Wine Vs Beer

[seireikhaan]

Self explanatory.

Wine man myself, though beer is tolerable if there's no alternative.


edit: 3rd option was phrased purely in jest, of course.

[Hooahguy]

im a wine man.....
beer is for kids....
:tongue3:

[LittleGrizzly]

Wine.... red, white or pink with spots... its all the same and has a foul taste an even worse after taste and the smell is terrible, wine sucks so badly...

Beer is ok, its bearable and probably one of the tastier forms of alcohol that can actually get you drunk, some of them taste almost as bad as wine but on the whole beer is bearable...

Ill vote beer but the fact is i hardly ever drink... when i do drink it usually spirits...

[Strike For The South]

Beer is for real hardy men! Wine? Pfft wine is for the frogs.

[PBI]

Gotta be beer.

A nice glass of wine with a meal is a very fine thing, but nothing can replace a nice cold beer after work. Lager in the summer, bitter in the winter.

[Legosoldier]

I don't know which is better, I'm too young to drink...

[Louis VI the Fat]

Wine. :2thumbsup:


Beer is bubbly, yellow sparkly soda pop for girls and Texans who can't take their alcohol in concentrated doses.

[Strike For The South]

Wine. :2thumbsup:


Beer is bubbly, yellow sparkly soda pop for girls and Texans who can't take their alcohol in concentrated doses.

Im sure you and the girls talk about all your problems over a nice charddonay?

Wine is only acceptable in boxed form and mixed with vodka and everclear.

[caravel]

Ale... and wine and beer but especially Ale. Not all beer is bad and not all wine is good, etc, etc.

[Kekvit Irae]

Wine. Beer tastes like a camel's urine (not that I've ever tasted that), though I did tolerate a good Strongbow once.
My absolute favorite wine has to come from a little vineyard in Virginia called Shenandoah Vineyard, which serves an excellent Raspberry Serenade.
My second favorite is Takara brand Plum Wine.

[caravel]

...tastes like a camel's urine (not that I've ever tasted that), ...

That can be arranged.. ~:cheers:

Seriously though, I feel that many of you have not actually tasted good beer, which is the real issue here.

:bow:

[Csargo]

Beer>Wine

[Reverend Joe]

Beer. Because wine is only good under circumstances, i.e. a romantic evening or while watching the movie "Zorba the Greek." No kidding; just try downing a couple of bottles of hearty red wine while watching that movie. You will never feel more alive in your life.

But beer is for all occasions. It's also much more delicious, goes down easy and comes in a great variety, from Miller High Life to heavy duty Belgian ales. Wine, on the other hand, is either good (i.e. expensive) or nasty.

Wine. :2thumbsup:

Beer is bubbly, yellow sparkly soda pop for girls and Texans who can't take their alcohol in concentrated doses.
I'm fairly sure you're confusing beer with champagne here... :thinking:

[Thermal]

wine, though im only 14....

[Reverend Joe]

wine, though im only **....

Shhhhhhhh!

[scotchedpommes]

...though I did tolerate a good Strongbow once.
And with one mention of 'The Godly Nectar That Is' the thread is almost saved.

I'd take cider over just about anything, but as options are limited I'd have to vote for wine. [Beer is
functional and nothing more, to me.]

[Uesugi Kenshin]

Beer. Though there is a depressing dearth of good brews here in the states and I am currently under-age. Having a Belgian-style beer, good microbrew or some such actually tasty American beer tops wine any day. I might have to take wine over crap beer though as at this point I hate crappy beer and I probably couldn't tell the difference between good wine and bad unless I had some more practice.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Wine is alright, but it's too expensive. My preference would go whiskey>beer>wine.

Also, there is no wine-pong.

[Uesugi Kenshin]

Wine is alright, but it's too expensive. My preference would go whiskey>beer>wine.

Also, there is no wine-pong.

Good whiskey is fine stuff.

