What's the lowest BA score you'll buy?

I'll buy Dos Equis so almost as low as it gets.

 

I never let reviews or score dictate what I buy. Mainly because according to the scores, my tastes are FAR different than the majority.

 

Yuengling. Cheapest I go, and that's only for mass-consumption nights.

 

I actually have a Schlitz in my fridge. It's been there since like '95. What does that fetch, around a 2?

 

I'll try just about anything, sometimes especially ones that have really low ratings. For example: I went out and bought Pumpkinhead from Shipyard because it had such low reviews. I wanted to see what all the fuss was about and thought to myself, "How bad can a pumpkin beer really be?" It turns out, it can be very bad.

 

If the price is right, the score does not matter.

 

I look at scores on my phone when I peruse the aisles as well but in the nj market there isn't much I haven't had. So if I do see an out there brew that I haven't tried i'll buy it despite it's rating. Really the rating means nothing to me besides giving me what the masses think. The score is kind of there telling me, hey you'll probably like this! or hey, this might be an unappreciated gem! If it's low score is a low score for a reason, i'm still glad I tried it to know why the score is low.

 

lol i actually follow the scores when my phone gets reception at said beer stores. I usually don't go below 90.... but then again, my budget is super tight.

 

If I'm going through a store and look up a bottle I've never even seen before, or ever even heard of, I probably won't buy it unless it's at least a 90 (though prefer 94+; it kinda depends on my budget at the time). This changes if I've heard of it or had it recommended, but that's my basis for buying something completely blind (simply use it as a "filter" to limit selection since I can't buy everything I've never had). That being said, PBR is our go-to "hey we're broke" beer/fridge-stocker; so once I've had it, the score really doesn't matter at all.

 

I pay more attention to the flavor descriptions, both positive and negative, than the scores. I know there are certain favors that I am really sensitive to and don't enjoy, such as the acetic character in certain sours. In IPAs I tend to favor grapefruit and tropical hops to piney or resiny hop profiles. That said I tend to stay with beers above scores of 80 if I've never heard of it before.

 

This. All of the scores are relative, everyone tastes things differently and prefers different flavors. Personally I just wing it and try it, I never look up ratings. Every beer is worth a try at least once regardless of what some hack thinks about it.

 

Probably Guinness.. I still enjoy that beer once in a while and it is a beer that the wifey loves to drink.

 

I prefer to spend good money on higher scores (85+), but I am willing to go below that for adjunct lagers, Michigan-made beers, or simply for beers that sound like I might enjoy them from what well-written reviews say.

 

85ish. life's too short to drink mediocre beer. although I'll sometimes buy a bottle on a whim if I like the style, am intrigued by what they did to twist the recipe, or like the brewery without looking it up, sometimes it bites me and sometimes it pays out pretty well.

 

I look up the scores after purchasing and drinking a new beer. The below two beers are an example of why I do this now.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/804/21095

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/13667/70540

 

Well seeing as it's not on the top 100 anymore, I'd say Dark Lord (lolol just kidding!) It is funny though that hopslam out ranks it technically on that list.

 

I like Yuengling, but when I am looking at a review for the final say, I havent yet bought a bottle that had less than an 84.

 

As it's priced right, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is a staple in my fridge. I look at ratings, but if something new comes in, I'll buy a single to try it. I at least get the pleasure in either ripping it or raving about it, most of the time, or it ends up being a solid brew that doesn't blow my mind, yet doesn't suck. Sorry for the run-on.