Review of Stag Beer (In A Bottle!)
Posted By Zach Wednesday, 01 December 2010 16:42
During a recent trip to St. Louis, I was surprised to find a random, cheap beer in a bottle that I figured was worth trying. This beer happened to be Stag and while I had heard of it before, I can't say I knew it existed in a bottle or even still at all. Can't say I have any idea why this particular bar carried something like this, especially in A-B land.
Keep reading to see if Stag is a cheap beer worth trying or just really, cheap crap.
Taste: C Stag doesn't really have any particular taste, so I couldn't give it a high or low grade. It is a hard taste to describe, but a lot of the cheap beers have it. I guess it is kind of a water-downed beer taste you get with some low end shit like Busch Light. A friend of my sister's seemed to exclusively drink Busch Light, so I have experience in this area. That was one of my first beers, so I hated it at the time, but don't care so much now after drinking all these malts. Maybe I should do a review of that beer... What was I saying? Oh yeah, Stag. Yeah, nothing great, definitely a C.
Packaging: B Stag has a decent bottle with a fairly attractive label that says "Stag" really large. I guess they want you to remember what you are drinking. Right above that is a silhouette of what is presumed to be THE Stag. It is a pretty impressive 12-pointer with a majestic look as it stares off in the distance. Too bad the beer isn't as majestic as this graphic. I guess they blew their budget on the designer for this logo. Apparently Stag has also served up "Golden Quality Since 1851". Not sure what the hell this means, and it isn't particularly creative when compared to the ballsy claims of malts.
Value: N/A I wish I had paid more attention to this area so I could actually rate it, but I have no idea what it cost. If I had to hazard a guess, I'd say no more than 2 bucks. If it was, I got ripped off.
Drunkeness: C This beer comes in at an ABV of 5.2%. This is certainly not a great beer for getting drunk, but at least it isn't below 5%. I suppose with how easily these drink, there shouldn't be a problem in getting drunk off a sixer, but only if you pound them. So, chug away!
Overall: C There isn't anything about this beer that particularly stands out, either good or bad. I guess it is kinda cool to drink for the novelty of adding another notch to the classic, cheap beer belt. There doesn't seem to be a reason not to drink this beer, especially if you can find it in bottles. It certainly got me a lot of strange looks at this bar. I'm guessing I was the only person who had ever ordered this beer. That is what we do at Drinker's World, blaze the trail to cheap beer!