This post was inspired by by our friend John LaRue of “The Droid Your Looking For” blog. Here is the first part of John’s “Fun With Netflix Viewer Reviews: Volume 4″ post which explains what he set out to do:
It’s time yet again for the article that’s easy for me and fun for you- Fun with Netflix Viewer Reviews! Here’s volume four of people writing really bad, or funny, Netflix viewer reviews. These are presented completely unedited. Even when you think I might have edited something in or out of the copy, I assure you that I have not. As always, understand that I don’t always disagree with the negativity surrounding some of these movies, but there’s always at least one thing in these reviews that I find amusing.
After reading his post, which I found to be absolutely hilarious, the following banter occurred between myself, Jim of the Beer and Whiskey Brothers blog, and John LaRue:
Although I have no clue what Jim is up to on his blog, I have decided to accept his challenge. Keep in mind that I didn’t start pulling this together until 11PM last night after coming home from a Laphroaig tasting with The Wookie. Do drinking and blogging mix? We’ll soon find out!
If you’ve ever read a ridiculous Amazon product review or the comments on any other message board, then you are well aware of the jackassery that can happen when you give someone a computer, an internet connection, and an anonymous login (if you’re a regular reader, then you already know of the jackassery that we perpetrate on a daily basis).
Without further ado, here are some interesting (and unedited) reviews of five highly regarded beers (The Rate Beer Top 50) that were taken directly (and unedited) from the Rate Beer website…
Westvleteren 12
Ranked #1 with an overall rating of 4.46 out of 5 based upon 2,308 reviews
Reviewer: munchiee
Score: 1.2 out of 5
shit beer dont know why its rated so good i guess im use to canadian beer cause canadian best drinkers in the world bitc hes
Bells Expedition Stout
Ranked #14 with an overall rating of 4.29 out of 5 based upon 2,268 reviews
Reviewer: sabby2000
Score: 1.2 out of 5
this beer is just horrible….one of the worst “beers” I have ever had…..tastes like coffee syrup….just brutal….WAY too over powering……you need to cut it with 3/4 kalamazoo and 1/4 expo just choke it down…..another one of those OVERRATED beers just because it costs so much….but it looks good in the glass……thats about it!!!!!
Stone Imperial Russian Stout
Ranked #30 with an overall rating of 4.20 out of 5 based upon 2,444
Reviewer: jisaza
Score: .5 out of 5
Disgusting, from the beginning to end. The after taste was terrible too, I end up dumping it through the drain, I feel sorry for the pipes. No doubts that the person who said that, you will feel like drinking thick oil, was right.
Founders Breakfast Stout
Ranked #44 with an overall rating of 4.16 out of 5 based upon 2,109
Reviewer: Cletus (6117)
Score: 1.3 out of 5
When this was initially poured out in the glass, I thought I was in for a special treat as I saw a beautiful black stout with a brown head and small delicate bubbles, but my enthusiasm ends there. Smells like day old coffee rinds smell if they have had a full day in the trash can. Tastes like Sanka with some minor chocolate and nutty notes. I’m not seeing what people find so great about this one.
Russian River Supplication
Ranked #46 with an overall rating of 4.15 out of 5 based upon 1,063
Reviewer: dtborelli
Score: .9 out of 5
Russian River Supplication I hate sours. Why does anyone drink this shit? Poured it out. Never again. I am tired of being screwed by this brewery. Yuck. Apparently I am not the beer connoisseur I thought I was. Left a lingering ass taste in my mouth. $13 for nothing. Sorry to all you sour lovers out there, but this just isn’t my style. Come have a barley wine sometime.
______________________________________________________________
One last thing…
When I first started pulling this together last night I originally wanted to limit this list to the Top 5 beers, but after going through some of the reviews, I noticed that the vast majority of them weren’t jackassy or douchey at all. Just a bunch of Craft Beer lovers offering up their impressions of a beer. What’s not to love about that?
Filed under: Booze Banter, Brew Review Tagged: Beer, Beer and Whiskey Brothers, Compilation, Craft Beer, Dreadful Reviews, Jim Galligan, John LaRue, OPinions, Rate Beer, Reviews, The Droid You're Looking For