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You're really missing out! In my opinion, PBR is the best of the "cheap and shitty" tier of mass-produced beer that rednecks and poor college students drink to get smashed. It's not good, exactly, but somehow nostalgic to me for drinking around a campfire. The U.S. has plenty of mass-produced beer that's still mediocre, but better than PBR, and some that's even pretty decent. It's in the craft breweries that you'll find the really great American beer, though.
When I was a kid, Old Milwaukee came 8 ponies to a pack for less than $3. It was extremely popular, especially the shotgunnable cans. Thank heaven a friend's dad had a still, is all in saying.
I've been to craft breweries and several tastings at various ones. I just didn't find much that agree with my palate, but as I said, I'm not a beer person, in general. My friend back home used to make a rather nice home brew. I believe he may have used molasses to some extent, but it's been a very long time ago, and most of my alcohol consumption was from home brewed corn or fruit and heavily distilled. Except my grandmother's fruit concoctions, consisting of preserves, jams, jellies and way too sweet wines. They still beat Boone's Farm, MD and Triple Peach, though.
Haha, okay, so as not-a-beer-person, I guess you're not really missing out. Fair enough.
No, but American beer is still nasty.