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Greasey Harley · 06-12-2018, 11:56 PM

I'm not really a beer drinker, but I aspire to be one :-)
It recently occurred to me that there sure are a lot of cheap beers out there, and at least a few of them must be pretty good.
So, I decided to start sampling them.
I plan on keeping a cooler full of beer and ice in my shop all summer, and taste test a multitude of cheap ass beers. This is all in an effort to find the best cheap beer out there.
I'm leaning toward cans, as that seems to exemplify a "cheap" beer
So far, I've sampled:

Miller light
Rainer
Henry Weinhart's private reserve

On the list:
Hamm's
Old Milwaukee
PBR
etc. etc.

So, What's your ->go to<- cheap beer?

why?

...I'm drunk

70GMCer · 06-13-2018, 06:56 AM

I remember about 30 years ago when I lived out in California, some company was selling generic beer.

It was simply called "Beer" & "Light Beer" in plain black & white cans.

I remember it being cheap at about $1.75 a six pack.

Tasted horrible....

yuccales · 06-13-2018, 07:47 AM

Just this last weekend I had an ICE cold Hamm's a buddy brought over. Tasted good!

**special-K** · 06-13-2018, 08:45 AM

The Beast, Milwaulkee's Best. It has to be the best. It's in the name

My buddies who drink beer by the 30 pk like Busch Light.

Speaking of cheap beer, what ever happened to Keith Stone?

**Steeveedee** · 06-13-2018, 08:56 AM

Cheapest I've seen after the "plain wrap" beer is Schaeffer's. I don't drink that stuff anymore; drank a few when I was at my FiL's house >.< , but learned to bring my own.

Greenlee · 06-13-2018, 09:01 AM

My favorite cheap beer is Natural Light, although I think it’s gone up in price in the last few years.

**Ol Blue K20** · 06-13-2018, 09:17 AM

Don't forget Olympia and Keystone. Both will get the job done.

**GR8-68** · 06-13-2018, 09:30 AM

Cheap beer is just that,

Who remembers this cheap beer ? I remember buying this for 3.99 a case

Newtynewt · 06-13-2018, 09:48 AM

Life’s too short for cheap beer.
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Indian113 · 06-13-2018, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Newtynewt

Life’s too short for cheap beer.
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My Mom didn't like the taste of Beer and bought " What Ever" was on Sale! I usually asked what it was when she would say - do you want a cold Beer! Sometimes I would just drink Ice Water because I knew it would taste better.

**Boog** · 06-13-2018, 10:52 AM

50 yrs ago we had some of the cheapest at the time called Ballentine XXX. Oh man. It was awful. It came with an awful headache too.

Once was enough.

Redneck Rydes · 06-13-2018, 12:00 PM

No cheap beer here in Ontario, $48.00 24 cans, can't afford to drink and build trucks,problem is,I like to have some beer for inspiration to build these,LOL

**GR8-68** · 06-13-2018, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Newtynewt

Life’s too short for cheap beer.
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I totally agree with that

Gotenntitans · 06-13-2018, 04:35 PM

I like a cold beer, especially in the summertime. After mowing the yard or while I'm out fishing......I like a cheap beer. I fully understand what you're whole thread is about. My go to cheap beers are Pabst Blue Ribbon, Schlitz, Old Milwaukee, Carta Blanca, or Bud Ice. Not exactly cheap, but I also like Bud Light lime, orange, and the tomato juice Chelada beers. All are good right out of the ice chest on a hot day.

Now, for the afternoon sitting around the grill or at a restaurant with dinner, I like Dos XX green, Michelob Amber Bock, Corona, or Rolling Rock and there are two local Little Rock breweries, Diamond Bear and Lost Forty, that have really good varieties of different beers.

My father-in-law kept a refrigerator in his shop behind his house and he always kept it full of Milwaukee's Best. Not my cheap beer of choice, but I have had a few sitting around visiting with him before he passed in 2003. Haven't had one since. I would like to go drink one with him today. I miss him.

I also like yellow can Coors from time to time. I never buy Miller High Life, Busch, Natural Light, or Pearl......just don't ever make that choice. I also don't buy red & white Budweiser either. No reason, just not one that I buy.

