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[iamthe_eggman]

Here's where you can list your favourite brews of the moment. And if anyone says Bud Light, Coors or Molson 40, I will personally fly over to wherever you are and smack you on the back of the head. Or just insult you mercilessly right here.

Here's my list:

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Guinness - the beer that eats like a meal!
Sleeman Honey Brown Lager - about 1 out of every 6 or so you drink is soooo smooth, it feels like you can just tilt your head back and pour it straight down
Boddington's
Grolsch
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That's all I can think of right now...

[SPL]

Duvel
Cristal Alken
Jupiler
Stella Artois
Hoegaarden
Palm

[Karma In The South]

At the moment Corona cos Ive only discovered it recently.
I find Stella awful, i dunno why anyone would drink it.
I drink Guinness sometimes.
I also like Carlsberg EXPORT!!, decent cider(Bulmers), Bud on tap(any other type is awful)

[Hammurabi]

I've only heard of guinness, bud, and corona out of all those favorites. That's kinda sad considering I'm a college student. :(

I've never had beer but I'll be sure to post what I think of it here if I ever do for your alls entertainment. :)

[SPL]

Originally posted by Karma In The South
I find Stella awful, i dunno why anyone would drink it.

I feel the same about American beer in general.(which includes Corona and Bud) ;)

[Edited by SPL on 01-17-2004 at 06:55 PM]

[Hammurabi]

What about Sam Adams? I've been told that's the best American beer.

[Karma In The South]

isnt corona mexican?

Bud is czech or something isnt it? At least the stuff we get I think... I cant remember if its an American beer pretending to be Czech or the other way round. I heard in America its the lowest beer, the one kids drink cos its cheap, which is what Stella is in England(so ive been told). American beer is generally ****, Miller is a perfect example. Ive been to gigs where going thirsty is preferrable to spending 5 euros a go on watered down Miller, Alcohol content 0%.

[pricklepuss]

ive done alot of research into this, my parents owned a pub, and there is only one pint

Guiness extra cold

[sambob]

My favorite? Either millstream brewery's (a GOOD american brewery) millstream wheat, hoegaarden, or millstreams schild brau.

But I must be quite honest, that stuffs expensive. I'm poor.

As an American, I would feel bad putting hoegaarden in a beer bong, so most nights I just drink budweiser or bud light.

[Lordathestrings]

Killkenny
Double Diamond
Rickard's Red
Waterloo Dark
Brick Amber

All on tap, of course. When I visit the US, I usually go without rather than settle for 2.3% near-beer. Here in Canada we say that stuff is like making out in a canoe - f***king near water, and often unsatisfying!

[Dr_simon]

1) Nogin the Nog Brownish Grog
2) Old Red Pile Driver
3) Newcastle Brown Ail
4) Tall toad Laga

[PRSplaya]

Well, where I live, the choices are quite slim so I normally drink Bud Light or Budweiser. The best beer I've ever had was when I was in Germany at some Beer Hall party. A large glass was almost the size of a pitcher of beer here. It was so yummy! Probably the worste beer I've ever had was a Kalik Gold, it's a beer in the Bahamma's. 10% alcohol and rumored to have phormaldahide in it. 4 of those got me sick as a dog. besides that, Gueniss is a very fine sipping beer, but I'm not sure about having it in a can or bottle. I've only had it on tap in England. But like I mentioned earlier, I'm not in the best location to experience quality beer. :(

[hairbndrckr]

OK OK Flame away... I am currently on the Atkins Diet, so my current favorite it Michelob Ultra...

[PRSplaya]

I can't say a whole lot, since I'm supposed to be on it. Michelobe Ultra isn't too bad.

[Digit]

Molsen XXX and a couple of Xanax.
... the Canadian way :)

[iamthe_eggman]

Yeah, I'm very jealous of you Brits who can have an ice cold Guinness on tap. It's supposed to be much different than what we have here in Canada. The Canadian version has something like 200 calories a pint, and the UK version has something like 900.

Also, some Guinness purists have told me that it tastes best from a pub less than 15 miles away, since any further and the beer will get shaken up by the drive and the flavour will change. That might sound stupid, but any wine connaiseur will freak out if you shake up a bottle of wine...

[Leedogg]

Guiness
Heineken
St. Pauli Girl
Bass Ale
Burning River Pale Ale
Red Stripe



....these are a few of my favorite things..

[progg]

Moonshine all the way baby yeah!! *headbanging*

Well.. Carlsberg Black Gold can also be seen slipping down my throat.. and shirt (on a good pubnight).

[Slasher]

Kronenberg 1664
Stella
Carlsberg Exp
Miller Draught
Boddingtons
Worthingtons Creamflow
All Guiness - apart from the lager they make
Black Sheep
Abbots
Cafferys
Lucifer

Bottled Bud at a push.

