"Beerfest," as the title promises, is an alcohol-driven comedy about young and foolish men and a fondness for contests involving their favorite beverage. The film is from the comedy troupe Broken Lizard, and you cannot be blamed for assuming the group's affection for crude gags and tiresome routines escalated with their blood alcohol levels. The disappointment is that when sobriety returned, the group didn't exercise some critical judgment by losing the worst of these gags.

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