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Yet another one of these thread, this time about beer!

I love beer. In fact, just put 12 fine bottles of Big Rock Traditional in the fridge. Big Rock Brewery make fantastic beer. Have you tried them? They have kinds, Traditional is my favourite. I think they make the beer in Calgary.

My preference is Ale, or darker stuff.

Guiness is a gift from above - love that stuff! Kilkenny is fantastic too.

Being Swedish, I have to say that the Swedish beer is quite pathetic in comparison to many of the Canadian beer. Norrlands Guld - no thanks!

There is good European beer to be had for sure. The Germans make great beer. Kronenbourgh is French,I think? Pretty good. Heineken is Dutch. Oh don't forget the Danes! Carlsberg is good beer. Tuborg too.

American beer? Hmm, there are good micro breweries in many cities, but the stuff I find in the liquor stores here is pretty bland stuff. Budweiser - not for me.
 
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I think Alberta produces some of the best beers. I'll bet many of the North Western USA micro breweries use grain from Alberta cause it's just so darn good.

Guiness - Ya! Just hook a drip tube up to my arm and give me a hunk of bread so I have something in my stomach and I'll be fine for a long time.

Black Butte Porter - A northwest micro. Yummy, dark but not as heavy as Guiness.

Heineken & St Pauli Girl - My two favorite widely available Euro beers. Holland and Germany respectively.

My favorite beer? Cold!;)
 
Here's some of my faves -

Shiner Bock - a dark beer brewed about an hour away from my house. Good stuff.

Guinness - When you have to have a beer to chew on, this is the one to pick.

Pete's Wicked Ale - good beer. It's just that simple.

Sol - Yes, I know, it's a massed produced beer Corona wannabe. When my wife and I were in Mexico on our honeymoon, and the sun was beating down (in December, mind you), we saddled up to a bar and had a few. Cold, smooth and refreshing...

A friend of ours does some homebrew for a hobby. ALL of his beer is incredible.
 
Spudman said:
I though Grain Belt was like Hamms or Schmidt?
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Not even close. I wouldn't pour those other two on my lawn. Grain Belt is a world apart flavor-wise; full-bodied, and much more drinkable, with almost a "sweetish" after-taste. It's one of the beer's very unique trademarks. Go git' yourself a sixer, and find out for yourself. ;)
 
Pilsener Urquell has long been a favorite of mine--quintessential hoppy/aromatic pilsener style, arguably its progenitor. And when the weather gets warm, I really enjoy the Hefeweizen wheat beers. Widmer Bros. is my favorite US brand, but there are a boatload of excellent ones from Germany and surrounding European countries.

I had the pleasure of spending a few days on business in Antwerp last fall, and the Belgians have a ton of geat beers. Good thing I don't live there, 'cuz I'd be a lot bigger than I already am! :eek:
 
Delerium Tremens!

It's a spectacular Belgian style beer & you gotta love the pink elephants on the label.

Here is a site about Delerium Tremens

http://www.pascalkolkman.com/delirium/indexeng.html


Hephalumps & Woosels!
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Animated Winnie the Pooh reference which does have pink elephants in it!

Delerium Noel is a winter style Belgian ale by the same maker that is also very good.

Hop Devil: A nice very hoppy American micro brew.

Red Tail Ale by the Medicino Brewing Co: (another American micro brew).

Boddingtons. This is a delicious milkshake in a bottle. It is a British beer and Americans can get it a liquor stores with the same widget in it that Guiness has.

Brooklyn Lager's Chocolate Stout: another microbrew from the US.
 
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Well, I work construction in Missouri (that's Mu-zur-ah:rolleyes: ) so quite often it's...sorry Robert...Budweiser! But if I don't need a new toy (How ARE those new Epi Jr. 5w heads, by the way:) ) I can afford...ST.PAULI GIRL BEER! THE DARK! And I..."What, Honey?" :eek: Sorry, guys, gotta go!
 
tot_Ou_tard said:
Delerium Tremens!
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Gadzooks. I thought there'd be no way that anyone would even mention DTs.

My favorite is one that I've only recently been able to get in the States: Zum Uerige Altbier. Unfortunately, the quality once it makes it over here is hit and miss. When it's fresh, it's the best beer ever. I have five gallons of my attempt at a Zum Uerige clone in the fermenter right now.

Otherwise, the bigger and hoppier the beer, the more I like it.
 
I like my beer cold and right out of the tap. I perfer the draft beer over the canned and bottled.
 
marnold said:
Gadzooks. I thought there'd be no way that anyone would even mention DTs.

My favorite is one that I've only recently been able to get in the States: Zum Uerige Altbier. Unfortunately, the quality once it makes it over here is hit and miss. When it's fresh, it's the best beer ever. I have five gallons of my attempt at a Zum Uerige clone in the fermenter right now.

