News that you're all bound to hate
by andrewgolfsalot on May 15, 2008 9:15 PM PDT
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PrintAccording to the CEO of Miller Brewing Company, people are drinking more cheap beer.
Tom Long, the aforementioned CEO attributes the uptick in sales (specifically of Milwaukee's Best [Worst]) to a down economy, and people having less disposable income to spend on beer.
If "we" (Corco) can Corco-bomb polls, and influence things like who sings the seventh inning stretch at Safeco, can't we somehow manage to turn these numbers around?
Also, Brandon Webb is insane.
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Busch Ice FTW.
Though the grocery store where I work did stop carrying Pabst. Perhaps not all is lost?
I don't drink.
I’m hoarding Raptor brain cells. But if I did, I’d buy expensive stuff. Cheap beer tastes like carbonated piss. No dudes, think about it. It does.
Coldly devouring reason as if it were a delectable snack
It was hot...
...there wasn’t any water. What was I supposed to do?
Coldly devouring reason as if it were a delectable snack
by Frosty Raptor on May 16, 2008 8:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Survivor Man says not to drink piss.
Bear says “go for it”. Now I’m not only in survival mode, but I’m confused as hell!
I like midgets more than I should.
I agree for the most part, but I find Bear more entertaining to watch.
I like midgets more than I should.
Did you see that "Alaska Week" episode where he and some "expert" purposely fell into a frozen lake?
That looked insanely painful…
I like midgets more than I should.
What do you do if you're poor?
I fucking hate you Mariners
yah..actually totally got that down
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on May 15, 2008 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
This is the secret to living a successful life.
I don’t have a whole lot of money, but I save up, buy nice clothes, set aside enough dough to drink good beer, and try to stay as cultured as possible.
That guy at the party, rockin’ the Fred Perry, talking knowledgeably about the political climate and films, nursing a fine Belgian ale? He’s just as broke as you, he’s just better at it.
-aaron c.
by Aaron Campeau on May 15, 2008 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions
This is hilarious, but it's a very hard line to walk.
One of my best friends attempted to live like this in college—be the smart, cultured guy despite earning $17 per article at the college paper and not having a roommate to split rent with. He once bought a $180 belt because the cashier was hot, but he ate one meal a day and pretty much starved himself for two years. He had two or three different kinds of Burberry cologne, but no furniture in his apartment. The first time he invited me over to his “new place” was to watch Curb Your Enthusiasm (back when it was new), and he laid out the free blanket that you get with a Sports Illustrated subscription. That was his couch. He always invited girls over to my place because my roommate and I had furniture (we cut back on our belt budget), and our TV was not on a milk crate. Et cetera, et cetera.
There’s no real point to this story; I just like to make fun of my friend whenever possible.
I have a friend like that too.
Luckily he moved to Boston, where they appreciate fake-ness. In Billings, MT it doesn’t do much for you. YOu just end up looking like a dipshit.
I have a cousin with 1 testicle, when they yell play ball, he smiles.
Billings sounds awesome, based on that description alone.
Is it just me, or is this AJ trade looking worse every day?
by The Alaskan on May 16, 2008 8:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Montana is the most underrated state in the union.
Outside of Washington, of course.
-aaron c.
by Aaron Campeau on May 16, 2008 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
My apologies.
Any Corco-baiting was completely unintentional.
-aaron c.
by Aaron Campeau on May 16, 2008 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Ewww no.
Awesome if you like high altitude and a lack of civilization. Billings is surreally gross, IMHO.
It's all a matter of personal preference.
I like urbanism and density and I like wide open spaces. If I ever get tired of living in the city, I want the exact opposite.
-aaron c.
by Aaron Campeau on May 16, 2008 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Lack of civilization?
I’m from Alaska, spittle. What would I not like about that?
Is it just me, or is this AJ trade looking worse every day?
by The Alaskan on May 16, 2008 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, you've gotta' know your limits.
And you’ve gotta’ prioritize.
-aaron c.
by Aaron Campeau on May 16, 2008 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I am not opposed to beer snobbery at all.
I firmly believe people should love what gives them pleasure. But a man who worked in the fields for 10 hours in 100 degree weather at 85% humidity is NOT interested in a Stout. In fact, a Stout might kill you.
