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SLCentral

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Originally posted by: moshquerade
anyone ever heard of Busch beer?

Yeah, it's what the seniors bring to parties around here, and it's probably the worst beer I've ever tasted :(. Cheap as hell, though.
 

compuwiz1

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You can buy a 12 pk of Mickey's near me for $8

We call the store, the ghetto store. You can buy all kinds of cheap stuff there, including 24 oz ravioli, for like 89c.

Got a cheap date? The got cheap wine, cheap food, cheap beer...they got it all. :)
 

Cristatus

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XXXX is apparently what the European people on the roads drink to get drunk cheaper. And when I say "people on the roads" I mean those people that you see drunk on the roads, not the people on road trips.
 

iwantanewcomputer

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go to a liquor store with a calculator and find what has the most alcohol for your money. I friend of mine ended up getting a huge bottle of vermouth, and drinking it straight...this was a girl too
 

iamwiz82

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Originally posted by: iwantanewcomputer
go to a liquor store with a calculator and find what has the most alcohol for your money. I friend of mine ended up getting a huge bottle of vermouth, and drinking it straight...this was a girl too

Classy.
 

compuwiz1

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Originally posted by: iwantanewcomputer
go to a liquor store with a calculator and find what has the most alcohol for your money. I friend of mine ended up getting a huge bottle of vermouth, and drinking it straight...this was a girl too

Sounds like the beginning of a problem to me. Can you say A-L-C-O-H-O-L-I-C?

Well, can ya, punk? :shocked:

 

Red Dawn

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Originally posted by: buck
Originally posted by: tomt4535
Originally posted by: Crazyfool
Keystone Light FTW! It costs 11.49 for a 30pack here.

:thumbsup:

Gonna have to agree.... Its gross though, just less gross than others at this price range...

No grosser than any other beer. All beer is piss water so why spend big bucks on it? Hell you have to drink vast quantities to get a buzz and in turn it makes you fat, bloated and full of piss. ;)j/k

Actually when it's ice cold it's not to bad but then I'm not that partial to beer so what do I know.

BTW back in the days of your parents (my generation) like around the early 70's we use to be able to get Lucky for around $2 a twelve pack. Talk about crappy beer but it did the job.
 

pontifex

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Originally posted by: Umberger
Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer
Life's too short to drink bad beer. Go without food.

winner!

seriously, what good is beer if it tastes like anus? if you're gonna drink something that tastes like crap, invest in some 151. it is much more efficient.

maybe its just me but i've had several different kinds of beer now and i couldn't tell the difference between them, they all taste like crap.
 

Red Dawn

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Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: Umberger
Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer
Life's too short to drink bad beer. Go without food.

winner!

seriously, what good is beer if it tastes like anus? if you're gonna drink something that tastes like crap, invest in some 151. it is much more efficient.

maybe its just me but i've had several different kinds of beer now and i couldn't tell the difference between them, they all taste like crap.
I always found that if the beer was ice cold it was palatable. The trick was to drink it before it warmed up.
 

pontifex

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Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: Umberger
Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer
Life's too short to drink bad beer. Go without food.

winner!

seriously, what good is beer if it tastes like anus? if you're gonna drink something that tastes like crap, invest in some 151. it is much more efficient.

maybe its just me but i've had several different kinds of beer now and i couldn't tell the difference between them, they all taste like crap.
I always found that if the beer was ice cold it was palatable. The trick was to drink it before it warmed up.

it definitely tastes better when its cold than warm, but it still tastes like crap to me.
 

Red Dawn

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Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: Umberger
Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer
Life's too short to drink bad beer. Go without food.

winner!

seriously, what good is beer if it tastes like anus? if you're gonna drink something that tastes like crap, invest in some 151. it is much more efficient.

maybe its just me but i've had several different kinds of beer now and i couldn't tell the difference between them, they all taste like crap.
I always found that if the beer was ice cold it was palatable. The trick was to drink it before it warmed up.

it definitely tastes better when its cold than warm, but it still tastes like crap to me.
Yeah I guess I'm not a beer connoisseur. Of course that's not so bad, it saves me a lot of money. I mean I like some of the better beers but they don't taste that much better to me to justify spending the extra money for them most of the time. In fact the only time I buy some of the better brew is when I'm out at a Restaurant or Bar.
 

