Beer expert blind judges "bad" lagers | The Craft Beer Channel

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  • @TheCraftBeerChannel
    @TheCraftBeerChannel  2 роки тому +38

    Guess what?! This video was so popular we have done a second edition, tasting the beers suggested as "good macro beer" in the comments and in our Patreon forum! Watch it here: ua-cam.com/video/zYUgpZ-pPGo/v-deo.html

    • @mikeballinger5723
      @mikeballinger5723 2 роки тому +2

      Gotta get the Heineken in a bottle. All of them should always be from a bottle…I like the Heineken-But I’d rather grow a unibrow than drink it from a can.

    • @nathanbrady2704
      @nathanbrady2704 2 роки тому

      I used to be a bottle snob. There is almost no difference other than price and maybe that first drink of the evwning

  • @HerbertDuckshort
    @HerbertDuckshort 2 роки тому +535

    I’ve only enjoyed a Budweiser once in my life. I was in Dubai and it was almost 90 degrees when someone passed me an ice cold Bud. I poured it…….over my head. It was incredibly refreshing.

    • @alucardonus
      @alucardonus 2 роки тому +34

      Careful!! There are two brands of Budweiser beers. One is american bullshit, the other Budweiser is Czech premium pale lager, brewed in Czech republic, exported all over the world but USA.

    • @t-bird8978
      @t-bird8978 2 роки тому +21

      @@alucardonusI am 100% sure he was talking about the american toilet water

    • @alucardonus
      @alucardonus 2 роки тому +5

      @@t-bird8978 Maybe, dont care. I just wanted to mention that there are two of them and the Czech one is actually... Well i dont like it as its still the worse sort of czech beer. But outside of czech? Its a great beer. And it is really possible, that in Dubai its gonna be the Czech Budweiser Budvar not the american one.

    • @bm6nation
      @bm6nation Рік тому +4

      @@alucardonus It is in the U.S it's just called Czechvar

    • @alucardonus
      @alucardonus Рік тому +1

      @@bm6nation Yeah, in the US... But lets stay outside of USA and Europe. This can happen ANYWHERE else, south America, Canada, Mexico, Africa, Asia, Australia... Lets say that 90 % of Worlds population can experience this (as only 10 % of worlds population live in USA and EU combined). Plus anyone who know one brand and not the other can easily get confused in the other region. Anyone from EU in USA and the other way who dont know this Bud Bud relationship can be like ,,Hm nice, they've got Budweiser here, thats a pretty good beer, i'll have one...'' Tho i wouldnt serve a shit to ANYONE who thinks American Bud is good. Its like serving Caviar to Hobo :D

  • @giuseppelogiurato5718
    @giuseppelogiurato5718 Рік тому +145

    I've always used Heineken as an example of a "plain, beer-flavored beer"; totally drinkable, goes well with almost all types of food, never disappoints, but is in no way "extraordinary". I drink it all the time, because it's just regular normal beer.

    • @tedhodge4830
      @tedhodge4830 10 місяців тому +7

      There's nothing beer flavored about Heineken. It's deliberately crafted to taste as little of beer as possible. It is the lager's lager. For reference, lagering basically means you scoop the beer water at the top of the barrel so you don't have to touch the actual beer in the cask. Imagine that, but watered down in a mass production facility, and you have Heineken.

    • @giuseppelogiurato5718
      @giuseppelogiurato5718 10 місяців тому +21

      @@tedhodge4830 what can I say? I like cheap "Euro" beer, lol. I'd never claim Heineken to be "the best" lager, or even a "good" lager, but when every one else is drinking their "Grapefruit-guava 3XIPA" and "Fuzzy-wuzzy Hazy-daisy Hop-pop", I'm always glad to see that familiar green bottle at the bottom of the cooler. 👍

    • @tedhodge4830
      @tedhodge4830 10 місяців тому +1

      @@giuseppelogiurato5718 There's so many good, cheap eurobeers, though. Hoegaarden is even made under Anheuser, and it's actually delicious. Then there's Paulaner, Weihenstephan, Franziskaner, hell, even Stella is honestly not terrible for a macro lager. It's not like a six pack of Pilsner Urquell will cost you your firstborn. I drink 12 packs of Paulaner Weissbier like they are going out of production. In the Americas, everything, absolutely everything from Unibroue is delicious, and I can't complain about 11 bucks for a four pack of 9% ABV beer.

    • @giuseppelogiurato5718
      @giuseppelogiurato5718 9 місяців тому +2

      @@tedhodge4830 apparently you have more money and resources than I do... They don't sell any of that delicious German stuff where I live, at least not at my bar.... Heineken will suffice for now. The only fancy beers that sell around here are those gross modern IPAs... PAULANER and SPATEN and FRANCISKANER and KÖNIG LUDWIG and WARSTEINER and all those nice things are not readily available, and if they are, they are not cheap... otherwise I'd drink them all time.
      Be happy you live in a place where you have access to all the various beers you desire, and that you can afford to purchase them. It must be nice for you.

    • @giuseppelogiurato5718
      @giuseppelogiurato5718 9 місяців тому

      @@tedhodge4830 "Hoegaarden" is way overrated and authentically disgusting, to me, at least... It tastes like someone added curry powder and Palmolive dish-soap and boiled toilet-paper to flat Henry Reinhart's Hefeweizen, and then put a piece of rotten orange in it... 🤮
      "Blue Moon" drinkers deserve their hell.

  • @CornHol1o
    @CornHol1o 2 роки тому +188

    You know this dude is reliable when he gives scores of 6-7 on a 0-5 point scale.

    • @dank696969
      @dank696969 Рік тому +14

      yup and seems to have forgotten the "blind" part of blind test.

    • @superchargenurse
      @superchargenurse Рік тому

      Corn syrup glucose syrup hop extracts galore ..but it is what it is

  • @SwabianClancy
    @SwabianClancy 2 роки тому +71

    I am still saying that Heineken is a safe choice if you don't trust other beers in a bar. Of course it is not the best, but from all the "mediocre mainstream beers" its one of the best choices. Tastes totally okay, its absolutely drinkable and it isnt a beer where get a bad hangover.

    • @OmegaAlphaDu
      @OmegaAlphaDu Рік тому +8

      Stella falls into that category as well for me

    • @otto_jk
      @otto_jk Рік тому +12

      I would absolutely rather take Peroni or a Stella rather than Heineken. Heineken's hopps taste really metallic in my mouth and I'd rather have a minimal aftertaste rather than a bad one.

    • @SwabianClancy
      @SwabianClancy Рік тому

      @@otto_jk If I see a Peroni or a Stella the next time I will try it. But both beers I see pretty rarely in my region

    • @brandonchism6960
      @brandonchism6960 Рік тому

      I’ve always thought Heineken from a can or tap tastes drastically different from green bottle Heineken. Back in the day, I had it from a brown bottle while in Europe, but apparently they don’t do that anymore.🤷🏾‍♂️

    • @eugenezandberg8057
      @eugenezandberg8057 8 місяців тому

      If you enjoy donkeypiss...

  • @Σατανας666
    @Σατανας666 2 роки тому +134

    Beer is like music. You like what you like and some wimpy specky bam is always gonna tell you you’re wrong. Incredible.

    • @TheCraftBeerChannel
      @TheCraftBeerChannel  2 роки тому +45

      I don't know what a bam is. The rest is hard to argue with.

    • @0liedwards
      @0liedwards 9 місяців тому +7

      Speccy bam is absolutely right. Nice beer is a great thing but this is a load of shite.

    • @AbtinX
      @AbtinX 8 місяців тому +1

      🤣

    • @misterpink808
      @misterpink808 6 місяців тому +6

      Right and Pink Floyd are the same as Nickelback, it's just a matter of taste lol 🤣🤣

    • @yearginclarke
      @yearginclarke 5 місяців тому +2

      @@misterpink808 But Nickelback was never intended to be something like Floyd. Two different bands for different types of listeners. I love cheap stuff like miller high life, and I like better quality stuff as well. Depends on my mood. I look at it this way...we're lucky that the cheap stuff of today is far superior to what was typically available at, say, an old west saloon 150 to 200 years ago.

  • @NickIsBlasted
    @NickIsBlasted 2 роки тому +631

    Is it wrong to be really into craft beer but enjoy lagers like these for their purpose? (cheap and great if you are doing lots of drinking)

    • @DTKloves8
      @DTKloves8 2 роки тому +123

      Nah man I love going to bars and trying some weird local drafts, but sometimes it's 1 AM and I just want 2/4$ fosters at 7/11 lmao

    • @rfgate
      @rfgate 2 роки тому +47

      Couldn’t agree more with that. Sometimes you just want a beer for a beers sake.

