36 Responses to “ What was the first beer you ever had? ”

1. Rachel May 28th, 2009 at 1:11 pm

   Probably Natural Light. Does Zima count?

2. Jeff May 28th, 2009 at 1:13 pm

   Miller Lite. I was 2 years old. There are pictures.

3. Andrew Watson May 28th, 2009 at 1:20 pm

   Probably the LowenBrau I stole from my grandparents’ fridge when I was about 12…

4. Colin May 28th, 2009 at 1:20 pm

   Mine was Newcastle. Still one of my favorite go-to beers I can find easily almost anywhere.

5. Nate Watkins May 28th, 2009 at 1:21 pm

   A Budweiser a long time ago. My dad let us kids have sips.

6. Theo Lane May 28th, 2009 at 1:21 pm

   for me, it was Lone Star… we had recently moved to Texas and my dad was drinking the local stuff… I think I was 8, maybe 9.

7. Melanie May 28th, 2009 at 1:23 pm

   Red Dog. I took a sip in Saint Martin when I was 8. I promptly spit it out (under water in the jacuzzi).

8. Robert Dyson May 28th, 2009 at 1:24 pm

   Budweiser. Stole a sip from my dad’s when I was a wee lad.

9. Bobby May 28th, 2009 at 1:29 pm

   I think J.W. Dundee’s Honey Brown.

10. Jimmy May 28th, 2009 at 1:33 pm

    Probably Strohs. A sip was the reward for fetching a cold one from the fridge for the old man.

11. Dan May 28th, 2009 at 1:35 pm

    Labatt Blue, probably. Honestly, I’ve still never had Bud, Miller or Coors (proper; I’ve had Blue Moon) with the exception of the Bud Light my brother in law handed me at a picnic that I was too polite to scoff at.

12. Garrett May 28th, 2009 at 1:43 pm

    Icehouse.

13. lilboybrew May 28th, 2009 at 1:55 pm

    PBR in a can, down at the river at High Shoals, hanging out on the edge of a bunch of college kids. One of ‘em asked if I wanted a beer and I said ’sure’. I got about 3/4 of it down before I gave up.

14. Trav May 28th, 2009 at 1:58 pm

    Took a sip of Coors Light when I was about 5 or 6 :P. First full beer was a Heineken.

15. Joel May 28th, 2009 at 2:25 pm

    Kirin Ichiban – It’s #1 for a reason.

16. Sean May 28th, 2009 at 2:57 pm

    Schlitz, from Dad’s can when I was really young.

17. Sean A (or #2) May 28th, 2009 at 3:59 pm

    Fosters…no reason why…And now that I think about it, I haven’t had one since…

18. Kevin May 28th, 2009 at 4:39 pm

    Some nasty German Pils that put funk on my teeth.

19. Rob B. May 28th, 2009 at 4:48 pm

    Coors @ age 4 with my Pops & Uncle by a pool – first time I had anything carbonated ever, threw up like no other.

    First local brew was a Schells @ age 14

20. Danner May 28th, 2009 at 4:59 pm

    Milluh. Genuine Draft.

21. Señor Brew May 28th, 2009 at 5:19 pm

    Old Style. My Pop would come home from work in the summertime and announce that he was “powerful thirsty”. My brother and I would race to the downstairs fridge to get him an icy cold Old Style. We would each get a couple of sips. I still drink one occasionally, usually watching the Cubs at Wrigley Field.

22. John P May 28th, 2009 at 5:45 pm

    Miller High Life!

23. Glenn May 28th, 2009 at 7:39 pm

    I in the same boat as Jeff. A Miller Lite as a toddler.

24. Bill May 29th, 2009 at 7:22 am

    Red Dog. My first impression was, “How do people like this stuff?”

25. Andrew May 29th, 2009 at 8:01 am

    I’m pretty certain it was Bud Light. Probably why I now think it is one of the worst creations ever made.

26. Jeanine May 29th, 2009 at 8:19 am

    Miller Genuine Draft @ 16

27. Gabriel RiCharde May 29th, 2009 at 8:34 am

    Miller Genuine Draft as well @ 18. Courtesy of Gladys Patino (pastor’s mother-in-law) at 9:00 in the morning in Miami, FL.

28. Levi Cole May 29th, 2009 at 8:45 am

    Kirin Nama Bi~ru! at the Nojiri town city officials luncheon.

29. John A (frequent commenter) May 29th, 2009 at 10:06 am

    Childhood tastings aside…
    I went to Germany on a foreign exchange at the age of 16. On that trip, I made up for the previous 16.5 years of abstinence.

    During that trip and subsequent trips to Germany I also gained a respect for the greatness of lagers, which are about as popular as buttered-popcorn jelly beans around here.

30. Joel May 29th, 2009 at 10:37 am

    Kirin in Nojiri – That’s a great place for a first beer Levi.

31. Kimberly May 29th, 2009 at 11:36 am

    milwalkee’s best, light. courtesy of frat row.

32. Caitlin May 29th, 2009 at 12:39 pm

    Corona.

33. Walter May 30th, 2009 at 12:14 pm

    MGD

34. Ken May 31st, 2009 at 3:24 pm

    Mine was a PBR from a returnable bottle, my grandfather gave me some, I was probably 10 or 12. At least that’s the first one I remember.

35. Daniel Hall Jun 3rd, 2009 at 9:14 am

    First beer was in Prague, Czech Republic on a mission trip. I had been 21 about 5 months and decided it was time. I had not only a beer (I think a similar to a Pilsner Urquell), but it was at least a 32 oz glass/stein/thing. Hated it, but drank every drop. To have a Czech beer as my first, in the Czech Republic, as someone who is from mostly Czech background, it meant a lot.

36. Shon Jun 14th, 2009 at 1:15 pm

    3 friends and I had some old dude go into the store for us and he came out with a sixer of Bud. 16 years old and i may have got half of one down. but i came around on it pretty quick after that

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