Anything goes? 3 Degrees of Awesome from Grand Lake Brewery. They were in a death spiral around that time and I think they just blended 3 infected beers together. It was a wild combination of butter, vomit, and vinegar. For something that was pretty widespread, the original version of Oskar Blues GUBNA tasted like salty onions.
Yes I had this also, and it was truly horrible There was a pepper in the bottle and it was like drinking pepper juice No hint in the taste of beer
John Barleycorn Barleywine. Have always loved the style. This was 30+ years ago. I don’t even know if it was by Mad River. Bought 2 singles. Was like sucking on pine sap and smoke. Drain pour. Waited 6 months an popped the 2nd bottle with a buddy. Just as awful. FYI-I always liked SA Triple Bock for what it was.
Haven't thought about that beer in some time. It's probably been nearly 40 years since I last had a bottle. It pissed me off that Mad River labeled it as a barleywine (which was the only reason I bought it), as it tasted nothing like one. A really bad beer, that for some reason Mad River kept on making for a number of years after the initial release. And for what it's worth, I also didn't find the SA triple bock all that terrible. Same with Bud light Chelada (which I fully expected to be awful) and the Cave Creek chili beer (which I found to just be another crappy aal, with some added flavor and heat from the chili).
Not Your Father's Root Beer! This rates an even 4, I can't understand why. I gave it a fair shot by finishing the bottle. I don't drain pour and I always finish what's on my plate, even if I don't like it. It was horrible! Cheers.
Just remembered I had Surly Pentagram on draft at the brewery last summer. Pretty bad. https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/13014/90250/?ba=BruChef#lists Troegs Impending Descent was also unpleasant. https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/694/146366/?ba=BruChef#lists
I can't say that Cave Creek is worst I've ever had. But out of the bad beer candidates I have encountered, Cave Creek Chili Beer stands out for its memorable weird flavor.
Bud Light Platinum. "Light golden color, with a decent-looking white head that settled into a thin ring. It was all downhill from there. Putrid aroma reminiscent of ditch water, with a flavor profile to match. Had this been produced by a small brewery, I might have written it off as a bad batch or something. However, since it was produced by an international conglomerate that prides itself on quality and consistency, I can only conclude that it was designed this way. Do not waste your money on this swill." 1.12/5 (rDev -50%) Makes a pretty good root beer float.
I bought a case of it. Well, actually, my wife did. A local liquor store had a coupon for "20% off any case of beer". This at a time when a case of SABL was going for about $20, a case of Bud around $10-12. The Triple Bock was typically sold for $5/single (and up). I remember that store's retail price of the SATB was about $90-100 with their standard case discount. I gave the coupon to my wife and told her to buy that case - as I recall there was only one in stock at the time. (I don't really remember why I had my wife do it - possibly because of previous.... "disagreements" with that retailer? Could have been.) They gave her a hard time about it, but eventually they let here use the coupon, so I ...she... got it for around $75? Sure, sometimes I wondered who got the best deal - me or the retailer? (The common wisdom was that the early vintages were not as bad as that last one.) Yeah, see - how do I believe the quoted reviewer who can't even read the label - "8.45 FL. OZ." - correctly...
Sam Adams Pumpkin beer. Disgusting. I may catch some flack for mentioning Founder's Solid Gold. Reminded me of watered down Pine Sol.
And, as I found out through a friend, a solid mixer with Gin. Try a gin and root beer sometime, it's more interesting than a rum and coke.
Tiberian Inquisitor, a Belgian Pale Strong Ale from Three Floyds. It tasted what I think nail polish would taste like. One of two drain pours I’ve had over the years - the other was a decidedly skunked beer that had gone bad. That was not the case with the Inquisitor, who should’ve interrogated the brewer that made him.
It was a pretty bad beer, no doubt. However, what I found puzzling was AB's use of the word "light." The abv. is 6% and the calorie count is 139. So roughly 6 calories less than regular bud? In what shape or form is this a light beer? Give me a break AB.
Does the average Bud Light drinker read much past "Bud Light?" Heck, they may even buy on sight without being able to read the label. Oops, too far?
