Posted on 12/18/2021 12:45:21 PM PST by mylife
We generally don’t like to get too negative here. It gives us wrinkles. But when a reliable beer rating site makes a well-informed, style-adjusted list of the worst beers in the world, we’re gonna tune in. Maybe share some of the list. Impartially. Mostly impartially.
Before you call snobbery — OK, it was a poor choice to wear a monocle today — we have to insist we’re not craft beer snobs. (We like complaining about craft beer, too!) Seriously, all beer has its place somewhere in our lives, often at certain fiscally insolvent junctures where an affordable 30-pack is actually a social lifeline. We’re not denying these beers have a place in our hearts, nor trying to suggest that if you don’t buy $15 six-packs of single-hopped Imperial IPA you must hate yourself.
We just like that the beers on this list have a heavy verbal emphasis on greatness, that a lot of the worst beers are self-identified “best,” “premium,” “genuine,” and “ultra.” It reminds us of those moments of urgent personal insecurity. You know the ones, usually preceded by flop sweat or a wardrobe malfunction, and you’re staring into a mirror saying things like “Who’s the champ? You’re the champ!” and “Everything’s gonna be just fine.” Possibly while crying. The desperation psych-up speech. That’s what these beer names are.
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There are plenty of worse beers than those listed.
Buckhorn is one. The best thing you can say about it is that it’s no worse warm than it is cold.
That right there makes me want to go out and buy a case right now. Not.
BUDWEISER SELECT 55
Bud Select 55
Conceived to be “lightest beer in the world” at 55 measly calories, so basically a step up from pond water. Though one reviewer was kind enough to compare it to “bunny pee,” which is at least adorable.
I’ll go along with Miller; the clear bottle might contribute to early spoilage.
Dad always said if you ever developed a taste for beer....you were in trouble.
Hops. Anything that is strong n hops. *yuck*
The left off “Every IPA”
If I wanted Grapefruit juice, I’d drink Grapefruit juice.
Reminds me of the old saying about a bad beer - A bad, weak beer is like sex in a canoe. It’s f’n near water.
Do they still make Altes or Falstaff? They were the MD 20/20 of beers long before this list arrived!
The worst beer I ever had was Moskovskoye (Muscovite) beer, which I had when I visited the Soviet Union in 1972. It was just about the only available, and everyone drank it warm.
The better eateries offered Stella, an Egyptian beer, which was a lot better. We figured the Egyptians were exporting beer to the Soviet Union in exchange for the vast amounts of military aid they were receiving.
I agree. I am not a fan of IPAs. 😖
which makes it amazing that Coors light did not make the list.
When I was a wee child I would go with Dad to the local bar.
He would have a Falstaff, a nasty brew, and I would have a Frosty root beer.
I was the lucky one :-)
Did Black Label go out of business? That was NASTY.
Yes plenty of worse beers but lots of far finer and more drinkable beers that what’s listed
Schlitz.
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