UmassSteve
Member
Now hold on! I know these type of threads tend to become anti-cheap beer flame wars and "Why even home brew if you want cheap beer" kind of retorts, so I want to head this off here and now.
I'm a college kid. A poor college kid. In a recession.
I do homebrew, and I've done some twenty all-grain batches with my roomie by now. We've brewed some great clones, and we've brewed some mediocre clones. We've also brewed infected messes. Sunday through thursday, I want one or two darn good beers, and we go all out in making them nice beers.
Friday and Saturday night? I like to start off with good beer, but a few beers into a night, I feel like I'm doing a disservice to my better beers. They should be savoured and enjoyed, not pseudo binge-drunk in a hot, cramped apartment. This is why I want a cheap homebrew. For those late weekend nights where the quality of the beer is lost on me. Something that's better that coors(I know, setting the bar high) or bud or pabst but still as cheap or cheaper if possible.
So I turn to you, for ideas for cheap, mass-produced "party beer." If it helps I can bulk buy sterling, cascade, an willamette for 1.25$/ounce and marris otter for 1.05$/pound and american 2-row for 1$/pound. What would you suggest? I personally like big, heavy, high alcohol beers myself, but anything from 4-5% coors-style beers to cheap-but-drinkable 7-9% or more beers are all welcome.
The best recipe gets the coveted title of "Umass Recession Beer"
I'm a college kid. A poor college kid. In a recession.
I do homebrew, and I've done some twenty all-grain batches with my roomie by now. We've brewed some great clones, and we've brewed some mediocre clones. We've also brewed infected messes. Sunday through thursday, I want one or two darn good beers, and we go all out in making them nice beers.
Friday and Saturday night? I like to start off with good beer, but a few beers into a night, I feel like I'm doing a disservice to my better beers. They should be savoured and enjoyed, not pseudo binge-drunk in a hot, cramped apartment. This is why I want a cheap homebrew. For those late weekend nights where the quality of the beer is lost on me. Something that's better that coors(I know, setting the bar high) or bud or pabst but still as cheap or cheaper if possible.
So I turn to you, for ideas for cheap, mass-produced "party beer." If it helps I can bulk buy sterling, cascade, an willamette for 1.25$/ounce and marris otter for 1.05$/pound and american 2-row for 1$/pound. What would you suggest? I personally like big, heavy, high alcohol beers myself, but anything from 4-5% coors-style beers to cheap-but-drinkable 7-9% or more beers are all welcome.
The best recipe gets the coveted title of "Umass Recession Beer"