What’s your favourite ‘generic’ beer?

It's utter shite now, I grew up on stella and now I only drink them if it's a good deal on a case or imported. The perfect draft kegs are good though but expensive.

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BobBobBobBobBobDave@reddit

When it was stronger, it was a very different beast. Can't be bothered with it any more.

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Jimi-of-the-valley@reddit

There's an off licence near me that sells pint cans of Stella that are still 5%

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UziTheG@reddit

Tastes the same somehow. but it's still 4.6

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My general beer deciding technique is as follows: Do they have Seven Brothers Honeycomb IPA? (The best) If not, any IPA will do. If not, an Eastern European lager. If I'm limited (as I am in my local pub) to coors light, guinness, john smiths, stella or madri, I go stella. They all taste the same at that point so go cheap (apart from guinness and john smith which taste like coins and shit, respectively.)

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Hot-Palpitation4888@reddit

Heineken

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BobBobBobBobBobDave@reddit

If we accept that it has to be something toy can buy in most supermarkets and not too niche... For lager, Moretti. For ale, London Pride or Old Speckled Hen.

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jackbarbelfisherman@reddit

With the explosion of craft beer, most supermarkets have a decent selection of that too now. I suggest Northern Monk Faith or Heathen, Vocation Life and Death or Buxton Kingslayer.

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theevildjinn@reddit

Wholeheartedly agree. If we're talking mass market multipacks rather than a selection of individual cans, I'll usually go for one of the following: * Jaipur * Faith * Camden Pale If there's only Brewdog available, e.g. in a small convenience shop: * Wingman * Hazy Jane * Punk IPA (at a push) Or a pack of 4 x Neck Oil if I'm feeling flush.

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Low-Relationship-695@reddit

Wingman 👍

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tweeny_sodd@reddit

I’m with you on the Kingslayer but be careful suggesting it to people who might not check the can before buying. Someone planning on buying a few bottles of a gentle session beer might suffer after downing a few of those 8% beauties.

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jackbarbelfisherman@reddit

That’s true; Neck Oil, Crush Hour or Faith would be better picks if you want a few of something

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Zechs_@reddit

This "if" is doing a lot of heavy lifting I reckon. Because just not drinking is also an option, right?

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opopkl@reddit

London Pride was still okay last time I had it. I hope it hasn't changed.

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SUMMATMAN@reddit

Enjoyed pride when I lived down South. Not available up north, but everywhere has food ales too. Farmers blonde is king of them all.

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Low-Relationship-695@reddit

Proper Job

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YouIntSeenMeRoight@reddit

Guinness. Always Guinness.

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Doomergeneration@reddit (OP)

Always have that at the pub but never bother to get it in a can/bottle

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seph2o@reddit

Canned Guinness just isn't the same

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External-Bet-2375@reddit

The Nigerian Guinness in bottles is good if you can find it.

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HoggleSnarf@reddit

The nitrosurge ones are spot on, but it's barely cheaper than the pubs at that point

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Elegant_Outcome_1405@reddit

It definitely is. Can get 4 for £8 in Tesco, point of Guinness in London is nearly £7 now. Agreed tho they are superb! Massively worth it.

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broadarrow39@reddit

Does it need a special contraption or good to go straight from the can?

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thebeesbollocks@reddit

You need to buy the device that attaches to the can and dispenses it like an actual beer tap. I got one for Christmas but I think they’re about £30

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Petethejakey_@reddit

Or, use normal cans. Use a very fine pin or nail and gently hammer it into the top to let the air out very slowly without activating the widget. Once this is done, crack the can and use the nitro surge as normal - ALMOST as good as nitro surge cans (slightly less consistent head).

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vikingraider47@reddit

I'm anybody's me after 8 points...

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seph2o@reddit

Really now? Is it worth it then?

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UnpredictiveList@reddit

It’s average £2 a can. It tastes really good though.

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PM-me-your-knees-pls@reddit

My local shop sells 8 cans of Ace for £1.49. I’ll stick with that thanks.

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Fred776@reddit

I like the Guinness Original, which comes in cans and bottles. It's different from the "draught" cans and isn't trying to be the drink you get in a pub.