Just say that most Austrailian beers really suck.
ie. XXXX, eerrrgghh

English made Carling has to be the worst beer ever.

I didnt used to like Grolsh but its growing on me.

Rolling Rock also sucks.

N theres loads of mediocer beers that I cant be assed to get into.

And as for Bud, there is 2 different makes, the 1 every1 knows thats American and a Czech one, its named after the place where its made. The Czech beer did actually sue the American, but I'm guessin they lost. Oh n the Czech beer was 1st.

[Axl_Rose]

Miller,
Fosters,
Blackthorn :)

[David C]

OK, everybody knows mass-produced American beer is crappy, but what about all the good smaller brewing companies in the U.S.? Try these tasty beverages:

Sierra Nevada, brewed in Chico, CA
Anchor Steam, from San Francisco

Sam Adams isn't too bad, nor is Pete's Wicked. When I'm broke I buy Coors original though (5% alcohol).

My fav beers from across the waters: Guinness, Fuller's ESB, Old Speckled Hen. I like ales and lagers. No wheat beers please.

Cheers!

[Barreta_jetstream1]

I dont drink! Seriously!

[Karma In The South]

Originally posted by iamthe_eggman
Also, some Guinness purists have told me that it tastes best from a pub less than 15 miles away, since any further and the beer will get shaken up by the drive and the flavour will change. That might sound stupid, but any wine connaiseur will freak out if you shake up a bottle of wine...

Well Ive heard anywhere outside ireland its awful, then again all Ive had is Irish and some I had in London.

[pricklepuss]

im not sure about the shaky barrel in transit thing, it would apply to a real ale, but not guinness.
with guiness the biggest varients in whether you get a good pint or not is in how its poured, followed by how well the cellar/lines are kept. the product in the barrel is pretty much uniform wherever you are.

[Lordathestrings]

Originally posted by Barreta_jetstream1
I dont drink! Seriously! Dibs on 'is share!!! :D

[Raskolnikov]

Originally posted by Lordathestrings
All on tap, of course. When I visit the US, I usually go without rather than settle for 2.3% near-beer. Here in Canada we say that stuff is like making out in a canoe - f***king near water, and often unsatisfying!
Don't even think about getting name brand beer in the US. That said, there's some KILLER microbrew stuff out there (they're even allowed to put a little alcohol in it).

I talked to a guy a few weeks ago who's traveled the world extensively and who swears that the best beers in the world come out of Vermont and Colorado.

I of course hate all beer.

WILD TURKAY!

[Seve420]

I don't drink beer or shouldn't, actually. I'm a coeliac and can't eat, drink or consume anything with glutten, which is in wheat flour and guess what beer is brewed/distilled with?

Of the Aussie beers I've drank, none are great. Carlton Draught and Victoria Bitter are OK. Beers I do like however are Guiness and Kilkenny but seeing both my parents are wine enthusiasts and I live about 10 min away from Great Western, a small town with 7 vineyards, I just drink wine as well as vodka, gin and cock-sucking cowboys.

[iamthe_eggman]

Originally posted by iamthe_eggman
Yeah, I'm very jealous of you Brits who can have an ice cold Guinness on tap. It's supposed to be much different than what we have here in Canada. The Canadian version has something like 200 calories a pint, and the UK version has something like 900.

Also, some Guinness purists have told me that it tastes best from a pub less than 15 miles away, since any further and the beer will get shaken up by the drive and the flavour will change. That might sound stupid, but any wine connaiseur will freak out if you shake up a bottle of wine...

Oops.. I meant to say that Guinness tastes best from a pub less than 15 miles away from the St. James brewery in Ireland.

[Zeppelin]

I used to drink tuborg for years, but then we got this new russian beer, named "baltica". They have 9 different sorts of beer and i must say its the best beer ive ever tasted.

[finger_cruncher]

Guiness is the worst crap I've ever tasted.

[Inisfail]

Well, the cheeper it gets, it's better for me..

[metalisbest]

Bud (don't smack me too hard)
Natural Light
Coors light
Red Stripe
Red Dog(haha)

[kingdavid]

Tusker.
It's Kenya's finest.
If you ever find yourself in East Africa,try a cold one.
Then tell me about it.

[PonyOne]

I don't drink alcohol. Occasionally I use a bottle of beer as an indgredient for chili, but barring that, I never touch anything. I went through that phase and I'm glad I got myself out of it without a 12 step, and I have no desire to go back to it.

I drink a lot of Coke though, which is probably just as bad.

[Hootayah]

All beer tastes the same to me. I can't stand the taste of alcoholic beverages although I do like getting drunk occasionally.
I wish they had alchohol in pill form.

