Dec 14 2007
Worst Beer Name Ever
I know this has pretty much nothing to do with football, but I imagine that most of you out there enjoy a good brew with whatever football game you choose to watch, so there you go…
As a few of you know, I’m something of a beer snob. I refuse to drink any sort of brew that offends my taste buds. Cheap American swill advertised during NFL games won’t cut it, and if you have a problem with that, well, it’s your problem.
So I stopped in my local Total Wine store for a variety six-pack. For whatever reason, I was in a dark beer mood and started sifting through stouts and porters for something interesting. That’s when I stumbled upon this:
That’s right — Entire Butt English Porter. It’s not just part of the butt. No. It’s the whole damn thing.
Who in their right mind would name their beer this? Did someone drink this and determine that the “ass-tertaste” warranted putting potential customers on notice? “This brew is all ass, people. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.” This must be the kind of beer that drunken frat boys would buy to haze the pledges — that is, if the drunken frat boys weren’t getting kegs at the Big Red instead.
Suffice to say, I had no interest in drinking this Entire Butt, but hey, if that’s your thing, knock yourself out. It might be just the right brew for that Seahawks-Panthers game this weekend, or that Derby County v. Middlesbrough match.
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Reminds me of when the Missus and I were in London in the Chancery Court area, about a block from “The Bunghole.”
I agree, it is a funny sounding name.
As a homebrewer ive come across quite a few funny terms while teaching myself the art.
In brewing, a butt refers generically to a large cask. Sometimes indicating a specific capacity of around 3 barrels (108 gallons).
a bung is the stopper used to plug a bunghole in a cask of british real ale.
Cue “the more you know” gold star … but you may just want to pick up a sixer of the Entire Butt Porter for the Seahawks/Panthers game … as Carolina will definitely be eating ass that day.
Keep up the good work, Dave!
You know what the sad thing is? I’m recapping two NFL games for AOL Sunday afternoon — Seahawks @ Panthers, and Falcons @ Bucs, both of which start at 1:00 PM. In order to get a prime spot at a pub and watch both games, I have to leave at noon.
That’s halftime of the London derby. At this stage, I would so rather watch all of Arsenal v. Chelsea than get have to sit through both of those loser NFL games — especially when a good NFL game (Jaguars @ Steelers) is on at the same time. And I’m not even a Gooner or a Blues fan!
It’s always football season somewhere, but when those seasons overlap, it’s a royal pain in the ass to blog about them all.
This is actually an old name for Porter. Back in the day, 1700s, Porter was also known as Three Threads or Entire Butt. Porter was a mixed beer, one part lager, one part old (or sour) beer, one part strong ale. Learn more at http://www.bigfoamyhead.com !
There’s “Bunghole Liquor” in Massachusetts:
http://www.bungholeliquors.com/history/history/history-of-bung-hole-liquors.html
There is definitely a market out there for “butt” beer. A brew called Santa’s Butt comes out every holiday season. Sounds tasty!
Assuming either the Left Wing or the Right Wing gained control of the country, it would probably fly around in circles.