Phlicker
also know as @PhillyBeerGuy
OK, if you had to choose one mass-produced domestic "macro" brew beer to drink, what would it be?
I've been thinking about posting this topic for awhile now, for several reasons:
I was recently invited to a friend's house for a Poker night, and he was serving Miller High Life. I seem to remember somebody telling me once that this was the preferred macro beer for many discerning beer drinkers (the guys that post on ratebeer.com, beeradvocate.com, etc.). I don't remember if it was in a thread on here or if Jonas and I were discussing it, or if I just imagined it, but I have to admit that I really enjoyed drinking it. All-in-all I'd take it over a Miller Lite any day. Plus, they've got really funny commercials now
So what's it going to be, fellas? You're hosting a card night or football watch party and have to buy a few cases to quench your guests' thirsts, or you're on a road trip out in the middle of nowhere and take a pit stop at a backwoods roadside dive for a burger and a beer. What do you buy/order? Call it your "Archie Bunker" beer. Couple stipulations here: the beer has to be 1. cheap 2. domestic 3. available everywhere (or damn near close to everywhere) and 4. produced by one of the major breweries (Miller/Molson-Coors/A-B/Pabst/etc). Previous threads have gone off in several directions, with posters naming micro brews, imports, and even some large domestic brews that don't quite fit this category (Sam Adams, for one). I understand we'd all prefer those beers if we can get them, but what if you couldn't? What would you go into any store expecting to see and grab if none of the premiums were available?
My List (in no particular order):
I've been thinking about posting this topic for awhile now, for several reasons:
- Many of the beers we discuss on here aren't available nationwide
- Many of the beers that true aficionados covet aren't really "session" beers
- Many of the same beers are cost prohibitive to procure on a high-volume level (party/barbecue/football game/etc.)
- Sometimes you just want to "drink a beer" to be refreshed, and aren't really in the mood to savor it, dissect it's many intricacies, etc.
I was recently invited to a friend's house for a Poker night, and he was serving Miller High Life. I seem to remember somebody telling me once that this was the preferred macro beer for many discerning beer drinkers (the guys that post on ratebeer.com, beeradvocate.com, etc.). I don't remember if it was in a thread on here or if Jonas and I were discussing it, or if I just imagined it, but I have to admit that I really enjoyed drinking it. All-in-all I'd take it over a Miller Lite any day. Plus, they've got really funny commercials now
So what's it going to be, fellas? You're hosting a card night or football watch party and have to buy a few cases to quench your guests' thirsts, or you're on a road trip out in the middle of nowhere and take a pit stop at a backwoods roadside dive for a burger and a beer. What do you buy/order? Call it your "Archie Bunker" beer. Couple stipulations here: the beer has to be 1. cheap 2. domestic 3. available everywhere (or damn near close to everywhere) and 4. produced by one of the major breweries (Miller/Molson-Coors/A-B/Pabst/etc). Previous threads have gone off in several directions, with posters naming micro brews, imports, and even some large domestic brews that don't quite fit this category (Sam Adams, for one). I understand we'd all prefer those beers if we can get them, but what if you couldn't? What would you go into any store expecting to see and grab if none of the premiums were available?
My List (in no particular order):
- Miller High Life
- Coors (Original)
- Molson Canadian (ok, this is a stretch, but Coors owns them now)
Rolling Rock
- Coors Light (if I'm forced to drink a domestic light beer, this'd be the one)