[Megas Methuselah]

Beer and ale. If you want to be a real man, go tub-thumpin all night at a gigantic party full of beer and girls. I have to tell you, wine just doesn't hit the spot. Sure, it's good for an uptight, casual dinner, but for a real carousal(I call it the Little Brother of War), beer comes first(well, girls come first, but... you get the point, eh?! Woot! Woot!). :barrel:

[Fragony]

More of a wine person but I like a good beer. Nothing beats beer as a refreshment on a hot day, and beer goes better with spicy food like curry's and indonesian which I adore. Wine is better as a sit down with a book drink and goes better with mediteranian food, which I adore.

[Ser Clegane]

Usually I would prefer wine (for most diners, for a nice drink in the evening).

For some meals (e.g., barbecue), beer is the drink of choice - during summer I also naturally lean more towards a nice cold beer in the evening.

It also depends on what is available - if no decent wine is available (at e.g. on parties or at some restaurants) I rather go for a good beer.

[Subedei]

One saying in Bavaria is: "Beer is the bread of the Bavarian!"...True true!

One of the best places for beer drinkers in the world. I live right in it and some of our neigbours are the Czech people who love beer just as much as we do...~:cheers:

Yet, there are some good wines out there, that is not in question. Especially when it comes to dinners with ladies red wine is the drug of choice....:flowers:

[Andres]

All depends on the setting and the company :shrug:

[Pannonian]

Wine. :2thumbsup:


Beer is bubbly, yellow sparkly soda pop for girls and Texans who can't take their alcohol in concentrated doses.
Beer is bubby and yellow? The ones I drink are flat and brown. Dunno about the alcohol content either, as I pick them for their taste.

[CountArach]

I'm not a big wine fan (Plus I can't afford it :tongue: ), but I don't mind some beers.

[Peasant Phill]

I like my wine a lot, just as my beer.
I can see how beer would be less accesable than wine as it's more bitter. But soon enough you start appreciating the taste.

I can enjoy a good glass of Grimbergen/Orval/Hommelbier/... with a good book just as much as I could a glass of fine red wine.

If you compare beer with urine, you're drinking the wrong beer, aren't used to drinking beer or possibly both.

[Yoyoma1910]

What about barley wine? The beer that is a wine.

[Axalon]

Hi all,

Ok, since this an important and impeccably objective matter I felt it was my duty leave a humble contribution to it. In the region of 1-2 bottles (of RED wine) later and deadly serious as well:

- All real warriors drink wine or mead! Beer, well that is for angry peasants tops!

…Spartans did it, so did the Vikings (mead), knights as well, samurais, yep those too…
(Ok ok, its stretching it a bit, but sake is ricewine you know! …You picky bastard!)

As for beer… errrr…. Beer?!? Um… Lets see…Hmmm… That’s a no, no, no and ah yes… A no…


So there you have it folks! That’s the truth. Beer is not the beverage for warriors; it is wine and/or mead….
You don’t believe me?!? Imagine Conan with a can of Heineken!

Yep I know; it’s ridiculous! I rest my case…


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Don’t try to drag in that blasphemous Vallejo pic either! Don’t you dare!

[Megas Methuselah]

What about the Mesopotanian(sp? The Land of the Two Rivers is what I mean) palm wine? From what I hear, it's been used since the bronze age...

[Martok]

While I enjoy the occasional (sweet) bubbly with a fine meal, generally speaking I'm definitely a beer/ale guy. As I've previously stated elsewhere, I was permanently converted by a couple home-brewer friends of mine. :2thumbsup:

[Ice]

Beer for sure. This is one of my favorites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Moon_beer

[Reverend Joe]

Beer for sure. This is one of my favorites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Moon_beer

You bastard. Never, EVER recommend a beer with orange rinds in it again.

:wall:

[seireikhaan]

Beer for sure. This is one of my favorites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Moon_beer
:inquisitive: That looks like something someone fished out of a rusty water pipe.

[Thermal]

haha you've given the wineys ammonition!

oh and :laugh4: to one of RJ's pervious posts i cant remember

[Ice]

You bastard. Never, EVER recommend a beer with orange rinds in it again.

:wall:

I like stuff that tastes good and doesn't taste like paint thinner.

[Ice]

:inquisitive: That looks like something someone fished out of a rusty water pipe.