[iamthe_eggman]

Originally posted by kingdavid
Tusker.
It's Kenya's finest.
If you ever find yourself in East Africa,try a cold one.
Then tell me about it.

I was in Kenya, I tasted Tusker, and I.... thought it was pretty darned good. I even bought the T-shirt! There were some pretty bad beers there, though, like White Cap.

"TUSKER - MAKES US EQUAL... HAS NO EQUAL"

But my favourite drink was Orange Fanta. Couldn't get enough of it.

[PRSplaya]

I've tried a few more beers since last posting, so I thought I'd give a report.

Sing Tao(sp?), it's a chinese beer and is pretty darn good
Rogue Dead Guy Ale, similar to Gueness, but with a crispness to it
Killiens Red, awsome!
I've also come to enjoy a rollin' rock now and again, and again...

So far, that's all I can remember drinking since last posting. My band mates are beer connoisseur's (at least, they like to think they are) so we try to find a new beer each week to try. I'll keep this updated when I try a new beer.

how about ya'll, have any of you found a new beer you like

[Kevin Taylor]

Molsen XXX and a couple of Xanax.
... the Canadian way :)

heh... ya learned that from me ya bugger.
Just don't go anywhere or type anything online cause those things are like ruffies. No memory of anything.
:rolleyes:

[Dr_simon]

The One and Only Newcastle Brown Ail, served cold and drank by the bucket load @!!

it is funny I was born and bread just out side of Newcastle, and here I am 4000 miles form home, looking at an advert for Newcastle Brown, which features a picture of the Tyne bridge right in the middle of it.. In Iowa !!

On a disappointing note I note that it is served in HALF PINT BOTTLES ! That is just wrong !!

[HDJ]

Killians Red (all time favorite)
Newcastle
Guiness

[Kevin Taylor]

This is a little off topic but it always reminds me of when I go back to Cornwall.
I go into the corner pub (the only one in town) and shout over the other people waiting at the bar "can I have a Carlsberg Please"....
Sure enough the guy behind the bar always says "WHAT??"
I reply "CAN I HAVE A CARLSBERG PLEASE".
"A WHAT??"
Finally I realize the guy doesn't understand a word of my Canadian accent.

'CAN OI HAV A COILSBOIG PLOISE!!!"

"Oh alrightly then GUV..... " sure enoughn now he understands me. :rolleyes:

[Digit]

You should try ordering Export A cigarettes! :p

[Kevin Taylor]

yeah really...
We actually had the owner of the pub throw us out one afternoon. We're sitting there drinking beer and playing video games (like...the last remaining game of Asteroids)... we order another beer and he gives us crap.
"what the bloody hell are you doing wasting your time in here for.... why don't you go out to the seaside and get some sun"

I felt like saying "hey man.... we're paying for the beer here"

... then I suddenly realized.... it's such a small town that nobody drinks during the day.

[Homebrew1709]

Heinekin from the old brewery in Amdsterdam...that was quality! Newcastle, Dos Equis, Bass...only 11 months til i can buy it all legally lol.

[Dr_simon]

Schmange, imagine how the good people of Iowa City take to broad Geordie !!

Come to that it is probably better that don't know what I'm saying as it has so far kept me out of jail !

[Leedogg]

Guiness
Heineken
St. Pauli Girl
Bass Ale
Burning River Pale Ale
Red Stripe



....these are a few of my favorite things..


I'd like to ad dos equis (XX) to my list, as well as Corona. Viva Mexicana!

[Karma In The South]

Guiness from the brewery is heaven. :)

[PRSplaya]

just tried some Amstel Light which wasn't too bad, and some Pilsner Uriquell (Sp?) which was pretty good. I also just joined a beer of the month club that will send me 4 different types of microbrew beer. 2 from the states and 2 international each month. The first batch wont come untill the end of this mont, so I'll give a full report then.

[meandmyRG]

Just looking at some of these posts im guessing theres not many aussies here and thats bloody disgraceful. Most of you that have tried some ozzy varieties of beer may have only had the tripe that we send to wherever it is you may come from, so please allow me to give you a guide to drinking in Australia.

Victoria Bitter (a.k.a VB, Vitamin B) is the type you wouldnt go buy yourself but if youre offered one from a mates fridge it is then classed as FREE and therefore becomes drinkable, I give it a 3-10.

