Light Beer Snobbery....what gives????

[chipwhich]

Serious question, because I know this topic includes some in this forum.

I go to sporting events all the time. This happens more times than I can imagine.

And it is never directed towards one light beer.

Oh and this isn't a thread about bashing light beer versus your full bodied beers....just getting a beer at a sporting event.

You go to a stand and they offer only (for this example lets say) Miller Lite. The person you are with says ahhhh Miller Lite is crap. Lets look for a stand that sells (Coors, Bud) Lite. I can't drink that crap. So you walk a quarter of the way around the stadium to find one of the few stands that offer (Coors, Bud) Lite.

Are you kidding me?

It's a freaking LIGHT beer. Man up Sally :pfft: I know some people in this forum do this. What is the reasoning.

I remember a long time ago, before Coors light was a "Union Beer" someone with me told me he would never drink a non union beer. Well, at least he had some valid reasoning. :ols:

I have heard all kinds of stories about X light beer causing abdominal discomfort the next morning ;) Or hangovers...or whatever. But I have heard the same excuses for all three mentioned in this thread.

So tell me why you are a light beer snob?

Personally I never have had an issue with relation to any specific light beer, maybe other than the quantity I drank. :evilg:

[Rdskn4Lyf21]

Light beers tear my stomach apart the next morning, but I'm not a snob about them :)

[MattFancy]

I prefer Bud Light, but if Miller Lite or Coors Light is there, I'm not picky

[ixcuincle]

I don't know but why is nearly every beer commercial on a sporting event for light beer?

[grego]

miller lite tastes like carbonated water to me. other light beers arent much better. i'd probably walk to the stand around the corner to get a different light beer, if that's all there was.

[The Brave Little Toaster Oven]

Coors is the only one i can stomach and its probably because they use good tasting water since that is all it is - the others taste like rat ass

[zoony]

I can't really tell the difference between bud light / miller light / coors light. I buy whatever is on special.

the're all like making love in a canoe... ****ing close to water

[Hitman21ST]

I'm not a big Coors fan, it's WAY too watered down. It tastes like alcoholic beer-flavored water. If I had to choose between the "big three," I'd go with Bud Light.

[fullnelson9999]

Keystone Light baby!

I guess I was programmed to like light beer at college. Perhaps a day will come when I think "How did I ever drink that?", but for now, it's all good.

[Reic]

Miller lite is my beer of choice, it took my beerginity

[grego]

Keystone Light baby!

I guess I was programmed to like light beer at college. Perhaps a day will come when I think "How did I ever drink that?", but for now, it's all good.

you do have a point. if youre going to drink tasteless beer, why spend 7 bucks for a sixer?

[Heidenreich]

I too am a fan of Miller Lite, and prefer it. I have no problem with Bud Light either.

Coors Light, on the other hand, is a heaping pile of ****. It also gives me the worst hangovers. I only need to drink one. I don't know why, but its happened enough times that I will never touch the stuff again........

[Slacky McSlackAss]

I'll drink Bud Light or Miller Light, not that picky about it. Coors lite on the other hand tastes like water and I'm not a fan of it at all. I actually know a guy who ONLY drinks Michelob Ultra Lights, we once wen't to a bar that didn't serve it and he drank water instead. We still make fun of him for it.

[IONTOP]

I regularly drink Miller Lite and Coors Light, and I can taste the difference between ML, CL, and BL. I cannot drink Bud Light. Probably because I've been drinking ML solidly for the past 5 years.

I do enjoy other beers, (Octoberfests, Shiner/amber bock, Smithwicks, and any other malty beers I can find) but I wake up with the worst headache. I could drink 15 "light" beers or 5 "normal" beers and wake up with the same killer hangover...

[Pick6]

I like Miller Light, don't mind Bud Light, and think Coors Light is crap, but would never turn down any of them. Also at Verizon Center they offer a ton of different options. They even have Guinness.

