Beer

[Roguish Lawyer]

How about listing your favorites as follows:

1. "Everyday" beer -- what you stock in the fridge when there is no special occasion.

2. "Special" beer -- you don't drink it everyday, but you love it, you drink a lot of it, and you'll order this when you go out or have it available when you're entertaining or whatever.

3. "Extraordinary" beer -- you don't have this often, but you think it's the best.

You can have more than one per category. OK, go. :)

[longrange1947]

Miller Lite

Miller Lite

Miller Lite.


OK I lied. I'm doing Atkins and it is the only beer that I like with low Carbs. :D

[Polar Bear]

HAHA your doing the Adkins diet, your fat...Oh wait a min that's me too...Never Mind

The Beast
Guinness
Vodka Martini... I know it's not beer but it's what I prefer over all else

[D9 (RIP)]

There are many in the second and third category, but I'll just pick one.

1. Bud Light

2. Harp

3. Carta Blanca Michelada

[brewmonkey]

#1- Goose Island Hex Nut Brown Ale

#2- DogFish Head 90 minute IPA

#3- Hard to answer as there are so many choices.
Bells Expedition Stout, DogFish Head 120 Minute, Three Floyd's Alpha King, New Belgium Tripple, Chimay Cinq Cents, Ommegang Hennepin are just a few I can think of.


"Life's to short to drink crap!"

What do Miller Lite and sex in a canoe have in common?



They are both fucking close to water! :D

[Roguish Lawyer]

Guess I should post mine. I like many different beers, but I've just picked one per category.

Everyday: Trying Bud Light; normally Budweiser

Special: Newcastle Brown Ale

Extraordinary: Chimay Grande Reserve Ale

[Surgicalcric]

1.) Killians Red on tap...

2.) Bass

3.) Thomas Creek

[Team Sergeant]

1. Harp

2. Fullers London Porter

3. Still working on this.....

[Ockham's Razor]

1) Samuel Adams
2) Guinness
3) Samuel Smith's IPA/Taddy Porter

[Roguish Lawyer]

bump

[CPTAUSRET]

Pilsener Urquel

Boddingtons and Arrogant Bastard

Dogfish Head 120

[Jack Moroney (RIP)]

Hires
Mug
Bulldog

[Sacamuelas]

1. coors light, bud light, miller lite
2. newcastle, Hoegaarden, guinness
3. hell, we don't have any of those fancy beers you boys are listin' in your posts down in the deep south !:D

[Firebeef]

1. Newcastle
2. Wynkoop Brewery Railyard Ale
3. So many beer's.....so little time..... Arrogant Bastard, Left Hand Canyon Firehouse Scotch Ale, Bamberger Schlenkela Rauchbier, Sol, Stella, Phantom Canyon Stout..... on and on and on....

[CPTAUSRET]

Hires
Mug
Bulldog


Hires, as in Root Beer?

[Roguish Lawyer]

Hires, as in Root Beer?

The Colonel does not drink alcohol.

[aiki ins]

1)Miller Light.. Low Carbs

2)Spaten Oktoberfest..Although its seasonal, I drink enough of it to carry me throughout the year

3)Sam Smith Nut Brown Ale

[Jack Moroney (RIP)]

The Colonel does not drink alcohol.

Ah shucks, I just wanted to be one of the guys:o

[jatx]

1. Shiner Bock
2. Harp
3. Harp w/ a side of Jameson's

[The Reaper]

3. Harp w/ a side of Jameson's

Irish Car Bomb?

TR

[MtnGoat]

1) Bass

2) Fat Tire

3) HomeMade IPA

[Bill Harsey]

I was just remembering the good old days logging the old growth around Mt. Hood when the big selection was between Blitz and Oly. The closest Coors was south of the border down in California.

Things have changed a little since then.

Around the knife shop Bud can be occasionally found and the only Bud "light" here is when the can is empty.

For nicer occasions we keep some local brewed beers like Black Butte Porter or Obsidian Stout from the Deschutes Brewing Co. over in Bend Oregon. Also the Full Sail beers are pretty good.
These are all local purchases which is pretty good considering this location.

Best occasion around Christmas, Alaskan Brewing Company's Winter Ale. Remember, this is a knife shop...few exotic imports.

This thread also reminds me I owe Rogue lawyer a 6 pack of Moose Drool to pay a betting debt. I use that stuff to quench steel in.

[DanUCSB]

1 -- Coors Light (pronounced 'Curs Laht')

2 -- Fat Tire / Blue Moon

3 -- Any occasion that requires an escalation from the Blue Moon requires bourbon.

[Huey14]

Speights

http://www.speights.co.nz/images/static_content_images/beers/speights_white.gif

Speights Old Dark (English Porter)
http://www.speights.co.nz/images/static_content_images/beers/olddark_white.gif

No idea.

[jatx]

Irish Car Bomb?

TR

Well, he did ask about special occasions...:D

[The Dave]

1) Bud Light

2) Pumpkin Porter (from Four Peaks)

3) Pumpkin Porter...I have to wait another 9 months until this stuff from heaven is available again.

[Nuke]

1.) Bud Light

2.) Shiner Bock

3.) Yuengling Lager - Can't get it in NM but I always get a few cases when I go back to PA.

[Martin]

1. Carlsberg or Falcon.

2. Guinness, draught. There are also good Thai ones, but some are too sweet.

3. No idea. Want to try jatx suggestion.

Martin

[Bill Harsey]

1) Bud Light

2) Pumpkin Porter (from Four Peaks)

3) Pumpkin Porter...I have to wait another 9 months until this stuff from heaven is available again.

Pumpkin Porter? That's a brew I hadn't heard of before, now I have homework to do.

[lrd]

I'm such a drinker that I can - once or twice a month - drink two whole beers in an evening. It's such an occasion that I usually drink draft. :D

If I do buy, I buy what I really want: Mac and Jack's African Amber (WA), Hook and Ladder Backdraft Brown (MD), Longboard Amber (HI), or - if they aren't available - Newcastle Brown Ale.

The other half drinks Guinness.

[Brother Rat]

1. Natty Light (quantity over quality)
2. Guinness
3. Guinness

What can I say, I'm a college boy...

[mumbleypeg]

1. Bud/ Shiner - depends; if it's BBQ season the Spoetzl brewery is well represented.

2. Newcastle/Fat Tire

3. Double Bastard/ Sleighor Double IPA..........Somr recent paydays have encouraged a thorough exploration of some local product. Strong Beer...Yay!

[The Dave]

Pumpkin Porter? That's a brew I hadn't heard of before, now I have homework to do.


Excellent stuff. There are a couple of other local breweries in the Phoenix area that make it as well, I'm checking to see if any of the NW ones do as well (Deschutes, Full Sail, etc..). If I could figure out a way to send some up that way without it going flat I would. Everyone needs to try this. A dark beer, but does not taste like your average dark at all.

We plan to buy 2 to 3 kegs when its available.

[Warrior-Mentor]

Everyday: Bud Light; Anheuser-Busch is a big supporter or the Warrior Foundation.

Special: Sam Adams Winter Ale

Extraordinary: Guinness - especially with a shot of Baileys Irish Cream

[The Dave]

Extraordinary: Guinness - especially with a shot of Baileys Irish Cream

Isnt this AKA Irish Car Bomber as well? Definitely good stuff!

[stone]

1. Bud

2. Guinness/Corona -- depending on the temperature outside

3. Boddingtons

[The Reaper]

Isnt this AKA Irish Car Bomber as well? Definitely good stuff!

The ICB is actually a shotglass half-full of Jameson's with a half-shot of Bailey's floated on it, then you drop it into a pint of Guinness stout and chug it all down without stopping. If you don't drink it fast enough, it will curdle, though.

Slainte!

TR

[jatx]

If you don't drink it fast enough, it will curdle, though.


WM can have my Bailey's, I'll take a full shot of the Jamison's, please. :)

(I learned about the curdling issue the hard way.)

[Warrior-Mentor]

Waaah.

Perhaps you need some of the Magic Cure All (http://www.vagisil.com) :p

Cement Mixers kick ass!

[jon448]

1) Busch light or coors light depending on whats on sale that week
2)Newcastle, wachusett blueberry
3)Sam Adams Summer Ale
Typically the only time I rise above the cheap stuff is when somebody else is buying. I love being a college student:rolleyes:

[jatx]

Waaah.

Perhaps you need some of the Magic Cure All (http://www.vagisil.com) :p

Cement Mixers kick ass!

You ever make it to Dallas, the Cement Mixers are on me. :D

[The Dave]

The ICB is actually a shotglass half-full of Jameson's with a half-shot of Bailey's floated on it, then you drop it into a pint of Guinness stout and chug it all down without stopping. If you don't drink it fast enough, it will curdle, though.

Slainte!

TR

Apparently we've been half assing this drink around here for a little while then, time to fix that :D

[rab97]

1. Shiner Bock-Texas staple

2. Guinness

3. Belhaven Scottish Ale- Has to be in the can with the 'widget'

[JPH]

1. Warsteiner Pilsner or Dunkel
2. Spaten Oktoberfest
3. Hofbrauhaus hefe-weize

[Box]

Icehouse

Newcastle

Guinness/Bass (those count as one if you drink them correctly)

[itsanarmything]

1. Miller Lite

2. Bud Lite

3. Vicen (Sp? I drank a lot of that while I was over in Germany)

[The Reaper]

1. Miller Lite

2. Bud Lite

3. Vicen (Sp? I drank a lot of that while I was over in Germany)

Weissen, as in Hefeweissen.

TR

[HOLLiS]

isn't it a oxymoron to say Lite beer. Kind of like sex on the beach, sans the women.

Guinness.............. from Tap........ with a smile.

It is great to see all the good beers available today. Oregon is rich with micro brews on tap and very fine bottled beers in the store.

[Maisy]

1. Newcastle, Pure Blonde, Hobgoblin
2. James Squire Golden Ale, Little Creatures
3. Red Oak Belgium Chocolate Stout, Nelson's Blood "Blood is back!"

Yeah, yeah, I know, who puts chocolate with beer! It actually works, and it's the first ever dessert beer I've tasted.

[tcharles]

1. Upland (micro in Indiana) HefeWeissen
2. Arrogant Bastard Ruination IPA
3. Sammy Smith Oatmeal Stout

[HOLLiS]

Yeah, yeah, I know, who puts chocolate with beer! It actually works, and it's the first ever dessert beer I've tasted.


Actually Haagen Daus Coffee almond ice cream is great with dark beer, like a Becks.

[SP5IC]

Guinness.............. from Tap........ with a smile.

Only in Ireland.

[Michelle]

Found a really good new German beer this weekend at the local German pub.

Dinkle Acker Dark.


And yes, I ordered it only because the name made me laugh out loud.... turned out to be an excellent, smooth dark German beer.

Anyone else every heard of this?


m1

[Weazle23]

I'm from the PacNW so I grew accustomed to a large selection of really good beer so my list is based off being back home:

1. Bass, Sam Adams

2. Alaskan Amber, Moose Drool, Fat Tire

3. Dead Guy's Rogue Ale, Puget Sound Porter from the Harmon in downtown Tacoma

[Soft Target]

Hey you Aussies; where's the Foster?

Special: Old Frothingschloss ("The Pale, Stale Ale; the Beer with the Head On the Bottom"). Brewed by that very definition of world class hops processors - Iron City. It was brewed and canned every Christmas and it was adorned with photos of very select bathing beauties (Oh Yeah). Caution this is only for the most discriminating palates.

