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[–] [email protected] 48 points 2 months ago (17 children)

If we can get Kamala drinking a beer and shooting bottles off a fence with her Glock, she may just win over some right wing voters

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Get Steve Austin in there.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Except Austin is insane, a Trumper, a wife beater, a Vince McMahon defender, and claims brain damage isn't real

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I know, it was a joke leaning into what those people would like. I don't know how Keanu Reeves votes, but that would probably work even better. But how cool would it be to hear "and Austin 3:16 says Kamala just whooped your ass"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

The Kamala/wrestling connection is already there

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (7 children)

Did she actually drink it lol?

Unrelated, but one of the things that made me really respect Judy Greer was watching a Zoom call table read with the cast of Archer during COVID. Everyone was home and drinking elaborate cocktails except Judy - she was drinking Miller Lite out of a can. Respect.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago

Did she actually drink it lol?

Yes, she (and Colbert) each took a sip.

Also, re Judy Greer, respect.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (4 children)

... Miller Lite though?

I guess she's a little older, but we have better options these days. Our microbrewery boom was like over a decade ago now, people don't need to drink the watered down piss anymore.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 2 months ago (4 children)

It's easy to hate on simple beers, but honestly, they're fine. Sometimes you want a complex experience that draws your focus; sometimes you just want "a beer" because it's not something you want to pay attention to.

I lived in the heartland of craft brew for a very long time. I brewed, my partner brews. We went to festivals for brewing. These days, eh, a simple light lager is fine.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Exactly. And frankly, from a brewing and chemical engineering perspective, the consistency and subtle flavors of a light beer are more impressive than something like an IPA where you can just blow out the drinker's palate with hops and win an award for it.

Don't get me wrong, I still love big beers. It's just that I'm almost 40 with three hyperactive, mischievous, and hellaciously smart kids under 10 (and a partner to match); there are many times where light and predictable is really nice.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Start the night with a good craft IPA. End the night with Rainier.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

My buddy has a good definition of it. He says there are "experience" beers, and "session" beers. Experience beers are more flavorful, filling, complex. Session beers are beers that are easy to drink without thinking too much about it. Like, an experience beer is for an outside deck dinner at sunset. A session beer is for a bonfire or something where you're looking to get drunk.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Agreed, nothing wrong with a lager. Among simple light lagers, though, the major breweries offerings are particularly ... simple.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Our microbrewery boom was like over a decade ago now

Thank you Jimmy Carter.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Beer that comes from a small company whose owner loves its products might be better than beer from a massive multinational umbrella beer corporation. Who would have thought...?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (3 children)

People like what they like. Maybe she wanted a 3.2 beer, which is harder to find at a microbrewery.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

People like what they like, and that usually stems from what they grew up with, even of it's not the "best" option available.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

You also have to take into account the costs. Poorer people are likely to settle for the cheaper stuff, especially if they do it regularly.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, all tastes can be acquired, no question. It's just an unfortunate reality so many had to make due with vaguely beer-flavored water.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I grew up in St. Louis, home of Anheuser-Busch and I always loved this:

What does bud light have in common with sex on a boat?

They're both fucking close to water.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Interesting choice. I'm not sure how popping a 12% doppelbach would have come across. But I respect a the quality of a simple thing.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I noticed that a link to the segment hasn't been shared yet. For those who want to watch - VP Kamala Harris Shares A Miller High Life With Stephen Colbert

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