While I hate Budweiser or any beer that has Light in the name, I am not about to go to the lengths of calling all cheap lager drinkers stupid.
I love good beer,
but having a Stout after working or playing in the sun would put me in a coma. Now after my last trip up to the pass when I had been out in the snow for 6 hours, a Stout hit the SPOT.
I like midgets more than I should.
Also, I completely support a beer thread on a sunny Friday.
I like midgets more than I should.
I understand your point toally.
And I don’t really care if people are drinking cheap beer if they’re fine with it; I love Rainier, after all. There are those, however, who play the whole “fuckin’ pussy faggot with yer’ fancy elitist beers” card, and those people suck. Also, people who drink cheap beer and insist that it’s good are annoying. I blame Pabst for this.
It should be noted, though, that there are awesome beers that are light, refreshing and not over the top in terms of alcohol content. When I was in college I worked summers for cleaning dorms, working 12 hours a day six or seven days a week, and I was particularly fond of a good German lager or six after work most days.
-aaron c.
by Aaron Campeau on May 16, 2008 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
But it won a Blue Ribbon damnit!
I have friends who fall on both sides of the “beer” argument. I say do what makes you happy and don’t be an ass about it. I tend to drink mostly Pale Ales of which Mirror Pond is my favorite.
I know it will probably get me flamed, but I did co-write the song about PBR that can be heard on this Myspace page. Product of a drunken evening when we thought it would be funny to write as many drinking songs as possible.
I have no problem with people drinking PBR.
I think there are better alternatives, but cheap beer is cheap beer. My problem lies more with people who think PBR is the world’s best beer (or macrobrew, at least) when it is quite clearly not.
-aaron c.
by Aaron Campeau on May 16, 2008 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I like a good beer
But PBR is my daily drinker. Not the best, but definitely my fave.
Your favorite meme is dead
Mirror Pond = Yum
I like midgets more than I should.
Not surprising
the economy is going sour
People A) Don’t have money to buy good beer and B) have more of a reason to get drunk since they don’t have jobs
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
Most people view drinking beer as a means to end.
Whereas smart people enjoy good beer on its own merits. I don’t drink to get drunk, I drink to enjoy the deliciousness that is ancient hop-grain juice. Being drunk is just a happy coincidence.
-aaron c.
There's a story in the paper this morning . . .
about how food companies are starting to sell products in small sizes because people are so strapped - three-quarter gallons of milk, etc. People are buying less food - and cheaper beer follows, I presume
The price of hops has gone through the roof, too, so that's affecting the price of beers that actually use hops
Rice and Corn based pisswater is regretfully immune.
by Jordan of Boise on May 16, 2008 5:58 AM PDT reply actions
Seriously, Milwaukee's Best?
How much of this is the economy, and how much of it is due to their new advertising, which saturates sports programming? Is Milwaukee’s Best the biggest success to come out of the texas hold ‘em boom?
I ask because it doesn’t appear that this ‘trend’ holds for all brands. Apparently, Bud Light sales were weak in 2007. From what I can tell, beer sales in total are up – from Rogue to Kona to Milwaukee’s Best. That’s a different message, and a much, much better one.
After that, you actually remember college?
Congrats dude…
I like midgets more than I should.
I'll drink the cheap stuff if its there
Its not great but whatever. I don’t have a real job so its not like i can really always afford the nice stuff and i won’t turn it down if somebody is giving it to me. Cheap and expensive both have their place in the world. It will be a sad day to me when I turn down a Bud because I don’t think its worth drinking anymore. I’ve tasted the great beers and I love them but that doesn’t mean the US Macros don’t have a place in my heart.
Its kinda like saying that I could eat a steak every meal but every once in a while I just want a hot dog.
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I dislike beer immensely (yes, I’ve tried the good ones) and I dislike the sensation of imbibing an alcoholic beverage in general. I do like hte sensation of being intoxicated and two to five times a year, I buy some good Tequila (Patron or similar) or some good Vodka (nothing lower in quality than Grey Goose) and I get fairly blitzed on tequila sunrises, screwdrivers, and whatever I come up with at the time (Reed’s Extra Ginger Brew, Newman’s Own Lemonade/Limeade, and Pellegrino Limonata all make excellent bases).
Really, I just wanted to post something… it’s a slow day at work and I don’t feel like doing schoolwork.
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