False Advertising on labels/can

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  1. DarkDragon999

    DarkDragon999 Maven (1,331) Feb 13, 2013 Rhode Island

    I saw this beer called Lionshead Deluxe Pilsner Beer and I was like cool, a craft pilsner for 8 bucks. I drank it and it was not a craft pilsner it was pretty much a AAL. So yeah I didnt do my research beforehead but to me its false advertising.
     
    #1 DarkDragon999, Jul 11, 2014
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  2. macesq

    macesq Savant (1,029) Apr 17, 2014 California
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    If only it was in a bottle, you could have had these puzzles to think about:

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  3. BrahptimusPrime

    BrahptimusPrime Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2014 Connecticut

    "World's most refreshing can..."

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    #3 BrahptimusPrime, Jul 11, 2014
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  4. DarkDragon999

    DarkDragon999 Maven (1,331) Feb 13, 2013 Rhode Island

    That was the only store Ive been to that had Lionshead. I wasnt aware of them or what they were because I had never seen them before. They are sorta ilike Yuengling it seems but Yuengling gets all the hype and is in every store here.
     
    #4 DarkDragon999, Jul 11, 2014
  5. Hop-Droppen-Roll

    Hop-Droppen-Roll Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2013 Minnesota

    In what sense was it not a craft? Craft brewers can brew crappy light lagers if they want. Deluxe denotes nothing, it's just a shiny attractive word. I can't figure out what the lie here is.
     
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  6. Iamjeff6

    Iamjeff6 Initiate (0) Sep 9, 2013 Virginia

    He drank it thinking it was a Pilsner but thought it was AAL after drinking?

    http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/150/5412/

    classified as an AAL
     
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  7. DarkDragon999

    DarkDragon999 Maven (1,331) Feb 13, 2013 Rhode Island

    I was expecting something like a Nobel Pils from Sam Adams and instead I got something that was like Yuengling Lager. Again shame on me for thinking that. I should have known better. You see "Deluxe Pilsner" on the can and you dont think right away its just a AAL. Again my bad.
     
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  8. Hop-Droppen-Roll

    Hop-Droppen-Roll Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2013 Minnesota

    eh, yeah, that's a distinction that many - even in the industry - choose to ignore.
     
    #8 Hop-Droppen-Roll, Jul 11, 2014
  9. PuckIt

    PuckIt Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2014 Pennsylvania

    Loved these in college.
     
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  10. JDV

    JDV Initiate (0) Nov 24, 2007 Texas

    I don't think I'd pay $8 for a pilsner unless it's overpricing at a Concert with no other options...and I love pilsners. Funny how I don't blink at paying that for an imperial stout.
     
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  11. Hop-Droppen-Roll

    Hop-Droppen-Roll Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2013 Minnesota

    Here's a question for you - I first consulted the styles guide and didn't get an answer - are traditional pilseners allowed to be brewed with adjuncts? Reinheigtsgebot (sp?) forbid it?
     
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  12. markdrinksbeer

    markdrinksbeer Initiate (0) Nov 14, 2013 Massachusetts

    That isn't false. The can itself might be the most refreshing can, but they never said the beer was the most refreshing. :slight_smile:
     
    #12 markdrinksbeer, Jul 11, 2014
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  13. BrahptimusPrime

    BrahptimusPrime Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2014 Connecticut

    I've eaten a lot of cans in my day, this one cut the inside of my mouth just as much if not more than the others.
     
    #13 BrahptimusPrime, Jul 11, 2014
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  14. markdrinksbeer

    markdrinksbeer Initiate (0) Nov 14, 2013 Massachusetts

    But no other can tells you when its cold enough to eat now, does it?
     
    #14 markdrinksbeer, Jul 11, 2014
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  15. Providence

    Providence Pooh-Bah (2,652) Feb 24, 2010 Rhode Island
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    What should the can have said instead?
     
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  16. Phocion

    Phocion Maven (1,455) Aug 5, 2005 Minnesota

    Corn is allowed in a Classic American Pilsner (2C). http://www.bjcp.org/docs/2008_Guidelines.pdf
     
    #16 Phocion, Jul 11, 2014
  17. BrahptimusPrime

    BrahptimusPrime Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2014 Connecticut

    Touche.
     
    #17 BrahptimusPrime, Jul 11, 2014
  18. Hop-Droppen-Roll

    Hop-Droppen-Roll Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2013 Minnesota

    ~ Premium Cheap Sh*tty Lager ~
     
    #18 Hop-Droppen-Roll, Jul 11, 2014
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  19. DarkDragon999

    DarkDragon999 Maven (1,331) Feb 13, 2013 Rhode Island

    Lager. You know Narragansett does a AAL and a craft Pilsner. It would be like taking the Bohemien Pilsner label and sticking it on the Lager can.
     
    #19 DarkDragon999, Jul 11, 2014
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  20. rozzom

    rozzom Pooh-Bah (2,620) Jan 22, 2011 New York
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    "Shit AAL" apparently
     
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