[brewmonkey]

I'm from the PacNW so I grew accustomed to a large selection of really good beer so my list is based off being back home:

1. Bass, Sam Adams

2. Alaskan Amber, Moose Drool, Fat Tire

3. Dead Guy's Rogue Ale, Puget Sound Porter from the Harmon in downtown Tacoma

That would be Rogue's Dead Guy Ale. Rogue is also one of the pre-eminent brewers in the country. Just about any of their beers is worth the time and money. For the East coast folks I looking for bold beers check out Dogfish Head in Rehoboth Beach DE.

[Big_King]

I doubt anyone will know the brands but what the hell:

1. Alexander Kieths India Pale Ale

2. Rickards Red, Clancys Amber ale

3. I have to go with Surgicalcric on this, I tried some Killians Red in Virginia last month and I'm hooked! Impossible to find in the pubs here though.

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[brewmonkey]

I doubt anyone will know the brands but what the hell:

1. Alexander Kieths India Pale Ale

2. Rickards Red, Clancys Amber ale

3. I have to go with Surgicalcric on this, I tried some Killians Red in Virginia last month and I'm hooked! Impossible to find in the pubs here though.

my current desktop:

Depending on which version of brewing history you believe, Alexander Kieth is credited with the "invention" of the IPA which stands for India Pale Ale. The IPA is named such as it was a beer brewed specifically to withstand the harsh conditions onboard ships on their voyage from the UK/Europe to India where the British had troops stationed. The product was supposed to be blended once on station but it apparently did not happen and a new style was born.

[airborneFSO]

I still put Shiner Bock at the top of the list, the beer is great and does not break the bank.

[ZoneOne]

1. Yeungling
2. Corona / Guiness
3. Something new(to me), depends on the location, but I always try a new beer if the location permits. Preferably a dark beer.

[rab97]

Alaskan Amber and Moose Drool are two of my favorite beers. I wish I could get some here in NC.

[Q]

Now these are the discussion I remember in the Team House. You guys are making me homesick. The best beer???

1. The first cold one after coming out of the bush.
2. Guiness is the nectar of the Gods.
3. A cold dark Porter, from the Pacific NW.


Thanks for the memories. PS: If you head down Mexico way and you like a dark beer, try Negra Modelo. Colder the better quite tasty, especially when you got a burrito the size of a hog leg in the other hand. "Q".

[Bill Harsey]

Now these are the discussion I remember in the Team House. You guys are making me homesick. The best beer???

1. The first cold one after coming out of the bush.
2. Guinness is the nectar of the Gods.
3. A cold dark Porter, from the Pacific NW.


Thanks for the memories. PS: If you head down Mexico way and you like a dark beer, try Negra Modelo. Colder the better quite tasty, especially when you got a burrito the size of a hog leg in the other hand. "Q".
Q,
You have great taste in beverages! Speaking of Northwest beers, it's official, Portland now has more breweries than any other city on this planet.

Negra Modelo is served (in glasses just out of the freezer) down the road at the very fine Mexican place we have here locally. :lifter

You have prompted a question, what does the little plastic device inside the Guinness bottles actually do? I broke one out last night for inspection and can't figure out it's function.

Note to self: forget about beer, must go back to work.

[CPTAUSRET]

Q,
You have great taste in beverages! Speaking of Northwest beers, it's official, Portland now has more breweries than any other city on this planet.

Negra Modelo is served (in glasses just out of the freezer) down the road at the very fine Mexican place we have here locally. :lifter

You have prompted a question, what does the little plastic device inside the Guinness bottles actually do? I broke one out last night for inspection and can't figure out it's function.

Note to self: forget about beer, must go back to work.

Bill:

Cold beer and good mexican food, sounds ideal!

Here's what the widget does.

http://home.howstuffworks.com/question446.htm

Terry

[Maytime]

I'd have to agree with rab97, Alaskan Amber is my favorite, mainly since it has a nice aftertaste not found in some other darkish beers, and it's from my home state. Fat Tire is up there as well.

[Q]

Bill, I hope you've found out what it is or does????? 'Cuz I never held onto the empty long enuff to ponder such a question. I bow to Portland.....If you got Negra, I'm headed south to get one. Take care, "Q".

[brewmonkey]

Negro Modelo is a Vienna Lager style beer. Many of the lagers you find through central/south America were influenced heavily by the Germans. You will find a lot of Vienna and Marzen style beers down South as well you will run into the occassional Schwarzbier (Black Lager).

[Bill Harsey]

Bill, I hope you've found out what it is or does????? 'Cuz I never held onto the empty long enuff to ponder such a question. I bow to Portland.....If you got Negra, I'm headed south to get one. Take care, "Q".
Q,
I've torn apart several of those Irish baby formula bottles and haven't yet been able to find the nitrogen. :D

If your heading south on "the 5" beer and chow is on me!

Brew, AMAZING history! Your more than just another pretty face around here.

Same German type of culture applies to a few other things in South America, anyone care to guess?

[brewmonkey]

Q,
I've torn apart several of those Irish baby formula bottles and haven't yet been able to find the nitrogen. :D

If your heading south on "the 5" beer and chow is on me!

Brew, AMAZING history! Your more than just another pretty face around here.

Same German type of culture applies to a few other things in South America, anyone care to guess?

I've had the same problem with those nitrogen cans and bottles. Naturally brewing and all it's components are of interest to me and I have emptied MANY of those cans/bottles in search of the Nitrogen, guess I am going to have to keep looking...

[Bill Harsey]

I've had the same problem with those nitrogen cans and bottles. Naturally brewing and all it's components are of interest to me and I have emptied MANY of those cans/bottles in search of the Nitrogen, guess I am going to have to keep looking...
Darn stuff won't even respond to the "lit match" test either.

[HOLLiS]

Bill, I thought your way off the I-5 strip,

We have some great comidas Mexicano places here... But you do have to ask for salsa picante...

If you get near Salem, I would be lgad to show a few place.. inexpensive.... sadly the really good Mexicano food places don't do beer... There is a bakery, in Independence, great burritos.

A great Burrito local is called the Oregon Burrito... Yummy

Negro Modelo es mas fina, I am still fond of XX. in '68 we sailed into Cabo San Lucas, a little sleepy fishing village at the time, and bought a bunch (35 cases) for our trip to Panama. We ran out of beer by the time we hit El Slavador... they had a good German beer in La Union...

We did have a place locally that had guinness on tap... and the keep knew how to make a glass smile... well almost

[Q]

Bill, I'm not really headed down that way.......yet. But I tell ya what when I do and I'm sure I will, I'll get a message out to ya and take you up on that Beer. "Q".

[Q]

Hollis, you sound like an old Central/South American bum like me. I love it down there. Spent 4 years in Panama, playing with Uncle Sugar and his friends. I was on one of the first two teams that went on the ground in El Sal.
Sounds like you were down that way alot earlier. Did you hang around much down there? I'm looking to set up a safehouse/beachhouse in Mazatlan....right across the Sea of Cortez from Cabo!! Should be closing on it by the end of the month. Got me an old beat up '81 CJ, a cold cerveza and the old lady!!! It will be heaven.....Burrito Heaven that is! "Q".

[brewmonkey]

Negro Modelo es mas fina, I am still fond of XX. in '68 we sailed into Cabo San Lucas, a little sleepy fishing village at the time, and bought a bunch (35 cases) for our trip to Panama. We ran out of beer by the time we hit El Slavador... they had a good German beer in La Union...

We did have a place locally that had guinness on tap... and the keep knew how to make a glass smile... well almost

Just as Negro Modelo is a Vienna Lager so is Dos Equis Amber(brown bottle) while Dos Equis (green bottle) is based on American Macro's.

[Five-O]

1. Red Stripe

2. Sam Adams

3. Hop Wallop (Philly area Micro brew)

[HOLLiS]

Hollis, you sound like an old Central/South American bum like me. I love it down there. Spent 4 years in Panama, playing with Uncle Sugar and his friends. I was on one of the first two teams that went on the ground in El Sal.
Sounds like you were down that way alot earlier. Did you hang around much down there? I'm looking to set up a safehouse/beachhouse in Mazatlan....right across the Sea of Cortez from Cabo!! Should be closing on it by the end of the month. Got me an old beat up '81 CJ, a cold cerveza and the old lady!!! It will be heaven.....Burrito Heaven that is! "Q".

I thought about a place more up towards La Paz, on the Baja side. Cabo has gone way tourista. Have not been down there in a while. We have kids now, so until they fly the coup, I am stuck. Great DIVING down there.

I was there in '68 in La Union El Sal. Pretty frisky then, FDR, FMLN, and the Guardia and "Ranchers". Had a Friend about 12 years ago wanted to open a place in Costa Rica, on the Beach, get some investors together. But it fell through. I like Island time.

If you get down to Oregon, Salem area give me a shout, we have some local brew pubs, or I do a mean bar B, blacken snapper, etc........... do some shootin'.

[magician]

Back when I ran the family liquor store, I drank them all.

I had to know my merchandise, and besides, PsychoBitch From Hell was pregnant with my son. It later turned out that she was bipolar, but who knew?

Anyway, my favorite was Sapporo in the large steel cans stuck in a snow drift on the balcony. That was my everyday beer.

When I was in the mood for something a little stiffer, I preferred Sheaf Stout.

When it was time to celebrate, then Chimay was the poison of choice.

Been a long time since I partook.

I figure I drank my quota already.

:)

[brewmonkey]

1. Red Stripe

2. Sam Adams

3. Hop Wallop (Philly area Micro brew)

If you like Victory's Hop Wallop you should check out the 90 Minute and/or the 120 Minute IPA's from DogFish Head out of Delaware. The 90 & 120 Minute are two of their versions of what is called a Double IPA or I2PA which is also what Hop Wallop would be. Be mindful though if you go for the 120 Minute as it is 21% Alcohol while the 90 comes in at 9%.

Another I2PA that you might be able to get in the PA area is the Dreadnaught IPA from Three Floyd's out of Indiana. They also have another beer called "Alpha King", which is not an I2PA but if you like hops this beer has won the Hop King Challenge several times in a row.

[brewmonkey]

Back when I ran the family liquor store, I drank them all.

I had to know my merchandise, and besides, PsychoBitch From Hell was pregnant with my son. It later turned out that she was bipolar, but who knew?

Anyway, my favorite was Sapporo in the large steel cans stuck in a snow drift on the balcony. That was my everyday beer.

When I was in the mood for something a little stiffer, I preferred Sheaf Stout.

When it was time to celebrate, then Chimay was the poison of choice.

Been a long time since I partook.

I figure I drank my quota already.

:)

Chimay is indeed a fine beer. Made by the Trappiist Monks at the Chimay Monestary it is one of only 6 in Belgium and 1 in The Netherlands (out of 171 Trappist Monasteries) that produce beer. Trappist beers are some of the best on the planet and are a must for anyone to try. Of course they can be cost prohibitive so one a day or so is about the limit. They will set you back about $7 for a liter or $20 for a 6-pack of 12oz bottles in most places.

Of course having the proper stem ware to serve these beers is essential. While most beer will taste fine in a pint glass, like wine great beer needs a glass that will help emphasize it's flavor, color and aroma.

Chimay also has a line of cheeses that are very tasty, again a bit on the $$$ side.

