I liked Hamm’s Beer. Every once in awhile guzzling, hops missed from the filter would choke me...but other than that it was pretty good. Mile High Beer was the worst I ever had...I miss Dixie Beer, Pearl, Lone Star, Strohs, Black Label, Hamms, Falstaff, and a bunch of beers that have disappeared over the past 40 years. Being an USAF brat I started drinking beer young and got to try beers from all over the world. Park Brau from Germany was my all time favourite.
I went to high school in rural Northwest Indiana during the 60’s. There was a country bar over on the Illinois state line which was only 20 miles or so away and there were a couple of seniors who could get served over there. We used to meet up at the pool hall at noon on Friday and put in your order for the weekend. One of the guy’s names was Artie and Artie had a ‘55 Chevy. It had a built 283 in it and Artie claimed he could get to the State Line Inn in 12 minutes if he didn’t stop to cross U.S. 41. We’d meet up at the pool hall after school and pick up our order. Artie had to put helper springs on the back of that ‘55 so the bumper wouldn’t scrape the ground.
Anyway, when you’re only 14 one can’t be choosy so we’d just take whatever Artie brought back. Usually it was PBR or Hamm’s but we also drank copious amounts of Fallstaff, Schlitz, Drewrys, Strohs (or as one guy called it, “Strolls”)Carlings Black Label, Falls City and Sterling. Got into the Colt 45 and Schlitz Malt Liquor too.
Oh, those were the days!
(Sweet! ;>)