[ConnSKINS26]

I seem to be one of the few who has no trouble the next morning, after drinking lots of light beer. Although I have a strange resistance to hangovers. No matter how terribly drunk I get, or what beer/liquor I drink, I feel great the next morning. Bud Light is my preferred brand, but I'll drink any of them. Coors Light sucks ass though. So does Keystone, but that's the point....its cheap ****. Like drinking PBR. Or Steel Reserve. You know going in.

[chipwhich]

I can't really tell the difference between bud light / miller light / coors light. I buy whatever is on special.

the're all like making love in a canoe... ****ing close to water

I tend to agree.

Just curious why some have the emotional tie to water downed beer :)

It's a freaking light beer, not some fine wine or steak. It's a beer that costs $9.99 on sale for an 18 pack. :ols:

[ConnSKINS26]

I like Miller Light, don't mind Bud Light, and think Coors Light is crap, but would never turn down any of them. Also at Verizon Center they offer a ton of different options. They even have Guinness.

Can't drink Guinness. Too bitter for me. Literally couldn't finish half a can the only time I ever tried it, and I have a strong stomach when it comes to beer.

[The Brave Little Toaster Oven]

Can't drink Guinness. Too bitter for me. Literally couldn't finish half a can the only time I ever tried it, and I have a strong stomach when it comes to beer.

Try their Harp instead....delicious lager

[Pick6]

I seem to be one of the few who has no trouble the next morning, after drinking lots of light beer. Although I have a strange resistance to hangovers. No matter how terribly drunk I get, or what beer/liquor I drink, I feel great the next morning. Bud Light is my preferred brand, but I'll drink any of them. Coors Light sucks ass though. So does Keystone, but that's the point....its cheap ****. Like drinking PBR. Or Steel Reserve. You know going in.

You are 21 that little gem won't last forever.

[ConnSKINS26]

Try their Harp instead....delicious lager

Will do, for sure.


You are 21 that little gem won't last forever.

Definitely. Enjoying that resilience while I can :ols:

[CoolUsernameHere]

I just don't really like the way light beer tastes. For me, when it comes to beer, darker and fuller is better.

[OU_skins]

It is because they all suck, but you're so used to the one that you drink that you don't think it sucks. I don't think Miller Lite sucks now because I'm so used to it. I remember when I drank exclusively Natty and thought Miller Lite was the worst.

[zoony]

Think of this post in two parts. 1, a sense of humor test. (if you do not think Spinal Tap is hilarious, sorry, your sense of humor blows.) and 2, an intelligence test. If you don't get the metaphor, you are stupid.

So anyways, arguing over light beer reminds me of this. Specifically, from the :48 mark.

k4UJkl6eaGQ

[btfoom]

Think of this post in two parts. 1, a sense of humor test. (if you do not think Spinal Tap is hilarious, sorry, your sense of humor blows.) and 2, an intelligence test. If you don't get the metaphor, you are stupid.

So anyways, arguing over light beer reminds me of this. Specifically, from the :48 mark.

k4UJkl6eaGQ

But my specialty hops/homebrewed/handcrafted ale goes to 11

[#98QBKiller]

All light beer is ****ing swill, so I definitely couldn't take anyone seriously who got snobby and thought one brand was better than the other.

[Bibby]

Natty 30 pack for $13.75! But that's for drinking games. I don't mind drinking lite or dark beers. Then again I'm young when it comes to drinking beer and my tastes will probably change. I'm just now starting to enjoy coffee.

[Kosher Ham]

I prefer a heavier beer, but if I am going light I prefer Miller Lite. Bud has a bad aftertaste, Coors is horrible.

Miller Lite is my go to. But I will drink most of them and any of them over a Corona, or Corona Light. I don't know how anyone drinks a Heineken...light or otherwise.

[BlueinBuf]

Miller Lite is my drink of choice, I mean hello it has a ****ing vortex. I'll drink Coors if i'm playing beer pong or something but not a big fan of it overall.

