Posted on 05/23/2017 9:22:43 AM PDT by Jack Black
Over on this thread discussing what has become of Fox News ratings the conversation slipped into the famous New Coke fiasco, and then onto discussion of what happened to Schiltz beer.
This seemed like far too important a topic not to have it's own thread. Especially given the onset of summer.
So lets have your opinions, good or bad, on the many regional American macro-brews of days past, both the survivors and the many more dead soldiers.
Pictures are greatly appreciated!
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CREAM ALE! Rochester boy here, had my share of those before moving on to Coors (which is spelled ‘Corona’ in Spanish) and later Molson & Labatts (I stood on guard for thee O Canadian beer).
My uncle used to work at the Genny brewery decades ago. He said they had taps available, and workers could just walk up and have a beer. Always thought that was funny, since he operated a fork lift.
When you’re down to Schlitz, you’re out of beer....
Seems like I bought some Labatt's Blue a couple of years ago:
Lowenbrau was made here in the US by Miller back in the day, as you say.
I liked the special dark. Still look for it on the shelf every once in awhile, but it’s not available in the states anymore. It’s all made in the original Munich brewery now, and you can’t get it in the US.
Not on a beer thread. Buttwidener is not beer. It is a malt beverage brewed with rice.
Drink the Heineken first, then you didn't care what the Falstaff tasted like, and you could play the Concentration puzzles on the undersides of the caps.
I remember the “Treefrog Beer” radio commercials. the first one I heard made me laugh so hard I had to pull over and stop. the were akin to the “Hiney Wine” thing.
The MegaConglomorateDeathStar of American brands lives HERE
The Schmidt big-mouth bottles were “fun” (shaped like little kegs), and enjoyed the beer. Also, Grain Belt! Tasty! :-)
Yup. I was stationed at OTIS AFB (closed) on a radar site back in the 70’s and early 80’s on Cape Cod.
Drank a few of these “Nastygansetts” when I was low on cash.
The Coast Guard took over running the flight line, and their dinky Commissary used to sell it for a dollar a six-pack.
Lando!
Man, once they froze Han in Carbonite, Laia got a tan in a hurry, huh?
Copperhead is really good. Saw them at the Wild West Brew Fest two weekends ago. They won the festival last year.
I got married at No Label last March. That was fun.
Show up at the brewery, purchase a glass for $5bucks and get 3 wood tokens (three pours). Every time you'd return with your glass...they gave you three wooden tokens. Free! This went on for at least a year or more.
It was great. Met lotsa cool folks. Drank lotsa great brew.
Bombshell Blonde and Walloon are my favs.
Back in the 70's I was in Georgia on business. Called on a guy in Americus. He asked if we had ever been to Plains (10 miles away). He took us to Plains. Said he had gone to school and done business with Jimmy. Also said he had respect for the Presidency until Jimmy was elected.
In Plains we stopped in Billy's gas station. His pickup was out front, all painted up and said 'Redneck Power' on the tailgate. We went inside and there were cases upon cases of Billy Beer. Didn't buy, didn't try.
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