It's OK to Drink BMC

Agreed. If BMC had their way, the craft beer movement would have never seen the light of day. As we speak, the BMC lobbyists are actively fighting some of the growler and on premise beer sales propositions here in GA. Doesn't seem like advocating beer to me. I guess for me the issue goes a little deeper than drink what you like because BMC wants me only drinking light lager and it was only by force from the craft movement that they had to start making some more adventurous beers. I have no issue with people's taste in beer, but I try not to support people who would like nothing better than to remove craft beer from my world.

 

I don't really care what others drink. As the saying goes, "drink what you like."

However comma as anyone who has read my comments on this topic knows, what ticks me off is the snobbery of some on this site who seem to think everyone really likes the taste of adjunct lagers, but some of us just won't admit it because we're beeer snobs.

Along with that is the idea that everyone should drink an adjunct lager if offered or they've violated some unwritten manly man beer law. Those same people, however, probably have some food or drink they would politely turn down if offered because they just don't like the taste, but they can't understand that concept when it comes to adjunct lagers.

 

I have drank 100-300 craft beers or so for every BCM so honesty I enjoy them just for the change of pace.

For the style, Bud, Coors, PBR are pretty good. I started my beer career with Sam and SN. I was probably 25ish when I had my first "light" beer. They aren't meant to sip and pontificate over and that is okay. Drink, enjoy, and contemplate...or not.

 

I'll drink a BMC every now and again without shame. Picked up a single of Red Stripe today.

 

OK can we step back for a moment and make the microscope a telescope.... Here's a scenario. Take this whole thing and make it wine (sorry). Wine was developed age ago, like beer. The epicenter of its development became France. France produced the finest wines, as Germany developed the finest beers. As time rolled on we here in the northern hemisphere found we could develop the same quality of wines (beers) as they did in Europe. We could grow grapes (hops) the y the did over there. Why were we interested in doing this? First people liked the taste, so they wanted more of it. Yes we could get it from France (Germany) but the cost was prohibitive. People wanted even jug wine but the cost was so my much it wasnt available to the common man, only to the well endowed. Lightbulb! We can do it here without shipping costs, production costs ingredients etc. Wine, s beer started here as an experiment. We had to find the correct soil, climate etc to duplicate the quality of what was produced over there. This took evolution. People began drinking not so good wine and s time went on and processes were refined and perfected things became better. But still today people from different classes drink different qualities. Why do I sy this? I think the process has been similar with beer... And its still being refined. We started with minimal ingredients, we learned how to grow different varieties of hops and where they would grow best. The best water and where it was available etc. We started with the seed from Europe and with our melting pot here we grew. OK it long winded. My point: all these BMC 's and AAL 's exist for a reason. Capitalism. Ladies and gentlemen there is a market for all of these: Gallo jug wine AND yes 40's of malt liquor and all the Coors light you can consume in one sitting. AND there is a market for the mad scientists that continue to produce interesting crafted quality beers utilizing unique flavors techniques and ingredients. To make a living!!!!

 

Everyone on this site enjoys something that isn't considered top-shelf in it's particular category of designed usage...cars, beer, cheese, wine, clothes, coffee, movies, music, books...the list goes on and on and each category has winners, average Joes and dogs. Not realizing that simple truth and holding others in contempt for their choices of what they enjoy and not enjoy ultimately makes you nothing more than a hypocrite.

Your opinion of what makes a great beer in the end is just that...an opinion.

 

I don't drink macro lagers anymore, but I totally understand why others do, so it's a non issue with me either way. We should all spend more time drinking together rather than worrying about what we're drinking. Most of my closest friends drink the macros and we have the best fucking times together because "what" you're drinking isn't an issue.

 

I drank a BMC yesterday for the first time in a long time (Blue Moon) and it was really good. Yep, I said it. I was thirsty, my beer stash was depleted and my roommate didn't want it, so I guzzled it down while enjoying some dragonfruit vape. It hit the spot quite well.

 

While I do care what goes into my body, I'm not by any means a health nut. It just amuses me how some people who make it a point to research every food product that they consume to make sure it's healthy can often overlook the beer that they drink since there's this universal assumption that it's just water, barley (or rice or corn), yeast and hops.

 

Its all part of the big wheel as I said above. I'm sure there are guys that work at Coors light that love craft beer. And they didn't have a job there making a pay check they couldn't buy. And if so many people weren't buying coors they wouldn't have a job

 

"It's fine if you don't like it, but also you're a hipster douche for not liking it." I don't think your post is quite this aggressive, but I have seen this sentiment. Consider that a significant source of BMC-hate is people telling us that we're lying about not liking BMC. There's a 12 pack of Coors Lite sitting in my basement where my uncle left it at a cookout in July. I have no intention of drinking it (I tried to give it back to him, he told me to keep it). I dislike BMC in the same way I dislike bananas. I'm not too hip for bananas, I just think they taste bad and that BMC tastes bad.

 

"w00t~!"

Also, when it comes to the general game of high and mighty bullshit when it comes to Craft vs. Crafty, Goose (whether or not they are considered less cool in an Indie Rock street cred B.S. contest… ) gets an automatic "get out of jail for free" card, owing to their longstanding reputation as a better-than-halfway-decent Craft/Microbrewery and a Too Legit To Quit brewpub chain, way back in the certified 'Craft Beer geezer' days.

 

Not BMC and craft.

More like Yuengling and craft (but then again, I think Yuenling's now considered 'craft').

 

Anyone who judges someone by the beer they drink or don't drink, is a damn fool.

 

I enjoy some Miller products from time to time. Sometimes it's nice to drink something cheap, refreshing, crisp, mindless, and basically flawless.

 

Yes, and my McDonald's is DuClaw.

 

Well said Erik

 

That is quite a bit farther than my belief, but I get what you are saying. I completely agree the other way as well, if someone says they do not like BMC, I believe them. I have no reason not to, and it's okay that you don't. To each their own. If I had to summarize everything I wrote into one sentence, it would be "Drink what you like, and respect those that like what you don't."