# What is the worst beer you've ever had? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** beer\ **Created:** [August 2, 2014, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-beer-youve-ever-had/694678 "2014-08-02T21:48:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2014, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-beer-youve-ever-had/694678/1 "2014-08-02T21:48:49Z")
Yes, I saw the alcoholic drink thread and I wanted to focus specifically on beer. What is the worst beer you’ve ever had? I’m not a snob when it comes to beer. I like Budweiser, Coors, Labatt, Keystone, Genesee, and various other cheapo mass produced beers. I even like Milwaukee’s Best. However, there are some out there that are rotten and foul. I hated: [Aldi carries a Mexican brand called Monterrey Cerveza.](https://www.aldi.us/fileadmin/fm-dam/Responsive_Design/Wine_and_Beer/012313_R_6238D_Monterrey_Cervesa_Angle_D.jpg) It’s almost like a salty Corona knockoff. I don’t even like Corona, but this is worse. [I can think of a few others, but none as nasty as that. And if you must, here is an old thead we had on cheap beer that mentioned Beer 30, which I’ve never had.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=518942) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2014, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-beer-youve-ever-had/694678/2 "2014-08-02T21:54:21Z")
When I was in Maryland, I had some Olympia, which had been highly recommended. The absolute worst. Makes me appreciate Miller Lite. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2014, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-beer-youve-ever-had/694678/3 "2014-08-02T22:05:11Z")
Schaefer. I drank a 6-pack of that once, and man was I sick afterward. Olympia? I kinda liked it and wish I could still get it. But then, it was a “regional” beer for those of us in Washington. I always liked it better than that Rainier crap, one of the other big regional beers here. I didn’t know you could get Oly as far away as Maryland. Maybe that was the problem. ---
**Author:** ![tapu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2014, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-beer-youve-ever-had/694678/4 "2014-08-02T22:12:11Z")
Pabst. From age 6-12, or thereabouts. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2014, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-beer-youve-ever-had/694678/5 "2014-08-02T22:15:27Z")
dates should be given. the quality of many brands changed with time, the size of the market and owners. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2014, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-beer-youve-ever-had/694678/6 "2014-08-02T22:19:27Z")
Heineken. For years I kept thinking I was continually getting old, skunked Heinekens, then one day I realized that’s just what it tastes like. And barley wine as a whole. Beer shouldn’t be sweet! ---
**Author:** ![LC\_Strawhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2014, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-beer-youve-ever-had/694678/7 "2014-08-02T22:21:31Z")
Not really the worst ever (I’m good at avoiding those), but I’d say the worst supposedly “good” beer was Carlsberg - last tried it about 5 years ago and it was bitter, skunky and a real chore to finish. Honorable mentions to Sleeman Cream Ale (unnatural taste) and Red Stripe (oily). ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2014, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-beer-youve-ever-had/694678/8 "2014-08-02T22:29:52Z")
Drummond Bros. Around 1982. 99 cents for a six. Out of Michigan or Wisconsin. Three of us got headaches next morning. I NEVER get a headache from drinking. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2014, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-beer-youve-ever-had/694678/9 "2014-08-02T22:38:46Z")
I remember a terrible beer from back in college so many years ago. Red, White & Blue it was called. Cheap and awful. 99 cents a six. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2014, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-beer-youve-ever-had/694678/10 "2014-08-02T22:43:48Z")
> [@Mister\_Rik](#): > > Schaefer. I drank a 6-pack of that once, and man was I sick afterward. > > Olympia? I kinda liked it and wish I could still get it. But then, it was a “regional” beer for those of us in Washington. I always liked it better than that Rainier crap, one of the other big regional beers here. I didn’t know you could get Oly as far away as Maryland. Maybe that was the problem. Yeah, that’s what I thought at the time (1986-ish), too. I was working in a liquor store then and a pallet magically appeared one day and I couldn’t wait to get a case. Then I couldn’t wait to get rid of it. It must have come to MD by way of Saudi Arabia via camel. Did Olympia bite the dust? But, Schaefer…is the…one beer to have…when you’re having more than one. (Everybody sing) ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2014, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-beer-youve-ever-had/694678/11 "2014-08-02T22:45:23Z")