[matty dread]

Nothing wrong with a light beer now and then, especially on a hot summer day.

[Homercles82]

The calorie and carb difference from my preferred Guinness to the typical light beers isn't that different so I never buy light. If I need cheap beer, hello Miller High Life 24 pack for $8.99

[Destino]

I like Amstel Light and I'd probably migrate to a stand that sold it if I knew one existed nearby. Otherwise miller lite or coors light does the job. Bud light has a after taste for me that I'm not a fan of but it's not bad enough to disqualify it completely.

I will not drink Natty light or Beast of any kind.

[Dan T.]

Why do you drink light beer? Is it because you want fewer calories? Is it because you don't like the flavor of regular beer? Is it because you plan on drinking alot and don't want to get too drunk?

What is you rationale for drinking light beer?

[Tweedr01]

I don't really drink beer all that much anymore, the only light beer I really never liked was Coors Lite, but I think that had more to do with the fact it was the first beer I ever tried and I didn't really like it too much. Now mind you I still drink, not as much as I used to, but usually keep it to liquor, less carbs/sugar/calories.

EDIT: If I'm gonna drink beer I will drink beer, not lite beer, they pretty much all taste like Natty now

[Homercles82]

Why do you drink light beer? Is it because you want fewer calories? Is it because you don't like the flavor of regular beer? Is it because you plan on drinking alot and don't want to get too drunk?

What is you rationale for drinking light beer?

I think most want to save on calories, but when you compare light beers to some regular beers you aren't saving much, at least not until you get to the true piss water beers, the ultra-low calorie beers. A beer at 55/64/92 calories? It has ultra low alcohol content so you might as move onto O'Douls or you will be drinking twice as many just to get a buzz, and in the process drink the same amount of calories. A bottle of Bud Light has 110 calories. Guinness Draught has 115. I know some of you don't like Guinness but a beer that many claim is "heavy" tasting has slightly more calories with a full taste. There are other options.

Now, if you are drinking beer just to get hammered, then drink Natty Light or Bud Light Ice. Otherwise if you just enjoy a beer in the evenings drink a regular beer or two.

---------- Post added March-9th-2011 at 09:10 AM ----------


I don't really drink beer all that much anymore, the only light beer I really never liked was Coors Lite, but I think that had more to do with the fact it was the first beer I ever tried and I didn't really like it too much. Now mind you I still drink, not as much as I used to, but usually keep it to liquor, less carbs/sugar/calories.

And which liquor are you drinking? 1oz. of Whiskey has 70 calories and 28g of sugar. Vodka is probably the best choice as 1oz. has 65 calories, no sugar/carbs but 280mg of sodium.

[Popeman38]

Miller Lite kills my stomach. I get heartburn like you wouldn't believe. Hoever, I ain't walkin halfway around the stadium for a Bud Light! I will kill a Miller Lite and snag a Bud Light the next time a vendor comes around.

[Tweedr01]

I think most want to save on calories, but when you compare light beers to some regular beers you aren't saving much, at least not until you get to the true piss water beers, the ultra-low calorie beers. A beer at 55/64/92 calories? It has ultra low alcohol content so you might as move onto O'Douls or you will be drinking twice as many just to get a buzz, and in the process drink the same amount of calories. A bottle of Bud Light has 110 calories. Guinness Draught has 115. I know some of you don't like Guinness but a beer that many claim is "heavy" tasting has slightly more calories with a full taste. There are other options.

Now, if you are drinking beer just to get hammered, then drink Natty Light or Bud Light Ice. Otherwise if you just enjoy a beer in the evenings drink a regular beer or two.

