What beer ya drinkin'?

[Jeanne]

I don't really like beer - only Guiness and Bärner Müntschi

 

[elapid]

Can't get enough of this lately.

Nice drop!

 

[elapid]

A Coke dispensing machine at Brussels Airport - a kid wizzing into my Coke is just another reason to drink Belgian beer (that is if you need another reason!).

 

[elapid]

I was recently in the Yukon and Alaska for a vacation and celebrated Cadel's win with some local Yukon brews. Not as good as my favourite Belgian brews, but still quite nice after a long hike and scaring ourselves silly looking for bears. Yukon Gold was my favourite of the three.

 

[Anonymous]

Oh my.

Humulus Gold from The Bruery, Placentia, California.

Humulus Gold
The “cousin” of Humulus Bruin, Humulus Gold is a Belgian-style Golden Strong Ale hopped generously late in the brewing process with American hops, creating a citrusy, resinous hoppy experience while still preserving the Belgian fruity characteristics.

ABV: 9.1%, IBU: 25, SRM: 4

Usedtobefast prolly knows all about this place!

 

[Anonymous]

Can't get enough of this lately.

Oh.... Yeah, um.... well, let's just say the brewery tour at Bosteels was worth the drive when we were in Belgium. They make Tripel Karmeliet and Kwak. The tour was in French. We (Me and the Wifer) were the only English speakers there and the Belgian gentleman served us in the tasting room until we.... uh, he served us for awhile

This is one of my favorite Tripels and I'm really glad I can buy it at BevMo and Total Wine. And, of course, The BackAbbey.

Good eye my friend.

 

[usedtobefast]

Oh my.

Humulus Gold from The Bruery, Placentia, California.

Humulus Gold
The “cousin” of Humulus Bruin, Humulus Gold is a Belgian-style Golden Strong Ale hopped generously late in the brewing process with American hops, creating a citrusy, resinous hoppy experience while still preserving the Belgian fruity characteristics.

ABV: 9.1%, IBU: 25, SRM: 4

Usedtobefast prolly knows all about this place!

i do, and after a couple of those someone else is driving home
we have so many great California choices in addition to everyone else's good
stuff. "ain't life grand?"

 

[craig1985]

Oh my.

Humulus Gold from The Bruery, Placentia, California.

Humulus Gold
The “cousin” of Humulus Bruin, Humulus Gold is a Belgian-style Golden Strong Ale hopped generously late in the brewing process with American hops, creating a citrusy, resinous hoppy experience while still preserving the Belgian fruity characteristics.

ABV: 9.1%, IBU: 25, SRM: 4

Usedtobefast prolly knows all about this place!

That looks so good.

 

[usedtobefast]

if you have access to Trader Joes, this is their own brand. 7.1ABV and
5.99 per 6pack. well worth it,imo.

 

[craig1985]

It's impossible to buy a six pack for less than $6 in Australia, hell you can't even get it at the supermarket or anything like that. So ghey.

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

Good beer, although I got tired of it after 2. Switched to Karmeliet.

 

[More Strides than Rides]

It's impossible to buy a six pack for less than $6 in Australia, hell you can't even get it at the supermarket or anything like that. So ghey.

Might be a good thing. 6-pack of Pint cans for some Ice beers can be 2.99 around here.

This whole training thing makes it too hard to sample beers effectively. 5% body fat but now I'm a two beer queer.




Tonight, Hurricane Reef Pale Ale and Reunion: A Beer for Hope:

The Chocolate came through well. I could barely taste the Chili, which was perfect. I love brown ales, and this was a take on the style that went in many different directions, and did it well without tasting too out-there.

This was okay. I get a lot of pale ales in the Beer of the Month Shipment, and this was one of the bottom two. It didn't have a good body, so its bitterness didn't balance well. It was good enough. Recommended to drink with Jamaican Jerk Pork, which I might make tomorrow for the sake trying this beer at its best.

 

[craig1985]

The worst thing is walking into the bottle shop and having NFI what to buy as I want to try them all, or the ones that I've had, I haven't had them in a long time. It is the one thing about China that I do miss, a 600ml beer is really cheap.

 

[L'arriviste]

The worst thing is walking into the bottle shop and having NFI what to buy as I want to try them all, or the ones that I've had, I haven't had them in a long time. It is the one thing about China that I do miss, a 600ml beer is really cheap.

I sometimes feel the same, but I suppose that the (beer) glass half-full way of looking at it is just to get stuck in and systematically buy your way through their entire range of stock.

If you're someone who likes to have a bit of a system, you can focus on the genres. Do a short, sharp burst (say, six different ones) of blondes, dubbels or stouts etc and develop your taste for them. A sort of series of experiments, if you like. It feels less random like that.

