My What A Busy Week (of BSBF stats)

I need to take a moment...a moment from ^KL(*#$&DJKHNDFCNVKJ#E* and type nonsense onto my blog. Ahhh... It's Memorial Day, and it is absolutely lovely outside. As placid as peacetime, I suppose. How ironic. Politics aside, there is indeed more ^KL(*#$&DJKHNDFCNVKJ#E* ahead this week, as I have been pushing for some fancy new data for my committee meeting, I play some guitar on Wednesday (with a debut of "The Cougar Song"), and then I turn a yellow 27 on Sunday (and probably age an additional year during the inevitable debauchery Saturday night). Yes, a busy week that will likely be conquered, but alas, not without a pyrrhic victory.

Somewhere among the clutter I've began deciphering the cryptic gustation documented last weekend at the Best Shittiest Beer Fest 2007. Complete data will be published here soon, but a victor has emerged: Miller Light. Not an exciting underdog by any means, but somehow the Miller Brewing Company managed to package a relatively sapid delight among all that water; Labatt's Blue was a close silver medal. Now for the losers. These results have much more flair to shout about. We have a triad competing for the bottom of the toilet bowl, but Sharps Non-alcoholic TIED with Stella Artois the worst shittiest beer. Yes, at $9 a six-pack for Stella, you may as well drink Sharp's NA. That is something to shout on a mountain top. What's even more thrilling than that result, you ask? ...by a mere THREE points total (3% higher score), Steel Reserve TIED with Heineken for the second shittiest shitty beer. Need I comment more? Interesting personal caveat: both James and Oyer consistently bucked that trend by ranking Sharp's and Heineken toward the top of their personal favorites. And what's better, they also ranked Stella highly. So the next time either of these two blokes saddle up to the bar, order them a round of Sharp's!

...more complete stats to come soon...

BSBF 2007 A Success!

The Best Shittiest Beer Fest of 2007 has been completed and the results are being tabulated...well, they're actually sitting on my coffee table until I have time to crunch the numbers, which will likely be this coming weekend. But statistics aside, I think there were some ostensible losers. First, "Sharps," which is Miller's attempt at a non-alcohol beer, was clearly the worst beer at the Fest. Ever. That shit was shitty! Furthermore, I'm happy to report that Heineken -- the beer some people think is good just because it costs $8 a 6-pack -- was not much better than Sharps. That is NOT a compliment. It will take a little more numerical articulation to determine some beer winners, since there were a few that were "not bad". I ranked Old Style up near the top for both rounds, which I was proud of since that was the beer I brought as my sure-fire champion. Stay tuned to the AstroSite for the complete stats as they become available.

Best Shittiest Beer Fest 2007

Well, that shitty time of the year has come again. You know, the one that makes your tastebuds weep and your stomach seizure. Yes, kids, Best Shittiest Beer Fest 2007 is upon us. Need I say more? Same concept, same location, same time, same antacids. But remember: we are looking for the beer you THINK is good, but your friends may tell you otherwise. This isn't a picnic for Rogue or Deschuttes -- it's been overwhelmingly demonstrated that those beers are both tasty AND expensive; rather, this picnic is to find the least offensive beer for your buck. There is a very special, important exception to that rule: expensive shitty beer. I am tired of people being duped by savvy marketing or conditioned learning. Is Corona, Heineken, or the like REALLY worth that $8 tab? I willing to bet my $4.78/6-pack of Old Style that they 'aint shit. BRING. IT. ON!

***I encourage you to select either classic BSBF favorites or beers that remain unchallenged in previous BSBFs. You can see what beers were chosen in 2006 "HERE"

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