The worst beer

[TheThill]

As a sequel to the "Beer of Choice" thread:

What are your least-favorite beers? That is, assuming you like beer at all. (Could never figure out how people can't distinguish between types of beer. Perhaps the trait can be found on the new genome map.)

[Silver Fire]

Pabst, Pig's Eye, and any beer donning only a white label with the word "beer" printed in BIG BOLD LETTERS across said white label. (Think commodity peanut butter)

[TheThill]

I just realized I didn't answer my own question. (I've been spending too much time in GQ.)

IIRC, Genesee (in upstate New York) is one of the most putrid substances in the universe.

Recently I had the displeasure of trying to drink Löbauer in SE-Germany. Yes, there are bad German beers.

[kiffa]

American beer 'cept some from microbreweries. A couple of years ago, some European company tried to market Sapphire "the beer that makes Africa go". Terrible light pilsner just like the crap sold in the US.

[Crusoe]

Kaliber. Non-alcoholic and tastes like cold water someone's left a potato in.

[August West]

Obviously, the worst beer in existence is Olympia. The only beer so bad it has a Good Luck symbol (a horseshoe) and an excuse (It's the water) on the can.

[ruadh]

Cannabia. It's made from the hemp plant and has a big leaf on the label (apparently the THC level is really low, though). I took one sip and dumped the rest down the drain. I don't think I've ever deliberately wasted a whole bottle of beer like that before but oh my God it was nasty.

[Coldfire]

Corona. No, it's NOT good. Not even if you put 3 kilos of lime in it. It is CRAP. I'd rather drink donkey urine.

[fnord1966]

Ravensbrau Porter.
It tastes like black coffey and bitter chocolate. Quite nasty.

[tracer]

All of them.

Beer. Bleah.

[Mamapotomus]

I wish I could remember the brand name but it was hazelnut flavored. It tasted like hazelnut coffee for a brief second, then morphed into a godawful coffee-beer aftertaste. I still get heaves thinking about it.

[UncleBeer]

Ed's Chili Beer. It tastes like rancid Stroh's with tabasco.

[Milossarian]

Bud Light. Ugh.

And that's weird, because I have no problem drinking Bud as a non-premium beer.

Add all that water to create Bud Light, and its just disgusting.

[Bucky]

Budweiser is the most evil beer, Genese is god-awful, but the old Walter's brewery in Eau Claire WI made a beer that actually made me throw up in its horrid-ness. Walter's "Special" was the local really cheap and bad beer (grit
your teeth bad the first few sips). I had Walter's "Regular" and found that the Special was not nearly as bad! When it existed and would get reviewed, it always got the lowest rating possible.

Blecchh!

[Doug Bowe]

Bismark.
A beer so bad that the El Paso brewery that made it finally went out of business. It was a blessing that the beer met the fate of the battleship.
I have heard tales out of the midwest about Grain Belt.

[DoctorJ]

I gotta side with Coldfire--when I read the thread name, the word "Corona" appeared instantly in my head.

It isn't even that it's that bad--I don't think it's any worse than your average shitty macrobrew. (Well, maybe slightly.) The problem is that it sells as a premium. I've often told Corona drinkers just to get an Old Milwaukee and put a lime in it, and they won't know the difference.

Dr. J

[Initial Entry]

What are you talking about Silver_Fire? Pig's Eye is, um, un-offensive? Well, at least when it's fresh it is, it gets bad real quick. Ok so thats the best thing I could think to say about it, sue me. I don't like it much, but hey, there are a lot worse.

It tastes like black coffey and bitter chocolate. That sounds delicious, whats wrong with you?

The worst I've ever had, and I make a point of avoiding beer that isn't opaque, is probably busch lite. Hey, it wasn't my fault, it was a party and there was a keg. I honestly didn't know I was drinking beer until after the third cup....

[tatertot]

This is not technically a beer, but I thought it deserved a mention. Cool Colt malt liquor. Yes, that is exactly what the world needed, a mentholated malt liquor. I think I managed to drink 2 ounces out of a 40 before I realized that my college plan to become a streetwise, gangster type was nothing but a doomed dream. It tasted exactly like someone had steeped a couple of Newport cigarettes in Colt 45 for a couple of weeks.

