My first post.

Wandering local (SoCal) CVS 2 nights ago, and in the 75% off clearance rack found a whole bunch of Mr. Beer Home Beer Kit for $ 7.49 (was originally $ 30 I think), bought one and the following day saw the price dropped to $ 2.99. Got them to refund the difference and bought 4 more today. The kit includes a 2 gal plastic keg, bottles/caps, yeast and starter mix (for the first two gal), catalog and a recipe book. Most of the store clerks (male and female) all have one and said the beer made with starter mix taste just like Budweiser. They even asked for a party invitation 2 weeks from now (that's how long it takes to make a batch).

So cheers....

ck90211 said:My first post.

all have one and said the beer made with starter mix taste just like Budweiser. .

sadly, this was the deal killer for me...all the effort for Budweiser?

mcwhitman said:ck90211 said:My first post.

all have one and said the beer made with starter mix taste just like Budweiser. .



sadly, this was the deal killer for me...all the effort for Budweiser?

No doubt,

I can drink about any beer and enjoy it - from Milwaukee's Best light to Guiness to the small microbreweries from the netherlands. Bud Light is good - Budweiser tastes like donkey piss ... LOL

Never tasted donkey or horse piss - but my neighbor (no ! have not tasted neighbors piss) makes a not bad at all brew - with similar kit

Real beer:

Sierra Nevada

Everything else is horsepizz.

Where did you guys find this? I thought CVS= Cvs pharmacy? and did a search, and it came up blank.

Thanks

BadBeats said:Where did you guys find this? I thought CVS= Cvs pharmacy? and did a search, and it came up blank.


Thanks
Because beer is medicine. Budweiser is not.
(no, I do not consider Budweiser grade beer as being real beer; my bladder deserves better)

BadBeats:

BM=Brick and Morter, not online so no link. Also, I have found that these clearance deals at CVS are very YMMV. There are several stores near me in town and they all tend to have diffrent items on clearance at any given time. Good luck!

trickflow said:BadBeats:

BM=Brick and Morter, not online so no link. Also, I have found that these clearance deals at CVS are very YMMV. There are several stores near me in town and they all tend to have diffrent items on clearance at any given time. Good luck!

TY!

Ombray said:You guys are being foolish. For $3 if you have any interest in trying this hobby out, this is a perfect opportunity. To rule the deal out because you don't like Budweiser is silly. Besides, the most important component that affects beer flavor is the yeast, and there is no way that Budweiser is allowing its yeast to be sold in any kit.

As long as you are careful and sanitary, you can make surprisingly good beer even with a cheap little kit like this one.

Bud's yeast is commonly available. Just be aware that it throws a lot of green apple flavor into your beer.

I may have to scout up some of these kits for gifts. Homebrewing is a great hobby. A hobby with "benefits."

"Give a man a beer, and he wastes an hour.

Teach a man to brew, and he wastes a lifetime."