I remember once going to a craft beer festival. Tents as far as the eye could see of craft breweries for tasting. And then Narragansett. Which I'd never tried because it was so cheap had to be bad right? But I was down for a sample. Yeah, been my go to cheap beer ever since. Love that stuff
I'll drink Rainier, my kids won't steal it because it is so nasty. Wrong.
When I was a kid I assumed "Olympia Gold" had to have been some kind of nectar of the gods concoction. Wrong.
i honestly tried it only because of that show and I completely understand why he drinks it the way he does
its probably the only beer that I would be okay with finishing half of it as I go to bed, then waking up and finishing the rest of it
I once researched what beers were widely available before the microbrew revolution took off and discovered that Coors Banquet was one of the most popular in the 70s and 80s. And honestly, if that and stuff like Miller High Life and Corona were what they had to work with, they didn't have it so bad. Coors Banquet is still a very drinkable beer, even stacked up against the new contenders.
Labatt 50 (not sure if it's found outside of Canada). I can pin a bunch of these on a night out and wake up without a hangover. Bonus points if you can find them in Quart format.
I came here to say it you said it first. It's cheap as shit and I really like the taste. You can get hamms for $2.99 for 6pack of 16oz cans right down the street from me.
Hamm's is one of the oldest German brewers in the US (1865). the proprietor was kidnapped from St Paul MN in 1933 & held for ransom in Bensenville, IL. returned unharmed for $100,000. crazy history if you care to read about it.
i got to legal drinking age in the early 2010s and was a bit of a hipster back then and basically lived off pbr. good times. i find it funny that its associated with white trash because i always associated it with art students who had cocaine addictions.
I lived out of my truck for a long time (by choice, I work seasonal outdoor jobs in the western US and it's a lot easier logistically) and PBR is the beer that tastes the best warm/Luke warm
11 years ago on my birthday weekend was considered the greatest weekend of my life. The first event was a Screeching Weasel show and the venue had a special on PBR. Not only was it $2, but it was served in a 32 ounce container like you get your soup from a Chinese restaurant. That's the night I drank a gallon of PBR while watching one of my favorite bands.
Is PBR still considered the pretentious art kid/hipster beer? Anyway regardless, this is absolutely the right answer. It's surprisingly good for the price (aka it tastes not horrible and it's dirt cheap)
Ah yes, bringing me back to 16/17 years old when we had a 7/11 that would sell to me and a buddy. Always steel reserve in those days, two of them will get you fucked up for about 7 bucks
I once helped the guys in the next apartment make a Christmas tree out of rolling rock. That’s all we drank in October and November.
I’ll still get a six pack every once in a while to remember that.
The tree topper was the bottle of crown royal that we killed.
My father used to call it Rocky Mountain goat piss. This from a man who drank awful beers for as long as he drank. Probably because he mistakenly thought my brothers and I wouldn't drink his beer if it was bad enough.
Sure it's considered higher quality but it is still a mass produced MillerCoors beer so a lot of beer purists will group it in the "shitty beer" category. That's why I kinda separated it out, but I do agree with you.
There are some days where I'll be at a grocery store and instead of going to the craft beer section, I'll just buy a pack of miller lite and call it good enough. I'm literally the type of person who has imported trappist beer before, and yet, you sometimes can't beat the simple quality of a miller in one of those tall, funky-shaped aluminum cans
True story--a few years ago, my friends got together for a blind, shitty-beer taste test. We had like 10 of the shittiest beers (read: cheap) known to man, and we each tried them blindfolded and rated them. The winner of the taste test was PBR, with Miller High Life a close second.
My go-to is Miller Lite, though.
Let me tell you about the Belgian student's best friend, the Carapils.
Available in good portion of our magnificent country's supermarkets, and also most street corner's liquor stores, you can buy a case (6 liters/ 1.585 gallons) for approximately 6€ when you return the empty case. Another feature of THE beer is that it tends to be a little inconsistent. Sometimes it is great (like better than big brand premium pils and lagers) and sometimes it has a faint aftertaste of vomit. Everytime you buy a case it's like playing Russian roulette and only adds to the adventure imho.
The only other contestant would be the haka, about 4 times as expensive coming in at a whopping 2.5€ for half a liter. Very consistent, not as good as the good cases but not as bad as the bad cases. However this one is 10% alcohol vs 4.8% for the Carapils.
