Slumming the list

We decided to stop in for a quick one after picking up our race bibs for the Cambridge 5K on Memorial Day weekend (yes, I'm serious about the running - otherwise this will never work!) Since I was the first of my friends to the bar, I figured I'd just get a warm-up and do the real one afterward. Grabbed the $4 "bottle special" just as the hockey game was starting. When my fellow mug clubber showed up a few minutes later, she gave me a look asking "So... that's your one-and-done?" Obviously not.

Beer: Miller Genuine Draft
ABV: 4.66%
Home: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Slogan: "The fresh taste of draft beer in a bottle"

Drank this one straight out of the can. I wouldn't know it from last night, but from past experience, the color is a pale gold. There's no unique character to this one. It's a worse-than-average cheap beer. Unbelievably, though, it was not the worst beer I had that night.

Beer: Green Flash West Coast IPA
ABV: 7.30%
Home: San Diego, California, USA
Slogan: "Flash of Genius"

My first IPA of the challenge. I'm really not a fan of bitter beers, a common trait of IPAs. While I know beers like this one have a following, the Green Flash embodies all I dislike about hoppy IPAs. I could smell the strong hops from a foot away. Harsh and ultra bitter - just not for me.

Beer: Carling Black Label
ABV: 5.00%
Home: Ontario, Canada
Slogan: "I bet he drinks Carling Black Label!"

Claims to be from Canada, but confusingly says "Product of USA" at the bottom of the can. Since it's brewed at Molson Coors, it looks like both the US and Canada had a hand in this atrocity. We can do better. Worst beer on the list so far.

So without planning to do it, I had three beers in a row that I didn't enjoy. On our next outing, only good beers are coming my way!