https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insipid lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull, flat Yup, about sums it up.
The only information I can find is on Reddit. Supposedly, it was discontinued sometime ago (2017?). It's been a while since I've seen it, so that tracks. There are a few reviews on BA since 2017, but not many. So I'd say the Reddit info is probably accurate.
Are you talking U.S.? Huh. Looks like Kroger carries it -- and it's U.S. brewed. https://www.kroger.com/p/beck-s-dark-beer/0008248812356
Most Euro Pale Lagers aren’t bad, but certainly watery and nearly devoid of flavor. That being said, I would gladly purchase/drink Beck’s, Stella, Heinie, etc. if there were no other options. I like carbonated water, especially with a slight malt flavor. I truly don’t understand the hatred towards these beers. They’re just bland, not totally disgusting like Bud, PBR, Lucky, most cabernets…
thank you for the reply!! I couldn’t agree more with your take. Now between Stella, Heineken & Becks which is your favorite? cheers!
TBH, I don’t hate PBR or Bud either. I don't feel like they merit that kind of strong, visceral reaction. I'm not a fan of them, I think they’re innocuos, bland, watery and insipid, but I don't hate them. I just won't drink them.
I know you weren't asking ME, but I'll take Stella over Heineken. I might try a Beck's simply because it's been so long since I've had one. But I suspect I'd stick with Stella after that.
Well I guess that’s the difference between you and I, as I have always hated, loathed, and despised Bud, PBR, and Lucky Lager, though I did give Lucky a second chance this past spring. Some other putrid macros that come to mind are Modelo Especial and Molson Original—or whatever the hell it’s called. Meanwhile, I find Rainier, Icehouse, Banquet, Pacifico, Corona Extra, and Moosehead to all be rather palatable. Perhaps my taste buds are defective? I cannot recall what Beck’s tastes like, so that’s why I didn’t participate in your poll. Until this past summer, I would have picked Stella but drank an American brewed bottle and found it to be a repulsive shell of its former self. I would have to pick Heinie, though I don’t particularly care for it and would rather drink one of my preferred American macros (or in an ideal world, a microbrew).
Hah, yeah -- but it's still internet info, so who really knows? I can't find a decent link to any solid Beck's website. Found this -- no Dark. https://www.becks.de/unsere-biere
Used to work with a dude from northern Germany that swore Beck's was the best beer in the world. He didn't really get along so well with all the Austrians there.
I went to a beer off note taster where they added chlorophenols & diacetyls etc, so such off flavours could proper be identified. The base beer to have as little flavour profile was Stella. Then again I do go home from the last office Christmas party with pockets full of Becks coz they owed me big time for my service lol. No one showed up for the festivities, so I drank them and can confirm this is definitely a two dead horse race. I must try and get hold of some Beck’s Unfiltered because I was quietly impressed with the Stella Unfiltered, & think perhaps with might be a more worthy endeavour.
...I checked several major US food providers (Kroger / King Soopers, Fry's, Food Co.) about Beck's dark...like the Kroger web page reference earlier, it all listed BD as being unavailable...I suspect that while seeing BD listed as an inventory item - aka stock keeping units (SKUs), just because it's listed in the inventory does not mean it's in stock... ...maybe the Reddit reference is accurate...
Maybe, but it's intriguing to see that image with the BD packaging with obvious made in the U.S. verbage.
Your British Beck's beer probably isn't the same as US Beck's, and both are probably different from German Becks. Here is a recent BA review from Britain confirming Becks at 4%. https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/32/2435/?ba=Notanexperttasterbut US Becks is 5%. Stella does a little bit better in Britain at 4.6%, compared to US 5.0%. British taxes increase with alcohol content. In the US Federal excise taxes are based on volume. States add taxes, but most of those excise taxes are also on volume. Slightly lower alcohol (Brit Stella 4.6 vs US 5.0) doesn't necessarily mean degraded flavor, but it would take some effort to maintain uniform quality . . . .
