News that you're all bound to hate

by andrewgolfsalot on May 15, 2008 9:15 PM PDT

According 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.

0 recs | Comment 52 comments

Story-email Email | Print |

Comments

What, no Griffey trade scoop?

by HARRYP09 on May 15, 2008 9:25 PM PDT 0 recs

I guess that I'm not the only one who thought that this would be about Griffey

by JoeyJoJoJuniorShabadoo on May 15, 2008 11:25 PM PDT up 0 recs

Busch Ice FTW.

Though the grocery store where I work did stop carrying Pabst. Perhaps not all is lost?

by aestivalis on May 15, 2008 9:27 PM PDT 0 recs

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

by Frosty Raptor on May 15, 2008 9:29 PM PDT 0 recs

You drink piss?

by discovolante on May 15, 2008 11:13 PM PDT up 0 recs

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 0 recs

Watch less man vs. wild.

by Jed MC on May 16, 2008 11:21 AM PDT up 0 recs

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.

by Thingray on May 16, 2008 11:27 AM PDT up 0 recs

Bear is such a phony

Survivorman ftw

by OlSalty on May 16, 2008 11:44 AM PDT up 0 recs

I agree for the most part, but I find Bear more entertaining to watch.

I like midgets more than I should.

by Thingray on May 16, 2008 12:04 PM PDT up 0 recs

Bear is a FRAUD!

Les Stroud is the man.

by BrianL on May 16, 2008 2:22 PM PDT up 0 recs

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.

by Thingray on May 16, 2008 2:38 PM PDT up 0 recs

Well a lot of people are stupid so this doesn't surprise me

by Jeff on May 15, 2008 9:31 PM PDT 0 recs

What do you do if you're poor?

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on May 15, 2008 9:51 PM PDT up 0 recs

make friends with a bartender.

by DCMariner on May 15, 2008 10:03 PM PDT up 0 recs

yah..actually totally got that down

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on May 15, 2008 10:15 PM PDT up 0 recs

Act like you're not

by Jeff on May 15, 2008 10:04 PM PDT up 1 recs

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 acblue on May 15, 2008 11:23 PM PDT up 0 recs

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.

by Teej on May 16, 2008 1:47 AM PDT up 0 recs

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.

by Montucky on May 16, 2008 7:36 AM PDT up 0 recs

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 0 recs

Montana is the most underrated state in the union.

Outside of Washington, of course.

-aaron c.

by acblue on May 16, 2008 1:04 PM PDT up 0 recs

not even going to respond to this

Determined, Jonesing Commentor

by I'm NOT Corco on May 16, 2008 1:43 PM PDT up 0 recs

My apologies.

Any Corco-baiting was completely unintentional.

-aaron c.

by acblue on May 16, 2008 2:20 PM PDT up 0 recs

Good boy

by Jeff on May 16, 2008 2:23 PM PDT up 0 recs

Ewww no.

Awesome if you like high altitude and a lack of civilization. Billings is surreally gross, IMHO.

by spittle8 on May 16, 2008 2:20 PM PDT up 0 recs

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 acblue on May 16, 2008 2:21 PM PDT up 0 recs

Who doesn't?

Thin air and no people? Sign me up!

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on May 16, 2008 4:51 PM PDT up 0 recs

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 0 recs

Your friend was doing it wrong

by Jeff on May 16, 2008 8:05 AM PDT up 0 recs

Definitely.

by Teej on May 16, 2008 11:12 AM PDT up 0 recs

Yeah, you've gotta' know your limits.

And you’ve gotta’ prioritize.

-aaron c.

by acblue on May 16, 2008 1:03 PM PDT up 0 recs

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.

by Sec 108 on May 16, 2008 11:41 AM PDT up 0 recs

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.

by Thingray on May 16, 2008 12:05 PM PDT up 0 recs

Also, I completely support a beer thread on a sunny Friday.

I like midgets more than I should.

by Thingray on May 16, 2008 12:06 PM PDT up 0 recs

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 acblue on May 16, 2008 1:09 PM PDT up 0 recs

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.

by Sec 108 on May 16, 2008 1:22 PM PDT up 0 recs

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 acblue on May 16, 2008 1:32 PM PDT up 0 recs

I like a good beer

But PBR is my daily drinker. Not the best, but definitely my fave.

Your favorite meme is dead

by Edanger6 on May 16, 2008 6:32 PM PDT up 0 recs

Mirror Pond = Yum

I like midgets more than I should.

by Thingray on May 16, 2008 2:39 PM PDT up 0 recs

Such a guy should be drinking water

lots of water. And resting.

by Gomez on May 16, 2008 6:28 PM PDT up 0 recs

Look on the bright side:

More good beer for the rest of us.

by Gomez on May 15, 2008 9:52 PM PDT 0 recs

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

by I'm NOT Corco on May 15, 2008 9:53 PM PDT 0 recs

Jesus H. Christ I thought this was confirmation of a Griffey trade.

by BrianL on May 15, 2008 11:25 PM PDT 0 recs

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.

by acblue on May 15, 2008 11:33 PM PDT 0 recs

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

by Teej on May 16, 2008 1:57 AM PDT 0 recs

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 0 recs

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.

by marc w on May 16, 2008 9:29 AM PDT 0 recs

Beer pong and Beast Ice

That combo did bad things to me in college.

by speedomike on May 16, 2008 1:23 PM PDT 0 recs

After that, you actually remember college?

Congrats dude…

I like midgets more than I should.

by Thingray on May 16, 2008 2:39 PM PDT up 0 recs

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.

by Edgar for Pres on May 16, 2008 6:05 PM PDT 0 recs

Outsider

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.

by Ike Clanton on May 18, 2008 10:30 AM PDT 0 recs