Of Buses, Bills, and Blame.

[Miss Maple Leaf]

I'm surprised they'd use that slogan. After all, it could be interpreted as "This is the beer for alcoholics". For comparison, let's look at Guinness and Pabst Blue Ribbon. Someone who enjoys a pint or two of GOOD beer will go for the Guinness, while someone looking for the cheapest stuff will swill PBR by the case.

Well, you certainly know how to put a negative spin on things, don't you? Don't ever go into advertising.

And Pabst? Seriously? You name that garbage along with actual, good beers? I wouldn't give that shit to my worst enemy. I'd rather go teetotal than let that cat piss assault my taste buds.

*facepalm*

Keith's? Really, dude? Yeah yeah, 'Those who like it, like it a lot', and that's certainly true around here, but what they don't say is that either you like it a lot, or you hate it. There's no middle ground with Keith's. If you like strong bitter ale, then Keith's is the #1 choice.

I can't stand the stuff.

Eh, to each their own. That just means more for me!

(And yeah, I tend to prefer stronger flavours. I find them easier to taste. I don't know if I ever mentioned it on here, but I have no sense of smell, and as a result my sense of taste is rather weak.)

[wolfie]

And Pabst? Seriously? You name that garbage along with actual, good beers? I wouldn't give that shit to my worst enemy. I'd rather go teetotal than let that cat piss assault my taste buds.

Be glad cats can't read, or you'd be mauled for that insulting comparison to their piss. If you look back at post #42, you'll see more about my opinion of PBR.

[mharbourgirl]

Eh, to each their own. That just means more for me!

(And yeah, I tend to prefer stronger flavours. I find them easier to taste. I don't know if I ever mentioned it on here, but I have no sense of smell, and as a result my sense of taste is rather weak.)

Oh, I get you on the tasting thing. I have a weirdly wired olfactory system myself, and while I like some bitter flavours, they have to be pretty mild.

I'll just make sure that if you come to visit there'll be a case of Keith's sitting next to my case of Blue, and the party is on.

[Jester]

Out of curiosity, has Yuengling made it to your fair isle yet? Their lager is pretty good on draft.

Yuengling has been here for quite a while, and is available in both bottle and draft form in many, many bars down here. My one job has it both ways, AND bottles of Yuengling Light, while my other job has just Yuengling draft.

And Yuengling is actually rather prevalent throughout Florida, which causes much head-scratching of people from the Northeast. But what they don't realize is that, about 20 years ago, Yuengling took over an old Stroh's brewery in the Tampa area as their second brewery, which is why it is so easy to find down here. Technically speaking, Yuengling, a beer known for being from Pennsylvania, is a local beer down here in Florida.

I think the reason I like it so much (well, the India Pale Ale anyway. Haven't tried any of the others) is over-exposure as a child.

I remember we tried a few of their beers at a tasting, but the only one I really remember is the Pale Ale (not the IPA), as I tried that prior to the tasting up in Fort Lauderdale, when it was the only beer at the bar I didn't recognize.

Personally, I think it is okay, decent tasting, but nothing to go crazy over. Average at best.

...what they don't say is that either you like it a lot, or you hate it. There's no middle ground with Keith's.

Hi there. I'm in the middle ground with Keith's, as evidenced by my comment above.

Thank you, drive safely.

[Moosenogger]

Sometimes, when people travel, they travel through some kind of black hole that steals their sanity and makes them into sniveling, drooling morons. Anyone buying beer in Key West should automatically realize that it's a tourist hot spot and is therefore expensive as shit.

I always laugh on the inside when people complain about our cigarette prices because it's more expensive than at the whole-in-the-wall store located in Nowhere, Shithole that they're used to. If they think our prices are so bad, they should go to New York where a single pack of Newport costs upwards of $13.

[Jester]

"Back in Kansas, beer isn't this expensive!"

See those palm trees out there, and that blue, blue water? Yeah? Well, does that fucking look like Kansas to you?"

[Mikkel]

"Back in Kansas, beer isn't this expensive!"

See those palm trees out there, and that blue, blue water? Yeah? Well, does that fucking look like Kansas to you?"

In this case I wouldn't be able to help myself.
"Toto, I've got the feeling we are not in Kansas anymore"

[Cat Herder]

Jester, here's your tip:



You're welcome.

My holy work is done.

[Jester]

I'll thank you profusely just as soon as my bank accepts that.

[protege]

And Pabst? Seriously? You name that garbage along with actual, good beers? I wouldn't give that shit to my worst enemy. I'd rather go teetotal than let that cat piss assault my taste buds.

I was thinking the same thing. Pabst, and Red Dog (another cheap, nasty swill) aren't exactly for drinking. They work great at mundane tasks...like loosening up lug nuts on rusty pickups

Give me a Yuengling, Old Speckled Hen, Guinness, or equivalent, and I'm good.

[Jester]

An occasional PBR is okay, and I remember buying and drinking Red Dog back in the day. *shrug* No better or worse than PBR, Icehouse, Miller High Life, MGD, Bud, or any other generic stuff.

[Mytical]

I am ashamed to admit that at one time I thought Budweiser was a great beer. Until I tried Guinness. Then I tried other things and yeah..Bud was not even in the top 20. Keep in mind that until my 31st birthday I had about 5 beers in my whole entire life. Even after my 31st..I only had maybe 22 or so.

[Jester]

Even after my 31st..I only had maybe 22 or so.

Heh. I have more than that many reviews of beers I've tried over the last few months sitting in my phone waiting for me to post over in the CS Booze Club.

[Miss Maple Leaf]

Be glad cats can't read, or you'd be mauled for that insulting comparison to their piss. If you look back at post #42, you'll see more about my opinion of PBR.

All right, I apologize to all cats out there. I didn't mean to insult you. Please forgive me. PBR is not cat piss. Cat piss would be preferable to PBR.

And yeah, I saw your opinion on PBR. I was just teasing you about mentioning that sewer water along with proper beers.

I'll just make sure that if you come to visit there'll be a case of Keith's sitting next to my case of Blue, and the party is on.

Woot! *pumps fists into air* Sounds good to me. And if you ever visit here, I'll have a case of Blue for you.

[Jay 2K Winger]

I am ashamed to admit that at one time I thought Budweiser was a great beer. Until I tried Guinness. Then I tried other things and yeah..Bud was not even in the top 20. Keep in mind that until my 31st birthday I had about 5 beers in my whole entire life. Even after my 31st..I only had maybe 22 or so.

Not unlike me, in that respect.

I refused to drink alcohol until I turned 21, so on my 21st birthday, Dad took me to a bar and bought me a Budweiser, and made sure to tell me it's considered a relatively poor beer. And I didn't much care for it.

I don't drink very often. Hell, the drunkest I've gotten was one New Year's with my then-girlfriend. We stayed in at her place, drank rum-and-Coke, rum, and some champagne (she had more of it than me), and laughed ourselves silly at MXC on SpikeTV. I know I was drunk because I adhered to the standard I've maintained for drunkenness--

"If you can stand up, you're not drunk."

When I did manage to stand, I was doing the Jack Sparrow walk.