Worst Beer?

Lagunitas Dark Swan. Tasted like grape flavored cough syrup.

 

I truly loved that beer and miss it dearly

 

yeah I was a fan too!

 

I remember this beer somewhat. I think it was the high ABV combo with grape flavor that didn’t work. I remember having about half and drainpouring. Reminded me of Dimatap medicine that my mom used to give me for colds and flu as a child.

 

Hailstorm tequila barrel aged crash test dummy.

Overwhelming tequila taste and aftertaste.

 

Many years ago when I was a neophyte at this craft beers hobby I'd pick up singles without reading the label, knowing much about beer styles, etc. I picked up a Rayon Vert and virtually gagged at that first drink. That was my first exposure to a Brett beer and I learned A LOT from that beer, especially that I need to do some research before selecting new beers. I've since had that beer again, although it's also been many years, and decided that it wasn't such a bad beer after all.

 

Stone 11.11.11, the only beer that has literally made me vomit.

 

Consistently bad? Corona Light. I don't think I've ever had one that didn't smell/taste skunked, and something about it just = feet.

All time bad? 3 Degrees of Awesome from Grand Lake Brewing. They're no longer in business, but GL used to be pretty decent. Not this stuff. It was supposedly a blend of 3 spirits barrel-aged strong beers. I feel pretty confident all 3 of them were infected. It tasted like strong/sour vomit.

Honorable mention? Karlsberg "MiXery" Bier+Cola. Blending a horrible tasting pils with a horrible tasting cola is every bit as bad as it sounds.

 

Great Lakes Grassroots ale and any of those horrid Martin House pickle beers.

Also in the minority of Indra Kunindra enjoyers.

 

Anything by the late, unlamented, Wizard Brewing in the SF East Bay. There were some that didn't even make it in my mouth it was so off.

 

Based on my reviews, it was Hair of the Dog Ruth. It’s worth noting, I think, that despite also producing some truly phenomenal beers over the years, this brewery has ceased operations. Consistency is critical.

Ruth
2/5 rDev -43.7%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
12oz bottle opens with a conspicuously limp "pfft." Poured aggressively into a tulip, yields literally zero head. What is up with this beer.

Clear golden color with no carbonation. One of the flattest beers I've ever seen. I am having flashbacks of Angel's Share.

Aroma is grainy and a little dull. Not impressed.

Taste is pale malt. That's it really. Pale malt, no discernible hops, no carbonation. Feeling like I'm the butt of a practical joke here, pretty sure I've got a bad bottle. But what can I say? Quality control guys.

This tastes like a flat Budweiser, and I can't finish it. Next!

 

Extra spicy pickle monster, prarie artisan ales. Worse than it sounds. Like someone fermented a pickle in urine.

 

Another beer I miss dearly

 

These pickle abominations from Martin House are in the running for most vile things I've ever consumed:

https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/31272/433924/

https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/31272/476116/

 

Southern Tier´s "Juice Jolt IPA" for sure...Try it and you know why; can´t describe "it"

 

Any beer in green bottle, which claims to be "Premium lager" - Carslberg, Heineken or any other from their local breweries, which follows same scheme <- that would be my first choice.

But later I remembered that there is a beer called Žatecký Černý. For those who don't know - in 2014 Carslber aquired local Czech brewery - before that, they were brewing really good beers, but later corporate excel killed it. I am a great fan of Czech beers, but this is a great example of what happens when business takes over a passion.

 

My uncle's story is about Leinenkugel's Sunset Wheat. He doesn't drink much beer but had some family over who left some in the fridge. One was this beer. He couldn't take it past the smell (and I concur, it is very fake and not my taste either). So he did what anyone does when they decide it isn't worth the calories anymore, he drain poured it. But he said, for days, he couldn't get the smell out of his kitchen drain.

Needless to say, that beer isn't allowed in his house any longer.

 

Hell On High from Rinkuskiai Brewing, Lithania, a Belgian Quad that clocks in at a sessionable 14.0%. It was a Xmas gift from a SIL, I remember it had a mark down label of $.79.
I did have to go Untappd to find it. On the plus side, I rated higher than Founders Lizard of Koz!

 

I haven't seen that beer in years, couple of days ago I saw some at Woodmans for $1.98 a sixer, right next to a Goose Island IPA that $2.99 for a 12 pack.

 

Is that the beer that had the Octopus on it? If so yeah I tried that too. It was the first beer I ever had to pour out cause I couldn’t finish it due to the awful taste. Only other times a shamefully poured out beer was when I was so drunk I could let handle the rest due to the pure strength.