What do you do with beer you don't like?

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by Andygirl, Jan 27, 2013.

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  1. Beefytits4

    Beefytits4 Initiate (0) Nov 2, 2011 Illinois

    I save it for the next big game or fight. It goes down smoother after I've had a few good beers.
     
  2. tronester

    tronester Pooh-Bah (1,617) Nov 25, 2006 Oklahoma
    Pooh-Bah

    Give it away or drink it.
     
  3. Derranged

    Derranged Initiate (0) Mar 7, 2010 New York

    It depends how much I don't like it. If I don't care for it but I still find it drinkable/tolerable, I'll tough it out and finish it. One recent example for me is DFH Punkin. I didn't like it, not sure what the hell DFH had in mind when brewing that one. It was still tolerable so I finished it. Ifa beer is undrinkable I just dump it.

    However, keep in mind that its different when you drink for "buzz/feel" as well as "taste". I see that many BAs don't even so much as like getting a buzz, much less getting drunk or bombed. I am not one of them. So even if I buy a beer I don't particularly like, I finish it anyway because it still serves a purpose.

    If you're drinking strictly for taste, it doesn't make sense to hold on to something you don't like.
     
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  4. JohnDMartin

    JohnDMartin Initiate (0) Jan 13, 2013 Kentucky

    I cook with it or give it away.
     
  5. devlishdamsel

    devlishdamsel Initiate (0) Aug 1, 2009 Washington

    Unless of course you are aware it is vile. in which case you wouldnt give it to your worst enemy. If its astringent enough, heat will probably not do it any favors either. Save it for a bad beer tasting :wink:?
     
  6. dennis3951

    dennis3951 Initiate (0) Mar 6, 2008 New Jersey

    Take the beer to your local skid row,leave a church key with it!
     
  7. JohnDMartin

    JohnDMartin Initiate (0) Jan 13, 2013 Kentucky

    Hmm what a predicament i guess i would have to get sad about letting it get in that condition and pour it out:slight_frown:
     
  8. jmgrub

    jmgrub Initiate (0) Nov 20, 2010 California

    With the beers you just listed, I am SURE a local BA would be happy to take them off your hands.
     
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  9. Ernest_Hooper

    Ernest_Hooper Initiate (0) Apr 23, 2012 Michigan


    Wow, I know that opinions vary but those are some solid beers. Hopslam is my favorite beer (yeah nostalgia factors into this), and I drank the town dry of Coco Loco this year, I thought it was one of the best and balanced chocolate stouts I have ever had. I've never had Kuhnhenn's Christmas offering, but it definitely sounds interesting. Ruthless Rye is always solid, 2x Stout is a great brew, and Woodmaster sounds very intriguing.

    Ok Ok, I know I'm not answering your question but that is just a very solid and eclectic list of beers. You really have almost two cases worth of all that and you don't like any of it?

    Ok Ok, I will stop judging. The correct answer is that you should send them to me.
     
  10. AlaskanYoung

    AlaskanYoung Pundit (819) Dec 1, 2011 Arkansas

    This is exactly why i buy singles or mix-a-six
     
  11. Ri0

    Ri0 Initiate (0) Jul 1, 2012 Wisconsin

    Give it to my dog. He hasn't met a beer that he didn't like.
     
  12. flayedandskinned

    flayedandskinned Initiate (0) Jan 1, 2011 California


    Well in that case come over and I'll help you drink it.
     
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  13. ThirstyFace

    ThirstyFace Initiate (0) Jan 11, 2013 New York

    I yell at it, then I close the fridge. When I return I say hello, or again yell at it. Depends.
     
  14. Andygirl

    Andygirl Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2013 Michigan

    They are yours if want them! Seriously, I am close.

    Some have nuts, I am allergic. I haven't found a chocolate stout I like, and Hopslam is just too much for me. I like Sucks and will pick that everytime over Hopslam, so it sits.
     
  15. Czar_chasm

    Czar_chasm Initiate (0) Jun 20, 2012 Michigan

    Age that cereal killer a couple years...
     
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  16. gcamparone

    gcamparone Pooh-Bah (2,057) Dec 6, 2011 Rhode Island
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    I wait until I'm a few (actually many) drinks in, then I can't really tell the difference
     
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  17. SeaAle

    SeaAle Savant (1,237) Jun 24, 2012 Oregon

    I give it to the homeless downtown Seattle. You should see the smiles.
     
  18. Ernest_Hooper

    Ernest_Hooper Initiate (0) Apr 23, 2012 Michigan

    Check your messages.
     
  19. Andygirl

    Andygirl Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2013 Michigan

    BTW I have tried to use this as guest beer. Three weeks of poker and no one will touch it. I even crossed the line and told them they were a bunch of p-words. Corona and Loonie Koonie, anything else is "too dark". Babies.
     
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