Retired American Luddite and refugee of the 2018-2024 Ratebeer/Anheuser-Busch (InBev) fiasco. Thanks Brewver for the chance to continue rating! ....... and yes, I'll soon be a supporter! ........ 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! Later, my dad had faves like Old Mil, Strohs, Bud, Coors Light and Piels! They were all good for a budding youngster like me. 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 updated a venue: Anecdote Brewing located in Indian Rocks Beach, United States
7 months ago


4.6/10 — Appearance 3 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 4.5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Got a big green 500mL bottle of this from total wine for 3.5$. Pop the lid for just a fresh lager nose, but just maybe, a hair of skunk. Clear pale look in the glass, big white head that fades rapidly. First swig reveals decent carbonation on top of a more than usual, bitter noble hops. Continuing to the middle, a little less skunky than other staropilsen I've done lately, but yet there is some in there. Getting used to the fresh green grass flavor of this as I near the end. Ever chew on some green lawn grass right out of the lawn mower? Just asking. Pepper? Not sure. Baltic pale cheap lager flavors? Maybe the better of the staropilsen beers I've had so far. Finishes with a medium skunk hop bitterness.
Tried from Bottle from Total Wine & More - Clearwater, FL on 04 Feb 2026 at 20:51

3.3/10 — Appearance 2 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 3 Overall 3.5
Big half liter green bottle from total wine for 3.5$. On the lid pop, getting the green bottle skunk cabbage veggie aroma. Poured in a generic beer glass, its clear pale but it seems to have a slight dirty gray tint. First big swig provides a jetting medium stunk skunk flavor carrying over from the nose. Continuing, trying to get over the nose, I think I may be having a mild feeling of cheap lager sticking its head up. Honestly tho, I'd rather be doing the medium skunk thing than stupid ass IPA bitterness. Yea, its a cheap macro style lager and it somewhat reminds me of the old latrobe rolling rock that came in green bottles after it sat on the shelf for a year. From start to finish, difficult to get over the skunk character that permeates all aspects of this brew, except the decent carbonation. No meaningful date code on this but DO1#L/PS, whatever that means?
Tried from Bottle from Total Wine & More - Tampa, FL on 04 Feb 2026 at 20:22

4.5/10 — Appearance 5 Aroma 4 Flavor 4.5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Big 4$ green 0.5L bottle from total wine, St. Pete. Pour is somewhat cloudy light brown orange brew. Nose is a interestingly fresh but has an alarming odd cleaning fluid aroma. First taste? Stronger boozy personality with some bitterness component along with the toasted malt, caramel, and nuts. Not real civilized, considering this is only 6%. The photo here, which is clear pale in a green bottle, is a little misleading. Its got a darker cloudy appearance in my sample. Considering the czech guys are the right hand border to germany, this isn't too bad, but certainly does have some of that baltic attitude. From the end of the 19th century, this stuff is stoic, resilient and unflappable. It follows up by possessing a vigilant surrealent Russo-realism. On the finish its quite impressive providing an unconscious mind to express itself, often resulting in the depiction of illogical or dreamlike scenes and ideas. Decent co2 from the start. There you have it. In the end, it does what its supposed to do.
Tried from Bottle from Total Wine & More - St. Petersburg, FL on 03 Feb 2026 at 21:29

4.4/10 — Appearance 2 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 4.5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Big 3$ green 0.5L bottle from total wine. Pour is pure clear golden pale. White head fades to a white thin pond scum. Nose is simple fresh lager beer, no sign of skunk cabbage on the olfactory. However, on the first taste you get some of that. Good level of carbonation. The ovor impact is that of an odd green grassy medium pilsner bitter bite. Yes, hops seem to be noble but come across rather uncivilized, almost baltic in nature. Decent over all pale lager but a little less enjoyable than many cheap amerikan made pale lagers. Finish has that odd grassy pils bitterness lasting for a while on the palate.
Tried from Bottle from Total Wine & More - St. Petersburg, FL on 03 Feb 2026 at 20:23

1.1/10 — Appearance 2 Aroma 2 Flavor 0.5 Texture 1 Overall 0.5
Can. Clear pale yellow, decent white head. Rubber on pine nose. First taste is chewing on a real rubber innertube with troublesome phenolic sharp bitterness. Difficult, rude; bitter mouth coating bastard. I thought this was on style for an IPA but I have to agree with frothingslosh, somebody who likes IPA, on this one! I'd say its right down there with Cooperstown Back Yard, Great Lakes Sharpshooter Session, Goose Island Endless and Victory Victorious #1 ! It don't even have enough alky in it to help me forget about the taste.
Tried from Can from Chalet Premier on 01 Feb 2026 at 20:17

3.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 4.5 Flavor 3 Texture 2 Overall 1.5
Cheap can from chalet. Pour is clear cherry rouge, nice look! Creamy head fades to nuttin. Overly spiced nose, too many spirited seasonings on the olfactory; makes me nervous about tasting this pumpkin bomb. Whew, big boozy alky blast up front on the taste buds followed by lots of the spices mentioned in the description. However, tho very spiced up, I don't find it quite as offensive as many spiced pumpkin beers. One thing about this, is that I can't find any pumpkin in here. The booze and the spices are totally up front hiding anything pumpkin about this except the overly exuberant pumpkin pie spices. It feels like much more than the 7.5% listed. Mouth coating and somewhat medicinal. Whew, getting more difficult as the session continues. Good thing its rather higher on the hoochie juice, because its helping me forget about all those pungent aromatic attributes contained within this projectile. Overly spiced warming blitz assault for a finish. There, you have it.
Tried from Can from Chalet Premier on 30 Jan 2026 at 18:08

cheap added a new beer Carve by North High Brewing Company
8 months ago


cheap has a new beer style achievement
Level 6 for IPA - Flavoured ticks with a total of 75 ticks of this sub style.
Peachy Little Thing from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company was the one that did it!
8 months ago