# Name a beer that helped get you through hard times **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** beer\ **Created:** [May 17, 2012, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-beer-that-helped-get-you-through-hard-times/622188 "2012-05-17T07:57:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Incubus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2012, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-beer-that-helped-get-you-through-hard-times/622188/1 "2012-05-17T07:57:49Z")
Back in '07, I was living in this filthy hot apartment in San Jose. It was on a main road, so in addition to the heat, I heard Firetrucks blaring down the street two times a day. I didn’t like the place but it was cheap for the size and conveniently close to work. Anyway, the one good thing about the place was there was a convenience store literally across the street and I would buy 18-packs of Tecate and in my spare time drink Tecate and play World of Warcraft. That beer got me through some hard times. While its pretty weaksauce beer nowadays, every now and then on a particularly hot/unpleasant day I’ll start jonesing for a can of Tecate 😛 ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-beer-that-helped-get-you-through-hard-times/622188/2 "2012-05-18T00:36:59Z")
Hey!!..I like Tecate a lot! Good buzz to hangover ratio. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-beer-that-helped-get-you-through-hard-times/622188/3 "2012-05-18T02:32:50Z")
Fosters oil can. Because American beer is like making love in a canoe. I found Side Pocket Ale at a friend’s house while we were playing pool. I always played so much better with that high alc content brew. Aptly named for pool players. ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-beer-that-helped-get-you-through-hard-times/622188/4 "2012-05-18T02:37:00Z")
Check out the photo that accompanies this article. [You are being redirected...](http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2008/08/26/102270_generic-food.html) When I was on some hard times this stuff carried me through. Desperate times call for desperate measures, right? ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-beer-that-helped-get-you-through-hard-times/622188/5 "2012-05-18T02:38:15Z")
Micky’s Big Mouths Seen me few a few bad days. Caused a few others. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-beer-that-helped-get-you-through-hard-times/622188/6 "2012-05-18T03:00:27Z")
A CAN OF GUINNESS SAVED MY LIFE. Got home from a 70-mile bike ride that was **way** more arduous than I’d intended, including riding home in the dark on a not-very-well-surfaced road with a not-very-effective headlight, dragged my bike up the stairs and crawled to the couch. Was appallingly hungry and thirsty but simply could not move another inch. My roommate brought me a can of Guinness stout that she’d had around and decided she didn’t want to drink. I like all kinds of ales but am not usually a fan of really dark beers, but as that life-giving calorie-rich condensed liquid relief spread its soothing motor oil/coffee grounds aftertaste through my system, I was damn glad to get it. I still drink Guinness occasionally in memory of that day, although it’s still not really high on my list of favorite-tasting beers. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-beer-that-helped-get-you-through-hard-times/622188/7 "2012-05-18T03:12:10Z")
Old Style. I was working in Chicago, miles and miles away from home, missing my friends, family and bed, and this cheap American pilsner that was advertised on back-lit signs at every corner bar truly helped me fall in love with this little hole-in-the-wall town like a baby to a milky teat. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-beer-that-helped-get-you-through-hard-times/622188/8 "2012-05-18T04:02:10Z")
_Antarctica_. Discovered this tasty brew in Brazil and it got me through till I made it home. Had pinguins on the label! _Schaffers_. Used to drink it on Thursday nights as a freshman in college. Helped me “recharge” and tackle the early Friday classes. _Mickeys_. Jesus, I can’t believe I spent a week or two helping my moron sister square her shit away, only for her to piss it all away! _Homebrew_. Helps me everyday since I started brewing it. My\* Old Buddy Weiser\* fills in the gaps when I don’t schedual right. ---
**Author:** ![Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-beer-that-helped-get-you-through-hard-times/622188/9 "2012-05-18T04:26:01Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > A CAN OF GUINNESS SAVED MY LIFE. > > Got home from a 70-mile bike ride that was **way** more arduous than I’d intended, including riding home in the dark on a not-very-well-surfaced road with a not-very-effective headlight, dragged my bike up the stairs and crawled to the couch. > > Was appallingly hungry and thirsty but simply could not move another inch. My roommate brought me a can of Guinness stout that she’d had around and decided she didn’t want to drink. I like all kinds of ales but am not usually a fan of really dark beers, but as that life-giving calorie-rich condensed liquid relief spread its soothing motor oil/coffee grounds aftertaste through my system, I was damn glad to get it. > > I still drink Guinness occasionally in memory of that day, although it’s still not really high on my list of favorite-tasting beers. It’s funny to me that Guinness has almost the same amount of calories as Bud Light. Not to take away from your moment at all. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-beer-that-helped-get-you-through-hard-times/622188/10 "2012-05-18T07:20:11Z")
> [@NoClueBoy](#): > > Fosters oil can. Because American beer is like making love in a canoe. Are you serious? You know that Foster’s is the exact same product as Coors, with a different label. Also, Tecate is classy because it’s foreign. > [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](#): > > It’s funny to me that Guinness has almost the same amount of calories as Bud Light. Not to take away from your moment at all. And it (Guinness Draught) also has the same alcohol content as Bud Light and other light beers, 4.2% give or take. Pabst Blue Ribbon **is** the cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems. ---
