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Dan Lambskin
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Dan Lambskin
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Evilgrin 72
Distributor of Pain
It has its place. You're not going to drink 25 St. Bernardus. As far as Euro lagers/pilsners go, I prefer Bavarian or Czech but if I'm at the beach and there's a 12 of Stella around, I'll pound it.
I think the problem is less the beer than the marketing. If you think this is a rich and complex beer because the ad showed you a guy in a tuxedo pouring it, that's on you.
I think the problem is less the beer than the marketing. If you think this is a rich and complex beer because the ad showed you a guy in a tuxedo pouring it, that's on you.
Baloney Sandwich
Footballguy
Stella was always my go to beer when I was on 24-48 coke binges
Tom Servo
Nittany Beavers
If Jules Winnfield thinks it's terrible it must be great IMO.
If you've seen his movie reviews, you know what I mean.
Fat Nick
Footballguy
I hate people who generalize beers by saying one is good or bad just because they think it's good or bad.
I personally think IPA's taste like garbage. ALL IPA's. But I get that some people like them, so whatever. Doesn't make it a bad beer, just a beer I don't like.
...and yes, I actually really like Stella, and Corona, and a lot of the other stuff a lot of folks consider garbage.
I personally think IPA's taste like garbage. ALL IPA's. But I get that some people like them, so whatever. Doesn't make it a bad beer, just a beer I don't like.
...and yes, I actually really like Stella, and Corona, and a lot of the other stuff a lot of folks consider garbage.
mr roboto
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Harry Manback
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Don Quixote
Footballguy
Stella used to be one of my preferred options before the craft beer explosion and the only beers on tap were Stella, Bud, Miller, Heineken, Natty, etc. I don't think I've ordered one in over 10 years though. I have a bunch of Stella in my house leftover from a party, and my wife criticizes me every time I come home with beer. I think I need to host another party and just put out the Stella to get rid of it.
Steve Tasker
Footballguy
Are we really comparing Stella to Rochefort? Rochefort 10 is maybe the best beer in the world. Stella isn't good but it's a wildly different style.
mr roboto
Footballguy
otb_lifer
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"But Belgium punches so far above its weight when it comes to beer that it's downright insulting for them to export so much of the only terrible one they make. It's like if the United States's main culinary export was ####### Lunchables."
AAABatteries
Footballguy
Can I still get drunk from drinking it?
Evilgrin 72
Distributor of Pain
Likewise, no one cares what you do or don't care about. It's a message board, we discuss things here. People voice opinions. If you don't want that, why are you here?
Boston
Footballguy
Could not agree more...it's like food...you may think it sucks and I may like it...and we both can be right...one maybe a better quality but that doesn't mean it agrees with what your preference is...I actually work in this industry and I always get a chuckle out of people who somehow feel their choices are superior to everyone else...I have seen a ton of places screw themselves by doing wine or beer lists based on what they like and not what the general public likes (these guys love to impress their friends with their knowledge)...on the flipside I see places that screw themselves by only offering mass-marketed items...they get an attitude that anyone who doesn't like Bud thinks they're too cool...the smartest guys offer it all and cast the biggest consumer net...
And 90% of beer snobs regularly drink, bud light, coors light, miller light or the like.matuski said:
Perfect example.Ministry of Pain said:
Agree and in some dive bars and restaurants that don't have many taps and/or haven't heard of craft beer it's the best thing available.Ketamine Dreams said:
Hang 10 said:
Not sure there is a beer on earth I wouldn't drink.
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Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
As you age Sir Tony it gets a little harder to keep drinking heavy craft beers...unless you are satisfied with 1...I am now but I used to down 6-7 craft beers in a night...I lived down the ally from FO in Santa Monica, the stories I could tell about us closing that place many times.
Fat Nick
Footballguy
I never noticed that! I will say that Stella on tap >>>> bottles. Not even close.
