ITT: you suggest to me cheap non-budweiser beer

[Sir Squid Diddimus]

ooh, ooh, question from the beer noob:

what's the difference between malt liquor and beer? i had some Old English once and it was quite good.

BOB-O

Well blow me down, but this is pretty accurate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malt_liquor

also:
"Beers are either "top fermented" or "bottom fermented." Porters, ales, and stouts are top fermented and malt liquor is bottom fermented, which means the wort (the resulting brew of malt, prepared cereals like corn or rice, hops and water) is fermented by yeast of the bottom fermentation type (i.e. yeast which settles to the bottom of the fermenting tanks). Top fermenting yeast does the opposite. Malt liquor is made from a wort containing a high percentage of fermentable sugars which makes it slightly sweeter and a bit spicy in flavor and also raises the alcohol content."

So really, you could technically call most bottom fermented, high ABV "beer" with malted barley a "malt liquor". And if you look on most of the labels of the newer microbrews they'll even say "malt beverage" or something similar to that.

I think the malt liquors we all know and loathe were just cheaply made abv boosted roasted malt beverages made with crap ingredients to keep cost down and get you wasted.

[East Coast Hustle]

just remember: anything that's NOT sold in a 30-pack of cans has no place ITT.

I am pretty sure you cannot buy 30-packs of cans in Oregon.

Thanks, OLCC!

I'm pretty sure the 30-rack of Busch 3 feet away from me proves you wrong.

[Z³]

I saw a tall boy of something called Żywiec tonight that was only 3 bucks at the bar. So it has to be cheap in the stores if you can find it.
They were calling it "the Polish PBR".

Never had it, but it looked worth a try.

Zywiec is fucking DELICIOUS.
I cant get it anymore here, though, I havent been able to find it in a couple years.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

just remember: anything that's NOT sold in a 30-pack of cans has no place ITT.

I am pretty sure you cannot buy 30-packs of cans in Oregon.

Thanks, OLCC!

I'm pretty sure the 30-rack of Busch 3 feet away from me proves you wrong.

No shit! I've only seen 24-packs.

[Triple Zero]

Malt Liquor is totally on my list of stuff to taste when I'm ever in America. I really wonder how it measures up against your average tripel or "strong beer", which has about the same ABV (8-11% with the strongest I've seen at 13% called Beelzebub)

[maphdet]

Holy shit I had nearly forgot about Mickey's-oh the memories. LoL

Yeah-I usually just go for coors light for the cheap beer.

[East Coast Hustle]

just remember: anything that's NOT sold in a 30-pack of cans has no place ITT.

I am pretty sure you cannot buy 30-packs of cans in Oregon.

Thanks, OLCC!

I'm pretty sure the 30-rack of Busch 3 feet away from me proves you wrong.

No shit! I've only seen 24-packs.

Hawthorne Freddy's sells 30-racks for sure. Don't know about anywhere else, since I live within walking distance of the Hawthorne Freddy's and thus have no NEED to know about anywhere else.

[LMNO]

For the record, American Malt Liquor tastes similar to American Lager, only slightly sweeter.


So, think of it as a Miller High Life with a pinch of sugar and a kick like a mule.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

just remember: anything that's NOT sold in a 30-pack of cans has no place ITT.

I am pretty sure you cannot buy 30-packs of cans in Oregon.

Thanks, OLCC!

I'm pretty sure the 30-rack of Busch 3 feet away from me proves you wrong.

No shit! I've only seen 24-packs.

Hawthorne Freddy's sells 30-racks for sure. Don't know about anywhere else, since I live within walking distance of the Hawthorne Freddy's and thus have no NEED to know about anywhere else.

I only live walking-distance from Whole Foods. I'm hosed.

[East Coast Hustle]

Hatin' it. But at least it's not New Seasons.

[Shibboleet The Annihilator]

ok folks, the situation is that if i want a good beer, i know what to get. if i want quantity over quality, what cheap beer can be had that doesn't taste like excessively fizzy beer-flavored soda? anything with any substance that doesn't cost too much?

BOB-O

BEER SNOBS! A REDNECK ANSWER TO WINE SNOBS!

Steel Reserve. You're welcome.

[AFK]

For the inexpensive stuff, I'm a fan of Rolling Rock and Heineken.  Something about the green bottles I suppose. 

[E.O.T.]

ok folks, the situation is that if i want a good beer, i know what to get. if i want quantity over quality, what cheap beer can be had that doesn't taste like excessively fizzy beer-flavored soda? anything with any substance that doesn't cost too much?

BOB-O

BEER SNOBS! A REDNECK ANSWER TO WINE SNOBS!

Steel Reserve. You're welcome.

THIS!

          and yes

WHEN

          all the piss swill like Pabst/ Old German/ Blitz just isn't cutting it, because you have to drink 27 cans to get that special high - the maltz are where it's at! Tastes like shit, but fucking love it!! Mickeys, Steel Reserve, Big Bear, Siver Ice and (MF!!) Black Ice ('clockin in at almost 11%)! Five bucks and 80oz's later...

[BADGE OF HONOR]

Coors Lite, I'd rather go for something that doesn't taste like anything at all than something that tastes like pee.  Besides, if you're shitcanned (and if you're buying a 30pk you better be) the quality doesn't matter at all.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I really don't understand how anyone can GET drunk on anything that comes in a 30-pack. That's the shit I drink when I'm trying to extend a long evening without getting more than a faint buzz.