Least convincing / most lol-worthy aspect of The Weeknd's quick rise to Internet fame

It is impossible by definition to have a trend that is against conformity.

what is the 'tipping point' at which enough ppl latch onto something that it becomes a 'trend' and thus 'conformist'??

like, how many hipsters, or what % of hipsters, have to order PBR at a show in order for it to be a 'thing'?

I still drink a lot of pissy cheap beer (primarily the ones available at Trader Joe's). But that's mainly cause I'm poor these days and not because its somehow a cool thing like back when me and my hip scenester krew would drink Olympia and PBR and Hamm's. When I have the money I like a nice IPA in a bottle... or hard cider, I've recently gotten way into those.

Then again, when you have like 5 people together and everybody only has like 3 bucks on them and you all want to get drunk, your only options are cases of canned shit pretty much -- so you seek out the ones that are better than the rest. Ie. PBR >>>>>> Keystone >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Milwaukee's "Best."

I think it has less to do with trying to be actively contrarian with regards to "proper taste" and more that the correlation between "being a hipster" and "having a minimum wage job" seems pretty high. This is also probably why malt liquor 40s are popular basically across the board with high school/college kids.

Sorry to further derail this thread into beer chat, though...

It is impossible by definition to have a trend that is against conformity.

― whelping at his sandpapery best (DJP), Monday, April 4, 2011 12:49 PM (9 minutes ago)

Yeah! Exactly.

Xpost Tbf, beer chat is more enjoyable and informative than perpetuating the Weekndgate debate.Kronenbourg is my default get-it-anywhere lager of choice.

no one answered my question but i suspect this has a lot more to do with pbr's price niche than hivemind. maybe there is more cheap beer variety in the usa but here there's barely anything with the same value until you take a big step into malt liquor & strong beers. not denying that pabst hipster id is a thing, there are hipter bars that serve pabst here, but unless u expect young ppl to care abt drinking more expensive beer at parties there isnt a huge selection of noncomformist alternatives

When I have the money I like a nice IPA in a bottle

YES <333

everyone here drinks pabst because it is the cheapest beer you can buy is it also the cheapest in the us?

― flopson, Monday, April 4, 2011 12:29 PM (35 minutes ago) Bookmark

not cheapest but down there for sure

pbr thing isn't really complicated:

1) hipsters need a cheap beer
2) mainstream/fratty brands, lite beers, and brands that cost a dollar or two more are out
3) pbr is is a little better than schlitz, old mil, etc.
4) as an added bonus it's a brand with a strong tradition that can be "reclaimed"

ime miller high life was equivalent in terms of test, value, and cache, esp after they redesigned the bottle. the brand that hipsters really missed on is regular coors, which costs about the same and tests much much better.

I'm no expert on this, but the stereotypical London hipster always used to do silly things like strap a pair of sandals to his face or wear a baby dummy or something equally ricockulous and attention-seeking but nevertheless displayed a degree of wanting to stand out from his peers. This maelstrom of fashion insanity seems to have settled down and settled into a uniform style.

xpost I used to be a big High Life stan but these days it gives me headaches like ice-brewed beers do. Don't know whats up with that, but I always preferred the 'champagne of beers' myself. That and Hamm's Golden Draft, which basically tastes like MGD but is like 3 or 4 dollars cheaper.

think cad has figured this one out. hipster tribalism & related hipster as pejorative explanations are rarely satisfying

i think most would agree its p unique for balance of not totally gross & very cheap

all metalheads & crust punks i know drink pbr exclusively

i think most would agree its p unique for balance of not totally gross & very cheap

weeknd?

I seriously thought PBR became a hipster beer because of
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snhiofL2Rh4

it probably contributed!

ha I remember in college the actual hipster types would drink Miller High Life

Life would be so much nicer if everyone drank gin and tonics.

xp yeah most ppl i know would drink whichever one was on special at the store.

nowadays i support GANSETT as the beer of all new england hipsters.

lol I ended up with a 12-pack of that after the Superbowl, it was surprisingly tasty

red stripes not so expensive in the US!

(although nostalgia makes me pine for Meister Brau)

not here at least. it is kind of a hipster beer i guess! so is tecate.

gansett's not bad! i get it at shows and stuff. the seasonals they're doing now are actually quite good.

red stripe is probably more expensive than it's worth but it's necessary in hot weather. i actually had some modelo especial cans recently and they were surprisingly good--that would be a nice choice for hipsters.

i had some narragansett this weekend. you cant get it in nyc really but its all over ne it seems like.

yeah i think modelo is as a hipster beer now. red stripe you can get for like 6.99 a six-pack here which seems about right for the quality. i drink a lot of it. i think yeungling and rolling rock count as hipster beers too.

xxp: the guy who brought it was all "this is 2nd half beer" and proceeded to drink practically the entire Victory variety pack I had bought

I will admit that hot weather makes a lot of those super light beers make a hell of a lot more sense; going to Puerto Rico taught me to really, really appreciate Coors Light.

it does not explain why Miamians drink Heineken.

Heineken is all right but Amstel is much, much better.

what the hell is wrong with you internet people

xxp: the guy who brought it was all "this is 2nd half beer" and proceeded to drink practically the entire Victory variety pack I had bought

aww that's not classy!

i had some narragansett this weekend. you cant get it in nyc really but its all over ne it seems like.

skimmed this as "i had some narransraggett this weekend"

Life would be so much nicer if everyone drank gin and tonics.

― Hey Look More Than Five Years Has Passed And You Have A C (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, April 4, 2011 5:22 PM (14 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

^ http://www.ilxor.com/ILX/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet?boardid=77&threadid=505 xp

ah shit

i dunno fellas, i've had some music-venues gin and tonics that i wouldn't wish on you

gin-based drinks in general are the hallmark of civilization

especially the Last Word

music venue gin and tonics are generally http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathtub_gin quality imo

Is Colt 45 just an LA Hipster thing?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/96113350@N00/5216784077/

ack!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/96113350@N00/5216784077/

i mainly know Colt 45 from like Chuck D et al's argument about its high alcohol content and aggressive marketing to the black community, so when i saw so-called "enlightened" white NYC hipsters so quick to throw money at them, I was pretty smh

I drink Heineken in Miami because the fat can stays cold longer.

http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/countygrind/2011/03/colt_45_blast_snoop_dogg.php

oh... oh no

i mainly know colt 45 from being 13 years old

There was the Drake cosign,

is this drake the writer?

Colt 45 is big w/ my friends in Portland.

xpost I believe it was the type of dragon, known as "The Drake"

http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Drake

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