# Vile Concoctions-Brewski Division **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 31, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-brewski-division/594762 "2011-08-31T17:00:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-brewski-division/594762/1 "2011-08-31T17:00:54Z")
The bland, the bitter, the _bad_-the beers that bite. I had a can of Billy Beer back in the day. Half a can, actually, and only because I wanted to down something cold. I think I dumped the rest of the sixpack in the toilet. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-brewski-division/594762/2 "2011-08-31T17:08:28Z")
I’ve been drinking and loving [Dale’s Pale Ale.](http://www.oskarblues.com/the-brews/dales-pale-ale) It is, IMHO, near perfect. But, the only beer distributor near me that carries it is only selling “mixed cases” of the stuff. There are twelve cans of Dale’s, along with six cans of Mama’s Lil Yella Pils (drinkable) and six cans of Old Chub (a vile Scotch Ale). So. . .in order to get some Dale’s I’m being forced to buy [Old Chub (vile)](http://www.oskarblues.com/the-brews/old-chub). And I’m doing it. Any Old Chub lovers out there? In western PA?😉 ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-brewski-division/594762/3 "2011-08-31T17:11:55Z")
Is there any beer that _isn’t_ vile? I’ve never found one. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-brewski-division/594762/4 "2011-08-31T17:13:18Z")
[Cave Creek Chili Beer](http://www.chilibeer.com/). Vile stuff. And a stupid website. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-brewski-division/594762/5 "2011-08-31T17:15:21Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > Is there any beer that _isn’t_ vile? I’ve never found one. Heh. My local brewateria offers 40 beers on tap. At any given time, tehre will be one or two that I’d rather not drink. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-brewski-division/594762/6 "2011-08-31T17:18:18Z")
I had a microbrew of some kind (wish I could remember the name) at a pub in Ithaca, NY that had an aftertaste of ground beef. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-brewski-division/594762/7 "2011-08-31T17:20:11Z")
I really wish (sort of ) that I could remember the name of the beer I got in about 2003 for something like $7 a 12-pack of cans. It had some Germanic last name as the name, and it was a light lager. (it wasn’t Pabst, Stroh’s, Heileman’s, or any brand I’d heard of before.) Problem was, it tasted kind of like Busch, but if they brewed Busch with even less malted barley, and more corn, along with some roadkill or worn jockstraps or something. Really, really bad. Like infected bad, or possibly the result of poor temperature control during primary fermentation. ---
**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:** [August 31, 2011, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-brewski-division/594762/8 "2011-08-31T18:37:56Z")
Maybe it was Grolsch? That is what I came in to say. Vile stuff. Unlike the other major light beers, which taste like corny seltzer water to me, I have found Coors Light to have an actively bad taste. Maybe it wasn’t cold enough. Probably the worst craft beer I have had was Roosterfish Hop Warrior. I like double IPAs but this one was a total mess. ---
**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:** [August 31, 2011, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-brewski-division/594762/9 "2011-08-31T18:41:04Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > I had a microbrew of some kind (wish I could remember the name) at a pub in Ithaca, NY that had an aftertaste of ground beef. While it is possible that is the brewer’s fault, it could have meant that the tap lines were very dirty. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-brewski-division/594762/10 "2011-08-31T18:46:44Z")
[Bud Light Clamato Chelata](http://www.boozingear.com/blog/2008/01/14/budweiser-clamato-chelada-and-bud-light-clamato-chelada-arrive-nationwide/). Given to me in Mexico by a well-meaning local who thought it would get rid of my hangover. Oh, it got rid of my hangover alright. Along with everything else that was still in my body. ---
**Author:** ![zombywoof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/9e8a1a/32.png) [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-brewski-division/594762/11 "2011-08-31T18:58:04Z")
Shiner Smokehaus, a mesquite smoke flavored beer. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-brewski-division/594762/12 "2011-08-31T20:34:54Z")
> [@Morbo](#): > > [Bud Light Clamato Chelata](http://www.boozingear.com/blog/2008/01/14/budweiser-clamato-chelada-and-bud-light-clamato-chelada-arrive-nationwide/). > > Given to me in Mexico by a well-meaning local who thought it would get rid of my hangover. Oh, it got rid of my hangover alright. Along with everything else that was still in my body. Where the _hell_ did they test market that crap? ---
**Author:** ![Doctor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-brewski-division/594762/13 "2011-08-31T20:43:39Z")
I was sitting in a Shakey’s Pizza in LA having pizza and beer with a buddy of mine. I’m originally from NY and he’s from Minnesota. I said to him “You know what the worst beer in the world is?” Without missing a beat he says “Hamms.” Yup. That was the only 6 pack I ever threw away. Blech! ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-brewski-division/594762/14 "2011-08-31T21:11:53Z")
> [@zombywoof](#): > > Shiner Smokehaus, a mesquite smoke flavored beer. See, that actually sounds not-bad to me. Like a German _rauchbier_. Of course, a decent concept can still be ruined by piss-poor implementation. Man. Now I need a rauchbier. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-brewski-division/594762/15 "2011-08-31T21:16:09Z")
Two Words: Steel Reserve. Blech. ---
**Author:** ![Hyperelastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-brewski-division/594762/16 "2011-09-01T01:23:29Z")
Hey Mabel! Anything but Black Label! Stuff tastes like a urinal cake smells. ---
**Author:** ![typoink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-brewski-division/594762/17 "2011-09-01T03:41:50Z")
Cheap beers never offend me, because, eh, what do you expect? The only beer I’ve ever been adversarial with was Flying Dog’s Barley Wine. I’ve heard it has fans, but I found it undrinkable, bordering on beer syrup. It reminded me of the time I reduced Guinness to quarter volume to cook with. Drank one bottle, used two later for cooking with (which was solid), and the other three wound up in the trash. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-brewski-division/594762/18 "2011-09-01T13:46:08Z")
Ballantine. Shipped in steel cans by slow boat to Vietnam, roasted in the sun for several months to leech out the full flavor of the can, then served warm in the military club. The stuff actually made your throat constrict. Worst beer ever. ---
**Author:** ![drbhoneydew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d78d45/32.png) [@drbhoneydew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drbhoneydew)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-brewski-division/594762/19 "2011-09-01T14:52:21Z")
I once had a honey beer called Pooh Beer which I thought was a pun but turned out to be rather too literal. One of only two pints I’ve ever left unfinished because of the taste. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-brewski-division/594762/20 "2011-09-01T15:11:48Z")
I tried a cheap-ass can of something called Camo High Gravity. It tasted like thick, sweet piss. Joe [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-brewski-division/594762.md?page=2)