---------- Post added March-9th-2011 at 09:10 AM ----------



And which liquor are you drinking? 1oz. of Whiskey has 70 calories and 28g of sugar. Vodka is probably the best choice as 1oz. has 65 calories, no sugar/carbs but 280mg of sodium.
Clear Vodka, Clear Bacardi w/ Diet Coke or Coke Zero

I don't drink dark liquor anymore...doesn't necessarily bring out the nicest tweedr01 in me

[matty dread]

I think most want to save on calories, but when you compare light beers to some regular beers you aren't saving much, at least not until you get to the true piss water beers, the ultra-low calorie beers. A beer at 55/64/92 calories? It has ultra low alcohol content so you might as move onto O'Douls or you will be drinking twice as many just to get a buzz, and in the process drink the same amount of calories. A bottle of Bud Light has 110 calories. Guinness Draught has 115. I know some of you don't like Guinness but a beer that many claim is "heavy" tasting has slightly more calories with a full taste. There are other options.

Now, if you are drinking beer just to get hammered, then drink Natty Light or Bud Light Ice. Otherwise if you just enjoy a beer in the evenings drink a regular beer or two.

---------- Post added March-9th-2011 at 09:10 AM ----------



And which liquor are you drinking? 1oz. of Whiskey has 70 calories and 28g of sugar. Vodka is probably the best choice as 1oz. has 65 calories, no sugar/carbs but 280mg of sodium.

What kind of whiskey has sugar?? Typically any distilled alcohols are zero carb.

[The Brave Little Toaster Oven]

If we are talking cheap beer - Miller High Life...it is so filling, I can only drink two in a sitting

[Elessar78]

Many studies have been done using the big three Light beers (Miller Lite, Coors Light, and Bud Light) in blind taste tests. The results have been conclusive that no one can actually taste the difference (a very small percentage, thus rendering it statistically negligible) between those three.

In fact, Coors Light "when the mountains turn" blue brings it to such a cold temperature that taste buds can't function properly to discern differences in flavor.

People say they can, but science and research says they can't.

[Homercles82]

What kind of whiskey has sugar?? Typically any distilled alcohols are zero carb.

I typed in nutritional information of whiskey and it said 28G sugar. It didn't list a specific brand.

[The Brave Little Toaster Oven]

People say they can, but science and research says they can't.

I can taste the difference between Bud and the rest....I dont like the rice brewing technique - how in the hell is that considered American?

[SkinsHokieFan]

I seem to be one of the few who has no trouble the next morning, after drinking lots of light beer. Although I have a strange resistance to hangovers. No matter how terribly drunk I get, or what beer/liquor I drink, I feel great the next morning. Bud Light is my preferred brand, but I'll drink any of them. Coors Light sucks ass though. So does Keystone, but that's the point....its cheap ****. Like drinking PBR. Or Steel Reserve. You know going in.

I was that way at 21 :)

Hangovers didn't start to hit me till around age 25. Now I rarely rarely drink if ever, so 2-3 drinks and the next morning sucks

[matty dread]

I typed in nutritional information of whiskey and it said 28G sugar. It didn't list a specific brand.

Not sure where that info is coming from but it's not correct. Hard liquor does not have sugar unless it's added after distilling.

The process of distilling turns sugars into alcohol.

---------- Post added March-9th-2011 at 09:26 AM ----------


I can taste the difference between Bud and the rest....I dont like the rice brewing technique - how in the hell is that considered American?

Yeah right? Corn is the American way baby!

[TD_washingtonredskins]

I'm with the OP...I can't really tell the difference between Bud Light or Miller Lite. Now, I can tell the difference between one of those two and Michelob Ultra (or any of those low-low-calorie beers). And, once the beers get a little darker, I can obviously tell the difference between Sam Adams or, say, Blue Moon. But, I never got the whole Red Team (Bud) vs. Blue Team (Miller) before.

[Forehead]

I can't tell the difference between the big three, they all taste the same to me. And I drank enough of it in college when that was all we could afford.