The beer is orange-amber in color with a cloudy appearance because it is unfiltered. It is also spiced with coriander and orange peel in addition to the hops found in most beers.

Try it sometime. I promise it won't disappoint

[Orda Khan]

Wine. Beer tastes like a camel's urine (not that I've ever tasted that), though I did tolerate a good Strongbow once.
Strongbow? Strongbow is CIDER

[naut]

There is nothing better than mowing the lawn/going for a jog/playing sport then sitting in the sun and drinking a nice cool beer. :thumbsup:

Plus there's the issue of being a student and not being able to afford much.

[Peasant Phill]

Beer for sure. This is one of my favorites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Moon_beer

For a Belgian style white beer it really doesn't resemble Belgian white beer.
Where is the foam? Why is there fruit on the glass?

Sure Belgium has a wide collection of fruitbeers but at least they taste and look like beers.

I have 2 very strict rules about my beer:
1. If you need to drink ice and ice cold to be able to enjoy it, then it isn't worth drinking (I'm looking at you Heiniken).
2. If the beer starts to resemble an alcopop instead of real beer, then it isn't worth drinking.

[Pannonian]

For a Belgian style white beer it really doesn't resemble Belgian white beer.
Where is the foam? Why is there fruit on the glass?

Sure Belgium has a wide collection of fruitbeers but at least they taste and look like beers.

I have 2 very strict rules about my beer:
1. If you need to drink ice and ice cold to be able to enjoy it, then it isn't worth drinking (I'm looking at you Heiniken).
2. If the beer starts to resemble an alcopop instead of real beer, then it isn't worth drinking.
Also,

3. Beer should not have bubbles fighting to float to the top. Any bubbles that appear should be the result of fermentation, not added later with carbonation.
4. Beer should have a small head. I've paid for the beer, not the foam dammit. If I want to drink air, I can do so for free without pouring it into a glass.
5. If you're only drinking it to get drunk, it isn't worth drinking. Beer should be an interesting, not throwaway drink, whatever its ABV. Really weak beers generally aren't worth drinking, not because of their low ABV, but because little care has gone into their making, and they taste bland.

[CountArach]

Plus there's the issue of being a student and not being able to afford much.
So, so true. Plus - its just about all that the Uni bars sell.

[Fragony]

You bastard. Never, EVER recommend a beer with orange rinds in it again.

:wall:

White beers are great as a refreshment on a sunny day, you don't taste the orange, it just has a very pleasant sourness. Don't knock it before you tried it, it's great imho.

[Ice]

For a Belgian style white beer it really doesn't resemble Belgian white beer.
Where is the foam? Why is there fruit on the glass?

Sure Belgium has a wide collection of fruitbeers but at least they taste and look like beers.

I have 2 very strict rules about my beer:
1. If you need to drink ice and ice cold to be able to enjoy it, then it isn't worth drinking (I'm looking at you Heiniken).
2. If the beer starts to resemble an alcopop instead of real beer, then it isn't worth drinking.

No idea.

I just enjoy the flavor of the beer. I'm not nearly a connoisseur on the this type of stuff. I basically drink what tastes good. :beam: (beer... I don't drink wine coolers or such)

[Reverend Joe]

White beers are great as a refreshment on a sunny day, you don't taste the orange, it just has a very pleasant sourness. Don't knock it before you tried it, it's great imho.

Have you ever tried Blue Moon? It doesn't taste like beer. It tastes like an orange soda with some ale in it. :tongue:

[seireikhaan]

No idea.

I just enjoy the flavor of the beer. I'm not nearly a connoisseur on the this type of stuff. I basically drink what tastes good. :beam: (beer... I don't drink wine coolers or such)
How do you enjoy the flavor? Beer flavor is far inferior to that of wine, as a general rule.

And I'm not counting wine coolers. That kool-aid doesn't count as alcohol in my book.

[CountArach]

*Drinks his Stella Artois*

I love this stuff...

[Pannonian]

*Drinks his Stella Artois*

I love this stuff...
Stella is beer for people who can't find proper beer.