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scouse_git@reddit

100% agree. It seems to be the equivalent of the old bottled Guinness and is much more authentic than the phoney foamy cans.

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mrhimsel@reddit

The 0% is decent as an alternative choice too

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_-id-_@reddit

I keep hearing people praise the 0% Guinness but when I tried it thought it tasted nothing like the original.

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YouIntSeenMeRoight@reddit

Yeah. Has some of that last weekend. Pretty good. In fact I have been experimenting with 0% beers lately. Heineken is another good one, as is Brewdog’s Hazy AF.

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BobBobBobBobBobDave@reddit

They aren't zero percent, but the Clausthaler Dry Hopped and the Leffe non alcohol are worth a try, too.

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CaptainMexicano@reddit

Second the Leffe non alcohol 👍🏾

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wolftick@reddit

There are so many really good low and no alcohol beers that it doesn't really feel like a hardship anymore.

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westw00d1@reddit

Old Peculier

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fussyfella@reddit

For lagers, the German ones in Lidl are pretty good and well priced. Proper German beers, not just some Germanic name stuck on mega-brewery output. Of course being Lidl they are likely to only have a given brand for a month or so before moving on to the next one.

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the_blacksmith_no8@reddit

Newcastle Brown Guinness Any lager that has a man from the Mediterranean in a hat as its logo

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paulie_x_walnuts@reddit

Aldi Rheinbacher (£1.09 per bottle) is my old reliable at home, and if I'm in the pub, Guinness.

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UndulatingUnderpants@reddit

Old crafty hen

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vexatiousmonkey@reddit

Becks as a preference, or Carlsberg

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DeirdreBarstool@reddit

Cruzcampo or Staropramen.

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bobsand13@reddit

staropramen is excellent. cruzcampo is probably the worst beer ever made. even cass or hite in Korea are not as bad as that.

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WholeAccording8364@reddit

One is brewed in Spain the other in the uk

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greavesyman@reddit

They're both brewed in the UK unfortunately

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Sure_Elk_5640@reddit

This man beers

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Perception_4992@reddit

The best quality larger in super markets is the German ones like krombacher, that you have to buy singularly in the larger bottles. There’s generally a multiply deal where they work out at £2 a bottle. Otherwise the Camden Hells isn’t too bad and you can get multipacks of that.

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Fit_Balance8329@reddit

Guinness or any hefeweizen.

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HotPotatoWithCheese@reddit

Estrella Galicia is my favourite beer. Others I go for include: Cruzcampo, Tiger, Birra Moretti and (although it is less common) Fix Hellas from Greece.

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SirTimmons@reddit

Estrella now that those bastards have ruined Kroney. I’m so fucking angry about that. It was a decent, good quality, ‘generic’ lager that I enjoyed very much.

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HotPotatoWithCheese@reddit

Estrella Galicia is fantastic

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oynsy@reddit

Haven't drank it for ages - what have they done to it?

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BlondBitch91@reddit

Updated the taste specially for the UK market by watering it down and lowering the alcohol content.

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jackgrafter@reddit

The annoying thing is that the UK market doesn’t want that. Stupid nannt state trying to make everyone drink pisswater.

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CiderChugger@reddit

The last thing the Government should want is people being sober and paying attention

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Ed_Howzer_Black@reddit

What does “nanny state” have to do with a company deciding they (perhaps incorrectly) want to cater to a local market?

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jackgrafter@reddit

The government changed the tax to be based on ABV so brewers reduced the alcohol content to keep prices down.

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wordsfromlee@reddit

Again, what does “nanny state” have to do with it?

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jackgrafter@reddit

Trying to get its citizens to drink weak beer.

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wordsfromlee@reddit

But they’re not doing it to get people to drink weaker beer. They’re doing it to make more money off taxes. It’s the breweries fault for the beer being weaker because they don’t want to pay as much tax on it.

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jackgrafter@reddit

If that was the case they would increase the tax on all beer, not just the stronger ones.

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BlondBitch91@reddit

By upping taxes on 5% beers, meaning that breweries have the choice of making a special UK one that tastes like piss water, or seeing the price of their beer massively increase and therefore lose market share even faster. So they all make pisswater so that Nanny Government can make sure everyone is safe and healthy and ideally wrapped in cotton wool and never allowed outside.