If you ever see a Canadian beer called Kokanee, you might like it. We drank some of that on a week long fishing trip to Ontario on Lake Kishkutena a few years back and I remember that it was pretty good.

There's nothing wrong with enjoying a cold beer or two or three, and although I used to do it when I was younger, I would never drink and drive or drink a 12 pack at one sitting anymore. Just not my thing anymore.

Wish you were closer, I would bring you some Lost Forty and we would drink a couple of cold ones and visit.

. GTT

RedRider · 06-13-2018, 05:28 PM

Give the new Costco stuff a try, I think it's called "Kirkland Signature Light" or something...not too bad, and cheap.

Tom · 06-13-2018, 07:33 PM

Budwiser if cost is a concern. Stella Atois when its not.

**Steeveedee** · 06-13-2018, 08:16 PM

I thought of another cheap beer. Steel Reserve. $2 for a 22 oz can and it is over 8% alcohol. Not great for taste, but I like one every once in awhile to prime the pump. I generally drink Sam Adams Boston Lager, with the occasional Arrogant Bastard Ale.

60short · 06-13-2018, 10:03 PM

not amazing by its self, but for 28 cents a can... hard to beat

papawswrench · 06-13-2018, 10:37 PM

Milwaukee's Best for me, as long as it is COLD!

kingsolver72 · 06-13-2018, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Steeveedee

Cheapest I've seen after the "plain wrap" beer is Schaeffer's. I don't drink that stuff anymore; drank a few when I was at my FiL's house >.< , but learned to bring my own.

You drank Shaeffers. I use to put that in my scooter and it ain’t a cheap oil.

Hutch · 06-14-2018, 02:35 AM

Walgreens has Big Flatts for $2.99 a six pack
Not too bad
I am spoiled on my days off I volunteer for packaging at local craft breweries and get paid in low fills

jjzepplin · 06-14-2018, 03:47 AM

Beware cheap beer! I was drinking some Old Milwaukee One day when I was about 19. I thought something was wrong with me. I could drink a beer and right away I had to pee.. I recently was drinking some cheap beer and had the same issue. 30 years later. Legit I was at the toilet with a beer in my hand and it was like pouring it in the lou. My favorite cheap beer was Crazy Horse. Nothing could beat a Crazy and a spli--!

**special-K** · 06-14-2018, 06:05 AM

I normally only drink a couple unless I'm hanging with friends all day at a swap meet or whatever. So, I enjoy quality beers. Cost doesn't matter so much when you don't drink in quantity. When I want cheap beer I drink someone else's! So my cheap beer is cheaper!

**71CHEVYSHORTBED402** · 06-14-2018, 12:51 PM

Pabst Blue Ribbon, in my opinion

**GOPAPA** · 06-14-2018, 05:09 PM

I like Henry Weinhards Blue Boar ..a friend who sells beer to the stores for his company ,,came by one day and gave me a 12 pack,, I offered to pay him for it and he says ,,it only cost me $4 and that adds up to .33 cents a bottle .

I didn't ask what his company sells it to the stores for ,,but at the stores it is aroungf $12

06-12-2018, 11:56 PM	#1
Greasey Harley Registered User Join Date: May 2013 Location: Post Falls, ID Posts: 884	Best cheap beer? I'm not really a beer drinker, but I aspire to be one :-) It recently occurred to me that there sure are a lot of cheap beers out there, and at least a few of them must be pretty good. So, I decided to start sampling them. I plan on keeping a cooler full of beer and ice in my shop all summer, and taste test a multitude of cheap ass beers. This is all in an effort to find the best cheap beer out there. I'm leaning toward cans, as that seems to exemplify a "cheap" beer So far, I've sampled: Miller light Rainer Henry Weinhart's private reserve On the list: Hamm's Old Milwaukee PBR etc. etc. So, What's your ->go to<- cheap beer? why? ...I'm drunk

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70GMCer Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Joppa, Maryland Posts: 4,408	Re: Best cheap beer? I remember about 30 years ago when I lived out in California, some company was selling generic beer. It was simply called "Beer" & "Light Beer" in plain black & white cans. I remember it being cheap at about $1.75 a six pack. Tasted horrible.... Attached Images __________________ 1997 GMC Sierra Ext 1965 Mustang

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yuccales Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Northern Calif. Posts: 3,587	Re: Best cheap beer? Just this last weekend I had an ICE cold Hamm's a buddy brought over. Tasted good!

