Do you purposely buy bad beer?

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  1. jazzyjeff13

    jazzyjeff13 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,865) Nov 6, 2010 England
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    Did your missus polish those off on her own then :grinning:
     
    #21 jazzyjeff13, Dec 18, 2013
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  2. Zimbo

    Zimbo Pooh-Bah (2,305) Aug 7, 2010 Scotland
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    Nope. None of our friends nor family actually touched a drop. And the cases remain only a foot or two away from where I'm hammering out this message now. Fuck.
     
    #22 Zimbo, Dec 18, 2013
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  3. Schwantz

    Schwantz Initiate (0) Dec 16, 2012 Florida

    We all can't dance with the pretty girls
     
    #23 Schwantz, Dec 18, 2013
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  4. cestlavie

    cestlavie Initiate (0) Oct 27, 2011 New York

    Couldn't agree more with this statement.
     
    #24 cestlavie, Dec 18, 2013
  5. drtth

    drtth Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2007 Pennsylvania
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    That seems to be an example of what is known as "poetic justice." :slight_smile:
     
    #25 drtth, Dec 18, 2013
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  6. jdaddy

    jdaddy Initiate (0) Nov 19, 2010 Pennsylvania

    I guess I will be the first to say, absolutely not. Just as I am not going to hammer myself in the balls to see if it hurts as bad as I remember, I am not going to buy "bad beer" to proved to myself that its bad.
     
    #26 jdaddy, Dec 18, 2013
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  7. tkdchampxi

    tkdchampxi Pooh-Bah (2,473) Oct 19, 2010 New Jersey
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    Agreed... but it certainly suggests that you will
     
    #27 tkdchampxi, Dec 18, 2013
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  8. tkdchampxi

    tkdchampxi Pooh-Bah (2,473) Oct 19, 2010 New Jersey
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    If I can find this for $6 a bottle or less, I will absolutely give it a try. I just have to know... you know?
     
    #28 tkdchampxi, Dec 18, 2013
  9. tkdchampxi

    tkdchampxi Pooh-Bah (2,473) Oct 19, 2010 New Jersey
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    But if you're paying, would you pay to dance with an ugly one?
     
    #29 tkdchampxi, Dec 18, 2013
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  10. tkdchampxi

    tkdchampxi Pooh-Bah (2,473) Oct 19, 2010 New Jersey
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    I liked this comment, but I have to respond - it's quite the difference of degrees.
     
    #30 tkdchampxi, Dec 18, 2013
  11. JrGtr

    JrGtr Pooh-Bah (1,775) Apr 13, 2006 Massachusetts
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    I was buying the beer for my nephew's baptism in Chicago a couple years ago. Several of my brother's in-laws only drink AAL's, so I held my nose and got them Heineken, and a Great Lakes variety pack for the rest of us.
    I just couldn't bring myself to buy Bud, Miller or Coors. (I know, I know, but it's a matter of degrees of snobdom.)
    It turned out more people than I expected went for the Great Lakes, including the Priest who stopped by for a while.
     
    #31 JrGtr, Dec 18, 2013
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  12. Greywulfken

    Greywulfken Grand Pooh-Bah (5,815) Aug 25, 2010 New York
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    No.
     
    #32 Greywulfken, Dec 18, 2013
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  13. jonbonfon

    jonbonfon Initiate (0) Jul 16, 2011 California

    bought a 24oz can of PBR the other day just to be hipster
     
    #33 jonbonfon, Dec 18, 2013
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  14. sacrelicio

    sacrelicio Pooh-Bah (1,838) Feb 15, 2005 Minnesota
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    I wouldn't unless it were really cheap. I'd snag the Pizza Beer for 2 bucks but not the pink Rogue. I'll tick anything though.
     
    #34 sacrelicio, Dec 18, 2013
  15. lowbit

    lowbit Initiate (0) Jul 24, 2013 Wisconsin

    It's amazing to me how many people who obviously don't like smoky beers tried this beer and then felt compelled to give it a terrible review. It's like: If you don't like hops, don't act all surprised/disgusted by Hopslam/Pliny/Ruination/etc -- that's the way they're supposed to taste!

    While clearly not everyone's cup of tea, as a sweet/smoky beer I found the Voodoo Doughnut Maple Bacon actually pretty decent.
     
    #35 lowbit, Dec 18, 2013
  16. tkdchampxi

    tkdchampxi Pooh-Bah (2,473) Oct 19, 2010 New Jersey
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    What would you pay for it? I don't mind smoky beers (some good, some bad) so i'd like to give it a try, but I don't want to waste $10 on a drain pour.
     
    #36 tkdchampxi, Dec 18, 2013
  17. lowbit

    lowbit Initiate (0) Jul 24, 2013 Wisconsin

    Think I paid $12/bottle for it, and I don't regret it. I made broiled salmon with dollar pancakes on the side and served the VDMB with it, and it all worked together really well. I don't know if I'd want to drink a whole bomber of it by myself, though, but then again I'm not a huge rauchbier fan.
     
    #37 lowbit, Dec 18, 2013
  18. bcmac983

    bcmac983 Zealot (505) Sep 9, 2010 Indiana

    When I go bad I go PBR. That's usually after several good ones.
     
    #38 bcmac983, Dec 19, 2013
  19. trentbent

    trentbent Crusader (425) Sep 27, 2013 New York

    Sometimes I experiment with buying beer on my gut and not looking at my phone. That's how I ended up trying Celia Saison (didn't know it was gluten free, pretty good beer once you get used to it). I always scan local beer sections for deals and to know who has the cheapest torpedo.

    @lowbit hmmm broiled salmon and pancakes. Interesting...
     
    #39 trentbent, Dec 19, 2013
  20. SaCkErZ9

    SaCkErZ9 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,057) Feb 27, 2005 South Carolina
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    I would try Daves Chili Beer or whatever its called. Other than that, I wouldn't waste my time.
     
    #40 SaCkErZ9, Dec 19, 2013
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