[jayron 32]

At a dorm party my senior year on my buddy's floor (small floor, no RA) he got two cases of a beer called "Emporer's Gold" It was a chinese import, and State Line Liquors was selling it for 5 bucks a case. 10 bucks for 48 beers isn't a bad deal, so he picked up two cases (bought the store out of its stock). It was the most vile substance I have ever had in my mouth. Having enjoyed Tsingtao, we assumed we were getting a deal, and let me tell you that you DO get what you pay for with beer. It was soy flavored, and tasted as if it HAD taken the slow boat over from china. For the experience, take a bottle of Rolling Rock (or urine, same substance) and add a bunch of terriyaki sauce. It was so bad we had to go for another beer run after 10 minutes. Even when we were plastered no one would touch the shit.

Thankfully, now that I have cash I can get my own Harp and skip all of the cheap crap.

[Asmodeus]

Oertels 98

God awful stuff.

[schimmel]

Stella, for some reason - I know that it's actually quite a good beer and that lots of people really like it, but I'd even rather drink Kaliber (see post somewhere above)

[Kipper]

I have to vote for Stella, not the Belgian beer but the local Egyptian variety. Written on the lable: "What does not kill us makes us stronger". Yup that was true.

Really it was just home brew with a lable on it. It had a huge amount of variation between bottles/batches. I always rated bottles between one and ten. If it was less that a four you sent it back. Ocasionally bottles would be flat and undrinkable.

Oh, and I forgot to mention the sediment in the bottom.

Despite all of this it was cheap and the weather was always hot so I've drunk a lode of this shit. There was a "export" version which was twice as expensive but I was always too much of a skinflint to try it.

[Xgemina]

While some of the best beer I've ever had was in Germany, I also had the experience of finding one of the worst beers there as well: Licher. had an after-taste like it was brewed with used fuel filters for body.

course, it was also the cheapest beer you could find, most bars sold it for just over one mark for .5 litres.

[Dumb Ox]

Worst beer of all time? Red, White and Blue. If someone handed you a glass without telling you what it was, you wouldn't have identified it as beer. Mercifully, I don't think they make it anymore.

[ricepad]

All time worst - Ballentine's. My brother and I bought a case for $4 about 7 years ago. It made Olympia (Dad's fave, BTW) taste like Guinness Stout.

I've never had Brew 102, which used to be made in LA, but I hear it was really bad.

[MysterEcks]

Dumb Ox said:

Worst beer of all time? Red, White and Blue.

I used to drink that stuff in college. For exactly the reason you think--it was cheap.

My vote would be for Miller Lite--sometimes their commercials are funny, but the beer itself sucks canal water...or, rather, tasteslike canal water.

I tried Guinness Extra Stout once. It tasted a great deal like liquified charcoal.

Also...it wasn't really beer, but let me mention Grape Malt Duck--grape-flavored malt liquor. There was an apple version which wasn't so bad, but the grape stuff only college students would drink. (Though it made a nice change from Red, White and Blue beer.)

[Osakadave]

Most US beers are awful, my special "favorite" would be Pearl Lite
I have found a few here in Japan that are even worse- Suntory Malts and the horrendus Beer Water. The name says it all.

[Crusoe]

Another to hate: VB (Victoria Bitter), an Australian beer so loaded with chemicals your hangover makes decapitation a pleasant alternative.

[Bottle of Smoke]

Anything Lite. What the hell is the point. It's beer! It's not supposed to be less filling.

Monthy Python said it best (OK, they were referring to American Beer in general):

"It's like making love in a canoe. It's fucking close to water."

[brachyrhynchos]

DoctorJ spake:

I gotta side with Coldfire--when I read the thread name, the word "Corona" appeared instantly in my head.


My thoughts exactly. I don't know if they've changed the formula since I tried it about 15 years ago, but Coldfire's reference to donkey urine reminded me of what it used to smell like. *gak*

[Apollyon]

Not sure how to spell it, but it was forced upon me by some locals in Milwaukee. Blatz. Tasted like it had been left open overnight, and I was told the advertising slogan was something like: "Only $1 a can!". :)

Worst local (NZ) beer... toss up between the country's most popular: Lion Red, which tastes (to me at least) like Mattk's description of Vic Bitter, or Carlton Stripe, who's slogan is "Tastes best when you've earned it!". I've obviously never earned one.