Fosters (a.k.a the tripe that we send to wherever it is you may come from). This is not beer, at best it is sheep urine with a touch of methylated spirits, I would sooner drink the pond water at the local park. It will receive no rating.

west end draught (a.k.a Westies). A big tick from me, ive had many a fun night that I cant remember with this little beauty. If youre ever in south australia you cant leave till you have a few at the pub. 7/8-10

Coopers pale ale (a.k.a Pale). This is quite a good drop as long as you know how to drink it the right way. If its from the tap you can drink it down without a worry but its better from a stubbie, this is the trick to it, with a stubbie of pale you turn it upside down and give it a tap on the bumb to stir up the sediment on the bottom otherwise its just disgusting. Definetly worth a look. 6-10

Crown lager (a.k.a The good stuff). The heavens are opening above me as I type this name. If this isnt the best beer in the world than you can spank my granny with a rubber chicken. I dont know if it gets exported to any other countries but if its not in yours I suggest you sell your first born and come to the land of oz for a pint. A massive 10-10

Theres also xxxx which I would rate the same as westies but they are a slightly different taste, one thing to take notice of when looking for westies overseas is not to be confused with west end export, remember Draught is the brew and export is the poo.

The only non-ozzy beer I will drink is guinness which is bloody good stuff.

[iamthe_eggman]

Fosters (a.k.a the tripe that we send to wherever it is you may come from). This is not beer, at best it is sheep urine with a touch of methylated spirits, I would sooner drink the pond water at the local park. It will receive no rating.

That was extremely humourous. Seriously.

[iamthe_eggman]

Hey, we should set up some sort of beer exchange! Mail a bottle to each other and we can try each others' local brews. I wouldn't mind shipping some Canuckian beer to the land down under if I got to try a pint of Crown Lager!

I'll go to the Canada Post website to check on rates.

[iamthe_eggman]

Woohoo! I am the KING of triple posts!! Eat that, bob-bobby!!!!

OK, back on topic - I just checked Canada Post's website and also the Canadian Department of Justice website and it looks like my idea is already dead in the water. Even if it was legal to ship a bottle of beer to Australia, it would cost about $40 CAD to get it there. I'll just make a special order at the LCBO, thank you!!

[Kevin Taylor]

Anybody ever try stout?
I had a friend buy me one in Cornwall years ago and all I remember is it was served at room temperature, was dark brown and tasted like crankcase oil.
People must have really weird taste buds to enjoy the taste of that stuff. Probably the same people who enjoy Marmite...bleeeech.

[Karma In The South]

Anybody ever try stout?
I had a friend buy me one in Cornwall years ago and all I remember is it was served at room temperature, was dark brown and tasted like crankcase oil.
People must have really weird taste buds to enjoy the taste of that stuff. Probably the same people who enjoy Marmite...bleeeech.

English stout... no thanks :eek:

Irish stout... mmmmmmmmm!

[kingdavid]

I was in Kenya, ...But my favourite drink was Orange Fanta. Couldn't get enough of it.
I thought Fanta was a coca cola product sold the world over, most of all America?
And yes, White cap is crap. I can tell by looking at the bottle. I've never tasted it, but the disgruntled stories abound.

PS:
You shoulda f***ing said hi, man.THE ODDS OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN ARE MINIMAL!!!!!!!!1
Damn you!!
In a nice way, tho'.

[iamthe_eggman]

I thought Fanta was a coca cola product sold the world over, most of all America?
And yes, White cap is crap. I can tell by looking at the bottle. I've never tasted it, but the disgruntled stories abound.

PS:
You shoulda f***ing said hi, man.THE ODDS OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN ARE MINIMAL!!!!!!!!1
Damn you!!
In a nice way, tho'.

Yeah, I thought about it, but that was before I was really active on this board. Also, we only spent a couple days in Nairobbery, and those days were pretty full, either arriving or leaving on flights (in & out of the country and one within Kenya). The one day that I wasn't in an airport in Nairobi we spent searching some of Nairobi's famous curio shops. I went to the one across the street from where there used to be a huge mosque. It was a little two-story shop which sold exactly the same things as every other freaking curio shop around. The only difference was that there was a Masai fellow working at this one. After we made our purchases, we went out back and he attempted to demonstrate the world-renowned jumping prowess of the Masai tribe (some can get as high as 6 feet in the air after bouncing in one spot for some time). Unfortunately, this guy was born in Nairobi and had no Masai culture left in him and could probably clear 6 inches, tops. I got a picture, though!

[PRSplaya]

I've got a few more brew's to add to the list.

Eastside Dark - from the Lakefront Brewery in Millwaukee, Wi
It was pretty good. Nice and smooth with a good strong taste, but not too heavey.

Oak Barrel Stout - from the Old Dominion Brewing Company in Ashburn, Va
This beer wasn't that great to me. It had a coffee like flavour with a hint of chocolate and vanilla, but not in a good way. Very heavey and thick tasting. Left a bad after taste as well. It wasn't horrible, but I probably wouldn't drink it again.

