I Don’t Drink Pink Beer and Neither Should You

I’m a little late in the game for this one (only by 2 weeks) but it’s time for a rant. I am a woman and I drink craft beer. I do not need fruity, pink beer to entice me to pick up a six pack. The idea that women need something bright and shiny in order to make a purchase is just down right sexist. What is this pink beer I’m talking about? Molson Coors (the wretched people who own Coors, Keystone, and Blue Moon) have decided to use some “crafty” (get it!) ninja skills to increase beer sales among women by creating pink, clear, and yellow beer. Yes the yellow one looks like piss. (Really bad marketing move on their part.)

The beers will be “sparkling and crisp” with fruity flavors added to the batch. But that’s not all! They’re also low in calories for the weight conscious woman. I have to agree with The Beer Wench that this is an insult to women’s palates. I don’t need flavors of apples and pears to find something delicious. Not to mention I’m just sick of the fact that men don’t think women can “handle” beer. [expletive deleted] I’m sorry, did we time travel back to the 1950’s? Are steak and spicy foods too manly for my dainty taste buds as well? I will not be dragged into this category nor will I be put in the butch category either because I know what good beer tastes like.

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The Beer Paradox

There are some mysteries in life that will always remain unanswered, but I am determined to solve the case of the beer paradox. The beer paradox is the fact that the worst tasting beers on the face of the planet are also the best selling beers, i.e. Budweiser and Coors. (I’ll focus solely on Budweiser for this post.) It defies both logic and my taste buds. It makes my brain hurt and keeps me up late at night…drinking. If you go to any website that rates beer, Budweiser always ranks exceptionally low. It is described as a bland, water-downed beer. My description of it? It tastes like piss. Every time a loved one says they’re willing to pay the cheap price for the beer, I tell them to save their money and I’ll go in the bathroom and pee in a bottle because it’s not too far off.

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