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Well it's fairly cheap over here I believe. Almost every single off-license has it on offer.
Anyone who claims to be to be a fan of beer and then orders Budweiser, lowers my opinion of them.
The selection of beer at my Student's Union is quite poor. Athough they do have Kronenbourg 1664 which i find alright when I don't feel like Guinness.
Bud Lite is causing bloody diarrhoea? Bloody hell, I thought what Guinness did to your bowel movements was bad...Quote:
Bud Light also can be used for weight loss as it induces dysentery
How much does a guiness go for with you guys? Here they are pretty expensive as well, certainly not student-society material at least.
I think it's usually about £2-3 in the pubs for a pint. It's usally about the same as any other lager
Mmmmm, I usually never drink stuff like Palm but it sure tastes nice. I don't know what the hell.... I mean... it tastes so soft in the mouth. After every drink from this can I enjoy the aftertaste a lot. DAMN, from now on Palm will be my standard beer.
I sincerely hope that there actually is SOME beer out there that actually has some degree of quality about it. Frankly, I've tried a couple styles of American beer and nearly spat out the first swallow, terrible stuff. Also tried Corona once, not as bad, but I sure as hell aint ever gonna pay for it.
5% is the standard. There are a few which have even less (keystone has 3.2 or something, it's mainly for beer pong and drinking games...).Quote:
Originally Posted by Peasant Phill
I like bud light personally, though bud select is better. I imagine they are acquired tastes. Beer doesn't really interest me though, I mostly drink it as part of games, liquor is way more interesting.
Beer is something you have learn to enjoy. Most beers taste bitter, which is something you have to get used to in order to enjoy it. I can name a number of foods that you have to try more than once before you get used to the taste and start enjoying it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro
Most Belgians (I imagine Germans and Chechs too) learn the taste of beer when they are very young with table beer and a few sips of quality beers at family gatherings. That's where the 'low percentage in American beer' myth comes from IMO. Belgian beer has more taste (read less watered down) than the beer in other countries like America or the Netherlands where there isn't such a beer tradition and where the beer has a less pronounced flavour to sell more.
5% I would actually say is reasonably high. A good session beer should normally be about 3.5%.
Too much alcohol can ruin a good beer. I find 7% is my preferred limit. Eights or 9's taste so much like alcohol that you can't enjoy the drink.
I can't say I agree. I don't taste the alcohol in hign fermentation beers as opposed to some wines for example. I can taste more herbs, hopps and yeast but not more alcohol.
I had an interesting experience over New Year's. One of the beers I brought was Duvel. My friend had one drink of it then held it and looked down like a child who was being forced to eat vegetables. :laugh4:
We all have different tastes.
In the case of Duvel right on he was, too many bubbles undrinkable
burn the heathen, stone the heretic!
No .Org love for my brand? It won awards from some Western European 'connoisseurs'.
English Link:http://www.kotayk.am/english/welcome/index.php.html
Good stuff, I must sound like a broken record, but all you Western Euros get your fun, how about some for us real Caucasians.
Kill the beast, cut it's throat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moros
seriously Duvel sucks. So, and now a (real screw bellevue) Kriek.
And which one are you reffering to? Lindemans? Liefmans?
Verhaeghe, but Boon is my favorite but they are pretty hard to get over here, used to have a belgium beershop in my street with all the goodness from Flanders but it wasn't very well placed and went broke :no:
ps, bellevue isn't even that bad but a good Kriek needs to be sour imo.
I agree for the most part. I find that the lighter styles that go high alcohol tend to taste too much of it, but the darker styles (the darker English Old Ales, Imperial Stouts, and Baltic Porters) can stand up to the alcohol content very well, since most of their flavor profile comes from the roasted malts and hops.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vladimir
I'd love to show some love for your brand if I could...but I take my beer way too seriously to comment on anything I haven't done extensive "field research" on, and unfortunately, there are no beers from the Caucasus available at my local beer store.Quote:
Originally Posted by IrishArmenian
Well?Quote:
Tis is true.Quote:
Originally Posted by Big King Sanctaphrax
Favorite beer I've ever had was the Dutch Heineken. I mean the real Heineken, brewed for the Netherlands, not that nasty crap they export to us here in the states.