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PMW84@reddit

Exactly what happened to Stella. Went from being one of the most popular lagers, and they kept on reducing it until 4.6%. Tastes rank now and I don't know a single person who drinks it these days. I don't even see it in the puns much these days. They realised they locked up and brought out the "unfiltered" but the damage was already done.

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jackgrafter@reddit

Unfiltered Stella is great tbf but I agree they have damaged the brand.

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MastarQueef@reddit

Is that for numbers or the normal kronenbourg?

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mikey644@reddit

Reduced the alcohol content

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mafu99@reddit

Estrella isn’t the same now, being brewed in UK

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upadownpipe@reddit

Asahi.

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Saxon2060@reddit

I agree. I like Asian lagers best in general. By a long way. Japanese, Thai, Chinese, Nepalese. All lovely.

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HotPotatoWithCheese@reddit

Tiger is my favourite of the Asian lagers

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daviesjj10@reddit

What chinese ones are you enjoying? I've found them to be one of the worst.

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Knockout-Moose@reddit

Tsingtao was a favourite for a long time. Not had it in a while though

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rocketscientology@reddit

Tsingtao is the best spicy food beer on the planet.

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Low-Cauliflower-5686@reddit

Was put off with someone pissing into the brew with Chinese lagers

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Similar_Pepper_6849@reddit

Kirin ichiban is very nice. Not easy to buy tho

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Saxon2060@reddit

Yeah I love it! Used to be able to buy it in Tesco. Some other Japanese lager is great too, like Yebisu and The Premium Malts, but I've only ever seen it in Japan.

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visionsofcry@reddit

Are they still made in Japan?

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Low-Cauliflower-5686@reddit

No

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upadownpipe@reddit

Is it not? Can't say I noticed the difference

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Cycle-Tourist@reddit

It's been brewed in the UK for decades...

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upadownpipe@reddit

Well that explains that then!

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UziTheG@reddit

Shocker, Reddit has shit beer taste. Who'd of thought

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space_coyote_86@reddit

Um... The post is asking for 'generic' beer

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Low_Corner_9061@reddit

Lidl imports Czech Staropramen

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Collooo@reddit

This is good to know.

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WholeAccording8364@reddit

Brewed in the uk

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Low_Corner_9061@reddit

Its bottled in the UK, brewed in Czechia

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ShitBritGit@reddit

Me too.

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Dolphin_Spotter@reddit

Yes. UK Draught Staropramen is brewed in Wales.

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Low_Corner_9061@reddit

Are you sure? I think the cans are brewed in Burton on Trent. Wales is a much better match in terms of water profile.

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Gecko5991@reddit

San Miguel or Stella - particularly if in bottles. Tennents is usually what I drink as I know what I’m getting, it’s consistent, it’s cheap and available in every pub. Hate spending £7 on a pint and not liking it.

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UziTheG@reddit

Canned stella > draught and bottle

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Gecko5991@reddit

Not a chance.

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Crazy_Travel4258@reddit

Somebody doesn't drink Stella.

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SmartPriceCola@reddit

I’ve found myself buying Singha recently after being a Heineken guy for years

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leobeer@reddit

Ouch

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Limp_Introduction_22@reddit

Level Head - Pale Ale Neck Oil - Pale Ale

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Linfords_lunchbox@reddit

I'd probably go to Aldi to see what random German beer they had.

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phatboi23@reddit

the french stubbies that come in boxes of 10 are alreet if you want something cheap.

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throwpayrollaway@reddit

Used to get 24 of them for like £8 or something. Naughty trunk driver going to France a lot.

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phatboi23@reddit

Even in Aldi they're £3.69 for 10. Great BBQ beers as they're 250ml bottle so don't get warm and 4%

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TJ_Figment@reddit

Used to buy a load for BBQs put a couple of bags of ice in one of the old style bins and chuck them in there

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phatboi23@reddit

me and hi average £30 of either a pig or some cow... after coals, wood, etc. cheep beers while we smoked the for ijn the UK when it's last year =2... keeping the heat up :/

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DeadBallDescendant@reddit

Years ago I got into buying Galahad from Aldi for a number of reasons: 1. It was very cheap. 2. It came in 500ml cans. 3. They didn't sell any brands I'd heard of. Still cheap but comes in bog standard 440s these days.