[TheThill]

Yes, Licher in Germany is crap. But the worst mass-marketed German beer (of which most can be surprisingly bad) is definitely Öttinger. It's very cheap and can be found anywhere, but if you ever spend time in Germany, do yourself a favor and shell out the extra 10-20 cents a bottle for something better.

[Mustapha]

I'm afraid there are even worse NZ beers than old Lion Red. (And I believe Carlton Stripe is an Aussie concoction).

Loaded Hog Wheat Beer - A headless, gaseous, tasteless liquid, not even remotely redeemed by having a cartoon pig on the label.

Tui East India Pale Ale - Just like the name says, 'pale ale'.

There are a number of 'local' brews available which all seem to be the same gnats' water sold under a different region's name, that aren't even worth mentioning.

But the worst beer I've ever had, was made by some half-arsed attempt at a micro-brewery called Mike's or something. Not so much a beer as a pint of brown shit with dish-washing liquid on top.

(Ok the shit analogy is a guess, but trust me, the dish-washing liquid is bang on)

[Eo Echo]

I think I've actually pummelled my tastebuds into submission to the point where even really bad beer tastes all right to me.

But I'm with everyone who questioned the point of light beer. What is the point? Less calories means less alcohol, and in my view that completely defeats the purpose of drinking beer. I mean, I love the taste of beer now, but it was a taste I had to acquire, and if there were no alcohol payoff I wouldn't have bothered. In that event I would now be buying a case of Mountain Dew every Friday night.

[Globe-trotter]

I've thankfully forgotten the name of the beer. All I know is that it smelled like skunk. I thought I was hallucinating until another friend gagged. *shudder*

[GaWd]

Tequiza
Lone Star
Pabst Genuine Draft-GaK!!
Steel Reserve(it'll give you a great buzz, but midway through the 40, it'll give you "Hangover mouth")
Wiedemeyer
I'll second Kaliber


Uhh, that's it for now.

-Sam

[Coldfire]

And would our well-respected Fille d'Élan care to explain just how she knows what a SKUNK smells like??

[Apollyon]

Hi Mustapha -- nice to see another Kiwi around the SDMB.

Odd aside: I did a bit of a double take from your profile and webpage... I have a cuz who's a freelancer and used to live in Stratford. Weird, no?

I'm afraid there are even worse NZ beers than old Lion Red.

*Shudder* Yep, I'm sure there are, but Lion Red makes me swell up like a puffer fish -- really not a selling point as far as I'm concerned. :eek:

What I don't get is that it's our biggest selling beer. We make some excellent beer here (Montheiths, Speights, Macs, etc) and people want to drink this noxious witch's brew?!

Have these people got no taste? :)

[pulykamell]

Busch Lite has to be number one on my all-time worst list, although Milwaukee's Best and American Budweiser definitely rank up there with the rest of 'em. Generally, all American macrobrews suck sweaty monkey testicles. French beer, on the whole, blows, too. Stick with the wine, my friends.

But the all-time worst idea, which I mentioned in another thread, was this beer I just had in Moscow. It was a Russian beer flavored with almonds and basil. I shan't say more.

[Jman]

The worst for me is a toss-up between the 2 nastiest beers I've tasted:

Natural Ice
Milwaukee's Best.

I had a can of Beast once and I spit it out. Nasty stuff.

Jman

[Floompy]

Originally posted by denbo
Anything Lite. What the hell is the point. It's beer! It's not supposed to be less filling.


Lite beer is awful...so is "light" beer, meaning the color. Some all time digusting beers? Budweiser, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Milwaukee's Best.

[egkelly]

(1) Piel Bros. "Real Draft"-the "beer you first loved" aaarghh! Rancid panther p*ss tasted better!

(2) Narragansett Lager (at one time, made in Cranston, RI): this was referred to by my RI friends as "headache" beer!

(3)Gablinger's Low Calorie beer - a marketing fiasco, this stuff was the first "light" beer-it tasted exactly like soda water!

(4) Ballentine Pale Ale: ever felt like you have a nail stuck in your throat?-this is what you felt like after a couple of these

(5) "SINGHA" beer (Thailand)-my friends in the AF who served in Thailand called this stuff "embalming fluid"

[tak29813]

I would have to agree about Genesse (both the 12 Horse and the Cream Ale) but hands down the winner (err loser) is...


