Defend an average/mediocre beer

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by DarkDragon999, May 15, 2013.

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  1. mpayne5

    mpayne5 Initiate (0) Aug 18, 2011 Indiana

    Hamms isn't bad for how cheap it is.
     
  2. fredmugs

    fredmugs Initiate (0) Aug 11, 2012 Indiana

    You're knocking down more than a pint for sure. I live in a college town so it's a great binge drinking game.
     
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  3. Ericness

    Ericness Zealot (646) Nov 21, 2012 Massachusetts

    Steel Reserve has its time and place. It's cheap and always puts a smile on my face. I just associate it with good times and actually think it is pretty refreshing at cool/cold temps.
     
  4. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,884) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    Boston Ale is probably the best beer they make (and about the only one I buy from them these days)- very solid choice.
     
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  5. fredmugs

    fredmugs Initiate (0) Aug 11, 2012 Indiana

    They still make that? I remember really old people drinking that when I was really young. I'm 49 so that was a long time ago.
     
  6. gatornation

    gatornation Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,388) Apr 18, 2007 Arizona
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    Corona with chips and salsa sitting outside love it
     
  7. ressling

    ressling Initiate (0) Oct 26, 2011 Georgia

    Yessir. SINK THE BIZ. A Hoosier classic. Just played it last Friday evening! IU baby!
     
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  8. lester619

    lester619 Initiate (0) Apr 17, 2009 Wisconsin

    Beer is alot like movies. Sometimes you would rather watch The Hangover than Lincoln.
     
  9. mpayne5

    mpayne5 Initiate (0) Aug 18, 2011 Indiana

    Ha yup and sells for $10/30 pk sometimes less if you buy it warm and on sale.
     
  10. jdhowe

    jdhowe Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2013 Georgia

    Here I wasn't expecting Yuengling to have shown up in this thread by now, but I was pleasantly surprised. For a long time (before I discovered actual good beers) this was the go-to for me most places (alongside Hoegaarden, although Yuengling was about half the price or better in terms of value). I still try to have one every time I go back to PA, and stand by it as "the worst beer I will enjoy drinking." It's quite good when it's quite cold.
     
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  11. Mersh

    Mersh Initiate (0) Mar 10, 2013 Connecticut

    Belvidere Big IPA - Rock Art Brewery

    I usually don't go by reviews on here unless it is a really hard to find brew. I go by what I just like. I have my favorite styles and a lot of times I go by cool names and word of mouth and just random shelf pulls.

    So when I see that Belvidere Big IPA is rated as an 85/Good on here it kinda boggles me. But like all beer, it's a matter of personal taste. I find this to be a stellar brew from an underrated Vermont brewery. Not everything has to be Heady or Lawson's in VT.
     
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  12. atomic

    atomic Pundit (945) Sep 22, 2009 Illinois

    I love me some Hoegaarden. I'm convinced that its the perfect beer to get people into drinking beer.
     
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  13. oneeye

    oneeye Maven (1,398) Feb 17, 2007 Pennsylvania
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    Heineken. I like the skunk!
     
  14. paulytasker

    paulytasker Pundit (931) May 16, 2012 New York

    Genny Cream Ale
     
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  15. StoutSnob40

    StoutSnob40 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,611) Jan 4, 2013 California
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    Hoegaarden and Leffe Blonde.. Let's give the Americanized Belgians some love.. Sure they may have sacrificed quality for the sake of mass production and mass appeal, but they can still give you that little refreshing taste of Belgian when you need it.
     
  16. Cvescalante

    Cvescalante Initiate (0) Dec 24, 2012 Texas

    I'll drink most of the popular AALs out there. I still drink plenty of Coors Banquet and Coors Light. Many people on this site hate on it, but there's nothing wrong with it in my eyes.

    Cheers to superior drinkability and cold, crisp, refreshing AALs!
     
  17. elsinore

    elsinore Initiate (0) Apr 5, 2004 Pennsylvania

    Lord Chesterfield Ale.
    My "defense": I enjoy drinking it.
     
  18. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
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    little kings and mickeys.
     
  19. Norica

    Norica Zealot (660) Feb 2, 2006 Massachusetts
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    Longhammer IPA- might not stand tall in its "category" but a tasty beverage none the less. I feel the same way about Harpoon IPA...great beers to stock the fridge with and who are victims of their success and size on websites like this.
     
  20. Bluecane

    Bluecane Initiate (0) Dec 30, 2011 New York

    Yuengling Lager is about it for me. Nothing offensive, a bit of flavor, reasonably drinkable. Fat Tire is about right, as well.
     
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