Beer Madness 2008

The Game Room
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Enough with the music, let’s have a beer. Yes, it’s Beer Madness. Same rules as the others. The beers chosen were based on the best selling beers in the U.S. If you favorite isn’t listed, you didn’t buy enough for it to be a best seller. I debated whether to combine all brands and have a free for all tourney or break them down into specific categories. I decided to use categories, Best Sellers, Bargain Basement, Imports, and Craft/Microbrews. Ratings for each group were based using a random number generator. Round 1 will run till Thursday, May 1 at 6 am Pacific time. Ladies and Gentlemen, belly up to the bar and make you choices.

Best Sellers.

  1. Miller Genuine Draft vs. 16 Busch
  2. Henry Weinhard’s vs. 15 Pabst Blue Ribbon
  3. Michelob vs. 14 Coors Light
  4. Rolling Rock vs. 13 Michelob Light
  5. Michelob vs. 12 Busch Light
  6. Budweiser vs. 11 Yuengling
  7. Miller Light vs. 10 Bud Light
  8. Coors vs. 9 Iron City

Bargain Basement

  1. Schmidt vs. 16 Pearl
  2. National vs. 15 Keystone Light
  3. Natural Light vs. 14 Hamm’s
  4. Blatz vs. 13 Rainier
  5. Keystone vs. 12 Stroh’s
  6. Red Dog vs. 11 Schafer
  7. Lone Star vs. 10 Olympia
  8. Old Milwaukee vs. 9 Killian’s Irish Red

Imports

  1. Amstel Light vs. 16 Grolsch
  2. Modelo vs. 15 Labatt’s
  3. Carling vs. 14 Bass Pale Ale
  4. Heineken vs. 13 Dos Equis
  5. Foster’s vs. 12 Lowenbrau
  6. Boddington’s vs. 11 Beck’s
  7. Tecate vs. 10 Molson Canadien
  8. Guinness vs. 9 Corona

Craft/Microbrews

  1. Widmer Hefenweizen vs. 16 Stegmaier
  2. Shiner Bock vs. 15 Red Tail Ale
  3. Alaskan Pale Ale vs. 14 Leinenkugel
  4. Blue Moon Belgium White vs. 13 Full Sail Amber Ale
  5. New Belgium Fat Tire vs. 12 Harpoon IPA
  6. Pyramid Hefenweizen vs. 11 Saranac
  7. Redhook ESB vs. 10 Anchor Steam Ale
  8. Deschutes Mirror Pond Ale vs. 9 Boulevard Pale Ale
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Are you suggesting that I try each of these beers and still have sufficient eye-hand coordination to make a post to this message board?

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I’m not sure what it says about me that I have tried almost all of these brews…

Stegmaier is a microbrew or craft beer? We used to get it for $5 a case in the '80s. Sometimes the lables were upside down and it only came in loose cases, not even 6-packs.

Best Sellers.

  1. Miller Genuine Draft
    15 Pabst Blue Ribbon
  2. Michelob
  3. Rolling Rock
  4. Michelob (twice!)
    11 Yuengling
    10 Bud Light
  5. Coors

Bargain Basement

  1. Schmidt
  2. National
    14 Hamm’s
  3. Blatz
    12 Stroh’s
    11 Schaefer
    10 Olympia
    9 Killian’s Irish Red

Imports

16 Grolsch
2. Modelo
14 Bass Pale Ale
13 Dos Equis
5. Foster’s
6. Boddington’s
7. Tecate
8. Guinness

Craft/Microbrews

  1. Widmer Hefenweizen
    15 Red Tail Ale
    14 Leinenkugel
  2. Blue Moon Belgium White
  3. New Belgium Fat Tire
  4. Pyramid Hefenweizen
    10 Anchor Steam Ale
    9 Boulevard Pale Ale
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Oh, I bought enough of it. It’s just unavailable in the US. :smiley:

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16 Busch
15 Pabst Blue Ribbon
3 Michelob
4 Rolling Rock
5 Michelob
6 Budweiser
10 Bud Light
8 Coors

Bargain Basement

16 Pearl
15 Keystone Light
14 Hamm’s
13 Rainier
12 Stroh’s
11 Schafer
7 Lone Star
9 Killian’s Irish Red

Imports

16 Grolsch
15 Labatt’s
14 Bass Pale Ale
4 Heineken
5 Foster’s
6 Boddington’s
10 Molson Canadian
8 Guinness

Craft/Microbrews

16 Stegmaier
15 Red Tail Ale
14 Leinenkugel
4 Blue Moon Belgium White
5 New Belgium Fat Tire
6 Pyramid Hefenweizen
10 Anchor Steam Ale
Deschutes Mirror Pond Ale

What Spoons said.