Chopper

Brewed and bottled for an early Sturgis rally. Imagine Corona left outside in a carwash bucket for a few days. A strong showing but distant second is Bicycle beer. Bad beer with fruit flavoring! That $.99 should have been my first clue.

I was real lucky in college. I got to work at a liquor store that took pride in their beer selection. We kept over 300 different beers (easy to do in Denver circa 1993)and the vast majority were quite good. However, every now and then we would get a case of Tecate Light, or Midnight Dragon. Not even the regulars would go near that stuff.

5 bonus points for anyone who has actually finished 12 ounces of Pabst Genuine Draft Light.

[kasuo]

I never liked any dark beers like Guiness nor most, if not all, domestic beer. Long live Heineken and Corona!

[eponymous]

I'll chime and agree with earlier posters that Genesee is by far one of the worst domestic beers I've ever had (especially the Cream Ale - baaad experience with that stuff). Others I couldn't stand were (in no particular order): Black Label; Red, White, and Blue; and Stroh's.

I also attempted to drink a generic beer once (Kroger Kost-Kutter Beer, if I remember correctly), but when I felt chunks of ??? touch my lips, I immediately threw the can away.

[handy]

Zima, which is a beer isn't it? Also Sake, which is from grain.

[Coldfire]

Originally posted by kasuo
Long live Heineken and Corona!

Do NOT name those two in one sentence, you heretic :D

[kasuo]

Oh sorry, I forgot that Corona comes from America's Heartland -- Mexico.

[vandal]

"Tequiza"

Holy shit, finally, someone who agrees with me on this. Tequiza blows! I don't know what the hell is in it, and have no idea how it even passes off as beer.

[JavaMaven1]

I also throw in my vote for Tequiza. Dang, that's some nasty shit.

I believe that Coors has to be my all-time favorite beer to hate. It ranks somewhere between watered-down beaver piss and dirty dishwater.

[GaWd]

Originally posted by vandal
"Tequiza"

Holy shit, finally, someone who agrees with me on this. Tequiza blows! I don't know what the hell is in it, and have no idea how it even passes off as beer.

BTW, I had ONE Tequiza, and poured most of it into a trash can at a Carls Jr.

It's a disgusting insult to both Tequila and beer at the same time.

I respectfully request a moment of silence for both Tequilas and beers at this juncture ::Moments of silence:: You may now crack the top of your Favorite beer and commence to drinking it. :D

Oh, an JavaMaven, I had many coors LIGHTS this weekend, but I had it after about 5 Guinnesses, so I couldn't taste it :)
I damned sure felt it later that night!

-Sam

[Mojo]

Although I won't drink anything with "Ice" or "Chili" in the name, the worst beer I've ever had is Maccabe. It's made with Dead Sea water so it must be good, right? Right?

[Biggirl]

Rolling Rock is beer flavored mineral water.

I once tasted, totally by accident, a Colt45 Cool. This is Colt45 with menthol in it. Mentholated Colt45. And I tasted it. Yuck.

[Gaudere]

The worst beer I ever had was when someone got my brother one of those "Beer Across America" things--you get a sixpack every month of various microbrews. None of them were great, but the worst was a maple flavored beer. It tasted like someone had poured a healthy dose of generic imitation maple flavored syrup in the bottle. It was so bad, my bro and I both had a swing and then ceremoniously poured every bottle down the drain. ::shudder::

Number two on my worst beer list is Pete's Hazelnut Some-Thing-or-Other (Porter, maybe). Pete's is usually a good brew; I really like the Pete's Wicked Ale. But this stuff was *nasty*--way, waaaaaay to much hazelnut flavoring, like someone had added a shot of that hazelnut stuff they put in coffee. I don't know why I thought I might like it in the first place, aside from the fact that Pete's had always made good beer before. So it was bad, but not as bad as the maple beer, since I actually *did* finish the six-pack of the hazelnut beer; after about four the taste wasn't as objectionable. ;) But dammit, why are people trying to make beer that doesn't taste like beer!?!

There's also the cock-ale that I mentioned in my mailbag article, where they add a dead rooster to the beer--I think I could do without that too. However, I've never had it; I'm not sure it could be worse than that maple beer...

