What was the first beer you had?

Late 80’s and I was out in my Grandfather’s shop after he and my Father returned from hunting. They were sitting down to clean the guns and gave me a sip of Budweiser.

I‘ll never forget how it tasted in that musty old shop that smelled of spent gunpowder, cleaning solvents, and oil. I didn’t like the beer, and didn’t understand the jokes...but it felt great to be “one of the big guys” and I knew someday I would grow to enjoy it.

 

You are correct! Fall's City did brew Billy Beer, and I am sure Billy beer was as appalling as Fall's City beer, but when you are ten yours old, you will try anything.

 

Schlitz at 4 or 5, early 60s. Thought it was special, still do

 

Split two 40s with a friend. Colt 45 and Crazy Horse Malt Liquor. Then we thought it would be smart to make strawberry quick after, yeah I threw up.

 

My dad didn’t really drink beer. We only ever had it in the fridge on rare big family gatherings. I remember asking for a sip from someone at one of these, and I remember it being a Labatt Blue. I also remember liking it. I was probably 10 or so.

The first one I bought myself as a 16 year old with a fake ID was a a six pack of O’Keefe Extra Old Stock. My only reason for buying it was the higher ABV of 6.2%. versus the common 5%. It ended up being my go to beer for the first few years of drinking until I was 19 or so.

 

MGD from a can. There was a football game on. I remember sitting in my godmother's lap and I was her designated "cup holder" between puffs of Marlboro light cigarettes and yelling in my ear about "throw the damned ball!" snuck a sip a few times. Had to be all of 4 or 5 years old. lol

 

I haven’t had it for maybe 25 years or so. I probably would like though, as I’ve begun re-developing a taste for macro beer in the last year or two. I don’t think it’s been brewed for about 5 years or more now though.

 

Now, while Rainier was my first beer, Carling Black Label is easily the beer I bootlegged the most in HS. 12 packs were like $3.50, easy cash for a couple highschoolers to get together.

 

Wow, this was mine too! I couldn't have been more than 10 or 11 years old. I was at a party at my dad's friend's house and there was a can of MGD sitting out. I can't remember if there was a reason why I drank it or I was just curious but I took a swig. Funny thing is I didn't hate it. I didn't love it either. But to this day I remember very vividly what it tasted like.

 

It was most likely a Genesee beer, but might have been Cream Ale. My father had a couple friends who worked at the brewery, so there were always cases of 7oz bottles around. At get-togethers us kids would get to split a bottle between a few of us. I was about 5 the first time I remember drinking, although I'm sure I'd had some before that.