06-13-2018, 08:45 AM	#4
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,863	Re: Best cheap beer? The Beast, Milwaulkee's Best. It has to be the best. It's in the name My buddies who drink beer by the 30 pk like Busch Light. Speaking of cheap beer, what ever happened to Keith Stone? __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

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Steeveedee Who Changed This? Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Simi Valley, CA Posts: 10,087	Re: Best cheap beer? Cheapest I've seen after the "plain wrap" beer is Schaeffer's. I don't drink that stuff anymore; drank a few when I was at my FiL's house >.< , but learned to bring my own. __________________ ~Steven '70 Chevy 3/4T Longhorn CST 402/400/3.56 Custom Camper Simi Valley, CA Last edited by Steeveedee; 06-13-2018 at 08:16 PM. Reason: typo

06-13-2018, 09:01 AM	#6
Greenlee Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: El Lago, TX Posts: 1,668	Re: Best cheap beer? My favorite cheap beer is Natural Light, although I think it’s gone up in price in the last few years.

06-13-2018, 09:17 AM	#7
Ol Blue K20 Proprietor of Dale's Corner Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Vacaville , CA Posts: 15,834	Re: Best cheap beer? Don't forget Olympia and Keystone. Both will get the job done. __________________ "Some Days Chickens And Some Days Feathers" Dale XNGH ECV Sam Brannan 1004 R.I.P. 67ChevyRedneck R.I.P. Grumpy Old Man

06-13-2018, 09:30 AM	#8
GR8-68 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Belews Creek , NC Posts: 4,220	Re: Best cheap beer? Cheap beer is just that, Who remembers this cheap beer ? I remember buying this for 3.99 a case Attached Images __________________ Larry It is easily overlooked that what is now called vintage was once brand new. "Project 68" paypal.me/ldgrant

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Newtynewt Registered User Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Mooresville NC Posts: 287	Re: Best cheap beer? Life’s too short for cheap beer. Posted via Mobile Device

06-13-2018, 10:52 AM	#11
Boog laying low Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Searcy, Ark. USA Posts: 12,950	Re: Best cheap beer? 50 yrs ago we had some of the cheapest at the time called Ballentine XXX. Oh man. It was awful. It came with an awful headache too. Once was enough. __________________ Boog 69 Chevy stepside, 358/T350, 4.11 posi, 4.5/4 drop, rallys, poboy driver primer is finer 91 Chevy sportside, Tahoe, Yukon & GMC Crewcab All GM..'nuff said. I stand for the flag and kneel at the cross

06-13-2018, 12:00 PM	#12
Redneck Rydes Registered User Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Trenton,Ontario & South Carolina Posts: 755	Re: Best cheap beer? No cheap beer here in Ontario, $48.00 24 cans, can't afford to drink and build trucks,problem is,I like to have some beer for inspiration to build these,LOL

