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Piels, Black Label, Schlitz... (Original Post) Buttoneer Jun 25 OP
Red, White & Blue Bmoboy Jun 25 #1
Not sure I had any of them. I drank Old German and Pfeiffer more than 60 years ago. doc03 Jun 25 #2
Old Dutch in Cleveland in 1970s Easterncedar Jun 25 #3
Several! PJMcK Jun 25 #4
Brew 102 DBoon Jun 25 #5
Sterling (60s) Chipper Chat Jun 25 #6
Way back in the '80s... GReedDiamond Jun 25 #7
Schaefer and Black Label were so cheap in college, they were hard to avoid. LudwigPastorius Jun 26 #8
"Schaefer is the one beer to have, when you're having more than one. "... Buttoneer Jun 28 #10
College in the '70s...Fox Head 400 discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 26 #9
Meister Brau was the worst cheap garbage ever brewed JoseBalow Jun 28 #11

PJMcK

(23,953 posts)
4. Several!
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 10:19 PM
Jun 25

PBR (Pabst Blue Ribbon).

Rolling Rock.

Miller High Life.

Schaeffer. (sp?)

Heineken has begun to taste like soap.

But the worst of all: Budweiser.

The thing for me was they were mostly cheap and if they were seriously cold I didn't care that they tasted like horse piss.

These days I'm savoring cold Balboa Roja in bottles.

GReedDiamond

(5,472 posts)
7. Way back in the '80s...
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 11:52 PM
Jun 25

...the Alpha Beta on the corner sold BEER.

The cans were white with lite blue bands around the top and bottom and the word "BEER" in the middle.

Don't recall the price, but the 6-packs were very cheap.

LudwigPastorius

(12,982 posts)
8. Schaefer and Black Label were so cheap in college, they were hard to avoid.
Thu Jun 26, 2025, 01:31 AM
Jun 26

You would also run into Old Milwaukee, Milwaukee's Worst (Best), and Dog Style (Old Style) in the dorm.

My personal cheap go-to was Pabst Blue Ribbon. It didn't make me cringe like those others did.

I refused to drink Shitz (Schlitz) or Pearl Light, and the absolute worst beer I ever tasted was an unholy abomination called Texas Pride.

JoseBalow

(7,976 posts)
11. Meister Brau was the worst cheap garbage ever brewed
Sat Jun 28, 2025, 02:53 PM
Jun 28

But the price was right for broke college kids, unfortunately.


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