Beers I Don't Like

Today's Topic

I’ve been going on and on about beers I like/ love, now I want to talk about ones I suggest to avoid.

I’m possibly going to annoy some people who read this – this is written based on my own opinions and experiences, unfortunately not every beer that exists I think is drinkable.

To avoid directly naming and shaming I will give you an explanation of the type of beer and why I don’t like it, while use memes to hopefully get a laugh out of you.

That must be some bad beer then?

Japan unfortunately had several bad beer experiences for me, I think the main issue is that Japanese brewers like to try new things and make their product more appealing, in my opinion they have broken rules when it comes to making beer.

Tomato Beer: I love tomatoes, I love beer, so why don’t they work so well together? I have bought a can of tomato beer and upon taking a mouthful I spat it out and threw the rest away. It had to have been one of the worst things I’ve ever tasted. I don’t like tomato juice and that was again proven at a Japanese bar where the bartender made me a beer and tomato juice cocktail, no lie there was vomit afterwards.

I think this has something to do with him drinking his urine?

Happoshu: This is a Japanese word for ‘fake beer’ in order to continue high sales in a cost increasing industry many Japanese brewers have turned to making this beer tasting product, the worst part is that it’s watered down and crap is added. The result is a very cheap product that is bad for you, they sell for about $1 a can and can mean a cheap all you can drink at karaoke, but after many times of drinking this my body has made me pay for it. If you drink in Japan I recommend paying for the better quality beers such as Sapporo Draught, Asahi Super Dry and Kirin Ichiban.

Be a good friend!

Non-Alcoholic Beer: Japan has a zero BAC level for driving, so if you go out and want to have beer then this is the best thing for you – I have friends who enjoy drinking it. But for me I have tried several varieties and they taste somewhat like beer but I could never finish any of them – they ended up down the sink.

I feel bad for bashing Japan but I couldn’t leave those experiences out, there are some other shocking beers to follow (To be continued)…

I've never tried hand sanitiser...

Apple Beer: There is a new beer out made with an apple twist. I was able to drink a sample of it but I couldn’t drink another one. I just don’t think that it’s a good combination, they should go separately (beer and cider).

$6 for 6-pack = bad! $20 for 6-pack = should be okay!

I think what I can sum up from here is that cheap and often experimental beer can quite possibly leave you with a bad experience. People have different tastes and will like some things and others not so much. But in my opinion you should spend the extra $$$ and get good quality beer that will leave you with a good buzz and hopefully not much of a hangover the next day.

Here are a few for you to think about, if I run into any more bad beer I will update this list.

Cheers

Dave