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In the vast array of skank beer, Milwaukee’s Best Ice takes the cake. “Premium beer, classic taste at its best,” the can states – but I tend to disagree. I’ve drank a fair share of beer in my day, and Milwaukee’s Best Ice, better known as Beast in this college community, is not “classic taste at its best.” It is arguably beer at its worst. We don’t call it Beast for nothing.
To actually be able to drink the Beast, it must be ice cold. I cannot stress this enough. On the first sip, nothing seems particularly out of place. Then the aftertaste hits you like a Mac truck. Your face shrivels up and your eyes are forced shut to prevent tears. As you swallow hard to get it down, the can looms in front of you… could it really be that bad? While the makers of this atrocity claim to add no additives or preservatives, I’m willing to bet a few skunks lost their lives in the making of this beer.
So, why drink the Beast? Because it’s cheap. Most University of Maine students cannot afford to be beer connoisseurs. Beast provides an opportunity for poor college students to drink and be social without breaking their budgets. And for that, Miller Brewing Company I salute you.
Bangor Daily News