[ale] Way-the-hell-and-gone off topic

[Steve Litt]

I lived in Chicago til I was 30, and a week didn't go by where somebody
didn't sing the praises of this beer available in Colorado called
Coors. Everyone wanted Coors. People coming back from Colorado could
buy Coors in Colorado and sell it in Chicago at a 4x markup.

One day someone gave me a can of Coors from Colorado. As I cracked it
open, and as I moved toward my first sip, my anticipation
crescendoed. That first sip went down so, so, OH DAM IT WAS
WATERED DOWN RAT PISS! I couldn't finish the $4.00 (Chicago market) can.

On moving to California, where Coors is available in any store, I tried
another Coors, because maybe that first can had been bad or I'd been in
a bad mood or something. Nope, same watered down rat piss as in Chicago.

I'm OK with Bud, Schlitz, Pabst, Old Milwaukee, Miller, and no-brand
beer. I can hang with Regnier Ale, King Cobra, Olde English Ale, Colt
45, or Schlitz Malt Liquor. Just keep me away from Coors.

SteveT



On Fri, 23 Mar 2018 16:11:23 -0400
Jim Kinney via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:

> In the "starving student era" of my life, Schafers. Had to drink it
> from the freezer. If it got close to fridge temp it was undrinkable.
> Years went by and I started brewing ales at home. Gained a few pounds
> rather quickly :-) . A friend called me to come try the new "Bud Ice"
> he had picked up. I brought a few home brews.
> I poured a home ale for him and he poured a Bud ice for me. My gag
> reflex kicked in about as fast as I suspect it would trying to drink a
> mix of gasoline, bleach, and formaldehyde. I could not swallow Bud Ice
> and spit it back into the glass.