It would have to be mauby, a drink made from fermented tree bark in the Caribbean. I tried it when I was in St. Thomas for several months. Pretty nasty stuff.
Also, Stella beer brewed in Egypt. It’s not even remotely related to Stella Artois, but you’re meant to think that it is. Horrible stuff, often with things floating in it. That was back in the 80s, so perhaps they’ve improved things by now.
Perhaps it was meant to be called Stella! and inspired by A Streetcar Named Desire?
Or the sound you make when you’re barfing it back up. “Stelllllaaaaaaagh!”
I laughed. I probably shouldn’t have, but that was a perfect match for my (low) sense of humor.
The diet coffee coke was nasty. The vanilla non-diet version was okay.
There are many beverages in this thread I haven’t tried, so I can’t comment or judge, but I believe that the worst I’ve had is Cañazo, which is a type of rum made from the juice of sugar cane. We saw it throughout Peru, mostly in rural areas. I tried it once and that was plenty.
Coke Blaq was awesome.
Some people hear a barking dog and think it went Ruff. Others hear Arf. I never understood the Bow Wow people, who I feel lack auditory processing skills.
Never had Blaaaaq. But it might be my Stellaaaagh?
Miller ‘Lite’ factors in there somewhere for sure. It’s not that the taste is bad as such; there’s just an absolute scarcity of taste.
I’ve heard some quasi teetotalers say “I don’t like beer, but I like Miller Lite”. Not exactly a ringing endorsement for that brew.
Dating myself, I know several people who said something along the lines of “I don’t like beer, but I’ll drink Zima!”
Same dynamic!
Actually bought and tried a Zima one very hot day at poolside. My take was that is like carbonated sugar water using artificial sweetener instead of regular sugar, with ( some ) alcohol. It was not repeated.
Perhaps she was intensely loyal to its bizarre petrochemical taste.
Someone upthread mentioned Bud Light. Granted, that’s not a real beer, but it doesn’t actually taste bad. If you want truly bad mass market beer, look no further than PBR. I finally tried one in middle age, wondering what the hipsters were all fussing about. Never again. People continue to amaze me.
I’ve got an “alternate brand” carbonator (“Drinkmate”) and I’ve done some experimenting with it, just for shits and giggles.
Let’s just say that carbonated vodka will fuck you up in a hurry. Does not improve the flavor at all. If anything, it highlights the poor quality of my vodka.
They certainly are in Wisconsin. In fact, This bar on Washington Island stayed open throughout prohibition by serving shots of bitters, as it was exempt from the ban (being considered medicinal). That tradition still lives on at that bar and elsewhere in the state.
I thought it was pretty nasty, even back in my drinking days.
We could probably have a separate thread on bad beers, but I would agree with you on PBR. The one contender for bad mass market beer that I would suggest is Old Milwaukee. I don’t know if it’s still even being produced.
Anybody ever have chicha, or saliva beer? It’s a peruvian beverage that’s fermented by addition of human spit. The first step is to chew and spit out corn kernels to start the fermentation, apparently.
Yes, on the same Peruvian trip when I tried Cañazo. Both are terrible.
Bought one out of curiosity… tastes like the water from the bottom of the grass clipping bag. Guh.
That reminds me of when I tried a can of White Fungus Drink from a Chinese market. However, WFD wasn’t bad. It wasn’t very good. BUT, it wasn’t bad. I like Moxxie. I liked Pepsi Kona. I enjoy some of the flavors of Jones Soda. I’d LOVE to find more peanut punch. I cannot find a good brand of Irish Moss drink anymore.
100%. She was a confirmed enemy of all sugar and salt (she also used a salt substitute, late in life switching to just a shit ton of pepper) and was a diehard fan of saccharine which she started consuming in the 1970’s.
Heh - I tried that one as well. Godawful combination of awful texture, bad taste and highly distressing appearance.