Good, Cheap, Domestic Beer.

Sun Tzu · 07-21-2011, 02:11 PM

This past weekend I had the in-laws over. My father-in-law drinks Keystone Light (aka "blues"), which tastes like beer flavored seltzer water if you ask me. We picked up a 30 pack for, oh I donno, $15 or something, and figured he'd be happy. As it turns out, he brought some Coors Light with him, which tastes like a slightly stronger beer flavored seltzer water. All of the beer was left here afterward, so now I have about 45 mix-and-match Keystone/Coors.

That got me thinking. Are there any good tasting, cheap, domestic beers on the market? I typically pick up a six pack every other week of something random...dark, wheat, ale, IPA, etc...but I always skip right past the domestics and go for the $7.99+ stuff. If I found something quality that I don't have to shotgun three cans inside of ten minutes just to feel the effects, I'd probably buy it semi-regularly.

Coffee Warlord · 07-21-2011, 02:18 PM

Like the old 'Good, Cheap, Fast, pick any two' quote, much the same applies with beer here.

CleBrownsfan · 07-21-2011, 02:20 PM

I'm strictly an IPA / Pale Ale kind of a guy now....

When I do drink domestic - it's Miller Lite.

I know this doesn't answer your question but had to reply because I like beer

Ronnie Dobbs2 · 07-21-2011, 02:21 PM

I'll probably take flak for this but I've found Landshark to be an enjoyable domestic lager.

Sun Tzu · 07-21-2011, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Ronnie Dobbs2

I'll probably take flak for this but I've found Landshark to be an enjoyable domestic lager.

You know, I thought Landshark was decent too. I think it still falls under the more expensive type though. Most 6 packs are $6.99 or so, which makes it just as pricey as a Stella. In other words, you can't buy a 30 pack for $20, and it doesn't come in can form

digamma · 07-21-2011, 02:37 PM

Life is too short to drink cheap, tasteless beer.

mckerney · 07-21-2011, 02:39 PM

For a cheap domestic I like Summit Extra Pale Ale, 6 pack is $6.99 or 12 for $12.99. Or a six pack Grain Belt for $5.99.

johnnyshaka · 07-21-2011, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by digamma

Life is too short to drink cheap, tasteless beer.

Amen, brother.

Scoobz0202 · 07-21-2011, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by digamma

Life is too short to drink cheap, tasteless beer.

Amen.

I'm young (23), and have dabbled here and there in micro/craft beer before. Around 18-19 I tried but I didn't really grasp what the hell I was doing and at that point my palette wasn't ready for it I don't think. Last year I had a Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald and my life changed....

QuikSand · 07-21-2011, 02:42 PM

For a pretty long time, I think the slam dunk answer here was Old Milwaukee. (Not Milwaukee's Best, mind you)

It's been a long while since I bought some, and it's now owned by Pabst (not sure how long that has been the case) so it may not be the case any longer -- but simple Old Milwaukee made a very acceptable and pretty cheap lager at least late into the 1990s.

Ronnie Dobbs2 · 07-21-2011, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by digamma

Life is too short to drink cheap, tasteless beer.

I think its all about context. There are times when I want a Dogfish. There are times I want a Victory. There are times I want a Guinness. But there are definitely times where I want (several) cold Bud Lights too.

jeff061 · 07-21-2011, 02:44 PM

Harpoon, known for their IPA but they are pretty good all around. Bout the cheapest I get. May be local to New England?

Dogfish head's the gold standard for IPA, but not cheap.

Sun Tzu · 07-21-2011, 02:48 PM

I wonder if they even have Old Milwaukee on the west coast. I've tried PBR before, and while it does have a unique taste (almost to the point of being sweet) I'll stick to my belief that unique does not = good.

On the point of life being too short to drink tasteless beer, aren't you only selling yourself short by not tasting as many beers as possible? I wouldn't call myself a beer connoisseur by any stretch, but I do enjoy a $10 single bottle of craft beer from time to time. My only issue is that for my palette IPA's that are over-the-top hoppy, are just too bitter to actually enjoy.

cartman · 07-21-2011, 02:50 PM

When I was in China last December, their gourmet beer was...

Pabst Blue Ribbon

Sun Tzu · 07-21-2011, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by cartman

When I was in China last December, their gourmet beer was...

Pabst Blue Ribbon

Funny. My buddy spent a good amount of time in Jolly ol' England in the early 2000's. He said their beer of choice was...

Budweiser.

MacroGuru · 07-21-2011, 02:54 PM

PBR or Labatt for me....

But I do prefer the micro's or specialty beers.

k0ruptr · 07-21-2011, 02:59 PM

Primo - it's available on the west coast now too, but I'm not sure how cheap it is.

mckerney · 07-21-2011, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Sun Tzu

Funny. My buddy spent a good amount of time in Jolly ol' England in the early 2000's. He said their beer of choice was...

Budweiser.

The American one? There's a European beer named Budweiser that's sold undetermined a different name in the US (Czechvar, I think).