Hmm, I think I'll start a thread for this! :idea2:
Leffe Blonde.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leffe
Although its too good for heavy duty drinking, in that case i prefer Heineken or Finnish beers like Koff or Karhu.:2thumbsup:
I see you like the lightest of the Leffe. Looks like a quality beer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kagemusha
Its very good. Coming from a country of lager drinkers, i can have a pint of darker ales, but i guess im way too accustomed to light colored beers to really understand and appreciate the dark beers. My apologies for the more cultured ones.~:cheers:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ice
Beer smells like chewable aspirin and tastes even worse.
Give me a good merlot any day.
What Ketvit said - I can cope with beer, but I prefer wine.
I'm not really very selective in the field though - I have a preference for sweet wines but, as long as it's not too dry, then I'll probably drink it. I do need a very sweet wine with deserts though - it makes dryer wines taste much dryer than they would be with a main course or starter.
~:)
I picked a bad day to stop calling people "heretic", "heathen", and "infidel".Quote:
Originally Posted by Kekvit Irae
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I'm anything but a connoisseur and I still think Heineken is mediocre at best. Of the Dutch brands I prefer Grolsch or Hertog Jan. Belgian beers are better but I rarely drink them because they're more expensive.
Don't get me wrong, I'll drink anything once, but I do have strong opinions about what I drink. I did have a tasty Strongbow in a bar once. Sadly, it still tasted worse than a bad wine, so I'll stick with the grapes.
Baltika No6. Russian.
Water.
I really like Belgian Beers like Chimay, and even American Belgian-style craft-beers like Allagash are pretty darn good. I also enjoy a good Pils, something I learned to love in Germany, which has the advantage of being cheaper though good stuff is probably harder to find in the States.
Ploegsteert aka Queue de Charrue
Redhook ESB.
We've got some good microbreweries out on the Washington coast.
CR
Dave Colbert's father's beer. Dave and I were classmates, and he and I and up to 4 other guys would hang out playing cards on Friday nights (when we didn't have dates or ballgames other events to attend) in Dave's basement.
His Dad made his own brew right there in the basement, using Detroit tap water and grains he imported from nearby Canada. He'd let each teen boy have one 16 oz bottle, as long as he wasn't the night's designated driver.
Excellent beer. I miss it (and Dave and the fellas).
Now, I realize you guys have more high-falutin' palates than mine, so don't hate me, please; if "favorite" = most often purchased, then it's Budweiser or Miller, which ever is on sale that week (nearest 50 cents a can). But, I'm not a boutique beer drinker, I'm a "just got off a 10-hour shift outdoors, and I'm hot, tired, and thirsty, and wanna make the noise and dirt and heat of the day go away awhile" -kinda beer drinker.
That's my story, and I'm stickin' to it. :laugh4:
One of my best friends -- an admitted beer snob/connoisseur -- is absolutely enamored with Belgian ales, and purchases as much of the stuff as he can find. Since he's generous with his friends, I can confirm that he may very well be onto something there. ~D Unfortunately I'm terrible when it comes to remembering names/brands, so I couldn't tell you which one I liked best.
When it comes to American breweries, my personal favorite -- bar none -- is Leinenkugel, particularly their Honey Weiss. I might be admittedly a little biased towards them since we Minnesotans consider "Leinie's" to be a local brand (they're a regional brewed in neighboring Wisconsin); but in all honesty, they really do make some very good beer. :2thumbsup:
I'm also quite fond of certain Samuel Adams lagers (including Light, Pale Ale, and Winter Ale). Which -- for those of you who remember a certain thread from about a year ago here in the Frontroom -- you'll probably find somewhat amusing. ~;)
Just so people don't think I'm a huge beer snob, I actually like quite a few American beers-some of your microbrew stuff. I was just taking the mick a little.
