Regular Beer Poll

It's a long story from years ago, but pretty much the only mainstream beer I drink is Budweiser. It's no worse than anything else, and it's the first American beer I liked.

Short version of a long story: it was a really hot day; i was stuck standing in the sun; when finally released I ran straight to the beer cooler (garbage can of ice) and drank the first thing I grabbed. It was the best beer ever. It was a bud.

None.

Unless Sam Adams counts as mainstream now, since it's on just about everywhere.

-Steve

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Here in Chicago, I go with Special Export, Strohs or PBR in that order. The first two are hard to find, but PBR is now everywhere, having almost disappeared from the Chicago market a decade ago.

Perry

Bourbon.

Eugene (one of Pfeister's beer-snob friends who will keep trying to help him see the light)

Here in Washington the worst dive serves one or all of the following Redhook ESB, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, or Alaskan Amber. If I were to find myself in Mississippi I would order whatever they had on tap. Is there really much of a difference between Mega lagers? Bud Coors Miller all the same when you serve them ice cold

None. I don't drink macro beer because it's crappy-tasting stuff. I don't want it, and I'd rather have water. Fortunately, in the Twin Cities, Summitt EPA is available basically everywhere, so I never have to face that particular conundrum.

Most every bar I've been in has at least one semi-micro Sam Adams. Otherwise a Bud, Miller or Coors would do just fine.

I don't. I'd rather drink water. If the "establishement" has a liquor license, chances are they'll have Maker's Mark to accompany.

The last time I can remember being in such an "establishment" was on the order of two decades ago, though, so such an occurrence is a rarity (fortunately).

Soon, it will be nearly indistinguishable from Bud, since it will probably be brewed at the A-B plant in Newark.

Drink up!

PBR or Genuine Draft.

Root beer.

Heh, I have a friend who bartends, and if she catches us ordering a Rolling Rock, she slaps us.

I like Fritos, but I don't want that taste in my beer.

But then again, my secret shame is that in my group of friends we still play a drinking game (Cocoa Crunchies; it's an in-group thing) and that means the fridge where we play is always stocked with cheap canned beer. That's not Bud Miller Coors, but more like Hamms Busch Milwaukee's Best (etc).

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I would guess Guiness, Murphys, any dark Czech lagers, a doppelbock or a lambic. Lambic isn't that mainstream, but that depends on country of course. In Holland, you can find them almost in every joint. Hah..

Was in St Louis on business, & ask bartender my usual question "you got any good local beer? and he looked at me real funny and said. "Yeah. Budweiser." I ordered a tequila & tonic, but I'm still amazed!