Leffe: Vladimir's Beer Thread

[Moros]

Well if I'm feeling like it, it can be up to and perhaps more than 30. Though I usually only find out by recounting the money I have left the day after.

[Strike For The South]

That is all.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

I hate it when they try and sell attitude. Just make a joke or show me some giant horses jogging please.

[Reverend Joe]

That is all.

...What does it actually taste like?

[Fragony]

I hate it when they try and sell attitude. Just make a joke or show me some giant horses jogging please.

With beer I don't really mind, but when your cornflakes are called Xperience (was something ike that) with on the backside things like how X are you with weird trendy people with odd glasses being cool then I am kinda meh it are cornflakes. Now you ask why did you buy it, dunno.

[Vladimir]

Has anyone tried Gulden Draak? And if so, should I buy a bottle from 1997 for $25? The description sounds great for game food.

[Fragony]

Has anyone tried Gulden Draak? And if so, should I buy a bottle from 1997 for $25? The description sounds great for game food.

It has so many tiny bubbles it's like swallowing a sponge, I don't like it. And it has this odd sweet taste, for some odd reason it taste like death to me, I expect that smell to hang over the battle of the Somnes or something like that.

[Vladimir]

Ahh, to savor the sweet taste of death!



Thanks, I think I'll try the cheap bottle first. I read good but mixed reviews.

[Moros]

It has so many tiny bubbles it's like swallowing a sponge, I don't like it. And it has this odd sweet taste, for some odd reason it taste like death to me, I expect that smell to hang over the battle of the Somnes or something like that.

Blasphemy. You and you're sponges always. What doesn't tatsle like a sponge to you? First Duvel, now Gulden Draak.

About Gulden Draak it's a good Belgian style beer if you ask me. Not the best, but better than most. I think I recommended it in the past. Now I never tried a ten year old one, and while some beers (especially trappist) get better even when they're officially expired. If you buy trappist beer always leave a couple of bottles alone for a year or 5. And you've got even better beer. However 10 years is a bit long. Note it varies from beer to beer, some you should throw away after being expired, but you haven't lived untill you tried a 5 year old Westvleteren 8.
Ten years is a heck of a long time and my bottles of Gulden Draak (usually 75cl ones) never lasted that long. I'd buy a some normal ones, they're good.

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

...What does it actually taste like?

From the description, I believe it tastes somewhat like napalm in the morning.

[Fragony]

Blasphemy. You and you're sponges always. What doesn't tatsle like a sponge to you? First Duvel, now Gulden Draak.

You can't handle the truth. WAY too many bubbles.

[Moros]

You can't handle the truth. WAY too many bubbles.

You just can't handle the superiority of Belgian beer over Dutch well eh...yellow water.

[Fragony]

You just can't handle the superiority of Belgian beer over Dutch well eh...yellow water.

Claiming dutch beer is better then belgium beer would make me look rather silly. Pils is great though, tie.

[Moros]

Claiming dutch beer is better then belgium beer would make me look rather silly. Pils is great though, tie.

Dutch Pils, good? yeah right. Belgian ones are better, though of course no other pils can match a Czech one.

[Fragony]

Dutch Pils, good? yeah right. Belgian ones are better

mwah. I like Jupiler from time to time, Hertog Jan and Brand are better though (imho). Tie.

Czech for the win indeed.

[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)

[Andres]

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.

Aha, so the answer is "no". Well, I know you generally prefer other alcoholic drinks over beer, but beer is something you need to learn to appreciate.

I myself, had to learn to appreciate whiskey. When I first tried it at my parents' (I believe it was an Irish one, Jameson), I really didn't like it. But now, I love it, especially during winter.

If you ever have the opportunity to buy Leffe, Westmalle, Duvel or whatever Belgian beer mentioned in this thread, buy a couple of them and drink it at ease, no more than one or two, eat some cheese with it.

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)

Lies! Manipulation! Bribery! Heineken conspiracy!