A Bit About Beer

it has been declared by ratebeer.com, that olde english 800 is the worst beer in the world. though, olde english 800 shows up twice on their list of the fifty worst beers, and the worst is simply half as alcoholic as the better version. in other words, if it's going to taste like shit it better at least get you hammered.

i've got nothing against o.e., and as a twenty-five year-old, it shouldn't be too surprising that i've had most of the fifty beers and made due with some of them a lot longer than i should have. milwaukee's best and i have had some times.

but i was surprised to see that neither steel reserve or pabst made the list of the fifty worst. i have absolutely no problem with either beer-- i often swear by the two-- but if ever i don't want to share my beer i know it's a safe bet to buy steel because no one will go near it-- it's the choice brew of homeless men at its 8.1% and $3 forties.

and, personally, i consider pabst the best of the cheap beers, but i know a good deal of people-- mostly east-coasters-- who stand strongly against the drink. but, judging by ratebeer.com's chart of bad beers, pbr may only be getting such a horrible rap because hipsters have declared it their choice drink. its taste, at least, is not ranked as bad as canada's molson, or good ol' king cobra.

what's interesting, though, is that major brewing companies like budweiser (anheuser-busch inbev) have five or more beers on the list of the worst. in fact, it seems they make more bad beers than good.

i'm not a picky man when it comes to beer-- especially cheap beer-- but i've always hated budweiser.

recently, i was told that budweiser straight up does not care. they make bullshit drinks completely aware they won't sell to anyone other than stupid folk and foreigners. they're not necessarily trying to sell budweiser select 55, and bud light with lime-- they're only trying to take up space at the liquor store. if budweiser has ten different types of beer-- and seven of them suck-- it doesn't matter because there is no more room on the shelf for competing companies. so you know, the red tail gets crammed in the corner to accommodate bud light, bud (regular) budweiser select, budweiser select 55, bud ice, bud ice light, bud dry, bud silver, bud extra, budweiser/bud light chelada, budweiser american ale, budweiser (non-alcoholic), bud light lime, bud light golden wheat, budweiser 66, and of course budweiser brew masters' private reserve.

plus, shittier beers are less expensive to make and they can turn a much greater profit so long as they're bought occasionally.

the tactic makes sense, and anheuser is still one of the highest selling brewing companies in america.

i did read that anheuser-busch sent a case of budweiser to the white house via clydesdale horses on the day prohibition was repealed-- and that's probably why budweiser is so closely associated with america despite it's watery liquid bread taste.

anyway, in terms of countless versions of one beer created to dominate the ad-space, miller and corona are just the same as anheuser-- miller has something like 23 brands, and corona (a part of grupo modela) has a solid 20-something, too-- hence they are so well-known, but have so many horrible beers.

overall, though, i want to thank wisconsin for generally sucking at making tasty beer, but trying so frequently that colleges around the world may remain drunk.

the end.

i hope this was a wholly informing article that has in some way made your lives more complete and enjoyable.