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What's the best widely available American Lager? I've only had Budweiser and it has a weird metalicish taste to it. It could have been the fact I had the shitty watered down stuff from Wal-Mart, but still.

I used to buy Yuengling pretty regularly and it was my go to, but it's not available in the state I've moved to.

So what get, /ck/?

>> No.6308063

>>6308053
I'd probably get some Miller High Life. I prefer Natural Ice, but it's ice fermented and has 5.9% ABV. Not as smooth as MHL.

>> No.6308070

>>6308063
Only get the bottles of high life. For some reason the cans make it taste like shit.

>> No.6308072

>>6308053
MGD is the least bad, IMO

That said, everywhere and I mean EVERYWHERE in this nation, you can find seriously great microbreweries. Check them out before buying a case of swill.

>> No.6308073

>>6308053
Budweiser is my favorite. Can't get Yuengling on the west coast yet but I've heard good things. Sam Adams has the Boston Lager is probably the consensus best macro lager.

>> No.6308074

>>6308072
Oh I'm aware. I love me some summit and my local towns stuff. But I'm looking for some cheap lager for old times sake.

>> No.6308076

PBR is the best cheap shit for sure.

>> No.6308081

>>6308053
shit, where do you live? Yuengling was the first thing that came to mind until you said you couldn't get it.

>>6308072
this too. i dunno but it feels like within the last 10 years everyone's making their own and alot of them are pretty decent

>> No.6308084

>>6308081
Minnesota. Moved here from NY.

>> No.6308092

When it's shitty beer I think it's all preference really. I enjoy Miller Lite and hate Coors/Bud Light. I love PBR and Coors Banquet, but hate Bud and High Life. There's no real reason to it at that level of quality, it just boils down to Coke v Pepsi levels of gut reaction.

That said, Sam Adams Boston Lager or Amberbock are probably going to be the best subs for based Yuengling.

>> No.6308094

>>6308053
>shitty watered down stuff from Wal-Mart
you are an idiot

>> No.6308095 [DELETED] 

>>6308053
You come across as a real faggot socialist euro type. The USA is very large, just try shit until you find something that you want or do you want to blog about it like some hillary clinton faggot?

>> No.6308096

>>6308094
I bet you're the life of the party.

>> No.6308097
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6308097

>>6308092
Alright. I really wish those fucks would expand where they sell that shit. I'd suck some dick for some Yuengling.
>tfw going to a /k/ meet up
>some guy from out of state may be bringing some if he can find it for me
>I'll also he going back to visit some friends in NY so I can have some there too

I guess I may just snag a case of Sam Adams then. I've only ever had their IPA (wasn't a huge fan but I'd drink it again) and their harvest pumpkin.

Just for fun, what's the most patriotic beer? Something that's the real world Pisswasser.

>> No.6308099

>>6308094
It was after 10 and I just wanted a drink after working a double. Didn't want to go to the bar in my scrubs and Wal-Mart was my only choice.

>> No.6308106

>>6308097
Budweiser is the most American beer ever.

>> No.6308109
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6308109

>>6308097
best sam adams

>> No.6308112

>>6308097
Yeah, I live in Southwest FL about two hours South of their brewery in Tampa. I've always had fresh, cheap Yuengling available at literally every bar, liquor store, gas station whatever so I've taken it for granted. No plans to move away any time soon, but damn would I miss some Yuengling and Publix if I did.

>> No.6308118 [DELETED] 

>>6308097
Sam Adams not only sucks but they piss me off not only with the stupid commercials but with in airports. Go to a bar in an airport and the bartenders there are paid off to as soon as you walk in, tell you, "Sam Adams?"

I just say no. I don't buy into marketing shill shit. I actively avoid companies that annoy me, Sam Adams is one of them.

And no beer is "patriotic," it's fuckin' beer. Get over your marketing degree bullshit. Take that to AOL.

verif: toxic

>> No.6308120

>>6308084
You'll want Grain Belt Premium, then. Brewed in my hometown of New Ulm.

>> No.6308131
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>>6308118
god damn, get that stick out of your ass shit.

>> No.6308141 [DELETED] 

>>6308131
It's not a stick in my ass, that's why I don't patronize sam adams or it's crappy beer or the sellers of them in airports.

Fact is, they're the fuckin stick, the sam adams faggots shilling crap beer with shitty marketing degrees.

Hey, if you think freedom of choice is having a stick up my ass then you should go live somewhere other than the USA for some time.

Clearly you're a fucking sam adams shill.
Not only are their commercials annoying, their upsell shit in bars is annoying, but their beer sucks, it tastes like crap.

How much do you get paid for shilling their crap?

>> No.6308145

>>6308141
Everything is a conspiracy and we are all out to get you.

Also, Sam Adams is above average beer you pretentious douche.

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6308155

>>6308145
It just a sucky shill shit beer from the lizard people in taxachutchess.

