[quote]TQB wrote:
victor lustig wrote:
Some of these ‘heavy dark beers’ are a meal in themselves. I like stuff like Coors because its refreshing and light, and even a few makes you light headed. Guiness and the other ‘MRP’ beers are just too much if you plan on having more than one, unless you have an enormous darts player guy to accomodate it all.
Does that make a Rochefort “10” at 11.3% somewhat too heavy?[/quote]
I’d say so. Do you need a spoon to enjoy that?
[quote]BJBliffert wrote:
Hope you’re not going to go to Australia to try Fosters. We hate that beer so much we export it.
That’s what our tour guide in Mexico told us about Corona. It’s joke to them…how much of that stuff tourists drink.[/quote]
In my mind, Corona isn’t very good at all. But at the beach, I almost feel obliged to have one. Not because the beer is good, but because their marketing department is GREAT
[quote]frisbee wrote:
In my mind, Corona isn’t very good at all. But at the beach, I almost feel obliged to have one. Not because the beer is good, but because their marketing department is GREAT[/quote]
Agreed. Corona is good when it’s hot as hell outside and you’re thirsty as fuck. And I don’t like a lime or lemon in it either. But I still feel that Coors light is the best beach beer.
[quote]Velvet Revolver wrote:
That is a very good beer. The name means The end of the world in French.
Mass produced American beer is shit, yet there are many local/micro brews that are quite redeemable. Around Chicago we have Goose island, which resembles the line of sam adams, but is better, and Lenikeugel’s, especially their Red.
I sadly don’t know the name of most of the great brews i’ve had across the pond, as i would just ask the bartender @ a pub for the best local brew.
I greatly enjoy Newcastle yet i can’t stand Harps or guiness.
For lighter beers i prefer Pilsner Urqel and Stella Artois, but IMO, nothing beats a stein of German dark beer, local is best, but for an example for the american market would be Warsteiner Dark.
-k
I’m a big fan of a Local beer here called
Firestone, brewed by the Firestone-Walker Company, its a double barrel ale… very good
i also like New castle
I Love the Guinness Draught
Mostly drink Guinness when I’m out on the piss. I learned to pour it properly at Dublin’s Guinness Storehouse in early December. A pretty little german girl taught me how. I also learned that a well poured Guinness tastes the same in the states as it does in Dublin. It’s cheaper here too.
I have two other memorable beer experiences. I remember the first Sam Adams Boston Lager I ever tasted. It was a revelation. At the time they were new (they were making about 500 barrels of beer a year).
Not long after I had a Chimay Grand Reserve. I don’t think I’ve ever tasted a beer so good since. It’s the standard that I compare everthing else to.
There seem to be a lot of Newcastle fans on this site. Strange, I rarely see anyone drinking it at the bars…
I agree with previous posters that Newcastle Brown Ale is yummy.
After moving here I was surprised by the standard of Japanese beers- Asahi Super Dry, Kirin Ichi-ban Shibori and Yebisu being favorites.
They are all very drinkable lagers, and all 5-6%.
I like traveling, and have lived in a few different countries. Trying all their beers is a very important part of my mission.
Some other faves
Speights, Mac’s Gold (NZ)
Cascade (Australia)
Budvar (Czech?)
Most mass-produced US beers are shit but there are some good microbrews around.
BTW, I’m surprised some cretin has not come onto this thread yet to criticize us for jeopardising our gains in the gym, which seems to happen anytime someone starts a thread on drugs or alcohol.
Happy drinking!
I love the Great Lakes stuff. Elliot Ness and Edmund Fitzgerald tops my list of their distributed beers. If anyone is near Cleveland I suggest going, they have a nice little restaraunt and many, many beers you can only get onsite. My second favorite brewery is Ommegang. Its like a little Belgium right here in the states.
If I was forced to give my top 5 beers, the ONLY beers I could drink forever, it would probably go:
SLEEMAN Cream Ale, yummy!
Only in Canada you say?
EVOLUTION OF MAN
Humans existed as members of small bands of nomadic hunter/gatherers. They
lived on deer in the mountains during the summer & would go to the coast and
live on fish and lobster in winter.
The 2 most important events in all of history were the invention of beer and
the invention of the wheel. The wheel was invented to get man to the beer.
These were the foundation of modern civilization and together were the
catalyst for the splitting of humanity into 2 distinct subgroups: Liberals and
Conservatives.
Once beer was discovered it required grain and that was the beginning of
agriculture. Neither the glass bottle nor aluminum can were invented yet, so
while our early human ancestors were sitting around waiting for them to be
invented, they just stayed close to the brewery. That’s how villages were formed.
