"Forge" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:08:57 -0500, Victor Velazquez wrote:
>
>> "Forge" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:50:43 -0500, Victor Velazquez wrote:
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>>>> Which is very odd because Miller High Life is a "premium" beer and
>>>>> only imports and microbrews are more expensive.
>>>>
>>>> I do believe you have confused Miller with Michelob.
>>>
>>> I really think Miller is sold as a premium and not as a "popular..."
>>> which
>>> is what I think they call brands like Rolling Rock and good ol' Duff.
>>>
>>> I could be wrong, I don't buy a lotta beer any more. But pretty sure
>>> it's
>>> priced roughly the same as Bud or Mich - and definitely higher than
>>> Busch.
>>
>> Ah, I see what you're saying. Crappy beer may be rated thusly:
>>
>> "Top" tier: Michelob, Heineken, Lowenbrau
>>
>> Next: Bud, Miller, Rolling Rock
>>
>> Almost Last: Pabst, Old Milwaukee (do they even make that anymore?),
>> Coors
>>
>> Dead Last: Grain Belt, RWB, Corona
>>
>> Pricing may vary. I'm talking quality here!
>
> Ironic that Coors is sold at the same price level as Bud and Miller
> though
> innit? Personally I find the American version of Lowenbrau one of the
> worst-tasting beers on Earth. It's Miller Lite with a different hop - an
> ubercheap sleazy disgusting knockoff of a pretty good Bavarian. Pabst is
> actually pretty drinkable as a next-to-last resort. It's also very low in
> sodium for those watching their blood pressure and so forth. = )

Coors is still riding on the cachet of it's unavailability during the '70s
(see: Smokey and the Bandit). Coors Light helped them become popular in the
'80s and '90s but do people still drink that swill? I guess they do! $5
bil a year, anyway. Yikes!