King Of Beers

Rowsdower · Post by **Rowsdower** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 1:50 pm

I'm pretty sure the beer that started civilization tasted more like the schwag from a PBR keg than Hefeweizen with a lemon.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news ... tbeer.html

F' yeah! We still have a lot to learn from cavemen. A lot.

Kismet · Post by **Kismet** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 1:57 pm

IT'S SWILL! SWILL, I SAY!!

Rowsdower · Post by **Rowsdower** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 2:00 pm

Kismet wrote:IT'S SWILL! SWILL, I SAY!!

That's right it is! That's why I swill it!

LongDarkBlues · Post by **LongDarkBlues** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 2:29 pm

(sigh)...it's like arguing music with Creed fans...

I LOVE cheap beer, but the cost to alcohol ratio for many microbrews is much better than Budweiser. However, there are planty of larger breweries that make beers that don't suck - I don't think I could survive without the Gennesee Cream Ale 30 pack (only $11.49!) and, when I could get it, I thought Stroh's was great. I thrived on cheap beer when I lived in Wisconsin - you could get a 12 of Lienenkugel's for a song.

I'm just saying that Budweiser is crap - like mainstream pop music, it's brewed to be as inoffensive and dull as possible for the fucking zombie consumers who see a commercial and are compelled to purchase it. It's not very alcoholic and it tastes like dirty water.

It's like the difference between a McDonald's hamburger and a burger grilled at a local diner - both are cheap, only one is actually good (and made from beef).

If not liking things that suck makes me a 'snob' then I guess i'm ok with that.

KnobTwister · Post by **KnobTwister** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 2:34 pm

Dude, you're the most indie-beer-drinker. Ever.

LongDarkBlues · Post by **LongDarkBlues** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 2:36 pm

KnobTwister wrote:Dude, you're the most indie-beer-drinker. Ever.

Ugh. I give up. I hate the internet.

Well, can we all at least agree that Budweiser Select is the worst thing ever created?

nacho · Post by **nacho** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 2:42 pm

my local liquor store is selling Budweiser Select 20-pack bottles for $8.99.

is it non-alcoholic?

Nortwoods · Post by **Nortwoods** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 2:44 pm

LongDarkBlues wrote:
Well, can we all at least agree that Budweiser Select is the worst thing ever created?

I dunno. Miller Clear would give it a good run for it's money.

Colorado Sun · Post by **Colorado Sun** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 2:44 pm

nacho wrote:my local liquor store is selling Budweiser Select 20-pack bottles for $8.99.

is it non-alcoholic?

Nacho, Are you in Mexico? Make sure you check.....

nacho · Post by **nacho** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 2:47 pm

Colorado Sun wrote:
nacho wrote:my local liquor store is selling Budweiser Select 20-pack bottles for $8.99.

is it non-alcoholic?
Nacho, Are you in Mexico? Make sure you check.....

when i pass through certain parts of Santa Ana i feel like i'm in Mexico. that's where all the good tacquerias are. mmmmm, al pastor burrito.

Nortwoods · Post by **Nortwoods** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 2:51 pm

It's really interesting the lengths people will go to defend in beer what they loathe in music: big, corporate, watered down, flavorless, production line derivative, unoriginal, uninspired on and on.

Trailer · Post by **Trailer** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 2:57 pm

LongDarkBlues wrote:Well, can we all at least agree that Budweiser Select is the worst thing ever created?

Common ground at last. I bought a 6'er of that stuff and had to pull on the labels really hard to make sure the bottles didn't say "Dasani" underneath. What a waste of 4.99.

Rowsdower · Post by **Rowsdower** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 3:04 pm

LDB-- if you can point me where to get 30 Gennesee Cream Ales for 11.49 bucks buddy you'd totally be the man! And thanks for admitting Strohs is quite good. I get me some Leinenkugels when I can. My favorite beer beer is pretty much is Asahi Super Dry. Nothing quenches your thirst like that one.

Are pastor burritos made out of real pastors? Because I've had them before. They were good but I wasn't sure.

nacho · Post by **nacho** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 3:09 pm

Shiftless wrote:Are pastor burritos made out of real pastors? Because I've had them before. They were good but I wasn't sure.

marinated spicy pork. muy tasty.

Rowsdower · Post by **Rowsdower** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 3:11 pm

Nortwoods wrote:It's really interesting the lengths people will go to defend in beer what they loathe in music: big, corporate, watered down, flavorless, production line derivative, unoriginal, uninspired on and on.

Miller Lite / diet Coke. They are both inexpensive, low calorie alcohol / caffeine delivery devices.

Even though Spuds Mackenzie rules!!!

Do you remember the Miller Lite "Dick" ads? They were hilarious. Won tons of advertising awards, but of course advertising asses only drink so much beer. The average Joe 6-pack was like WTF? Too "collegiate/ high brow". Sales plummeted. So they dropped their boutique Minneapolis agency and went for standard Chicago titty-adverts. Sold more beer. Titties sell corporate beer.

However, I take that back though, slightly-- "Bud Light presents/Real American heros/Real Men of genius" radio spots are probably the best spots of the last 10 years. Funny funny stuff that writes itself.

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