Worst beer?
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Never had a problem with PBR, or even Narragansett. You can do still worse, IMHO.
Coastie762
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Back in the late '70s the EM club at the Yorktown CG Reserve Training Center served Schlitz Dark on tap. I never saw it offered for sale anywhere else.
A buddy of mine routinely ordered a large pitcher and always insisted I help him with finishing it. The stuff looked and tasted like diesel fuel. To this day I don't know why I never turned him down...
A buddy of mine routinely ordered a large pitcher and always insisted I help him with finishing it. The stuff looked and tasted like diesel fuel. To this day I don't know why I never turned him down...
For current mass market beer, I'd have to say Old Milwaukee.
I have had some horrid (to me) craft beers from micro breweries but those are lots of times a matter of personal tastes/
I have had some horrid (to me) craft beers from micro breweries but those are lots of times a matter of personal tastes/
Any beer is better than no beer at all. 
Don
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LVSteve
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This should get the ex-pat Brits gagging....
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DWalt
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I don't know what the worst beer is (as I haven't tried them all). But I can say what the best beer is - free beer.
On one of my trips abroad over 30 years ago, I flew Lufthansa first class to Frankfurt (non-stop from DFW). At that time it was unlimited beer in first class, and I don't think Lufthansa served anything but German beer. I decided I would try every brand of German beer Lufthansa had aboard on the way over. I wasn't thrilled with any of them, most being brands I had not even heard of. And I didn't achieve my goal. I suppose some of the German brands require some getting used to.
I haven't been much of a beer drinker for quite a few years, but when I was, my favorites were Shaefer's and Pabst Blue Ribbon. But truth be told, I couldn't really tell one brand from another without looking at the label.
On one of my trips abroad over 30 years ago, I flew Lufthansa first class to Frankfurt (non-stop from DFW). At that time it was unlimited beer in first class, and I don't think Lufthansa served anything but German beer. I decided I would try every brand of German beer Lufthansa had aboard on the way over. I wasn't thrilled with any of them, most being brands I had not even heard of. And I didn't achieve my goal. I suppose some of the German brands require some getting used to.
I haven't been much of a beer drinker for quite a few years, but when I was, my favorites were Shaefer's and Pabst Blue Ribbon. But truth be told, I couldn't really tell one brand from another without looking at the label.
kwselke
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I can list some truly great American beers if you like. There has been a huge change in US beer making over the last 20 - 30 years. I drink mostly American beers from craft brewers. They are pretty good in my mind.
First Patriots football game I ever attended, in the OLD STADIUM,the snowbowl and tuck-rule win over The Raiders actually. Was in the Shaeffer Beer family season ticket seats at the 50 yard line. 2 rows back. For that reason, I cannnot dump on Schaefer.
Having survived many bouts with this, I no longer fear any beer:
In California in the '70's we often bought 12-packs of Lucky Lager which must have been about 2% alcohol - it was so pathetically weak. But like the Pearl beer mentioned in an earlier post they had a rebus in the cap that made it all worthwhile (not to mention it was about $3 for a 12-pack). Then snapping the bottle caps onto our neighbor's roof made us quite popular when it came time for him to clean the gutters 
116 different taps at my joint. Emphasis is on American crafts. Not euro or anything else. A few. Beer has come along way in the states recently. It's definitely 'trendy'. I happen to hate 'trends'. But right now it's buttering my bread.
Mid '80s at Kansas State it was Wiedemann. $1.99 for a 12 pack - bottles. Left a coating on your tongue a blow torch couldn't take off. PBR was a close second.
ExRanger714
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What was the movie? I can't remember.
Something like "Beer is a necessity, cold beer is a luxury."
Something like "Beer is a necessity, cold beer is a luxury."
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Knickerbocker, Piels, Pabst, Rhinegold, Balentine, Schaeffer, Budweiser, to name a few of the worst for me.
My fav's (although I drink Beer very infrequently) Yuengling, Stella Artois, some of the Sam Adams.
My fav's (although I drink Beer very infrequently) Yuengling, Stella Artois, some of the Sam Adams.
LoboGunLeather
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Having survived many bouts with this, I no longer fear any beer:
Bao Me Ba (phonetic spelling), with the distinctive "33" label, a delightful brew made with pure DaNang river water (the sewer of southeast Asia).
While in Vietnam we were limited by military orders. Four cases of beer per month, or 4 quarts of liquor (not both), with a ration card required for purchase at the PX 'Class 6' stores (only in secure rear areas where many of us seldom had occasion to go). Beer was usually available (Schlitz, Red Stripe, couple of Filipino brands, occasionally Japanese brands) priced at $2.40 per case. When available, liquor such as Jim Beam, Canadian Club, and other popular brands were priced at about $1.90 per quart. Everything was tax-free (no Federal excise taxes, no state taxes, etc) so we got a real education in the effects of taxation on retail pricing!
While I was in Vietnam the price of cigarettes (popular brands) went up from $1.70 to $1.90 per carton (also tax-free), and this nearly caused insurrection in the ranks (we were limited by rationing to 4 cartons per month).
The "buddy system" helped a lot. A non-smoker could easily trade his cigarette ration for another guy's liquor ration. The black market took care of most other needs, probably better than any military supply lines (and the rationing system was largely enforced as a means of curbing the black market).
Another story entirely could be told of the corruption within the military clubs system (officers clubs, NCO clubs, enlisted mens clubs), with dozens of high-ranking NCO's and officers going to prison for trafficking in liquor, beer, cigarettes, and other essentials.
Worst beer I ever had was pretty good at the time, even when it cost more than it should have and no ice was available.
Old Corp
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For me, 'Milwaukee's Best'.
Ya know that trick of putting beer in a pie pan to catch and dispose of garden slugs? Not sure that would work with Milwaukee's Best.
Garden slugs have more class than that.....
Ya know that trick of putting beer in a pie pan to catch and dispose of garden slugs? Not sure that would work with Milwaukee's Best.
Garden slugs have more class than that.....
Budwiser, the "me too" beer. It's a better driveway cleaner than beverage. Here's tip, drinking it does not make you cool! Mexico has some of the best.
We probably all have stories of cheap beer in our youth. I remember Canadian Ace. It was 4 quarts for $1.00 and not worth that. In VietNam, Carling was free one night a month in the EM club and I would not drink it. My wife does not allow me to drink Hamms as it causes some sort of problem with my system that leads to clouds of a deadly gas. Once in college, we bought Sterling and it was not drinkable.
I have drank and liked, at one time, Old Style, Old Milwaukee, Lone Star, Pearl and numerous others. It just all depends on how much money you have, the temperature, and rather any liquor stores are still open.
I have drank and liked, at one time, Old Style, Old Milwaukee, Lone Star, Pearl and numerous others. It just all depends on how much money you have, the temperature, and rather any liquor stores are still open.
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