What's your "Blue Pill" beer?

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  1. riotontheroad

    riotontheroad Savant (1,211) Apr 7, 2010 California
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    "You take the blue pill, the story ends. You wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill, you stay in wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes."

    It was years ago that I chose the red pill and got thrust into the ever growing beer rabbit hole. Honestly, i love it! I love trying new beers, visiting breweries, meeting/trading/drinking with other enthusiasts...its all good. But, Ive noticed that with every new beer, I seem to be judging it based on its level of intensity. Always searching for more coffee, more barrel, more hops, more fruit, etc.
    I recently drank Bud Light out of a can and was brought back to a sense of liking a beer based solely on what it is, not what I wish it was. It was perfect for a backyard bullshit session with my brother. I want this balance back in my life. By no means do I plan on climbing out of the rabbit hole, but a reality break every once in a while would be good for the palate.
    So, what beer brings you back to reality? Whats your blue-beer-pill?
     
    #1 riotontheroad, Dec 4, 2015
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  2. krome

    krome Pooh-Bah (1,973) Aug 1, 2009 Illinois
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    Oh...that blue pill.
     
    #2 krome, Dec 4, 2015
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  3. monkeybeerbelly

    monkeybeerbelly Initiate (0) Dec 6, 2012 New York

    PBR so cheap and so easy to throw down a sixer and pretend craft never existed, though Im not sure i want to feel like that ever
     
    #3 monkeybeerbelly, Dec 4, 2015
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  4. dcall384

    dcall384 Initiate (0) Aug 9, 2011 Indiana

    Old Mill original. Just bought me a case of those camo cans!
     
    #4 dcall384, Dec 4, 2015
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  5. Himself

    Himself Initiate (0) May 20, 2014 Massachusetts

    For me it has to be Rolling Rock, too many Dead shows in the early 80s drinking ice cold Rock on the lots.
     
    #5 Himself, Dec 4, 2015
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  6. JStampler

    JStampler Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2013 Pennsylvania

    I've played hockey since I was 4 and still pay on two teams to this day (I'm 31). After every game there's a freshly stocked cooler of either some kind of Labatt, Molson, Moosehead, or some other good ol' boy Canadian beer. At that time, it's the best best beer imaginable.
     
    #6 JStampler, Dec 4, 2015
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  7. ovaltine

    ovaltine Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,787) Apr 6, 2010 Indiana
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    This site is named Beer Advocate, not BBA Beer Advocate or DIPA Beer Advocate. You (and anyone else that wants to drink beer) should drink what you like, whether it's Bud Light or BCBS or Heady.
     
    #7 ovaltine, Dec 4, 2015
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  8. augiecarton

    augiecarton Initiate (0) Oct 22, 2010 New Jersey

    at the tail end of a long day of drinking many, many things i recently chased a fernet with a fire brewed stroh's that made me very happy. it was my 15-17yo beer and i don't think i'd seen it since.
     
    #8 augiecarton, Dec 4, 2015
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  9. Angerhaus

    Angerhaus Pooh-Bah (2,020) Oct 1, 2015 Rhode Island
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    Blue Moon. I still enjoy it, just not like I once did.
     
    #9 Angerhaus, Dec 4, 2015
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  10. Domingo

    Domingo Grand Pooh-Bah (4,252) Apr 23, 2005 Colorado
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    Miller High Life. It's all about that texture.
     
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  11. Hendrick24

    Hendrick24 Pooh-Bah (1,949) Sep 6, 2013 Wisconsin
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    SNPA. Had it countless times over the years and it's always the same reliable, delicious, drinkable beer that I don't have to think about when enjoying it.

    Also Busch Light (blue yummies in the local parlance) when hanging out with my non-craft beer relatives who always have a 30 rack at the ready. Honestly not a bad beer if you know going in it is gonna taste mostly like water.
     
    #11 Hendrick24, Dec 4, 2015
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  12. DrumKid003

    DrumKid003 Initiate (0) Aug 10, 2013 Oklahoma

    Blue Moon or a Modelo w/ a lime.
     
    #12 DrumKid003, Dec 4, 2015
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  13. Sturgeon83

    Sturgeon83 Initiate (0) Mar 11, 2015 Kentucky
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    Red Stripe, still my favorite lawnmower beer.
     
    #13 Sturgeon83, Dec 4, 2015
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  14. nmyers462000

    nmyers462000 Initiate (0) Oct 1, 2013 Florida

    Despite my avatar.... go-to beer on the beach is either Mich Ultra or SNPA. It's too hot to drink anything else, plus it has to be in cans per local ordinances.

    That's not to say that I haven't enjoyed a few other things on the beach, but these are the go-to's.
     
    #14 nmyers462000, Dec 4, 2015
  15. gopens44

    gopens44 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,560) Aug 9, 2010 Virginia
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    Same here as the OP - Bud Light.
     
    #15 gopens44, Dec 4, 2015
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  16. BaseballNBeer

    BaseballNBeer Crusader (490) Apr 22, 2015 Michigan
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    For those in Michigan, Perrin Gold is an excellent alternative to the macros. It's brought back my desire for easy-drinking, great-tasting beer.
     
    #16 BaseballNBeer, Dec 4, 2015
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  17. alucard6679

    alucard6679 Savant (1,009) Jul 29, 2012 Arizona

    Coming from a huge hockey family and having played for a few years myself, I can totally relate to this.
     
    #17 alucard6679, Dec 4, 2015
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  18. McMatt7

    McMatt7 Initiate (0) Jul 30, 2014 Pennsylvania

    Bud Light from a 64oz plastic High Life pitcher.
     
    #18 McMatt7, Dec 4, 2015
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  19. Ranbot

    Ranbot Pooh-Bah (2,463) Nov 27, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    I think Yuengling Lager always helped me keep me somewhat grounded, but how grounded may have varied over the years.

    If there was "blue pill" moment it might have been on a vacation at a Caribbean resort with my wife and another couple we are friends with. One evening we randomly started chatting with another couple at the resort. Myself and the other husband started getting beers for each other and somehow cans of Schaeffer became the beer of the evening. Over several hours of chatting and many beers we cooperatively built an impressive can pyramid of Schaeffer empties we were very proud of! "Good" beer was completely unnecessary that evening to have a great time.
     
    #19 Ranbot, Dec 4, 2015
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  20. MikeySea

    MikeySea Pooh-Bah (2,165) Sep 17, 2015 Arizona
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    Michelob.
     
    #20 MikeySea, Dec 4, 2015
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