I'll admit I'm a beer snot now, I drink mostly Guinness, occasionally a Smithwicks, Harp or Bass, or I'll go to the Belgian place down the road and drink their Trappist beers which are all full flavored. Honestly, if you have the means to afford them, I can't understand why anyone would willingly pick a light beer, there's just no satisfaction in drinking them.

[grego]

If we are talking cheap beer - Miller High Life...it is so filling, I can only drink two in a sitting

what is it with that beer? i've probably had it twice in my life, and it bloats me. corona does the same thing.

[The Brave Little Toaster Oven]

what is it with that beer? i've probably had it twice in my life, and it bloats me. corona does the same thing.

I dont know either - the first couple sips taste pretty good and hit the spot...but then it gets painful to finish it :ols:

[Reaper 21]

im just excited for football cuz this is the first season that ill be 21, just turned 21 in february. so for now all beer is beer.

[Homercles82]

what is it with that beer? i've probably had it twice in my life, and it bloats me. corona does the same thing.

For me, it is good for a cheap beer. Something I can buy a case of and throw in the cooler, then not get mad when everyone starts grabbing them. It's taste is sufficient for cheap beer.

[Jeeb]

I regularly drink Miller Lite and Coors Light, and I can taste the difference between ML, CL, and BL. I cannot drink Bud Light. Probably because I've been drinking ML solidly for the past 5 years.

I do enjoy other beers, (Octoberfests, Shiner/amber bock, Smithwicks, and any other malty beers I can find) but I wake up with the worst headache. I could drink 15 "light" beers or 5 "normal" beers and wake up with the same killer hangover...

I'm pretty much the same way but switch miller light with Bud Light. I cannot stomach Miller Light at all.

[China]

What kind of whiskey has sugar?? Typically any distilled alcohols are zero carb.

:secret: Defined chemically (as neutral compounds of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen), alcohol is a carbohydrate. But the etymology of the word is that carboydrates contain carbon, hydrogen and oxygen and are usually in the proportion to form water with the general formula Cn(H2O)n. So people will say it's not a carbohydrate because the oxygen isn't in proportion.

Low carb does not mean low calorie. Alcohol contains more calories per gram (6) than sugar (4).

[Tweedr01]

I can't tell the difference between the big three, they all taste the same to me. And I drank enough of it in college when that was all we could afford.

I'll admit I'm a beer snot now, I drink mostly Guinness, occasionally a Smithwicks, Harp or Bass, or I'll go to the Belgian place down the road and drink their Trappist beers which are all full flavored. Honestly, if you have the means to afford them, I can't understand why anyone would willingly pick a light beer, there's just no satisfaction in drinking them.
i see you are in woodbridge, what belgian place are you talking about? is that the new bungalow alehouse? i had some friends who went there and said it was awesome!

[Lombardi's_kid_brother]

Miller High Life always makes me think that I am drinking liquid bread. I used to drink it because that's what Kevin Costner drank in Bull Durham. I also liked talking like Ossie Davis and saying, "Where is the Miller High Life?"

[dchogs]

when i'm drinking light beer, i don''t really care much what i'm drinking. if i have a choice between the big three, i'd go miller>bud>coors.

[greenspandan]

man, i feel truly sorry for people who have actually developed a palette than can discern the miniscule gradients of taste between the various pisswaters of bud light, miller lite, coors, etc. What a waste.

the most infuriating thing is the Millier Lite commercials, which try so darn hard to pretend their beer has flavor. such a blatant lie. and then, based on that faulty premise, the commercials try to terrify men into ordering Miller Lite, for fear of being perceived as a wimp by the bartender. stupid on so many levels. the irony is, you would be hard pressed to find a wimpier beer than miller lite (or coors, or bud, or whatever). fear that your machismo is being threatened is a truly idiotic factor to base a beer choice on, but if you really are that insecure, i suggest seeking out REAL beer such as Dogfish Head or Unibroue or Stone or Rogue. hell, even stadiums and crappy chain restaurants usually have Sam Adams somewhere -- not a huge fan of the boston lager, but most of their seasonals have some character.

