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cheap

Monaca, United States 🇺🇸
I'm a retired American Luddite and a refugee of the notorious 2018-2024 Ratebeer - Anheuser-Busch (InBev) fiasco. Thanks Brewver for the chance to continue rating! Since 1968, I've enjoyed all kinds of cheap macro pale lagers, starting with Carling Black Label bottles I found in Grampa Gino's wine cellar! My ratings aren't to style, but how much I liked it. Thus, my fave styles; lambic, wild & flemish, rate much higher than IPA since I don't like bitter hoppy beers. You like IPA? The lower my IPA rating, the better according to style! There, you have it! Easy peezy, no worries!

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cheap added a new beer Galaxy by North High Brewing Company
2 months ago


cheap updated a beer: Salted Lime Lager brewed by Palmetto Brewing Company
2 months ago


4.6
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 4.5 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 5

Can for a few greenbacks. How far is vikky going to to take the monkey BS? Just asking. Anywho: Pour is pale yellow fairly clear with no head after a minute. Rather sweet mild nose. First taste is big booze with a very slight hint of tartness. Not really getting any negative bitter wheat ale character. In the middle its still quite boozy, you gottah figger; after all its near 10%. Well, even tho its a little boozy, its been going down pretty easy, which makes it a little scary for me. I could drink a few of these in no time. In the end, good thing I only picked up a single in a mixed six pack or I'd have been going on a little vacation, hehehehh.

Tried from Can at Victory Brewing - Downingtown on 02 Oct 2025 at 17:01

gave a cheers!

cheap updated a beer: Speaker Cranker Overdriven Stock Ale brewed by Hoppin' Frog Brewery
2 months ago


cheap has a new beer style achievement

Level 4 for Traditional Ale - Old Ale ticks with a total of 25 ticks of this sub style.
Speaker Cranker Overdriven Stock Ale from Hoppin' Frog Brewery was the one that did it!
2 months ago


1.9
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 2.5 | Flavor - 1 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 1.5

3$ can @ vintage. Virtually clear off pale. White head stays. Nose of cheap american malt likker that sat on the shelf for 2 years. It says best by 4/2027, so I'm not sure what's going on. Taste is cheap near cloying sweet american malt likker as well, whew. Difficult. Not as bad as Jaguire Ice, Luckyn Number High Gravity nor Stack 101, but this shite is pretty bad. At least it does have a little carbonation to ease up on the abhorrentness, whew. In the middle, the near cloy is not yielding. It simply wants you to know what it is. I'm surprized market garden would allow release of this brew, its way below their character. Finish is atrocious, aborning abominable and shocking; think Rosemay's baby! Would not do again, blah. I'd say this is on the level of Dog Bite, Silver Ice, Evil Eye, Hurricane and Camo. Somebody forgot to put this in a brown paper bag, hehehehh.

Tried from Can from Vintage Estate Wine and Beer on 01 Oct 2025 at 16:52


4.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 3.5 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 3.5

From a 3$ can, this pours the color of cola, ruby red glistens thru this stuff. No head and no sign of carbonation. Slight smoky nose, barely perceivable, but its there. On the first taste, even without the smoke nose, this brew has a big smoked impact, no mistaken. A little bitter, like burnt wood. In the middle, the burnt feeling gets a little heavier. Surprising, unlike many smoked beers I've had, there is no sign of bacon here. I'm not much for smoked beers, and this one is getting on my nerves a little. Yes, it does have some decent carbonation, and I'm thankful for that. It kindah makes it a little more acceptable to the palate. Not bad overall, there is not real ill ale character in there. The smoke and burnt feeling in the end leaves a medium lasting bitter smokey sensation. Different and somewhat unique.

Tried from Can from Vintage Estate Wine and Beer on 30 Sep 2025 at 18:49


cheap updated a beer: Skyscratcher brewed by Jackie O's Pub & Brewery
2 months ago


4.9
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 4.5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Can from vintage. Slight haze on pale. Nose is certainly fresh typical pils hop perfume. Taste is a little more bitter than I like but its not as piercing bitter as many poorly made domestic pils. Decent co2. It's Italian? A chi importa? Dire che è italiano è solo un altro espediente per vendere, amico mio, non cascateci.

Tried from Can from Vintage Estate Wine and Beer on 29 Sep 2025 at 18:41


cheap added a new beer Yo Paisano by Birdfish Brewing Co.
2 months ago