Here is a wikipedia article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trappist_beer) on the trappist monasteries for those interested.

[Q]

Hollis, I'll let you know. Sounds like a good time. Don't wait on the Kids. My last one will be leaving the nest sometime next year, I ain't waitin'. Costa Rica is beautiiiiful. Like the chow and the black sand beaches. That whole darn area is still unstable........I like it that way.....more fun. Guatemala is probably the worst of them all and it used to be pretty tame. My brother in law did a few weeks in Belize, tried to talk him out of it, last time I seen that place it was without a doubt the nastious place. But nooooooo he goes anyway. Turns out they have gone touristy and cleaned the place up....some. El Sal may get going again I guess the Sandanistas are trying to take over again....same guys....legally. Well anyway, back to the subject at hand. Big German influence all over Central and So. America which means you can find some real good beers and of course the chow in Central America is Grand. I should be a tourist monger!!! Bye ya'll, "Q". PS: Magician are you a member of the 46th SFCA Association?? The Director lives near Pattaya?

[CPTAUSRET]

Chimay is indeed a fine beer. Made by the Trappiist Monks at the Chimay Monestary it is one of only 6 in Belgium and 1 in The Netherlands (out of 171 Trappist Monasteries) that produce beer.

brew:

We are departing for the Netherlands this Wed, I will have to try the Chimay. I don't remember having done so in the past.

Terry

[magician]

Heh.

I remember that one large liter bottle of Chimay was enough to get me walloped. I no longer remember its proof...but not only was it tasty, it was potent.

Great freakin' beer.

:)

[HOLLiS]

Q, no kidding, El Sal had a really good German Beer, I forgot the name.

Another pretty good beer is Ba Ma Ba (33)

As for rice beer, Orion.... but the next morning after taste was Horrible, felt like some dog C*** in my mouth.

[brewmonkey]

brew:

We are departing for the Netherlands this Wed, I will have to try the Chimay. I don't remember having done so in the past.

Terry

Terry

The Trappist brewery in The Netherlands is called Koningshoeven. Some tasty beers are made by those Monks.

[brewmonkey]

I would be looking to China and Japan in the next 5-10 years, especially China, to be putting out some very good beers. They have been buying up brewpub equipment left and right from the states (it is dirt cheap after the late 90's when a good number of pubs went under after the boom was over) as well they have been bringing in American and German trained brewers to show them how to use the equipment. The Chinese have been hiring American and German trained brewers left and right to come in and show them what is what and once they figure it out and start to feel a bit adventurous you will see the results.

The Chinese I expect to be putting out some serious amounts of beer as well as a good number of their products will probably be made with a soy base. I have had a few soy beers and surprisingly they have a very clean taste. One small brewer in my area is actually exporting (they are the first US Brewery to do so) a soy based beer they are making to China.

Africa is also putting out some good beers and for those who have or know someone with Coeliac you should have them try beer brewed using only Sorghum. It is either VERY low in gluten or has no gluten in the final product depending on whether they used any other cereal grains. A good number of African breweries are making them and with SAB (South African Breweries) having bought our Miller awhile back that means some of those beers are making it to the US market.

[Q]

Hey, are we talkin' Asian Beer?? Sounds familiar. I remember Running Deer, Some of the Thai beers in the litre bottles. Now sold in the states and I'll be darned if I can remember the name (too much beer I suppose). Yeah, the Germans got around didn't they? Brewmonkey could probably talk for hours on that one. Only makes since, if you want good beer call a German to help you get it going. I did get ahold of some beer in Kenya, I think some of the guys have already mentioned it. White Star is one. The beer was real good but you had to know how to drink it. I think it is the only beer I've drank with chunks of something in the bottom. Now I've gotten some in other places with a little residue in the bottom but this African stuff was like a ball of slim. You stayed sober 'cuz you were afraid of swollowing it. Plus we were making nice with the Masai Tribesmen, nice guys! "Q".

[CPTAUSRET]

Another pretty good beer is Ba Ma Ba (33)


Ba Ma Ba (33), "Tiger Piss", that is not the one that made you blind (albeit temporarily), is it?

Terry

[HOLLiS]

Ba Ma Ba (33), "Tiger Piss", that is not the one that made you blind (albeit temporarily), is it?

Terry

No Sir, never drank it in the puddle.... what made me go blind in the puddle was Carlings BlackLabel, the Beer that made Viet-Nam Famous............. that stuff was death warmed over. Visited some RVN Buddies in Colorado, and hoisted a few 33's...

Another Asian beer, TsingTao (SP)...

H.

[CPTAUSRET]

No Sir, never drank it in the puddle.... what made me go blind in the puddle was Carlings BlackLabel, the Beer that made Viet-Nam Famous............. that stuff was death warmed over. Visited some RVN Buddies in Colorado, and hoisted a few 33's...

Another Asian beer, TsingTao (SP)...

H.

re the Carlings black label, sometimes that stuff sat in conex's in 115 degree heat for months, and we still drank it cause that was what we had. Sometimes we drank it at 115 degrees w/out cooling, cause that was what we had.

I remember drinking Martini's one day, sans Ice, sans Vermouth, sans olives, just (piss hot) Beefeaters Gin...

Terry

[HOLLiS]

re the Carlings black label, sometimes that stuff sat in conex's in 115 degree heat for months, and we still drank it cause that was what we had. Sometimes we drank it at 115 degrees w/out cooling, cause that was what we had.

I remember drinking Martini's one day, sans Ice, sans Vermouth, sans olives, just (piss hot) Beefeaters Gin...

Terry

115, maybe more like 150. We drank all night and sang to "we gotta get out of this place" Byrds? It was some of the best of times. Cans would spray the over head... But we didn't care any beer was good beer. Good Brothers are hard to come by.

H.

[SP5IC]

Ba Ma Ba (33), "Tiger Piss", that is not the one that made you blind (albeit temporarily), is it?

Terry
Remember the Biere La Roué (sorry about the spelling) in the quart bottles? I think the "33" beer had some formaldehyde for preservation.

[brewmonkey]

If you are ever in a pinch and need to cool down beer, or any other liquid for that matter, quickly.

All you need is a bucket large enough to fit what you are cooling, some ice and rock salt (if possible but any salt will work), water and a CO2 fire extinguisher or a 5lb CO2 cylinder. Fill the bucket with water and add some ice and about a cup or two of the salt. Place the extinguisher or cylinder in the water and then discharge it. As we all know as CO2 is expelled from it's compressed form it will give off COLD energy which will then cool the beer down in just a few minutes (about 2 or 3).

edit- I have found the if you have a CO2 cylinder around it works best. They will last MUCH longer then a fire extinguisher and can be used many times before they are empty, unlike a fire extinguisher. As well using a fire extinguisher to cool your beer may leave you in a pinch at a future time. :eek:

[One up One down]

1. Bud Light
2. Newcastle Brown Ale
3. Sundance Amber Ale

By the by, has anyone on here ever brewed their own beer? I've got my first batch in the bottle and it will be ready to drink 25 April. I just mixed up a batch of hefeweizen a few minutes ago, and its now in the fermenter.

[Ambush Master]

If you are ever in a pinch and need to cool down beer, or any other liquid for that matter, quickly.

Out at the "Forward Launch Site", before the "Guns" left for home, we'd pull several 2.75s from the tubes and stack beer cans into them. Then they'd take off, climb up to a good/cold altitude for a few minutes and bring the beer back down to us. We'd push the cans into mermac containers to keep it cold and we'd have a few brews to drink while we watched the sun set over Laos!!
:D

[incommin]

1) Samuel Adams
2) Guinness
3) Samuel Smith's IPA/Taddy Porter


What flavor of Samuel Adams??? They only got like 18 or something?

[incommin]

1. What ever is cold

2. What ever is cold

3. What ever is cold

All of this reading about beer made me go pop the top on a Sanuel Adams Black Lager..... Cheers!

[brewmonkey]

1. Bud Light
2. Newcastle Brown Ale
3. Sundance Amber Ale

By the by, has anyone on here ever brewed their own beer? I've got my first batch in the bottle and it will be ready to drink 25 April. I just mixed up a batch of hefeweizen a few minutes ago, and its now in the fermenter.


I spent 5 years as the head brewer of a small pub and have been brewing my own for about 7 years. Check your PM's.

[Air.177]

1:Guinness, Newcastle

2:Tillburg's Dutch Brown Ale

3:Guinness and Woodchuck Cider layered like a Black and Tan. We call it a poor man's Black velvet. Quite tasty.

actually any combination of those listed could be found on premises at any given time.

[TFM]

Licher Hefe-weizen. Pretty much any hefe-weizon.

[brewmonkey]

Licher Hefe-weizen. Pretty much any hefe-weizon.

A good Bavarian Hefe is good, when they are served at the proper temp and sans lemons. A font of phenolics from clove to bubble gum and all those other wonderful aromas and flavors make them great on a hot day.

However in the past years a turn from the German strain of yeast, Weihenstephan, to another "wheat beer strain" in the US has left a second style called an "American Hefe" which is less bubble gum and more clove/spice flavor. Reminiscent of a Belgian Wit more then a Hefe I find them an abomination of the style and a big reason many here in the U.S. seem to turn their nose when offered a proper Hefe as they see the phenolic aspect as an "off flavor."

The GREAT thing about a Hefe is that it is the quickest beer you can make because it does not need to be filtered or even fined (gelatin or isinglass) to clear it out. Due to the high level of phenols in the beer even a young beer does not have that "green" flavor other might if served as early as a Hefe may be.

Most ales require at least 14 days from grain to glass but a hefe can be turned out in 7-8 days easily when in a pinch. A lot of pub brewers who get caught short in their brewing cycle, which happens when a beer is more popular then anticipated, will throw a Hefe into primary to buy them some time.

[huntcg]

1. Bud Select
2. McGuire's Stout
3. McGuire's Imperial Stout

The Imperial is a seasonal beer, so you have to get it while the getting's good!

[Bill Harsey]

I just found a new beer, reminds me of some folks around here.

[Gypsy]

Mr. H, great picture! How's the beer?

[Bill Harsey]

Mr. H, great picture! How's the beer?
Thanks Ma'am! tastes just like the good IPA that it is.

My qualifications to critique a beer aren't quite as good as Brewmonkeys but there is nothing in the flavor that insults me.

forgot to mention earlier, the Broken Halo IPA is made by Widmer Brothers Brewing Co. just north of here.

[HOLLiS]

forgot to mention earlier, the Broken Halo IPA is made by Widmer Brothers Brewing Co. just north of here.

I'll have to keep a eye out for that brand. My beer buddies are oly fanatics, I like Oly too, so that is what I dink mostly. It is $10.99 a case at a local store in Dallas. When I first moved to Oregon I liked Rainier, really great commercials. The Henry's Dark, then back to OLY. For my regular consumption when $$ are a little thin.

[brewmonkey]

Thanks Ma'am! tastes just like the good IPA that it is.

My qualifications to critique a beer aren't quite as good as Brewmonkeys but there is nothing in the flavor that insults me.

forgot to mention earlier, the Broken Halo IPA is made by Widmer Brothers Brewing Co. just north of here.

Widmer should be on a lot more store shelves in the near future. When I was at their main brewery back in 2002 I was in awe! For such a "small" brewery they have a HUGE system. They brewed in 2 batches what it took me 100 batches to make! They have a 250bbl brewhouse and can run it 24/7 if they needed to and pump out about 2000bbls a day easily (that is 4,000 kegs or about 52,000 cases).

