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They call that swill beer?

eric strt6

eric strt6

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Sep 8, 2001
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or why Consumer Reports is so full of crap
I wouldn't even serve those brands to people I hate

http://www.mercurynews.com/libations/ci_19640068

Coors regular beer received high praise today from experts at Consumer Reports, which said that in recent taste tests, the beer was a runaway favorite.

"Looking to enjoy the last weeks of football season with the prefect brew? Coors regular topped Consumer Reports' recent taste test of beers, blowing away nine brews including Budweiser and Bud Light," said Consumer Reports.

It also noted that Name Tag and Big Flats — store brands from Trader Joe's and Walgreens respectively — beat out top-sellers Corona Extra and Budweiser.

To determine the best brews, the experts at Consumer Reports conducted blind taste tests of 10 beers — eight top-selling regular and light beers plus two store brands.
 
jimmydean

jimmydean

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Sep 10, 2001
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Consumer Reports is know for tipping Suzuki's. not my "go to" for beer recommendations.

Not unlike Wired reviewing bikes. :rofl:
 
kazlx

kazlx

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Consumer Reports is the biggest load of crap. I just roll my eyes when some starts with "Well, Consumer Reports recommended...."
 
kazlx

kazlx

Patches O'Houlihan
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Just because something is popular, doesn't mean it's good and just because it's good, doesn't mean it's popular.

Look at Bose.
 
mandown

mandown

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kazlx said:
Just because something is popular, doesn't mean it's good and just because it's good, doesn't mean it's popular.
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akshualee, it means both. the most popular is the best, and so is the highest quality, even though those two things may not be the same, each qualifies.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/best

best   /bɛst/ Show Spelled[best] Show IPA
adjective, superl. of good with better as compar.
1. of the highest quality, excellence, or standing: the best work; the best students.
2. most advantageous, suitable, or desirable: the best way.
3. largest; most: the best part of a day.

adverb, superl. of well with better as compar.
4. most excellently or suitably; with most advantage or success: an opera role that best suits her voice.
5. in or to the highest degree; most fully (usually used in combination): best-suited; best-known; best-loved.

noun
6. something or someone that is best: They always demand and get the best. The best of us can make mistakes.
7. a person's finest clothing: It's important that you wear your best.
8. a person's most agreeable or desirable emotional state (often preceded by at ).
9. a person's highest degree of competence, inspiration, etc. (often preceded by at ).
10. the highest quality to be found in a given activity or category of things (often preceded by at ): cabinetmaking at its best.
 
ICEBALL585

ICEBALL585

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So consumer reports basically put all the major piss beers against each other in a blind taste test.

Congrats to Coors Original for earning the title of "Best of the WORST beers"


EDIT... also the two store brand beers they threw in the blind taste have both earn a "poor" rating on Beeradvocate.com
 
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mandown

mandown

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Westy said:
Yes, it is called swill beer.

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I don't think your example supports what you think it does.

"They call that swill, beer."
This would seem to imply that you are telling a beer about what they call swill. Where do you envision the punctuation? I can see possible use of quotation marks as in:
They call that "swill" beer.
 
pnj

pnj

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"... with runners-up Name Tag, Big Flats and Miller High Life."
 
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