Some men spent their days tracking and killing animals to B-B-Q at night
while they were drinking beer. This was the beginning of what is known as “the
Conservative movement.”
Other men who were weaker and less skilled at hunting learned to live off
the conservatives by showing up for the nightly B-B-Q’s and doing the sewing,
fetching and hair dressing. This was the beginning of the Liberal movement.
Some of these liberal men eventually evolved into women. The rest became known
as ‘girliemen.’
Some noteworthy liberal achievements include the domestication of cats, the
invention of group therapy and group hugs and the concept of Democratic voting
to decide how to divide the meat and beer that conservatives provided.
Over the years conservatives came to be symbolized by the largest, most
powerful land animal on earth, the elephant. Liberals are symbolized by the
jackass.
Modern liberals like imported beer (with lime added), but most prefer white
wine or imported bottled water. They eat raw fish but like their beef well
done. Sushi, tofu, and French food are standard liberal fare.
Another interesting revolutionary side note: most of their women have higher
testosterone levels than their men. Most social workers, personal injury
attorneys, journalists, dreamers in Hollywood and group therapists are
liberals. Liberals invented the designated hitter rule because it wasn’t “fair” to
make the pitcher also bat.
Conservatives drink domestic beer. They eat red meat and still provide for
their women. Conservatives are big-game hunters, rodeo cowboys, lumberjacks,
construction workers, firemen, medical doctors, police officers, corporate
executives, Marines, athletes and generally anyone who works productively.
Conservatives who own companies hire other conservatives who want to work
for a living.
Liberals produce little or nothing. They like to “govern” the producers and
decide what to do with the production. Liberals believe Europeans are more
enlightened than Americans. That is why most of the liberals remained in Europe
when conservatives were coming to America. They crept in after the Wild West
was tame and created a business of trying to get MORE for nothing.
New Belgium Beer, (Fort Collins, Colorado)Fat tire, Blue Paddle, Sunshine Wheat. I’ve developed a strong loving relationship for these beers.
New Castle makes me “antsy in my pantsy”.
Arrogant Bastard is probably the most fitting, It is also out of colorado.
I’m from Colorado and I go back to visit several times a year. Colorado has some of the best micro brews in America, if not the whole world.
Kokanee is good, I’ve only seen it in Montana, and Idaho. If you ever go to Canada you have to try Kokanee Gold you can’t get it in the states because it hase too much booze in it, but it is “the goods”.
[quote]BIGRAGOO wrote:
TQB wrote:
victor lustig wrote:
Some of these ‘heavy dark beers’ are a meal in themselves. I like stuff like Coors because its refreshing and light, and even a few makes you light headed. Guiness and the other ‘MRP’ beers are just too much if you plan on having more than one, unless you have an enormous darts player guy to accomodate it all.
Does that make a Rochefort “10” at 11.3% somewhat too heavy?
I’d say so. Do you need a spoon to enjoy that?[/quote]
Nope! Just an armchair.
[quote]Hibler wrote:
Arrogant Bastard is probably the most fitting, It is also out of colorado.
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If you’re talking about Stone Brewing Company’s Arrogant Bastard, the only one I’ve heard of, that’s brewed just north of San Diego. Awesome beer, as is Stone’s Smoked Porter.
You say Shiner Bock is only in Texas? Do have a different version than we do? Maybe we have Shiner Bock because there are a lot of German families in MN/WI. Anyway, my friend had a keg of it this summer and it was outstanding.
As far as Newcastle goes, I don’t know if I have ever had a pint that was at its peak. People don’t drink it fast enough around here. The bottle doesn’t quite do it for me.
I saw there was a WI guy here. How about the New Glarus Brewing Company? Frustratingly, they make the best stuff that I know that I can’t get at my local store. Definitely worth getting if you’re ever passing through WI.
Ahhh. beer! I enjoy it highly, but only on the weekends. Favourite?! Too many to list. That’s like asking what your fav. orgasm is!
[quote]deanosumo wrote:
BTW, I’m surprised some cretin has not come onto this thread yet to criticize us for jeopardising our gains in the gym, which seems to happen anytime someone starts a thread on drugs or alcohol.
Happy drinking!
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Good point. I would always counter that the muscle-relaxant qualities of hops are actually good for muscle recovery, when consumed in moderation of course (but where’s the fun in always being moderate?) If you’re not in final cutting phase for competition, where’s the harm? And if you’re bulking, the extra carbs are good. And if you’re drinking a true wheat beer, the live yeast in the sediment is chock full of B-vitamins, which is also why a homebrew hangover is not as bad as a normal beer hangover.
DB