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archangel12@reddit

I went through this phase also.

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Agitated_Ad_361@reddit

Duvel or Guinness FES with a shot of icy cold vodka, but I was and alcoholic, so I don’t think my drinks of choice were typical.

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dvi84@reddit

Heineken. Always Heineken.

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Fit_Top_3941@reddit

Moosehead

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MissionFig5582@reddit

Moretti is nice and malty. If Urquell is available I'm taking it above any other lager/pilsner.

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Siccar_Point@reddit

The Eastern European lagers (Urquell, Staropramen, Tyskie) are mostly still brewed with 100% barley. Almost everything else contains “adjuncts” (I.e. cheap cheap rice) to greater or lesser extents. You can *definitely* taste this once you know, and is why lots of people now prefer those eastern lagers. If in doubt, check the ingredients list!

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toast12y@reddit

The Staropramen that you get here now is brewed by Molson Coors at their factory in Burton, in the same crap way that they brew Carling etc. Lidl had some proper Staropramen imports in recently, it says "imported into the UK by..." on the bottle. Otherwise stick to Pilsner Urquell and Budvar for your fantastic Czech beers.

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kooksies@reddit

I tried the staropramen from lidl and compared it to UK brewed one and it was night and day! The colour was also significantly different

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toast12y@reddit

The way it's brewed is night and day too. In the Czech Rep it's fermented for 7-10 days and then matured (lagered) for 3 months — meanwhile in the UK it takes 10-12 days from the malt heading to the Molson Coors factory in Burton to it leaving as bottled / canned Staropramen.

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kooksies@reddit

That's good info I didn't even know anything about the lager making process, it's kinda ridiculous they can call it the same beer!

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Siccar_Point@reddit

The 600ml bottles in coop are also legit. Which is why I thought this was still the case generally.

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thegerbilmaster@reddit

Urqell is banging

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generic-username9067@reddit

If London is easy to get to for you, and you fancy a nice day drinking session, the Duck and Rice in Soho *used* to do a bloody brilliant beer masterclass. It was something like £30, 11am start, you try your best to carve your way through as much Urquell as they can pour for you and at the end of it you get to eat a succulent Chinese meal. It was spot on when we went in maybe 2019, but I can't see a mention of it on their website anymore - would 100% be worth an email or phone call to find out though. And you get a little beer glass at the end of it.

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richie-m_@reddit

Urquell is the one. Sooo good.

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Jazzlike_Client8502@reddit

Urquell is the right answer

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Western_Presence1928@reddit

I NEED this! A dog table! Here boy, I'll never loose my pint again.

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Big_Lavishness_6823@reddit

Guinness or Bass in the pub. Stella Unfiltered in the Supermarket.

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Doomergeneration@reddit (OP)

Didn’t realise Bass was still going

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Big_Lavishness_6823@reddit

A Midlands staple.

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jaymatthewbee@reddit

Pilsner Urquell and Budvar, both usually available in the supermarkets, both only brewed in Czechia.

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freshsandwiches@reddit

Budvar is £1.65 in my local Home Bargains.

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Rich6-0-6@reddit

Corona is very drinkable and for a couple years in the early 2020s was really cheap, like the supermarkets were struggling to shift it or something. It also tastes alright luke-warm if you want something to drink on the train or on the way home from work or in a park on a sunny afternoon

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lalajia@reddit

it had been Hobgoblin, but they rebranded recently and it tastes weird too :(

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Greedy_Investigator7@reddit

I quite like their green session ipa. £8-£10 for ten

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No-Opportunity-6983@reddit

The brewery it used to be made in, in Witney, closed down a couple of months ago. No Windrush water in it anymore....

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GeordieJumper@reddit

King goblin is still decent and they're blue IPA one is nice when I can find it. Agree on original hobgoblin and the gold though.

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willington123@reddit

Personally I really like ‘Cold Beer’ by Brewdog. I know the former CEO is an absolute nobber, but still.