Sun Tzu · 07-21-2011, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by k0ruptr

Primo - it's available on the west coast now too, but I'm not sure how cheap it is.

Haha, they don't have that stuff on the mainland...at least not in places like Safeway/Vons/Raleys/etc. You have to go to a specialty store to get that or any of the Maui Brewing Company stuff. It's a shame too, because the MBC Coconut Porter is probably my all-time favorite brew.

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Originally Posted by mckerney

The American one? There's a European beer named Budweiser that's sold undetermined a different name in the US (Czechvar, I think).

That I don't know. I'd have to ask him. He talked about it like it was the American version. He said they drink a lot of Coors too.

k0ruptr · 07-21-2011, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Sun Tzu

Haha, they don't have that stuff on the mainland...at least not in places like Safeway/Vons/Raleys/etc. You have to go to a specialty store to get that or any of the Maui Brewing Company stuff. It's a shame too, because the MBC Coconut Porter is probably my all-time favorite brew.

damn, they need to get that stuff in a safeway over there, I'd have to think it would sell pretty well... hmm

Crapshoot · 07-21-2011, 03:04 PM

Maybe its the former Yinzer in me, but I really liked Yuengling, even though its hard to find on the West Coast.

dolfin · 07-21-2011, 03:05 PM

I like Bud Select (the black label)

PilotMan · 07-21-2011, 03:29 PM

The simple answer is no, but honestly, Michelob Ultra Dark, and Amber Bock are really good inexpensive beers. Otherwise, Shiner is the best for my money.

yacovfb · 07-21-2011, 03:30 PM

Yuengling and Rolling Rock are my favorites of the cheap domestic beers.

stevew · 07-21-2011, 03:38 PM

Most good cheap american beer is good for.......cooking.

britrock88 · 07-21-2011, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Scoobz0202

Last year I had a Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald and my life changed....

Love the Edmund Fitz!!!

Umm, Bud? Molson? Killian's?

JediKooter · 07-21-2011, 04:03 PM

Hamms?

Karlifornia · 07-21-2011, 04:04 PM

It's time for you to start living the High Life!

Suburban Rhythm · 07-21-2011, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Crapshoot

Maybe its the former Yinzer in me, but I really liked Yuengling, even though its hard to find on the West Coast.

Former?

Once you are in, it's FOR LIFE!

I'll echo Yuengling and Rolling Rock. Maybe it's in comparison to the Iron most people like around here that makes it seem better.

k0ruptr · 07-21-2011, 04:50 PM

I love Rolling Rock.

Sun Tzu · 07-21-2011, 04:52 PM

I can't think of Rolling Rock without thinking of this movie.

http://youtu.be/V95cSlAu2l8

miked · 07-21-2011, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Karlifornia

It's time for you to start living the High Life!

This! The champagne of beers!

cartman · 07-21-2011, 04:57 PM

I haven't tried it yet, but Walgreen's is selling a private label beer for $2.99/six pack.

SackAttack · 07-21-2011, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

Like the old 'Good, Cheap, Fast, pick any two' quote, much the same applies with beer here.

I was just gonna say this. Good, cheap, or domestic. Pick two of three.

Ronnie Dobbs2 · 07-21-2011, 05:19 PM

There are good, cheap, foreign beers?

Sun Tzu · 07-21-2011, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Ronnie Dobbs2

There are good, cheap, foreign beers?

That was my reaction too.

PackerFanatic · 07-21-2011, 05:47 PM

PBR. Hell yes.

lungs · 07-21-2011, 06:02 PM

Not sure if it's available much outside of Wisconsin, but I like Schlitz since they've gone back to their old recipe. It at least resembles a beer unlike the Millers and Budweisers of the world.

I drink PBR when I want something a little lighter. Old Style used to be my clear favorite but they tried to mimic Schlitz by going back to some old recipe that tasted to watered down for me.

molson · 07-21-2011, 06:19 PM

I'm enjoying a can of coors light right now and while I wouldn't try to convince anyone it was "good", if it's ice cold it's not too bad on a summer night and you can usually find some crazy volume deals of the stuff

CleBrownsfan · 07-21-2011, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Scoobz0202

Amen.

I'm young (23), and have dabbled here and there in micro/craft beer before. Around 18-19 I tried but I didn't really grasp what the hell I was doing and at that point my palette wasn't ready for it I don't think. Last year I had a Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald and my life changed....

Scoobz - I'm not sure where in Ohio you live but the micro brew I worked for is now selling their beer in other bars, supermarkets, ect. The Brewery is called The Brew Kettle. If you see any of their beers (Old 21 IPA, Red Eye PA, 4 C's are their most popular) then I suggest you try them out. Damn good beer - they have beaten Great Lakes a couple years in a row in the IX Center's beer festival.

Scoobz0202 · 07-21-2011, 06:50 PM

I'll try and find it. I'm going to highly doubt I can get it though. I live in western ohio, right on the Indiana border. Mercer county. Middle of the ohio indiana border.