    • @TheCraftBeerChannel
      @TheCraftBeerChannel  2 роки тому +154

      Absolutely not. We aren't trying to do down cheap lager we are trying to find the best ones!

    • @jondoepenn3637
      @jondoepenn3637 2 роки тому +3

      Not at all, I always have a craft variety pack or a good IPA right next to a pack of Miller lite in my garage fridge.

    • @timothycarson5127
      @timothycarson5127 2 роки тому +8

      Labatt 50.

  • @sneezydeezymcdeluxe7015
    @sneezydeezymcdeluxe7015 2 роки тому +223

    *stares at peroni*
    "Yeah I must have drunk this at a pizza restaurant."
    The accuracy of that statement...

    • @blackspine343
      @blackspine343 2 роки тому +7

      calling rubbish on the other hand... L

    • @WeMuckAround
      @WeMuckAround 2 роки тому +3

      I used to work at *said pizza restaurant* and fun fact: they were the first to import them to the UK in 1965 :)

    • @tobyjamesray3578
      @tobyjamesray3578 2 роки тому +1

      @@WeMuckAround I work at said pizza restaurant now, and I advise anyone never to work there lol

    • @MYNAMACHEF
      @MYNAMACHEF Місяць тому

      Had it at a family-owned Italian restaurant. It was fantastic

  • @ericlitts9917
    @ericlitts9917 2 роки тому +292

    I've had plenty of stale craft brew from the dusty kegs in my day. There's a time and a place for all beers. One trend I'd like to see more of from the craft brewers is a great balanced pilsner.

    • @McShag420
      @McShag420 2 роки тому +4

      Some great craft Pilsners made in my town. A couple with just the right balance.

    • @ericlitts9917
      @ericlitts9917 2 роки тому +5

      @@McShag420 spill the beans, I never shy away from a good beer trip.

    • @Smegma_pirate
      @Smegma_pirate 2 роки тому +1

      Trumer

    • @darrenguitar
      @darrenguitar 2 роки тому +7

      I have found that all the craft lagers I've tasted in the past taste more like IPA's and I really don't enjoy that grapefruit quality !

    • @brittakriep2938
      @brittakriep2938 2 роки тому

      You can drink Pilsner? I prefer Bock, Märzen, Export or Hell.

  • @Centuari
    @Centuari 2 роки тому +158

    If you're going to do mostly cheap/"low quality" things, then mix in at least a couple of supposedly medium or high-quality things that you're not super familiar with. More than one, and make it tough to visually distinguish them. Keeps the expert on their toes, and makes it so you can't subconsciously default to "I know all of these are supposed to be bad."

    • @JujuManiac666
      @JujuManiac666 2 роки тому +1

      Yes, that would be great.

    • @edwardleas976
      @edwardleas976 2 роки тому

      Throw the pallette with a can of Schlitz classic

    • @Auron710
      @Auron710 2 роки тому +2

      is that what's known as a control group? but yes you are right that should happen. Not that I don't trust this guy but it is satisfying when for example wine specialists are given cheap crap made to look expensive and they rattle off all this nonsense about it and feel embarrassed when told its a £6 bottle. Helps to see if they know their stuff or talk out of their .....

    • @zakpodo
      @zakpodo 2 роки тому +4

      Agreed, and using the hazy, howlin hops as your mole is about useless as it's easily distinguished on a couple fronts.

    • @iJoxy
      @iJoxy 2 роки тому +3

      Exactly! This is useless when he’s already prejudiced by the fact that they’re all cheap

  • @Eirik_Bloodaxe
    @Eirik_Bloodaxe 2 роки тому +37

    Sometimes a generic lager is just what you need. Especially if you’re hard on cash at the moment lol. But for real sometimes I just get burnt out on fancy beers and just want something simple lol. My favorite cheap lager is Narragansett Lager. It’s a New England (Rhode Island specifically) staple. And it’s 5.99 for a 6 pack of 16 oz cans lol.

    • @persephonelipuma9691
      @persephonelipuma9691 Рік тому +2

      gansett is my go to beer for debauchery

    • @rolandxor179
      @rolandxor179 Рік тому

      I've been enjoying the 'odd beers' for awhile but I never disrespected the Amstel & Heineken pilsners. You actually start to appreciate them for what they are if you drink more 'odd' styles of beer. The clearness and relative freshness is nice if you constantly drink 6-9% abv Belgian ales and the like. They are very involved and can knock you down. The hazyness is also in a very big contrast to the clear refreshing pilsners.

  • @iflanzy
    @iflanzy 2 роки тому +180

    I had the misfortune of judging the lagers at the local beer competition and I learned that the average person shouldn't brew a lager. Most either stressed the yeast too much or fermented at too high of a temp but they were all dumpers. However, I'm sure all of these macros are better than what I had to endure :D

    • @daibowen1
      @daibowen1 2 роки тому +8

      That sounds about right! I always do very small batch lager brews as they are veeeeery hit and miss (mostly miss) but awewome when one isn't a dumper 🤣

    • @kiliang96
      @kiliang96 2 роки тому +8

      With macros is usually the shortcuts in ingredients quality to make it cheaper, brewing at a higher OG and cutting it down to half the ABV at bottling and how the beer is treated after that, other than that, they spend milions in development to brew in such a consistent way

    • @CharlieRogers50
      @CharlieRogers50 2 роки тому +9

      Sorry for your misfortune Isaac! As you probably know brewing a good lager or pilsner is incredibly difficult. No place to hide lower quality ingredients, and you have to hit the temperature points perfectly.

    • @TheCraftBeerChannel
      @TheCraftBeerChannel  2 роки тому +58

      It is true. Many small batch lagers are terrible, but the Craft industry is getting a hell of a lot better at it as the techniques spread. And in Germany and Czechia great lager is made by breweries of all sizes.

    • @TheCraftBeerChannel
      @TheCraftBeerChannel  2 роки тому +9

      It is true. Many small batch lagers are terrible, but the Craft industry is getting a hell of a lot better at it as the techniques spread. And in Germany and Czechia great lager is made by breweries of all sizes.

  • @GokkeSokkenDK
    @GokkeSokkenDK 2 роки тому +70

    When I was visiting the UK back in October I had a Carlsberg because i wanted something familiar, being from Denmark that was the obvious choice for me. I noticed that Carlsberg in the UK is only around 3.6% whilst here in Denmark it's around 4.5%. Since I'm nowhere near a beer expert myself, I'm curious as to if you reckon that makes a noticeable difference in your rating?

    • @thekneebreaker4790
      @thekneebreaker4790 2 роки тому +39

      We have 2 versions of carlsberg in the UK and Ireland, Carlsberg and Carlsberg export, the export one is lovely, a really nice beer and it is 4.5% we call the Normal Carlsberg marathon beer, because you could drink 12 of them and still be able to run a marathon!

    • @staynielherbayn657
      @staynielherbayn657 2 роки тому +6

      @@thekneebreaker4790 yeah export is actually really nice

    • @collegeoffoliage6776
      @collegeoffoliage6776 2 роки тому +6

      @@thekneebreaker4790 I'm sorry but carlsberg export still tastes like slightly bitter soda water

    • @MrDigimal
      @MrDigimal 2 роки тому +1

      Not sure about Carlsburg but it's a similar situation with Heineken and a pint in Holland is much nicer than a pint in Dublin from my experience. In fact its actually enjoyable

    • @Lleanlleawrg
      @Lleanlleawrg 2 роки тому +1

      I really enjoy Carlsberg, but I live in Norway, and we get the 4.5% one - I didn't even know they had a 3.6%

  • @reddrift3022
    @reddrift3022 2 роки тому +102

    The best beer I have ever had and my dad has ever had was one he made, he has been obsessed about making beer for decades. During the phase where you chill it for a few days, he forgot about it, accidentally chilled it for 3 months... There was no bacteria or foreign yeast or mould, and came out the cleanest, smoothest beer I have ever had in my life with zero aftertaste. Until he agitated it and bottled it into smaller bottles. It was the beer to make non-beer drinkers like beer, and to this day, only us two got to try it.

    • @Sumunuhriginal
      @Sumunuhriginal 2 роки тому +1

      Did he every try to remake it?

    • @reddrift3022
      @reddrift3022 2 роки тому +5

      @@Sumunuhriginal Currently in the process now. He is lazy about it. He doesn't have more than one drum to brew, so if he makes it, he is without any new homebrew beer for 3+ months

    • @tylerriles3124
      @tylerriles3124 2 роки тому +2

      @@reddrift3022 also there is the problem of "meeting your heroes" that comes with trying to recreate your best ever made recipe.