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Sorbicol@reddit

I find their lost lager to be very palatable. Regularly purchasable on offer for around &9 for 10 440ml cans.

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Greedy_Investigator7@reddit

15 cans for 12 I Tesco's atm!

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Training_Chip267@reddit

Punk ipa for me. 4 cans with the shopping on a Friday sees me right fir the weekend.

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sleepyprojectionist@reddit

If I get dragged to a regular pub that doesn’t have any interesting craft beers/real ales, I’m usually on the lookout for Doom Bar.

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Significant_Tower_84@reddit

Staropramen, Moretti or Menabrea

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WholeAccording8364@reddit

Brewed in the uk

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Significant_Tower_84@reddit

Staropramen is yes, the others are brewed in Italy. Even though staropramen is brewed in the UK, it's still a nice larger but based on some comments on here, I need to find the imported stuff.

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GeordieJumper@reddit

Pretty sure Menabrea is brewed in Italy

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coleymoleyroley@reddit

100%

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wordsfromlee@reddit

And?

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mikey644@reddit

That Menabrea is a lovely drop, great on draught

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_Permanent_Marker_@reddit

Guinness for the win, but if i'm looking for something that isnt a meal in a glass then im partial to a Peroni. Not sure why but that will be my go to

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dannywonderful@reddit

Budvar. Not hard to find and a class drink.

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mrhimsel@reddit

Neck oil seems to be everywhere these days.

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zjqj@reddit

that's my go-to - pack of ten yessss

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JohnLennonsNotDead@reddit

Staropramen is lovely

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Housemouse91@reddit

Cobra

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TSC-99@reddit

I like Carlsberg.

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Otherwise_Living_158@reddit

Peri I

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SpareAdvice8716@reddit

If I'm at home, then for lager it's Stella Artois Unfiltered or Asahi (660ml bottle) or for ale it's Ghost Ship or Tribute. If it's on draught, then I'll include Guinness, Peroni or whatever the bartender recommends for ale.

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BocaSeniorsWsM@reddit

Heineken. I love a cold bottle after work during the warmer months.

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Woly-Boly@reddit

Redstripe

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Top_Explanation_3383@reddit

Rosa Blanca is absolutely delicious only 3.4 percent. Light blue can

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TheBigBadCusp@reddit

Krombacher is my goto 'generic' lager

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ComprehensiveAd8815@reddit

Brewdog lost larger is lovely but the owner is a 100% arse. 10 cans for £12 on Amazon

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toast12y@reddit

20 cans for £17 at Morrisons. Makes me laugh how you never see anybody mention Brewdog without saying they don't like the owner.

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ComprehensiveAd8815@reddit

Ooo fab… so true, he like Tim Martin is an absolute bellend 😜🤣

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Rude-Possibility4682@reddit

Champigneulles from Asda..bloody bargain. Or I do like a San Miguel if it's not available.

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dasbudd@reddit

Guinness, or Asahi when I’m in the mood for lager If I’m feeling flush, it’ll be a 4 for 3 on the ‘craft cans’!

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Sure-Junket-6110@reddit

There’s a fantastic beer you can get imported from Spain called Madri. It’s from a microbrewery in Madrid and just fantastic. You can get it in a few supermarkets too.

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Pretty-Experience-96@reddit

Carlsberg, and I will die on that hill.

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ForwardAd5837@reddit

Guinness, Leffe if you can call it generic? It’s the most generic as far as Abbey type ales go.

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Willing-Confusion-56@reddit

Asahi. Estrella Damm. Paulaner.

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Tpex@reddit

Brooklyn Pilsner, you can sometimes get a 10x440ml for £10 at Lidl or ASDA

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Academic_Guard_4233@reddit

It is generic? So any?

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ZuckDeBalzac@reddit

Not really a beer/any alcohol in fact guy, but Lidl used to sell those giant (1litre?) tins of Faxe branded beer, I find them very nice.

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hannahkeon@reddit

Asahi or Amstel

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ciro_the_immortal80@reddit

Sol beer,it just hits the spot.

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punky63@reddit

Heineken and Guiness if it's good

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C5Galaxy@reddit

Most of these comments aren’t even beers.