**Author:** ![GreasyJack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df705f/32.png) [@GreasyJack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreasyJack)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-beer-that-helped-get-you-through-hard-times/622188/11 "2012-05-18T07:35:50Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > Are you serious? You know that Foster’s is the exact same product as Coors, with a different label. Also, Tecate is classy because it’s foreign. Just because North American Foster’s is brewed in Golden doesn’t mean it’s the same stuff in a different label. The MolsonCoorsWhoeverTheyMergedWithNow company sells all sorts of different beers that are all mostly mediocre in their own special ways. Although perhaps he was saying that American beer is great, much like making love in a canoe. ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-beer-that-helped-get-you-through-hard-times/622188/12 "2012-05-18T07:42:58Z")
Beer has gotten me through times of no money better than money has gotten me through times of no beer. A pocket full of gold is worthless after closing time. When I went to college in the late 70’s you could get a case (yes, a case. 24 12 ounce glass bottles) of [Kingsbury](http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQSrii3BvYsucRLp4NYoCgxdMQPy7U8CGD6ZnS70PKCFDK7M9OTrw), [Red, White, and Blue](http://www.taverntrove.com/beerpics/Red-White--Blue-Beer-Labels-Pabst-Brewing-Company_47285-1.jpg) (not to be confused with PBR) or [Wisconsin club](http://www.taverntrove.com/beerpics/Wisconsin-Club-Beer-Labels-Jos-Huber-Brewing-Company_47288-1.jpg) for $1.88. The deposit on the glass bottles was $1.05, almost as much as the beer itself! Wisconsin Club sucked, but Kingsbury & RW&B were gravely brews that got me through good times and bad. > [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > Pabst Blue Ribbon **is** the cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems. [Amen](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snhiofL2Rh4) 😉 ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-beer-that-helped-get-you-through-hard-times/622188/13 "2012-05-18T07:44:02Z")
> [@GreasyJack](#): > > Although perhaps he was saying that American beer is great, much like making love in a canoe. Um… no, that’s not what he meant at all. ---
**Author:** ![ryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@ryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ryan)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-beer-that-helped-get-you-through-hard-times/622188/14 "2012-05-18T07:57:04Z")
I moved to SI in in the summer of '99 for a job that was to start by September and due to delays in licensing didn’t actually begin until 6 months later. Drinking (a lot) of cheap draft Killians at a neighborhood bar helped save my sanity. I haven’t really touched the stuff since. ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-beer-that-helped-get-you-through-hard-times/622188/15 "2012-05-18T08:33:22Z")
I drink the cheapest draft when I’m happy. Hard times calls for hard liquor. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-beer-that-helped-get-you-through-hard-times/622188/16 "2012-05-18T11:34:44Z")
Geez, way to ruin a joke set up. It’s from an old Monty Python skit. :rolleyes: My “real” post was about Side Pocket. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-beer-that-helped-get-you-through-hard-times/622188/17 "2012-05-18T11:51:22Z")
> [@pkbites](#): > > Um… no, that’s not what he meant at all. I think he’s well aware of the canoe joke. It comes up in every. single. thread. about beer on this board. ---
**Author:** ![Floater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-beer-that-helped-get-you-through-hard-times/622188/18 "2012-05-18T12:06:34Z")
Flann O’Brien: “Born in Bowling Green, Strabane, Co. Tyrone; he was a great Irish Novelist & Poet. He described and immortalized the Irish love of life and “craic” in his writing. The refrain “A pint of plain is your only man” has become a famous quotation, meaning a pint of stout will solve all your problems.” **“The Workmans Friend”** When things go wrong and will not come right, Though you do the best you can, When life looks black as the hour of night - A pint of plain is your only man. > **[Flann O'Brien Poetry Irish culture and customs - World Cultures European](https://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/Poetry/FlannOBrien.html)** > > From the legend of the Claddagh ring to 'drowning the Shamrock' on St. Patrick's Day Irish Culture and Customs is a collection of articles and stories that covers a wide variety of topics drawn from Ireland's rich history and heritage. - World... ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-beer-that-helped-get-you-through-hard-times/622188/19 "2012-05-18T13:22:05Z")
> [@GreasyJack](#): > > Just because North American Foster’s is brewed in Golden doesn’t mean it’s the same stuff in a different label. In Australia, it’s pretty much on par with Budweiser; a good, basic, lager without pretensions of being quality. It’s not great beer anywhere, but it’s not bad on a hot day. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-beer-that-helped-get-you-through-hard-times/622188/20 "2012-05-18T13:36:47Z")
> [@spooje](#): > > Micky’s Big Mouths > > Seen me few a few bad days. > > Caused a few others. QTF. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-beer-that-helped-get-you-through-hard-times/622188.md?page=2)