    • @reddrift3022
      @reddrift3022 2 роки тому +3

      @@tylerriles3124 Well it was a pretty simple concept. And he had already spent years making the exact same recipe. It was the only different variable. Pretty easy to recreate.
      It wasn't like he was testing out a bunch of stuff and trying to make it work, he already had everything refined, he just made a happy accident that made it better

    • @seamusmiller1108
      @seamusmiller1108 2 роки тому

      That's actually a beautiful story! Thank you for sharing. The beer sounds legendary!

  • @jgpickering3642
    @jgpickering3642 2 роки тому +25

    First kitchen job the sous chef walked out at the start of december leaving 2 and a kp to do the festive season. After every shift the boss would buy the kitchen a round and i remember coming out of the kitchen after a 14 hour shift and seeing my pint of Fosters (the house lager) sat on the bar with little drops of condensation running down the glass and it tasted like angels dancing down my parched throat. Sometimes all you need is a pint of something cold and alcoholic.

    • @Scoots_McGee
      @Scoots_McGee 2 роки тому

      There is nothing more refreshing than the cheapest lager on tap in a cold glass after getting dicked for 6 straight hours on a hot kitchen line

  • @thelouderyouscream
    @thelouderyouscream 2 роки тому +67

    Enjoyed this, would love to see you do a version with "better" quality lagers that are reasonably freely available in UK.

  • @joeylegit8146
    @joeylegit8146 2 роки тому +325

    Crazy how well these scored for after taste. Some of them 6 out of 5! Didn't even know that was possible. Mind blown.

    • @chrisconley8583
      @chrisconley8583 2 роки тому +34

      The problem with is that there’s a little bit of an elitist attitude towards beer. These really aren’t“bad” beers (we could go for hours naming “bad” beers).
      These are more starter beers, these are the beers that people drank when they were young and had less money. Nobody starts on a craft beer.

    • @nothanks29
      @nothanks29 2 роки тому +79

      These beers are technological marvels. They are thin on palette but remarkably consistent. And they are designed for mass appeal. They are inoffensive. People aren't stupid for liking them.

    • @jamesclerk815
      @jamesclerk815 2 роки тому +17

      @@nothanks29 Amen. Craft is just another slap-bang label like organic.

    • @bigkirbyhj666
      @bigkirbyhj666 2 роки тому +7

      @@jamesclerk815 It's a word that once had a true useful meaning and then the marketing team happened?

    • @WhiteCavendish
      @WhiteCavendish 2 роки тому +2

      @@chrisconley8583 Some of these really are bad, but I generally agree with you. I consider Stella Artois a perfect example - it's the beer I've long considered the most overrated beer on earth. Overrated doesn't mean bad, because it's not a bad beer, it's just nowhere near as good as its highly pretentious advertising pretends it is. It's basically a milquetoast, middle of the road, so-so beer. Budweiser and Bud Light, on the other hand, are pretty much just shit.

  • @jonathanhopper2026
    @jonathanhopper2026 2 роки тому +526

    I'd love to see you do an "American" beer version of this with things like PBR, Old Milwaukee, Busch, and some other "cheap" beers.

    • @davidtuttle7556
      @davidtuttle7556 2 роки тому +39

      Why? Those are shit even by our standards. Might as well include Natty Ice and Natty Lite.

    • @jonathanhopper2026
      @jonathanhopper2026 2 роки тому +79

      @@davidtuttle7556 To be honest, I'd rather drink PBR over Corona, Heineken, Amstel, Peroni, Carslberg, Budweiser, Coors Light, and Stella. Those are truly crap beers.

    • @crookedfurrowbrewing8450
      @crookedfurrowbrewing8450 2 роки тому +13

      @@jonathanhopper2026 you are correct. PBR, Old Style have won World Beer Cup awards for Am Style Cream Lager

    • @jonathanhopper2026
      @jonathanhopper2026 2 роки тому +3

      @@crookedfurrowbrewing8450 Which is crazy, because it's like drinking water. Good water, but water.

    • @davidtuttle7556
      @davidtuttle7556 2 роки тому +17

      @@jonathanhopper2026 I won’t disagree, though an ice cold corona 7.5 after cutting the grass in July here in Florida isn’t a bad refresher, especially with a slice of lime. But yeah all of those are generally crap. I’m nursing a Guinness as we speak.

  • @sabrewolf7160
    @sabrewolf7160 2 роки тому +371

    Beer snobs are the world's gift to comedy. Thank you for the laughs in these dark times.

    • @jammybizzle666
      @jammybizzle666 2 роки тому +7

      U have to like hops or ur wrong about beer

    • @alfiecrichton9834
      @alfiecrichton9834 2 роки тому +6

      @@jammybizzle666 all beer tastes the same, dirty

    • @bobmarley2140
      @bobmarley2140 2 роки тому +2

      @@alfiecrichton9834 You see this is what i thought too until i tasted some real fruity craft beer and it was very pleasant ! you just have to be willing to pay for it

    • @borisblade7026
      @borisblade7026 2 роки тому +6

      😂 you wouldn’t get any laughs out of this numpty. Even ten cheap unhoppy pints couldn’t make this end of the bell interesting

    • @djsugarc1075
      @djsugarc1075 2 роки тому

      you are 34 years old

  • @sk33t_38
    @sk33t_38 2 роки тому +38

    not a pilsner, but this just makes Guinness even more impressive. It has been mass produced for a while now and they still hold their integrity. I'm from the US so I've only ever had imported Guinness, but my grandfather is Irish and says the domestic is in another league, so I'm dying to take a trip there and try it.

    • @Scotify25
      @Scotify25 2 роки тому +7

      It comes out of the taps from the kitchen sink in every family home in Ireland 😉 but seriously, its an expensive drink out there but the taste is something else.

  • @IKrazeyyHD
    @IKrazeyyHD 2 роки тому +52

    You should definitely try the cheap Aldi Lagers vs their actual counterpart and see if they're better or worse. Aldi do a pretty decent selection honestly.

    • @jamesheath4845
      @jamesheath4845 5 місяців тому

      I second that!

    • @s1dew1nd3r4
      @s1dew1nd3r4 28 днів тому

      That's a solid idea, aldis knock off version of moretti is fucking fantastic.

  • @TheProfessionalDad
    @TheProfessionalDad 2 роки тому +67

    Would love to see a double-blind test with a mix of beers you like and these you don't.

  • @SimonLX
    @SimonLX 2 роки тому +107

    I agree with the end summary, a "premium" lager batch review like this would be great. Things readily available like Budvar, Staropramen, Moretti, Sapporo, etc.

    • @gingerNinja688
      @gingerNinja688 2 роки тому +22

      beer is beer. Larger is larger, that's what they are. Easy drinking. You don't need a 4 quid single can craft beer for it to be nice, craft beer had a crap ton of hops and malt to make hipsters to say "wow" .. The word 'beer' is a big spectrum of flavor. No brand of beer is a good or bad beer, all beer is different.

    • @SimonLX
      @SimonLX 2 роки тому +38

      @@gingerNinja688 Firstly, it's spelt Lager, not Larger. Secondly, everything else you said is utter rubbish.

    • @TronciM
      @TronciM 2 роки тому +12

      Budvar is so good

    • @SimonLX
      @SimonLX 2 роки тому +2

      @@TronciM Yeh it really is one of my favs to pick up if I'm getting a lager from the supermarket.

    • @Welshhomie
      @Welshhomie 2 роки тому +2

      @@SimonLX surely we can all agree that you don't need to spend 4 quid on a beer to enjoy it?!

  • @thejibsplice
    @thejibsplice 2 роки тому +260

    only five minutes in, im finding it hilarious that jonny is saying "no after taste at all" and scoring it 6 out of 5. the after taste is off the scale!

    • @TheCraftBeerChannel
      @TheCraftBeerChannel  2 роки тому +101

      Yep. I'm an idiot

    • @FighterPilot1945
      @FighterPilot1945 2 роки тому +9

      Yes I noticed that too!...he said no aftertaste yet marked them 6 should been 0 flawed test!

    • @FighterPilot1945
      @FighterPilot1945 2 роки тому +2

      @@TheCraftBeerChannel your right....haha ...anyway good review and yes most lagers are utter crap I found one I like Aldi St.Etiene taste,flavour ticks all boxes...also 1897 lager..

    • @gingerNinja688
      @gingerNinja688 2 роки тому +14

      beer is beer. Larger is larger, that's what they are. Easy drinking. You don't need a 4 quid single can craft beer for it to be nice, craft beer had a crap ton of hops and malt to make hipsters to say "wow" .. The word 'beer' is a big spectrum of flavor. No brand of beer is a good or bad beer, all beer is different.