Lev Lion Pale Double Bock - from the Hradec Kralove Brewery in the Czech Republic. This beer was actually quite good. It had a great crispness and bitter bite to it like a beer should. Almost like Pilsner Urquell, but not quite as bitter and a little lighter. I would defanately drink this beer again.

La Fin Du Monde - from the Unibroue Brewery in Quebec, Canada
This beer was very unique. It was quite enjoyable with many distinguishable flavours. Overall it had a smooth sweet spice flavour too it. On the front side is the beer taste which is slightly crisp, then it's almost like spiced punch, and goes down almost like champaign but with more aftertast. Plus this beer was 9% alcohol! I would defanately drink again.

Wittekerke - from the Bavik Brewery from Belgium
This was my first wheat bear and so far my favourite. It had a sweetness to it that was wonderfully refreshing. It had a crispness to it, but went down very smooth. It was a great drinking beer period!


So, untill next month, happy drinking.

[Lordathestrings]

... La Fin Du Monde - from the Unibroue Brewery in Quebec, Canada
This beer was very unique. It was quite enjoyable with many distinguishable flavours. Overall it had a smooth sweet spice flavour too it. On the front side is the beer taste which is slightly crisp, then it's almost like spiced punch, and goes down almost like champaign but with more aftertast. Plus this beer was 9% alcohol! I would defanately drink again...Ah, yes. The name means "End of The World". Which describes the sensations experienced any who combine sufficient foolishness and fortitude to consume two bottles of this stuff! Also from the same brewery: Trois Pistoles (Three Pistols), and Maudite (The Damned). All are very hoppy, flowery brews suggestive of drinking perfume. Generally reserved for students, and tourists. :p


I like to take full advantage of the fact that recent developments in liquor import/export commerce mean that tipples from all over the world are readily available locally. I am sure that the abuse they endure during transport render them unrecognizable to those who are familiar with them at point of origin. Still, even in their mutated forms, they provide interesting diversion from the local offerings.

Case in point: Mississippi Mud. Advertised on the label as an example of the "black and tan' beer that results from mixing a very dark ale with a lighter lager. In draught form this usually means Guiness mixed half-and-half with something that the regulars would not otherwise order. In this case, the constituent brews are unidentified, but the result is really quite enjoyable. The 'Mud' is quite dark, full-bodied, with a firm head, and a treacly finish. Conveniently, they arrive here in 'jug' bottles that hold exactly the right amount to fill my schooner, leaving just enough room for the head. And it's a proper 5% brew - not that aenemic 2.3% palidity that the Americans endure at home. Well done!

[Raskolnikov]

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[PRSplaya]

you can never go wrong with Mr. Nichols!

[Jimmi431]

quite an impressive post here! dunno where to start at the begginig i had so many suggestions till they got shot down (that would be the ol VB lovely stuff all i drank when i was in sydney)
corona is nice so long as you have a a cut of lime shoved down into it, that does wonders for it.
my first choice anywhere (though it aint that common) is Peroni (says nasrto azzuro on the bottel though) gorgeous! italian i think.
if your on holiday or pretending then its gotta be san miguel, just reminds me of bein in spain, and is definatly a summer beer.
if your in america it gets more difficult was to young to enjoy beer when i was over there and now in england the only american beers are bud an the like which is nats piss. the only bud worth drinkin is the czech stuff its said budvar instead of budwieser then though.

thats all i can really think of, as i don't really drink beer cos i get ill if i get pissed off it (think it relates back to one happy new year when i was 14, i was still standing just but the room was black...) the good stuff is the vodka never get ill of that stuff!! and have developed quite a taste for it

[iamthe_eggman]

Sleeman's in Canada has a wicked new beer called "Porter". It's a nice dark beer, reminds me much of Guinness, but much smoother.

Another one that is pretty cheap here is Lakeport Honey Lager. It's the poor man's Sleeman Honey Brown, but I've had a couple that actually tasted better!

[PRSplaya]

I'm going to add Red Stripe and Harps to my list. Both of which were very tastey beer's.

[MoonliteShred]

San Miguel Beer pale pilsen

I heard many tourist in my country bring this beer back home because they say its really good...

but personally I like red horse beer..

Im not a beer kinda guy. i like whiskey, rhum and brandy.
im more on hard drinks...

[mike&theblues]

Theakstons - old peculiar

Unknown - just beyond the pale (had some at food and beer festival recently unfortuantly, liked it that much, ended up really drunk and can't remember who made it)

Wychwood Brewery - hobgoblin

[Akira]

The devils drink: Tabasco Sauce mixed with Southern Comfort, half and half.

It will take your breath away, literally.