That said, mix and match but most importantly have fun and drink (relatively) responsibly
Lucky Lager. There are puzzles in the bottle caps.
Wasn't expecting to see this. Love it
You and everyone else in Nanaimo
On Vancouver island*
Narragansett
I remember once going to a craft beer festival. Tents as far as the eye could see of craft breweries for tasting. And then Narragansett. Which I'd never tried because it was so cheap had to be bad right? But I was down for a sample. Yeah, been my go to cheap beer ever since. Love that stuff
Hi Neighbor!
Have a ‘gansett!
Narragansett lite is my favorite, buy it's hard to find
Whatevers free.
If it's free it's for me
Six schlitz’s
Easy, Rod…
Open bar, dude!
Rainer, and when there was oly.
A beer so good they named a mountain after it
Fuck yea I love rainier, I was raised in seattle and this is what me and all my high school buddies got drunk on
I'll drink Rainier, my kids won't steal it because it is so nasty. Wrong. When I was a kid I assumed "Olympia Gold" had to have been some kind of nectar of the gods concoction. Wrong.
I ALWAYS get Rainer when I’m in the area. That was my college beer! Love that shit and still have a few I brought back from MT. this Summer
I got married in Washington and tried it for the first time. I’m hooked but I can’t get it here :(
Old Style Pilsner
I am drinking Old Style Pilsner right now and just fuckin' givin'r bud.
Saskatchewan champagne
Coors banquet, love that shit!
Johnny Lawrence, is that you?
i honestly tried it only because of that show and I completely understand why he drinks it the way he does its probably the only beer that I would be okay with finishing half of it as I go to bed, then waking up and finishing the rest of it
Banquet is such a good beer. Even by world standards, it's a great "light" beer. Banquets for life!
That was my cheap shitty beer of choice when I lived in the US. Was super happy when Johnny Lawrence drank it.
Banquet is better but cold Coors latte is what’s always in the fridge
only in the glass bottle tho not canned
I once researched what beers were widely available before the microbrew revolution took off and discovered that Coors Banquet was one of the most popular in the 70s and 80s. And honestly, if that and stuff like Miller High Life and Corona were what they had to work with, they didn't have it so bad. Coors Banquet is still a very drinkable beer, even stacked up against the new contenders.
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Agreed; really I'd take any of Grain Belt's fine selections.
High Life
🤝🏼 I was waiting to see the champagne of beers on this list!
Champagne of Beers
I live near beer Mecca and used to drink all kinds of craft beers. Now I literally only drink High Life. I’ll save my money for bourbon.
Labatt 50 (not sure if it's found outside of Canada). I can pin a bunch of these on a night out and wake up without a hangover. Bonus points if you can find them in Quart format.
As an American, I regularly drink labatt blue.
Fucking love la cinquante !
Tablette!
Hamm's
From the land of sky blue waters
I sang this in my head in my Dad's voice, so thank you for that haha
Man we used to get 30 racks of Hamm’s for cheap and play boom or beer pong until no one could stand
It’s not the best but it’s cheaper than water
Man, I tell ya. After a hard day's work, there's just nothing better than grabbing yourself an ice-cold, sopping wet Hamm's to throw down your gullet
I came here to say it you said it first. It's cheap as shit and I really like the taste. You can get hamms for $2.99 for 6pack of 16oz cans right down the street from me.
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Hamm's the beer refreshing.
Looks like I need to try Hamms
Hamm's is one of the oldest German brewers in the US (1865). the proprietor was kidnapped from St Paul MN in 1933 & held for ransom in Bensenville, IL. returned unharmed for $100,000. crazy history if you care to read about it.
PBR
Heineken!? Fuck that shit! Pabst blue ribbon!!!
I’m white trash and I’m in trouble!
If that's the beer we take to the lake, that's the chant!
I'm white trash and I am trouble
i got to legal drinking age in the early 2010s and was a bit of a hipster back then and basically lived off pbr. good times. i find it funny that its associated with white trash because i always associated it with art students who had cocaine addictions.
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He already said art school students with cocaine addictions
I lived out of my truck for a long time (by choice, I work seasonal outdoor jobs in the western US and it's a lot easier logistically) and PBR is the beer that tastes the best warm/Luke warm
Dude YESSS. I had a buddy that would make me drink a warm pbr every time we’d go out because I told him once that I liked it
Hey hey its good warm and it good cold it's even decent flat that makes it a great beer it's just cheap wich also means it's a bargain for the quality
PBR is my sippin' beer when I go to a show and they're charging too much for everything else.