    • @leonzhihaong7354
      @leonzhihaong7354 2 роки тому +2

      @@gingerNinja688 but. Lager is beer too😧.

  • @Jutsch80HD
    @Jutsch80HD Рік тому +7

    I’m Austrian so my typical beers are Czech and Bavarian influenced lagers which I mostly enjoy. But recently I happened to try American Budweiser with the expectation of awfulness and I was disappointed that I actually liked it a lot. Other than most beer lovers I enjoy the very mild taste and the incredible drinkability. So much so that by now it became one of my favorites.

    • @disophisis
      @disophisis Рік тому +3

      I think there's something to be said for nice mild crisp beverages like adjunct lagers. After working in the yard on a warm spring day, an uncomplicated refreshing drink is very welcome.

    • @yellowfungus3576
      @yellowfungus3576 11 місяців тому

      I like your honesty. I hate the American “bud” beers because I became a snob after developing a desire for craft, but I’d drink Budweiser with you in appreciation of your honesty.

  • @charliep9066
    @charliep9066 2 роки тому +62

    This wasn't truly blind judging - to do a true "blind test" or experiment, someone else should purchase and setup the beers, and you should not know which beers were brought or be able to see them at all. Do they experiment blind folded, or by placing them in black glasses could be a workaround. Also, these beers should be equally mixed with "more premium" beers. Place them in order of your favourite to worst, and then score them. Knowing which beers were involved already introduced so much biased, and knowing that they were all "lower end" beers, you already had preconceived biases. Just some constructive criticism ! Cheers.

    • @ADrunkBassist
      @ADrunkBassist 2 роки тому +2

      No blindfolds. The appearance of the beer is a big part of the judging process. I agree that someone else should have bought the beers, since he was able to identify the only craft beer accurately, but it doesn't seem like that affected his score since Heineken still outscored everything else. And as far as bias, we've all tasted Foster's before, we know what we're getting, and he still gave it a moderately fair review, granted it was after he'd already had quite a few other beers.

    • @charliep9066
      @charliep9066 2 роки тому +11

      @@ADrunkBassist I disagree. Appearance should be removed for a true *taste* test. I don’t care for what a beer looks like, so long as it *tastes* good. That can be done by using black glasses, and not necessarily with blindfolds. Appearances influence our taste, but I want a review that’s truly objective and without any influence. As an example, if you blindfold me and give me Kobe beef and American Prime beef, I’ll easily be able to tell you the Kobe is objectively better. Would seeing the marbling (or lack there of) and searing make enjoy the steak more, probably, but that’s not the point of a *taste* test. Taste test should just be on the nose and mouth, as only they together can objectively judge taste. I understand professional judging includes appearance, but that’s why it’s also a bit of a farce. Branding, marketing, appearance can all be manipulated.

  • @CharlieRogers50
    @CharlieRogers50 2 роки тому +83

    Loved the video Jonny! I live in Kansas City, Missouri which is almost exactly in the middle of the US and, although we have a pretty good local craft beer scene, like most places in the US it's home to MANY domestic beer drinkers. They are fiercely loyal to their brands, and generally only drink one specific brand as though there were some significant difference between them lol.
    This last Christmas I decided to put my extended family to the test. I set up a domestic beer blind taste test and had them decide which one they liked the best. They are all Coors Light drinkers. Much to their chagrin they selected Bud Light as their overwhelming favorite...and then went back to drinking Coors. haha

    • @TheCraftBeerChannel
      @TheCraftBeerChannel  2 роки тому +12

      Haha loyalty dies hard with beer.

    • @CharlieRogers50
      @CharlieRogers50 2 роки тому +4

      @@TheCraftBeerChannel you may know all this since you are pretty much a beer expert, but this type of loyalty can be traced back to the few companies that were able to survive prohibition in the US and the homogenous beer that resulted. The baby boomer generation in the US grew up on ONE type of beer: what we now know as American pilsner.
      When homebrewing became legal in certain states in the 1970s is when you started seeing more diversity in brew styles, and then that escalated as more states followed suit. My relatives are from Mississippi, one of the least progressive and poorest states in the country. Homebrewing was illegal there until 2008, so they don't know what they don't know. I should've sprinkled in a craft pilsner to see what they thought like you did here!!!!

    • @void.reality
      @void.reality 2 роки тому +8

      A lot of traditional macro beer drinkers are like sports fans. Doesn't matter if your team is losing, you're still loyal to them to the end.

    • @gingerNinja688
      @gingerNinja688 2 роки тому +1

      beer is beer. Larger is larger, that's what they are. Easy drinking. You don't need a 4 quid single can craft beer for it to be nice, craft beer had a crap ton of hops and malt to make hipsters to say "wow" .. The word 'beer' is a big spectrum of flavor. No brand of beer is a good or bad beer, all beer is different.

    • @noah-zo7nx
      @noah-zo7nx 2 роки тому +1

      Boulevard tank 7 greatest beer of all time

  • @RC-fi8nn
    @RC-fi8nn 2 роки тому +8

    In Ireland, we have a lager called Dutch Gold which - as far as I know - is only sold here. Apparently, it's the country's 3rd best selling can behind Budweiser and Heineken. I haven't drank it since my college days, but this video has inspired me to pick up a can this evening haha.

  • @qwertyuiopzxcfgh
    @qwertyuiopzxcfgh 2 роки тому +8

    Interesting that Heineken came out on top, a lot of people here in the Netherlands dislike it. The most popular pilsners here (among young people at least) are probably Grolsch and Hertog Jan. Jupiler is really popular as well, but that's technically Belgian.
    Among students, Klok is popular, since it's a lot cheaper than the big name brands and it's surprisingly drinkable at room temperature.
    I totally agree with your shout-out of Paulaner, it's one of my favourite beers.

    • @JimmyMon666
      @JimmyMon666 2 роки тому +1

      When I visited St. Martin (I guess the Dutch side is spelled Sint Marteen) when I was in the Navy, Heineken was about all you could find. I didn't like the taste back then, but I was young then. Now I love Heineken. It's certainly better than when I visited Bahrain and the hotel only had Fosters which was complete garbage.

  • @alexandercampbell7903
    @alexandercampbell7903 2 роки тому +1

    Budweiser is greatly improved with an orange slice; in a similar way that Corona is vastly improved with a lime.

  • @westhulltiger
    @westhulltiger 2 роки тому +2

    All I drank when I was in Prague for my 30th was Pilsner Urquell. It was excellent then and continues to be now.

  • @powdertrax9742
    @powdertrax9742 2 роки тому +9

    I used to drink heavier beers but now I’ve switched to Pilsners, Hef or even the Lights.
    I think the reasoning is that anytime I drink something I have a tendency to guzzle the entire glass. For dinner we always have a glass of water, but as soon as I sit down I guzzle it down and pour a second glass. I think that’s the reason I can’t enjoy wine, I drink it like water.

  • @Jonslondon
    @Jonslondon 2 роки тому +9

    It took me 20 years to settle on Grolsch beer. Very underrated beer imo.

    • @jm2719
      @jm2719 Рік тому +1

      Goed te drinken hoor

  • @opsimathics
    @opsimathics 2 роки тому +16

    even before clicking, I knew exactly how this -beer expert- was going to look and sound like

    • @TheCraftBeerChannel
      @TheCraftBeerChannel  2 роки тому +8

      An award winning beer expert having his mind changed about two macro beers?

  • @Mikdeelow
    @Mikdeelow 2 роки тому +1

    In the early 2000s I drank Bud (before my senses got educated).
    A friend who had been drinking my beer for months asked me if I had anything “less beery tasting”!
    His favorite swill was Coors Lite!
    As soon as a craft brewery was close to me, I never went back to macro-brews.
    Cheers!

  • @dimawil1
    @dimawil1 2 роки тому +13

    I went to school with Jonny and really amazing to see him excel in the beer world. Great video with a very surprising result.

    • @dimawil1
      @dimawil1 2 роки тому

      @@Lleeeot always. Dr gunn would be subscribed im sure…

  • @ConanCnutKicker
    @ConanCnutKicker 2 роки тому +14

    I went off lager for ages but have now discovered that there are actual good ones out there (a lot of the pubs round here serve Spitfire Lager which is pretty decent).