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Bobby_-_D@reddit

Because that is what most people in this country drink and would consider generic.

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Dizzy_Manufacturer93@reddit

Smithwicks red ale. Mainly available in Ireland but you can order it online.

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seven-cents@reddit

Sol, Corona, or Madri

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TomLonsdale@reddit

Pilsner Urquell, Staropramen or, if they have it, (the Sainsbury's near me does) Spaten.

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ChipCob1@reddit

Paulaner is a good shout as well, 3 500ml bottles for 6 quid at Tesco.

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GeordieJumper@reddit

Budvar as well, still brewed in Czech Republic.

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ChipCob1@reddit

Yeah it's a good drop that, they tend to regularly have it in Home Bargains. Not keen on Budvar Dark though.

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Successful_Cry9885@reddit

Spaten all the way. Great beer!

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TomLonsdale@reddit

I buy boxes of 24 for £20~ from a nearby wholesaler that specialises in close dated and bankrupt stock. It never lasts long.

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MaxBulla@reddit

Paulaner, Camden Hells, Pilsner Urquell. but ideally Augustiner though not easy to get at a good price in the UK.

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iamdefinitelynotdave@reddit

San Muigel these days. But preferably the Spanish one as it's slightly stronger and has a better taste.

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Portas30k@reddit

I really enjoyed the cloudy Stella last year, unfiltered I think it was called.

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Papaya-Extract@reddit

Pilsner Urquell, really good. You have to go to Waitrose and it's not super cheap, but it's worth it. Otherwise, the Czech Larger at M&S is similar.

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Wizzpig25@reddit

Everyone here has terrible taste. Definitely avoid any of the bog standard supermarket lagers. Something like Proper Job, Tribute, or Punk IPA is available in most supermarkets as a generic beer.

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ShopGirl182@reddit

I disagree with everyone saying moretti, to me it tasted like a Stella rip off you'd get from aldi. I like cruzcampo.

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Helpful-Fennel-7468@reddit

In my wino days, Heineken and Red Stripe

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_user_name_taken_@reddit

Maybe controversial but Lost lager

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WholeAccording8364@reddit

All these people advocating ' foreign' lagers that are all brewed in the uk, most in the same brewery. Look at the bloody labels

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DC4840@reddit

Right what’s wrong with that? Can people not like a lager brewed in the UK?

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NotBaldwin@reddit

It's not necessarily true for all, but usually the UK brewed foreign ones don't taste as good as or quite the same as the imported foreign originals. Beer is mostly water, so being made with a UK water source it's going to taste different. It's also going to likely use the same ratios of ingredients, but will likely use UK sources of grains or hops etc which will therefore be slightly different. It'll still go through loads of quality control etc, and be a perfectly fine product, but often it will be different enough to be noticeable to some people.

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SomethingMoreToSay@reddit

>Beer is mostly water, so being made with a UK water source it's going to taste different due to different mineral content etc. Not necessarily. When Fuller Smith & Turner bought George Gale & Co in the early 2000s, they tranfered production of Gales beers to the big Fulers brewery in Chiswick. But they did a chemical analysis of the water that Gales had been using in Hampshire, so that the could recreate it in London. Maybe that's less important when you're brewing lager rather than real ale.

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Sorbicol@reddit

If it’s a choice between Staropramen or Carling brewed in the UK, I’m going with Staropramen every time.

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toast12y@reddit

Both brewed in the same way by the same people at the same factory, funnily enough. Staropramen in the Czech Rep takes about 10 weeks to brew. Molson Coors brew it in England in 10-12 days, same as they do for Carling.

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BobBobBobBobBobDave@reddit

So? They are saying they are generic beers that they like. They aren't applying for Denomination of Origin protections...

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unalive-robot@reddit

They asked about generic beer. The fuck were you expecting ?

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Bantabury97@reddit

Guinness. I'm a simple man, love a pint of the black stuff every so often. Granted I only drink like 2 or 3 times a year but still.

