False Advertising on labels/can

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  1. DarkDragon999

    DarkDragon999 Maven (1,331) Feb 13, 2013 Rhode Island

    I know technically its not wrong to call a beer like that a pilsner but its not the 70's or 80's anymore and standards and expectations have changed due to the craft beer movement. If an old brewery wants to be stuck in the past and not change then fine. Its up to me to be smarter and more aware next time.
     
    #21 DarkDragon999, Jul 11, 2014
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  2. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    With "Deluxe" in the title shouldn't you have gotten fries with that? :wink:
     
    #22 steveh, Jul 11, 2014
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  3. MNAle

    MNAle Initiate (0) Sep 6, 2011 Minnesota

    A pilsner is a lager. Beer style names are shifting sands beneath our feet. How can this possibly rise to the level of false advertising?
     
    #23 MNAle, Jul 11, 2014
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  4. DarkDragon999

    DarkDragon999 Maven (1,331) Feb 13, 2013 Rhode Island

    Technically its not but its 2014. We we think pilsner we dont think AAL. Yes its because were craft beer fans but thats where things are headed.
     
    #24 DarkDragon999, Jul 11, 2014
  5. malvrich

    malvrich Initiate (0) Feb 17, 2014 North Carolina

    Private Stock Malt Liquor! aka the green monster.
     
    #25 malvrich, Jul 11, 2014
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  6. drtth

    drtth Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2007 Pennsylvania
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    It was German brewers who brought the use of rice and corn in lagers to the US when they came here in the 1800s. At that time the RHG only applied in Bavaria. German brewers also began brewing German style Pilseners in response to the popularity of traditional Pilseners from Pilsen.
     
    #26 drtth, Jul 11, 2014
  7. PuckIt

    PuckIt Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2014 Pennsylvania

    Huh? I'm talking about these bad boys:

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    #27 PuckIt, Jul 11, 2014
  8. SaCkErZ9

    SaCkErZ9 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,057) Feb 27, 2005 South Carolina
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    Technically, it IS a lager. What does 2014 have to do with anything?
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/style/41/

    I still don't understand your complaint
     
    #28 SaCkErZ9, Jul 11, 2014
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  9. thomda11

    thomda11 Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2014 California

    A good rule of thumb: Avoid beer with "premium" and "deluxe" on label.
     
    #29 thomda11, Jul 11, 2014
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  10. malvrich

    malvrich Initiate (0) Feb 17, 2014 North Carolina

    Understood, but i remember Private Stock had similar puzzles inside the bottle caps back when I was in college in the 1980s.
    I'm not familiar with Lionshead at all.
     
    #30 malvrich, Jul 11, 2014
  11. jageraholic

    jageraholic Pooh-Bah (1,632) Sep 16, 2009 Massachusetts
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    As another example...I've heard Arrogant Bastard ABV was actually like 7.6% but the bottle says 7.2%.
     
    #31 jageraholic, Jul 11, 2014
  12. PuckIt

    PuckIt Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2014 Pennsylvania

    Lionshead was/is reserved for special occasions in college…otherwise it was straight natty 30 packs.

    On REAAAAAALLY special nights, I got these:
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    …a natty light bottle is fucking classy.
     
    #32 PuckIt, Jul 11, 2014
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  13. rlcoffey

    rlcoffey Savant (1,207) Apr 20, 2004 Kentucky

    Its the use of the world Pilsner.

    Maybe he was expecting a beer brewed in one specific city in the Czech republic. :sunglasses:
     
    #33 rlcoffey, Jul 11, 2014
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  14. rlcoffey

    rlcoffey Savant (1,207) Apr 20, 2004 Kentucky

    TTB requires them to be within .2% if its listed on the label. Or maybe .3%. I know .4% difference is out of bounds.

    Not that they test or anything.
     
    #34 rlcoffey, Jul 11, 2014
  15. StLeasy

    StLeasy Initiate (0) Sep 8, 2013 Illinois

    The 12oz Mickey's "grenade" bottles still had riddles a few years ago :stuck_out_tongue: Good times
     
    #35 StLeasy, Jul 11, 2014
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  16. LaneMeyer

    LaneMeyer Initiate (0) Mar 20, 2011 California

    Even in the days when I was drinking crappy beer I would never touch Natty. That shit is the foulest of the foul.
     
    #36 LaneMeyer, Jul 11, 2014
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  17. PuckIt

    PuckIt Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2014 Pennsylvania

    Clearly you've never had it from a bottle :wink:
     
    #37 PuckIt, Jul 11, 2014
  18. tfaosd

    tfaosd Initiate (0) Jun 4, 2010 Massachusetts

    Let's give the Lion Brewery a break... they're in Wilkes-Barre... they're doing the best they can!
     
    #38 tfaosd, Jul 11, 2014
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  19. jesskidden

    jesskidden Grand Pooh-Bah (3,145) Aug 10, 2005 New Jersey
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    $8 a sixpack? That's twice the price in its home market of PA, where it sells in the sub-premium price segment.
     
    #39 jesskidden, Jul 11, 2014
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  20. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,884) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    FWIW- I paid under $8 for a sixer of Saranac Wild Hop Pils (not bad, considering the prices around here), and it's definitely in Pils territory. Not top tier by any means, but pretty good for the price. That might be more of what you're looking for.
     
    #40 TongoRad, Jul 11, 2014
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