1st Annual Worst Beer Event

[Bekirk302]

Philly Sports Pulse is sponsoring the 1st Annual Worst Beer Event. For the next two weeks a poll will be taken in this thread to vote for the top 16 worst American beers. The beers have to be available in the Philadelphia Area and can not be a seasonal brew or a malt liquor.

We will take the top 16 worst beers and rank them then place them in brackets. The contributing members of Philly Sports Pulse to reserve their spot will be given each of the 16 beers so they can give their opinion on who should win...or lose. So sign up and let your voice be heard. Pass the word around to your friends by facebook and twitter.

Below are the beers we could think of. If you could rank your top 10 worst beers it would help us in where to rank the beers for our brackets. Also, if you don't see a beer here that you believe should be on the list let us know

Milwaukee's Best
Natural Ice
Busch
Piels
Schaeffer
Schlitz
Keystone
Lion's Head
Pabst Blue Ribbon
Stroh's
Schmidt's
Ice House
Budweiser
Miller High Life
Genesee Cream Ale
Koch's Golden Anniversary
Iron City
Meister Brau
Coor's Lite
Red Dog
Stegmaier
Miller Lite
Coor's

[vegas vinn]

1. Natural Ice
2. Budweiser
3. Coors
4. Coors Lite
5. Keystone
6. Schmidts
7. Milwaukee's Best
8. Ice House
9. Red Dog
10. Pabst Blue Ribbon

Miller High Life being on the list is a travesty! It's the champagne of beers!

I also would like to be an official tester.

[N4S]

haha I actually like and drink the following:

Keystone
Lion's Head
Pabst Blue Ribbon
Ice House
Miller High Life
Genesee Cream Ale
Coor's Lite
Miller Lite

[Gregster]

Schlitz
Old Style *
PBR
Milwaukees best
Old Milwaukee*
Busch
Schaefer
Strohs
Keystone
Hamm's *

*add to list!

[The_Philly_Mick]

Top Ten in no particular order
Milwaukee's Best
Busch
PBR
Coor's Light
Natty Light
Michelob Ultra*
Lion's Head
Keystone
Red Dog
El Presidente*

Added to the List

Dont forget to tell everyone. The Philly Mick and Hump show will be Hosting this event in the near Future.

[Jimmerz]

How dare you!! I'm slightly biased to El Presidente..

Now that I think about it, it was pretty bad.

[The_Philly_Mick]

haha...I figured I would throw in a foreign beer

[mplant]

I used to drink Red Dog back in the day. I'd probably gag on that shit now

[mplant]

Do they still make Mongoose? I barely took a sip of that once and wanted to puke

[The_Philly_Hump]

Keystone Light
Busch
Busch Light
Old Milwaukee
PBR
Schlitz
Staubs
Red Dog
Colt 45

[The_Philly_Mick]

So, in order to do some more research(Drinking Heavily) The Hump and I, along with our other friend, found this beer that we had never heard before. Pennsylvania Style Ice. It looked HORRIBLE. It wasnt great at all, but it wasnt horrible. It was better than Natty Ice thats for sure, and at 12.75 for a 30 pack....WELL WORTH IT!

[The_Philly_Mick]

SO, when are we going to do this MFer!!! I am extremely excited.

[Bekirk302]

I've been in SC all week enjoying the waves without New Yorkers. I found Steel Reserve in the supermarket and I agree with another of the posters, it does make the idea drinking my own piss sound appealing.

[The_Philly_Mick]

We all forgive you !!!

[The_Philly_Mick]

We should really start narrowing down the "top" 16 beers for this event. Once we have our beers, then we can figure out where and when we want to have this event.

[Bekirk302]

We are going to continue to do the voting until September 10th. The votes will be tallied up and the brackets will be announced live on The Philly Mick and Hump Show. So sign up and vote! Also, make sure you email ekirk@phillysportspulse.com and register to be on the special edition of the Philly Mick and Hump show and be a taste tester of the 16 beers FREE! Tell your friend and lets all get together and 'enjoy' some beers on us.

[rjconsalvo]

Gibbons
Iron City
Ballentine
Piels Real draft

[Jimmerz]

Iron City should be a 1 seed since it's from Shitsburg.

[The_Philly_Mick]

haha nothing like a dig on Pittsburgh.

[SportsfreakAshley]

Heres my list ;)

1~~>Natural ice Yuk!
2~~~>Budweiser
3~~>Coors Light
4~~>Busch
5~~~~>Red Dog
6~~>schlitz
7~~~>milwaukee's best
8~~>Schmidts
9~~~~>Ice house
10~~>Genesee Cream Ale

[The_Philly_Mick]

Solid list....those should be some of the finalists for sure!

[The_Philly_Mick]

34 Total Beers have been listed in this forum.
21 Beers have recieved more than 1 Vote.
13 Beers have recieved more than 2 Votes.

We need more voting!!

