What beer ya drinkin'?

[Anonymous]

Heard Socal did 4 jugs of beer at once. Therefore Socal > everybody else.

Yes, but they were only 2 litres each. I think B Jeff has bigger juggs.

 

[snowwhite]

What beer are you drinking right now?

Beer is something mostly limited to salty / greasy meals for myself, or any wild mushroom meal. Most anything that isent light is fine by me, MillerGD is pretty good, High life is ungodly nasty though. I prefer sweet concord wines ( Read as, typical kosher wines ) / agave liqour though, so my own opinon of beer isent worth too much. Grolsch is very good though, but I sometimes think your paying almost as much for the hinge cap bottle as for the beer.
Cheers

 

[pedaling squares]

Found a nice bar in Manhattan this week called the Brass Monkey. Tried some beers from this thread.

Cooper's Pale Ale. Not bad. Nothing special but it sure elevated my opinion of Aussie beer after my attempt to drink a Foster's circa 1989. Still have that horrible taste in my mouth.

Chimay Triple. Excellent. Redeemed Belgian ales after my so-so experience with Duvel. This was served in the Chimay glass, which was cool, and I think at the right temperature.

Young's Double Chocolate Stout. Also excellent. Tried it in a bottle here, and then on tap at Stout NYC. Far better on tap. Just a fantastic stout.

Thanks for the suggestions folks.

 

[giantmonster]

re;

I like guiness, carlsberg. I use to drink some of these portugese beers. There are so hard... I cant rememeber the name and its a long one too..

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

Chimay Triple. Excellent. Redeemed Belgian ales after my so-so experience with Duvel. This was served in the Chimay glass, which was cool, and I think at the right temperature.

Duvel is a mediocre beer, as most belgians know Good, heavy, but nothing special.

About the chimay glass: it was designed by the architect who renovated the abbey.

 

[elapid]

Cooper's Pale Ale. Not bad. Nothing special but it sure elevated my opinion of Aussie beer after my attempt to drink a Foster's circa 1989. Still have that horrible taste in my mouth.

In defence of Aussie beers, no Australian likes Fosters either! We just export the stuff (or let the Canucks make it!).

 

[tifosa]

Toohey's New. Tasty!

 

[pedaling squares]

Duvel is a mediocre beer, as most belgians know Good, heavy, but nothing special.

About the chimay glass: it was designed by the architect who renovated the abby.

I don't know that the glass makes any difference, but it does make the experience a little nicer.

In defence of Aussie beers, no Australian likes Fosters either! We just export the stuff (or let the Canucks make it!).

Ah, good. Funny thing about Canadian beer, much of the swill that is mass produced is horrible stuff, but small-batch regional beers are among the best I've ever tasted. Probably much the same in the US. I wonder why we insist on marketing cheap crap to the masses... must be a matter of economics, ie "I'd rather drink 15 Lucky Lagers for $10 than pay $12 for 6 fine ales."

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

I don't know that the glass makes any difference, but it does make the experience a little nicer.

Ofcourse it does! Just like you don't drink champagne in a wine glass, you don't drink Hoegaerden in a Palm glass, or duvel in a Hoegaerden glass.

Some of my glasses:
Pauwel's Kwak:

Keizer Karel (Charles quint)

Tripel Karmeliet

 

[Anonymous]

Ofcourse it does! Just like you don't drink champagne in a wine glass, you don't drink Hoegaerden in a Palm glass, or duvel in a Hoegaerden glass.

Some of my glasses:
Pauwel's Kwak:

Keizer Karel (Charles quint)

Tripel Karmeliet

Tripel Karmeliet is, I think, my favorite tripel with the possible exception of Gulden Draak...

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

But both are totally different styles of beer?
I noticed that some english-spoken websites use the term dark triple for Gulden Draak, but i don't think this term is used in Belgium...

 

[Anonymous]

But both are totally different styles of beer?
I noticed that some english-spoken websites use the term dark triple for Gulden Draak, but i don't think this term is used in Belgium...

Well, Gulden Draak is marketed in the US as a tripel. I'll grant you that it is different from any other tripel I've ever experienced.

If GD is not actually a tripel then Tripel Karmeliet is my numero uno.

 

[krebs303]

Just put a few pics together from the thread. Can't buy ya beer. maybe ya'll enjoy this

Beer Thread Recap

 

[Hugh Januss]

I don't know that the glass makes any difference, but it does make the experience a little nicer.

I like a good strong ale that I can drink straight from the bottle, preferably while using power tools.

Ah, good. Funny thing about Canadian beer, much of the swill that is mass produced is horrible stuff, but small-batch regional beers are among the best I've ever tasted. Probably much the same in the US. I wonder why we insist on marketing cheap crap to the masses... must be a matter of economics, ie "I'd rather drink 15 Lucky Lagers for $10 than pay $12 for 6 fine ales."

More like 15 Lucky Lagers for $5

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

Just put a few pics together from the thread. Can't buy ya beer. maybe ya'll enjoy this

Beer Thread Recap

Nice

 

[Anonymous]

Just put a few pics together from the thread. Can't buy ya beer. maybe ya'll enjoy this

Beer Thread Recap

Bravo! Standing Ovation. Great song choice.

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

Some great beer commercials:
Duvel

Carlton Draught

Heineken

Bavaria (answer to that heineken commercial)

More Heineken

 

[Lifeshape]

Bravo! Standing Ovation. Great song choice.

+1 great song! I think I remember that song one drunken night in a bar in east Texas in the 1970's. You may have heard about it in that movie Urban Cowboy. "Dontchoo ride that bull sissy."

Oh yeah, Stella for the evening...

 

[elapid]

Just put a few pics together from the thread. Can't buy ya beer. maybe ya'll enjoy this

Beer Thread Recap

Very cool - well done.

 

[RDV4ROUBAIX]

Bell's Christmas Ale. Comstock, Michigan.

 

[pedaling squares]

Just put a few pics together from the thread. Can't buy ya beer. maybe ya'll enjoy this
Beer Thread Recap

Bravo. That was excellent.

More like 15 Lucky Lagers for $5

Hey, have you been to Cumberland?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_Lager

 

[Christian]

Luxembourgish beer : Diekirch, Simon Pils, Bofferding, Battin

International : Leffe Brune, Leffe Blanche, Hoegaarden, Beck's

 

[Hugh Januss]

Bravo. That was excellent.



Hey, have you been to Cumberland?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_Lager

No, but I drive past the Coors/Miller brewery in Irwindale CA all the time. I wonder if they produce Lucky and Rainer now? I don't know of another brewery there. It doesn't even smell good from the freeway!

 

[Anonymous]

Cuvée Van De Keizer

My wife and I split one of these at The Backabbey in Claremont, CA on Saturday. OMG, that was one of the best I have ever had.

I've had this beer before but it was just outstanding on this night. 11% ABV, oh yeah.

 

[kelvedon wonder]

I have fallen in love with Belgium. All I need is a moderately unsuccessful football team to identify with and a crash course in Flemish and I'll be off.
Beer....chocolate....chips.....bikes....what's not to like?