953 nut 68,627 #1 Posted yesterday at 10:33 AM September 16, 1977, William Alton Carter III, then-President Jimmy Carter’s younger brother, appears at a press conference in Louisville, Kentucky, to announce that he is lending his name to a new beverage: BILLY Beer. The new brew would first hit store shelves in the Carter family’s home state of Georgia, then roll out nationally by November 1, Louisville-based Falls City Brewing Company announced. “Who knows? Maybe I’ll become the Colonel Sanders of beer,” Billy Carter told reporters. 1 3 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 32,388 #2 Posted yesterday at 11:51 AM I remember my parents trying it. They weren't impressed, sounds like others weren't either. Could be why it only stayed on the shelves for a little over a year. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 57,851 #3 Posted yesterday at 12:22 PM Bet the cans are highly collectables. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 32,388 #4 Posted yesterday at 12:27 PM (edited) 7 minutes ago, WHX?? said: Bet the cans are highly collectables. A single Billy Beer can is worth between $2 and $10, while an unopened six-pack generally sells for $15 to $25. [1] Edited yesterday at 12:30 PM by Achto 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 12,860 #5 Posted yesterday at 12:43 PM Goober Juice... I concur that the hype was much better than the product. Had Jimmy not won, would we have missed out on this?? I refer to the Trio for this... "Don't know, don't care, don't care to know". 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 57,851 #6 Posted yesterday at 12:43 PM 15 minutes ago, Achto said: worth between $2 and $10 Wow ... musta tasted like crap ... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 10,172 #7 Posted yesterday at 03:40 PM 5 hours ago, WHX?? said: Wow ... musta tasted like crap probably just leftover bud lite 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beap52 2,440 #8 Posted 17 hours ago Dad had one can of Billy Beer on the basement fire place mantel. As far as I know dad never drank a beer. Mom probably threw the Billy Beer away after dad passed away.. Well, at least she didn't throw away a fortune! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 68,627 #9 Posted 3 hours ago 23 hours ago, JoeM said: probably just leftover bud lite Other way around, Billy Bear came first soooooo the Dylan Mulvaney Bud Light was leftover Billy Beer. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