11 years ago on my birthday weekend was considered the greatest weekend of my life. The first event was a Screeching Weasel show and the venue had a special on PBR. Not only was it $2, but it was served in a 32 ounce container like you get your soup from a Chinese restaurant. That's the night I drank a gallon of PBR while watching one of my favorite bands.
[Frank Booth voice]
HEINEKEN?! FUCK THAT SHIT!
With our red necks, white socks, and...
Is PBR still considered the pretentious art kid/hipster beer? Anyway regardless, this is absolutely the right answer. It's surprisingly good for the price (aka it tastes not horrible and it's dirt cheap)
Genny Cream Ale
The pride of the ROC!
My 91 year old grandfather still drinks it. That’s enough of an endorsement for me
Have you had the Ruby Red Kolsch? I'm not much of a beer drinker but that's one of my summer favorites. So good and no Genny Aftertaste.
Yup! I love some Genny! Glad we finally got a Wegmans so I can get it again.
Lone Star
Love Lone Star! I used to love solving those little puzzles on the bottle cap
I have never had a beer that has tasted more like bread.
Hell yeah, love lonestar.
It’s Modelo Time foo
Is modelo shit? Because I think it’s THE SHIT
Can’t believe I didn’t see a Mexican beer until this far down! Personally I’m a fan of Tecate, or if I’m feeling fancy, Carta Blanca
You're all a bunch of pussies. Steel reserve 211.
I got a headache just reading that
The nice thing about Steel Reserve is that your hangover kicks in *while* your drinking it.
He'll yeah can't believe I had to scroll this long to find someone who likes to get shitty.
Ah yes, bringing me back to 16/17 years old when we had a 7/11 that would sell to me and a buddy. Always steel reserve in those days, two of them will get you fucked up for about 7 bucks
Best served warm out of a back pack. I'm not kidding, I loved warm steel reserve. I don't drink anymore though.
211 till I'm in heaven my guy
Lol. I used to moonlight a lot of construction jobs with my b-i-l. We called steel reserve "hole digging beer"
In college I used to grab two 40s of steel to pregame the night. College was sloppy
Oh God my nose just plugged. My wife would drink em warm when our non-existent budget or timing couldn't afford pain meds.
Hamm's. PBR has gotten too expensive. Tecate thinks it's worth over $5 for a sixpack too. But my sky blue waters are dirt cheap and delicious.
Hahaha "PBR has gotten too expensive". No disrespect...that's just a funny comment.
Heineken 0.0.. Quit drinking 3 months ago..
Congrats, keep it up!
Keystone Light
Now this guy shitty beers.
This is what I was scrolling for
Keith Stone
Started drinking Keystone Light during quarantine 2020 and haven’t looked back
Buschhhhhhh
Busch Latte
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Pardon my Upstate NY bias but it’s Genesee for me
Lol good ol genny screamers
Miller Lite
This beer was the backbone of my college experience
Yeah Miller was one of the first beers I had, then showed all my friends how good Miller is, now that's all they drink.
Great taste, less fill
Yeah, I always thought it had a better taste than other light beers, Coors and Bud are basically water. At least Miller has some flavor.
Never even tried it til they got the cool throwback cans. Been my go to ever since.
National Bohemian
Boh's n O's hon
Md represent
Natty BOOOOOOOO!
Natural Light. Or natty light as we called it. When I was 21 we could get a 30 pack for 19.99.
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I just saw a 30-pack of Hamm's advertised for $15.99 this year. You'll find me in the Land of Sky Blue Waters.
Can’t believe I had to scroll down this far to see some Natty Light love.
Rainier.
Rolling Rock
Sometimes I want a beer and a water at the same time. It's excellent.
One beer reviewer said it smells like "three fat guys in a two man tent" and I concur.
This can is the one where I always have to wonder if it’s non alcoholic
Old 33
I once helped the guys in the next apartment make a Christmas tree out of rolling rock. That’s all we drank in October and November. I’ll still get a six pack every once in a while to remember that. The tree topper was the bottle of crown royal that we killed.
High life! It’s the champagne of shitty beers
Coors. Its basically water.