    • @s1dew1nd3r4
      @s1dew1nd3r4 28 днів тому

      Same I had a Camden hells lager a couple of weeks ago in some nice autumn sunshine after a bike ride and it was like an angel pissing on my tongue 👅

  • @josephbridges7470
    @josephbridges7470 2 роки тому +41

    Ive always thought it was odd when beer nerds get all testy over what others drink. Sure its mostly not that great, but judging people for liquid choices seems a bit silly.
    Personally ive had thousands of amazing beers from all over the world and would still drink a Coors Light if you put it in my hand. Its easy drinking and you get to socially hang out which is more important than any beer ever made.

    • @1977Futre
      @1977Futre 2 роки тому +2

      Agreed. See my comments above. I know a lot of people who are drinkers. All of them drink main stream beers. My brother hates all craft beer. No one is right or wrong. It's personal choice.

    • @TheCraftBeerChannel
      @TheCraftBeerChannel  2 роки тому +5

      Absolutely. We are very geeky about our beer but we always try not to let it get in the way of the important part, socialising, which is why we (used to) put some much emphasis on travel on this channel. Hoping we can again some day! We also try hard not to be snobs, which was the idea behind this video. Unfortunately we discovered the best of these is the one we refuse to drink on ethical grounds... so we'll just keep downing Pilsner Urquell.

    • @chrisgullett4332
      @chrisgullett4332 2 роки тому

      Coors may be the smoothest American beer that exist. Sure I have not had every beer on the market, but Coors and Coors Light are the smoothest big name American beer I have drank. I have never drank Coors on a regular basis, but when I have drank it, it has always been very smooth. Budweiser is the worst of the big name beers in my opinion, because it seems thick to me. Not sure how to explain it, but Budweiser seems like it is thicker than other beers.

  • @jakejasonread980
    @jakejasonread980 2 роки тому +10

    Just like everything else in life, cheap and cheerful absolutely has its place! I absolutely love good beer, but one Budweiser after work does the trick!

    • @Strideo1
      @Strideo1 2 роки тому +3

      Sometimes I just want a crisp ice cold brew that isn't too demanding or trying to reinvent the wheel.

  • @michaeldibb
    @michaeldibb 6 місяців тому +1

    16:22 I work at a brewery that brews Fosters and Kronenbourg and I can assure you they aren't the same beers liquored back, they are different recipes and specifications. Kronenbourg uses Strisselspalt hops for a start. Your source is totally wrong 😂😂😂

  • @MrDucksBill
    @MrDucksBill 2 роки тому +1

    Bud is the king of beers for a reason

    • @aviationlba747
      @aviationlba747 6 днів тому

      Because it’s cheap and everywhere, yeah.

  • @JSchroederee
    @JSchroederee 2 роки тому +3

    I generally avoid this class of beer but my go to is Yuengling. It's a bit odd in that it is a budget US lager that's been around for ages but unlike its peers has stayed relatively small and regional. I don't think it's available in more than a few states.

    • @schroederluck7984
      @schroederluck7984 2 роки тому +1

      One of the very best mediocre beers

    • @dylanfarley8136
      @dylanfarley8136 2 роки тому

      I'm lucky enough to be in one states that gets it and I do like a Yuengling from time to time. Check out Yuengling golden if you can find it! It's their take on traditional German beer and honestly it's the closest an American beer has come to copying that flavor, at least from the beer that I've tried so far.

    • @JSchroederee
      @JSchroederee 2 роки тому

      @@dylanfarley8136 nothing more Pennsylvania than Yuengling Hershey's Porter. 🍺🍫
      Yuengling may not impress me much but it never disapoints.

  • @krissisk4163
    @krissisk4163 2 роки тому +3

    The results mostly make sense to me. I'd have probably scored Coors and Bud lower (I spent my 20s and a good chunk of my 30s thinking I didn't like beer because of those two), but overall, of the ones I've actually had, these line up with my opinions pretty well. In particular Heineken is one of the few macro beers I'll choose for myself.

  • @brdarlin
    @brdarlin 2 роки тому +4

    I’d love to see a budget beer lineup. Natural Light, Rolling Rock, Carlings Black Label, Blatz, Hamm’s etc

  • @jgunner280
    @jgunner280 2 роки тому +2

    Stella, Millers, and Heineken are some of my favorite for macro, but still haven't tried it all. Most mexican logers like Corona are tolerable summer beers without much character, and Bud is where you start just tasting things as bread-water. Been trying stuff like sapporo now and its... confusing, but doable.

  • @Kyle-rj8gi
    @Kyle-rj8gi 2 роки тому +1

    If I drink Heineken then it’s the small 330 cans as they are the only imported cans/ bottles . They are worth the try. Not amazing but much better

  • @OkByeNw
    @OkByeNw 2 роки тому +2

    I never thought of Foster's as a bad beer. I haven't looked too hard for it in my local liquor stores but the only place I have ever had it was at Outback Steakhouses. I've always really liked it, probably because it is a little sweeter. If you pair it with a steak dinner it complements the savory very well.

    • @JordysRailVideos
      @JordysRailVideos 2 роки тому

      It's mainly because no one drinks it in Australia and it's ranked pretty poorly

  • @scottmcloud257
    @scottmcloud257 2 роки тому +11

    So my college beer of choice was Coors Light. I drank a lot of it. Then the microbrew phenom started and I got into real beers. Several years ago, I had been playing volleyball for like 2 hours at a company picnic and was parched. I went to the company cooler and all they had left was ol' Coors Light. OK, it can't be that bad, right. I opened it and took a swig. As the metallic nothing liquid hit my throat, I poured the rest in the grass. I grabbed a piece of ice out of the cooler instead. That was the last time I've had a macro.

    • @Ev1lonepercent
      @Ev1lonepercent Рік тому

      This has got to be the snobbiest comment I’ve ever read. Y’all are pathetic. Most of them taste like water and you’re pretending that they taste bad. It’s hilarious listening to people like you pretend that these beers taste bad when in reality they taste more like nothing than they do bad. Besides most craft beers taste like hoppy ass. I can’t believe anybody enjoys that. I’d much rather have a Guinness or a yeungling any day of the week then any of the overpriced craft crap that nine times out of ten tastes way too hoppy. “That’s the last time I had a macro” 😂 you sound like such a hipster snob. You’re hilarious

  • @MrNikolidas
    @MrNikolidas 2 роки тому +28

    I think that when you're at the pub, especially as a teenager, you find the lager on tap that is the "least worst" and you just stick with it. Even though I enjoy a good craft beer, I'll still find myself going back to a nice ice-cold Peroni. Maybe it's nostalgia. Maybe it's that you don't have to think about what you're tasting. Maybe it's simply because we all have different tastes and what is "good" or "bad" is irrelevant when you're not judging beers professionally! Who knows.

    • @StormKidification
      @StormKidification 2 роки тому +1

      I had no idea people drank Peroni outside of Italy, let alone have nostalgic thoughts about it like so many Italians do. Heartwarming ngl

    • @MrNikolidas
      @MrNikolidas 2 роки тому +1

      @@StormKidification Yeah, Peroni is actually quite popular in the UK, if not a little bit on the expensive side. It's my "restaurant beer", I guess. I have many good memories of sitting with friends or family usually outside in blistering sun, drinking Peroni. That's what I associate it with.

    • @kipp1231
      @kipp1231 2 роки тому +1

      When I'm not drinking my native broon ale, peroni is usually my go to lager, its the least offensive and it's actually quite nice if served freezing cold.

    • @Dewkeeper
      @Dewkeeper 2 роки тому +1

      Peroni does that to me too. My enjoyment of it is somehow inexplicable, but palpably there.
      ...So i don't question it and thank my lucky stars I found something cheap AND enjoyable for once.

  • @christianboyd4635
    @christianboyd4635 2 роки тому +1

    Corona has to be the worst "beer" in the world, it's what people who don't drink beer or even drink, usually drink, it's awful. Weirdly enough, I do like a Bud now and again, it's just so clean, I think it's cuz they use rice in the mix. Coors Light or even Miller Lite are the go to beach or pool party beers in America and they're fiiine for that. My go to high school party beer was MGD (Miller Genuine Draft). I would love to see you do a run of the malt liquors we have here like Mickey's, Old Enlgish, Colt 45 etc.

  • @StarSurfer55
    @StarSurfer55 2 роки тому +1

    These are what I call lawnmower beers. Good to drink on a very hot summer day after mowing the lawn.

    • @TheCraftBeerChannel
      @TheCraftBeerChannel  2 роки тому

      Indeed! Though as an upcoming video will show there are much better lawnmower lagers!

  • @prismed6615
    @prismed6615 2 роки тому +14

    I find that these get worse the more you drink. They become both sweeter and bitterer which is odd. Rheinbacher is not too bad though in my opinion.

    • @Atticus75
      @Atticus75 2 роки тому

      Good point especially cans I found along with the hangovers.

