Geedubya had a bottle of this stuff with a cigar and custom knife -- of course -- in his "Tits up" thread in the knife section. This got me to wondering if this might actually be a drinkable Bud. Y'all may recall that our dear late friend Gatogordo and I went round and round on the subject of whether Bud was indeed the King of Beers (Charlie's view) or awful rice swill that couldn't be sold as "beer" under German law -- my view.
Just feels like we need a good beer argument in memory of Gato ...

it is a bit better than regular but still questionable to actually drink kinda like putting a piece piece of wood on a a blaser

my son runs construction crews in south tx and one day one new guy asked him 'what kinda beer choo drink, bud or bud lite"? he thought it was funny. far as i'm concerned buds horse piss. PACIFICO and lime is an all day, anywhere beer.

I like Bud Light Platinum right now. If I get nostalgic I'll start craving a Coors Regular. The only Mexican beer I ever liked was Tecate, but not now. I always thought Corona was a great marketing job, got placed in a few Hollywood movies and took off. Tasted like horse piss as far as I was concerned. I can drink it now if someone else is buying. Found at least one good beer in every country I ever lived in.

This is a good start. I think Gato is trying to figure out how to respond ...

I am gluten intolerant so I can't drink beer but I cheat once in a great while. My favorite tasting beer is Busch lite! I haven't found a microbrew beer that I can drink without just having to choke it down. All these young people these days are drinking weird named brews that taste like what I imagine year old goat piss probably tastes like. BTW, bud lite and coors lite are my second favorites.

I don't drink much beer these days but on occasion I will have a Newcastle Ale or an original Coors. In the 70's I drank Lone Star Long Necks but the recipe has changed + now (at least the last one I tried) tasted horrible.When I was up in Oregon Bill,I got familiar with Oly;now I thought that was a good beer. As to Bud,all that I can see to tout it is that it will give you a buzz faster. Sorry Charlie, but God rest you just the same.

I'll second luckyducker. Microbrews do nothing for me. Why try four or five lousy beers to find one that's so-so.

Just a few of the flavors at one of our local brew spots: raspberry, peach-apricot, coconut, vanilla, pumpkin, chipotle. REALLY!

I find no difference between millennials and girls. They are all trying to play "grownup", and pretending they are on the cutting edge of the latest trends. There is no excuse for really bad beer.

When I am in the mood for a cold one I get a Miller High Life. Usually try to keep a couple in the refrigerator, have it set to 37 degrees so it is good and cold.

The Germans are right, Bud isn't beer. Beer sales are driven by advertising. Rainer was the sales leader in the northwest, driven by catchy adds. A pal that worked at the Rainer brewery said they just switched cans from Rainer to Reinlander. Same beer, half the price.

Dave

Nopride, I lived in Seattle and Tacoma as a kid, and drank my share of Rainier pounders in college. Loved the Mickey Rooney commercials.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocfToV3xzUY

In the mid 70's I went to a "Walkfest" in Fredericksburg. Lots of Germans came to attend (they are big on that).They do walkfests worldwide + get a little pin to adhere to their staff. Anyway the night before the walk there was a hall rented for beer drinking. In this country when we do a round robin everyone will buy a drink for everyone at the table. Not with the Germans;they would buy a pitcher per person. They liked Lone Star best.When it was my turn the bartender told me he was out of Lone Star but would GIVE me some Coors to avoid a bunch of angry Krauts.I brought it back to the table + one German took a sip + said "Ist wasser'.

quote:

Loved the Mickey Rooney commercials.

Bill
Remember the motorcycle? Raineeer beeer on the high rpm shifts.

Dave

Randy, is the Walkfest the same as the volksmarch?
Dave, I sure do remember that commercial -- and so many more. Blitz Weinhard had some good ones, and Henry's. And Olympia had a campaign featuring Richard Farnsworth when they were still in Tumwater.

Not much on arguing.

Folks ask me, what kind of beer you like. On occasion I will reply,

Yours!

and

Cold!


Nice thing about many ales, Porters and Stouts, Tripels and Quads, one can drink them at room temperature or a little cooler and they remain appealing.


I did not grow up drinking beer. My mother was a hard shell southern baptist and my dad drank straight bourbon whiskey, but never at home.

When I started consuming alcohol in my late teens, I'd much prefer liquor or wine or smoke.

From 1977, for the next 20 years or so, I consumed no alcohol.

In fact I was probably in my late 50's before I developed a liking for beer.

I'm not saying I did not drink beer, I just did not go to the store and buy a six-pack of beer. If I was where beer was being consumed I'd have a couple but as in my teens, I much preferred distilled spirits and wine.