Nothing more, nothing less.

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>>6308155
>>6308141
>>6308118

>> No.6308159

>>6308109
>not old fezziwig

>> No.6308167 [DELETED] 

>>6308158

BARNACLE BILL THE SAILOR by Frank Luther 1928 Very Funny
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y7iy1qiR-E

>> No.6308261

>>6308072
>MGD
Bruh, you're speaking my language. I'll take Yuengling any day since I love so close to the brewery but MGD is easily the "best" of the super macrobrewed lagers.

>> No.6308302

I don't usually drink cheap lager but if I want to pound down a case, lone star.

>> No.6308316

Michelob golden light is good, sometimes i add a pickle spear to mine.

>> No.6308332

I like bottled highlife

>> No.6308358

>>6308053
I actually like regular Coors. It's funny though, because I've been to stores who only have Coors Light. Even the other day when I brought it up, my gf didn't know there even was a regular Coors. Give it a go sometime, OP

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6308419

>American "beer"

>> No.6308423

>>6308419
Well memed, friend.

>> No.6308460

>>6308423
>HURR MUH LE MAY MAY
American beer is shit. Get over yourselves. There's a reason why they brag about being the "coldest" beer and not the best tasting.

>> No.6308486

people actually believe that budweiser isn't great.

and that the archaic brew methods of the 'crafty yuros' isn't simply that: archaic and outdated.

great thing to feel good about yourself though.

stop being a complete cocksucking faggot and just drink whatever. personally i prefer PBR.

beersnobs. like a combination of babydick closet fag hick and babydick homosexual snob faggot trying to be hifalutin by paying more for their yeast piss.

>> No.6308489

>>6308460
Your information is out of date.

>> No.6308924

>>6308486
Who are you replying to? You sound upset as shit.

>> No.6308957

>>6308460
And there is a reason OP is asking about "widely available" American lager. I think everyone who isn't a complete retard would admit "widely available" American beer is complete shit and doesn't include good breweries producing fucking great beer.

>> No.6309159

>>6308957
Not necessarily. Cheap? Yes. Great? No. Decent? Yes, I'd say so.

>> No.6309181

If anyone says anything other than Sam Adams Boston Lager, they are wrong.

Is it cheap? Not exactly. Many places, it costs the same as Bud, though. It's also available literally everywhere in the US.

>> No.6309184

>>6308109
>liking fruity beer
>being this gay

>> No.6309207

>>6309181
>it costs the same as Bud though

Where?

>> No.6309217

>>6308053

Sierra Nevada probably.

Though these days Dogfish Head is nearly everywhere as well so maybe that

Anchor Steam as well

>> No.6309231

>>6309207
Lived for 2 years in NYC, and a 6 pack of each was $10.

Could hardly ever get any beer for less than that.

>> No.6309250

>>6309231
That's weird, last time I went for a Bud 6 pack it was roughly 7 bucks

>> No.6309255

>>6309250
In New Jersey

>> No.6309269

>>6309250
As much as they'd like to think it is-- New Jersey is not New York.

>> No.6309271

>>6308053
if i had to choose, i'd go with sam adams, although i'm not that familiar with american beer.
coors,miller and budwaiser were shit when i tried them in the us.

>> No.6309327
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6309327

>>6308053
1) go to Trader Joe's
2) acquire Plznr

>> No.6309342

>>6308120
This guy is correct, though nordeast is my favorite lager.

>> No.6309353

>>6308053
I like bottled MGD as far as macrobrews go. Sometimes I'll buy a coors banquet beer. That being said, just find a microbrew with a higher alcohol content. You can usually get a higher ABV that will cancel out the additional cost if you're just looking to get drunk.

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>>6308120

>> No.6309427

If Sam Adams counts, probably that. Sierra Nevada is better, but it's an ale.

Sam Adams does piss me off though. Living in the Boston area makes it even more ubiquitous than Budweiser or Coors. The owner is also a douche.

>> No.6309454

>>6309427
>lives near Boston
Please tell me you buy Harpoon over Sam every time.

>> No.6309467

mass produced american beer is absolute shit tier swill. craft is ok.

>> No.6309470

>>6309467
The crafts put American beer atop the rest of the world

>> No.6309484

>>6309470
probably, but there are so god damn many craft breweries in america today that being craft brewed is hardly a guarantee of quality

>> No.6309493
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6309493

>>6309454
I fucking love Harpoon. I bought some expired Leviathan in Fall River and sent them a message to tell them the store had a lot of outdated Harpoon product and they sent this as a response. I took my girlfriend for an on the house 5 beers in the beer hall, two pretzels, a free tour, and not three four packs - but a case of Leviathan. Easily my favorite brewery experience.

I take home a growler of the 100 Barrel Series every time something new comes out. Harpoon, despite being really big, is one of the most underrated in my opinion.