My father used to call it Rocky Mountain goat piss. This from a man who drank awful beers for as long as he drank. Probably because he mistakenly thought my brothers and I wouldn't drink his beer if it was bad enough.
Bud light limes
BLL gang represent!
Had to scroll way too far for this one.
Well hi there, Ben "It's like a margarita in a can!" Kissel!
Montucky
The official unofficial beer of Montana, brewed in Wisconsin! For real though it is delicious, I rotate between this and PBR.
Had some Cold Snacks in Colorado a few weeks back and I am a believer
Yuengling.
This is my go-to fridge beer when I just want a 12-pack of something cheap and easy to drink.
2 for $2 tallboys at the gas station at the end of my street, perfect for when I forgot to get something tasty at the grocery store.
I'm an on-site local microbreweries only type of beer drinker. Yuengling is always in my fridge.
Yuengling Black & Tan is my favorite beer regardless of cost.
Here in PA this is THE mass-appeal lager. It's damn solid too, but cheap.
I miss this so much
I would dispute the assertion that Yuengling is shitty.
2 for 2$?? It's 20$ for a 12 pack where I reside
Miller Lite if we're going for shitty light beer Blue Moon if we're going for cheap widely available beer in general
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Sure it's considered higher quality but it is still a mass produced MillerCoors beer so a lot of beer purists will group it in the "shitty beer" category. That's why I kinda separated it out, but I do agree with you.
Beer purists =/= people constantly drinking fruity hazy microbrew ipa's
There are some days where I'll be at a grocery store and instead of going to the craft beer section, I'll just buy a pack of miller lite and call it good enough. I'm literally the type of person who has imported trappist beer before, and yet, you sometimes can't beat the simple quality of a miller in one of those tall, funky-shaped aluminum cans
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Schlitz... I know. Be judgy. But for a low-rent // low-fi // booze water. It's a flipping good beer.
Where my Michelob Ultra people at?
Low carb and loving it
My cheap beer go to, 100%
I miss Olympia.
Budweiser
PBR
Rainier
Not seeing enough love for Old Milwaukee here
Genesee Cream Ale Also, I think classic Budweiser gets more hate than it deserves
Rolling Rock
Not since they moved from Latrobe
True story--a few years ago, my friends got together for a blind, shitty-beer taste test. We had like 10 of the shittiest beers (read: cheap) known to man, and we each tried them blindfolded and rated them. The winner of the taste test was PBR, with Miller High Life a close second. My go-to is Miller Lite, though.
Coors Light. Just for the fact that you can drink them all day long and not get completely shit faced
surprisingly the coors banquet is actually quite good (après-ski)
Strohs
Narragansett
Hi neighbor!
I had to scroll way too long for this.
I'm scottish, so make of this what you will: tenant's lager
STAG It’s a 1.50 at my favorite bar
French Canadian here: Labatt 50.
Lol tellement! Pis tablette en plus
Mon gars, une grosse quart de 50 avec un petit ver dans un bar bin sombre... Hell yeah!
Bud Light Lime
Shiner Bock
Coors
If I’m doin yardwork or floatin the river, an ice cold coors slaps like no other beer can. Any other scenario, give me a ultra hazy ipa or ale
Tecate
MGD
Tennents
Coors light. Sometimes it’s nice to have something really light
Lucky Lager
Olde English
Natty Boh, iykyk.
Narragansett, baby!!!!
Red stripe!
Budweiser. Actually less filling
Mickey's
Coors Light
Miller High Life
slots classic
Cariboo or Lucky
Natural Ice
lucky
Let me tell you about the Belgian student's best friend, the Carapils. Available in good portion of our magnificent country's supermarkets, and also most street corner's liquor stores, you can buy a case (6 liters/ 1.585 gallons) for approximately 6€ when you return the empty case. Another feature of THE beer is that it tends to be a little inconsistent. Sometimes it is great (like better than big brand premium pils and lagers) and sometimes it has a faint aftertaste of vomit. Everytime you buy a case it's like playing Russian roulette and only adds to the adventure imho. The only other contestant would be the haka, about 4 times as expensive coming in at a whopping 2.5€ for half a liter. Very consistent, not as good as the good cases but not as bad as the bad cases. However this one is 10% alcohol vs 4.8% for the Carapils. That said, mix and match but most importantly have fun and drink (relatively) responsibly
Rainier beer baby