# Worst beer-like substance you've ever had the displeasure to ingest **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** beer\ **Created:** [November 28, 2010, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-beer-like-substance-youve-ever-had-the-displeasure-to-ingest/562209 "2010-11-28T21:42:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-beer-like-substance-youve-ever-had-the-displeasure-to-ingest/562209/41 "2010-11-29T04:16:30Z")
If the OP’s _Grape Tilt_ is anything like _Grape Joose_, then we are blood brothers. That stuff was horrible. But it’s not available anymore in Ohio, because the fascists here forced them to take _Joose_ and _Four Loko_, off the market. ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-beer-like-substance-youve-ever-had-the-displeasure-to-ingest/562209/42 "2010-11-29T04:21:15Z")
I didn’t mean to be a know-it-all, but it does help explain my philosophy that lambics are the moldy cheese of beer. Like moly cheese, they are deliberately inoculated with something ordinarily considered bad. It really does taste something like beer gone bad (although definitely not skunked. Skunked is a very different flavor.) ---
**Author:** ![Mixolydian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-beer-like-substance-youve-ever-had-the-displeasure-to-ingest/562209/43 "2010-11-29T04:29:26Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > Instead he opted for\* Old Vienna\*. I don’t know much about it except that, back in the day, it cost something like $3.00 per case and it tasted like turpentine with a dirty sweat sock in it. Score 2 for OV…Blatz, Carling’s, Weidemann’s, Black Label are all god-awful, but Old Vienna is truly vile. > [@Sitnam](#): > > I’ve tried plenty of microbrew abortions, but for the absolute worst of the commonly found I’d have to go with _Samuel Smith - Oatmeal Stout_. I’d rather drink a warm cup of tobacco spit served in a dirty ashtray than taste that again. :eek: Wow, I’d put that in my top five BEST beers of all time. Curious what you do like, Sitnam… ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-beer-like-substance-youve-ever-had-the-displeasure-to-ingest/562209/44 "2010-11-29T04:32:49Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Colt Cool. Mentholated Colt 45. > > It went down and came right back up. It was the nastiest crap I ever let pass my lips. Wait. What? Holy crap, that sounds nasty. I’ve never heard of such a thing? Menthol flavored malt beverage? ---
**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:** [November 29, 2010, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-beer-like-substance-youve-ever-had-the-displeasure-to-ingest/562209/45 "2010-11-29T04:36:39Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Wait. What? Holy crap, that sounds nasty. I’ve never heard of such a thing? Menthol flavored malt beverage? Gives “get lit” a whole new meaning. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-beer-like-substance-youve-ever-had-the-displeasure-to-ingest/562209/46 "2010-11-29T04:52:09Z")
[Champale](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champale). A crule fucking joke. I remember sitting in a bar when a couple of ladies walked in and asked for 2 Champales. When the bartender informed them they did not carry Champale they asked what he did have that tasted like Champale. He burst out laughing and said “Lady, nothing else in the WORLD tastes like Champale”. ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-beer-like-substance-youve-ever-had-the-displeasure-to-ingest/562209/47 "2010-11-29T05:04:46Z")
4 Loco. The grape flavor is bad. The fruit punch is worse. The orange is horrible. And its a Beernergy drink. Really. Because Guarnine makes everything taste better. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-beer-like-substance-youve-ever-had-the-displeasure-to-ingest/562209/48 "2010-11-29T05:14:39Z")
Anything with “ice” in the name sucks. I wouldn’t even try something with clam juice in it or cranberry or even pumpkin. Eww. A lot of people say Schaefer sucks but kind of like it. Anyone else? ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-beer-like-substance-youve-ever-had-the-displeasure-to-ingest/562209/49 "2010-11-29T05:19:22Z")
Steel Reserve is pretty awful. I also remember some terrible strawberry beer I drank once - beer shouldn’t taste like fruit. Anyway, since InBev bought Anheiser Busch, I am now going to refer to Bud, Busch, Bud Light, Michelob, Natural Light, etc. as shitty Belgian beer. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-beer-like-substance-youve-ever-had-the-displeasure-to-ingest/562209/50 "2010-11-29T06:39:11Z")
The ol’ Cold Duck was pretty brutal at New Years. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-beer-like-substance-youve-ever-had-the-displeasure-to-ingest/562209/51 "2010-11-29T06:40:36Z")
[Cold Duck](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_Duck) ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-beer-like-substance-youve-ever-had-the-displeasure-to-ingest/562209/52 "2010-11-29T07:07:42Z")
> [@Dangerosa](#): > > 4 Loco. The grape flavor is bad. The fruit punch is worse. The orange is horrible. > > And its a Beernergy drink. Really. Because Guarnine makes everything taste better. The Limonade ain’t half bad. I like the watermelon… much finer blend and vintage than any Joose flavor… lot smoother. ---
