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Originally posted by GordonW

I’m not sure if they were regionals, but two other bad ones were the generic "Beer" that came in the white cans with black lettering. And Billy Beer. Mid- to late ’70s?

"Beer" was usually brewed by Falstaff or a Falstaff-owned company in the Midwest, and by Lucky (and other breweries owned by Paul Kalmanovitz) on the West Coast. Not sure about the East Coast.
"Billy" was supposedly brewed to the stringent standards of one Billy Carter of Plains, GA. [;)] Four different companies actually produced it; here in the Midwest in came from Falls City and down South Pearl was the brewer, but the other 2 escape me at the moment.

Brad