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GraciePerkinsxx@reddit

Carlsberg is a solid choice. Can't go wrong with that

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joefraserhellraiser@reddit

I pick whatever’s on offer from Corona/Asahi/Lost Lager normally, I avoid Fosters/Carling/Bud. Many people here seem to drink “pisswater” a lot, seeing that’s what they compare lager to alarmingly frequently.

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CommentOne8867@reddit

San Miguel..👌🏻

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davemcl37@reddit

I like Camden Hells, Lost Lager and Asahi which has the benefit of being a little less gassy than most.

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No-Photograph3463@reddit

Tiny Rebel Clwb Tropica is my go to 'crate'. When on offer its not that much more than some of the nicer lagers, but is good beer.

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jablonec@reddit

Any Czech beer. If you’re lucky these can sometimes be found in supermarkets.. Urquell, Staropramen, Kozel, Budvar, Krusovice, Gambrinus.. After all, they invented the Pilsner in Plzen. 🇨🇿

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Pitiful-Hearing5279@reddit

M&S German beer. That’s pretty generic and not just tasty, it’s M&S tasty.

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a13zz@reddit

Heineken.

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mixdup001@reddit

They have ruined the old favourites like Stella and kroney I go for Polish now zxwiec is nice but I like the black perla

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Fenpunx@reddit

Guinness in pubs, Stella at home.

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slimdrum@reddit

I really like budvar… the real Budweiser not the American piss water

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AdhesivenessNo9878@reddit

Bottles of Stella. Birra Moretti is a close second, again in bottles. If I'm drinking cans, which would be rare I'd opt for Harp but usually the purpose of that is getting drunk because it doesn't taste great hut is very drinkable in larger quantities.

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Throwawaythedocument@reddit

My emergency fallbacks are: Guinness Estrella San Miguel

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aChocolateFireGuard@reddit

Staropramen or stella for me

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josh5676543@reddit

Guinness

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mansfuckedup@reddit

If purely a price point and strength being the decider, then I'd be lying I'f it wasn't my test pint anywhere new and it's hard to fuck up, as for beers not brewed in the UK - asahi but idk if you'd class that as generic, if it's a posh pint I'd go for a big wave or Beavertown

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Polymooger@reddit

Aldi Rheinbacher. Tastes decent enough. £3.49 for 4x500ml, can't get vexed at that.

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Financial-Couple-836@reddit

La Chouffe

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GabberZZ@reddit

I just realised I've not seen kronenburg pumps around here for years. It used to be my go to. Now it's usually Lost or Guinness at home and whatever IPA a pub has, preferably Punk or Neck Oil

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HurloonMinotaur@reddit

San Miguel

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royalblue1982@reddit

I drink very, very little generic lager now. If a pub doesn't have a craft beer on then i'll just drink cider. I would drink Guinness but I have an intolerance to something in it. Never worked it out as I can drink pretty much all other stouts. If it's a hot day and i'm thirsty and there's nothing better to drink then i'll have a San Miguel.

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VelvetThunder494@reddit

I'm into Cruz Campo at the moment, check it out if you haven't already

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greavesyman@reddit

So many suggestions for UK brewed crap with fancy foreign marketing, stick a Spanish man on a Carling can and people go mad for it

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backspring@reddit

Partial to a red stripe.

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NortonBurns@reddit

These days I drink either Punk or Ococim. Generic 'lager' doesn't float my boat at all. Occasionally I'll grab a few ales, but I don't have a go-to, I pick & choose almost at random.

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glenmcfarreddit@reddit

Lost Lager or Heineken.

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ShitBritGit@reddit

Beavertown Neck Oil, Tiny Rebel Clwb Tropica or failing that (there's usually one or the other) Punk IPA/Hazy Jane or something from Brewdog (despite their shoddy employment record).

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HarB_Games@reddit

I(21m) don't drink often, but I'll tend to pick up a few bottles of Asahi or Corona if I am going to drink. Will happily drink a Guinness or Old Peculiar if I'm making a pie/stew.

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TheRadishBros@reddit

Asahi is great, but expensive!

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HarB_Games@reddit

Definitely! Like I said, I rarely drink so when I do I'm happy to pay a little extra.