    • @doctorfuzzzdirtbox
      @doctorfuzzzdirtbox 2 роки тому

      So true. I used to think I couldn't stomach more than a few pints of beer - until I had real German lager at the Brewhouses and fuck me, could I put some away!

  • @durriwl547
    @durriwl547 2 роки тому +4

    I usually dont drink lager, I am more into the black stuff. Imperial stout, scotch ale, porter and so on. But honestly, out of all of those you blind tasted, stella is probably my favorite. It has got a nice bitterness to it and not too much of that washed down lager character. Dont know how to describe that better. The kind of almost rancid buttery lactic taste you get from most cheap lagers after a few good sips.

  • @davideastwood9747
    @davideastwood9747 2 роки тому +12

    Interesting video. It’s hard to do a completely blind taste test with these sort of beers because it’s so easy to recognise the taste of a macro lager, and then it’s impossible look past the shady ethics and give the liquids they produce any respect at all.

    • @notsosecretsnacker5218
      @notsosecretsnacker5218 2 роки тому

      What's the shady ethics sorry?

    • @SkiDaBird
      @SkiDaBird 2 роки тому +1

      @@notsosecretsnacker5218 Heineken was brewing in Rwanda during the genocide. Just one example.

    • @davideastwood9747
      @davideastwood9747 2 роки тому +1

      @@notsosecretsnacker5218 generally it’s the way these big businesses put profit before people. But if you want to look into one case, Heineken’s alleged link to genocide in Rwanda.

  • @josssmith
    @josssmith 7 місяців тому +1

    Haven't seen it on sale anywhere in the UK for a long time (maybe it isn't made anymore) but the worst lager i've had is Castlemaine XXXX.

  • @petewhitney7298
    @petewhitney7298 Рік тому

    Of the beers rated here that I have had, Heineken would be the one I like best. Really happy to hear the presenter mention Pilsner Urquell as being better than most craft lager/pilsners. It has become my go-to beer over the last few years. Great aroma and balance. Only 4.4 ABV? I'll have another!

  • @neilbowers6956
    @neilbowers6956 2 роки тому +25

    I used to love a 4 pack of 1664 in my youth. Thank god I came to my senses.
    Would be a good video if you did mass produced bitters as well. Boddingtons, Tetleys, John Smiths, GK etc.

    • @Its__Good
      @Its__Good 2 роки тому +1

      To be fair, it might be a completely different beer today.

    • @TheCraftBeerChannel
      @TheCraftBeerChannel  2 роки тому +2

      This could be a lot of fun!

    • @neilbowers6956
      @neilbowers6956 2 роки тому

      @@Its__Good Trust me, they're not.

    • @MarmiteTheDog
      @MarmiteTheDog 2 роки тому +1

      GK Abbott is actually a fine beer. Now my beer of choice seeing as Bombardier has just been completely ruined by the Eagle Brewery.

    • @neilbowers6956
      @neilbowers6956 2 роки тому +1

      @@MarmiteTheDog Agree with you regarding Bombardier. But, for me anything that GK makes is just not worth drinking. But, beer is subjective. What might be lovely for one person the other one it might not. Wouldn't it be an awful world if we all liked the same beers.

  • @sufferingrnong
    @sufferingrnong 2 роки тому +8

    I mostly agree with that, but I'd never rate Heineken above Stella, it'll always be my go to (after Paulaner, that is)

    • @syesepoh
      @syesepoh 2 роки тому +2

      Stella lost itself when it went from 5.2% to 4.6%.

    • @davidbower9802
      @davidbower9802 2 роки тому

      Stella is overrated for what it is. Id rather a Heineken for sure

  • @B1g_Salad
    @B1g_Salad 2 роки тому +7

    Heineken is probably my favorite on this list. It actually tastes a lot better in country as well.

    • @pauliboi9976
      @pauliboi9976 2 роки тому

      Try tyskie it's a polish lager which imo is quite nice & it's 5% so a nice bite to it.

    • @orrinnirro
      @orrinnirro 2 роки тому

      @@pauliboi9976 fucking minimum unit pricing In Ireland has made beers like this hard to find now :'(

    • @pauliboi9976
      @pauliboi9976 2 роки тому

      @@orrinnirro it's in literally every supermarket in Ireland, its always in lidl for €2 a bottle & supervalu & tescos....

  • @afridge8608
    @afridge8608 2 роки тому +2

    I actually did beer ratings with my friends yesterday. We bought tons of beer our local and hipster supermarkets had and tried them out. around 20 different beers. Now 12 hours later while i have never looked up anything relating to beers online this video comes in my recomended. First vid about beer in my recomended. We are actively being watched. Also good ratings i had generally the same opinion when it comes to ranking.

  • @ToastedTostito
    @ToastedTostito 2 роки тому

    I'm glad the important questions are still being asked and answered. Faith in humanity is not completely lost

  • @Darkmage1293
    @Darkmage1293 2 роки тому +6

    Once put into a blind taste test, you kind of realize how much "name brand" can put a bias on your opinion.

  • @Robdunne25
    @Robdunne25 2 роки тому +10

    Would be good to compare different versions of the same beers. Comparing the stuff brewed under license to the original.

  • @MrImmers
    @MrImmers 7 місяців тому +1

    16:54 hey, dutchy here... You say they have done horrific things... Would you be so kind to mention them. Is it horrible humanitarian wise? Or really bad beer /brewing practices?

    • @TheCraftBeerChannel
      @TheCraftBeerChannel  7 місяців тому +1

      Best to start here: www.theguardian.com/news/2019/feb/12/heineken-claims-its-business-helps-africa-is-that-too-good-to-be-true

    • @MrImmers
      @MrImmers 7 місяців тому

      @@TheCraftBeerChannel fuck me. That is indeed horrific. I am deeply ashamed.

  • @victorcarrillo7618
    @victorcarrillo7618 2 роки тому

    Mexican here, about the lime in the Corona, i think a better comparison would be the one in the amber colored bottle. They put it in the clear one for marketing which gets it super skunked with sunlight but the huge 1lt bottle comes in an amber bottle and tastes much better.
    Having said that, it's not as good as Indio or Bohemia as far as corner store beer goes but it's way better than the clear one.

  • @collegeoffoliage6776
    @collegeoffoliage6776 2 роки тому +17

    We did essentially the same thing and I found out that Heineken was my favorite cheap beer. I now feel extremely vindicated xD

    • @randallfloyd4476
      @randallfloyd4476 2 роки тому +4

      heineken isn't considered cheap around here.

    • @cullenbohannon1408
      @cullenbohannon1408 2 роки тому +2

      Heineken is mid tier I wouldn't call it cheap.

    • @collegeoffoliage6776
      @collegeoffoliage6776 2 роки тому +2

      It's not the cheapest beer here in Norway either, but it's very much in the category if "normal supermarket beer".

    • @robplazzman6049
      @robplazzman6049 2 роки тому

      Heineken was gross back in the 70s, but for a cheap beer is fine now. I remember Kronenburg being 60p a pint and the best choice at the time. SKOL was another nasty at the time.

    • @pauliboi9976
      @pauliboi9976 2 роки тому

      Try tyskie it's a polish beer that's 5% it's quite nice

  • @howamidriving27
    @howamidriving27 2 роки тому +13

    Foster's has recently become my go to macro lager. Partly because it's ok, but also because the child in my kinda finds the large "oil can" format hilarious for some dumb reason.

    • @rainbowhippybus
      @rainbowhippybus 2 роки тому

      The container it comes in is half of it for me. Can’t buy old E since they put the 40’s is plastic bottles. Mickeys for me.

    • @nikezooms
      @nikezooms 2 роки тому

      i can see you’ve played knifey spoony before

    • @vpdownunder9032
      @vpdownunder9032 2 роки тому

      Jokes on you, that's what us Aussies ship overseas to gullible yanks and poms, you'll never find us drinking that swill, you won't ever see it on a shelf in Aus lol.

    • @dellzincht
      @dellzincht 2 роки тому

      @@vpdownunder9032 Fosters sold in the UK is brewed in the UK mate (by Heineken, no less)

  • @davenufc55
    @davenufc55 5 місяців тому +4

    If you've had a warm heineken on a ryanair flight you know how bad it is

    • @cardiffpicker1
      @cardiffpicker1 5 місяців тому

      The Amsterdam brew is much better than the Scottish brew though

  • @99ron30
    @99ron30 2 роки тому +1

    I rank beer on ease of drinking (not interested in smell, hoppy taste or bitterness like a beer geek), has to have the strength of 4.4+abv, the lack of any headache and hangover, and of course the affordability. Budweiser is consistently on offer at Asda for £1.80 per litre, very easy to drink and very little hangover issues. Also produces good clear water like urine if that means anything. If I'm feeling fancy then UK brewed Carlsberg Export or Heineken (Amsterdam brewed large bottle is best, but not always available). Occasionally get Corona, but it is very skunky.