EyeMWing

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Originally posted by: dxkj
In response to life is too short....

I like most beers, and REALLY like Guiness, Beamish, Murphy's etc...

But there is a time and place for cheap beers, and I definitely like icehouse and other cheap cold beers :)

And that place is called college.

We were writing documentation yesterday. Went out for lunch, a couple of the guys split an (enormous) pitcher of High Life. Writing documentation suddenly became a hell of a lot more fun.
 

Vegitto

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My God, beer is the US is expensive. I pay about ?10 for 24 GOOD beers. And by 'good' I mean 'kickass'. And by 'kickass' I mean 'you've never tasted something that tastes this good'. And by 'you've never tasted something that tastes this good' I mean 'you'll have an orgasm when you drink this'. And by 'you'll have an orgasm when you drink this' I mean 'you would kill people to drink this. Seriously.'
 

EyeMWing

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Originally posted by: Vegitto
My God, beer is the US is expensive. I pay about ?10 for 24 GOOD beers. And by 'good' I mean 'kickass'. And by 'kickass' I mean 'you've never tasted something that tastes this good'. And by 'you've never tasted something that tastes this good' I mean 'you'll have an orgasm when you drink this'. And by 'you'll have an orgasm when you drink this' I mean 'you would kill people to drink this. Seriously.'

DIAWW2
 

Vegitto

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Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Originally posted by: Vegitto
My God, beer is the US is expensive. I pay about ?10 for 24 GOOD beers. And by 'good' I mean 'kickass'. And by 'kickass' I mean 'you've never tasted something that tastes this good'. And by 'you've never tasted something that tastes this good' I mean 'you'll have an orgasm when you drink this'. And by 'you'll have an orgasm when you drink this' I mean 'you would kill people to drink this. Seriously.'

DIAWW2

Die in a World War 2? WTF? :p

Our beer just rocks. You're jealous.
 

Red Dawn

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Originally posted by: Vegitto
My God, beer is the US is expensive. I pay about ?10 for 24 GOOD beers. And by 'good' I mean 'kickass'. And by 'kickass' I mean 'you've never tasted something that tastes this good'. And by 'you've never tasted something that tastes this good' I mean 'you'll have an orgasm when you drink this'. And by 'you'll have an orgasm when you drink this' I mean 'you would kill people to drink this. Seriously.'
If it tasted as good without the alcohol in it would you still drink it because it tasted so good?

 

pontifex

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Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: Umberger
Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer
Life's too short to drink bad beer. Go without food.

winner!

seriously, what good is beer if it tastes like anus? if you're gonna drink something that tastes like crap, invest in some 151. it is much more efficient.

maybe its just me but i've had several different kinds of beer now and i couldn't tell the difference between them, they all taste like crap.
I always found that if the beer was ice cold it was palatable. The trick was to drink it before it warmed up.

it definitely tastes better when its cold than warm, but it still tastes like crap to me.
Yeah I guess I'm not a beer connoisseur. Of course that's not so bad, it saves me a lot of money. I mean I like some of the better beers but they don't taste that much better to me to justify spending the extra money for them most of the time. In fact the only time I buy some of the better brew is when I'm out at a Restaurant or Bar.

alcohol's really not my thing anyway. i've only had 2 drinks this year so far and that was on friday. i can drink the stuff that doesn't taste like alcohol, but even then, its not something i want to drink all the time.
 

SuperSix

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Natty Ice/Lite FTW!

It's 4.99/12pk here in Tampa

Careful w/Natty Ice - it will kick your ass if you don't pay attention. :D