[More Complete]

They even have Guinness.

:pint:

[The Brave Little Toaster Oven]

Miller High Life always makes me think that I am drinking liquid bread. I used to drink it because that's what Kevin Costner drank in Bull Durham. I also liked talking like Ossie Davis and saying, "Where is the Miller High Life?"

This commercial alone made me want to drink a High Life :ols:

I cant explain it....it just makes me want it haha


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lb28iZKHJc

[Prosperity]

I share the sentiment, but there are some light beers that are actually significantly worse

namely: Beast Light

[Hdf561]

Its simple if I am going to pay money for beer Im going to buy the beer I like....but if Its free I will drink whatever beer there is.

BTW I do not like Miller Lite, I was at verizon center the other week and the Coors Light line was to long and the short line was either Miller Lite or Stella....I got Stella. However if you had a 12 pack of them and were handing them out, I would drink as many as you let me.

[Forehead]

i see you are in woodbridge, what belgian place are you talking about? is that the new bungalow alehouse? i had some friends who went there and said it was awesome!

No, it's a place down in Occoquan called the **** and Bowl. Their menu revolves around mussles and frites (french fries) so they're trying for some authenticity. I believe at least one of the owners (a married couple) is from Belgium.

The food I find to be a little overpriced for what you get, but their Belgian beer list is incredible, though marked up. If you go, try the Rochefort 8, that's quickly becoming my new favorite beer.

[Kosher Ham]

And I think Stella tastes like Heineken (which I won't drink).

Different strokes for different folks indeed.

:cheers:

[HEavyJumbo85]

And I think Stella tastes like Heineken (which I won't drink).

Different strokes for different folks indeed.

:cheers:

Both of those beers taste like outside to me. Heineken tastes like grass and Stella tastes like sticks and leaves...weird.

[Tweedr01]

No, it's a place down in Occoquan called the **** and Bowl. Their menu revolves around mussles and frites (french fries) so they're trying for some authenticity. I believe at least one of the owners (a married couple) is from Belgium.

The food I find to be a little overpriced for what you get, but their Belgian beer list is incredible, though marked up. If you go, try the Rochefort 8, that's quickly becoming my new favorite beer.
oh man, I heard about that place, it's just been so long since I've been to occaquan. i think the last time i was there was madigans for st. paddys day

---------- Post added March-9th-2011 at 01:10 PM ----------


Both of those beers taste like outside to me. Heineken tastes like grass and Stella tastes like sticks and leaves...weird.
uh, how would you know what grass, sticks, and leaves taste like?

[HEavyJumbo85]

uh, how would you know what grass, sticks, and leaves taste like?

I was curious

[Tweedr01]

I was curious
haha, i was gonna try a dog owner joke but i just finished lunch and now i'm in a slight food coma...good answer tho!

---------- Post added March-9th-2011 at 01:43 PM ----------


I don't bash others for drinking lite beers or companies using commercials to promote training beverages. Eventually when the youngins' voices deepen and they have their first signs of chest hair they might be ready for a Guinness or Heineken. :) :D


j/k
i know your just joking but there is a little bit of truth to that, the older you get the more inclined you are to not listen to the commercials and get a beer that you enjoy....that and beer guts

[Bang]

I drink Miller Lite.. because it's a halfway decent pilsner, and it's usually the ONLY pilsner in the beer case... except for Pilsner Urquell, which tastes like sewage.
The beer coolers in the stores around here are like 85% lagers, and 14% ale. I like a pilsner.. Sam Adams used to make a Golden Pilsner,, and it was delicious.. but they don't anymore. the last pilsner of theirs I got was an Imperial Pilsner,, 4 bottles of the worst tasting stuff I ever bought. WAY overdone.

~Bang

[Major Harris]

i drink coors light. it's better than the others, imo. however, i'll drink bud light no problem. but any miller product give me instant headaches.

