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Garage Beer
« on: October 09, 2022, 08:27:03 PM »
Heh - Found a new local pub has six-pack buckets of Hamm's Beer...
 
12 grams of carbs per can, but...
 
6 cans in the bucket for  $7.
 
Damn, I gotta find a different diet.
 
https://www.hamms.com/
 
(actually drank some in kollidge - decent garage beer)
 
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Re: Garage Beer
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2022, 08:30:09 PM »
Good stuff.  Hamm's is my favorite cheap beer, and it's pretty common here.
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Re: Garage Beer
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2022, 11:26:44 PM »
Quote from: zxcvbob on October 09, 2022, 08:30:09 PM
Good stuff.  Hamm's is my favorite cheap beer, and it's pretty common here.
I remember watching the Hamm's Beer Bear commercials on TV during White Sox games in Chicago.

Hamm's used to cost $3.99/case of 24 cans back in the '70s . . . it doesn't now. I regarded it as being the only cheap beer that was drinkable.
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Re: Garage Beer
« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2022, 07:27:17 AM »
Back when I was working for American Rifleman I'd head to Camp Perry to cover the national matches.

We got rooms at what I guess was VOQ housing, which had a kitchenette and fridge.

I bought myself a 12 of Hamms to have on the porch after the day's events.

I pride myself on being able to drink most beer if it's cold enough.

I had ice floating in my Hamm's and I still couldn't drink that *expletive deleted*it. It was awful.
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Re: Garage Beer
« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2022, 08:25:36 AM »
Don't think I ever heard of it before. At least I don't recall ever seeing it in the Louisville area.
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« Reply #5 on: October 10, 2022, 08:29:41 AM »
I can't even remember if I've ever tried it or not. If I did, it was probably back in High School in the late 70s when the Hamm's commercials were all over the tv. I can't even remember the last time I saw it in a store.
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Re: Garage Beer
« Reply #6 on: October 10, 2022, 08:52:30 AM »
You can't swing a dead cat without hitting a case of Hamm's in Wisconsin.
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Re: Garage Beer
« Reply #7 on: October 10, 2022, 08:56:48 AM »
Hamms is in the KC region, but it is not a popular brand.  Think I've tired it?  But my go to for cheap beer is PBR.
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Re: Garage Beer
« Reply #8 on: October 10, 2022, 08:58:46 AM »
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Re: Garage Beer
« Reply #9 on: October 10, 2022, 09:00:32 AM »
Quote from: WLJ on October 10, 2022, 08:25:36 AM
Don't think I ever heard of it before. At least I don't recall ever seeing it in the Louisville area.

Just checked Liquor Barn's website and they have it. So it's sold here.
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Re: Garage Beer
« Reply #10 on: October 10, 2022, 09:08:35 AM »
Overall, for cheap beer, I prefer Natty Light...
 
However, six beers iced in a pub bucket for $7 ain't a bad concept, and they have a good jalapeno quesedilla...
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Re: Garage Beer
« Reply #11 on: October 10, 2022, 10:12:13 AM »
Hamms was right up there with Schlitz and Primo for the nastiest beer served at battalion and company parties when I was in the service.
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Re: Garage Beer
« Reply #12 on: October 10, 2022, 11:25:01 AM »
Bud Light, Coors Light, or Miller Light, in that order of preference. Not terribly picky, though. I'll drink just about anything that's cold, especially if someone else is providing it.

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Re: Garage Beer
« Reply #13 on: October 10, 2022, 11:28:20 AM »
I actually don't drink beer much any more, something happened after Covid and it really fills me up after a beer or two. So, I just take my glass of whisky and soda out to the garage (or Rum, Tequila, or Vodka). I've been drinking a lot of ranch water lately, Tequila, lime juice, and soda water.
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Re: Garage Beer
« Reply #14 on: October 11, 2022, 03:06:16 PM »
Back in my college days (a few decades ago), the "cheap" beer to be had was called "Red, White, & Blue".  Back then, my preferences ran towards Schlitz Malt Liquor (the "Bull"), Copenhagen beer (both Light [color] and Dark), and their Elephant Malt Liquor.
Now, a 24-30 can "suitcase" can last me two summers.
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Re: Garage Beer
« Reply #16 on: October 11, 2022, 04:00:42 PM »
Cheap beers fall into one of two categories for me: Foul, and inoffensive.

My go-to cheap beer is Natty Ice.  It pretty much just tastes like soda water to me.
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Re: Garage Beer
« Reply #17 on: October 11, 2022, 04:17:13 PM »
Quote from: Declaration Day on October 11, 2022, 04:00:42 PM
Cheap beers fall into one of two categories for me: Foul, and inoffensive.

That's about the same for me. Either it's piss water that I can't stand, or else it's lawnmower beer that just tastes like "beer" and hits the spot on a hot day.

I'm not sure where on the scale it falls, but mine is MGD.

As far as piss water, I have also tasted plenty of high dollar microbrew beers that fall into that category.
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Re: Garage Beer
« Reply #18 on: October 11, 2022, 04:24:20 PM »
For a "cheap" beer that's pretty darn good I like Lost Lake Amber.

https://lostlakebeer.com/?age-verified=9347f3734c
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Re: Garage Beer
« Reply #19 on: October 11, 2022, 04:25:18 PM »
PBR, Corona, and Dos Equis are my go-to summer beers.  I won't turn my nose up at anyone else's Bud/Coors/MGD though.
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Re: Garage Beer
« Reply #20 on: October 11, 2022, 06:47:25 PM »
I just bought a 30-pack of Hamms for $17 plus tax.  Natty and Busch were more expensive but I don't remember how much
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Re: Garage Beer
« Reply #21 on: October 11, 2022, 06:57:42 PM »
Quote from: zxcvbob on October 11, 2022, 06:47:25 PM
I just bought a 30-pack of Hamms for $17 plus tax.  Natty and Busch were more expensive but I don't remember how much

I am REALLY sorry to hear that...
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« Reply #22 on: October 11, 2022, 07:02:10 PM »
Oh, another reason I like many of the "lawnmower beers" is that besides tasting just fine, they are a low ABV. I am getting sick and tired of all the craft brewers big and small trying to see how high of an ABV beer they can make.

If I want a high alcohol content, I'll grab the whiskey bottle. If I want something refreshing on a hot Summer day, I'd like to not have one bottle of it put me on my ass.
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Re: Garage Beer
« Reply #24 on: October 11, 2022, 10:53:55 PM »
Quote from: zxcvbob on October 11, 2022, 06:47:25 PM
I just bought a 30-pack of Hamms for $17 plus tax.  Natty and Busch were more expensive but I don't remember how much
My "cheap" beer today is Yuengling - $19.99/case of 24 bottles at Wally Mart. I don't recall seeing Hamm's locally.
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