# "I have a pack of natty in my fridge" Do you know what this means? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 26, 2017, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-pack-of-natty-in-my-fridge-do-you-know-what-this-means/783060 "2017-03-26T05:33:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-pack-of-natty-in-my-fridge-do-you-know-what-this-means/783060/1 "2017-03-26T05:33:24Z")
If I told you I had a 12 pack of natty in my fridge, would you know exactly what I was talking about? Answer poll or reply to this before revealing the spoiler below (which has the answer) I guess it’s what fans of it call the brand Natural Beer. “Natty ice”, “Natty light”…etc. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-pack-of-natty-in-my-fridge-do-you-know-what-this-means/783060/2 "2017-03-26T05:46:48Z")
I picked the second option, though I have had it. Just not what I’d call a “fan”. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-pack-of-natty-in-my-fridge-do-you-know-what-this-means/783060/3 "2017-03-26T06:06:08Z")
> [@Kron](#): > > I picked the second option, though I have had it. Just not what I’d call a “fan”. Ditto. In my head, I answered, “Yes. Unfortunately, I know precisely what you’re talking about.” ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-pack-of-natty-in-my-fridge-do-you-know-what-this-means/783060/4 "2017-03-26T06:06:40Z")
Never had it, but yes, I know what it is. I think 'round here, it’s usually Natty Ice more often than just Natty. ---
**Author:** ![installLSC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-pack-of-natty-in-my-fridge-do-you-know-what-this-means/783060/5 "2017-03-26T06:07:09Z")
Picked second, because it was always at the bottom level of chugging beers–Schmidt, Old Milwaukee, and Black Label. Even Keystone drinkers looked down on it. ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-pack-of-natty-in-my-fridge-do-you-know-what-this-means/783060/6 "2017-03-26T06:20:16Z")
Having grown up in Baltimore, I would have assumed you were referring to [Natty Boh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Bohemian). ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-pack-of-natty-in-my-fridge-do-you-know-what-this-means/783060/7 "2017-03-26T06:50:59Z")
the drunks in my house liked natty in al forms because supposedly it was just a step below 8-ball and kc in alch content and they could feel superior that they weren’t drinking ghetto malt 40s … ---
**Author:** ![Barking\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Barking\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barking_Dog)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-pack-of-natty-in-my-fridge-do-you-know-what-this-means/783060/8 "2017-03-26T08:03:27Z")
I picked the first one, even tho I detest the stuff. But I had a lot in college, because I was usually broke and it had been what was cheapest. ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-pack-of-natty-in-my-fridge-do-you-know-what-this-means/783060/9 "2017-03-26T08:11:15Z")
“12 pack” makes me assume beer. Had no idea what natty meant. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-pack-of-natty-in-my-fridge-do-you-know-what-this-means/783060/10 "2017-03-26T08:34:22Z")
Not a ding dang clue. I don’t drink, I don’t live wherever it is the OP hangs out, and I haven’t heard it in any pop culture context either. ---
**Author:** ![eulalia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eulalia/32/457_2.png) [@eulalia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eulalia)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-pack-of-natty-in-my-fridge-do-you-know-what-this-means/783060/11 "2017-03-26T08:45:51Z")
Never heard of it. People around here drink either the local brews or Bud, generally. We have a lot of good local brews, though. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-pack-of-natty-in-my-fridge-do-you-know-what-this-means/783060/12 "2017-03-26T08:51:55Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > Answer poll or reply to this before revealing the spoiler below (which has the answer) The ‘guess’ flavours of answer in the poll can’t really be answered without revealing the spoiler before entering the poll. I guessed it referred to that type of product. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-pack-of-natty-in-my-fridge-do-you-know-what-this-means/783060/13 "2017-03-26T08:58:14Z")
Had you not said “12-pack”, I would have picked #5. As it was, I picked #3. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-pack-of-natty-in-my-fridge-do-you-know-what-this-means/783060/14 "2017-03-26T09:19:58Z")
I guessed what nasty stuff you had in your fridge. ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-pack-of-natty-in-my-fridge-do-you-know-what-this-means/783060/15 "2017-03-26T09:47:05Z")
So, how many natty lights have you had to drink, tonight? ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-pack-of-natty-in-my-fridge-do-you-know-what-this-means/783060/16 "2017-03-26T10:18:15Z")
> [@Anamorphic](#): > > Having grown up in Baltimore, I would have assumed you were referring to [Natty Boh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Bohemian). It’s what I thought too. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-pack-of-natty-in-my-fridge-do-you-know-what-this-means/783060/17 "2017-03-26T11:06:47Z")
Natty to me sounds like [natto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natt%C5%8D), fermented soybean, which looks, smells, and tastes as nasty as it sounds. ---
**Author:** ![ryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@ryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ryan)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-pack-of-natty-in-my-fridge-do-you-know-what-this-means/783060/18 "2017-03-26T11:20:54Z")
#1 I’m a fan of it’s use as an Alcohol Delivery System. Especially on hot summer days it fits all major criteria - cold, wet and has alcohol. Certainly will never drink it for the enjoyment, but for “pre-gaming” it’s not horrible. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-pack-of-natty-in-my-fridge-do-you-know-what-this-means/783060/19 "2017-03-26T11:29:30Z")
> [@Anamorphic](#): > > Having grown up in Baltimore, I would have assumed you were referring to [Natty Boh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Bohemian). My first thought also for the same reason. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-pack-of-natty-in-my-fridge-do-you-know-what-this-means/783060/20 "2017-03-26T11:35:49Z")
> [@Anamorphic](#): > > Having grown up in Baltimore, I would have assumed you were referring to [Natty Boh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Bohemian). Add me to the Natty Boh brigade. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-pack-of-natty-in-my-fridge-do-you-know-what-this-means/783060.md?page=2)