Olympia is another old-school brand revived by Pabst (and brewed by Miller); it was one of the most popular Pacific Northwest beers back in the day. The brewery was located in Tumwater, Washington, and their big claim to success: "It’s the water." This is a classic, for sure, but they … Continue reading

Miller Lite is the flagship beer from, er, Miller and it’s the oldest of the "Light" (or "Lite") beers, debuting in 1975. It’s garnered a few awards, too, in the "American-Style Light Lager" category at the GABF (2003) and the World Beer Cup (four different years). Not much I have … Continue reading

Budweiser Select. Another in the Bud family from Anheuser-Busch, introduced very recently (2005) as their super-premium beer and I think it’s an all malt brew; their spec sheet talks about two-row and caramel malts and doesn’t mention any adjuncts. It’s also targeted at the low-car, low-alcohol market, without expressly being … Continue reading

Bud Light is the "Superbowl beer"… it’s also the beer of the "Real Men of Genius" radio commercials which I actually find pretty funny and clever. Anheuser-Busch really pushes this beer as a sponsor of sporting events and claims it’s the world’s best selling beer. Not much more to say … Continue reading

Miller High Life might just have the best name of all of these… you gotta love any beer subtitled "The Champagne of Beers" without irony. For some reason, when I think of High Life, I want to call it "your (grand)father’s beer," not in an offensive way but because it … Continue reading

I approached reviewing Pabst Blue Ribbon with a bit of trepidation; after all, I’ve said more than once that it’s my favorite macrobrew and the best of them out there. I tend to drink it when we’re at my parents’ place, as well. So how would the beer fare in … Continue reading

The original Coors is known as "the banquet beer" though I have to admit I don’t know why. I suppose because they consider it so good that it’s appropriate for a banquet? Forget about Coors Light, this beer is an(other) American classic. The spoiler is, I was very pleasantly surprised … Continue reading

Keystone Light was a mainstay beer of my youthful drinking days… it was available at Costco for $7.99 a case, what are you gonna do? Aside from the cheap availability of it, the most outstanding feature of this beer was—according to its commercials—lack of bitterness. You wouldn’t suffer from "bitter … Continue reading

I have a soft spot for Hamm’s ("the beer refreshing"), not so much for it’s drinkability factor (I never really drank this) but because, like Rainier, of the commercials they used to run. And the jingle. The jingle was huge. In fact, Wikipedia’s page on Hamm’s Brewery includes the full … Continue reading