  • @markm1565
    @markm1565 6 місяців тому

    Victoria, brewed in Málaga, is a gem of a beer. Great choice! Love the arty label as well, of what looks like an Englishman in a suit under the hot Spanish sun. I love a cold bottle of thìs beer when I go to the Costa del Sol. I was speaking to a bartender who told me it was an old beer that they stopped making many years ago but in recent years they decided to reproduce it again. I don't know the details.

  • @caijones156
    @caijones156 2 роки тому +3

    Im an actual fan of Fosters, in terms of the cheap alcohol and I've never seen the hate, honestly compared to something like bud its down right great. but id go for Moretti or Staropramen if given a choice and budget.

    • @johngrow6526
      @johngrow6526 2 роки тому

      I remember the Fosters from OZ in the 70’s.Tried it one more time today (US) version. No. Staropromen was my fave in Prague’s

  • @dj-kq4fz
    @dj-kq4fz 2 роки тому +11

    The thing about a lot of these beers, for me, is that the taste brings back memories of my stays in various European countries where I had precious little time to seek out quality, and could only drink what the corner shop had in stock. Combine with some cheap crisps or whatever and I'm taken right back. An example not shown would be "Jupiler".

    • @huberttrocks
      @huberttrocks 2 роки тому

      I feel the same way about Peroni

    • @oryxnauwelaers7887
      @oryxnauwelaers7887 2 роки тому

      I see you’re a man of culture, Jupiler is one of Belgiums proudest beers

  • @kw2142
    @kw2142 2 роки тому +4

    Pilsner Urquell doesn't travel as well in my view though, maybe lager in general doesn't? In Czech it tastes amazing but when I drink it in UK from a bottle I can't see much difference between it & other bad macro lagers. Of course it's still better than the ones you mention but I wouldn't say it's that much better in bottle form imported from CZ to UK. However, on draught in CZ, it's like mother's milk.......

    • @nat2741
      @nat2741 2 роки тому +1

      Yeh rubbish in bottle as pasteurised! I think

    • @jb9507
      @jb9507 2 роки тому +1

      I actually prefer a can of stella than a can of pilsner urquell..

    • @TheCraftBeerChannel
      @TheCraftBeerChannel  2 роки тому +2

      To be honest, NO beer travels well. That's why we encourage people to travel to it. It is always best at source

    • @kw2142
      @kw2142 2 роки тому

      @@TheCraftBeerChannel hey you're 100% right, just listened to your podcast, thanks for highlighting this! I don't think enough ppl realise this & appreciate local beers enough! Beer should be like Novak Djokovic, staying at home as much as possible! lol

    • @papalegba6759
      @papalegba6759 2 роки тому

      last time i had a can of urquell it was borderline undrinkable. you're much better off drinking a decent golden ale from a local brewery than lager in the uk. i live in yorkshire & am spoilt for choice tbh, even black sheep do a good one lol. just avoid anything by marstons, they're disgusting.

  • @XLegiitBadassX
    @XLegiitBadassX 2 роки тому +1

    Just here to say Budweiser is great and I love it

  • @KiraPlaysGuitar
    @KiraPlaysGuitar 2 роки тому

    How'd you pour and arrange the glasses without knowing what they were while drinking, but knowing what they were post recording, if not with an assistant? Weird test to question I'll admit, but hey, I'm curious.

    • @TheCraftBeerChannel
      @TheCraftBeerChannel  2 роки тому +1

      I had an assistant doing the pours with me out the room.

    • @KiraPlaysGuitar
      @KiraPlaysGuitar 2 роки тому

      @@TheCraftBeerChannel Cheers for the reply, I forgot to come back and edit my comment afterwards hehehe. Awesome vid btw, if you do a follow up on Coronas I'll be all over it, very moreish!

  • @nathanielaprill5299
    @nathanielaprill5299 2 роки тому +13

    I like how when the 2 normally skunky beers were on the table for sampling, the comment was made about there being a skunky one among them but when the held to the nose directly the skunky-ness wasn't as noticeable, I've had that come up in conversations with friends in the past with both Peroni and Heineken. you can notice it right away when you open it but it can seem to fade until you drink it and then it just jumps back out once you take a swig and I personally just can't get past it after that. Peroni especially if not kept cold and exposed to direct sunlight for even a small amount of time can become one of the skunkiest beers I've ever had.

    • @gingerNinja688
      @gingerNinja688 2 роки тому +4

      beer is beer. Larger is larger, that's what they are. Easy drinking. You don't need a 4 quid single can craft beer for it to be nice, craft beer had a crap ton of hops and malt to make hipsters to say "wow" .. The word 'beer' is a big spectrum of flavor. No brand of beer is a good or bad beer, all beer is different.

  • @Its__Good
    @Its__Good 2 роки тому +5

    Would have be good to seen this done with an equal mix of craft lagers. Also literally with a blindfold. Would give a much better indication of how much taste difference is real or imagined.

  • @pauldee1577
    @pauldee1577 2 роки тому +12

    If you do another video of this series, stick a Pilsner Urquell in your list of 12 or however many, as your "experimental control." See if any of the others can hold a candle to a tried and true quality pilsner. Loved the video idea.

    • @gingerNinja688
      @gingerNinja688 2 роки тому

      beer is beer. Larger is larger, that's what they are. Easy drinking. You don't need a 4 quid single can craft beer for it to be nice, craft beer had a crap ton of hops and malt to make hipsters to say "wow" .. The word 'beer' is a big spectrum of flavor. No brand of beer is a good or bad beer, all beer is different.

    • @kencur9690
      @kencur9690 2 роки тому

      @@gingerNinja688 indeed. Talk about appropriation. Low brow and fun turned into hipstery rigidity. That’s the truly awful aftertaste here.

  • @stevenrose86
    @stevenrose86 Рік тому +1

    As someone who works at coors, we start the taste panels off with coors light as it doesn’t taste of anything. That also means that we have no place to hide in terms of off flavours. Making something that bland and inoffensive is genuinely difficult

  • @MadTamB
    @MadTamB 2 роки тому

    Near where I live in Edinburgh, there's a brewery (Stewarts) where you can go and make your own beer. I did it. The stuff was so good. I couldn't believe how good it was.

  • @xwell320
    @xwell320 2 роки тому +7

    i’ve always enjoyed ‘holiday’ lagers, super bock, estrella damm, efes etc. could be a good taste test. far better than UK/US macro

    • @music2myear
      @music2myear 2 роки тому

      Estrella Damm is so good.

    • @jackakaemo
      @jackakaemo 2 роки тому +2

      Have you tried Estrella Galicia

    • @music2myear
      @music2myear 2 роки тому +1

      @@jackakaemo I've had Damm, Daura, and Inedit Damm, according to Untappd.
      I haven't seen Galicia on any of my local shelves. How does it compare?

    • @jackakaemo
      @jackakaemo 2 роки тому

      @@music2myear it's great, my new favourite at the moment. Think you can buy it from ocado and Sainsbury's so deffo check them out

    • @music2myear
      @music2myear 2 роки тому

      @@jackakaemo I'm in the US, in the Pacific Northwest. I'm lucky to find Damm as it is. But I'll keep my eyeballs open for Galicia.

  • @dominicfields15
    @dominicfields15 2 роки тому +2

    Kronenbourg is generally my go to and the only one I feel has discernible flavour. Funny how palates differ. I usually stick to craft but there’s many, many, occasions where I will drink macro lager. Had Leffe lagre on the PD recently that was pretty nice. Also agree about Pilsner Urquell, ever since I had that in Prague it’s my top lager. Been Oktoberfest a few times think the beers are overrated to some degree. One think I always say that my partner mocks me for is “lager is lager”, it’s like the difference between Cadburys or Galaxy to Asda smart pure chocolate. Would rather have the former but the latter will do the trick if need be.

