Comments on: And the blue ribbon goes to… the search for the best cheap beer http://www.brokelyn.com/and-the-blue-ribbon-goes-to-the-search-for-the-best-cheap-beer/ Living Big on Small Change in Brooklyn, NYC Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:10:14 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: What do you splurge on? | Brokelyn http://www.brokelyn.com/and-the-blue-ribbon-goes-to-the-search-for-the-best-cheap-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-13193 What do you splurge on? | Brokelyn Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:54:21 +0000 http://www.brokelyn.com/?p=8474#comment-13193 [...] I go out and see things and talk to people and spend money, or should I watch Hulu and drink a Simple Times Lager? It’s not always so fun to think about saving, so let’s take a moment to talk about our [...] [...] I go out and see things and talk to people and spend money, or should I watch Hulu and drink a Simple Times Lager? It’s not always so fun to think about saving, so let’s take a moment to talk about our [...]

]]> By: Down and Out in BK « Hyperfocus Studio http://www.brokelyn.com/and-the-blue-ribbon-goes-to-the-search-for-the-best-cheap-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-12431 Down and Out in BK « Hyperfocus Studio Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:05:44 +0000 http://www.brokelyn.com/?p=8474#comment-12431 [...] Currently? I’m reading Best Cheap Beers for the Superbowl. [...] [...] Currently? I’m reading Best Cheap Beers for the Superbowl. [...]

]]> By: Simpler Times « A Touch of Class http://www.brokelyn.com/and-the-blue-ribbon-goes-to-the-search-for-the-best-cheap-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-3901 Simpler Times « A Touch of Class Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:54:16 +0000 http://www.brokelyn.com/?p=8474#comment-3901 [...] Check out Brokelyn’s post: “Cheap beer: our search for the next PBR” [...] [...] Check out Brokelyn’s post: “Cheap beer: our search for the next PBR” [...]

]]> By: XperiencedBeerDrnker http://www.brokelyn.com/and-the-blue-ribbon-goes-to-the-search-for-the-best-cheap-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-3896 XperiencedBeerDrnker Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:20:33 +0000 http://www.brokelyn.com/?p=8474#comment-3896 1. Coors Original is not "the silver bullet". That's Coors Light. Coors original is, however, the best inexpensive beer on the market, hands down. 2. No Strohs? That actually won a Consumer Reports award for best cheap beer in 2001 3. Old Milwaukee is great 4. Ballantine, when actually purchased from a place that sells more than a bottle a month of it, is incredible 5. Any Yuengling product is ram's piss, I don't care what anyone says 6. Leave it to some urban hippie to overthink his beer purchase. Please leave the Coors on the shelf then, and buy your PBR. By 'doing the right thing', you're also heaving more banquet beer for me. And I thank you. 1. Coors Original is not “the silver bullet”. That’s Coors Light. Coors original is, however, the best inexpensive beer on the market, hands down.
2. No Strohs? That actually won a Consumer Reports award for best cheap beer in 2001
3. Old Milwaukee is great
4. Ballantine, when actually purchased from a place that sells more than a bottle a month of it, is incredible
5. Any Yuengling product is ram’s piss, I don’t care what anyone says
6. Leave it to some urban hippie to overthink his beer purchase. Please leave the Coors on the shelf then, and buy your PBR. By ‘doing the right thing’, you’re also heaving more banquet beer for me. And I thank you.

]]> By: Tim http://www.brokelyn.com/and-the-blue-ribbon-goes-to-the-search-for-the-best-cheap-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-3321 Tim Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:54:44 +0000 http://www.brokelyn.com/?p=8474#comment-3321 Brian, you win for most socially conscious comment. I should note also that our entire beer tasting panel was barred from joining a union due to the intrinsic unsafe work conditions of the project. When I lived in Ocean City, Maryland, Schaefer was our default beer pong beer. Except one time, we walked into a liquor store and asked the guy what his cheapest beer was. He said: "Get these boys a case of Genny Light." I still recoil in fear at the name to this day. Brian, you win for most socially conscious comment. I should note also that our entire beer tasting panel was barred from joining a union due to the intrinsic unsafe work conditions of the project.