**Author:** ![Malienation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@Malienation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malienation)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-beer-like-substance-youve-ever-had-the-displeasure-to-ingest/562209/53 "2010-11-29T07:31:39Z")
Some raspberry flavored beer I had about 10 years ago. I figured, hey, I like beer, I like raspberries…what could possibly go wrong? Everything, that’s what. Vile stuff. Looks like the [Man Law Guys](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si3orznbnpQ) were right. > [@Biggirl](#): > > Colt Cool. Mentholated Colt 45. > > It went down and came right back up. It was the nastiest crap I ever let pass my lips. Sweet Baby Jesus, I’ve never heard of such a thing. Did they serve it in a dirty ashtray? My sympathies… ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-beer-like-substance-youve-ever-had-the-displeasure-to-ingest/562209/54 "2010-11-29T08:06:04Z")
> [@Malienation](#): > > Sweet Baby Jesus, I’ve never heard of such a thing. Did they serve it in a dirty ashtray? My sympathies… I just had to Google this to convince myself it exists and found [this](http://www.40ozmaltliquor.com/archive/coolcolt.html). > [@](#): > > First sip is shocking, to say the least! It tastes like I’m drinking Newports! Unbelievably horrendous. If I ever had to drink a full 40 ounces of this, I’d probably wanna kill myself first… ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-beer-like-substance-youve-ever-had-the-displeasure-to-ingest/562209/55 "2010-11-29T08:22:46Z")
Mine is a little odd because many people tell me they like it, but at an Irish pub I bought a Kilkenny draught and simply couldn’t finish it. Maybe it was just me but I can’t imagine giving it a second chance. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-beer-like-substance-youve-ever-had-the-displeasure-to-ingest/562209/56 "2010-11-29T14:20:51Z")
> [@Sitnam](#): > > I’ve tried plenty of microbrew abortions, but for the absolute worst of the commonly found I’d have to go with _Samuel Smith - Oatmeal Stout_. I’d rather drink a warm cup of tobacco spit served in a dirty ashtray than taste that again. That’s one of my favorite beers! ---
**Author:** ![Eugene\_of\_Sandwich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@Eugene\_of\_Sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eugene_of_Sandwich)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-beer-like-substance-youve-ever-had-the-displeasure-to-ingest/562209/57 "2010-11-29T15:26:21Z")
I recently had some Sam Adams Summer Ale that was pretty nasty. Foaming racehorse piss. They things they won’t do to make a buck. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-beer-like-substance-youve-ever-had-the-displeasure-to-ingest/562209/58 "2010-11-29T15:54:15Z")
I’m quite partial to the Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout, and the Samuel Adams Summer Ale is a reasonable version of an American wheat beer. That’s a style that took me some time to warm up to (being a fan of German and Belgian wheats, and the American ones lack the yeastiness of these styles), but they’re quite refreshing and crisp on a summer’s day. The worst I’ve ever had was some Russian basil-and-almond beer. (it may have been Baltika, I don’t remember, Baltika #10 seems to fit the description) Suffice to say, beer and pesto don’t taste great together. Those hot pepper ales out there are, in my opinion, a universally stupid idea. I’ve had a few, and simply cannot see the point. I love the warmth of good chipotle or habanero, but why in the heck would I feel the need to combine this with my beer? Keep my food out of my beer. As far as commonly available brews, I haven’t tried it since my college days, but I’ve never been able to keep down more than a mouthful of Busch Light. The near ubiquity of Busch Light at frat parties was the main reason I thought I hated beer and was a hard alcohol drinker my first couple years in university. Once I discovered Sam Adams Boston Lager some time in my sophomore year, a whole new drinking world was opened up to me. Since then, I’ve come to find a place for American light lagers, but have never had the courage to try Busch Light again. ---
**Author:** ![Rafe\_Hollister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/fbc32d/32.png) [@Rafe\_Hollister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rafe_Hollister)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-beer-like-substance-youve-ever-had-the-displeasure-to-ingest/562209/59 "2010-11-29T16:15:56Z")
A friend of a roommate was in Arizona for spring break. He called us up and said he could get us a helluva deal on cases of Coors Lite Ice–only $5/ case!!! Get us 10! Well, after a week of sitting in the back of his hatchback, with the sun blazing down on it, then a 1100 mile trip back, it was vile. Maybe it was vile to begin with, but it was disgusting when we got it. Never before have I dumped out cases of beer, but there was NFW that we were gonna finish that. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-beer-like-substance-youve-ever-had-the-displeasure-to-ingest/562209/60 "2010-11-29T16:20:33Z")
> [@WarmNPrickly](#): > > Re: **bouv** > > Lambics take some getting used to. They are the moldy cheese of beer. See, the thing is, I LOVE lambics (and moldy cheese, now that I think about it.) But this one literally tasted like vomit. Maybe I had a bad batch…it was in a holiday variety pack with only two in it. I tried both, at separate times, thinking by having a different palate at the time it might affect the flavor…nope, still tasted like vomit. Every other lambic I’ve had I’ve enjoyed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-beer-like-substance-youve-ever-had-the-displeasure-to-ingest/562209.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-beer-like-substance-youve-ever-had-the-displeasure-to-ingest/562209.md?page=4)