    • @Macron87
      @Macron87 2 роки тому

      Indeed. It is all subjective

    • @_biggaz
      @_biggaz 11 місяців тому

      dont even say u went oktoberfest and u thought the beers were overrated. Just say u dont like beer then mate. As a genuine drinker in ur given country, u shouldnt be able to then go to oktoberfest and think the beer is “overrated”, or you must have drank the shittest of the oktoberfest selection, cos any big beer drinker who goes to oktoberfest and compares their big name brands back home to it, is going to be impressed. If ur a fan of beer u *love* oktoberfest beer. The flavour, aroma, quality and balanced of ingredients perfected -its the epitome of a perfect beer

  • @teroril
    @teroril 2 роки тому +6

    There are an absolute TON of micro breweries in my area (Roskilde, Denmark), and in town there's a wine and beer bar that sells a bunch of them. Their selection always varies depending on what they can get, but I always get great beer from there, when I ask for a recommendation. I'm partial to a good stout. Not much of a fan of the hoppy bitterness of IPA. 😂

  • @markofish6176
    @markofish6176 2 роки тому

    I don't hate you. I say BIG UP...nice work and you've been a big help. My favourite local macro lager is Carlton Draught from Melbourne, Australia. Many thanks!

  • @ConfusedMitch
    @ConfusedMitch 2 роки тому

    Hey as a beer expert what is your personal opinion on brewdogs lost larger. I personally like it but I would love to know what you think if you have tried it

  • @Deadl0ck
    @Deadl0ck 2 роки тому +9

    as a Dutch person, it's just heartbreaking to see Heineken win.... together with Amstel they're literally the worst lagers we make over here. (That's why we export them.)

    • @kaasiits
      @kaasiits 2 роки тому

      In that case, what is a good Dutch lager/pilsner?

    • @Ozone280
      @Ozone280 2 роки тому

      You spoiled the video by telling me who won!

    • @deifor
      @deifor 2 роки тому

      @@Ozone280 that's why you should watch first and then read the comments. It's UA-cam's version of listen before you talk. I'm guilty of that too.

    • @Ozone280
      @Ozone280 2 роки тому

      @@deifor I was doing both at the same time. But Heineken?

    • @deifor
      @deifor 2 роки тому

      @@Ozone280 lol, when I was a teenager mu parents and I agreed that Heineken was the best lager. Then one day I started to not enjoy it buy I was afraid to offend them haha. Now all I drink is IPA.

  • @colina1330
    @colina1330 2 роки тому +12

    I love a Peroni or a Stella every once in a while. Peroni goes especially well with a nice pizza/other good Italian food. Lagers are also great session beers. If I'm making a night of it, I don't necessarily want something super flavourful that's going to overwhelm my palate after 3 or 4 of them.
    That said, I'm also a big fan of craft brew, and we have some great ones where I live.

    • @gyberic
      @gyberic 2 роки тому

      I love lagers and pilsners too, but the point is there are way, way better options than any of the beers in this video if you feel like drinking something on the lighter side

    • @TheScotDrummer
      @TheScotDrummer 2 роки тому +3

      Moretti is much nicer than Peroni imo

    • @colina1330
      @colina1330 2 роки тому +1

      @@gyberic yeah, that's definitely true.

    • @colina1330
      @colina1330 2 роки тому +1

      @@TheScotDrummer I like Moretti every once in a while, too.

    • @putonghua73
      @putonghua73 6 місяців тому

      @@TheScotDrummer This video popped up in my algorithmn even though I rarely drink lager these days (switched to wine).
      When I was first dating my partner (been together 12 years this summer), one of the few lagers that we both enjoyed was Peroni. It's also the lager that I buy from the supermarket if we're in the mood for lager or have guests and want some easy drinking.
      That said, maybe our taste buds have matured somewhat because I definitely notice the lack of finish on Peroni. When we have tried Moretti, it is more hoppy, maltish and has a better, if somewhat slightly bitter, finish.
      The posted claiming that this subject is a bunch of BS and there are no objectively bad lagers has not drunk Budweiser or Carling. I'd rather a stranger pissed into a pint glass and handed it to me to drink to cut out the middle man.

  • @clintsimmons3122
    @clintsimmons3122 2 роки тому +4

    Very good choice on the beers that I have derided for years. Honestly I wish you could've added Pabst Blue Ribbon to that list. (A beer I was told was good my entire life - but was wholly disappointed by once I know what good beer was.)

    • @TheCraftBeerChannel
      @TheCraftBeerChannel  2 роки тому +4

      It is a very, very bad beer. Might do a special internstional/regional one and include it

    • @GMProspect
      @GMProspect 2 роки тому

      @@TheCraftBeerChannel PBR is the only American Macro Lager I like, and I've just about tried them all.

  • @KaranJandoo
    @KaranJandoo 2 роки тому

    Love the poster behind you - where’s it from ?

  • @trev6783
    @trev6783 2 роки тому +1

    Here's the thing, cheap beers are meant to be easily drinkable. Try chugging, beer bonging, shotgunning a dark german lager for example. There are beers for chugging and beers for sipping. That said, of the cheap american beers that I enjoy the flavor of: Budweiser(kinda standard bar beer), Coors(non-light, really hard to find sometimes), New Castle(ok this is a European beer, but still cheap and common), and my favorite daily beer(malt liquor) King Cobra :)

    • @TheCraftBeerChannel
      @TheCraftBeerChannel  2 роки тому

      Totally agree! Our aim here was to discover the best chuggable beer after years of not drinking them.

  • @tylerkennedy4203
    @tylerkennedy4203 2 роки тому +5

    I love how he's like I quite like that !!!
    Gives a low score in each category
    Ehh this one's quite boring
    Gives moderate score lol

  • @chrisyarman4708
    @chrisyarman4708 2 роки тому +30

    Kinda hard to take seriously when he didn’t even follow his own scoring rubric

    • @mattpennyyt8583
      @mattpennyyt8583 2 роки тому +13

      He talked up Corona and quite liked it but gave it literally lowest score... also straight away identifies the craft and gives it a high score lol

    • @TheCraftBeerChannel
      @TheCraftBeerChannel  2 роки тому +16

      Yeah im an idiot. But at least i was a consistent idiot.

  • @vaughnsigal4560
    @vaughnsigal4560 2 роки тому +12

    Was lowkey rooting for Heineken from the start, to my taste one of the 'best' macro beers. especially during an Australian summer

    • @darkraven4467
      @darkraven4467 2 роки тому +7

      Heineken is definitely one of the better non craft beers. If I’m at a restaurant and craft beer isn’t available, I go with either Heineken or Stella Artois.

    • @MrSeropamine
      @MrSeropamine 2 роки тому +2

      Heineken is decent, especially when frosty. In terms of other lagers you can readily get here in Aus, Asahi and Sapporo are nice and dependable. As for really really cheap, my old man introduced me to Hammer n Tongs green, and for ~$35 for a slab of 30 they very drinkable lawnmowing beer and weigh in at a respectable 4.9%. Also I really don't mind a Sol with some lime in there with tacos and nachos, hits the spot every time. I say all this as a bonafide craft beer nut- the most fun I have is to hear someone (older) say "I have been drinking X all my life" and then recommend them something similar that's more punchy, more flavourful, better mouthfeel etc. Generally I do not judge any beer as anything brewed is a lovely thing. That being said, I cannot actually drink PBR and Budweiser, and pretty much anything Aussie ALDI sells is soapy dishwater.

    • @vaughnsigal4560
      @vaughnsigal4560 2 роки тому +1

      @@MrSeropamine Sounds like were on a similar wavelength mate, cheers

  • @TheDesius
    @TheDesius 2 роки тому

    What do you think about brewdog lost lager?

  • @Vegeta900X
    @Vegeta900X 2 роки тому +1

    Did the beers you tasted come from American factories or from factories in the homelands of the brands? Because that will make a huge difference in how it will taste.

  • @sebastijan5894
    @sebastijan5894 2 роки тому +4

    I’ve tried Heineken in different countries and the differences in flavour are immense. Hilariously, the best one was the one I’ve tried on their factory tour in Amsterdam.

  • @espben360
    @espben360 2 роки тому +8

    Throughly pleased that Heineken scored the highest as it’s one of my favorite beers

  • @giuseppelogiurato5718
    @giuseppelogiurato5718 Рік тому

    What does he think of Warsteiner? That is one of my favorites...

  • @stanh24
    @stanh24 2 роки тому

    The macro-brewed pale lagers can be very difficult to tell apart, but for instance, Stella Artois is a macro-brew, and Heineken as well. Both very available worldwide, and both are miles ahead of Budweiser in aroma and flavor.

    • @ras124
      @ras124 2 роки тому

      Stella tastes like mudwater

    • @stanh24
      @stanh24 2 роки тому

      @@ras124 obviously you’d be the one to know how mudwater tastes. Don’t waste my time, troll.

    • @ras124
      @ras124 2 роки тому

      @@stanh24 Woof Woof!

  • @Pyracantic
    @Pyracantic 2 роки тому +3

    The best beer is the beer you love and that's that!