>> No.6309498

>>6309427
>read this post
>Sam Adams commercial comes on
>Dropkick Murphys playing in the background

Well I guess I'm buying a case of Sam Adams. I've always had a thing for the north east.

Now if only it would unfuck itself... I'd totally move back.

>> No.6309504

>>6309493
Harpoon is goat

>> No.6309721

used to drink pbr like water. then I tried a coors and I love it. the liquor store by my brother's house has a 6er of the banquet bottles for like 550 so I get that when I visit him.
that and old style since I'm in Chicago. I still haven't hit up revolution brewery and I hear they got good shit there

>> No.6310075

I know you said you can't get Yuengling, but it's Yuengling.

Nothing wrong with Miller Lite either. I mostly drinks craft and micro but sometimes you just wanna drink a shit load really easily.

>> No.6310080

>>6309427

How is the owner a douche? He was the sole reason a shit load of micro breweries didn't go under when there were big hop shortages a few years ago. You can't get much better than that...plus everything I've seen him in he seems like a very down to earth guy.

>> No.6310081

>>6308053
>shitty watered down stuff from Wal-Mart

Seconding this guy >>6308094

Do you think the Budweiser at Wal-Mart is somehow different from the Budweiser everywhere else?

>> No.6310626

>>6310081
Wal-Mart beer here is limited to 3.2% max because DAS DA LAW. Can't sell anything higher past 10 pm or on Sunday outside of a bar.

>> No.6310646

>>6310075
PBR and High Life are better choices than Yuengling

>> No.6310695

OK here. I went with Coors Banquet.

Not bad. I'm gonna work my way through high life, PBR, MGD, etc.

Sam Adams was like $10 for a six pack so fuck that.

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>>6308053
SCHLITZ
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It's not just "good for cheap commonly available beer" it's legit good ass beer. It's got a little aroma hops and you can almost get fooled into thinking you're drinking a craft lager.

>> No.6310730

>>6310626

Kek wtf, minnesota sounds like a shithole then.

>> No.6310782

i prefer coors, bottled. to me it defines what a blue-collar, working man's beer ought to taste like.

>> No.6310809

My "favorites" are PBR and Rolling Rock, but I would never buy either myself.

>> No.6310813

>>6310809
Rolling Rock is the cheapest beer I can find. I don't know what happend, it used to be pricey. Iike it.

>> No.6310823

>>6310813
Because of the way booze is controlled and priced here in Toronto my go-to cheapie is Lowenbrau which I can get for $2/tall can. It's perfectly respectable. For reference, a tall can of Bud Light or Coors light is $2.40

>> No.6310829

>>6310823
Also fuck buying 6packs when I can get 6 individual tall cans and taste some variety

>> No.6310835

>>6310813
Rolling Rock also used to taste a lot better. I think they reduced quality to keep it cheap, or something. It used to taste really good. I'm talking late 90's. I don't buy it anymore.

>> No.6310850

>>6308112
>Southwest FL

Florida has every part except that. Is your life, love, or lady the sea?

>> No.6310860

>>6310626
Serves you right for living in Utah and not planning ahead.

>> No.6312960

Milwaukees best light is good and has a high taste to cost ratio. Regular not so bad either, no reason to buy Bud unless you just don't want to look cheap

>> No.6312968

MHL. Budweiser is also okay, but overpriced (for what it is).

>> No.6313441

>modelo
>then add a squeeze of lime juice

>> No.6313556

>>6310080
There are a lot of similar stories about Jim going into businesses and making a fool of himself.
http://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/article/2015/01/05/jim-koch-sam-adams-beer/

He also doesn't really back his own Rebel IPA, but continues to expand it because IPAs are so popular.

>> No.6315201

>>6313441
>modelo
>american lager
Get your mexishit out of here

That being said, the same company that makes it makes Bud... so I guess Bud isn't exactly an american lager, either.

It's more american than modelo, though. Shit.

A brazilian company with a mexican brewery.

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>>6308106
>Budweiser is the most American beer ever.

Correction: WAS.

Its owned by Europe now.

>> No.6316485

>>6308053

Samuel Adams.

It's long past really being craft at this point.

>> No.6316641 [DELETED] 

>>6316485
hahahahaa!
Oh wait... sam adams, muahahahahahahahahaahahahaha!

That shit is pathetic, their endless commercials are pathetic and their upsell in bars especially at airports is pathetic.

> walk into bar in airport
> "sam adams?"
> fuck no

Their beer taste like dried leaves or something, if a company annoys me I'll actively avoid it's products.

>> No.6316934

Sam Adams is my go to. Only time i don't drink Sam now is if I am in the mood for something different or if I'm playing beer pong which then means bud light

Guinness Blonde is fantastic too not widely available yet but getting there

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>>6308053

>> No.6317052

>>6316641
go be contrarian and edgy somewhere else