Remember when you could only get Coors in the western states? Remember when you traveled out west you would bring back a case of Coors? Remember when everyone would come flocking to you when they found out you had Coors? Remember how disappointed they were when they tried it and it tasted like light beer? http://hipforums.com/forums/images/icons/newicons/icon27.gif

I remember driving across the border to Colorado to get Coors, and thinking, "Geez I could of driven less miles..gone to Texas and got some Pearl"

what WAS the big deal about that?
My da drank it (we had it in Texas) and gave me a sip now and then...it worked, I loathe beer to this day.

Collecting beer cans was popular in the 70s. Not sure if people are still into that. :)

Another flashback: "I sure miss my Genny."

"You wanna take away my Schlitz?!"

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what WAS the big deal about that?
My da drank it (we had it in Texas) and gave me a sip now and then...it worked, I loathe beer to this day.Yeah, we could have got in texas 2 counties away, but it cost a couple of bucks a case more than anything else.

Another one was Iron City Beer, which you could only get around Pittsburgh. With a name like Iron City you'd expect it to have some body to it, but that shit is as weak as Coors!

ahah :D I have a good friend who lives in Pitt and everytime I visit her we drink I.C. light. Good 'ole Iron City! :p

I grew up in New England, surrounded by local brews like Narragansett, Ballantine, Rheingold, Knickerbocker and Schaefer. They're all gone now, driven out of business by the likes of Bud, Miller and of course Coors! Damn corporations!

I grew up in New England, surrounded by local brews like Narragansett, Ballantine, Rheingold, Knickerbocker and Schaefer. They're all gone now, driven out of business by the likes of Bud, Miller and of course Coors! Damn corporations!
I think ballantine may still be around. I used to be able to find it occassionally at our local brew emporium. This was 5 or 6 years ago, so they may very well be dead by now.

... local brews like Narragansett, Ballantine, Rheingold, Knickerbocker and Schaefer. They're all gone now,...
Shaefer is alive and well in the Northwest.

I think ballantine may still be around. I used to be able to find it occassionally at our local brew emporium. This was 5 or 6 years ago, so they may very well be dead by now.When I was back in New England in '93 they still had Ballantine Ale but not Ballantine Beer, but during my most recent visit in '04 the Ale was gone as well.

Shaefer is alive and well in the Northwest.Where? I live in the Northwest now and haven't seen any Schaefer!

Iron City tastes like Coors????
Coors is what we used to drive to West Virginia to get when we were 18, it was called 3:2 beer.

You must be drinking IC light not real Iron City.

Hey newo, if you've had Iron City...did you ever have any Old Frothingslosh, “the Pale Stale Ale--so light the foam is on the bottom.” brewed by Sir Reginald Frothingslosh IV at Upper-Crudney-On-The-Thames?
http://www.rustycans.com/oldfroth.html

Or how 'bout Hop n Gator? Pittsburgh Brewery (makers of Iron City) mixed Gator Aide and beer for this one!

Pittsburgh Brewery was really an inovative act:

First snap-top can, produced in conjunction with Alcoa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoa), 1962.
First twist-off resealable cap, 1963.
First brewery to print scenes honoring local sports teams and individuals.
First draught beer available in a can, Iron City.
First malt cooler, Hop-n-Gator.
First light beer, Mark V, made in 1976.
First aluminum beer bottle, 2005

No, it was regular Iron City. Pretty weak compared to Bud or Miller. Never heard of Old Frogsplash.

Hey Texans, is Lone Star Beer still around?

I grew up in New England, surrounded by local brews like Narragansett, Ballantine, Rheingold, Knickerbocker and Schaefer. They're all gone now, driven out of business by the likes of Bud, Miller and of course Coors! Damn corporations!We have some excellent local brews now.

Geary's, Gritty McDuff's, Shipyard, Seadog, Allagash, to name a few.

Maine has some very excellent variety in particular.

Lone Star IS still around..

kicking hippies asses and drinking lone star beer...hey shamless good to see you're still breathing

We have some excellent local brews now.

Geary's, Gritty McDuff's, Shipyard, Seadog, Allagash, to name a few.

Maine has some very excellent variety in particular.A fellow New Englandah, huh? I'll be sure to try some of those next time I'm in town. I live in Pawtland, Oregawn now, where we have Olympia Beer.

Lone Star IS still around..I drank it sometimes when I lived in Phoenix. Remember the jingle, "We got no LONE STAR BEER! We got no LONE STAR BEER!"

Hi;
Well we used to drive from the Midwest out to Colorado and come back with trunkloads of Coors. The stuff sold like hotcakes! There really was something special there....The best beer I ever had in my life were three cans of Coors I hiked up a mountain one time.
So a few years later when Coors came to be distributed nationally I went downtown and picked up a six pack of Coors. I popped the can and took my first sip.... "WHATHFUG!!!!" It was just normal ole light beer! Nothing special there at all! The pre national Coors was WAY BETTER! Everyone was saying this. I suspect it is the same old story of a company sparing no expense on the product when they are building up their name, then cutting the quality when they hit the big time. I wonder if there are any old brewery workers out there who could weigh in on this?
Now I developed a massive drinking problem in the '80s and had to quit for a while. These days I will drink a sensible amount every now and again (So there you whacko AA fanatics!) and have still not found anything to compare with prenat Coors. A Dos Equis green with a squeeze of lime comes close.
Tundrahopper

Since we're on the subject of beer..

