Leffe: Vladimir's Beer Thread

[Reverend Joe]

I am redeemed, for I love Budweiser.

GOD ALMIGHTY, I HAVE SEEN THE LIGHT!

[Fragony]

And boy is it light

[Sasaki Kojiro]

I am redeemed, for I love Budweiser.

GOD ALMIGHTY, I HAVE SEEN THE LIGHT!

I know, reading through this thread just makes me sorry for europeans. At least they have scotch to be proud of.

[seireikhaan]

Joe, Sasaki- You guys gotta be kidding, right? I mean, sure, Bud's an improvement on Miller or Coors, but it ain't nothin' special, that's to be sure. Bud will be the pinnacle of beer the day that hell freezes over.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Joe, Sasaki- You guys gotta be kidding, right? I mean, sure, Bud's an improvement on Miller or Coors, but it ain't nothin' special, that's to be sure. Bud will be the pinnacle of beer the day that hell freezes over.

Budweiser IS the pinnacle of beer. Why do you think it's so popular? #1 beer in the world for reason. Gold medal winner how many times?

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If you drink a whole bunch of barrel aged double chocolate coffee oatmeal stout I'm sure you'd think bud didn't taste like much. What you like depends on what you've tasted and acquired a taste for and on genetic variation etc. For example, I hate nuts because I don't like the texture (I like peanut butter fine though). I like dill pickles but not bread and butter. Other people are the opposite. If you don't eat sweets for a couple months candy bars taste sickening. My brother eats horrible raw vegan food and finds strawberries too sweet to eat, etc.

I like budweiser...snobby people love to talk about how much they hate budweiser (you could define snobbiness as making your taste in something part of your identity)...I love to diss snobby people...match made in heaven.

[Reverend Joe]

If you don't eat sweets for a couple months candy bars taste sickening.

I know what you mean... I never eat candy bars except to cover the taste of magic mushrooms (which is about twice a year.) Otherwise they're way too sweet and choclatey. Give me a cheeseburger any day instead.

I like budweiser...snobby people love to talk about how much they hate budweiser (you could define snobbiness as making your taste in something part of your identity)...I love to diss snobby people...match made in heaven.

Thank you.

[Fragony]

Budweiser IS the pinnacle of beer. Why do you think it's so popular? #1 beer in the world for reason. Gold medal winner how many times?

That would be Heineken (for some reason)

[Andres]

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

If you drink a whole bunch of barrel aged double chocolate coffee oatmeal stout I'm sure you'd think bud didn't taste like much. What you like depends on what you've tasted and acquired a taste for and on genetic variation etc. For example, I hate nuts because I don't like the texture (I like peanut butter fine though). I like dill pickles but not bread and butter. Other people are the opposite. If you don't eat sweets for a couple months candy bars taste sickening. My brother eats horrible raw vegan food and finds strawberries too sweet to eat, etc.

I like budweiser...snobby people love to talk about how much they hate budweiser (you could define snobbiness as making your taste in something part of your identity)...I love to diss snobby people...match made in heaven.

Monsieur, having good taste is not the same as being snobby

Did you at least ever try a Belgian beer a couple of times or are you too attached to your dishwater Budweiser (or should I say "too snobby"? ) to try something different?

[Reverend Joe]

Monsieur, having good taste is not the same as being snobby

Did you at least ever try a Belgian beer a couple of times or are you too attached to your dishwater Budweiser (or should I say "too snobby"? ) to try something different?

I dunno about Sasaki, but I have had Belgian beer MANY times. In fact, it used to be all I bought, Leffe being my favorite. I still agree with him that Budweiser is the best.

[Moros]

dear sir, I feel offended!

[Pannonian]

If you drink a whole bunch of barrel aged double chocolate coffee oatmeal stout I'm sure you'd think bud didn't taste like much. What you like depends on what you've tasted and acquired a taste for and on genetic variation etc. For example, I hate nuts because I don't like the texture (I like peanut butter fine though). I like dill pickles but not bread and butter. Other people are the opposite. If you don't eat sweets for a couple months candy bars taste sickening. My brother eats horrible raw vegan food and finds strawberries too sweet to eat, etc.

I like budweiser...snobby people love to talk about how much they hate budweiser (you could define snobbiness as making your taste in something part of your identity)...I love to diss snobby people...match made in heaven.

I actually started off with beers like Budweiser, so it's not just a case of liking what I'm used to. However, being curious, I tried some other (English) beers that I found, that I hadn't heard of, and was pleasantly surprised by the different and IMHO more interesting taste. I eventually developed a preference for English ales over other beers, excepting some Czech beers I've found. Nowadays, whenever I go in a pub and see some unknown beers, I always ask for a sip, to try the different tastes, before buying at least a couple of pints of the pick. The bartenders don't mind, and are often quite enthusiastic about discussing the merits of their favourite beers.

And before you accuse me of snobbery, among those unusual beers I've tried, some were truly awful experiments, while some very well known ales are among my faves.

[Fragony]

excepting some Czech beers I've found

My man. We should enslave these slavs and have them make beer 24/7, mana of the gods.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

I actually started off with beers like Budweiser, so it's not just a case of liking what I'm used to. However, being curious, I tried some other (English) beers that I found, that I hadn't heard of, and was pleasantly surprised by the different and IMHO more interesting taste. I eventually developed a preference for English ales over other beers, excepting some Czech beers I've found. Nowadays, whenever I go in a pub and see some unknown beers, I always ask for a sip, to try the different tastes, before buying at least a couple of pints of the pick. The bartenders don't mind, and are often quite enthusiastic about discussing the merits of their favourite beers.

And before you accuse me of snobbery, among those unusual beers I've tried, some were truly awful experiments, while some very well known ales are among my faves.

Nah, you just like beer. I'm fairly certain I'd lose the taste for bud if I spent time on other beers. But I go for whiskey more often.

Did you at least ever try a Belgian beer a couple of times

Heineken is belgian right? It's ok, not great though.

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Just playing with ya. I thought blue moon was belgian, but I looked it up and it seems it's owned by Coors. Lol.

[Fragony]

What you guys drink ain't the real Heineken, it's watered down for export, real Heineken is a good beer, not the best, but good (with blind tasting the flemish actually liked Heineken best to their horror)