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Explain Beach Bum to this beach bum.
I saw it yesterday for the first time sitting with all the rest of the AB products. (No Landshark though)
Standing in the Rite Aid pharmacy in my bare feet and tank top, I just had to purchase a 6-pack despite the $8.49 price (not including tax and MI 10 cent deposit).
To me it tasted like a weak attempt at a craft brew, as if it were a 50-50 mix of a real beer and a Bud Select.
Is AB not going to give up on trying to trick the consumer into buying $8+ six-packs just because they have a
Summery theme to them?
They probably saw me coming from a mile away, oh well, I'll get the 60 cents back at least.

Longboardn' ASEL&S wrote:Explain Beach Bum to this beach bum.
I saw it yesterday for the first time sitting with all the rest of the AB products. (No Landshark though)
Standing in the Rite Aid pharmacy in my bare feet and tank top, I just had to purchase a 6-pack despite the $8.49 price (not including tax and MI 10 cent deposit).
To me it tasted like a weak attempt at a craft brew, as if it were a 50-50 mix of a real beer and a Bud Select.
Is AB not going to give up on trying to trick the consumer into buying $8+ six-packs just because they have a
Summery theme to them?
They probably saw me coming from a mile away, oh well, I'll get the 60 cents back at least.

tried it. it is cheaper down here. wasn't bad. wasn't great. same price, I can get 3-4 23 oz. Red Stripes.

RinglingRingling wrote:
tried it. it is cheaper down here. wasn't bad. wasn't great. same price, I can get 3-4 23 oz. Red Stripes.

With much more taste and REAL earned Summery nostalgia.

Not a beer drinker--but I like the name.

dnw wrote:Not a beer drinker--but I like the name.

Takes more than a cool name and picturesque lable.
I thought Miller Chill was the coolest name and the most refreshing looking bottle I had ever seen.
I drank half of one, and gave the rest away.
Made no friends.

Wasn't that bad, my opinion.

The night I tried it, I was sitting at a CIP, waiting for Johnny Russler to meet up with me....(Johnny Russler of the "Beach Bum Band".) I saw it, felt obligated to try it.

Longboardn' ASEL&S wrote:

dnw wrote:Not a beer drinker--but I like the name.

Takes more than a cool name and picturesque lable.
I thought Miller Chill was the coolest name and the most refreshing looking bottle I had ever seen.
I drank half of one, and gave the rest away.
Made no friends.

amazed that the people you "gave" them to didn't beat you to death with the bottles..

That stuff is flat nasty

CaptainP wrote:Wasn't that bad, my opinion.

The night I tried it, I was sitting at a CIP, waiting for Johnny Russler to meet up with me....(Johnny Russler of the "Beach Bum Band".) I saw it, felt obligated to try it.

namedropper...

RinglingRingling wrote:

CaptainP wrote:Wasn't that bad, my opinion.

The night I tried it, I was sitting at a CIP, waiting for Johnny Russler to meet up with me....(Johnny Russler of the "Beach Bum Band".) I saw it, felt obligated to try it.

namedropper...

The story doesn't work without it

CaptainP wrote:

RinglingRingling wrote:

CaptainP wrote:Wasn't that bad, my opinion.

The night I tried it, I was sitting at a CIP, waiting for Johnny Russler to meet up with me....(Johnny Russler of the "Beach Bum Band".) I saw it, felt obligated to try it.

namedropper...

The story doesn't work without it

I see your point..

RinglingRingling wrote:

CaptainP wrote:

RinglingRingling wrote:

CaptainP wrote:Wasn't that bad, my opinion.

The night I tried it, I was sitting at a CIP, waiting for Johnny Russler to meet up with me....(Johnny Russler of the "Beach Bum Band".) I saw it, felt obligated to try it.

namedropper...

The story doesn't work without it

I see your point..

Let me try:


It's not that bad, my opinion.

The night I tried it, I was sitting at a CIP. I saw it, felt obligated to try it.

RinglingRingling wrote:
amazed that the people you "gave" them to didn't beat you to death with the bottles..

I was a bit worried about that as well.
Actually it was worse, they were the maintenence workers at the FL motel we were staying at.
Good thing nothing broke down in our room-I would have to repair it myself most likely!

CaptainP wrote:

RinglingRingling wrote:

CaptainP wrote:

RinglingRingling wrote:

CaptainP wrote:Wasn't that bad, my opinion.