[PokerPacker]

I don't bash others for drinking lite beers or companies using commercials to promote training beverages. Eventually when the youngins' voices deepen and they have their first signs of chest hair they might be ready for a Guinness or Heineken. :) :D


j/k

Will you accept McSorely's Dark Ale?

[#98QBKiller]

I don't bash others for drinking lite beers or companies using commercials to promote training beverages. Eventually when the youngins' voices deepen and they have their first signs of chest hair they might be ready for a Guinness or Heineken. :) :D


j/k

:ols:

[HBnotBlades]

I get spoiled with the beer selection up here around Vermont, it's pretty rare to see someone actually drinking bud/miller/coors light willingly. We've got a lot of local breweries who make great beer like Switchback, Long Trail, Harpoon, Trout River, Rock Art, Otter Creek, etc..

The exception of course is cheap beer specials like $1.50 tallboys of Gansett or PBR. I'm not going to turn that down.

---------- Post added March-9th-2011 at 02:06 PM ----------


The beer coolers in the stores around here are like 85% lagers, and 14% ale. I like a pilsner.. Sam Adams used to make a Golden Pilsner,, and it was delicious.. but they don't anymore. the last pilsner of theirs I got was an Imperial Pilsner,, 4 bottles of the worst tasting stuff I ever bought. WAY overdone.

~Bang

You might be thinking of their Noble Pils, which is a spring seasonal beer. I had one last night (delicious), so I know it's available now.

I agree with you about the imperial Pilsner, I wasn't a fan either.

[The Brave Little Toaster Oven]

I get spoiled with the beer selection up here around Vermont, it's pretty rare to see someone actually drinking bud/miller/coors light willingly. We've got a lot of local breweries who make great beer like Switchback, Long Trail, Harpoon, Trout River, Rock Art, Otter Creek, etc..


Since youre closer to Maine, have you tried Allagash? I bought one while I toured the brewery that was aged in a Jim Beam bourbon barrel...it was awesome - Allagash Curieux is the name

[Elessar78]

Are you familiar with Wolaver's up there?

[HBnotBlades]

Since youre closer to Maine, have you tried Allagash? I bought one while I toured the brewery that was aged in a Jim Beam bourbon barrel...it was awesome - Allagash Curieux is the name

Yea, Allagash makes great stuff. Their Allagash White is actually what I would consider a very "good" light beer.

Their Dubbel is great too, I may have to pick up a bottle to drink while watching the Caps tonight.


Are you familiar with Wolaver's up there?

Definitely, it's you can basically find it anywhere that's not a 7-Eleven or a gas station. I'm a big fan of their IPA and Oatmeal Stout.

[#98QBKiller]

Yea, Allagash makes great stuff. Their Allagash White is actually what I would consider a very "good" light beer.


Allagash White is a great beer, but I don't think it counts as light unless Belgian whites are naturally light beers.

[HOF44]

No, it's a place down in Occoquan called the **** and Bowl. Their menu revolves around mussles and frites (french fries) so they're trying for some authenticity. I believe at least one of the owners (a married couple) is from Belgium.

The food I find to be a little overpriced for what you get, but their Belgian beer list is incredible, though marked up. If you go, try the Rochefort 8, that's quickly becoming my new favorite beer.

Thanks for the heads up Forward, gonna be giving this place a try.

[ConnSKINS26]

Just came back from VT over the weekend, went to the Burlington Brewery or something like that, they had some GREAT unique beers brewed there...the Burly Irish Ale was the best for sure.

[sportjunkie07]

i hear ya op. ive never really understood it either. its friggin light beer, who cares. though i do have my preference. millerlite, keystone, coors lite, bud lite, nadi lite, etc.

[HBnotBlades]

Allagash White is a great beer, but I don't think it counts as light unless Belgian whites are naturally light beers.

I didn't mean to imply that it was in the "light beer"category like Miller or Bud, just that it's a light-bodied/summer time beer like wheat ales, pilsners or whites.