Otherwise, the bigger and hoppier the beer, the more I like it.
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I'll have to look out for that one Marnold!

Another good one that is hard to get in the States (& is hit n' miss when you do) is Scaldis. The Scaldis Noel is quite yummy.

http://www.belgianexperts.com/scaldisweb.php

Ahhhhh, so we have a homebrewer aboard the Fretexpress?!?

Chug-a-chuga-chug-a.....

How long have you been brewing & what are some of your sucesses & disasters?

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Looking for the ZUA that Marnold mentioned I came across this list of must taste beers.

http://www.allaboutbeer.com/features/243must_taste_1.html

It has ZUA, but not DT. It does have Chimay and LaChouffe. For the US it has the Chocolate Stout and Hop Devil that I mentioned. It also lists several others that I should have mentioned. Like Storm King Imperiel Stout from Victory.

Many years ago I liked Tooth Sheaf Stout, but I haven't seen that in ages.
 
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I'm not a huge beer person - - I prefer wines or harder stuff ;) Althouh I rarely drink anymore - - age has made it less fun to drink anymore.

However, I have some Newcastle Honey Brown I like and recently tried Michelob Ultra Amber and really liked it.
 
Kronenberg is my favorite. It's an Alsace beer that is German in character, but without the bitter, skunkiness. It's technically French, but since it comes from the Alsace-Lorraine region that borders France and Germany, it has been both German and French depending on who won the last war. It's been around since 1664, so it's seen a lot of change... ;)

My second favorite is Bass Ale...love the rich bold taste of a good amber ale.

Third is Pilsner Urquell...a fine Pilsner.

I'd love to spend some time in Belgium just to try the beer there. I hear it's outstanding, and each region has it's own style (and the glass to go along with it). My wife wouldn't much care for it though, as she's not a beer drinker... :(
That's ok though, we both love wine and have taken many a trip to the wine country here and abroad.
 
Had some LaChouffe Dobbelen IPA Tripel tonight. Great aroma & very tasty & you gotta love the cute little "nain" (dwarf) on the label.
 
tot_Ou_tard said:
Had some LaChouffe Dobbelen IPA Tripel tonight. Great aroma & very tasty & you gotta love the cute little "nain" (dwarf) on the label.
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Man! Where do you live to find all these odd beers? You are coming up with more beers that I can shake a tongue at.
I'm lucky to find what I can in Idaho. It's usually pushed back behind the cold packs of Bud Lite and Hard Lemonade. You are pretty lucky dude.
 
Spudman said:
Man! Where do you live to find all these odd beers? You are coming up with more beers that I can shake a tongue at.
I'm lucky to find what I can in Idaho. It's usually pushed back behind the cold packs of Bud Lite and Hard Lemonade. You are pretty lucky dude.
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Just down at the local liquor store; 3 minute drive. As SS says civilization has its perks (and suds).

I haven't had a Bud in decades.
 
I use Bud to clean my windows and that's about it.
My favorite beer? Still gotta go with a free one or one with my fellow Fretters. Cheers!
 
Bloozcat said:
I'd love to spend some time in Belgium just to try the beer there. I hear it's outstanding, and each region has it's own style (and the glass to go along with it).....
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Blooz - I have a colleage from Brussels and last time we drank in Dallas he introduced me to many glasses of Leffe. Not bad beer. :)
 
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Oh yes Leffe is a nice one.. I drank a generous amount at a McDonalds (!) in Brussels many years ago. It was a little strange to have the beer in those McDonalds paper cups with lid :D
 
(chorus all together) Makes him feel mellow.

Whisky's too rough, champagne costs too much
vodka puts my mouth in gear
this little refrain might help me explain
as a matter of fact I like beer

Guiness beer, black gold, Irish tea.

Ya me too.
Did I get the lyrics right?
 
All depends on my mood...

Sometimes I want a pilsner, sometimes a stout, sometimes an Ale. But wheat I usually ask for is (in no particular order):

  • Bass Ale
  • Black & Tan (1/2 Guinness, 1/2 Bass)
  • Molson Export (not readily avaiable in the States but a local distribuitor special orders it for me)
  • Molson Ice
  • Guinness
  • Samuel Adams (Regular, Summer ale, and Ocktoberfest when in season)
  • Pete's Wicked Ale (and various seasonal brews)
  • IPA
  • Local Microbrews in Boston
That's all I can think of for now. There's a killer brew at Boston Beer Works across from Fenway Park (Pahhhhhhhk) that has blueberries in it. I know it sounds nasty but it's really yummy!
 
Blueberries?? Please explain what it tastes like!
I have tried beer with chocolate, but Im a fruit beer virgin (yet) :D
 

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