P-B-Artois?

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by searsclone, Jan 8, 2013.

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  1. Crusader

    Crusader Pooh-Bah (1,651) Feb 4, 2011 Sweden
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    I've noticed that I find that Stella Artois and Pabst Blue Ribbon Export (the 4.5% version they sell here via the monopoly) share alot of their taste profile, with the difference that Stella Artois has a more noticable bitterness which is to be expected from a European lager. The shared corn adjunct would be the obvious source of these similarities but I don't find that every corn adjunct lager tastes like those two, MGD tastes different to them and a bunch of southern European lagers with corn adjuncts do not taste the same as those either. There's a Thai budget-beer called Leo which I find is similar to Pabst in taste, it's even more similar to it than Stella Artois is, which is probably due to a lower bitterness and a more similar type of carbonation contributing to a similar mouth feel.
     
  2. jesskidden

    jesskidden Grand Pooh-Bah (3,071) Aug 10, 2005 New Jersey
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    Eight of them, so far - Narragansett Brewing Co.
     
  3. jcb7472

    jcb7472 Initiate (0) Jul 13, 2011 Florida

    IMO Gansett tastes way better than Stella & PBR. I also enjoyed a couple Gansett Bock during the spring time that I thought were pretty tasty.

    I'll take PBR over Bud or Miller any day.

    I think Stella is the most over-hyped, average-tasting beer ever. I know so many people (not craft beer drinkers) that call this their favorite beer and will pay $7 per beer at a bar or restaurant for it. They think it's one of the best beers out there. It must be the name that makes it sound sophisticated. I have tried to tell some of them that it's crap but most of the time I resist the urge to be an overt beer snob.
     
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  4. HipsterBrewfus

    HipsterBrewfus Initiate (0) Jun 3, 2012 Maryland

    This is one beer where I have to fight that urge also. I have a friend, who is more sued to the better things in life, and swears by Stella. praises it in all its Stella glory and even has compared it to some of the things I drink and has deemed it leagues better.

    I don't argue, because I don't want to be "that guy," but sometimes I want to grab him by his fucking face and scream into it that his favorite beer, is a skunky puddle of goat piss.
     
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  5. bramsdell

    bramsdell Initiate (0) May 27, 2011 North Carolina

    There sure are. I saw you're new to Boston...lots to learn. In fact, Gansett Lager is probably the weakest of their line up, believe it or not.
     
  6. HipsterBrewfus

    HipsterBrewfus Initiate (0) Jun 3, 2012 Maryland

    I wish I could have their summer all year
     
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  7. BigCheese

    BigCheese Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2009 Massachusetts

    Gansett Lager to me is the worst of any (out of a can atleast). And I really like their seasonals (Summer and Porter especially). I'm convinced people buy it only because its the cheapest available at a bar/concert or for hipster factor. I'd definitely take a High Life or even PBR over Gansett.

    Stella (and to a lesser extent heineken) both have a little bit more bitterness I believe. I'm confident I could tell the difference between them when tested against PBR, Bud, ect. IMO Stella is definitely the most overhyped/overpriced option available though, people drink it because they want to think there drinking a nice beer.

    Personally I find the taste/price ratio of High Life best for me (the minimized hipster factor is an added plus). Only problem is its a BMC product, but that doesn't bother me.
     
  8. TheLostGringo

    TheLostGringo Initiate (0) Dec 7, 2011 Connecticut

    Gansett Porter is probably my favorite Bargain Beer.
     
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  9. leedorham

    leedorham Initiate (0) Apr 27, 2006 Washington

    Discussions like these make me wonder if people go on artisan baking websites and discuss which Jiffy muffin mix tastes the best.
     
  10. dortenzio1991

    dortenzio1991 Initiate (0) Aug 12, 2011 Connecticut

    They make a DIPA too...
     
  11. harrymel

    harrymel Initiate (0) Dec 15, 2010 Washington

    Blueberry.
     
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  12. otispdriftwood

    otispdriftwood Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2011 Colorado

    Although it was the blandest beer in the pub it was also the strongest and most expensive.Go figure.[/quote]

    Aaaah. The power of marketing!
     
  13. leedorham

    leedorham Initiate (0) Apr 27, 2006 Washington

    I just sift out the little blueberry pellets and eat them like candy.
     
  14. BrownAleMale

    BrownAleMale Initiate (0) Dec 14, 2011 Wisconsin

    Anyone who mentions hipster in their argument is automatically dq'd in my book. I gave it a fair shot and going by taste and mouthfeel through objectional eyes and it is miles and miles ahead of of the other macros.
     
  15. StubFaceJoe

    StubFaceJoe Initiate (0) Nov 24, 2011 Colorado


    Saying hipster to me is like hearing someone say Youngin'! As in "Those darn youngin's are trampin' through my yard again. In my day, we didn't do that." Just say hipster so you don't feel old.
     
  16. frazbri

    frazbri Initiate (0) Oct 29, 2003 Ohio

    One of the big reasons for the growth of craft beer is the fact that there is so little difference between Bud, Miller, Coors, Heineken, Stella, Pabst... We needed real alternatives to the light lagers and thankfully, there are many options now.
     
  17. Providence

    Providence Pooh-Bah (2,628) Feb 24, 2010 Rhode Island
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    Some of them are actually solid too. The Bock, the Cream Ale and the Summer are all solid options in my opinion. Many like the Porter as well.
     
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  18. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,181) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    Do the American Lagers arrive in Sweden in good shape (not too old or beat up in transport)? I am always a bit reticent to purchase imported German Pilsners since I have been ‘burned’ several times; the beers taste ‘tired’ from being too old and/or beat up via transport.

    Cheers!
     
  19. TinCup69

    TinCup69 Initiate (0) Jun 26, 2012 West Virginia

    If those are my choices I will drink bourbon.
     
  20. Crusader

    Crusader Pooh-Bah (1,651) Feb 4, 2011 Sweden
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    The only American adjunct lager that is actually imported from the US nowadays would be the PBR Export. MGD is imported from Italy and produced in a SABMiller brewery there and Budweiser is brewed in the UK in an ABInbev brewery. I haven't noticed any difference in percieved freshness inbetween the PBR, MGD and Budweiser (whom I taste side by side from time to time). All three are bottled and not beat up.

    I have never experienced the type of problems with old tasting beers or skunky beers that is often discussed here and elsewhere by American beer drinkers, and I've often wondered why that is. In the monopoly the 33cl 11.2oz (or 12oz for PBR Export) imported lager beers are kept in closed 24 packs for the most part, stacked on top of each other, with new packs being opened as the top ones are emptied. They thus don't sit exposed to the store lights for very long. That's one thing which might make a difference.
     
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