A few years back they entered into a distro contract with Anheuser Busch which gives them access to everyone of the AB distributers in the country as well as premium shelf space, very similar to what Red Hook did many years ago. I suspect that as the Widmer Bros. start to get their labels approved in the various states you will be able to find them outside the PNW/West Coast.

[Dragon2Zero]

1) Franziskaner Hefe Weisse Hell

2) Franziskaner Hefe Weisse Hell

3) ... take a guess ...

[Bill Harsey]

1) Franziskaner Hefe Weisse Hell

2) Franziskaner Hefe Weisse Hell

3) ... take a guess ...
Uh, you asked...
Bud Lite?

[Bill Harsey]

Widmer should be on a lot more store shelves in the near future. When I was at their main brewery back in 2002 I was in awe! For such a "small" brewery they have a HUGE system. They brewed in 2 batches what it took me 100 batches to make! They have a 250bbl brewhouse and can run it 24/7 if they needed to and pump out about 2000bbls a day easily (that is 4,000 kegs or about 52,000 cases).

A few years back they entered into a distro contract with Anheuser Busch which gives them access to everyone of the AB distributers in the country as well as premium shelf space, very similar to what Red Hook did many years ago. I suspect that as the Widmer Bros. start to get their labels approved in the various states you will be able to find them outside the PNW/West Coast.
Very interesting. I saw a late night TV ad for Broken Halo, unusual for a micro brewery.

[huntcg]

I leave for Germany about 9 days from now to play OPFOR for a few weeks. We should have some MWR time to see the country...Does anyone have any advice and or personal favorite beers to check out while in country?

[brewmonkey]

I leave for Germany about 9 days from now to play OPFOR for a few weeks. We should have some MWR time to see the country...Does anyone have any advice and or personal favorite beers to check out while in country?

Check out beeradvocate.com or ratebeer.com. They both have a search feature and should let you narrow it down to the region of the country that you will be located. Check out the local breweries no matter where you are and I will bet that you will find great beer. Be prepared though because unlike in the states where a brewery will have 6-12 beers they brew most German brewhouses will have between 1-3 they brew, a Pils, A Vienna/Munich Lager and maybe a Shwarzbier if your lucky. They will all be good though!

[danjam]

Paulaner's Salvator is a nice one from Germany.

I also like Lion Beer ... which is from Sri Lanka

[Roguish Lawyer]

Paulaner's Salvator is a nice one from Germany.

Concur. Optimator is also good.

[brewmonkey]

Concur. Optimator is also good.

Optimator is a Doppelbock and a classic example of the style. If you like that beer you should check out Ayinger's Celebrator as well as Salvator Dopple. For a decent one made here in the US check out Sam Adams Dopplebock. While I do not care for some of their other beers they have done a bangup job on this one.

For those in NH check out Smuttynose brewing, in the Ohio area check out Great Lakes Brewing (The Instigator), and for those in the San Diego/Carlsbad areas check out Pizza Port Brewing for their C U Later Dopplebock, Chicago area check out Goose Island, Delaware & Pennsylvania check out the Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant . For the Pizza Port beers you may see them in bottles soon as they have purchased the old Stone Brewing Co. facilites in San Marcos (after Stone vacated for their new brewhouse down the road). For those of you in the PNW check out Widmer Bros Dopple.

Another import that is decent would be Hacker-Pschorr Animator Dopplebock. Many are familiar with Hacker-Pschorrs Pils, which is one of the best, but their Dopple should certainly be tried if you can find it in the US.

[x SF med]

I leave for Germany about 9 days from now to play OPFOR for a few weeks. We should have some MWR time to see the country...Does anyone have any advice and or personal favorite beers to check out while in country?

If you get to the Dallau area - Kloster Hefeweisse - a small local Trappist Brew.

I rarely imbibe any more, but when I do:
Yeungling (amber, black & Tan, porter)
Black & Tan (Guinness & Harp over a spoon)
any local / esoteric brew that I havent tried before - occasionally disappointing, but generally interesting.

[Air.177]

I couldn't believe it, I went to OK City last weekend and found some decent beer that I can't find at home. I am a big fan of stouts and similiar styles of beer and I enjoy something a bit different from Guinness once in a while. Beamish fits the bill perfectly.

Good times,
Blake

[brewmonkey]

If you get to the Dallau area - Kloster Hefeweisse - a small local Trappist Brew.

I rarely imbibe any more, but when I do:
Yeungling (amber, black & Tan, porter)
Black & Tan (Guinness & Harp over a spoon)
any local / esoteric brew that I havent tried before - occasionally disappointing, but generally interesting.

Yeungling is the oldest continually operated brewery in the US and while they are a big operation you can still call and find one of the Yuenglings answering the phone. Boston Beer Co. was founded 1 year prior to Yuengling (1828 vs 1829) but there was a span of several years from the 70's through 1984 when Jim Koch bought the company that the doors were closed and no beer was brewed.

Molson Coors Brewing owns the oldest label, Molson, in North America.

[Huey14]

Not recommended from the People's Republic:

Tsingdao Gold or whatever it's called. Tastes like piss. Really.

Blue Diamond Pineapple Beer. I picked up a can of this at the supermarket today as a lark.

Soon taught me a lesson: If it looks like shit it'll taste like shit. Soon I went back to my scotch bottle (Chivas 12 year old).

[brewmonkey]

Not recommended from the People's Republic:

Tsingdao Gold or whatever it's called. Tastes like piss. Really.

Blue Diamond Pineapple Beer. I picked up a can of this at the supermarket today as a lark.

Soon taught me a lesson: If it looks like shit it'll taste like shit. Soon I went back to my scotch bottle (Chivas 12 year old).


I would say it is a fair assumption that any beer that has the word "Pineapple" in it is not going to be good. :eek:

[Bill Harsey]

Soon I went back to my scotch bottle (Chivas 12 year old).
That's good beer too.

[brewmonkey]

That's good beer too.

Both made from the same base grain!

[Huey14]

I would say it is a fair assumption that any beer that has the word "Pineapple" in it is not going to be good. :eek:

You would think so! :D

[Warrior-Mentor]

I would say it is a fair assumption that any beer that has the word "Pineapple" in it is not going to be good.

But Strawberry is ok? Oh the humanity!!!

[spec1337]

Miller Lite

Harp

Dogfish Head 90 Min IPA / Unibroue La Fin Du Monde

[Bill Harsey]

Miller Lite

Harp

Dogfish Head 90 Min IPA / Unibroue La Fin Du Monde
Breakfast,
lunch,
dinner,
desert, right?

[HOLLiS]

Breakfast,
lunch,
dinner,
desert, right?
and for desert

Becks Dark with a Haggen daus(SP) Coffee almond fudge.

[brewmonkey]

But Strawberry is ok? Oh the humanity!!!

Actually no fruit in beer is ok unless it is a Lambic style like a Pecehe (Peach), Framboise (Raspberry), Kriek (Cherry), Cassis (Currants) and a few other less popular variety of fruits and even then only from certain breweries. Lambics are only able to be made in one area of Belgium, Payottenland, as they are spontaneously fermented by allowing the wort to be exposed to the open air where in only that small region of the world a special wild yeast strain will ferment the beers.

They have cultivated this strain and do sell it but even then the beers are not quite the same as what you would get from that region.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambic

[brewmonkey]

Miller Lite

Harp

Dogfish Head 90 Min IPA / Unibroue La Fin Du Monde


DogFish Head brewery is perhaps one of the best breweries in the country. Their brewing philosophy is similar to mine and that is, Big is Better. Of you like the 90 Min you have to try the 120 Min. :eek:

[jfhiller]

1. Boulevard Unfiltered Wheat (Kansas City brewery - outstanding)
2. Free State Owd Macs Imperial Stout - or - Old Backus Barleywine (local Lawrence, KS brewery - best microbrew I've every had)
3. Sam Smith Oatmeal Stout, maybe Rogue Imperial Stout, Shakespeare Stout, or Mocha Porter

My favorite overall would have to be Free State, though. If you're ever in the NE Kansas area (Leavenworth? :eek: ) you really should pay a visit.

Edited to add:
By the way, Free State makes a good fruity beer called Crimsonberry Ale.

[brewmonkey]

1. Boulevard Unfiltered Wheat (Kansas City brewery - outstanding)
2. Free State Owd Macs Imperial Stout - or - Old Backus Barleywine (local Lawrence, KS brewery - best microbrew I've every had)
3. Sam Smith Oatmeal Stout, maybe Rogue Imperial Stout, Shakespeare Stout, or Mocha Porter

My favorite overall would have to be Free State, though. If you're ever in the NE Kansas area (Leavenworth? :eek: ) you really should pay a visit.

Edited to add:
By the way, Free State makes a good fruity beer called Crimsonberry Ale.

I agree that Free State makes some damn fine beer but you should also head out to Topeka and check out the Blind Tiger.

[PeteyMcPete]

1. Carlton Extra Dry or whatever is cheap :D

2. Heineken or Grolsch or Coronas

3. Special beer?

[PeteyMcPete]

And for the record, best thread ever.

(I'm aussie, i love beer.)

[x SF med]

NOT Fischer (Alscatian beer )

Anybody remember Shiner - not Shiner Bock - the original Shiner that came in the heavy metal cans, because it would eat through Aluminum. Or mickey's Big mouths - cheap beer for those on a budget - but that's a whole 'nother thread.

[brewmonkey]

FS-

That beer would be Steinlager.

As for "coffee looking beers", that is not at all their sole purpose. Perhaps you need to try a traditional bock, schwarzbier or something like a Vanilla Porter.

[LibraryLady]

Another contribution by the femme side to this thread. Please excuse the inability to count correctly, but I think that’s a bit appropriate to a thread involving alcohol. :D

2. Special Beer – Those times I’m with friends, I generally am drinking something that has history with us and can include anything from a Silver Bullet or Coors Original Long Necks to Guinness, craft beers, homegrown and so forth.

3. Extraordinary Beer – Never met one of these animals, but then I’m a harsh critic…

1. Ordinary Beer – See Below – or some variation thereof to be procured here (http://www.pacificcrestbrewing.com).

LL

[Huey14]

Steinlager isn't bad but not many people in NZ seem to drink it. It's much like Fosters is to Aussies. Glad to hear you enjoyed it though!

[brewmonkey]

Another contribution by the femme side to this thread. Please excuse the inability to count correctly, but I think that’s a bit appropriate to a thread involving alcohol. :D

2. Special Beer – Those times I’m with friends, I generally am drinking something that has history with us and can include anything from a Silver Bullet or Coors Original Long Necks to Guinness, craft beers, homegrown and so forth.

3. Extraordinary Beer – Never met one of these animals, but then I’m a harsh critic…

1. Ordinary Beer – See Below – or some variation thereof to be procured here (http://www.pacificcrestbrewing.com).

LL

Leaving a beer out in the sunlight (or any UV light including indoor lamps) in a clear glass bottle/growler like that will cause the beer to become lightstruck. It is why the majority of beers are packaged in amber(brown) bottles as the UV rays cannot affect the contents the same as green, blue or clear glass.