[pkbites]

Regal Brau made by Huber Brewing in monroe, Wisconsin.
I drank 3 bottles out of a case and dumped the remaining 21! Blech! Worst beer EVER!!!

Hamms. My father in-law drinks this. I just can't get it down.

Wisconsin Club. Very flat, tasteless shit.

Samual Adams Honey Porter. Tasted like rotten crotch smells.

Paulies Bad Batch 1993. Sorry, I had to toss this in. I tried brewing a fruit flavored beer and ended up with a foul mess that was 19% alcohol! I thought I was going to go blind when I tasted it!

But it was still better than Regal Brau!:D

[Eo Echo]

I didn't mention Steel Reserve, since it's a malt liquor, but malt liquors are being allowed, so I'll second GaWd on that one.

Of course I still drink it even though it tastes horrible, because it's so strong. Fortunately I can get it in short neck six packs, so I don't have to by 40's. Makes an alright chaser for my beloved Jim Beam.

[jamshid]

Billy Beer. Iron City.

I'd also like to hang the person who thought it would be okay to use fruit as an adjunct. Raspberry and cherry beers, indeed--Hey, here's an idea: DINGLEBERRY BEER!

Tequiza. Milwaukee's Best. Red Stripe.

[Wee Man]

As I sit with a Bud in hand, I'd like to nominate Sam Adam's Triple Bock that was out a few years ago. Tasted like Niquil, but without the sweetness. Second runner up is Coors Light. Absolutely no flavor

[Popillia]

Black Label, or Mickey's Bigmouths. It's a toss up.

[Rysdad]

Hmmm. Maybe it's a regional thing, but everyone from Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa knows that Pfeiffer is the worst beer ever bottled...on a number of levels.

Taste: Like soured mule sweat

Bouquet: It comes pre-skunked right from the brewery. No need to leave it out in the sun for a week; it already reeks. (a trait it has in common with Colt 45)

After effects: Make sure you have a full roll of TP and no plans for the next day. (Medical terminology: The Pfeiffer Trots)

So why did anyone ever buy it? It was cheap, duh. Back in the early 70's you could get 3 cases for $7.00 if you brought in the empties. That's just a little less than 10 cents a beer. That's called such a deal in Minnesotan.

[Archer]

The category of worst beer brings to mind one that isn't made anymore, Champale, champagne flavored beer, smelled like an old bar towel from a Shriners convention. The taste was an assault on the taste buds. This stuff had to be made from the urine of an alcoholic burro.

[DaneH]

Strohs. Without a doubt.

[Cervaise]

I've had many of the horrid beers mentioned in this list, and should add a few: Schlitz Ice, Rheinlander ("the bowler's beer!"), and Buckhorn. I grew up in Olympia, too, so I can attest to having a mediocre brew be your local badge of honor. Yech.

But by far the worst beer I've ever had was... drum roll please... Fiji Gold.

My wife and I went to Fiji on our honeymoon. The resort made nice, strong cocktails, so we never had to try the beers. After a few days, though, we decided we had to get one, just to try it; when else would we get to Fiji?

Got the bottle, popped the top (not a twist-off, natch), and took a swig.

Pause.

Wrinkle face. Swallow.

Bottle stays untouched the rest of the meal.

What did it taste like? It's really hard to describe... maybe, um, like water that had been pumped through the crankcase of a VW Van and poured out through the exhaust pipe. Nothing else, no matter how bad, has measured up, or down, to the taste of Fiji Gold. It was like somebody who had never actually had beer themselves had made a beverage and designed the flavor based on a second-hand description from someone who had heard from someone else what it was supposed to taste like. It wasn't beer, I'll tell you that much.

[vandergeld]

Keystone anything (95% of the time, it's stacked no where near a cooler), Corona light (could Corona be lighter?), Buckhorn, and if that's Milwaukee's Best, I feel for you poor bastards!

[T G I F]

The worst has to be Coors Light, followed by Coors.

They tast like water. Beers for the underage drinker, I guess.

[Alessan]

the worst beer I've ever had is Maccabe. It's made with Dead Sea water so it must be good, right? Right?