When I lived in Ocean City, Maryland, Schaefer was our default beer pong beer. Except one time, we walked into a liquor store and asked the guy what his cheapest beer was.
He said: “Get these boys a case of Genny Light.”

I still recoil in fear at the name to this day.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.brokelyn.com/and-the-blue-ribbon-goes-to-the-search-for-the-best-cheap-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-3312 Jeff Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:15:24 +0000 http://www.brokelyn.com/?p=8474#comment-3312 Anyone ever see National Bohemian around here? Cheap beer from B'more. Anyone ever see National Bohemian around here? Cheap beer from B’more.

]]> By: Brian http://www.brokelyn.com/and-the-blue-ribbon-goes-to-the-search-for-the-best-cheap-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-3304 Brian Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:07:57 +0000 http://www.brokelyn.com/?p=8474#comment-3304 Are we all so broke that we must ignore our societal responsibilities in our beer drinking? In terms of their social and economic practices, your top two choices are the pits. Coors -- geez, they are one of the most anti-union beer companies there is, and the Coors family is an enormous funder of right wing republican party efforts. Yuengling, tho I love it so, recently squelched it's PA union and moved one of its factories to Florida. Let's remember that good union jobs pay livable wages, and keep working class stiffs from having to surf thrifty sites like Brokelyn. One of the most annoying things about hipsters is that they do things just because they are cool, never knowing why they are cool, but PBR became cool for a reason -- it's a long-time union-made beer. Drink it and be both thrifty & proud. Are we all so broke that we must ignore our societal responsibilities in our beer drinking? In terms of their social and economic practices, your top two choices are the pits. Coors — geez, they are one of the most anti-union beer companies there is, and the Coors family is an enormous funder of right wing republican party efforts. Yuengling, tho I love it so, recently squelched it’s PA union and moved one of its factories to Florida.

Let’s remember that good union jobs pay livable wages, and keep working class stiffs from having to surf thrifty sites like Brokelyn. One of the most annoying things about hipsters is that they do things just because they are cool, never knowing why they are cool, but PBR became cool for a reason — it’s a long-time union-made beer. Drink it and be both thrifty & proud.

]]> By: You read it here first: Park Slope bagels are NYC's best | Brokelyn http://www.brokelyn.com/and-the-blue-ribbon-goes-to-the-search-for-the-best-cheap-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-3279 You read it here first: Park Slope bagels are NYC's best | Brokelyn Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:01:23 +0000 http://www.brokelyn.com/?p=8474#comment-3279 [...] calipers, flour-particle counts, fleet of ZipCars, and so on. (Not that we’re opposed to overly scientific taste tests around here). Tell it, [...] [...] calipers, flour-particle counts, fleet of ZipCars, and so on. (Not that we’re opposed to overly scientific taste tests around here). Tell it, [...]

]]> By: Football party idea « Aesthetics of Everywhere http://www.brokelyn.com/and-the-blue-ribbon-goes-to-the-search-for-the-best-cheap-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-3275 Football party idea « Aesthetics of Everywhere Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:02:16 +0000 http://www.brokelyn.com/?p=8474#comment-3275 [...] lots of cheap beer [...] [...] lots of cheap beer [...]

]]> By: K http://www.brokelyn.com/and-the-blue-ribbon-goes-to-the-search-for-the-best-cheap-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-3274 K Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:50:15 +0000 http://www.brokelyn.com/?p=8474#comment-3274 wow! im amazed that a beer exists out there that is worse than natty light. and i love this because im in college and the only beers on this list that i see at parties are pbr, obviously, and natty ice, busch and high life, aka the three beers included in "the cheapest" section. but what about keystone ? and milwaukees best? cmon guys..... wow! im amazed that a beer exists out there that is worse than natty light.

and i love this because im in college and the only beers on this list that i see at parties are pbr, obviously, and natty ice, busch and high life, aka the three beers included in “the cheapest” section.

but what about keystone ? and milwaukees best? cmon guys…..

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