still the king?

Wish we had Yeungling here. Locally the ones I like best are Stella, Oberon, and Sierra Nevada Pale. If I'm going cheap, Rolling Rock or Labatt.

So I won't be sad to see Bud get bought out.

mental said:I was just in Atlanta over the 4th and had a "Sweetwater" which is a local brew, that was a surpringsinly good beer.

I don't even know you anymore. Oh, and thanks for calling, dick.

Gosh, what ever happened to Dixie? Just the other day I was looking for something to wash the dog poop off my shoe with.

why doesnt Yuengling get its E36 M3 together and start shipping to michigan, we love micros. Bell's is the best thing going around here.. I wish they would filter though, the 1/8th inch of death at the bottom is such a waste of beer.

poopshovel wrote:

mental said:I was just in Atlanta over the 4th and had a "Sweetwater" which is a local brew, that was a surpringsinly good beer.

I don't even know you anymore. Oh, and thanks for calling, dick.

I literally got in at midnight on the 2nd, met my brother for his birthday on the 3rd, ran the Peachtree and headed back out.

In 3 1/2 years I am gonna be back home annoying the hell out the whole Hong crew, especially since I'll have summers off.

Dr. Hess wrote: Gosh, what ever happened to Dixie? Just the other day I was looking for something to wash the dog poop off my shoe with.

It probably met the same fate as this stuff: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_White_&_Blue_Beer

We drank this crap when I was in high school because it was dirt cheap ($1.25 a six pack, IIRC). Its only saving graces were the first sip caused your taste buds to go into shock meaning you could no longer taste it and it had enough alcohol to impart the desired effect.

I'm not going to get worried until I see that Pabst Brewing Co. has sold out. You can't do better'n PBR for cheap 'murican beer, and the can even has red, white AND blue.

Seriously, it's good beer. Really.

Margie

Well, Margie, according to that wiki (which we all know are accurate):

(Miller has taken over most of Pabst's brewing operations) include the brand on their current rosters, and Red White & Blue Beer is presumed to be out of production.

So that means that they already sold out to South African Breweries PLC which owns Miller and it's too late already.

I love Hacker Shore (Spelled wrong intentionally, I cant remember how to spell it right at all) . Its really, really good. I also really like Miller Light. I tend to buy alot more of the ML because it is much cheaper.

But, at the same time everyone busting on lagers and such drive me nuts. Its the same as people beating up on American cars. Just another way to put yourself above the rest of the masses.

Joey

Dr. Hess wrote: Well, Margie, according to that wiki (which we all know are accurate):

(Miller has taken over most of Pabst's brewing operations) include the brand on their current rosters, and Red White & Blue Beer is presumed to be out of production.

So that means that they already sold out to South African Breweries PLC which owns Miller and it's too late already.

Damn. Still tasty. And I know Red White and Blue is gone--I was talking can colors.

Margie

PBR is surprisingly popular here in Portland, I didn't even know you could get it anymore until coming here, it's the cheap beer of choice here I guess. Personally, I'm not a fan.

Bryce

Why would anyone drink PBR in Portland? Portland is the micro-brew capitol of the U.S.

'Rednecks, White Socks and Blue Ribbon Beer.' YeeHAW!

Salanis wrote: Why would anyone drink PBR in Portland? Portland is the micro-brew capitol of the U.S.

Because PBR is a refreshing hot day beer, while microbrews generally taste like someone cleaned the sludge out of the drain traps?

Salanis wrote: Why would anyone drink PBR in Portland? Portland is the micro-brew capitol of the U.S.

I think that's part of the reasoning...it's weird to drink PBR anywhere, but especially in Portland, and Portlanders really try to be weird. That and it's the cheapest thing you can buy. For being such a micro-brew place, I sure had a hell of a time getting anything locally made for the kegerator a couple weeks ago, I ended up going with plan D...a Coors product (Blue Moon). Before that I tried three local popular breweries and everybody was sold out, serves me right to want a keg right before the holiday weekend.

Bryce

DILYSI Dave wrote:

Salanis wrote: Why would anyone drink PBR in Portland? Portland is the micro-brew capitol of the U.S.

Because PBR is a refreshing hot day beer, while microbrews generally taste like someone cleaned the sludge out of the drain traps?

You're crazy. PBR is punishment for shoplifting in some places.

My friends in Eugene had a case of PBR that someone had left over from a party. No one was drinking it, so I figured I would give it a try, just to try it. I got through two sips, then dumped it down the drain. I was actively repulsed.

I've tried Bud Light. It wasn't bad... It was just like carbonated water, with a bit of beer-like flavor. I wasn't repulsed but there just was no reason to drink it.

Portland is full of hipster ninnies who drink PBR because they think it's humorously "ironic" for trust-funded layabouts such as themselves to drink a historically working-class beer. Plus it's the cheapest way to get loaded at most bars - getting hammered on Stella or Anchor Steam isn't typically too cheap.

Although I must admit, if I have a few in me I don't actually mind the PBR. It's a less offensive alcohol delivery system than Bud Light. But generally, just give me some kind of craft-made Stout or IPA, depending on mood.

Wait... are we talking Portland OR or another Portland? I'm talking OR.

Oh, please. It's beer, not a personal manifesto. As Dave said, PBR is outstanding on a hot day. And cheap. Anyone who gets more than that out of a beer--ANY beer--is probably an easy target for all kinds of crap. Here, have a cigarette... it makes you look cool.

Margie

Marjorie Suddard wrote: Oh, please. It's beer, not a personal manifesto. As Dave said, PBR is outstanding on a hot day. And cheap. Anyone who gets more than that out of a beer--ANY beer--is probably an easy target for all kinds of crap. Here, have a cigarette... it makes you look cool. Margie

Thank you, Margie, for being the voice of reason. I tend to find that the absolute best beers posess only two qualities: cold and free. If they aren't free, cheap makes a decent substitution.

What kind of cigarette Margie? I'm not smoking any of your girly Virginia Slims, those wouldn't make me look cool! FWIW, I wouldn't say disliking PBR is saying you live your life by the book of snobby beers...that's like saying that you're a snob if you dislike 60s Dodge trucks. As everybody has said, it's cheap, there's no other reason anybody would drink PBR...if it was twice as much money they'd find the next cheap beer they disliked the least.

Bryce

Marjorie Suddard wrote: Oh, please. It's beer, not a personal manifesto. As Dave said, PBR is outstanding on a hot day. And cheap. Anyone who gets more than that out of a beer--ANY beer--is probably an easy target for all kinds of crap. Here, have a cigarette... it makes you look cool. Margie

I'm not above eating wallmart meat but given the choice... grassfed organic beef from whole foods tastes better..

stop trying to be the rev jesse jackson of the forums.

Salanis wrote: Wait... are we talking Portland OR or another Portland? I'm talking OR.

I know you were talking OR, not ME, but the truth is I could be talking about either Portland. Both are microbrew havens, and both have their share of PBR drinking hipsters :).