Lightstruck is that flavor (skunk) that you get from beers like Corona, St. Pauli Girl, Grolsch and many others. It can happen quickly too, under 5 minutes in many cases, for the beer to be ruined. If you have beer from a pub in glass other then amber(brown) it is best to keep it out of the sun or in a brown paper sack.

What happens is that the UV light reacts with the iso-alpha acids from the hops and they change their structure giving us that skunky smell/flavor. These iso-acids are also the portion of the hops that give us bitterness in beer so it is not like we would be able to figure out how to extract them from the beer/process and still have the same product.

An interesting note though is that if the brewer use pre-isomerized acids, like MGD does (it comes in a clear bottle), you will not have the lightstruck issue. The problem with that is brewers in small pubs cannot afford to use those products (very expensive) and must go the old fashioned route of actually having to boil the hops for X amount of time to achieve bitterness, flavor & aroma.

[LibraryLady]

Thanks for the info, Brewmonkey.

I don't know much about beer, except I never liked it until I was stationed in Germany and discovered the fresh stuff.

Upon requesting my celebratory end of the quarter pint (or 3) I inquired and was informed they (the brewpub I like to frequent) quit using growlers in anything but clear glass. The posted picture was taken to show off the excellent color (I do adore that red) and the background flag. Whereupon it (the growler) was whisked away to the fridge until called upon for pouring duties.

I shall endeavor to exercise more care in the handling of these fresh products. And of course, shall commence a lengthy and detailed testing of the lightstruck issue on my taste buds. If, of course I can even tell the difference...

A quick question: How does the UV interaction with the acids differ from the heat from boiling interaction? Does it have to do with the difference between the finished product and just the grain?

LL

[brewmonkey]

The heat does not act on the isomerized acids, it creates them. When the hops are added to the kettle it is so that the alpha acids contained in the hops can be isomerized (the alpha acids then become iso-alpha acids) and impart the bitterness. Once they are isomerized by the boil they can then become lightstruck by UV light.

[LibraryLady]

The heat does not act on the isomerized acids, it creates them. When the hops are added to the kettle it is so that the alpha acids contained in the hops can be isomerized (the alpha acids then become iso-alpha acids) and impart the bitterness. Once they are isomerized by the boil they can then become lightstruck by UV light.

Ok, I think I understood most of that. Thanks Brewmonkey!

LL

[MtnGoat]

She told me we couldn't afford beer anymore and I'd have to quit.

Then I caught her spending $65.00 on make-up, and I asked how come I had to give up stuff and she didn't.
She said she needed the make-up to look pretty for me.
I told her that was what the beer was for.
I don't think she's coming back.

[Bill Harsey]

She told me we couldn't afford beer anymore and I'd have to quit.

Then I caught her spending $65.00 on make-up, and I asked how come I had to give up stuff and she didn't.
She said she needed the make-up to look pretty for me.
I told her that was what the beer was for.
I don't think she's coming back.
I like the way you think.

[HOLLiS]

Thanks for the info, Brewmonkey.

I don't know much about beer,


From my limited experience with beer, I consider the most important aspect of beer, is opening the bottle. From there the rest is down the gullet.

[Cincinnatus]

I heard recently, IIRC on NPR, that there is an ingredient in beer that helps to prevent prostate cancer. However, to reach the effective dosage, one would have to drink seventeen beers daily.

They said that like they though it was a bad thing. :D

[Weazle23]

I heard recently, IIRC on NPR, that there is an ingredient in beer that helps to prevent prostate cancer. However, to reach the effective dosage, one would have to drink seventeen beers daily.

They said that like they though it was a bad thing. :D


Sounds like a challenge!!

[brewmonkey]

I heard recently, IIRC on NPR, that there is an ingredient in beer that helps to prevent prostate cancer. However, to reach the effective dosage, one would have to drink seventeen beers daily.

They said that like they though it was a bad thing. :D

There are also some qualities of beer (especially darker beers) that help prevent cancer, the same as red wines. Flavonoids, which are found in dark beers and red wines are anti-oxidants and have been proven beneficial in preventing cancer based on several studies that have been done.

There are also some anti-oxidants in hops, which are a required ingredient in beer in the US, which means that all beers to some extent will have anti-oxidant properties. Of course some beers have very little hops while others have more then their fair share. Beers like IPA's, Barley Wines and Imperial Stouts are very heavy on the hops to balance the large amounts of malt used. Beers like Imperial Stouts also use roasted/higher kilned malts which also lend flavonoids to the beer making them that much higher in those anti-oxidants.

Some studies show that just as a glass or two of wine each day can be beneficial, beer can also provide the same results.

[jfhiller]

Mmmmmmmmmm... Barleywine and Imperial Stouts sound so delicious right now. Beer syrup. I may have to make a run after work. Too bad they're both in such short supply in most liquor stores.

[x SF med]

Just make sure you drink your coffee too, it's supposed to limit the effects of alcohol on the liver, with a loading dose of 17 beers, you'll need the caffiene anyway. What good soldier doesn't like both beer and coffee, especially now that they're good for you!

[jfhiller]

Bah... my friends Mr. Barleywine and Mr. I. Stout would never hurt an old pal like me. :rolleyes:

[vsvo]

Chimay is indeed a fine beer. Made by the Trappiist Monks at the Chimay Monestary it is one of only 6 in Belgium and 1 in The Netherlands (out of 171 Trappist Monasteries) that produce beer. Trappist beers are some of the best on the planet and are a must for anyone to try. Of course they can be cost prohibitive so one a day or so is about the limit. They will set you back about $7 for a liter or $20 for a 6-pack of 12oz bottles in most places.

We tried this last night at a restaurant. As we were waiting in the bar for our table, I noticed this on the taps and thought it rang a bell from this thread. Served ice-cold from the tap in a Chimay glass - wow, what a beer. Thanks magician and Brew.

[CPTAUSRET]

I didn't read the entire thread, so the answer may be staring me in the face...But, since I have grown too fat, what "skinny" beers, lowered caloric content are recommended?

I had a couple of Becks Light on a flight recently, fairly wimpy taste, but at 64 calories...

[Air.177]

Depending what I am trying to accomplish:

Coors light/Lonestar light/Miller light:GP hot weather swill.

Heineken light/Shiner light: these I am pretty much indifferent, take it or leave it.

My favorite is Amstel light for actual drinking purposes, the previous mentioned are just fodder.

My .02, YMMV

Good Times,
Blake

Also:

Bought a "minikeg" of Paulaner Oktoberfest amber ale last friday; Two thumbs up (at least I think this way is up)

[CPTAUSRET]

Blake, thanks for the reply.

I just found a chart which sheds some light .




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Macs Light Mac's Brewery (Lion Nathan Co.) 40.6
Heilemans Kingsbury Pabst Brewing Company 53.3
Sinebrychoff Nikolai 0,0% Sinebrychoff (Carlsberg) 53.3
Sharp's (Non-Alcoholic) Miller Brewing Company (SAB Miller) 58
Paulaner Hefe-Weissbier Alkoholfrei Paulaner Brauerei 60
Paulaner Original Munchner Alkoholfrei Paulaner Brauerei 60
City LaCrosse NA City Brewery 60
Becks Premier Light InBev 64
Coors Non-Alcoholic Molson Coors Brewing Company 65
O'Doul's (Non-Alcoholic) Anheuser-busch 70
Genesee NA High Falls Brewing Company 70
Clausthaler Lager Binding-Braueri (Oetker Group) 71
Stiegl Gaudi Radler Himbeer Stieglbrauerei 74.55
Stiegl Gaudi Radler Holunderblute Stieglbrauerei 74.55
Stiegl Gaudi Radler Zitrone (Lemon) Stieglbrauerei 74.55
Clausthaler Extra Herb Binding-Braueri (Oetker Group) 74.6
Clausthaler Golden Amber Binding-Braueri (Oetker Group) 74.6
Labatt Nordic Labatt Breweries (InBev) 80
Lion Light Ice Lion Breweries (Lion Nathan Co.) 81.7
Clausthaler Hefeweizen Binding-Braueri (Oetker Group) 81.7
Blatz Light Pabst Brewing Company 85
Carolina Light Carolina Beer Company 85
Carbine Wuxi Brewery (Lion Nathan Co.) 85.2
Schneider Weisse Alkoholfrei Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn 85.2
West End Light South Australian Brewing (Lion Nathan Co.) 88.75
Rheineck Lion Breweries (Lion Nathan Co.) 88.8
Fohrenburger Alkoholfrei Brauerei Fohrenburg 88.8
Erdinger Weissbier Leicht Erdinger Weissbrau 88.8
Erdinger Weissbier Alkoholfrei Erdinger Weissbrau 88.8
Sinebrychoff Perhekalja Sinebrychoff (Carlsberg) 88.8
O'Doul's Amber (Non-Alcoholic) Anheuser-busch 90
Sleeman Clear Sleeman Breweries LTD. 90
Labatt Sterling Labatt Breweries (InBev) 91.6
Rock Green Light Latrobe Brewing Company 92
Paulaner Original Munchner Leicht Paulaner Brauerei 92
DAB Low Carb Dortmunder Actien Brauerei 92
Tooheys Blue Ice Tooheys (Lion Nathan Co.) 92.3
Clausthaler Classic Binding-Braueri (Oetker Group) 92.3
Allgauer Furstabt Hefeweizen Leicht Allgäuer Brauhaus AG 92.3
Haake Beck Non Alcoholic InBev 93
Aspen Edge Molson Coors Brewing Company 94
Kronenbier AmBev (InBev) 94.1
Michelob Ultra Anheuser-busch 95
Natural Light Anheuser-busch 95
Amstel Light Heineken Nederland 95
Kirin Light Kirin Brewery Company 95
Iron City Light Pittsburgh Brewing Company 95
Sleeman Premium Light Sleeman Breweries LTD. 95
Bootie U95 City Brewery 95
Castlemaine XXXX Light Bitter Castlemaine Perkins (Lion Nathan Co.) 95.9
Brahma Light AmBev (InBev) 95.9
Miller Lite Miller Brewing Company (SAB Miller) 96
Carlton Light Fosters Brewing Group LTD. 96
Carlton Sterling Fosters Brewing Group LTD. 96
Yuengling Light Lager Yuengling Brewery 96
Northwoods Golden Finch Light Northwoods Brew Pub 96
Sapporo Light Sapporo Breweries, LTD 96
Genny Light High Falls Brewing Company 96
Molson Ultra Molson Coors Brewing Company 97
Shipyard Light Shipyard Brewing Company 97
Milwaukees Best Light Miller Brewing Company (SAB Miller) 98
Hacker-Pschorr Leichte Weisse Hacker-Pschorr Brau 98
Yuengling Premium Light Beer Yuengling Brewery 98
Fosters Light Ice Fosters Brewing Group LTD. 99
Paulaner Hefe-Weissbier Leicht Paulaner Brauerei 99
Budweiser Select Anheuser-busch 99
Heineken Premium Light Lager Beer Heineken Nederland 99
Hahn Premium Light Hahn Brewery (Lion Nathan Co.) 99.4
Windhoek Light Namibia Breweries 99.4
Huber Light Beer Huber Brewery 100
Southampton Montauk Light Southampton Publick House 100
Coors Light Molson Coors Brewing Company 102
Fosters Special Bitter Fosters Brewing Group LTD. 103
Cascade Premium Light Fosters Brewing Group LTD. 103
Power's Gold Fosters Brewing Group LTD. 103
Castlemaine XXXX Gold Lager Castlemaine Perkins (Lion Nathan Co.) 103
Tooheys Gold Midstrength Bitter Beer Tooheys (Lion Nathan Co.) 103
Murauer Radler alkoholfrei Brauerei Murau 103
Becks Light InBev 103
Keystone Light Molson Coors Brewing Company 104
Heileman's Old Style Light Pabst Brewing Company 105
Corona Light Groupo Modelo 105
Leinenkugels Light Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company (SABMiller) 105
West End Gold South Australian Brewing (Lion Nathan Co.) 106.5
Sinebrychoff Koff I Sinebrychoff (Carlsberg) 106.5
Sinebrychoff 4.1 Taytelainen Kevyt Olut Sinebrychoff (Carlsberg) 106.5
Tooheys Maxim Tooheys (Lion Nathan Co.) 106.9
Fosters Light Fosters Brewing Group LTD. 107
Carlton LJ Fosters Brewing Group LTD. 107
Keystone Premium Molson Coors Brewing Company 108
Bootie Light City Brewery 108
Rainier Ice Pabst Brewing Company 109
Edison Light New Century Brewing Company 109
Miller Genuine Draft Light Miller Brewing Company (SAB Miller) 110
Hamms Special Light Miller Brewing Company (SAB Miller) 110
Bud Light Anheuser-busch 110
Bud Ice Light Anheuser-busch 110
Busch Light Anheuser-busch 110
Schlitz Light Pabst Brewing Company 110
Matilda Bay Redback Light Fosters Brewing Group LTD. 110


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[x SF med]

I never realized there were so many 'diet' beers out there. I might have to try a few (excluding any miller, coors, bud, pabst, hamms)

[CPTAUSRET]

I never realized there were so many 'diet' beers out there. I might have to try a few (excluding any miller, coors, bud, pabst, hamms)


You could post your sampling results here, and if we ever get to your AO, we could share a few of your favorites!

[x SF med]

Why did Sam Adams Light not make the list? (oh, because it's a domestic commercial light I'll drink, sorry, answered my own question)

from my experience, unless I'm dying of thirst in the desert (and there is no water) somebody has to pay me big bucks to drink the below (and yes, I've actually tried them all over the course of many years):

Heilemans Kingsbury Pabst Brewing Company 53.3
Sharp's (Non-Alcoholic) Miller Brewing Company (SAB Miller) 58
Coors Non-Alcoholic Molson Coors Brewing Company 65
O'Doul's (Non-Alcoholic) Anheuser-busch 70
Genesee NA High Falls Brewing Company 70
Blatz Light Pabst Brewing Company 85
O'Doul's Amber (Non-Alcoholic) Anheuser-busch 90
Rock Green Light Latrobe Brewing Company 92
Aspen Edge Molson Coors Brewing Company 94
Michelob Ultra Anheuser-busch 95
Natural Light Anheuser-busch 95
Miller Lite Miller Brewing Company (SAB Miller) 96
Genny Light High Falls Brewing Company 96
Milwaukees Best Light Miller Brewing Company (SAB Miller) 98
Budweiser Select Anheuser-busch 99
Coors Light Molson Coors Brewing Company 102
Keystone Light Molson Coors Brewing Company 104
Heileman's Old Style Light Pabst Brewing Company 105
Corona Light Groupo Modelo 105
Keystone Premium Molson Coors Brewing Company 108
Miller Genuine Draft Light Miller Brewing Company (SAB Miller) 110
Hamms Special Light Miller Brewing Company (SAB Miller) 110
Bud Light Anheuser-busch 110
Bud Ice Light Anheuser-busch 110
Busch Light Anheuser-busch 110
Schlitz Light Pabst Brewing Company 110

[Gypsy]

I didn't read the entire thread, so the answer may be staring me in the face...But, since I have grown too fat, what "skinny" beers, lowered caloric content are recommended?


Bet you're as handsome as ever, Sir. ;)

I like Amstel Light or Sam Adams Light for my "diet drinks."

[HOLLiS]

Why did Sam Adams Light not make the list? (oh, because it's a domestic commercial light I'll drink, sorry, answered my own question)

from my experience, unless I'm dying of thirst in the desert (and there is no water) somebody has to pay me big bucks to drink the below (and yes, I've actually tried them all over the course of many years):

Heilemans Kingsbury Pabst Brewing Company 53.3
Sharp's (Non-Alcoholic) Miller Brewing Company (SAB Miller) 58
Coors Non-Alcoholic Molson Coors Brewing Company 65
O'Doul's (Non-Alcoholic) Anheuser-busch 70
Genesee NA High Falls Brewing Company 70
Blatz Light Pabst Brewing Company 85
O'Doul's Amber (Non-Alcoholic) Anheuser-busch 90
Rock Green Light Latrobe Brewing Company 92
Aspen Edge Molson Coors Brewing Company 94
Michelob Ultra Anheuser-busch 95
Natural Light Anheuser-busch 95
Miller Lite Miller Brewing Company (SAB Miller) 96
Genny Light High Falls Brewing Company 96
Milwaukees Best Light Miller Brewing Company (SAB Miller) 98
Budweiser Select Anheuser-busch 99
Coors Light Molson Coors Brewing Company 102
Keystone Light Molson Coors Brewing Company 104
Heileman's Old Style Light Pabst Brewing Company 105
Corona Light Groupo Modelo 105
Keystone Premium Molson Coors Brewing Company 108
Miller Genuine Draft Light Miller Brewing Company (SAB Miller) 110
Hamms Special Light Miller Brewing Company (SAB Miller) 110
Bud Light Anheuser-busch 110
Bud Ice Light Anheuser-busch 110
Busch Light Anheuser-busch 110
Schlitz Light Pabst Brewing Company 110


Beck Made a very nice Near beer. I think it was named Haack. A friend, because of health issues drank the stuff, introduced it to me. It is great on a hot day when one has to work with machinery, reloading, shooting. Very refreshing with out the worry of loosing body parts.

I really love the taste of water so I stay away from water that tastes like beer. :eek:

[CPTAUSRET]

Bet you're as handsome as ever, Sir. ;)

I like Amstel Light or Sam Adams Light for my "diet drinks."



You are making me blush, girlfriend!:o

[Gypsy]

You are making me blush, girlfriend!:o

LOL I seem to have that gift, glad I could! :D Hope all is well with you and Nancy.

[Christophe]

We tried this last night at a restaurant. As we were waiting in the bar for our table, I noticed this on the taps and thought it rang a bell from this thread. Served ice-cold from the tap in a Chimay glass - wow, what a beer. Thanks magician and Brew.


:eek: Ice -cold Chimay????The horror.Chimay is best served at little less than room temperature.
Check out http://www.chimay.be/ .

[x SF med]

Found a new one - Cricket Hill IPA - brewed in NJ, very hoppy, but not overly malty.

And did some Magic Hat - really good stuff too - brewed up in COL M's area.

[vsvo]

:eek: Ice -cold Chimay????The horror.Chimay is best served at little less than room temperature.
Check out http://www.chimay.be/ .
OOPS! Thanks for the info, Christophe. I should've known, when I asked the bartender is this the beer brewed by the Trappist Monks, and he responded with a blank stare. I remarked to my wife, that's OK, I'll just go back to this thread and get the real skinny!:)

I saw the Chimay at the local Total Wine store over the weekend, and I should probably pick up some and try it at the proper temperature. However, and this will probably get me banned from this thread, after working in London for a summer several years ago, I told myself I'm never drinking near-room temperature beer again.:D

[uboat509]

1- Warsteiner/Radler if it is a hot day

2- Most local breweries in Germany make a pretty good Pils

3 - Hefeweisen

Has anybody here aver been to Brisbane Australia and had Castlemaine XXXX Lager? The Aussies called it lunitic stew. It won't make any gourmet beer lists but I really liked it. At least I thnk I liked it. I don't really have clear memories of that time. I did discover that if you go to a bar in Brisane and order a Fosters people will look at you funny. I never saw an Australian drinking fosters and eventually someone told me that the only peoplein Australia who drink Fosters are old men from the country and American Tourists.

SFC W

[AF IDMT]

1. Westmuller Double (dark)

2. Westmuler Triple (light beer but higher alcohol content)

3. Westvleteren I haven't had this one yet as the monks have quite selling for a while, but I will reserve a case as soon as they start selling again. I am told the 12% beer they make is out of this world.

And when I say light I don't mean the calories. The joke is there's a loaf of bread in every bottle.

Hmmmm all this beer talk is making me thirsty. I think I'll go have a Westmuller. Man do I love Europe!:D

[brewmonkey]

Found a new one - Cricket Hill IPA - brewed in NJ, very hoppy, but not overly malty.

And did some Magic Hat - really good stuff too - brewed up in COL M's area.

Magic Hat does have some damn fine beers.

[brewmonkey]

OOPS! Thanks for the info, Christophe. I should've known, when I asked the bartender is this the beer brewed by the Trappist Monks, and he responded with a blank stare. I remarked to my wife, that's OK, I'll just go back to this thread and get the real skinny!:)

I saw the Chimay at the local Total Wine store over the weekend, and I should probably pick up some and try it at the proper temperature. However, and this will probably get me banned from this thread, after working in London for a summer several years ago, I told myself I'm never drinking near-room temperature beer again.:D


It is not "room temp" it is "Cellar temp" which should be closer to 52-55F. Too warm and you will have just as nasty a beer as too cold. Cellar temps allow for the perfect combination of all the ingredients of the beer to come together and give you what the brewer intended. At those temps the complexity of the malts will astound and the wonderful aroma/flavors will make you wish you had time to drink beer all day long. The next thing you know you will want to run a brewery...

[x SF med]

Magic Hat does have some damn fine beers.

Brew - see if you can find the Cricket Hill - the IPA is subtitled - HOPNOTIC. the American Lager is nice - not too malty, not too hoppy - good amber color and flavors up at about 50*. I've got to try the other 3 they brerw - I'll report back.

[vsvo]

It is not "room temp" it is "Cellar temp" which should be closer to 52-55F. Too warm and you will have just as nasty a beer as too cold. Cellar temps allow for the perfect combination of all the ingredients of the beer to come together and give you what the brewer intended. At those temps the complexity of the malts will astound and the wonderful aroma/flavors will make you wish you had time to drink beer all day long. The next thing you know you will want to run a brewery...
Roger, Brew. Thanks!

[Renee]

If anyone will be in Leavenworth, WA this year for the Oktoberfest give me a holler.

Renee

[Air.177]

Hooray Necro Post!

I recently discovered a new seasonal Variety of Sam Adams, their Double Bock is very nice. I can handle standard Sam Adams occasionally, but their various other offerings suit me a bit better, Brown ale, Black Lager, Scotch ale, Cream Stout, and now this Double Bock.

[Peregrino]

Hooray Necro Post!

I recently discovered a new seasonal Variety of Sam Adams, their Double Bock is very nice. I can handle standard Sam Adams occasionally, but their various other offerings suit me a bit better, Brown ale, Black Lager, Scotch ale, Cream Stout, and now this Double Bock.

Does this mean you're finally old enough to drink? :munchin

[Air.177]

Does this mean you're finally old enough to drink? :munchin

My 24th was 11 March 2008.

I certainly hope so;)

[82ndtrooper]

What happened to just liking good ole' Pabst Blue Ribbon ????:munchin

[11Ber]

Yuengiling Lager and rarely anything else. Although I have been known to empty my case and take friends Bud Lights.

[Air.177]

What happened to just liking good ole' Pabst Blue Ribbon ????:munchin

Any port in a storm, hell it's cloudy here. of course, forgoing Lonestar in favor of PBR is considered High Treason in this part of the world.

Good times,
Blake

[Ret10Echo]

Here in the mid-atlantic:

Wild Goose Brewery Frederick, MD - Oatmeal Stout

If I'm blessed with a trip out west:

Deschutes Brewery Bend, OR - Black Butte Porter

[Team Sergeant]

I stopped here (http://www.themoabbrewery.com/) on my was to Colorado last month (hotel just across the street).

They had some great beers.

[82ndtrooper]

Any port in a storm, hell it's cloudy here. of course, forgoing Lonestar in favor of PBR is considered High Treason in this part of the world.

Good times,
Blake

For some odd reason Lonestar has become very popular up here. :munchin

Since we don't wear shoes here in Kentucky, NOT DRINKING beer, of any kind, is considered high treason. ;)

[Roguish Lawyer]

What happened to just liking good ole' Pabst Blue Ribbon ????:munchin

LOL, in the past few years, PBR has become REALLY trendy in Hollywood. Bars actually charge a premium for it -- it's the next Rolling Rock.

[zeke]

TS, most beers in Utah are 3.2% abv but I think in-state breweries can go up to 4%.
Most Utahns go out of state and bring better beer in with them.


I'm finding that most any beer imported from Belgium is the best (just way more expensive). Higher alcohol content (7-10%) but great taste unlike barley wines. We have John's Market here in Portland, OR that has the biggest beer selection I've ever seen. Have to make solo trips there as the family always asks "Can we leave yet?"

[Razor]

LOL, in the past few years, PBR has become REALLY trendy in Hollywood. Bars actually charge a premium for it -- it's the next Rolling Rock.

I have a buddy that grew up not too far from Latrobe. He said Rolling Rock was the cheap beer they drank when money was tight.

When they start selling Narragansett as a premium out there, let me know; I'll set up a distribution center for free, just to get that crap out of New England!

[Air.177]

For some odd reason Lonestar has become very popular up here. :munchin




Questioning the Superiority of the National Beer of Texas! Outrageous!


Actually, I used to drink it just because it was the only beer that my roommates wouldn't touch when left in the fridge ;-)

[Loadsmasher]

[QUOTE]
3:Guinness and Woodchuck Cider layered like a Black and Tan. We call it a poor man's Black velvet. Quite tasty.

Man this one takes me back to RAF Mildenhall prior to the GWOT. At a little hotel bar right outside the gate (actually between the base and the flight line). The bartender added a shot of black current cordial. It was so good I forgot to ask how it was made and had to come back months later for another taste. Over the course of the night I also forgot my room number, my coat, her name, my name and how to speak english.

Good times, good times.

[82ndtrooper]

LOL, in the past few years, PBR has become REALLY trendy in Hollywood. Bars actually charge a premium for it -- it's the next Rolling Rock.

Their ain't nothin trendy about PBR, but if they wanna come to my house and be served it all night long, I'll be happy to charge large per the can. :cool::p

[Goggles Pizano]

Great thread! Have no idea how I missed a beer thread? :eek:

-Sam Adams light/Sam Adams summer Ale when in season

-Bad Neustadt Hefeweizen

-Boston Beer Works Blueberry Ale

[Ret10Echo]

Here in the mid-atlantic:

Wild Goose Brewery Frederick, MD - Oatmeal Stout

If I'm blessed with a trip out west:

Deschutes Brewery Bend, OR - Black Butte Porter


Oh...and I forgot to add...If I get overseas, then by all means, Guiness (or is that Genius?) in an Irish pub, gravity pull..no Co2

[anythingrandom]

1. Newcastle. Although I Prefer a good bourbon for everyday sipping.

2. Bass and Harp. They go with almost everything.

3. Delerium Tremens. Wow. Aptly named.

[Gypsy]

Oh...and I forgot to add...If I get overseas, then by all means, Guiness (or is that Genius?) in an Irish pub, gravity pull..no Co2

My brother has a sweatshirt with the following wording: Guinness: Irish for Genius

:D

[Pete]

...Sam Adams light/Sam Adams summer Ale when in season.....


Typed as I'm drinking the last two (in a large frosted mug) of my SA Winter Lagers. They were kept in a very dark and cold place. Taste real good right now.

[Daredevil63]

1. Anything free

2. Lieniess Summer Shandy

3. Guiness mmm... St. Pattys was one hell of a day

[Ret10Echo]

My brother has a sweatshirt with the following wording: Guinness: Irish for Genius

:D

I need to dig up my old team logo...we replaced the scroll of the regimental crest with a Guiness Harp...

[Gypsy]

I need to dig up my old team logo...we replaced the scroll of the regimental crest with a Guiness Harp...

Nice! If you find it, would you post a picture?

[HOLLiS]

Widmer Bros., a Portland Oregon brewing company has a very nice amber ale, Drop Top.

I like Guiness, but it has to be on draught. The cans and bottles just didn't do it.


Cheers,

H.

[sweetage528]

1. Sam Adams

2. Guinness/Sam Seasonal

3. Innis & Gunn (worth the 10+ dollars a bottle every now and then....unless you buy in bulk of course....thanks for the pro pay Uncle Sam)

[Counsel]

Don’t know how I missed this one! :confused:

1. Medalla

2. Corona Extra with lime

3. Corona Extra with a Cucaracha shot

[SFS0AVN]

Coors Light,
St Pauly Girl Dark,
Paulaner Salvator Doppelbock.

[x SF med]

So many beers so little time to drink them...

The PNW is an awesome place for brews.

[82ndtrooper]

So many beers so little time to drink them...

The PNW is an awesome place for brews.

I know, you promised me all the beer, a BBQ with Gunnerjohn, and to get the Master Blade Smith to sign my Pacific knife. How the heck are we going to intake all that beer.....................all on the run I guess...:D

[BravoAlpha]

Guinness
Black&Tan
Bass

[longrange1947]

Wasn't sure where to put this, but thought ya'll should know about Absolut Vodka's new ad: http://qando.net/details.aspx?Entry=8239 :mad:

Dumb A**ed humor would have been good. :D

Glad I don't drink Absolut, now I know why. End of Hijack? :munchin

[monsterhunter]

1. Guinness
2. Newcastle
3. Free beer

[BryanK]

1. Bud Light
2. Schneider Weisse- Hefe-weizen
3. Maisel's Weiss Original- Hefe-Weissbier

[FMF DOC]

Coors Lite

Michelobe Ultra

Molsons Golden

[Razor]

1. Bud Light
2. Schneider Weisse- Hefe-weizen
3. Maisel's Weiss Original- Hefe-Weissbier

Cue music: "One of these things is not like the others...one of these things does not belong..."

[JJ_BPK]

1) FREE Beer,,
2) Everything else,,

a) Light colors,,
b) Before Dark..

01) Any Whisky,,
10) Other Whiskey..

:D

[cornelyj]

1. High Life. Cheaper than water...

2. Sam Adams Summer Ale / Oktoberfest.

3. High Life and Jack and Coke.

[Red Flag 1]

German in Germany:
Henninger
Koenigsbacker
Bittberger
Pauliner
Romer Pils
Cluss
Edel Pils
Spaten
Pauliner
Binding Bier

In England
Carlings
Stella
Budwieser (British)

Ireland:
Guiness
Harp

US:
Henry Wienhart
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Dogfish Head (Milton DE)
Sam Adams Lager

[greenberetTFS]

Fosters......The best!

[gagners]

In no particular order...

Magic Hat #9
Long Trail Hefeweizen
Any of the beer that I brew @ home

[MVS2]

Modelo

Blue Moon

have not had anything in the top notch category I can think of.




Anyone living in KY - Just learned last week a restaurant in town stocks 637 different brands of beer (domestic and international).

[ZonieDiver]

Pacifico
Murphy's
Guiness
St Pauli Girl

[Ret10Echo]

Speaking of home brews...I need to add one...

"The Keg of Beer that the Battalion Medic brewed, and then hauled up to the exercise-site in a 2 1/2 ton......"


I guess the vibration of the truck over time, with stops and starts just turned it into something quite different.....or maybe it was just the occasion and the guys around when we tapped it....:munchin

[sapper]

Westmalle Trappist Triple

Most any German beer after that.....

[NoRoadtrippin]

1. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

2. Anything seasonal...Sammy Smith's Winter Warmer, Catawba's Pumpkin Ale (pie in a glass), Sierra Nevada's Celebration Ale, Brooklyn's Chocolate Stout.

3. Chimay...probably the White, or a limited Ommegang. Also, New Glarus in WI has a Belgian Red that is brewed with a pound of cherries in each bottle. Its a beautiful red color and tastes like cherry pie. Hard to get though because they won't export it from the state for anything. I even tried to get an employee to just buy some and mail it to me. No go.

I could go on forever on this conversation. Do we have any hash runners in the room? I think that will be my next search on the site....

[Swamp]

1. Blue Moon
2. Ol' Leghumper
3. Murphy's Oatmeal Stout

[Silver_Panther]

Everyday:
Miller Light, Coors light, Pilsner,

Special Beer:
Red Rickards just tastes good.
But shamefully....:rolleyes::D

Old English 800 Malt liqour
in Canada we get the full 8%in 40 ounce bottles
that cost just about $9 including taxes....

Legions of troubled youth and hobos with a drinking problem
everywhere rejoice the OE is here to save you
from the crushing blows of your reality
for just under $10 can get you pretty ****up throw your guts up.

That was really more a teenager thing but I might stock the
mini fridge with something like that for fun, cheapness, and just to remind myself how terrible that stuff tastes....
maybe ill get a homeless guy to boot for me to just for old times sake...:cool:

Extraordinary:
Heineken cause its sorta fancy and tastes okay.
Guinness because it comes in huge cans with a widget inside and it makes you feel like your eating bread while drinking very filling.

[Razor]

Guinness because it comes in huge cans with a wicket inside...

Its a 'widget', unless you were drinking some type of British copy. ;)

[AngelsSix]

Holy Moses!! How did I miss this thread?? Must have been drinking too much beer!!

1. Corona Light (with limes, real limes, the kind you cut up youself)
2. Newcastle
3. Can't get one to come to mind. Perhaps I need to begin my search at Robyn's place in So Pines......I hear she is doing beer tasting as well as wine now!!;)

[jsalo79]

-Corona (the only beer I've managed to turn my wife on to)

-Sammy Adams (while I'll have a boston lager anytime, I usually keep white ale around in the winter and summer ale in the summer)

-It's a toss up between Hacker Pschorr (haven't found it yet stateside) and Grimbergen Double.

This was a tough one, like being asked to pick your favorite child!

[MtnGoat]

At a Bar or Resturant.. Yuengiling Lager or Sam Adams

Love a good Black and Tan.. Bass in the house right now.

Team Room.. Bud & Bud Light... Nautral Light... Blue Moon.. Yuengiling.. Miller Lite.. Wide area.. its who is the best back slider or dead man carry for the day.. 1st timers from the 18X help out all the time.

[JacobGL]

Stone I.P.A. or any Indian Pale Ale. That bitter sweet taste is great on a hot day. And of course Pilsner

[sfrecrutr]

Everyday: Guiness

Special events: Guiness, while wearing a tie:)

And of course the very best is "free beer" unless you are drinking it face out!!

[ZonieDiver]

-Corona (the only beer I've managed to turn my wife on to)

I tried Corona when it was the rage in the 80's. It had that "peculiar" aftertaste and I wanted to know what caused it, so I sent a sample to a friend at a lab, without telling him what it was - just asked to have it analyzed. He called me a week later and said, "Your horse has diabetes.":)

[KW9598]

Anyone NOT from Colorado heard of Fat Tire (amber) ?
Brewed at the New Belgium brewery in Fort Collins.

Heard it's making it's was east now, also availble in 12-pack cans.

#1- XX with a fresh lime
#2- Sapporo (premium)
#3- Mass Transit Ale (Bristol Brewery-Colorado Springs)

[KW9598]

After reading through messages, i remembered another beer that has to be mentioned. Brewed in Pottsville,PA and not seen too often westward. Yes ofcourse it's Yuengling !
http://www.yuengling.com/

If anyone's in the PA area, ex. PIT....definitely have a few pints. This is one beer I truly miss not being able to get my hands on.

Ironic story behind my personal discovery Yuengling...
We sent a couple teams to Williamsport, PA for funeral detail, memorial service, etc for a fallen 10SF brother- Joe Suponcic.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9404EEDE1530F934A25751C1A96F9582 60

Joe's hometown is where i made the discovery, plus met Joe's family who took us in like true family.

[Renee]

1, 2, 3. Black Butte Porter

Life is too short to drink anything but what you love. I'm glad to say I've aged enough to enjoy the craft of the beer and actually enjoy it.


Anyone NOT from Colorado heard of Fat Tire (amber) ?
Brewed at the New Belgium brewery in Fort Collins.

Heard it's making it's was east now, also available in 12-pack cans.



Fat Tire is good beer for a light beer (color). Once you get onto the micro brews regular beer is like water. Traditional lagers, pilsners and ales are so thin - like stone soup! Good after a long dirty day of hard work with a buddy but not good for much else.

I knew I was in trouble, recently, when I had a Guinness and thought, "Gee, this tastes kind of watery."

I will say, I enjoy a good "Truck beer" with friends. Hey, I like beer.

Renee

[Ambush Master]

Anyone NOT from Colorado heard of Fat Tire (amber) ?
Brewed at the New Belgium brewery in Fort Collins.

Heard it's making it's was east now, also availble in 12-pack cans.



It's even at Sam's Club here in the DFW area!!

[Soft Target]

Fosters......The best!

Fosters is, indeed the BEST.
But for once a year enjoyment, try "Old Frothingshloss", "The pale. stale ale; the beer with the head on the bottom." It's canned by that Brewer of, none other than, Iron City (so you Western PA guys should know about this). Each year they have a different figure on the can, usually an AMPLE bathing beauty with a circa 1920 bathing suit. The cans have become real collector's items. The beer? Oh well, Iron City says it all.

[ZonieDiver]

It's even at Sam's Club here in the DFW area!!

My daughter is in town from "El Lay" and staying at my ex's condo (who, fortunately is in Tucson), which my ex kindly stocked with a case of Fat Tire for my daughter and her hubby. You can take a kid from the Front Range, but you can't take the Front Range from the kid!

[bricklayer]

In my opinion it is a sin to drink anything other than Budweiser!:munchin

[ZonieDiver]

In my opinion it is a sin to drink anything other than Budweiser!:munchin

Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. I have sinned. Repeatedly. And, I will have to keep sinning. I wouldn't drink it when I lived in St. Louis - if I had to have "local" at a party, it was Busch Bavarian! I just like that name.

[i_am_sancho]

1. Mirror Pond Pale
2. Chimay
3. Young's Double Chocolate Stout

I'd seriously take up a Young's if you've never tried it. Bloody hard to find though.

[greenberetTFS]

Yes,Keystone :D....It's brewed by Coors....I picked up a 16oz 6 pack down here in Mississippi for $2.69 and it's the best tasting beer I've had in a long time.:lifter

[wamcdonald]

I tried Corona when it was the rage in the 80's. It had that "peculiar" aftertaste and I wanted to know what caused it, so I sent a sample to a friend at a lab, without telling him what it was - just asked to have it analyzed. He called me a week later and said, "Your horse has diabetes.":)

Thats crazy... Who knew horse piss tasted so good?

1. Bud Light
2. Corona
3. Anything dark enough to not allow light to pass

Can't wait until the GI Bill goes up and I can actually afford Corona again...

Has anyone been to the Brickskeller in DC?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brickskeller

Every time I am forced into going to DC I head there. Their selection of beers might as well be a book.

[Trip_Wire (RIP)]

Anyone NOT from Colorado heard of Fat Tire (amber) ?
Brewed at the New Belgium brewery in Fort Collins.

Heard it's making it's was east now, also availble in 12-pack cans.

#1- XX with a fresh lime
#2- Sapporo (premium)
#3- Mass Transit Ale (Bristol Brewery-Colorado Springs)


Yes Fat Tire is one of my choices in a dark draft beer! :D

[charlietwo]

In my opinion it is a sin to drink anything other than Budweiser!:munchin

Bud's sold out! I'll never drink budweiser again.

For me--
1. Icehouse, Killians Irish Red
2. Guinness, Newcastle
3. More Guinness?:cool:

[demodiver]

#1 - Coors Light

#2 - Blue Moon

#3 - Great White (Lost Coast Brewery)

-Mac

[Richard]

For me--


Cold Beer
Cool Beer
Warm Beer

By brand--


Grunerbrau
Buffalo Butt
Fat Tire, Sierra Nevada, Singha, Fosters

On a lighter note--I used to drink Carling Black Label at JCRC because nobody else wanted it and I could get it for $.09 a can. :D

WARNING: Drink responsibly...or suffer the consequences.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lva1DE1w2uk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNttHtP2Dtk&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO7Mg0jvX_g&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L11fQ6-QTIc

But the 'truth' shall set you free...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB1WqjzFwS4&feature=related

Richard :munchin

[brewmonkey]

In my opinion it is a sin to drink anything other than Budweiser!:munchin

There not even an American owner brewery any longer...

Could not get me to drink it if my teeth were on fire.

Now based on a good dose of the answers I have seen I have my work cut out for me. With all the wonderful brewpubs, microbreweries(not the same as a brewpub actually) and Regional Specialties out there, there is no reason to be drinking macro swill. In fact many brewers in small pubs have the same exact training as many of the guys at the big guys, I know guys running small 2,000bbl breweries (that's 4,000 kegs a year in production) who have PhD's in fermentation science and many of the others I know were schooled by the American Brewers Guild (http://www.abgbrew.com/) or Siebels (http://www.siebelinstitute.com/) in Chicago. Even know a few who made it through Heriott-Watt Universities (http://www.hw.ac.uk/home/) tough ass 4 year degree program.

The problem is that for close to 4 generations now Americans have been told that the offerings from companies like AB, Coors and so on are what real beer is when in fact those are styles that did not really exist until after Prohibition. Those companies used to make products like you would find if you went to Czechoslovakia and order a true Pilsener, which in the U.S. would now be akin to what we know as a Pre-Prohibition Lager.

Want to find a beer or brewer in your area check out www.beeradvocate.com, www.ratebeer.com or www.pubcrawler.com

[HOLLiS]

On a lighter note--I used to drink Carling Black Label at JCRC because nobody else wanted it and I could get it for $.09 a can. :D



I remember that beer well, Carling Black Label, the beer that made Viet-Nam famous.


A new beer you might like, Drop Top.

[CJFarris]

1. Heavy Seas Loose Cannon IPA

2. Moose Drool

3. Dogfish Head 90 Min IPA

[x SF med]

In the PNW... for all of you Patriotic and wanna help guys/gals/ whatevers...

Elysian Brewery's, The Men's Room Red Ale... most of the profit goes to Fisher House... Excellent beer too....

Drink up and help Military Families with a wounded or ill member.

[mojaveman]

1. Coors regular.

2. Corona with a squirt of lemon.

3. Paulaner Hefeweizen, regular or kristal with a slice of lemon.

[mark46th]

I can't believe how many people mentioned Corona. Zonie hit it on the head- it is not Mexico's best.
In Mexico, Pacifico is my first choice. After a day of fishing in the hot golfo sun a bucket of iced Pacificos and a large bowl of ceviche, watching the sunset is about as good as it gets. Carta Blanca and Sol are good if Pacifico is not availabe. Dos Equis is tasty, espcially with Tacos de cahuama, Modelo if Dos Equis is not available. Tecate is like Budweiser in Mexico. Actually, not that bad.

U.S- Coors original.

Thailand- Singha. Put them in the freezer until ice forms on the bottle. Chang is good. Someone mentioned Running Deer- It is actually a Thai Whiskey. It makes Mekong taste like 18 year old Chivas...

[tim180a]

1. Berwick Brewing Company - Atomic Punk IPA

2. Troegs Nugget Nectar

3. Bullfrog Brewery, Williamsport, PA - Edgar IPA

:D

[Cake_14N]

1. My version of Corona.

2. Cake's Black Lager

3. Hobgoblin Clone ( when I can't get the real deal )

All made by me from scratch using unmilled grains in 5 to 10 gallon batches.

[ZonieDiver]

I can't believe how many people mentioned Corona. Zonie hit it on the head- it is not Mexico's best.
In Mexico, Pacifico is my first choice. After a day of fishing in the hot golfo sun a bucket of iced Pacificos and a large bowl of ceviche, watching the sunset is about as good as it gets. Carta Blanca and Sol are good if Pacifico is not availabe. Dos Equis is tasty, espcially with Tacos de cahuama, Modelo if Dos Equis is not available. Tecate is like Budweiser in Mexico. Actually, not that bad.


Right arm, Mark!

Neighbors are coming over later. I've been told he drinks beer. I couldn't decide what he might like, so I bought six packs of Pacifico (lo mejor) and Dos Equis (Obscura). I almost bought the new Bohemia (Obscura), but wimped out. (If he doesn't like 'em, he'd better have brought his own. I won't get stuck drinking crappy beer!)

Where the lime in Mexican beer started, I don't know - but I wish it would stop. I think it started big-time when Corona got popular (to cover the taste). Prior to that, the only Mexican beer I was ever served with a lime in it was Tecate. I was told it was because Tecate was brewed to have a tequila-like taste. (It was what we all drank with our Mexican food at the "Club Cafe" on old Route 66 in Santa Rosa, NM during Open Water Certification dive weekend trips to the Blue Hole back in the mid- to late-80's.)

My first Mexican beer was Modelo (Clara) at the Cholla Bay Sportsman's Club in Rocky Point, Mexico in 1965. My uncle bought it for me - I was almost 16), with his famous words, "Don't tell your mom (his big sister) about this!"

It was love at first sip!

All that said... if you're buying - I'm drinking...except Schlitz.:D

[Sapper124]

1) Pabst (warm or cold if ice is avaliable)

2) Arrogant Bastard, Stone Ruination or Rogue Dead Guy

3) Double Bastard, Stone Vertival Epic (have to wait a few more months for this years to be released)

[Intel Cop]

I mostly drink home brew, rarely drink commercial beer anymore unless I am out at a brewpub or bar. Not so much out of "snobbery", but because I don't drink as much as I used to, and my beer is better than most of what I can buy ;)