[Fragony]

Have you ever tried Blue Moon? It doesn't taste like beer. It tastes like an orange soda with some ale in it. :tongue:

If you can find it try a Hoegaarden, I never knew there was any orange in it, flemish members pointed out what an atrocity it is to drink it with lemon like we do in the Netherlands, wut orange innit??

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

Wine! Can't beat Wine!




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[CountArach]

Stella is beer for people who can't find proper beer.
What is this proper beer you speak of?

[Pannonian]

What is this proper beer you speak of?
Of the ones that are commonly available in the pubs I frequent, Spitfire, Old Peculier, Abbot Ale, Broadside. Then there are others that supplement the usuals, and I usually try some of those as well, although I don't remember their names. Some of those beers don't work of course, but there's a good variety, and I enjoy trying unfamiliar beers.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Of the ones that are commonly available in the pubs I frequent, Spitfire, Old Peculier, Abbot Ale, Broadside.

Pish and tiffle, I'm afraid none of those are proper beers old chap. You should try The Abandoned Shoe Factory Brewery’s famed Soothsucker Pine Sap Ale. :yes:

[Pannonian]

Pish and tiffle, I'm afraid none of those are proper beers old chap. You should try The Abandoned Shoe Factory Brewery’s famed Soothsucker Pine Sap Ale. :yes:
Link (http://www.moderndrunkardmagazine.com/issues/01-05/0105-beer-snobbery.htm)

Another safe tactic is to compare the beer with one that doesn’t actually exist. Because the beer ranks swell every week, even the most knowledgeable of beer experts won’t call you out, for fear of appearing “out of the loop.” So instead actually stating an opinion of a beer, say it is “a lot like The Abandoned Shoe Factory Brewery’s new Soothsucker Pine Sap Ale, in the sense that they’re completely different.”
Shepherd Neame's Spitfire (http://hywelsbiglog.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/beer-review-shepherd-neame-spitfire-premium-kentish-ale/)
Theakston's Old Peculier (http://www.theakstons.co.uk/ales/view_detail.php?id=9)
Greene King's Abbot Ale (http://www.thepublican.com/story.asp?sectioncode=17&storycode=57793&c=1)
Adnams' Broadside (http://www.beerfromthecoast.co.uk/beers_broadside.html)

[Ice]

How do you enjoy the flavor? Beer flavor is far inferior to that of wine, as a general rule.

It really depends on the wine and the beer.


And I'm not counting wine coolers. That kool-aid doesn't count as alcohol in my book.

I'm glad you aren't a chick.

[CountArach]

Of the ones that are commonly available in the pubs I frequent, Spitfire, Old Peculier, Abbot Ale, Broadside. Then there are others that supplement the usuals, and I usually try some of those as well, although I don't remember their names. Some of those beers don't work of course, but there's a good variety, and I enjoy trying unfamiliar beers.
None of those are ever sold here.

[Reverend Joe]

Pish and tiffle, I'm afraid none of those are proper beers old chap. You should try The Abandoned Shoe Factory Brewery’s famed Soothsucker Pine Sap Ale. :yes:

Why would you want to drink beer that tasted like feet?

Also, Stella Artois ain't bad.

[Quintus.JC]

Coca Cola :grin:

[AlexanderSextus]

WEED FTW~:pimp:~:pimp:~:pimp:

[Ice]

WEED FTW~:pimp:~:pimp:~:pimp:

Ah man you crack me up.

[Reverend Joe]

WEED FTW~:pimp:~:pimp:~:pimp:

Aw, c'mon, that's like comparing apples to a Christmas goose.

[Fragony]

Aw, c'mon, that's like comparing apples to a Christmas goose.

Actually you can buy cannabis-beer here, never tried it but you can make beer out of just about everything.

[AlexanderSextus]

Actually you can buy cannabis-beer here, never tried it but you can make beer out of just about everything.

Wow. Does it get you drunk and high at the same time???

[CountArach]

Actually you can buy cannabis-beer here, never tried it but you can make beer out of just about everything.
I wonder how that works with the "Grass and Beer; you're in the clear" rule?

[cambovenzi]

hard liquor, no doubt

[Fragony]

Wow. Does it get you drunk and high at the same time???

