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Stella Artois

wrightylew [Edit] [Delete] 30 replies 23:32, 22 March '09

The most unfairly treated member of the beer world?

I was always put off it by the 'it turns everyone into COCKS' as if it's crack or something, but it's tasty, cheap and refreshing.

Stella Artois: naughty villain or unsung hero?

Unsung hero.

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  • It's very weak.

    I defy anyone to tell me it's particularly strong.

    I'm a Bud man myself, always will be. I do like the occasional Stella.

    orsonwellesrabbit | 22 Mar '09, 23:34 | X
    • blargh. bud.

      especially if it's bud light. but to each their own, i guess. :)

      ainsm @orsonwellesrabbit | 23 Mar '09, 00:04 | X
      • before the "especially if it's bud light" there is supposed to be i can't drink bud.

        ainsm @ainsm | 23 Mar '09, 00:04 | X
  • Unsung hero, definitely

    I've liked it for years now, it's just pretty damn tasty and doesn't taste like watered down piss, like so many other lagers do.

    I agree that it has a bad reputation, people always seem surprised when you're drinking it or make some comment about it being about its strength and being "wife beater", well I don't have a wife, so does that make it ok?

    It turns cocks into more obvious cocks, it doesn't do anything to genuinely nice people and anyone that says otherwise is very silly indeed.

    GalacticStar3ruption | 22 Mar '09, 23:37 | X
    • "about it being about its strength and being"

      I really don't know what I was on about here, but you get the point.

      GalacticStar3ruption @GalacticStar3ruption | 22 Mar '09, 23:38 | X
    • ^ this

      Stella is better than most mainstream lagers. Hurrah for Stella.

      Jook @GalacticStar3ruption | 22 Mar '09, 23:38 | X
  • used to be really good

    problem is they've cut corners on the recipe year upon year to cut costs in the UK

    the reputation's far worse than the beer is though

    ideserve2 | 22 Mar '09, 23:39 | X
  • the artois family in general

    is very strong, I dont know why this has been braught up so much today, national stella appriciation day?

    Yesiamaduck | 22 Mar '09, 23:44 | X
  • unsung hero

    has a decent taste, much better than most other standard lagers, and definitely doesnt deserve the reputation.

    svenrokk | 22 Mar '09, 23:45 | X
  • unsung hero

    but not as much as Coors Light

    TheKennedyCurse | 22 Mar '09, 23:46 | X
  • I really hate the taste of it

    It tastes like nasty chemicals. Maybe the rep has coloured my judgement. At Roskilde they had it in a foreign delicacy beers tent which seemed a bit wrong

    mug_mug_mug | 22 Mar '09, 23:46 | X
  • Did anyone else love those stella adverts?

    in the old style pubs? I thought they were really decent and the whole "reasuringly expensive" phrase seemed like pretty a good marketing ploy. People know it's expensive compared to other lagers so no one is going to say "wait a minute, it's expensive, better not buy it then", it could however appeal to people in other ways.

    GalacticStar3ruption | 22 Mar '09, 23:49 | X
  • too fizzy for me

    but i'll drink it over fosters any day

    pip_ | 22 Mar '09, 23:51 | X
  • but the cunt factor aside

    it doesn't even taste as nice as other corporate lagers

    soapy | 22 Mar '09, 23:53 | X
    • Like what?

      name the better ones

      GalacticStar3ruption @soapy | 22 Mar '09, 23:56 | X
      • becks vier and 1664

        there's one of the carlsbergs that's not too vile as well

        soapy @GalacticStar3ruption | 22 Mar '09, 23:58 | X
        • Export?

          Yesiamaduck @soapy | 22 Mar '09, 23:59 | X
        • Not bad choices (the complete list would go something like this)

          stella
          san miguel
          1664
          becks vier
          grolsch
          becks regular
          budweiser
          carlsberg export (preferably the extra cold version)
          fosters
          regular carlsberg
          ...
          ...
          ...
          ...
          ...
          ...
          carling (a.k.a - piss)

          I bet there's a really obvious one I've left out, I just know it.

          GalacticStar3ruption @soapy | 23 Mar '09, 00:10 | X
          • oh yeah

            Coors can go above Carlsberg Export, it's a refreshing enough lager, but I wouldn't have it very often.

            GalacticStar3ruption @GalacticStar3ruption | 23 Mar '09, 00:12 | X
  • For fruitier taste

    always Star, ALWAYS!

    Yesiamaduck @CaviarAndCigarets | 22 Mar '09, 23:57 | X
    • ^worst chatup line ever

      wrightylew @wishpig | 23 Mar '09, 00:36 | X
    • I love beer!

      Yesiamaduck @wishpig | 23 Mar '09, 01:15 | X
    • i enjoy stella, but then again it's not so readily available to me i think.

      ainsm | 23 Mar '09, 00:06 | X
    • great beer

      decent taste, all natural ingredients, that extra kick to each pint. The way it's viewed is shit though.. there's been numerous occassions where the barmaid's face has dropped from pleasant friendliness to disdain as you order it, as if you've just given yourself away as a pathetic alcoholic. The accuracy of that final bit notwithstanding, this just aint right

      douchebag | 23 Mar '09, 00:34 | X
      • People are just generally surprised that I drink it

        like it's weird that a young guy with a feminine(ish) indie boy look and a relatively posh voice, would order a pint of the stuff. Weird.

        GalacticStar3ruption @douchebag | 23 Mar '09, 00:37 | X
    • Probably my favourite Beer

      The negative assumptions and connotations from some people are astounding.

      harman_kardon | 23 Mar '09, 01:04 | X
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