BAD Beer Thread

[ATL MU Warrior]

hands down worst beer I've ever had is Schlitz Dark.  Tried to drink it at an MU party in the early '90's but it was really undrinkable, and that's no lie. 

Cross between motor oil and maple syrup.

I think my buddies got it for $20 for a half barrel. 

[BrewCity83]

We called Stroh's Light "hot dog beer" because it tastes like the water that you boiled hot dogs in.

[Chicago_inferiority_complexes]

Any beer with "ICE" in its name. Althought I do recall having a fantastic night or two at MU after consuming a number of Olympia Ice's.

Did I really see a "Natty Light" commercial over the weekend?

Two other popular beers that I can't stand are PBR and Schlitz. There is a reason that they basically disappeared over the years and have only reappeared thanks to mass marketing and hipsters. Retro does not equal good. 

The only time I can ever remember throwing up the day after a night of drinking is after drinking Bud Ice. Fermented sewer water has to taste better.

[AlumKCof93]

Am I really the one person that can't stand Blue Moon?  I hate that stuff.

[GGGG]

Am I really the one person that can't stand Blue Moon?  I hate that stuff.

Thank you.  I was just going to post this.  Any wheat beer, especially Belgian style, is terrible.

[WellsstreetWanderer]

I refuse to drink any wheat beer except an occassional "Yellowjacket"  3/4 Guiness with Hefweissen on top. Usually without the "stinger"(shot of Jamison)

[lurch91]

Bud Dry sucked ass.

I also remember fondly, then shudder, back in the late 80's being able to get a returnable case of beer from Pick n' Save down by Miller for $4.25 (that included the deposit) of Huber, Huber Bock, Old Milwaukee or Milwaukee's Best.  Of the four, Huber Bock tasted the least like licking dirty feet.

[GGGG]

Bud Dry sucked ass.

I also remember fondly, then shudder, back in the late 80's being able to get a returnable case of beer from Pick n' Save down by Miller for $4.25 (that included the deposit) of Huber, Huber Bock, Old Milwaukee or Milwaukee's Best.  Of the four, Huber Bock tasted the least like licking dirty feet.

Long live the P-n-S shuttle bus.  I'd walk around for a half-hour just eating all the free samples.

[MilTown]

Huber!! That stuff goes down like water but gives the worst hangover ever. I don't really know if I can call Huber bad because it has almost zero flavor. Huber Bock on the other hand is brutal.

Has anyone ever had the bud light/clamato? That has to be horrible.

[Fullodds]

Old Style

Mickeys big mouth

Bud Light

Some breweries spend moneu on product and some spend it on advertising. Mass marketed beers (miller/Bud) don't compare to micro's and other crafted beers.

Now I'm thirsty!!

[Marquette Gyros]

How has High Life Light not been mentioned?

[OneMadWarrior]

Milwaukee County Brewing Company ICE is the beer that came in the giant 48 beer keg packs. It was awful and cheap. Personally Bud Light is god awful, agree with Heineken und BECK's

[Chili]

How has High Life Light not been mentioned?

Because this is the Bad Beer Thread.

[MU B2002]

Because this is the Bad Beer Thread.

+1

How could any beer compared to Champagne be bad?!

[MARQKC]

Bud Light and Bud light lime

Basically any beer with a fruit is out for me.

100% agree with this post.

If the word "light" or any variable spelling of that word is in the name of the beer, I really prefer not to bother. Just fancy bottled water. What's the point?

Ditto fruit. I'm a member of the NO FRUIT IN BEER CLUB. I've been known to yell at bartenders and waitresses who serve a beer with fruit on the rim, especially an orange (orange? WTF?) slice. I've been known to yell at bartenders putting fruit on the rims of beers they're pouring for other people. Then I yell at those people. "Whadaya? Stoopid?"

It's amazing they even let me in some bars anymore.

[Hards Alumni]

100% agree with this post.

If the word "light" or any variable spelling of that word is in the name of the beer, I really prefer not to bother. Just fancy bottled water. What's the point?

Ditto fruit. I'm a member of the NO FRUIT IN BEER CLUB. I've been known to yell at bartenders and waitresses who serve a beer with fruit on the rim, especially an orange (orange? WTF?) slice. I've been known to yell at bartenders putting fruit on the rims of beers they're pouring for other people. Then I yell at those people. "Whadaya? Stoopid?"

It's amazing they even let me in some bars anymore.

It is amazing.  Just because you don't like it, doesn't mean that isn't the way the beer is typically served.  If you don't want anything, simply ask for yours with no fruit.

[MU B2002]

It is amazing.  Just because you don't like it, doesn't mean that isn't the way the beer is typically served.  If you don't want anything, simply ask for yours with no fruit.

I actually can only stand to drink Blue Moon with the orange, so yes I am stupid.  Maybe I just just ask for a glass of orange juice.

[Ari Gold]

I agree with people that say Guinness. I'm just not a dark beer person and then to try and choke down something that is bog water and chocolate syrup is too much for me.  I find that some of the cheaper beers like Keystone and Natty were great when I wanted to get drunk at a house party and I don't mind them now.

Here are some beers that I can't drink though:

Leine's Fireside Nut
Old German Beer Hall's dunkel
Red Dog
Milwaukee Classic Ice ($10 for a 30, my fishing buddies drink it)
Billy Beer
MGD 64
Lakefront's Fuel Cafe

[Sir Lawrence]

Billy Beer

Really.  What, you had a six pack laying around in the basement from 1981?

[Ari Gold]

Really.  What, you had a six pack laying around in the basement from 1981?

that may explain the taste...

[Spotcheck Billy]

any Lite/Light beer, don't even consider it beer, in fact, why bother drinking then?  - I'll gladly drink tap water instead. I hate going to weddings when the free beer is Lite 

I read somewhere that MGD 64 is 2.7% ABV - that's not beer it's NA - I bet you can't drink enough of that to become intoxicated "but officer, all I had was MGD 64"

[Chili]

any Lite/Light beer, don't even consider it beer, in fact, why bother drinking then?  - I'll gladly drink tap water instead. I hate going to weddings when the free beer is Lite 

I read somewhere that MGD 64 is 2.7% ABV - that's not beer it's NA - I bet you can't drink enough of that to become intoxicated "but officer, all I had was MGD 64"

It is 2.8% ABV. Budweiser now has Bud Select 55 out in certain markets. When you get down to that low calorie of a beer the only thing you can remove to make it that low is the alcohol.

[muhoosier260]

i thought this was relevant, its the top 15 selling beers in the united states. bud diesel is #1, followed by bud light, miller light, coors light, corona, natty light, heineken, michelob, busch light, high life, guinness, sam adams, keystone light, the beast, yuengling

http://www.barstools.net/media/the-15-best-selling-beers-in-the-u-s/

[Lighthouse 84]

Old Style.   It's front and center in the team picture.  It tastes like sweat smells like.  Another bad one is Rhinelander.  But when you're a student at MU and able to get it from Pick N' Save for $3.96 a case of returnable bottles, you drink it.

As for some of the other beers mentioned, in the early 80's we could get a half barrel of Bud from the Bud rep., who lived in the Bud House down the street from the Lighthouse, for about $20/half.  When you have a half of Bud in the fridge every day, you learn to love Bud.  Still do.

[SaintPaulWarrior]

A couple of the many deals we would get on bad beer from Badger Beer on State included a 1/4 barrel of Red White and Blue for $9.99 and a 1/2 barrel of Olde English 800 for $19.99.