Does “Old English 800” count? Ghastly! ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2014, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-beer-youve-ever-had/694678/12 "2014-08-02T22:50:57Z")
Band-aid flavored. Ok…probably doesn’t count - a friend of mine did a batch of home brew and had a contamination issue. Officially purchased beer - Stringray Beer, during a dive trip to Grand Cayman. It tasted like it was made with partially de-salinated water. I couldn’t finish the bottle. ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2014, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-beer-youve-ever-had/694678/13 "2014-08-02T23:02:45Z")
I had a banana lambic that tasted like someone had left a banana flavored BB Bat in water for a week. Not a knock on BB Bats, which rule. If something goes for 75 cents a bottle at a fancy beer store you know it’s not gonna be good. A couple that were absolutely tasteless were Coors Lite and Weideman. The corn taste of Schmidt’s I found nauseating if I wasn’t in the mood for it. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2014, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-beer-youve-ever-had/694678/14 "2014-08-02T23:08:34Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Did Olympia bite the dust? Yeah, [they shut down several years ago](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympia_Beer), sadly. My sister and I drove past the brewery when we were in Olympia for our aunt’s memorial service, and the old brewery was just an empty, overgrown shell. It was sad. ---
**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:** [August 2, 2014, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-beer-youve-ever-had/694678/15 "2014-08-02T23:11:31Z")
I’m a homebrew judge. I win. Gods, the things some homebrewers enter in contests are offensive to all that is holy. “Enhanced interrogation” should make suspects drink homebrew made by people who _think_ they know what they’re doing. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2014, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-beer-youve-ever-had/694678/16 "2014-08-02T23:16:38Z")
Odd this topic came up. I was just in a store and they had some specialty microbrew they were selling. It was beer flavored with pretzels, raspberries, and chocolate. I didn’t buy it. But I’m going to take it on faith that if I had, it would be the worst beer I would ever taste. Look: you can buy it [online](http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/132/107055/). ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2014, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-beer-youve-ever-had/694678/17 "2014-08-02T23:22:24Z")
^ How could it be bad with a fetching can like that? It must have taken the design department 35 whole seconds to create it. ---
**Author:** ![turner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@turner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turner)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2014, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-beer-youve-ever-had/694678/18 "2014-08-02T23:55:01Z")
Sam Adam’s Cherry Wheat. ---
**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:** [August 3, 2014, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-beer-youve-ever-had/694678/19 "2014-08-03T00:07:20Z")
A nasty brew made in Egypt called Stella. It couldn’t be less like the Belgian Stella Artois if it tried. We always checked to see if there were any floaties in it prior to drinking. It happened a lot. Even if it didn’t have debris in it, it was vile tasting: brackish and skunky in the worst case; merely nasty at best. Second worst was the Ballantine beer that we used to get served in Vietnam. This stuff had been sitting out on pallets in the heat for months. The cans had rust on them, and the beer made your throat constrict. The more you drank, the worse it tasted. Awful stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2014, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-beer-youve-ever-had/694678/20 "2014-08-03T00:15:11Z")
Cave Creek Chili Beer. I just Googled it and was astonished to find that it still exists for sale. It is a thin, watery, super light lager that you couldn’t get to foam if you put it in a blender. It smell…well, it smells like fart. A chili fart. You know how you can serve cheap beer at 32.5°F and it just flows through the system without imparting any nasty taste at all? Not with this. The chili gives off a metallic burn that lasts as the aftertaste from hell. This must be what they serve in Hades. I have never seen anyone drink more than one, except for the poor guy who brought a six-pack to a party of beer drinkers and he wanted to minimize the number of victims after he tasted it. Don’t succumb to the temptation. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-beer-youve-ever-had/694678.md?page=2)