What was the first beer you had?

When I was 5 or 6 from either my father or stepfather, Old Milwaukee or Budweiser.

 

The first beer I sipped was a sneak out of the grandparents' fridge in the basement in the early 80's--PBR.

The first beer as a teenager/young adult--I'm from Iowa, so Busch Light (duh).

The first beer legal (1994)--Miller Lite

The first legal non-macro (1995)---Murphy's Irish Stout

 

At my grandparent's house, either 7 or 8. Always had this around.

Gave my 3 year old nephew a sip of Pliny the Elder, much better selection.

 

Probably Old Milwaukee. That is what my Dad drank growing up and I would sneak a sip or 2 here and there when I was a kid.

 

A female friend of mine handed me a warm Corona. I didn't finish it lol

First time I bought an actual bottle, stopped by the grocery store and the design, color, of Newcastle Brown caught my eye. Turns out, I didn't hate it!

This is maybe late teens or early twenties?

 

My Mom gave me sips when I was 2. If memory serves she used to drink St Pauli Girl. I liked it.

When I was a teenager, my Dad did some work for Anheuser Busch and we had some Bud Dry in the House. I snuck a can out of the refrigerator. It was awful and I only got through half the can.

 

My dad used to let me steal sips of his Iron City Light

 

My Dad always had returnable pounders of Kaier's in the basement. He'd give me sips as a little kid (like 3 or 4) and would let me take a shot whenever I asked later.

 

Late 50's, I was 5-6 years old. Silver Top made by Duquesne Brewing out of Pittsburgh. My father would put a bit of salt in the bottle and let me have the first sip of the foam.

 

Quart of Schaefer ("shared" it with my grandmother).

 

Hmmm probably a Michelob Ultra or something that a family member let me taste at a party back in the day.

 

When I was about 4-5 years old my dad made me drink from his Sterling beer (not the same beer that's being made now). That was in the early 60's. I thought it was so terrible i didn't drink another beer for 20+ years. Then, when I joined the service and was stationed where there was Coors, I had to try it. Better but not by much. Then a few years ago I found good beer!

 

I've never tasted any Plinys. But, I have no idea how anything could be "much better" than the real Ballantine XXX (from Newark).

 

Sadly it was a few years after the sale to Falstaff, not sure how much the quality fell off by that time. I liked it at the time, though mostly drank vodka or whiskey over beer in my teenage years. It wasn't until my late 30s, when craft was alive and well, that I shifted from primary spirits to beer.

Surprised many here didn't like their first beers. My nephew loved his Pliny, should probably have gave him a sip of MGD or skunky Heineken to nix the idea of beer tasting good.

 

Nah, if I’m drinking Malt Liquor it’s Mickys. Back in the day we did Colt 45 every now and then. Mostly Rolling Rock though.

 

I remember my dad drinking the white cans with BEER on them and giving me a taste when I was pretty young and it was awful.
I remember sneaking a Coors Original with my buddy from his Dad's stash and we poured most of it out. The first full beer I ever finished was a Coors Light given to me by my brother-in-law and I was around 12. It was awful bit I forced it down to impress him. I never thought I'd be a beer drinker!

 

I drank a lot of the Falstaff version and I loved the hell out of it.

 

Well, in that case - ya gotta watch what era image you post, then. Don't wanna get us old guys too upset . Something like this:

(@Bitterbill - yeah, even those look good to me, too. I fact, inspired by those pics, allow me to post - FUCK PABST and their contract-brewer, Molson Coors...)