Mojo, you know nothing about Bad Israeli Beers. Maccabe is relatively OK - not much worse than Budweiser (which isn't saying much). No, if you want true Badness, you should try Nesher.

Actually, you shouldn't try Nesher. You should hire someone to try Nesher for you and give you a detailed description. Make sure he signs a waiver first.

[Trout Mask Replica]

If we weren't just talking about beer, I'd have to go with Night Train. The smell alone makes me retch.

Schlitz has got to be the worst beer I've ever had. The first (and last) time I tried it, I was only able to choke down half the forty. The next day, I woke up feeling like someone had stomped my head flat and then reinflated it.

[Mojo]

If you think Maccabe tastes like Budweiser then I reaaally don't want to try Nesher.

And to those of you who said "Coors", "Hamms", "Schaefers", et. al., you have no clue what bad beer is all about. You can at least drink those if you get it ice cold, hold your nose, and pour it down the back of your throat. Truly bad beer leaves you feeling like you drank a Jagermeister and clam juice cocktail.

[pkbites]

How could I have forgotten Rheinlander! They've changed it a couple of times over the years, and it got worse ever time!

Milwaukees Best is from Miller. Steer clear of Miller products. It's chemical goo.
You want good Milwaukee beer, try "Sprecher" brand. It comes in 16 ounce bottles. Don't know how available it is outside Wisconsin.

Of course, my wife says I'm Milwaukees Best, but that's personal.

[NiceGuyJack]

Sorry to dig this thread up, but I remember reading it and was going to post a reply when NiceGalJill distracted me.

This has been nagging at me for over a month so I have to post this now so I can get some sleep at night, not to mention being able to give NiceGalJill the proper attention she so rightly deserves without constantly thinking about beer.

So here it is:

Beer is considered “Fresh” goods. In other words, it is best when it’s straight out of the brewery. If the beer your drinking took the slow boat from China, I can guarantee it’s going to taste like it took the slow boat from China.

I’ve tasted the worst Heineken ever only to discover the “brew” date and noted the beer was almost four years old. I’ve tasted the same Heineken only a few hours old and it tasted divine!

The point is, are you sure you were not drinking old beer?

That’s all I wanted to say. It feels so nice to have that lifted off my chest. Now where is NiceGalJill?

[uberDave]

There are some ugly ones out there.

The mere mention of Red, White and Blue brings back
memories of college. The vile stench of puking that
crap back up.

And Tequiza. What's up with that? Horrific piss in
a bottle.

Note to Jack: There are a few very good beers that are
made to put down. One is Thomas Hardy. But by and large
I think you are corect. Fresh is better.

Cheers.

[Wonko The Sane]

I've had that hazelnut beer- the recipie was a homebrewing contest winner, I thought it was awful, but a buddy of mine thought it was good... The absolute nastiest was a "Belgian Lambic Style" beer that was made in the caribbean somewhere, and the whole line of beers had tropical fruits- cherry and rasberry (typical) and odder ones like pineapple and banana. Banana was the nastiest ever. The smell, The taste, The aftertaste...

[Lizard]

Brewski Barroom Ale.

I drank a can of this swill at a News Years Eve party in Michigan a few years ago. I was with my brother and he was buying, since I was underage at the time. I was getting hammered, and as a joke he went to the bartender and asked r for a "ottle of the worst tasting beer you have." Well, that was it. It tasted like black licorice, something I do NOT like. Bleecchh! May the fleas of a thousand camels infest my brothers armpits for foisting that rotten substance on me.

[jesuslynch]

Originally posted by TheThill
... IIRC, Genesee (in upstate New York) is one of the most putrid substances in the universe. ....

I, for one, will stand up for Genesee. Love the Cream Ale. I've tasted much worse. Coors Light comes to mind.

The Beast isn't that bad. I was in college when it was introduced here. Drank many of those $4 cases.

[NiceGuyJack]

Originally posted by uberDave


Note to Jack: There are a few very good beers that are
made to put down. One is Thomas Hardy. But by and large
I think you are corect. Fresh is better.

Cheers.

You are referring to "Porter Ales" which traditionally should be aged up to five years.

[JoeyHemlock]

Corona. No, it's NOT good. Not even if you put 3 kilos of lime in it. It is CRAP. I'd rather drink donkey urine.

