Why does cheap beer taste better than expensive beer?

[Mayne]

is it because those expensive beers need lots of extra stuff to mask all the extra alcohol?

 

[JM Aggie08]

What the hell are you talking about?

 

[lxskllr]

You don't like beer. That's why shit like Coors light sells well. It's for guys that aren't confident in their masculinity, that won't drink the wine cooler they'd clearly prefer, and can be seen holding a "beer" can.

 

[Chaotic42]

I don't like beer, but I've never thought that the cheap commodity beers taste better than most of the expensive beers I've tried. There are weird exceptions, but in general I find the craft beers better. Not good, just better.

 

[Mayne]

well excuse me for enjoying my carling tallboy.

 

[ewdotson]

Because it's what you're used to?

 

[Mayne]

Because it's what you're used to?

I can barely get one down..nevermind a second one, plus I think saving money tastes better.

 

[mdram]

cheap beer is watered down, and tastes like water.

expensive beer has more flavor from the various ingredients (hopps or other)
each is different

you dont truly like the flavor of beer, try zima

 

[Mayne]

I guess we'll never know.

 

[Iron Woode]

so, cheap beers are for manlets?

makes sense.

 

[Perknose]

Cheap beer is not literally "watered down" so much as not "brewed up."

Think of it like you might think of coffee. First, the ingredients matter. GIGO: Garbage in, garbage out. And then, beer is brewed. Brewing is a process. Good beer uses premium hops and malt and grains and such, commodity beer doesn't. And, with commodity beer, shortcuts and outright BS are taken in the brewing process. Think of the egregiously disgusting ICE beers. Ugh.

Anyway, in order to save the corporation brewing it pennies on each . . . can . . . crap materials and a hurried, cheap-ass process are used.

The result? This BUD's for YOU!

 

[nakedfrog]

It doesn't.

I can barely get one down..nevermind a second one, plus I think saving money tastes better.

I think we found your answer though.

 

[Mayne]

i'm enjoying a carling ice right now

 

[bfun_x1]

Well there are some cheap beers that are good and some expensive beers that are bad. I guess its personal preference. IPAs are usually expensive but a lot of people think they are too bitter.

 

[nakedfrog]

Is $9 for a six pack "expensive"?

 

[Mayne]

when 50% of the cost of a beer in Ontario goes to taxes..I have no choice but to drink budget beers.

 

[zinfamous]

Is $9 for a six pack "expensive"?

that's standard around here, but then MD is the shittiest place for alcohol that I have ever experienced. Everything is needlessly expensive because distribution is so limited.

OP should just stick to weed.

 

[DigDog]

best beer on the planet

 

[vi edit]

I generally find that lagers taste like fermented donkey piss, and doubly so if they get warm. Most cheap beers are lagers. So generally I find that cheap beers taste like fermented donkey piss.

 

[NAC4EV]

I have been enjoying these 500ml tall cans.

FROM SPAIN

FROM GERMANY

FROM CHINA

 

[lxskllr]

Is $9 for a six pack "expensive"?

I used to think so, but with inflation, that's a solid middle of the road beer. It's also about my cap. I like all kinds of beer, but I prefer spirits if I'm gonna spend real money. My goto "good" beer is Guinness. About $8/6pack here. Increased distribution has defied inflation in this case. The bottles got modestly smaller, but the price is the same as it was in the early 90s. My goto "cheap" beer is some variety of Yuengling. It's hipster cred has made the price higher than it should be, but it's a Budweiser priced beer that tastes twice as good.

 

[sourceninja]

is it because those expensive beers need lots of extra stuff to mask all the extra alcohol?

I will answer that with another question.

Why is taste subjective? There are people out there who don't like the things I like. I just can't get it.

 

[Iron Woode]

Cheap beer is not literally "watered down" so much as not "brewed up."

Think of it like you might think of coffee. First, the ingredients matter. GIGO: Garbage in, garbage out. And then, beer is brewed. Brewing is a process. Good beer uses premium hops and malt and grains and such, commodity beer doesn't. And, with commodity beer, shortcuts and outright BS are taken in the brewing process. Think of the egregiously disgusting ICE beers. Ugh.

Anyway, in order to save the corporation brewing it pennies on each . . . can . . . crap materials and a hurried, cheap-ass process are used.

The result? This BUD's for YOU!

there are a lot of additives in cheaper beer or adjuncts as they are called.

beer requires high quality ingredients to make great beer. Water, hops, yeast, malt etc... needs to high quality not to mention their equipment needs to be good, too.

I live in a beer city: London, Ontario is home to Labatts and Carling (unfortunately now owned by Molsons).

 

[BurnItDwn]

Sometimes a cheaper beer like a new glarus spotted cow or a can of Gose is perfect way to close out an afternoon.
Sometimes, I want a more pricy double imperial stout or american stout.

 

[Iron Woode]

i'm enjoying a carling ice right now

Carling Ice used to be great. I remember when it first came out as I was given a bottle when the bar was testing it out.

Carling Strong was good, too.

This was before Molsons bought them out.