06-13-2018, 04:35 PM	#14
Gotenntitans Registered User Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Camden, Arkansas Posts: 975	Re: Best cheap beer? I like a cold beer, especially in the summertime. After mowing the yard or while I'm out fishing......I like a cheap beer. I fully understand what you're whole thread is about. My go to cheap beers are Pabst Blue Ribbon, Schlitz, Old Milwaukee, Carta Blanca, or Bud Ice. Not exactly cheap, but I also like Bud Light lime, orange, and the tomato juice Chelada beers. All are good right out of the ice chest on a hot day. Now, for the afternoon sitting around the grill or at a restaurant with dinner, I like Dos XX green, Michelob Amber Bock, Corona, or Rolling Rock and there are two local Little Rock breweries, Diamond Bear and Lost Forty, that have really good varieties of different beers. My father-in-law kept a refrigerator in his shop behind his house and he always kept it full of Milwaukee's Best. Not my cheap beer of choice, but I have had a few sitting around visiting with him before he passed in 2003. Haven't had one since. I would like to go drink one with him today. I miss him. I also like yellow can Coors from time to time. I never buy Miller High Life, Busch, Natural Light, or Pearl......just don't ever make that choice. I also don't buy red & white Budweiser either. No reason, just not one that I buy. If you ever see a Canadian beer called Kokanee, you might like it. We drank some of that on a week long fishing trip to Ontario on Lake Kishkutena a few years back and I remember that it was pretty good. There's nothing wrong with enjoying a cold beer or two or three, and although I used to do it when I was younger, I would never drink and drive or drink a 12 pack at one sitting anymore. Just not my thing anymore. Wish you were closer, I would bring you some Lost Forty and we would drink a couple of cold ones and visit. . GTT __________________ GoTennTitans 1987 GMC Sierra 1990 GMC Sierra (stolen) 2003 Chevy Silverado

06-13-2018, 05:28 PM	#15
RedRider Registered User Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Poway, CA Posts: 356	Re: Best cheap beer? Give the new Costco stuff a try, I think it's called "Kirkland Signature Light" or something...not too bad, and cheap. __________________ 1970 C-10 "Old Yeller"

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06-13-2018, 08:16 PM	#17
Steeveedee Who Changed This? Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Simi Valley, CA Posts: 10,087	Re: Best cheap beer? I thought of another cheap beer. Steel Reserve. $2 for a 22 oz can and it is over 8% alcohol. Not great for taste, but I like one every once in awhile to prime the pump. I generally drink Sam Adams Boston Lager, with the occasional Arrogant Bastard Ale. __________________ ~Steven '70 Chevy 3/4T Longhorn CST 402/400/3.56 Custom Camper Simi Valley, CA



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06-13-2018, 10:03 PM	#18
60short Registered User Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 204	Re: Best cheap beer? not amazing by its self, but for 28 cents a can... hard to beat

06-13-2018, 10:37 PM	#19
papawswrench Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alvin ,TX Posts: 2,172	Re: Best cheap beer? Milwaukee's Best for me, as long as it is COLD! __________________ papawswrench Certified wrench hound ! Tool Talk Randomview PapawsImages https://www.flickr.com/photos/nhankamer/

06-14-2018, 02:35 AM	#21
Hutch Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Grapevine, Tx. Posts: 2,140	Re: Best cheap beer? Walgreens has Big Flatts for $2.99 a six pack Not too bad I am spoiled on my days off I volunteer for packaging at local craft breweries and get paid in low fills __________________ John Hutchison Grapevine,Texas 68 1/2 t swb 68 Mustang 69 Jaguar 71 1/2 t swb 88 Supra CompTs6m 93 Escort GT 2005 Corolla XRS

06-14-2018, 03:47 AM	#22
jjzepplin Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Ruskin Florida Posts: 4,545	Re: Best cheap beer? Beware cheap beer! I was drinking some Old Milwaukee One day when I was about 19. I thought something was wrong with me. I could drink a beer and right away I had to pee.. I recently was drinking some cheap beer and had the same issue. 30 years later. Legit I was at the toilet with a beer in my hand and it was like pouring it in the lou. My favorite cheap beer was Crazy Horse. Nothing could beat a Crazy and a spli--! __________________ 70 swb 4x4 406sbc 700r4 203/205 d60/14blt locker yadda yadda http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...88#post6935688 Yeller 72 Blazer 2wd conversion project "No Daggum Money" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=550804 LS1-T56 3.73 LSD super budget build Blanco-2014 Sierra SWB https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=810350

06-14-2018, 06:05 AM	#23
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,863	Re: Best cheap beer? I normally only drink a couple unless I'm hanging with friends all day at a swap meet or whatever. So, I enjoy quality beers. Cost doesn't matter so much when you don't drink in quantity. When I want cheap beer I drink someone else's! So my cheap beer is cheaper! __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

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06-14-2018, 05:09 PM	#25
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