Is Coors Banquet The Most Underrated Beer In America?

It's time to have a national conversation about the greatness of Coors Banquet.

As OutKick readers know, I'm a big fan of cold beer. Great domestic cold beer is what separates America from the unwashed and godless communists around the globe.

Nothing is better on a hot summer day than a crisp brew to quench your thirst, and I definitely won't apologize for feeling that way.

That brings me to today, and a thought I've found myself kicking around a bit: Is Coors Banquet the most underrated beer in America?

Coors Banquet is awesome.

Now, you're probably asking yourself why I'm all of a sudden interested in discussing Coors Banquet. It's a fine thing to wonder. My favorite Washington, D.C. bar - Dirty Water - started carrying them after I asked if they could stock the drink made by Molson Coors.

The fridge was stocked with Coors Banquet the very next time I showed up. That's great customer service. Or, perhaps, it's great influence on my part. Maybe a little of both.

Seriously, check out the photo below. I can taste it.

Unlike fancy IPAs or super light beers for people who watch calories, Banquet has one goal and one goal only: to get the job done.

It 5% ABV and 147 calories. Not exactly light, but definitely not what anyone would consider a strong beer. Yet, it goes down dangerously smooth, and after the past few weeks, I think I'm ready to declare it the most underrated beer in America.

It's not fancy like some more popular brands, but it's also not woke like Bud Light. It's just damn good beer. Plus, do we all remember the commercials with Sam Elliott? I get a ringing of Elliott's voice in my ear every time I crack a new one open. I just feel like a cowboy ready to ride off towards a gunfight. 

I must also admit that my interest in Banquet isn't new. In fact, it goes back nearly a decade and a half. What some OutKick readers don't know is that I used to live in Montana.

I don't think I saw a Miller Lite or Bud Light my entire year in Montana. It was Coors Banquet and only Coors Banquet. When I cracked my first beer in Montana (sorry, mom), it was a Coors Banquet in a can.

Nothing was ever the same. It was delicious from the first sip and nearly fifteen years later, it tastes just as good every single time.

In Montana, you could get a six-pack back in the day for $4 or $5 if I remember correctly. Now, I can't find a six-pack of bottles in D.C. other than in one store, and it's about $15. I honestly get it cheaper at Dirty Water than commercially in the store.

I'm glad I've found myself back on the Banquet bandwagon after not having access to it for years in the Washington, D.C. market, and after drinking one or two over the past few weeks, I think it's time we start giving it the respect the cold beer deserves. Let me know your thoughts on Banquet at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.