[PRSplaya]

Just ordered some more beer! Here's a pic of what I got...

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/PRSplaya/BEER.jpg

[Hammurabi]

I didn't know anyone sold "skull splitter" beer or "arrogant bastard" ale.

[PRSplaya]

ordered them from Liquid Solutions (http://www.liquidsolutions.ws/main/)

[hunter60]

Yuen Ling

Rolling Rock

Boddingtons

Dos Equis

Sapporos

Killians Red

Guiness (with food)

Corrona

Red Stripe

[tehplatypus]

1. killian's irish red
2. shinerbock (i know it's a texas standard but it's new to me and pretty tasty)
3. newcastle brown ale
4. abita amber
5. red stripe


in no particular order by the way.

[capohead]

Ah beer ! A subject almost as close to my heart as music (possibly closer sometimes ;) )

I do feel sorry for you guys in the States as you really don't get beer as we do in the UK.

Best beer ever (imnsho) - Fullers London Pride - If you are ever in the UK and in London you have to try this. Exquisite ...

Just down the road (10 miles) I've got the Harvey's brewery which does an excellent pint of Sussex Best.

A bit further west is the Gales brewery - home to HSB (If the bottom's fallen out of your world drink HSB and let the world fall out of your bottom)

I could go on for hours but the football (that's proper football btw ;) ) is on and a cold Speckled Hen awaits me :D

Cheers

Dick

[iiholly]

No offense to like everyone, but i'm sick of hearing this condescending type attitude towards american beer. There is no such thing as a sophisticated beer. Beer is for the working man, in my opinion, so why be all pretentious about it. I mean really, its just beer. Some people like American beer, some like canadian, some like mexican, some like european, you get the idea. I frankly don't care as long as I get drunk.

[Raskolnikov]

No offense to like everyone, but i'm sick of hearing this condescending type attitude towards american beer. There is no such thing as a sophisticated beer. Beer is for the working man, in my opinion, so why be all pretentious about it. I mean really, its just beer. Some people like American beer, some like canadian, some like mexican, some like european, you get the idea. I frankly don't care as long as I get drunk.
Commercial American beer is barely alcoholic, homogenized piss water.

Commercial beer elsewhere in the world is at the least much more alcoholic and usually made with an ethos better resembling our micro brews.

So, that's where a lot of this comes from.



However, I know a world traveling beer fanatic who claims with absolute certainty that the best beers in the world, bar none, come from Vermont and the American Rockies.

He thinks it has to do with the water being free of pollutants while having a benificial mineral content.

So, our small breweries can swap haymakers with anybody in the world. It's just the Buds and Old Millwaters that are giving us the bad name.

[capohead]

No offense to like everyone, but i'm sick of hearing this condescending type attitude towards american beer. There is no such thing as a sophisticated beer. Beer is for the working man, in my opinion, so why be all pretentious about it. I mean really, its just beer. Some people like American beer, some like canadian, some like mexican, some like european, you get the idea. I frankly don't care as long as I get drunk.

Oh dear, I didn't realise you were that touchy about your beer :)

I think your final comment says it all for me - "as long as I get drunk". Now that's the difference between us. Beer is not always for getting drunk. It is for being drunk.

Beer can be a very sophisticated product when you fill it full of gas and chemicals like most American beers and many British lagers. They'll get you drunk without a doubt but I simply don't enjoy drinking them as they become a means to an end.

A good simple cask conditioned beer (which do exist in the States) can be savoured and appreciated. It's enough just to have a couple of pints of London Pride without needing another 5.

Cheers

Dick

[SPL]

There is no such thing as a sophisticated beer. Beer is for the working man, in my opinion, so why be all pretentious about it.

MANY knowledgable people would beg to differ.
Beer is as much for the working man as wine is for the soccer mom. Just because some people only use it to get drunk doesn't mean there aren't any big difference in quality out there. Whether you can appreciate those differences is a whole other issue.
For those of us who don't use beer just a vehicle to get wasted, there are HUGE differences between the crap beers and the more "sophistacted" stuff.

My favorites are the Belgian beers, Cristal Alken, Palm, Stella Artois, Duvel, Chimay, Delerium Tremens, Hoegaarden,...

[Lordathestrings]

... there are HUGE differences between the crap beers and the more "sophistacted" stuff.

My favorites are the Belgian beers, ... Chimay, ...+123456789

:D

[bigbuda]

You all can keep your beer. I'll take another bottle of Crown Royal Special Reserve please. Thanks!

[Hammurabi]

Crown Royal sounds interesting. I've never seen it sold around here, but I saw an ad for them in a Playboy magazine when I was in 7th grade.