---------- Post added March-9th-2011 at 05:33 PM ----------


Just came back from VT over the weekend, went to the Burlington Brewery or something like that, they had some GREAT unique beers brewed there...the Burly Irish Ale was the best for sure.

If you're ever skiing or driving through the Waterbury area (near Stowe, Sugarbush, Mad River Glen) you should go The Alchemist for some beer. That place is out of this world.

[TheDoyler23]

I prefer Miller Lite, but it's all pretty much the same if I'm going for quantity.

[Major Harris]

doesn't take long for the beer snobs to invade the light beer thread. lol

[Tweedr01]

doesn't take long for the beer snobs to invade the light beer snob thread. lol
there fixed it for ya

[#98QBKiller]

I didn't mean to imply that it was in the "light beer"category like Miller or Bud, just that it's a light-bodied/summer time beer like wheat ales, pilsners or whites..

I get what you mean now. I definitely agree, they're awesome summer beers. I don't think I've had an Allagash White or Hoegaarden since last summer actually.


there fixed it for ya

lol

[Park City Skins]

doesn't take long for the beer snobs to invade the light beer thread. lol :ols: Never does. But that's life in Tailgate for ya. :pint:


there fixed it for ya

Can't fix what wasn't broken in the first place. :D


Oh and here.

http://www.extremeskins.com/showthread.php?271282-The-Beer-Thread/page52

[#98QBKiller]

He had the nerve to say beer is beer.

I hope he was fired.

[Park City Skins]

I can honestly say I've never asked someone why they drank light beer. I could honestly give ****. :ols:

[KDawg]

None of you have ever heard of the best light beer, is my guess. Genny Light. Cheap and gets the job done... And it's local. Mmmmm. (And by Mmmm I mean I don't know if there is a taste or not, so it takes on the taste of whatever it is you're eating. If you're not eating you're probably so far gone that it doesn't matter in the least :ols:)

[Forehead]

None of you have ever heard of the best light beer, is my guess. Genny Light. Cheap and gets the job done... And it's local. Mmmmm. (And by Mmmm I mean I don't know if there is a taste or not, so it takes on the taste of whatever it is you're eating. If you're not eating you're probably so far gone that it doesn't matter in the least :ols:)

Ah Genesee, the beer of kings...or at least the preferred beer of my backwoods Pennsylvania cousins.

By the way, Genny gets bonus points for having a beer spokesman named Chet Hammerton.

[KDawg]

Ah Genesee, the beer of kings...or at least the preferred beer of my backwoods Pennsylvania cousins.

By the way, Genny gets bonus points for having a beer spokesman named Chet Hammerton.

Get it right, it's crafted in Rochester, NY. 3+ hours away from those back woods hicks!

[Forehead]

Get it right, it's crafted in Rochester, NY. 3+ hours away from those back woods hicks!

I never said where it was brewed, I just said it was the preferred beer of my cousins. And it is. My uncle Chuck pounds Genny Cream Ales non-stop at our family reunions, or at least he used to.

[KDawg]

I never said where it was brewed, I just said it was the preferred beer of my cousins. And it is. My uncle Chuck pounds Genny Cream Ales non-stop at our family reunions, or at least he used to.

Cream-Ales... Yeah. Not a supporter.

:)

[matty dread]

They call 'em Genny Screamers for a reason, just sayin'

[S.T.real,lights,out]

I dont like the taste of Miller very much compared to Coors but no way am i going to walk around the stadium to find a Coors. I would just deal.

[Tweedr01]

I still believe the Man Card police recruitment increased after guys back in the day started Sampling Zima Beer and claimed it was great beer.
FACT: zima was never a great beer, lol

I think that plays into the point though. Teenagers who watch the commercials want zima because it looks cool in commercials, in real life when you outgrow the immaturity of it all you get something that you want or enjoy because you could give two craps what anyone else thinks.