As far as my favourite beer goes, I'm a devotee of British ales. Probably my favourite would be Conniston Bluebird-bottle conditioned, which is always a nice bonus. I also enjoy most Sheperd Neame beers, with Bishop's Finger and Spitfire being the pick of the bunch. I'm a big fan of Brain's Dark as well, which works out quite nicely as the brewery is twenty minutes walk away from my house.
For the past several years, I've rarely drank the same beer two days in a row. Our local grocery store stocks an amazing variety of micro-brewery stuff. I go in every day and buy one beer, alway different.
For the past several months, though, it being winter, I've been drinking mostly Trois Pistoles. Quebec microbrew, very dark - but not heavy, tasty, and 9%. Not sure I've ever had two, but I have one pretty much every night.
Drinking Newcastle tonight. She bought a six-pack.
Colt 45.
Least favorite is probably miller high life light. Good god that was nasty.
Isn't that a malt liquor?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro
Beirut if I were of legal age I'd seriously envy you. Until then I'll content myself to whatever delicious Belgian or micro-brews my dad brings home and fear the day I begin paying for my own beverages.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beirut
My least favorite is without a doubt Budweiser- it's vile in any of its various forms. Better no beer than Bud imo. :thumbsdown:
For my favorite, widely available beers, I'd go with Yuengling or Sam Adams. There are lots of good "micros" around- some recent ones I've enjoyed were Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and Arrogant Bastard Ale. :beam:
I tend to be suspicious of people who are willing to spend that much dough just for the taste of something. I can see it on a special occasion, but drinkin fancy beer all the time would be like going out to a restaurant every week. All beer is an acquired taste and the cheep stuff tastes good after a little while. PBR is excellent for this purpose.Quote:
Originally Posted by KukriKhan
Malt liquor is beer :2thumbsup: technically it's just an extra strength lager and that's what it's called on other countries.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ice
Not sure on the origins of the term, but when I looked around I found this:
https://img99.imageshack.us/img99/2867/partybrewdn4.jpg
Doesn't answer the question but it's pretty funny :laugh4:
Used to be a country club drink!
For us lily livered types only drinking a bottle a day (maybe two, cough), spending the extra dough isn't too much of a hit. Mind you, I bought a six-pack of my Trois Pistoles beer a few weeks ago and it cost me about $15. I'll bet you can get Bud for less than that.Quote:
Originally Posted by KukriKhan
One enjoyable aspect of the variety is that I can bring a different beer every Sunday when I visit my buddy and we have ourselves a taste test. We've found several micro-beers that aren't too great, and at least two that were completely undrinkable. Most are ok, and sometimes you come upon a real gem. My guess is our local corner store stock an honest 100 different micro beers. Some I'll never drink as they cost $5.99 for a standard bottle size. With taxes that's over $40 for a six pack. Imagine buying a 2-4 for $160 and not liking it. Gah!
Altbier, I don't like any other ones. You'll most likely never know cause you don't live in Düsseldorf area. :wall:
I like all kinds of beer: stouts, lagers, lambics, wheat, etc. But a true beer-drinker needs his go-to, utility beer, and mine is Moosehead. The exchange rate is killing me now, but much love to the folks north of the border. ~:cheers:
Redhook is actually really good, I'm a fan of the IPA. I also find Alaska, Pilsner, and Big Sky Pleasing to the palate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit
EDIT: My Favorite Beers Imported Leffe (if it can be found, bought a six pack in Montreal last year), and Favorite Domestic Rogue Ale of Any Kind.
If I go by price it'd be Toohey's Pils, pretty decent Aussie beer for the low price.
If I disregard price it'd be Peroni, imported goodness, way better than any of the crap made in Aus.
I've had a few of those recently and found them quite good. :2thumbsup:
I think the single beer I've drank the most of is Shiner. Negra Modelo is also nice, and also pretty widely available in Texas where I used to live. Drank a lot of Bass when I was a little younger. Still drink guiness from time to time.