Some people like the random aspect, but whilst new discoveries are always exciting, I like to have a good body of work to measure them by.

I remember that Tsing Tao used to taste quite sharp to me, a little bit of tongue-burn even. Three years of living in Belgium later and I had one recently and it was like water. It's not that I'm trying to put down Chinese (export) beers, it's just to illustrate what strange things happen to the tastebuds after the sort of long-term experimentation I described above.

 

[L'arriviste]

I don't often get to try American brews, but I remember enjoying this one some years ago:

I may be biased because I was rather fond of the place too.

 

[craig1985]

I sometimes feel the same, but I suppose that the (beer) glass half-full way of looking at it is just to get stuck in and systematically buy your way through their entire range of stock.

If you're someone who likes to have a bit of a system, you can focus on the genres. Do a short, sharp burst (say, six different ones) of blondes, dubbels or stouts etc and develop your taste for them. A sort of series of experiments, if you like. It feels less random like that.

Some people like the random aspect, but whilst new discoveries are always exciting, I like to have a good body of work to measure them by.

I remember that Tsing Tao used to taste quite sharp to me, a little bit of tongue-burn even. Three years of living in Belgium later and I had one recently and it was like water. It's not that I'm trying to put down Chinese (export) beers, it's just to illustrate what strange things happen to the tastebuds after the sort of long-term experimentation I described above.

TBF I don't think too many beers compare to the Belgian ones. My hostel in Beijing had a wide variety of Belgian beers, around 50 RMB, and they were worth every cent.

In saying though when I was stayed in Xi'an, I went to have lunch and I ordered a beer and the idiot waitress brought me a warm beer and unfortunately her English was non existent. I have no idea why you wouldn't bring somebody a cold beer, I guess with cheap labour costs, you get what you pay for.

 

[L'arriviste]

TBF I don't think too many beers compare to the Belgian ones. My hostel in Beijing had a wide variety of Belgian beers, around 50 RMB, and they were worth every cent.

In saying though when I was stayed in Xi'an, I went to have lunch and I ordered a beer and the idiot waitress brought me a warm beer and unfortunately her English was non existent. I have no idea why you wouldn't bring somebody a cold beer, I guess with cheap labour costs, you get what you pay for.

50RMB, wow! I remember looking at teaching jobs in China back in 1999 where the monthly salary was only 60RMB!

Perhaps she didn't know that beer should always be cool. The service industry might need some more time to get into gear, so you're doing them a favour being a patient guinea pig. I do envy you though, being able to take time to visit China properly like that. What's the odd warm beer when you've got the whole of China outside, eh? Time I started looking at career breaks again!

 

[usedtobefast]

yeah, the Belgians seem to be the team to beat, but i have to say we are doing a good catch up here in the US.

 

[craig1985]

50RMB, wow! I remember looking at teaching jobs in China back in 1999 where the monthly salary was only 60RMB!

Perhaps she didn't know that beer should always be cool. The service industry might need some more time to get into gear, so you're doing them a favour being a patient guinea pig. I do envy you though, being able to take time to visit China properly like that. What's the odd warm beer when you've got the whole of China outside, eh? Time I started looking at career breaks again!

I spent two weeks there. In saying that though, in my hostel in Shanghai 600ml Tsing Tao beers were 8 RMB, but I found a restaurant a 20 min walk from Jinmao Tower and a 580ml beer was only 5 RMB. I was the only foreigner/Westerner in there, but they still had an English menu to choose from.

I went Shanghai -> Chengdu -> Xi'an -> Beijing, where I went on the Great Wall and had a can of cheap beer on there. FTR I'm going back there next chance I can get, I know a girl in Chengdu, she wants to see me, and I want to see her

 

[krebs303]

Even though the Babes n' Beer thread was disapproved of during the "dark times" Babes n' Beer are a good combo.
For those of you so inclined here is Sexy Girls and Cold Beer (35 pics)

 

[Rouetheday]

I usually prefer a good Barq's but I'll settle for an A&W in a pinch.

 

[krebs303]

i usually prefer a good barq's but i'll settle for an a&w in a pinch.

IBCrooooot beeeer

 

[More Strides than Rides]

I don't often get to try American brews, but I remember enjoying this one some years ago:

I may be biased because I was rather fond of the place too.

Bit of a coincidence, here's what I'm sippin' on right now:

 

[Rouetheday]

IBCrooooot beeeer

IBC? That's a much too pretentious brew for me, friend.

 

[craig1985]

Bitburger, a 6-pack was $13.