[The_Philly_Mick]

The Tally so far....according to this forum
1.PBR
1.Keystone
3.Milwaukee's Best
3.Coor's Light
3. Red Dog
3. Busch
7.Ice House
7. Schlitz
9. Natural Ice
9.Lion's Head
9.Schmidt's
9. Budweiser
9.Genesee Cream Ale

[N4S]

This is highly inaccurate and in reality beers like Coor's Light and Bud have won year after year awards.

Just saying.

[Bekirk302]

Thank you to everyone that took the time and voted for the Worst Beer Event. The votes have been tallied and the brackets are as follows:
1.Red Dog vs 16.Rolling Rock
2.Milwaukee's Best vs 15.Schlitz
3.Coor's Light vs 14.Schmidt's
4.Keystone vs 13.Ice House
5.Old Milwaukee vs 12.Genesse Cream Ale
6.Budweiser vs 11.Schaeffer
7.Natural Ice vs 10.Piels
8.Pabst Blue Ribbon vs 9.Busch

There will be a live special episode of The Philly Mick and Hump Show on October 9, 2009 for the showdown! All registered members will receive their personal invite through email in the next few days!

[BradFromBC]

This seems to be a good spot for my first post.

Let me first say that I'm a little disappointed in some of the beers that did not make the cut, so to speak. As a PA-based show, I'd like to see Iron City, for example, over something like Budweiser. I think Budweiser is a little too well-known, as is Coors Light, to truly carry the mantle "Worst Beer."

That said, it would seem to be that Schaeffer's has a very favorable draw and is a good sleeper pick to take home the title. Everyone wants to say Natty Ice, PBR or the Beast as the worst beer, but we've all drank enough of that stuff to know what to expect. That first sip of Schaeffer's, though, might surprise you. I still remember buying a 30-pack of that stuff for about $6.99 in Delaware County back before the turn of the century. The next 24 hours are a blur.

At the end, I will predict a final 4 of PBR, Schlitz, Schaeffer's and Keystone... and at the end of the night, we'll all be making that "BITTER BEER FACE!" as Keystone takes home the title.

[The_Philly_Mick]

Yeah there are much worse beer out there than Bud and Coor's, but this is the 1st go round. People voted, and this is what came out of it. With that being said, this should be a great event!! I cant wait until Oct 9th!!!!!

[Bekirk302]

Personally I think Bud is horrible. If I was at a party and all they had was Bud... i'd be drinking tap water. The Busch vs PBR match up should be very interesting. My favorites are Red Dog, Ice House, Genessee Cream Ale. Red Dog should be tough because most people can remember how bad it was. I've recently had Ice House with some friends ( of course it was on special ) at Miller's Ale House in North East Philly and no one wanted another one and even one person didnt finish theirs. Genessee is a sleeper because many people havent had it. Should be very interesting to see how it all plays out.

[Jimmerz]

My stomach hurts just thinking about it!

[Bekirk302]

The bathroom the next day at everyones house will be destroyed and your wives/girlfriends/kids/babymommas will be mightily pissed off.

[The_Philly_Mick]

Haha....I say if you have more than one bathroom, alternate so that the horribleness can be spread evenly!

[BradFromBC]

Which is why the next day will be spent at the Hump's house watching college ball.

[The_Philly_Mick]

hahah VERY NICE!!!!

[fromthestandsradio]

Wish I was involved on this one. Haha, Nattie is the worst, lions head close. I drink Miller High Life like they are discontinuing it anyways! Lol

[The_Philly_Mick]

Well you should listen in next Friday at 8:30pm....we will be broadcasting live from the event...to bring you a drink by drink account of all the action!

[Bekirk302]

I really cant wait. I hear there is talk the The Philly Mick and Hump will arrive in class.... A stretch limo

[Bekirk302]

Well its finally getting down the end of our wait for the Worst Beer Event. Its this Friday October 9, 2009 at the House of Kirk in Turnersville,NJ. Everything is being cleaned. The landscaping crew is finishing off the grounds and the tents are being erected for this momentous occasion. The grill is being cleaned and the propane tanks filled for a night and early morning of gorging on the most choice meats ( sams club burgers and ball park hotdogs). The master of the dwelling, Mrs. Kirk is requesting each participant bring some alcoholic beverage to share with the other participants and remind everyone its taste testing not binge drinking of the Worst Beers....aka share the wealth and lets make sure we have something to enjoy after the event.

If your interested in attending and are not on the list shoot me and email or private message. ekirk@phillysportspulse.com

[The_Philly_Mick]

Only 6 hours away from awesomeness. The Philly Mick and Hump Show will be going on LIVE at 8:30 to broadcast this historical event. See everyone tonight!!!!

[Bekirk302]

Well its two hours before the Worst Beer Event begins! The Grill is cleaned the beer has been cold for many hours and i'm friggin thirsty. Its still not too late to join in the festivities. Just email me at ekirk@phillysportspulse.com and ill give you the directions. My favorites tonight have to be the number one seed Red Dog and the number seven seed Natty Ice. Both are just down right horrible! They both have that initial bite as well and a gagging after taste. Listen live to The Philly Mick & Hump Show at www.blogtalkradio.com/thephillymickandhumpshow at a special time 8:30pm TONIGHT!