[Raskolnikov]

Maybe I'm drinking too much 'Turkey, but it seems like Crown is so sweet it makes my teeth hurt.

It's good stuff, but I like my whiskey to fight back a little more.

[PRSplaya]

CR is fairly sweet, but when compaired to Jack, so is Turkey..... at least to me. I like aspects of all 3 though. :D

[Akira]

http://www.homegrocer.com/images/products/boddingtons-4-pk.gif

[PRSplaya]

tried 2 new beers this past weekend... Grolsch and Negra Modelo

The Grolsch was very nice. It kind of reminded me of Heinekin, but with a little more smoothness. It was nice and hoppy though, but not overly so.

The Negra Modelo was a dark Mexican ale. It had a real nice smooth dark flavour, but with a crisp finish.

I would defanately buy both beers again.

[Akira]

tried 2 new beers this past weekend... Grolsch and Negra Modelo

The Grolsch was very nice. It kind of reminded me of Heinekin, but with a little more smoothness. It was nice and hoppy though, but not overly so.

The Negra Modelo was a dark Mexican ale. It had a real nice smooth dark flavour, but with a crisp finish.

I would defanately buy both beers again.

I like Grolsch. Never had the second one though, i'll have to look out for it.

[iamthe_eggman]

tried 2 new beers this past weekend... Grolsch and Negra Modelo

The Grolsch was very nice. It kind of reminded me of Heinekin, but with a little more smoothness. It was nice and hoppy though, but not overly so.

The Negra Modelo was a dark Mexican ale. It had a real nice smooth dark flavour, but with a crisp finish.

I would defanately buy both beers again.

Grolsch with the flip-top is an awesome beer. The one with the normal metal cap is nice and crisp. Both very drinkable. The flip-top has a little more character, whereas the normal beer cap one is more of a summer beer.

[Lordathestrings]

Grolsch is well-named in that I made similar noises the first (and only) time I swilled any.

Very aromatic hops - like drinking perfume.

Just not on.

At all.

Ever.

:p

[z0s0_jp]

sammy clause...it is made around christmas in denmark...it is delicious...and 18% alcohol. if you ever find it, drink it!!! oh yea, it costs like $18.00 a six pack too. out here in oregon there is a gazillion kinds of microbrews and they all are better than your run of the mill heiny's and grolsch's. i like one here called sasquatch.

[Andrew Sa]

I no longer drink...I think I kinda grew out of it...I will occasionally drink alc, but then I'll have a Southern Comforts,lemonade and lime...a ladies drink I know...as for beers...um...I used to quite like Carling, and a South African lager called Castle (which I strongly urge all of you to try if you can...probably the nicest lager in the world)

[iamthe_eggman]

I no longer drink...

I will occasionally drink alc, but then I'll have a Southern Comforts,lemonade and lime

Hmmm .

[PRSplaya]

I gag at the smell of Southern Comfort!

[Akira]

I used to quite like Carling

Carling tastes like fizzy pee!

[Lordathestrings]

Carling tastes like fizzy pee!... and you know this how? :confused:

[Akira]

... and you know this how? :confused:

I compared a glass of Carling side by side with a glass of pee mixed with lemonade, of course.

Nah, Carling just tastes really nasty.

[Grambo]

All the guys and gals drinking lager get stroppy
it crept into the Uk in the late seventies.
Suspicous !!

[ren]

eh? you've lost me... :D

[Grambo]

I was drinking Lager in moderation for thirty years - I drink Smirnoff and Coke or pepsi now.
I have only just realised how aggressive, lager can make me.
Now when I look around at the guys drinking lager - they all look a bit messed up.

I've also stopped smoking Black market Tobacco as it was causing Skin problems and God knows what else ?

[strat-man]

I dont drink lager for the same reason, prefer a nice pint of pedegree or old specked hen, can you enlighten me on the black market tobacco and skin problem Grambo? cause i smoke same stuff and suffer skin problems! just never linked it before!

[Scotttaylor72]

Man, I have no idea what's going on in this thread.

[hlkelsey]

Man, I have no idea what's going on in this thread.
me neither?????????? :confused:

[aschleman]

They're talking about beer... lager is a type of beer. Just like Ale's and Lambics... there are tons of different kinds of brews.

I prefer a nice Brown Ale like New Castle. For a lager I normally drink Sam Adam's Boston Lager or Heinekin... Chapeau makes an awesome Cherry Lambic. It's 9 dollars a bottle at most US brew houses though... It's to die for though if you like cherry flavored stuff.

[Lordathestrings]

Ah, the simple pleasure of a jug of the ol' Mississippi Mud black'n'tan!

[jeffhx]

anyone tried stella artois? i think its the awesomenest...hooegarden is nice to look at..smooth...they say its a woman's beer tho...