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Best Sellers:

Busch
PBR (this is really a ‘best seller’? I love it, but I didn’t think anybody else did)
Coors Light
Rolling Rock
Busch Light
Bud
Miller Light
Coors

Bargain:

Pearl
Key Light
Natty Light
Rainier
Keystone
Schafer
Lone Star
Ol’ Milwaukee

Imports:

Grolsch
Modello
Bass
XX
Foster’s
Boddington’s
Tecate
Corona

Craft:

Widmer
Shiner
Leinenkugel
Blue Moon
Fat Tire
Pyramid
Anchor Steam Ale
Boulevard.

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Best Sellers.

Miller Genuine Draft
Henry Weinhard’s
Michelob Light
Michelob
Yuengling
Bud Light
Coors

Bargain Basement (haven’t had any of these)

Pearl
National
Hamm’s
Rainier
Stroh’s
Schafer
Olympia
Killian’s Irish Red

Imports (it amuses me that Molson Canadian is an import - I know that technically it is…but…)

Grolsch
Modelo
Bass Pale Ale
Dos Equis
Lowenbrau
Boddington’s
Tecate
Guinness

Craft/Microbrews (some tough picks for me here)

Widmer Hefenweizen
Shiner Bock
Leinenkugel
Blue Moon Belgium White
New Belgium Fat Tire
Pyramid Hefenweizen
Anchor Steam Ale
Boulevard Pale Ale

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Best Sellers.

  1. Busch
  2. Henry Weinhard’s
  3. Coors Light
  4. Rolling Rock
  5. Michelob
  6. Yuengling
  7. Bud Light
  8. Coors

Bargain Basement

  1. Pearl
  2. National
  3. Hamm’s
  4. Rainier
  5. Stroh’s
  6. Schafer
  7. Olympia
  8. Killian’s Irish Red

Imports

  1. Grolsch
  2. Modelo
  3. Bass Pale Ale
  4. Dos Equis
  5. Lowenbrau
  6. Boddington’s
  7. Tecate
  8. Guinness

Craft/Microbrews

  1. Widmer Hefenweizen
  2. Shiner Bock
  3. Leinenkugel
  4. Full Sail Amber Ale
  5. Harpoon IPA
  6. Pyramid Hefenweizen
  7. Anchor Steam Ale
  8. Deschutes Mirror Pond Ale
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Best Sellers.

  1. Miller Genuine Draft
  2. Henry Weinhard’s
  3. Michelob
  4. Rolling Rock
  5. Michelob
  6.       Yuengling

  7.       Bud Light
  8. Coors

(Note: How much must people in Pittsburgh drink to get an essentially local beer into the top 64 best-sellers in the country? Bunch of drunks!)

Bargain Basement

16 Pearl
2 National
14 Hamm’s
4. Rainier
12 Stroh’s
11 Schafer
10 Olympia
9 Killian’s Irish Red

Imports

16 Grolsch
2. Modelo vs. 15 Labatt’s (Negro Modelo over Labatt, Labatt over Modelo amber)
14. Bass Pale Ale
13 Dos Equis
12 Lowenbrau
6. Boddington’s
10 Molson Canadien
8. Guinness

Craft/Microbrews

  1. Widmer Hefenweizen
  2. Shiner Bock
  3. Alaskan Pale Ale
    13 Full Sail Amber Ale
    12 Harpoon IPA
    11 Saranac
  4. Redhook ESB
  5. Deschutes Mirror Pond Ale vs. 9 Boulevard Pale Ale (don’t think I’ve ever tried either of these two.
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Beer is one of my favorite things. That being said, these brackets have a lot of not-too-good offerings. I will put my beer snobdom aside and play along.

:::Sips a Troegenator Doublebock while mulling over choices:::

Best Sellers.

  1. Miller Genuine Draft
  2. Pabst Blue Ribbon
  3. Michelob
  4. Rolling Rock
  5. Michelob (again?)
  6. Yuengling
  7. Miller Light
  8. Iron City

Bargain Basement

  1. Schmidt
  2. National
  3. Natural Light
  4. Blatz
  5. Stroh’s
  6. Schafer
  7. Lone Star
    8 .Old Milwaukee

Imports
16. Grolsch
2. Modelo
14. Bass Pale Ale
13. Dos Equis
5. Foster’s
6. Boddington’s
10. Molson Canadien
8. Guinness

Craft/Microbrews

  1. Widmer Hefenweizen
  2. Red Tail Ale
  3. Alaskan Pale Ale
  4. Blue Moon Belgium White
  5. Harpoon IPA
  6. Saranac
  7. Anchor Steam Ale
  8. Deschutes Mirror Pond Ale
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Best Sellers.