A couple years back when I started a thread titled "I like beer"

Here is a link

http://forums.accuratereloadin...171002802#9171002802

For a number of years Negra Modelo was my daily beer.





I've mentioned elsewhere that I probably opened 3,000 Negra Modelo bottles with that Boker Top Lock before I lost it.

I've kinda trended away from NM over the last couple years.

I do like Modelo Especial on hot days!



However, here lately of all things, I've been drinking Bush Natural Light for a cheap day beer. Add lime squeeze to taste. Works great at the lease. Come in after a hunt, munch on left overs, maybe and egg taquito and a couple Natty Lites and then climb up in my camper for a two hour nap.


Some folks wait and wait and save and plan for a once in life time event or a once in a decade event.

Not to wax too philosophical, but I think I was about 50 when I decided to quit the "rat race", and take pleasure in the moment.

I’ve always enjoyed broadening my horizons.

Sampling different beers is a relatively inexpensive way to do that.



Much cheaper than buying Scotch, Bourbon, Vodka, Gin, Rum and Tequila or different Aperitifs.

I had a ball with this one over the Christmas holidays!



And a little more Christmas Cheer from Shiner. Not my favorite, but worth $9 bucks for the experience.






I do believe this Imperial Coffee Porter was the most appealing “beer” I’ve tried in ages. IMHO it was perfect.



Another beer that I have enjoyed recently from Southern Star Brewery, Conroe, Tx., Blonde Bombshell




And what has become my favorite after dinner libation. Real Ale Commisar Russian Imperial Stout. A 24 ouncer, $5.99.



Don’t know about you guys but I am loving all the micro-brewerys popping up.

I can go to my favorite super-market now and buy singles from breweries local, US and from all over the world and try six different beers for usually under $14.

How sweet is that!

“A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams”………. John Barrymore.

Ya!

GWB

In fact,



I think I'll go out back enjoy a beverage and a smoke now!

ya!

GWB

It would have to be pretty hot and I'd have to the pretty thirsty before I would drank a Bud. And if those conditions existed, I'd prefer an ice cold Miller High Life.

I try a lot of different micro brews and enjoy them. Below is what we have for breweries in Oregon and there are a bunch in Washington too. Lots of beer to try!




Lee

Bill,they may call it that in the old country,but in Fredricksberg they just called it a walkfest.Not a peoples march.But being German + I can relate,they love to get their medals at the end.(pins to go on their staff).There was one old greybeard that must have weighed 97 lbs soaking wet with a pocket full of nickels that outdrank everyone + was 1st in line to hike the next morning.

Geedubya, great post. When I was a kid in the Northwest, there were two broad categories of beer: "Western" -- Rainier, Olympia, Blitz, etc. -- and "Eastern" -- Budweiser, Miller, Schlitz -- which typically cost 15 cents more. It has been a boon to see the combination of microbrews and imports drench the market with unending choices.
Lee, I sure took Oregon micros for granted. I can get some of them here -- Rogue, Deschutes, Full Sail -- but New Mexico's craft brewers have a lot of ground to make up.
Randy, next time you hit the walkfest, take some photos!

Not to beat it to death, but my youngest son, his fiance (from Germany), oldest son's wife, and I like something with a little more flavor than "lite beer", so when we get together I make sure I have something to try or to enjoy again.....






















a of course a couple other venues


















course I don't mind drinking alone........

ya!

GWB

More gold, Geedubya, and some fine leatherwork.
If you can find any of these, you might want to try them.

https://pelicanbrewing.com/

Olympia was the top Washington beer seller in the '50s and 60's. The Olympia CEO got caught soliciting sex in a highway men's room. Beer sales died. Heidelberg took the top spot in sales.

Dave

GWB,

I never get tired of your photos. You have a real talent.

Lee

Dave, this has come up before, but those of us of a certain age will recall the "legends" behind the one-, two-, three- and four-dot Olympia beer bottle labels. The stuff of 12-year-olds' dreams ...

Pelican Pre-Prohibition Cream Ale and a Drop Point Hunter with Desert Ironwood burl handle.

Lee

baumgartknives@gmail.com
Baumgart Handmade Knives

Good stuff Lee.

Gonna try and see if I can't find the Pelican Tsunami!

ya!


GWB

The old joke - Preferring Molson, Heineken, Coors, Budweiser, or any beer is like arguing over a woman’s bust size. We state our preference, but will grab whatever is available.

The only decision maker (in America) is cold or hot.