Small town. For a small town I have a couple good stores with some selection, but i don't have one of those AWESOME beer stores. I am almost positive the local carry-out doesn't have it, but I will check out the super market that has a pretty good selection.

Ryan S · 07-22-2011, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by mckerney

The American one? There's a European beer named Budweiser that's sold undetermined a different name in the US (Czechvar, I think).

Yep, the US version.

Pretty much every pub, bar and club in the country sells it.

sterlingice · 07-22-2011, 03:16 PM

I love the number of people who cannot resist posting in a thread about beer even tho it's clear that OP is looking for "cheap domestic beer" with all the standard disclaimers of "haha, I know there's no such thing", a good third of the thread has to go "haha, there's no such thing" or "how about my snobby beer that doesn't qualify?"

(Then again, I just did the same thing in pointing that out. D'oh)

SI

Honolulu_Blue · 07-22-2011, 03:30 PM

Yuengling is excellent. I wish they sold it in Michigan.

When I drink in bulk, I like PBR, Molson or Labbats usually. While I love more expensive beer with more taste to it, if I am going to be drinking 10+ beers over the course of an evening or so, I need something with less flavor to it.

I. J. Reilly · 07-22-2011, 03:39 PM

I drink Miller Lite quite often. Two reasons: one it’s so damn hot here that anything that isn’t watered down tastes like crap, and two they have that sweet vortex bottle. Any marketing campaign that fucking stupid simply has to be patronized.

tarcone · 07-22-2011, 04:22 PM

Back in the 80s I drank red, white and blue. 2.99 a 12 pack. I ignored the fact that my SIL found gravel at the bottom of a can.

Old Style is the beer of Chicago. I drank a lot that also.

CleBrownsfan · 07-22-2011, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

Yuengling is excellent. I wish they sold it in Michigan.
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Rumor is that Ohio will be distributing Yuengling starting this October. If true - I'll be a happy man

ColtCrazy · 07-22-2011, 06:51 PM

When I was in India, we went to a party put on by one of the richest men in the city (Amritsar). He came up to me, as I was the only American male there below 45, and said "I have a treat for you!" He lead me to a barrel with ice and cold Stroh's beer inside. Cheap, yes. Good....meh.

SteveMax58 · 07-22-2011, 07:32 PM

I am definitely not a fancy beer guy. I am usually a Bud Light guy for similar reasons as IJ Reilly.

But when I want a similar beer that actually tastes good to me, I will pickup some Icehouse. I actually really like it. Matter of fact...I think I'm going to grab some for the weekend.

DanGarion · 07-22-2011, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by mckerney

The American one? There's a European beer named Budweiser that's sold undetermined a different name in the US (Czechvar, I think).

Yes, real American Budweiser. It's popular in Ireland too, my wife's father loved the stuff and it was basically all he drank and he was as Irish as they come...

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Sun Tzu Pro Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: In the thick of it.	I wonder if they even have Old Milwaukee on the west coast. I've tried PBR before, and while it does have a unique taste (almost to the point of being sweet) I'll stick to my belief that unique does not = good. On the point of life being too short to drink tasteless beer, aren't you only selling yourself short by not tasting as many beers as possible? I wouldn't call myself a beer connoisseur by any stretch, but I do enjoy a $10 single bottle of craft beer from time to time. My only issue is that for my palette IPA's that are over-the-top hoppy, are just too bitter to actually enjoy. __________________ I'm still here. Don't touch my fucking bacon.

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Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Like the old 'Good, Cheap, Fast, pick any two' quote, much the same applies with beer here.

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QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	For a pretty long time, I think the slam dunk answer here was Old Milwaukee. (Not Milwaukee's Best, mind you) It's been a long while since I bought some, and it's now owned by Pabst (not sure how long that has been the case) so it may not be the case any longer -- but simple Old Milwaukee made a very acceptable and pretty cheap lager at least late into the 1990s.

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Crapshoot Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2003	Maybe its the former Yinzer in me, but I really liked Yuengling, even though its hard to find on the West Coast.

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dolfin High School JV Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Texas	I like Bud Select (the black label)

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yacovfb H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Aug 2002	Yuengling and Rolling Rock are my favorites of the cheap domestic beers.

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lungs Pro Rookie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Prairie du Sac, WI	Not sure if it's available much outside of Wisconsin, but I like Schlitz since they've gone back to their old recipe. It at least resembles a beer unlike the Millers and Budweisers of the world. I drink PBR when I want something a little lighter. Old Style used to be my clear favorite but they tried to mimic Schlitz by going back to some old recipe that tasted to watered down for me.

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SteveMax58 College Starter Join Date: Dec 2006	I am definitely not a fancy beer guy. I am usually a Bud Light guy for similar reasons as IJ Reilly. But when I want a similar beer that actually tastes good to me, I will pickup some Icehouse. I actually really like it. Matter of fact...I think I'm going to grab some for the weekend.

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