beer, Meisterbrau, Strohs plus so many more bottom enders. Most seasonals are also pretty awful.

The latest which couldn't be finished and had to be dumped, unlike the dogs above, Rahr the one that donated to the endangered toad, La Fin Du Mounde (sp) and Rougue Imperial Red Ale. And the biggest drain cleaner for me is any IPA.

 

[Wingfan13]

So many bad beers, Buckhorn, Texas Pride, Beer, Billy Beer, Meisterbrau, Strohs plus so many more bottom enders. Most seasonals are also pretty awful.

The latest which couldn't be finished and had to be dumped, unlike the dogs above, Rahr the one that donated to the endangered toad, La Fin Du Mounde (sp) and Rougue Imperial Red Ale. And the biggest drain cleaner for me is any IPA.

Whaaaaaat ???

 

[OhioBri]

Different strokes for different folks I guess. I picked out a half dozen or so favorites already.

 

[Benzene]

I'd have to say keystone light. I drank a lot of that in college because it was free. Talk about wet cardboard. Haven't had any since.

 

[bottlebomber]

So many bad beers, Buckhorn, Texas Pride, Beer, Billy Beer, Meisterbrau, Strohs plus so many more bottom enders. Most seasonals are also pretty awful.

The latest which couldn't be finished and had to be dumped, unlike the dogs above, Rahr the one that donated to the endangered toad, La Fin Du Mounde (sp) and Rougue Imperial Red Ale. And the biggest drain cleaner for me is any IPA.

Let me guess, your favorite beers are Amber Ale and Pale Ale. Am I right?

 

[ksb63]

No actually like trippels, dubbels, porters, stouts, sours, hefe's ect. For some reason can't stand IPA's they smell like cat nip/mint and just taste off to me. Like an overly peated scotch.

 

[WhineinAlbany]

Think I found a new worst, but it's probably because I'm not a fan of the style - Sam Adams Bonfire Rauchbier. Nastiest stuff ever. I think they have the bonfire thing down. Guess I just don't like drinking liquid smoke.

 

[Brew_4iT]

Not sure if this beer has already been mentioned (pretty long thread)

Walgreens started selling its own beer this past year



I thought it was a joke at first, novelty or something. $2.99 a six pack

 

[emjay]

Yep, that one's actually been mentioned several times.

Not sure why anybody here even feels the need to try it though :fro:

 

[Erroneous]

I had Sam Adams cherry wheat a couple years ago and it tasted pretty good. Last years though was cough syrup. Maybe they changed the recipe?

 

[Brew_4iT]

I had Sam Adams cherry wheat a couple years ago and it tasted pretty good. Last years though was cough syrup. Maybe they changed the recipe?

I've noticed that with some sam adams as well. Not too often, but I know for sure that the Octoberfest they had last year was weak in comparison to previous years. This year though it seemed to be pretty good.

On a side note, I had to try the Big Flats lol. The curiosity got to me

 

[ibintinknockin]

Simpler times.... undrinkable. That weird sweetness. Yuk!

 

[BasementBrewmistress]

Wild Blue Blueberry Lager. Absolutely offensive swill -- I didn't realize it was an AB product until dumping it, but that pretty much explains everything.

 

[Lost]

No actually like trippels, dubbels, porters, stouts, sours, hefe's ect. For some reason can't stand IPA's they smell like cat nip/mint and just taste off to me. Like an overly peated scotch.

Interesting. I actually love a good peaty scotch.. Laphroig, for example, is excellent. I like IPAs fine but do not find the flavor to be at all like a good smokey peaty scotch.

It's also interesting you mention la fin du monde, I think that's pretty good beer if you like the belgian style.

I'm not trying to call you out, taste is subjective. It's just interesting how there are certain beers that have been mentioned repeatedly (so there is some of consensus) but many posters also have some particular idiosyncrasies where they dislike a very specific beer or style.

For example, last time I tried anchor liberty ale I found the hop profile harsh and medicinal tasting but I'm not generally aversive to hoppy beers. I also despise that weird flavor in the european lagers (eg heineken, estrella damm, stella).

Still, all those are recognizable as beer. Steel Reserve is just awful... There's just no contest.

 

[ksb63]

Love the Belgium styles but for some reason have had to dump that one twice. Only tried again because hate to only try once and form opinion off one taste plus really liked the chambly noir so I either got two skunked fins (from different cities) or its just off to me.

 

[nianticcardplayer]

Do any of you guys remember the "generic" beer phase from the mids 80's? We used to get cases of this stuff and head out to the drive in movie. You weren't supposed to have alcohol but nobody ever cared. We'd drink it right out in the open.

I don't know who actually brewed this stuff, but it was generally pretty foul.

Oh yeah I remember that stuff on the shelves of the Pinch Penny Pub liquor store in Carbondale back in the day along with the Mad Dog 20/20 night train, and so on....Generic beer by far the worst....and a couple of other's that bring back so little memories due to more than likely blacking out....

1.) Generic Beer
2.) Schlitz Malt Liquor.....Wow this was bad stuff
3.) Old Style.....fizzy wizz is what it looked like....My dad and all his friends drank this.
4.) Hamm's of any flavor.....that Bear needs to be shot....

Worst idea for getting buzzed before hitting the strip on saturday night......a case of generic beer and some Mad Dog to really hit the buzz....never knew vomit had so many colors.....:rockin:

 

[MeinStein]

this is easy, 7-11 stores came up with their own brand a couple of years ago called "Game Time"? I think it was called. This was the worst crap I have ever had the displeasure to try. I was curious about it so I bought a 12 pack cold, as if it made any difference, ha! Anyone else ever try this crap??

 

[dankev]

It's still probably better than piss beer, but as far as micros go, I bought a 4 pack of Mad River Double Dread imperial red. It was almost undrinkable. I gave 1 away and have 2 sitting in my fridge, taunting me. There were huge chunks floating in it, and the taste was pretty nasty. I don't remember the specifics, since it was a couple months ago, but it was downright unpleasant. It gets mostly good reviews on beeradvocate, with some bad reviews, so I suppose it's possible they had a bad batch.