Three "Go To" mediocre beers

Sam Adams Boston Lager
Harpoon IPA
Goose Island IPA

The best options at place's like Chili's and the 99.

 

I know I should avoid looking at people's suggestions for this backhanded compliment... it'll only make me unhappy, but I can't stay away.

 

I wouldn't call Jever mediocre. It's a great German Pils.

 

First define mediocre. Mediocre=reasonable priced?. Mediocre=not a sexy style?
Mediocre=Not a sexy brewery?
Mediocre=brewing flaws?
Mediocre=Beer Advocate rating low?

Just asking.

 

This x 1000.

 

Not to sounds like a beer snob, but a mediocre beer would never be a go-to for me.

 

I don't drink mediocre beer if I can help it, and it would never be a go-to if it was mediocre. Why would I drink mediocre beer when I could drink good beer? I have no problem finding great beer to "go-to," so even settling for good beer is something I seldom do.

Jever is hilariously far from mediocre.

 

I expend an extraordinary amount of effort and money to avoid "mediocre" beer.

 

I also avoid mediocre beer. There is so much good to excellent beer its not worth it to me, but lets assume mediocre means no ba hype, my three are:
Ellies brown ale
anchor steam
90 Schilling

 

I think "go to" is not the precise concept OP was looking for, but I'll let him/her speak for him/herself.

It could be this was intended as a 'guilty pleasure beer' thread or 'when you can't find anything better what beer do you go for'?

 

This. I was going to reply but I don't want to rip ony my "go-tos" because they are pretty damn good. Who wants to drink mediocre beer? I might die tomorrow and regret it!

 

my homebrew
sierra nevada
and if i am really reaching...ill simply settle for the letters IPA

 

Depends so much in what your definition of "mediocre" would be. Since you are asking for a "go-to" beer I would define "mediocre" as consistent, inoffensive and available most places. Something that would appeal to a broad sampling of beer drinkers. There are few things as frustrating as offering a guest an expensive and hard to find beer only to have them take a couple of sips and find the nearly full bottle stashed in a quiet corner of the kitchen after everyone's gone home! I like Sierra Nevada Pale Ale for that job. It is consistently high in quality, not "too much" (too bitter, too malty, etc) and it's in every grocery and beer store.

 

Will someone just put some beers down and quit dancing around the question. ..

 

For some, a beer is mediocre just because it can qualify as "go-to." In any event, my three average (by today's standards) go-tos are:

SN Pale Ale
SA Boston Lager
Zywiec Porter

 

I don't often have to go to mediocre beers *because* I live around Boston and almost every bar has at least SABL.

I will go to Blue Moon or Harpoon UFO if I have to, or whatever random porter or amber ale the bar happens to have.

 

I think that the OP means - tested and true - traditional - easy to obtain. Mainstream if you will. My three are (and I do not consider them mediocre by any means):

Anchor Steam
Brooklyn Lager
Two Hearted