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Originally Posted by Wakizashi
whiskey
Pils:
1) Moortgat; BEL pils (from the makers of the much more famous Duvel)
2) Moortgat; Vedett (same)
3) Jupille; Jupiler
4) Leuven; Stella Artois
5) Haacht; Primus
Stronger blond beers:
1) Moortgat; Duvel
2) Westmalle, Westmalle trippel
3) Moortgat; A chouffe; La chouffe
4) Grimbergen; Grimbergen blond
5) Leffe; Leffe Blond
Strong brown:
1) Chimay; Chimay trippel
2) Grimbergen; Grimbergen bruin
3) Rochefort, Rochefort 10
4) The Netherlands! (all others are Belgian); La trappe
5) Leffe Bruin
And no I didn't forget West-Vleteren.
With me it's situational:
Winter brew: Guiness - I know it's spring when I lose my taste for it and order something else....
Summer: Marston's Pedigree (well, that's my usual "habitual beer" at the local....) but when at less regular places I like to try something different. Green King "Abbot Ale" is about the most drinkable pint in London pubs, and goes down WAY too easily. There's a small area around Sheffield where Stones is really good, like drinking alcoholic ice-cream, very smooth, and very pale for a bitter.
When travelling: check what the locals are drinking :2thumbsup: In Worcestershire I developed a real taste for the perry ("pear cider") that I could buy from the farm down the road, straight out of the barrel. Excellent summer drink (and rather effective, too ~D) In the Netherlands I got quite a taste for Hooegaarten, but don't think I'd drink it anywhere else.
In Oz (I think I might be about to make Rythmic cringe, here :laugh4: ) I used to drink VB - I love that Aussie tradition of buying by the jug and distributing it at the table :2thumbsup:
In my brief spell in the US (Miami) I came across a really tasty micro-beer, alas I can't recall it's name or where it was brewed, but it was quite spicy and flavoursome, a bit like liquid ginger biscuits.
When buying bottles for drinking at home (you know, the ones that help to keep the lawnmower running etc) then it's been Hobgoblin of late, which is quite a nice spicy one, but I'll probably revert to Bluebird when the weather gets a bit hotter.
My local brewery is Everards, and I won't touch their dishwater with a bargepole - although their "exports" to other parts of the country seem to be quite popular. I think they just save the dregs for the locals.....
:clown: Now this is making me thirsty....
I'm not a beer drinker - give me spirits any day.
Haha, too true. VB's alright since it's so damn cheap, but other's like Carlton Draught :sick:. Cat piss for sure. Especially since it costs only a few dollars less than imported beer!Quote:
Originally Posted by macsen rufus
Bleugh! Carlton Draught = bottled vomit...Quote:
Originally Posted by Rythmic
Indeedely-doodely. We just may have to move all this over to the next town.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vladimir
Give that man a cigar!
Cough-cough... testing...
By the by, there's something I've never fully understood: What's the difference between lager and ale? Is it in the ingredients, and/or in the way they're made? Even my beer-snob friend couldn't really explain it to me. :help:
It's the yeast. Ale uses top-fermenting yeast, which generally works quickly at higher temperatures. Lagers use bottom-fermenting yeast, which run at colder temperatures and enables lagering, or extended fermentation at lower temps.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martok
Personally I love spaniard beers. Estrella Damm is probably my favorite, but I also love San Miguel, Mahou or Coronita.
Talking about non-spaniard, Judas and Guiness are the number ones for me.
La bump.
I'm drinking an Alexander Keith's India pale Ale right now, just FYI.
Oh, man... I really apologize -- I had no idea this existed. :embarassed:
I guess I'll repost my favorite beers here.
Edit:
Personally, when I have to consider how much money I am spending, I would have to go with Heineken. At around $7.50 per six-pack, it's still not exactly cheap, but I have high-quality tastes when it comes to beer. And it's a damn good beer considering that it is a big-time label, something that usually implies low quality in the beer world. It's also very easy to find.
When I can find it, though, I prefer Elephant, a Danish Malt Liquor. It sells for around the same price as Heineken in DC, but it's a damn good beer. Beer enthusiasts may be put off by its lack of hops, but I find it to be a very smooth beer; and besides, it has an alcohol content of 7.5%. Only problem is, it's harder to find than a Leperchaun; I've only seen it once, and that was in the liquor store in the Watergate, which is pretty far away from where I live.