[PRSplaya]

>This thread< seems quite appropriate to mention here.

{Editor's Note: Merged threads - enjoy!}

[GuitarPsy]

Stella Artois is great beer from Belgium, Hoegaarden is a well known white beer which I really really like with a slice of lemon (the proper way of drinking Hoegaarden). My favorite is Jupiler, also Belgium beer, though it's expensive and has those small 25cl bottles. Next to Jupiler I love Dommelsch, from a town near my old folks home, Dutch beer! only better then Heineken, I'm not really fond of that

http://www.interbrewhoreca.nl/inc/images/Hoegaarden_glas.jpg
http://www.interbrewhoreca.nl/inc/images/20050325JupilerRB25new.gif

Oh right, we also got Dommelsch Ice, the coldest beer in the Netherlands, cause it's got some special way of brewing concerning ice crystals etc.

http://www.interbrewhoreca.nl/inc/images/dommicenw.gif

oh yeah, I love beer

almost forgot Murphys Irish Red Beer and Guiness! The Irish Pub here is my home

and all our beers are 5% or higher, I don't drink any lighter stuff, it's usually bad

[ren]

anyone tried stella artois? i think its the awesomenest...hooegarden is nice to look at..smooth...they say its a woman's beer tho...

Ah... Stella.... It's known as 'wife beater' in the UK - for obvious reasons. It is purported to have loads of additives in it - hence the monster hangovers it delivers.

I like 'Leffe' these days... although I don't drink like I used to...

[halo71]

Ah, the simple pleasure of a jug of the ol' Mississippi Mud black'n'tan!

ahh yeah........the black and tan!!! :) Dont forget the half and half either!

One of my favorites is Guiness.

[aschleman]

McEwins Scotch Ale is a pretty good beer... had that one a few weeks back.

[jeffhx]

i'm an european beer whore...australian beers are groovy too...but still an european beer whore...im gonna start saying whore mroe..apparently thats what the cool people are saying nowadays...beer and whore...yay...

[PRSplaya]

btw... Finally got to try some Boddingtons. It was probably the smoothest and easiest to drink beers I've ever had. It had no carbonation, similar to Guiness, but not near as heavy on the stomach. It actually kind of had a banana pudding bouquet to it, which enhanced it's smoothness. I've also recently added Stella, Rickard's (Red, IPA, and Honey Brown), Czechvar, and Mooshead Dry to my repertoire.

[HDJ]

My first choice in a cocktail is a Crown and Mtn. Dew.......Royal Dews!!

If I'm drinking beer, it's either Killians Red or Guiness..

[jeffhx]

guinness or kilkenny..me favourites too! the cream is amazingly soothing...

[Lordathestrings]

btw... Finally got to try some Boddingtons. It was probably the smoothest and easiest to drink beers I've ever had. It had no carbonation, similar to Guiness, but not near as heavy on the stomach. It actually kind of had a banana pudding bouquet to it, which enhanced it's smoothness. I've also recently added Stella, Rickard's (Red, IPA, and Honey Brown), Czechvar, and Mooshead Dry to my repertoire.

I think he's gonna like living in Canada! :D

Does Oland Brewery still make real Schooner (called 'Blue' down there), or did that disappear when Labatt bought them out?

You might also check out Sussex ginger ale. And where's me dulse?

[Fret spider]

cobra

castle lager (south african)

fosters (cos its cheap even if it is a bit watery)

all i can think for the moment

[PRSplaya]

I think he's gonna like living in Canada! :D
You might also check out Sussex ginger ale.
I love living in Canada! :D

Sussex is the BEST ginger ale I've ever had in my life! Drinking a nice refreshing glass of it at the moment as a matter of fact :p

[earthman buck]

I love living in Canada! :D

Sussex is the BEST ginger ale I've ever had in my life! Drinking a nice refreshing glass of it at the moment as a matter of fact :p
Yeah, that's the reason you love living in Canada. :rolleyes:

[ericthecableguy]

While you're in Canada...Sample

-Moosehead Lager
-Upper Canada Dark Ale
-Steam Whistle Pilsner

uh huh

And under no circumstances should anyone ever raise a bottle of corona to their lips. It's funny...none of my friends even liked it till they went crazy on the merchandising. :rolleyes:

[polansky]

You guys have tons of beer kinds to get but let me tell ya something...

Whatever you do... if you don't come to Mexico...


YOU CAN'T HAVE VICTORIA :D

Victoria is made by the same brewery (is that right?) that makes Corona but is done and sold only in Mexico... damn it's good. :p

Guiness is nice too and XX Lager is pretty good too.

For my taste and my taste only, mexican beer is one of the best beers they are.

Cheers to everyone.