Supposedly

[Axalon]

Actually you can buy cannabis-beer here, never tried it but you can make beer out of just about everything.

Only in Holland… Poor ’ol peasant-brew, hhrrpmmf..... I mean beer, does it is not taste crappy enough as is??? :laugh4:


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Personally I like south... South American and South African (Australia and that Kiwi-place is also pretty south)... Wine! What else!

[Ice]

I wonder how that works with the "Grass and Beer; you're in the clear" rule?

I've never heard that one.

Beer before liquor, never been sicker... although I've done it many time and felt fine. Mixing the two (beer/liquor) makes an interesting night.

[Kagemusha]

Beer. I enjoy wine, but if i had to live the rest of my life without other, i would let the sweet tastes of wines go into oblivion, but beer i cant forsake.:embarassed:

[AlexanderSextus]

SAKE!!!

People call it rice wine but due to the way it's made it is technically a beer.

[CountArach]

I've never heard that one.

Beer before liquor, never been sicker... although I've done it many time and felt fine. Mixing the two (beer/liquor) makes an interesting night.
Beer and grass you're on your :daisy:
Grass and beer you're in the clear.

[LittleGrizzly]

Beer and grass is a killer combanation!

Some of my worst night time spewing sessions have been on grass on beer, i generally feel better in the morning though, as without the grass i drink alot more...

[Reverend Joe]

Beer and grass is a killer combanation!

Some of my worst night time spewing sessions have been on grass on beer, i generally feel better in the morning though, as without the grass i drink alot more...

If you think that's bad, try mixing grass and bourbon. :dizzy2: :sick:

[Strike For The South]

SAKE!!!

People call it rice wine but due to the way it's made it is technically a beer.

Get out of my house

[AlexanderSextus]

Get out of my house



C'mon, you know you like sake!!! *keeps pushing cup of sake in strike's face*

[Reverend Joe]

C'mon, you know you like sake!!! *keeps pushing cup of sake in strike's face*

Nobody likes watered-down vodka. Now get outta his house.

[CountArach]

Sake tastes strange and doesn't get you hammered as fast as other spirits. 'Nuff said.

[seireikhaan]

Sake tastes strange and doesn't get you hammered as fast as other spirits. 'Nuff said.
:no:

'Tis the journey, not the destination, grasshopper.

[Strike For The South]

:no:

'Tis the journey, not the destination, grasshopper.

Laugh out loud. I want to get there and wreak utter havoc on my surroundings eventually falling asleep in pool of my on vomit. Is that to much to ask.

[seireikhaan]

:laugh4:

To each his own, I guess.

[AlexanderSextus]

dude, it's beer that's as strong as wine! by that classification you should love it!!!

It gets you drunk a lot faster than beer.

And it's the only alcohol that you can drink warm without it tasting like crap. Great in the winter.

And i'm not getting outta ur house. I brought the keg of Yuengling. Now i shall open this bottle of sake and make myself a SAKEBOMB!

(a sake bomb is when you fill a double-shot glass with sake and then drop it in a tall glass of beer, causing it to fizz up so you have to guzzle it down. two of those and you will disconnect your brain from the rest of your body.)

[Peasant Phill]

And it's the only alcohol that you can drink warm without it tasting like crap. Great in the winter.

You obviously never have had glühwein, Irish coffee or Hasseltse coffee.



a sake bomb is when you fill a double-shot glass with sake and then drop it in a tall glass of beer, causing it to fizz up so you have to guzzle it down. two of those and you will disconnect your brain from the rest of your body.

You can also try a submarine. It's a glass of jenever (kind of like gin) in a tall glass of white beer. Same principle.

Just spreading the gospel of alcohol.

[Maion Maroneios]

Wine, by far folks. My favorite alcoholic drink since quite about 2 years now (since my 15th year of age:clown:). Red one, to be more specific and I have a fondness for aged and strong flavored wine. Spanish ones are on the top of my list, coupled with some fine traditional Greek oven bread and a piece of parmezana(sp?) cheese.

I like beer too, don't get me wrong, but just not as much as wine.

Maion