Once again, Coldfire shows his infinite wisdom. If he were a woman, I'd start a crush thread.

I have four beers on my "banned beer list". The first was Corona. I though that I could never have worse, but the I had a Corona Light. Ugh. Then came Red Dog[/b[, which is the best of the four, but still crap. But the worst beer I have EVER had was called [b]Russki, a Russian brew that actually tasted gritty. Not what I look for in a beer.

[Profane]

MGD I hate it. It tastes like hairspray to me.

[jcatcher]

Am I the only one who thinks Old Style smells like peanut butter? This beer, as far as I can tell, is only consumed by Chicago Cubs fans, which I think explains a lot.

"Hey, maybe the next one won't taste like Jif!"

[Mr. Cynical]

I am one of those who thinks that there is no such thing as a bad beer. Each has it's own special quality. Beer is truly the nectar of the GODS!

[Samonek]

I couldn't agree more about the Corona issue.

I have heard that the lime "tradition" was started by Mexican workers who, when they had to go back to work and wanted to save their beer, used the lime as a "stopper" to keep fruit flies from getting into their bottle. It had nothing to do with adding lime flavor. Whether that's true or not, it's a rumor I love to spread.

But my pick for worst beer?
MALTA!! (african)
All malt, all the way down.

Personally, I don't like Heineken either and avoid it at all costs. Something strange about it. And green glass? Shouldn't happen.

Check please.

[Jack Batty]

I've reviewed the entire thread, and I think all my "all time worsts" have been mentioned. With the exception of Piels. Which is on a par with Blatz. These were college beers. That is to say, beer which could be bought for less than $5.00 a case.
(Denbo beat me to the Monty Python quote)

Originally posted by Denbo

"It's like making love in a canoe. It's fucking close to water." [/B]

As far as upstate New York, Genesee is pretty putrid, albeit accepted. The true upstate bog-water has got to be Old Vienna.

[Sn-man]

The worst ones have to be the “skunk” beers. “Mickey’s” and “Elephant Beer” are the two that come to mind as REALLY bad.

[Nekochan]

Those of you not in Texas probably won't recognize thins, but Shiner Bock really pisses me off. This is crappy light pilsner tasting urine that passes itself off as a bock!!! I don't care if people like flavorless beers, but how dare a brewery call a typical watered-down American pilsner dyed brown a bock?

Also, I second the vote for Samuel Adams triple bock. It tastes like soy sauce.

[MsRobyn]

Originally posted by Doug Bowe
Bismark.
A beer so bad that the El Paso brewery that made it finally went out of business. It was a blessing that the beer met the fate of the battleship.
I have heard tales out of the midwest about Grain Belt.

FWIW, Grain Belt and the previously mentioned Pig's Eye are made by the same company and the same brewery on 7th St. in St. Paul, MN. I have to pass by this edifice from time to time, and I would swear on a stack of bibles that I can detect an unpleasant odor :eek:

My choice is this European stuff of indeterminate origin that I got in Italy. I forget the name, but I think it started with the letter "L". This slop tasted like it was laced with formaldehyde. I stuck with bottled liquor after that.

Robin

[enilorac]

Originally posted by Milossarian
Bud Light. Ugh.

And that's weird, because I have no problem drinking Bud as a non-premium beer.

Add all that water to create Bud Light, and its just disgusting.

i agree i can drink it if its ICE cold i HATE warm bug light.

[Qixotica]

I'm going to have to go with everyone that said Corona. It is the nastiest smelling and tasing beer ever. Yuck!

[SninaDos]

I know, I know, technically it's malt liquor, but Olde English is the worst substance known to mankind. Seriously, this stuff if the devil's piss. I can't believe no one has mentioned it before me.

I also have to second Natural Ice (otherwise known as Natty Ice at the frat parties where it is exclusively served) and MGD.

On another, not entirely unrelated note, Mickey's is the only vegan malt liquor. The rest are made with lard. Yummy, no?

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I can't believe nobody's brought up Pearl yet.

That stuff has to be the nastiest funk I've intentionally imbibed yet. Tastes like they water it down with embalming fluid, or something else with formaldehyde in it. Instant headache.

A college roommate and I had some kind of testosterone fueled contest to see who could drink more. In retrospect, I'd have rather seen who could stand getting kicked in the balls more....