What do you do with beers you don't like?

i take them out of my mini-fridge and put it in the big fridge in my garage, one of my family members or visiting neighbors/friends will finish it off over time

 

I've seen this thread in one form or another pop up a few times. I'm usually the one that responds give it to the homeless. I'm happy to pass the torch to the next generation of smart asses.

 

Sort of a sarcastic comment, but after seeing plenty of the 'will work for food' signs at intersections, I feel I'm merely cutting to the chase and advocating craft beer to boot.

 

If I won't drink them, then I leave them for my son and his buddies. If they don't drink them, then we use them as fertilizer. It seems to help the Blackeyed Susans!

 

Let them sit on the shelf and if I do make the mistake of buying something that I don't like once I open it and it doesn't go down easily and feel like I'm forcing myself to drink it it meets the drain. Had 2 last night go the way of the sink.

 

I'll usually go to my bottle shop and buy a single first. I'll buy bulk if I know that i'll like it. A lot of times with the variety pack i'll do what everyone else does and pass it off to someone if I dont like it.

 

There's always beer chili. Used the last can of Joint Custody after choking down the other 5 over a week as slug bait in dishes in the garden Nabbed me some slugs I did

 

There have been times that I haven't liked the beer at first, but the beer ended up growing on me by the 6th one (not in a row... well, most of the time). Because of that, I always drink them down. I do like your idea, @TongoRad. I may have to get a little more experimental.

 

Give it to my neighbor. Sharing is caring. In turn, he shares when he finds something new.

 

Only happened once, Habanero Sculpin....drank one, blended three with Grapefruit Sculpin, cooked with the other two

 

Funny. I bought a six pack of this and drank about two ounces and decided I was done. I gave the other 5 away to friends. Almost everyone I gave one of these to loved it. I was shocked. I guess it's not for me.

 

I just try and drink it as fast as humanly possible!

 

I take the wretched things to the next large party I'm invited to, in a paper bag, and discreetly stash into their fridge. So they won't notice who's brought it. What.

 

A few days ago my wife brought home a surprise treat for me: a six pack of Belgian white ale. One problem: I don't really care for Belgian white ales. Bless her heart, she thinks all ales are IPAs. I've tried to politely explain the difference, but she just doesn't get it. (I'm sure there's a parallel in her world. I would offer a few possible examples, but doing so will surely make me sound like a sexist pig.) So I'll give them away to friends who like the style and/or comsume them myself once my tongue thickens from a few IPAs. I can't pour them down the drain. Life might be too short for bad beer, but I'm too cheap to waste beer.

 

Give them to my Pizza delivery guy along with his tip. No, seriously. I do. Super bombed when he's showed, I've given away a PtE & BCBS.

 

WOW!! I hope he appreciates the great beer you're giving him in your compromised state. You should be getting a few free pies!

 

Agree with drinking over time. Be yourself.

 

when i was a pledge way back when not wasting beer was drilled into my head, i gut 'em out, but really never dislike a beer enough to consider a drain pour, leave 'em in fridge and drink on different occasions wondering if my outlook may change.

 

trade em..drain pour em..or give em away

 

Haha. True. I'm into fitness also, so when I order pizza, dude has to know Im bombed. I only order pizza when I'm more than a few deep. He's always excited for me to answer the door and explaines how each beer tasted to him. I never pay full price.