Nov 24th, 2008 | Beer survey

Worst Beer name?


Beer has lagged well behind wine and organic produce in the ongoing reinvention of American cuisine. Yet the change over the past twenty years has been startling. In 1965, the United States had a single craft brewery: Anchor Brewing, in San Francisco. Today, there are nearly fifteen hundred. In liquor stores and upscale supermarkets, pumpkin ales and chocolate stouts compete for cooler space with wit beers, weiss beers, and imperial Pilsners. The King of Beers, once served in splendid isolation at many bars, is now surrounded by motley bottles with ridiculous names, like jesters at a Renaissance fair: SkullSplitter, Old Leghumper, Slam Dunkel, Troll Porter, Moose Drool, Power Tool, He’brew, and Ale Mary Full of Taste.

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http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/11/24/081124fa_fact_bilger?currentPage=all



Worst Beer name?


40 votes, 188 views , 1 comment
 
 
Poll tags:Beer, Drinking, Brewers, Microbrewers, Fashion, Politics

 
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Scooter
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New York, United States

posted Nov 24th, 2008 at 08:06 CST

I so do enjoy a micro brew every now and then. A special treat for the summertime.

 
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