Miller Genuine Draft 
Henry Weinhard’s 
Michelob 
Rolling Rock 
Michelob 
Yuengling
Miller Light
Iron City

Bargain Basement

Schmidt
National
Hamm’s
Rainier
Stroh’s
Schafer
Lone Star
Killian’s Irish Red

Imports

Amstel Light
Labatt’s
Bass Pale Ale
Heineken
Lowenbrau
Boddington’s
Tecate
Corona

Craft/Microbrews

Widmer Hefenweizen 
Shiner Bock

Leinenkugel
Blue Moon Belgium White
New Belgium Fat Tire
Pyramid Hefenweizen
Anchor Steam Ale
Boulevard Pale Ale

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As is my wont in Madness threads, I’ll highlight my choices in red.

Best Sellers.

  1. Miller Genuine Draft vs. 16 Busch
  2. Henry Weinhard’s vs. 15 Pabst Blue Ribbon
  3. Michelob vs. 14 Coors Light
  4. Rolling Rock vs. 13 Michelob Light
  5. Michelob vs. 12 Busch Light
  6. Budweiser vs. 11 Yuengling
  7. Miller Light vs. 10 Bud Light
  8. Coors vs. 9 Iron City

Bargain Basement

  1. Schmidt vs. 16 Pearl
  2. National vs. 15 Keystone Light
  3. Natural Light vs. 14 Hamm’s
  4. Blatz vs. 13 Rainier
  5. Keystone vs. 12 Stroh’s
  6. Red Dog vs. 11 Schafer
  7. Lone Star vs. 10 Olympia
  8. Old Milwaukee vs. 9 Killian’s Irish Red

Imports

  1. Amstel Light vs. 16 Grolsch
  2. Modelo vs. 15 Labatt’s
  3. Carling vs. 14 Bass Pale Ale
  4. Heineken vs. 13 Dos Equis
  5. Foster’s vs. 12 Lowenbrau
  6. Boddington’s vs. 11 Beck’s
  7. Tecate vs. 10 Molson Canadien
  8. Guinness vs. 9 Corona

Craft/Microbrews

  1. Widmer Hefenweizen vs. 16 Stegmaier
  2. Shiner Bock vs. 15 Red Tail Ale
  3. Alaskan Pale Ale vs. 14 Leinenkugel
  4. Blue Moon Belgium White vs. 13 Full Sail Amber Ale
  5. New Belgium Fat Tire vs. 12 Harpoon IPA
  6. Pyramid Hefenweizen vs. 11 Saranac
  7. Redhook ESB vs. 10 Anchor Steam Ale
  8. Deschutes Mirror Pond Ale vs. 9 Boulevard Pale Ale

Notes:

Never had Henry Weinhard’s, but it has to be better than that nasty PBR.

Several matchups where I’ve never had either, so I went by such criteria as reputation and commercials (some ads fondly remembered, some so annoying as to cost the brew they attempted to promote).

Of the choices listed, Guinness is my hope to win it all!

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Best Sellers.

Miller Genuine Draft
Pabst Blue Ribbon
Coors Light
Rolling Rock
Michelob
Yuengling
Miller Light
Iron City

Bargain Basement

Schmidt
Keystone Light
Hamm’s
Blatz
Keystone
Schafer
Lone Star
Killian’s Irish Red

Imports

Grolsch
Modelo
Bass Pale Ale
Dos Equis
Foster’s
Boddington’s
Tecate
Guinness

Craft/Microbrews

Stegmaier
Shiner Bock
Leinenkugel
Full Sail Amber Ale
New Belgium Fat Tire
Saranac
Anchor Steam Ale
Boulevard Pale Ale

I must say that when the import subdivision has 4 Mexican and 3 Canadian beers and only 1 Irish one, something is seriously wrong.

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Now HERE’s a Madness I’m motivated to participate in!!!

Best Sellers.