They just shipped the last Rolling Rock outa Latrobe, if anyone was a fan of RR.

Anheuser Bush bought the brewry and closed it down, moved the works to New Jersey.

I once bought a six-pack of World's Fair '82 beer at a collectibles shop in Knoxville. I drank the whole thing. To everyone else, I advise against it.

I used to have a six-pack of Billy Beer, but I lost it when I moved three years ago.

Before I stopped drinking earlier this year, my favorite was Cantina. It's made by the same company that makes Corona. I can only find it at one store in my area: a Food Lion in Seviervile. And now they are carrying less and less of it. I miss drinking it.

Hi;Well we used to drive from the Midwest out to Colorado and come back with trunkloads of Coors. The stuff sold like hotcakes! There really was something special there....The best beer I ever had in my life were three cans of Coors I hiked up a mountain one time. So a few years later when Coors came to be distributed nationally I went downtown and picked up a six pack of Coors. I popped the can and took my first sip.... "WHATHFUG!!!!" It was just normal ole light beer! Nothing special there at all! The pre national Coors was WAY BETTER! Everyone was saying this. I suspect it is the same old story of a company sparing no expense on the product when they are building up their name, then cutting the quality when they hit the big time. I wonder if there are any old brewery workers out there who could weigh in on this?Now I developed a massive drinking problem in the '80s and had to quit for a while. These days I will drink a sensible amount every now and again (So there you whacko AA fanatics!) and have still not found anything to compare with prenat Coors. A Dos Equis green with a squeeze of lime comes close.Tundrahopper

I looked on Wikipedia, and I think I know why the taste is different now:

For much of its history, Coors (http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coors_Brewing_Company) beer was a regional product mostly confined to the American west. The major reason is that Coors beer is not pasteurized, and thus shipments were limited to areas where the beer could remain refrigerated. This made it a novelty on the east coast, and visitors returning from visits to the western states often made a point of bringing back a case. This iconic status was reflected in pop culture: in 1977 the movie Smokey and the Bandit centered around an illegal shipment of Coors from Texas to Georgia. The company finally established nationwide distribution in the U.S. in the early 1990s.They started pasteurizing it when they went national. For anyone that has tasted unpasteurized beer, they know that there's a difference.

A fellow New Englandah, huh? I'll be sure to try some of those next time I'm in town. I live in Pawtland, Oregawn now, where we have Olympia Beer.

I drank it sometimes when I lived in Phoenix. Remember the jingle, "We got no LONE STAR BEER! We got no LONE STAR BEER!"Ayuh. Born and raised in Maine.

Huzzah for the genetic inability to pronounce an "r"

A fellow New Englandah, huh? I'll be sure to try some of those next time I'm in town. I live in Pawtland, Oregawn now, where we have Olympia Beer.

I drank it sometimes when I lived in Phoenix. Remember the jingle, "We got no LONE STAR BEER! We got no LONE STAR BEER!"Ayuh. Born and raised in Maine.

Huzzah for the genetic inability to pronounce an "r"

Tuff;
Strange you should be showing Johnny Depp photos as I just saw the second pirate movie tonight. It was a pretty good flick-reminded me a lot of the old "swords and sandals" epics of my youth except x10 what with the special effects and all. Amazing! I am generally bored with fairy tales and the like (yeah I've become one hardeyed SOB over the years!) but this one was pretty damn good!
So you are thinking about drinking beer again after dealing with massive alchoholism for a period of time? I would recommend a period of clarity (NO I will not say pig words like "sobriety") for at least one year. The book says three years, but the book people always overstate their case. Just let your body chemistry readjust somewhat-do you understand? These far right AA nutcases are still in the 1930s and have ignored biochemical research into the body changes unsensible alchohol use puts on the human body. To get your biochemistry back in line does take a bit of time.
When you do start using again do it Italian style-which is to say; "don't cross the 'I'm getting stupid' line." I've got a "no more than 4" rule but that is just how I do it.
You will have to find your own way as there is nobody who knows shit from shinola on this one. Other than a bunch of cultists who pretend to...
Tundrahopper
PS. If you find yourself back into your "old patterns" as the AA people assure you you will be? Well join AA!

Huzzah for the genetic inability to pronounce an "r"
You're forgetting something. We New Englanders do pronounce "r". We do it every time we get an idear.

whoa, this thread got to me, because we used to do just that...drive all night and chug all morning.


lately, i've realized a busch "40" works as good as any...and it's right across the street :cool:

Coors Lite is the only lager I drink. I like it because it is kosher. I dislike the political stands the owner takes, however.

Coors Lite is the only lager I drink. I like it because it is kosher.

Kosher? What, the Rabbi just waves his hand a blesses the entire factory?
When they pasteurize the beer, are the yeasts killed humanely?
Oy vey!:rolleyes: