I think it's safe to say Van Halen drank anything that was there for free although I suspect Schlitz was paying for some marketing here and I wouldn't be surprised if it came back to Monk and I wouldn't necessarily trust Van Halen Rising as the final word on anyting. Yes, there were a shortage of breweries as several thousand became less than 100 by the late 1970's. But I doubt the entire band had much preference either way. Drink a shitty beer or "malt liquor" with a high ABV or do a shot with a less shitty beer like Bud, PBR or Schlitz; I suspect that the beers were a way to keep a steady buzz on while still being somewhat hydrated and not getting too drunk. Aside from Alex, and later on Ed, I doubt the band drank 24/7 in the early years and gleaning Monk's anecdotes, they probably ate regularly and didn't drink until evenings most of the time...
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The presumption here was that American beer was really weak until fairly recently but that was maybe because US Budweiser was.
Funny thing to compare is that in Russia until 2012 anything under 10% so basically almost all beer, wasn’t classed as alcohol at all. It was just a foodstuff so no restrictions on it at all age or otherwise. 🙂Comment
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Had to laugh at this thread derailing into political bullshit... the subtle correlation of a bullshit docu-drama full of misinformation, lies and outright crap does align appropriately...
It did spark a nostalgic memory of the golden days of message board administration, where the moderators primary role was to keep topics on subject rather than be the constant source of derailing thread topics. But I'm keenly aware of tradition... this is the Roth Army...
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Hey... If you're gonna run a fan site at least keep your main forum on-topic. It's a simple, easy administrative concept.
BTW... I don't have half as much grey as that old fuck. Sweaters are for pussies..."If you want to be a monk... you gotta cook a lot of rice...”Comment
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And also the revolution in transport brought about by the rail and trunking industries made regional brewers collapse. The trend was reversed starting in the late 60's with the San Francisco brewery Anchor Steam, or with the rise of home-brewing and a few "microbreweries" making better quality beers starting in the late 1970's. In 1980 there were something like 100 breweries (without checking), today there are over 4000, and even the "microbrews" have been renamed craftbrews because they tend to make and awful lot of beer, though Bud continues to be a best seller...
Funny thing to compare is that in Russia until 2012 anything under 10% so basically almost all beer, wasn’t classed as alcohol at all. It was just a foodstuff so no restrictions on it at all age or otherwise. ��Comment
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Didn’t Led Zeppelin sleep with 14 year old kids around LA? You seem to be a little uptight. May I suggest The Magic Wand? They don’t call “Magic” for nothing. It can even make Medusa orgasm.
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Whatever they drank it was donkey piss, as there are absolutely no fluids in the US that deserve to be called "beer" at all. No wonder they changed to imports.
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