  1. Miller Genuine Draft vs. 16 Busch MGD = piss
  2. Henry Weinhard’s vs. 15 Pabst Blue Ribbon
    Perhaps the toughest matchup of the first round, but I grew up in Oregon, so Henry’s figures in many of my fondest underage drinking memories
  3. **Michelob ** vs. 14 Coors Light No votes for anything Coors or anything “Light” from this quarter!
  4. Rolling Rock vs. 13 Michelob Light mmm…glass lined vats
  5. **Michelob ** vs. 12 Busch Light
  6. Budweiser vs. 11 Yuengling Never heard of Yuengling.
  7. Miller Light vs. 10 Bud Light Is death an option?
  8. Coors vs. 9 Iron City Go Steelers! Though my Dad always said it gave him diarrhea…I guess being called a “diaper dandy” is not a positive thing in this tournament…

Bargain Basement
Mostly I will just be going for the cool sounding old Midwestern man sounding names here…

  1. Schmidt vs. 16 Pearl Never heard of either
  2. National vs. 15 Keystone Light
  3. Natural Light vs. 14 **Hamm’s ** The beer refreshing!
  4. Blatz vs. 13 Rainier Actually a tough call, with NW loyalty forcing me to bid a fond farewell to the most onopotameneic of all beers.
  5. Keystone vs. 12 **Stroh’s **
  6. Red Dog vs. 11 Schafer
  7. Lone Star vs. 10 Olympia
  8. Old Milwaukee vs. 9 Killian’s Irish Red

Imports

  1. Amstel Light vs. 16 Grolsch
  2. **Modelo ** vs. 15 Labatt’s
  3. Carling vs. 14** Bass Pale Ale**
  4. Heineken vs. 13 Dos Equis
  5. **Foster’s ** vs. 12 Lowenbrau
  6. Boddington’s vs. 11 Beck’s
  7. **Tecate ** vs. 10 Molson Canadien
  8. Guinness vs. 9 Corona A strong pick to Go! All! The! Way!

Craft/Microbrews

  1. Widmer Hefenweizen vs. 16 Stegmaier I wish I had one now…crisp, refreshing, and weak enough to drink at work at 10 AM. Right, boss?
  2. Shiner Bock vs. 15 Red Tail Ale
  3. Alaskan Pale Ale vs. 14 Leinenkugel
  4. **Blue Moon Belgium White ** vs. 13 Full Sail Amber Ale
  5. New Belgium Fat Tire vs. 12 Harpoon IPA
  6. Pyramid Hefenweizen vs. 11 Saranac BTW, I don’t think Hefeweizen has an n.
  7. Redhook ESB vs. 10 Anchor Steam Ale Oh, THIS is the tough call of the first round. Not sure if you mean Anchor Steam Beer or Anchor Liberty Ale, but it either case it barely squeaks by Redhook.
  8. Deschutes Mirror Pond Ale vs. 9 Boulevard Pale Ale
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Best Sellers.

  1. Miller Genuine Draft
  2. Henry Weinhard’s
  3. Coors Light
  4. Rolling Rock
  5. Michelob
  6. Budweiser
  7. Miller Light
  8. Coors

Bargain Basement

  1. Schmidt
  2. Keystone Light
  3. Natural Light
  4. Rainier
  5. Keystone
  6. Red Dog
  7. Olympia
  8. Killian’s Irish Red

Imports

  1. Amstel Light
  2. Modelo
  3. Bass Pale Ale
  4. Dos Equis
  5. Foster’s
  6. Beck’s
  7. Tecate
  8. Guinness

Craft/Microbrews

  1. Widmer Hefenweizen
  2. Shiner Bock
  3. Alaskan Pale Ale
  4. Blue Moon Belgium White
  5. New Belgium Fat Tire
  6. Pyramid Hefenweizen
  7. Redhook ESB
  8. Deschutes Mirror Pond Ale
    Just an FYI but BLue Moon is not a microbrew its made by Coors same with Killians and I believe they started making Molsons there as well.
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Best Sellers.

16 Busch
15 Pabst Blue Ribbon
3. Michelob
4. Rolling Rock
5. Michelob
6. Budweiser
10 Bud Light
9 Iron City

Bargain Basement

  1. Schmidt
    15 Keystone Light
    14 Hamm’s
    13 Rainier
    12 Stroh’s
    11 Schafer (I can’t tell you how much of this crap I drank in college. Bargain basement indeed!)
    10 Olympia
    9 Killian’s Irish Red (Killian’s is bargain basement and PBR isn’t?)