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Rudahn@reddit

Asahi is always my go to as well. Genuinely one of the only beers I enjoy

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HarB_Games@reddit

I originally picked up a knock off in Aldi going "what the fuck is a rice beer?" So gave it a shot and it blew me away, they never stocked it again so I went looking for an alternative and boom Asahi was there and I haven't looked back since. Love at first sip.

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No-Accident6125@reddit

Life's too short for generic beer. Some brands I enjoy: - Zubr - Tyskie - Okocim - Tusker - Bitburger

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AggressiveStagger@reddit

They all used to be the cheap cans of piss you could get at the local shop for £1 a tin. Crazy prices these days.

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ChipCob1@reddit

Asda do 12 cans of Pilsner Urquell for a tenner...not bad for one of the world's great beers!

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No-Accident6125@reddit

Nice. Love a good Pilsner!!

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OrganizationLast7570@reddit

Errr.... They're all very generic beers

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No-Accident6125@reddit

Just my opinion. I consider generic something like Carling, Fosters, or Coors.

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GrimQuim@reddit

It's also okay to like generic beers, you don't need to punish yourself with "life's too short" conditions, if you like Poland's most generic beer that's okay and if you like Coors too, that's okay too.

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unalive-robot@reddit

Tennents.

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w1gglepvppy@reddit

Guinness, Wingman, or Estrella Galicia.

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FlatCapNorthumbrian@reddit

McEwans Export.

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mdh89@reddit

Love myself a cold pint of carling in my local. Budweiser can be decent sometimes, my absolute top tier however has to be either Budvar or if I’m not fancying a lager I’ll go for an Old Session Hen or Speckled depending on how I’m feeling at the time. Newcy brown is always nice for a change, basically I’ll drink most things and be quite happy.

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luker1771@reddit

Stella.

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Fellstorm_1991@reddit

Anything from Adnams, ghost ship is a nice citrusy light coloured beer.

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TheRealPyroManiac@reddit

Guinness or Moretti

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AxleHorsepower@reddit

Poretti

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WPorter77@reddit

Guinness or Heineken... my local does SuperBock which is very nice! Not as generic but as its in my local supermarket, Leffe Blonde, timmermans peche and Delirium red are the best

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fenaith@reddit

Red stripe

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Low_Corner_9061@reddit

Vegetable-flavoured pish!

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TitHuntingTyrant@reddit

Carlsberg. It's a fine generic beer, and not absolutely rank like Carling. Heineken too, but it's got a very unique flavour and I have to be in a certain mood to drink pints of it.

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Beer-Milkshakes@reddit

And it's impossible to get drunk on because you piss it out before it takes effect.

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TitHuntingTyrant@reddit

Export is fine, the special brew is undrinkable and the normal stuff is weaker than my nans bladder control

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outrage92@reddit

Staropramen or Budvar (really underrated) Modelo as a treat if I can find it.

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BlondBitch91@reddit

Stella.

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100percentAPR@reddit

Birra Moretti or Estrealla if i'm going for lager, Guinness if I want something heavier. They're not bad at all. They're not craft-level beers but on a hot day in the summer they do the job nicely.

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jj198handsy@reddit

Corona. Was once quite exotic but I think it qualifies now.

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bsw_@reddit

Always Boddintons. £12 for 18, can't beat it

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Spottyjamie@reddit

Staropramen if im near lidl, urquell if near sainsbo/mozzas, stella unfiltered if near asda Or going further down the chain… Cruzcampo or stella over moretti/simon/carling/fosters

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setthejuice@reddit

Peroni, Guinness. Both Marvellous

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GrimQuim@reddit

Staropramen or Guinness

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JayKobo@reddit

Staropramen Stella Asahi My holy trinity.

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tmr89@reddit

Madri

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velos85@reddit

Not Madri, REgular Carlsberg or Carling. Absolute piss water. Do love a Carlsberg Export.

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david4460@reddit

San Miguel for me

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mr-seamus@reddit

Guinness. I gave up drinking 12 years ago but occasionally have a drink and it's Guinness.

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stearrow@reddit

Heineken. I'll also generally settle for Estrella.

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Harrry-Otter@reddit

Ayinger and Menabrea are both good and fairly available in supermarkets. Failing that then probably Asahi

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