We are looking for you to call in and share your worst beer stories! You can also post them here and we may read them LIVE.

[The_Philly_Mick]

In the first 2 matchups of the event.....Schaeffer defeats Bud and Red Dog takes down Rolling Rock. Stay Tuned for more results. Tune in for the crazyiness!!!

[Jimmerz]

Wow Ice House is god awful!

[The_Philly_Mick]

First round done. Red Dog Vs Schlitz, Schmidts Vs Ice House, Old Milwaukee Vs Schaeffer, and Natty Ice Vs PBR.

[The_Philly_Mick]

Semi Finals are set. Red Dog Vs Ice House and Schaeffer Vs Natty Ice.

[The_Philly_Mick]

Finals are Set ............drumroll...........Ice House Vs Natty Ice !!!!!!!!!!!

[Bekirk302]

Natty Ice takes it all! Even after all those beers Natty Ice still tastes horrible! Thanks to everyone that was here to suffer through everything! Listen to the podcast for all the extra commentary. Until next your my friends. How about the run of Ice House and Schaeffer? Until next year

[The_Philly_Mick]

Thanks again everyone who participated in the show and Event.....Special thanks to Trish and Gabby for helping out serving the awful beers! The show is now on the main page of PSP, on the Philly Mick and Hump Show player on the right side of the page. Listen if you already havent....it gets crazy!!!

[Bekirk302]

I dont believe my bowels will be the same after Friday night. Its monday morning and it feels like I've been eating bean burritos all weekend. Not Cool

[Bekirk302]

In this recap I'd like to first thank everyone that had a hand in putting this Worst Beer Event together. My wife and daughter did a great job setting putting together the food spread and keeping the beers flowing to our contestants. A thank you to The Philly and Mick joining us live to give a commentary on their radio show. Finally, a special thank you to all the contestants that put their bodies,especially the stomach and bowel area, and made the broadcast loud and a few comments probably will make the Hump never come back again.

My early favorites were Natural Ice and Red Dog in this competition and neither beer let me down. During the week prior to this event, the house that kirk built needed some cleaning and straightening up. Now personally, after a hard days work the most enjoyable thing I can think of is a cold beer. After trying to enjoy both Red Dog and Natty Ice in the most favorable situation...it still tasted absolutely horrible.

Some observations I've noted during this competition are that Schlitz really ran into a juggernaut in Red Dog and could have been a final four beer in any other bracket. Also, in the first round, speaking of Schliz, The Beast, Milwaukee's Best was ousted by Schilitz and both suffered from voting because they could have moved on if they ran up against say a Bud or Piels. Busch totally got screwed because it was a close vote with PBR and again could have been a winner in another year.

Throughout the end of the first round and each round after there was debate on which contestant was going to blow chunks. My vote was definately on the Philly Hump because he was slowing down and I believe he was changing color. I know personally at the end of the first round, due to the speed of having to drink the beers and being extremely cheap and drinking every last drop of my beers and fellow contestants beers.

A few quotes:
Gimp - ' Ice House is like someone crapping in my mouth' - classy
Mick - ' I'd like to thank the puerto ricans in the back' -
Mick - ' Again I would like to thank the puerto ricans ' - Mick seems to be a supporter fo the Puerto Rican Day Parade


The podcast was great radio when the Mick was grilling the Hump on his budding relationship with a sweet woman from NE Philly. LOL Tune in tonight @10pm to see if they are still dating after this weekends revelations!

[The_Philly_Mick]

I really said that twice??? Man I have to listen to the show again!

[gramps]

So will the worst beers be a year older for the next worst beer event?

[The_Philly_Mick]

haha nice....I just listened to the Podcast of the show from that night. Truly hilarious stuff! Worth another listen

[N4S]

I actually like Icehouse. lmao

Had it last weekend.

[The_Philly_Mick]

Nice....I have actually had Natty Ice pretty recently too...I am a little ashamed.

[The_Philly_Mick]

We need to have another EVENT.....not sure what it should be...whether its Beer related or Food related....or whatever....all i know is that it was fun as hell!!!!

[Bekirk302]

Yeah i'm already planning the 2nd annual Worst Beer Event. I need to make some changes so it goes a little faster/smoother this time. Hopefully someone else doesnt die to cut our number down too.

[Jimmerz]

Maybe a best beer contest but that could get expensive. We need a sponsor because Kirk has been living in the streets ever since.

We can also do a beer game Olympics :0

[Bekirk302]

yeah I had to live off of that worst beer for weeks! Also, it has destroyed my taste buds. I actually buy Schaefer now as my beer to have at home. You cant beat 13.99 for a 30 pack

[The_Philly_Mick]

haha....well then we should start brainstorming for the next event!

[The_Philly_Mick]

So....next beer ever???? when we doing this again. I think we at least dont let the "drinkers" know what beers they might be drinking. Keep EVERYTHING under wraps until the winner is crowned. I think knowing that it was Bud vs Coors light, for example would sway people into picking a beer. Whether on purpose or subconsciencely.