Imports

16 Grolsch
15 Labatt’s
14 Bass Pale Ale
13 Dos Equis
5. Foster’s
6. Boddington’s
10 Molson Canadien
9 Corona

Craft/Microbrews

  1. Widmer Hefenweizen
    15 Red Tail Ale
  2. Alaskan Pale Ale
    13 Full Sail Amber Ale
    12 Harpoon IPA
  3. Pyramid Hefenweizen
  4. Redhook ESB
    9 Boulevard Pale Ale
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Best Sellers.
16 Busch
2. Henry Weinhard’s
3. Michelob
13 Michelob Light
5. Michelob
6. Budweiser
10 Bud Light
8. Coors

Bargain Basement

16 Pearl
15 Keystone Light
3 Natural Light
13 Rainier
12 Stroh’s
6. Red Dog
7. Lone Star
8. Old Milwaukee

Imports

  1. Amstel Light
  2. Modelo
    14 Bass Pale Ale
    13 Dos Equis
    12 Lowenbrau
    11 Beck’s
  3. Tecate
    9 Corona

Craft/Microbrews

  1. Widmer Hefenweizer
  2. Shiner Bock
  3. Alaskan Pale Ale
  4. Blue Moon Belgium White
  5. New Belgium Fat Tire
  6. Pyramid Hefenweizen
    10 Anchor Steam Ale
    9 Boulevard Pale Ale
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Hmm… yeah, I’ve had pretty much all of these. I knew that beer tour at the pub would come in handy some day! Way too many Mexican beers in here, but I guess that’s what gets consumed…

Best Sellers.

Busch
Pabst Blue Ribbon!
Michelob
Rolling Rock
Michelob
Yuengling
Bud Light
Iron City

Bargain Basement

Schmidt
Keystone Light
Natural Light
Rainier
Stroh’s
Red Dog
Lone Star
Killian’s Irish Red

Imports

Grolsch
Modelo
Bass Pale Ale
Heineken
Lowenbrau
Boddington’s
Molson Canadien
Guinness

Craft/Microbrews

Widmer Hefenweizen
Shiner Bock
Alaskan Pale Ale
Full Sail Amber Ale
Harpoon IPA
Pyramid Hefenweizen
Redhook ESB
Boulevard Pale Ale

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Best Sellers.

  1. Miller Genuine Draft
  2. Henry Weinhard’s
  3. Michelob
  4. Rolling Rock
  5. Michelob (2 Michelob’s? Is one Amber Boch?)
  6. Budweiser
  7. Miller Light
  8. Coors

Bargain Basement

  1. Schmidt
  2. Keystone Light
  3. Hamm’s
  4. Rainier
  5. Stroh’s
  6. Red Dog
  7. Lone Star
  8. Killian’s Irish Red

Good lord, there was only one halfway decent beer in this catagory. I haven’t even seen most of these since college.

Imports

  1. Grolsch
  2. Modelo
  3. Bass Pale Ale
  4. Dos Equis
  5. Lowenbrau
  6. Boddington’s
  7. Molson Canadien
  8. Guinness

Craft/Microbrews

  1. Widmer Hefenweizen
  2. Shiner Bock
  3. Alaskan Pale Ale
  4. Blue Moon Belgium White (this one was a hard choice)
  5. New Belgium Fat Tire
  6. Pyramid Hefenweizen
  7. Anchor Steam Ale
  8. Deschutes Mirror Pond Ale
    Yeah, almost none of my favorites were on the list, and then 2 of them go head to head in the first round. Rough game.

My prediction is that the winner will come from the Imports catagory. I am going to call it for Bass.

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Best Sellers.

  1. Miller Genuine Draft
    15 Pabst Blue Ribbon
  2. Michelob
  3. Rolling Rock
  4. Michelob
    11 Yuengling
  5. Miller Light
  6. Coors

Bargain Basement

  1. Schmidt
    15 Keystone Light
  2. Natural Light
    13 Rainier
    12 Stroh’s
  3. Red Dog
  4. Lone Star
    9 Killian’s Irish Red

Imports

  1. Amstel Light
  2. Modelo
    14 Bass Pale Ale
    13 Dos Equis
    12 Lowenbrau
  3. Boddington’s
    10 Molson Canadien
  4. Guinness

Craft/Microbrews

  1. Widmer Hefenweizen
  2. Shiner Bock
  3. Alaskan Pale Ale
  4. Blue Moon Belgium White
  5. New Belgium Fat Tire
    11 Saranac
  6. Redhook ESB
  7. Deschutes Mirror Pond Ale