The crappy beer thread.

[Dinner]

Oh, I see. It's big in NYC; that explains it. I know nothing about what is cool in NYC and out here the Indie folks pretty much go for what ever gets them drunk fastest and cheapest which means 40 oz bottles of malt liquor.

I started a PBR thread because I found PBR at my local super market for the first time in years and decided to try it out. I found it was better then any other crap beer you can buy a 18 pack under $10. If that makes me trendy in Drake's eyes then, hey, bonus points.

[Dinner]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Oerdin, you are giving Drake your gold star?

Yep. All those years of hard work dogging my heels... If figure he's earned a gold star. You have to throw the dog a bone once in a while.

[Colon™]

Croatian beer

[Drake Tungsten]

Oh, I see. It's big in NYC; that explains it.

No, it started in New York, but has died down there. Provincial hipster-wannabes like yourself, OTOH, are just now catching on to it...

[SlowwHand]

Ethiopian beer.

[Dinner]

Originally posted by Wycoff

I grew up in the Appalachians. We drank Pabst because it was cheaper than Bud and tasted better. I was the only person who I knew that drank Pabst in undergrad. I guess I missed out on the Pabst hipster revolution of the past few years.

I'm afraid I'm with you. I bought it because it was el cheapo and decided it wasn't as bad as the price would leave you to believe.

[SlowwHand]

Carling Black Label
Do they still make that swill?

[Dinner]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten

Oh, I see. It's big in NYC; that explains it.

No, it started in New York, but has died down there. Provincial hipster-wannabes like yourself, OTOH, are just now catching on to it...

Sorry Drakie-poo but it just isn't a popular beer out here. Like I said they only just started carrying it in super markets which is why I decided to give it a try.

Good try though old man. Keep up the good work.

[SlowwHand]

Colon, we can have our own discussion.

I had this African beer one time. Had a crocodile on the label. That sucked big. Mambo or something.

[Drake Tungsten]

Good try though old man.

I'm not the old man...

edit: PBR drinking in SoCal...

Apparently, I’ve had my head up my ass. Until recently, I had no idea that hipsters in NY and LA have been guzzling down Pabst Blue Ribbon for like, 7 years now.

It first came to my attention when I interviewed Ryan McDermott (the new sound check blog guy at DC Style Magazine). He said his favorite beer is PBR and all the hipsters in NY are drinking it.

I was like, “New trend! Must investigate!” I put out an ‘APB’ to some of the ‘cool girls’ in LA asking if it had taken hold on the West Coast. Here are a few responses:

I hate to get all "indier-than-thou" but this is old news. PBR has been a very big seller in the Silver Lake/Echo Park bars for like three years (only in cans though). Check out the infamous "hipster bingo" website from 2-3 years ago. (site pasted below) Mara

When I lived in NY it was indeed a thing. And that was 7 years ago so I guess it stuck and must have grown. It must be an East Coast thing cause, like you, I haven't been anywhere that it's even offered in LA. Stacy

Both 3 Of Clubs and Cha Cha's proudly serve PBR. In fact, the last man I dated broke the ice by sending one to my table. I thought he was being ironic. He was just cheap. Donna

A lot of LA, and especially Hollywood, hotspots don't sell PBR b/c it is so cheap, but all the hipsters do know where to find it... I moved to LA from Austin, TX in September and found the lack of PBR at bars a real pain. $5 for a Bud Light bottle is just too much. In Austin, Pabst is pretty much available anywhere! Anna

I have to say Natalie, every art gallery or cool "it" party I've been too is doing it. I guess it falls in line with the trucker cap craze a couple of years ago RedNeck chic, but, yes, I'm seeing it everywhere. Paula

http://theliquidmuse.blogspot.com/search?q=PBR

And this woman knows what she's talking about...

Frankly, Pabst has very little flavor. It’s kinda like drinking watered-down cow piss.

Right on, baby.

[Brutus66]

I don't know which is worse, Old Milwaukee or Milwaukee's Best. It's like making the choice between horse and donkey urine.
As long as Ireland, UK and Germany still make beer, I can't understand why anyone would spend a nickel on any American brew, but I guess it's better than what comes out of Canada and Australia.

We should all stick to what we do best:
Germany=Lager
Ireland=Stout/Single Malt Whiskey
England=Porter
Scotland=Scotch Whisky
America=Bourbon
France=Brandy

[SlowwHand]

Mexico = Tequila

[Rufus T. Firefly]

PBR is pretty bad, but I honestly can't tell the difference between various types of crap American beer. PBR, Bud, Old Milwaukee, Coors -- it all tastes the same to me. Ditto regional crap beers like Old Style, Iron City, Narragansett, and Lone Star. About the only watery American pilsner I've ever enjoyed is Rolling Rock.

But, that being said, even the very worst American crap beer has nothing on Turkish beer. Efes, Troy, and Venus could all be marketed with the slogan, "a migraine in ever sip!" Plus, they all make PBR taste like Pilsner Urquell. Truly, truly vile stuff.

[bipolarbear]

PBR is ambrosia next to Steel Reserve. Even when I'm drunk Steel Reserve still tastes bad. For its price, yes PBR is amazingly better than the flavored water that Bud, Coors etc. sell.

I find that pilsners are what really hit the spot for me. Rolling Rock, Beck's, and of course a few favorite micro brews. Heineken is incredibly overrated though.

[Ninot]

Originally posted by Asher

Molson

Rickard's Red

It's a decent beer, but I've had way too much of it. Now I can't stand it.