The night I tried it, I was sitting at a CIP, waiting for Johnny Russler to meet up with me....(Johnny Russler of the "Beach Bum Band".) I saw it, felt obligated to try it.

namedropper...

The story doesn't work without it

I see your point..

Let me try:


It's not that bad, my opinion.

The night I tried it, I was sitting at a CIP. I saw it, felt obligated to try it.

it works, kinda like the beer. Not great, but it works.

Longboardn' ASEL&S wrote:

RinglingRingling wrote:
amazed that the people you "gave" them to didn't beat you to death with the bottles..

I was a bit worried about that as well.
Actually it was worse, they were the maintenence workers at the FL motel we were staying at.
Good thing nothing broke down in our room-I would have to repair it myself most likely!

and I doubt they would have loaned you the tools you needed..

RinglingRingling wrote:

CaptainP wrote:

RinglingRingling wrote:

CaptainP wrote:

RinglingRingling wrote:

CaptainP wrote:Wasn't that bad, my opinion.

The night I tried it, I was sitting at a CIP, waiting for Johnny Russler to meet up with me....(Johnny Russler of the "Beach Bum Band".) I saw it, felt obligated to try it.

namedropper...

The story doesn't work without it

I see your point..

Let me try:


It's not that bad, my opinion.

The night I tried it, I was sitting at a CIP. I saw it, felt obligated to try it.

it works, kinda like the beer. Not great, but it works.

But you have to agree, the story is much better with Mr. Russler....

(I was also waiting for Tiki Bar, Harbor Baby, and Lisa34, but they didn't seem relevant to the story...)

CaptainP wrote:

RinglingRingling wrote:

CaptainP wrote:

RinglingRingling wrote:

CaptainP wrote:

RinglingRingling wrote: namedropper...

The story doesn't work without it

I see your point..

Let me try:


It's not that bad, my opinion.

The night I tried it, I was sitting at a CIP. I saw it, felt obligated to try it.

it works, kinda like the beer. Not great, but it works.

But you have to agree, the story is much better with Mr. Russler....

(I was also waiting for Tiki Bar, Harbor Baby, and Lisa34, but they didn't seem relevant to the story...)

I'll mention you said they were irrelevant..

RinglingRingling wrote:

CaptainP wrote:

RinglingRingling wrote:

CaptainP wrote:

RinglingRingling wrote:

CaptainP wrote:The story doesn't work without it

I see your point..

Let me try:


It's not that bad, my opinion.

The night I tried it, I was sitting at a CIP. I saw it, felt obligated to try it.

it works, kinda like the beer. Not great, but it works.

But you have to agree, the story is much better with Mr. Russler....

(I was also waiting for Tiki Bar, Harbor Baby, and Lisa34, but they didn't seem relevant to the story...)

I'll mention you said they were irrelevant..

They're used to it...

CaptainP wrote:

RinglingRingling wrote:

CaptainP wrote:

RinglingRingling wrote:

CaptainP wrote:

RinglingRingling wrote: I see your point..

Let me try:


It's not that bad, my opinion.

The night I tried it, I was sitting at a CIP. I saw it, felt obligated to try it.

it works, kinda like the beer. Not great, but it works.

But you have to agree, the story is much better with Mr. Russler....

(I was also waiting for Tiki Bar, Harbor Baby, and Lisa34, but they didn't seem relevant to the story...)

I'll mention you said they were irrelevant..

They're used to it...

My Miller Chill story was pretty boring, I should have mentioned the names of those Motel Six guys: Dan and Dave.
Now if Tom Bodette had been involved, THAT would have been a story!

CaptainP wrote:

RinglingRingling wrote:

CaptainP wrote:

RinglingRingling wrote:

CaptainP wrote:

RinglingRingling wrote: I see your point..

Let me try:


It's not that bad, my opinion.

The night I tried it, I was sitting at a CIP. I saw it, felt obligated to try it.

it works, kinda like the beer. Not great, but it works.

But you have to agree, the story is much better with Mr. Russler....

(I was also waiting for Tiki Bar, Harbor Baby, and Lisa34, but they didn't seem relevant to the story...)

I'll mention you said they were irrelevant..

They're used to it...

I had a Beach Bum Ale too when I got there... Tiki Bar = relevant!

Agree with your analysis on the taste. I'd drink more with Johnny Russler of the Beach Bum Band, just because. Especially since the curly blonde haired dude's resemblance to Johnny is uncanny! (See my avatar.)

Miller Chill... UNdrinkable, with a license to chill or not!

And you can never go wrong with a Red Stripe!!