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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I call beers like that A.D.S. (Alcohol Delivery Systems). There’s not much other reason to drink them.
That stuff is vile.
It tastes like the smell of gas station bathrooms.
Oh, and whatever that was I had in Yugoslavia in ‘91 just before the war....
What? No pumpkin beer on the list?
Piel’s. It was like $3.99 a pallet.
lol used to drink milwalkie best as it was cheap- wasn’t too bad-
black label beer, especially warm, was horrid though
I checked out the ratebeer list linked. There are a lot of light/ultra/ice beers there. That’s usually a bad sign.
My friends would agree with the article. It’s routinely called, “Milwaukee’s Beast”, and the Ice version is used annually at Festivus for a sneaky trick, namely when one finds a hidden can, it has to be chugged in front of an audience.
I don’t drink, so I can’t say. The few beers I did enjoy were Hacker Pshorr, Blue Moon, Killian’s Irish Red, and Spotted Cow (WI local).
Lite anything? Ahhhhh..No!
Worst beer and worst hangover I’ve ever had.
STEEL RESERVE………omg………
I can’t even look at that stuff without feeling nauseous.
NYTexan used to drink it, it was like water, I miss NYT but not the Coors light.
Falstaff is long gone. I never had one, but I remember Falstaff being big around St. Louis when I was a kid.
There were actually high hopes for this beer becoming a massive hit. Billy was a "good ole boy" who was going to help propel brother Jimmy into a second term with his "aw shucks" demeanor and his most excellent beer that everybody was going to be drinking from Georgia to California.
Alas, it was not to be. But the beer is worth a lot of money for those who held onto a few unopened cans.
The only beer I ever poured down the drain was Samuel Adams pumpkin beer that was given to me as a gift.
Korean beer in the 80s was horrible stuff.
Smoked beer is actually quite good but you need to pair it with something salty like sardines, herring or anchovies.
You’re right. Milwaukee’s Best and PBR were popular in the army back in the early 70’s. Good beer, good price.
Spotted Cow is Soooo good!
I had some horrific beer in Ukraine. Can't remember what it was called but it came dirt cheap in 2 liter plastic bottles like soda. Just awful stuff.
Agreed!
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