If money is no object, on the other hand, my favorite beer of all time is most definitely Duvel. True to the name, it kicks like a devil: it has an alcohol content of 8.5%! I love the flavor, as well; some may find it too sharp, but for me it hits the spot, bigtime. Only problem is, it sells for around $13-14 a four-pack, so it's a special-occasion only beer.
Edit 2: No way am I reposting all those pictures. However, I felt it necessary to mention that I am currently getting drunk on Leffe... not bad. Not one of my favorites, but not bad.
Frontroomish behavior if I ever saw it. ~:cheers:Quote:
Originally Posted by Reverend Joe
Duvel indeed is one of the best beers. If not the best. Its sad you have to pay that much for Duvel in the US. I like Leffe too. What Leffe are/were you drinking if I may ask? Though I can't understand you liking Heineken :no:. How much is a stella six-pack , it can't be that much more expensive?Quote:
Originally Posted by Reverend Joe
Heineken is a bit of an enigma, sometimes it tastes great and sometimes it tastes like crap. Certainly not our best beer, that would be Hertog Jan or Brand.
Zijt ge heel zot. La trappe, de enige Nederlandse trappist, owns Hertog Jan en Brand by far!Quote:
Originally Posted by Fragony
Didn't know that was dutch, it's indeed pretty good. Nah I'll just get the quality beers from you guys nobody can beat the belgium brewers. Hertog Jan and Brand are excellent pils though, especially Brand, imho the best pils in the world comes from the czech republic, and Brand gets it ingredients there, it's the closest we got to that bliss.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moros
I was drinking the Leffe Blond. That stuff laid me out; I was surprised.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moros
Never had Stella Artrois... perhaps I should give it a taste. Then again, Heineken is a good dinner-beer; it is watery enough to be refreshing, but it still tastes a kinda like real beer.
Edit: If you were talking about the Trappist I had once, by the way, that was some of the worst beer I have ever had. :brood: It tasted like funky apple juice.
Gotta second Fragony, Czech pils is easily my favourite beer. Perhaps it is indicative that at the party I had last weekend, all the Czech beer I laid on got drunk, and I was left with a whole case of Becks which someone had brought :thumbsdown:
funky apple juice Trappist? Are you sure you didn't pop some Cider?Quote:
Originally Posted by Reverend Joe
Anyway when it comes to pils well Czech pils indeed is good. If you want something light and refreshing you might want to try a Hoegaarden. Which is the perfect summerbeer. Add a slice of orange and it's even better. You shouldn't use Lemon like the dutch do, but orange. Cause it actually has Orange in it.
Another light refreshing beer is Rodenbach. A bit sour, but great when you are thirstie.
Didn't know that, got to try that. It's also good with lemon though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moros
Too bad you didn't like it. Anyway I'm going to pop a botle of rodenbach and take a short break from learning. I hate exam periods.
Well it was a rather sugary orange didn't really work, I'll try a more sour variety.
I've never understood adding orange flavor to beer. Is it really supposed to improve the flavor?
Then again, the only beers I have ever had with orange flavor were bottled with the flavor added already. I never liked it; I think it detracts from and hides the flavor of the actual beer. These weren't cheap beers, either; they were American pale ales.
It's for a special type of beer that is only made in Belgium and Holland,' witbier' (' white beer')
http://www.hoegaarden.com/_img/witbier.png
It's very refreshing, a tad sour, shouldn't see it as traditional beer.
see my beer review. for more info. (Or was I lazy that day?)
I've just found an excellent new small Welsh brewery-Rhymney. I think they're based in Merthyr Tydfil, and I doubt anyone outside of Wales will ever see any of their ales, but if you do I heartily recommend them. Their stout, in particular, is delicious, wonderfully chocolatey.
Found a place that sells Carlsberg Elephant Malt Liquor. :2thumbsup: Ten dollars a six-pack, but that's all you need to get ripped for the night.
6 bottles to get ripped? Dear god where are the times that'd work for me.
Does the job for me, never drink more then that, 3 or 4 in weekends usually