Coeur de Lion
Footballguy
Be wary of any beer in clear or green bottles -- sunlight is what "skunks" beer and brown bottles prevent that much better. For those complaining about "heavy" craft beer or disliking hoppy beer -- just try a different style. There are plenty of options out there that are light and refreshing without being overly hop forward. In many cases, craft from a local brewery is better because many styles of beer are much better fresh -- a long journey from the brewery and a long time sitting on a shelf in the store is going to deteriorate most lighter / lower ABV beers and will really hurt hop-forward styles. As well as the whole "support your locally owned businesses" angle which is important to a lot of folks. Drink what you like -- but branch out a little and you never know what you'll find.
Nothing wrong with that!
Not sure what age you think I am, but, I've been know to down 8-10 craft beers. And I've been known to down 8-10 PBRs, or more, too. I just find it hard to call any beer garbage, because you know, it's still beer. A tap lineup I see a lot in average bars and restaurants are all the regular "American" beers, the most popular local craft that I don't care as much for, and Stella. When I see that I usually choose Stella. Around here it's easy to tell if a restaurant owner is a beer drinker of if they are just checking the box.
Fat Nick
Footballguy
I found these two postings back to back to be pretty ironic. Who the hell shoves a beer bottle up...well...you know...
Hang 10
Footballguy
Maybe that's the issue here. If you don't leave your Stella in the hot sun all day, it's not bad.
Godsbrother
Footballguy
It is usually skunked by the time you get it. The type and amount of hops, the color of the glass and the amount of time the beer is exposed to UV light will also be determining factors in the skunkiness of the beer. It is possible for a beer to turn skunky in minutes.
The problem is even worse for imported beers due to the amount of handling and the time it takes to get here.
It is interesting that Miller actually developed a hop extract that is not susceptible to UV light so their beer never gets skunked even though it is shipped in clear bottles.
cstu
Footballguy
Even artificial light can skunk a beer so if a Stella has been sitting in the bright lights of a supermarket it can get skunked.
Coeur de Lion
Footballguy
Not a consumer issue, but a major one on the distribution and retail side. That big diplay right by the windows in the front of the store isn't the best place to grab your sixer of Corona or Modela.
And in many stores, stuff sits on the shelves FOREVER. That can actually be a bonus for some bottle conditioned styles or big stouts, but you should probably avoid the year old + bottles of Lagunitas Sucks, for one typically egregious example.
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Coeur de Lion
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As mentioned upthread, Rochefort 10 and St. Bernardus Abt 12 are available in pretty much any decent beer store, and outstanding, if you want the quad fix without hopping on a plane.
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CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
Stella calls its cider "Cidre" so you know that is some fancyassed drank.
Ditkaless Wonders
Footballguy
I never got the beer snob thing. I like my beer cold and plentiful, my whiskey a single malt and neat. I like my women brunette, petite and sans bolt-ons. I like my transportation to be a pickup. My wings hot and un-breaded. I take my steaks rare, my ribs smoked, and my chicken with BBQ sauce caramelized onto it. That said, if presented with things otherwise than my preference I find the good in the variety. I swear some of you lose all joy in a thing if it does not meet the criteria you lay down, more often than not, to posture in front of others who don't respect their own opinions, more less yours.
There is nothing wrong with a Nestlé's Tollhouse cookie, a Hershey's bar, or a cold PBR. Mary Ann was hot. Fireworks on the 4th of July are sweet. You gourmet, designer, hypercritics are a group I will ever understand.
There is nothing wrong with a Nestlé's Tollhouse cookie, a Hershey's bar, or a cold PBR. Mary Ann was hot. Fireworks on the 4th of July are sweet. You gourmet, designer, hypercritics are a group I will ever understand.
mr roboto
Footballguy
I'm not a beer snob. I enjoy a good Corona or Bud like any other red blooded American. In fact I really like a Kirin with my Thai food.
But the Stella someone left in my beer fridge last weekend was the single worst beer I've had in the last 5 years. Only beer I've ever had that was worse was a Cruz Campo from Spain.
But the Stella someone left in my beer fridge last weekend was the single worst beer I've had in the last 5 years. Only beer I've ever had that was worse was a Cruz Campo from Spain.
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