Your favourite BEER

[Jaggannath]

In honour of the International Beer Night run in my bar tonight, where I was unfortunate enough to drink some US rubbish, I'd like to ask what everyone's favourite beer is, and what temperature it is drank at. I don't care about favourite alcoholic beverage, that was done a few nights ago.

Personally, I'm a big fan of slightly chilled Guinness when drank in the UK, but in Australia my favourite would have to be cool (not cold) Tiger beer, or cold Carlton Colds.

[Redfallon]

Corona, ice cold with a twist of lime.

[David M]

Jagg,
Your right about American beer being rubbish. It's pretty much tasteless and and flavorless and the head looks more like the foam from a can of Coca-Cola. I like Steinlager (German), Sing Tao (Thailand) and Anchor Steam (American-an exception) To be fair to American beers, there are pleanty of excellent micro brews all over the states and most are sold locally and probably not exported to the land of Oz. What I meant by rubbish are the mass produced light american pilsners such as Budweiser and Coors...those are truly trash beers. Nothing more than a cheap high for many Americans. Its interesting to note that the cheap pilsners are made in a few hours and during the brewing process carbonation is injected into the "beer". The alcohol is added as well...its not even real beer!

Cheers to ya mate! or as the Danes say: "Skoal!"

[HAL9000]

NONE!!... I personally think beer is a really disgusting tasting thing and have no idea why anyone would wanna drink the crap for any other reason than it's a cheap drunk. I've never understood why people refer to a beer as being "sweet" as it has to be the most disgusting liquid (tied with coffee) that I have ever tasted leaving a bitter after taste that just seems to linger for ever.

[David M]

HAL,
Its an acquired taste. My first beer in high school tasted pretty bad.!

[M. A. Dockter]

http://www.leinie.com/beers2.htm

Leinie's:
Red
Creamy Dark
Doppelbock
Berry Wiess


Guiness

I'm also a fan of Woodchuck and Strongbow Ciders

[dragonxx4]

Flat Tire
Moose Drool
MGD

Flat Tire and Moose Drool are from micro breweries here in montana.

[Stryker]

A&W Root Beer

I'm with you 100% HAL.

Originally Posted by David M Its an acquired taste.

That phrase always cracks me up. Why would I want to aquire a taste for something I find revolting? I've always wondered why people continue to drink something they don't like (most people I have ever talked to say the same thing... they hated it when they tried it). I suppose if I stabbed myself in the arm enough times, I would get used to it and it wouldn't really hurt anymore.

[mc2phat]

I very seldom drink anymore. When I'm in San Antonio, I'll have a Shiner Bock with a meal. My last mainstream choice when I drank beer frequently was Rolling Rock.

[rightcoast]

Guiness, Newcastle and Sam Adams.

Jag, if you haven't had a Sammy yet, hunt one down and give it a go. It is the exception to the "American Beer Rule".

[rjfvillarosa]

Originally Posted by M. A. Dockter Guiness I'm also a fan of Woodchuck and Strongbow Ciders

I agree with Doc on the Guiness and Ciders, most of the lager type beers sold in the UK are known as Euro Fizz and they are dreadfull, one particular blend called "Carling Black Label" even managed to earn the title "diesel" I don't know why, but it is a particularly nasty concoction.
Having travelled in Germany and Northern Europe quite a bit I must say that the local beers are always good and back home in Cardiff our own localy brewed "Brains Dark or Brains SA" will give Guiness a run for it's money.
Brains SA or Special Ale to give it full name once appeared in the Guiness book of records as the strongest beer in the world, hence the reason locals refer to it as "Skull Attack" rather than Special Ale.
Down here in PR we get the usual mass produced American garbage, like Bud and Coors and they also have their own local nasty called Medallia.
So when I can get it I drink ice cold Michelob imported from Spain, its not too bad, but it's a lot better than the other stuff.


Doc.... if you ever get the chance to visit the UK you should make the Bulmers factory in Herefordshire where they make Strongbow (and do conducted tours) a must on your itinerary.

[mystvearn]

Originally Posted by HAL9000 NONE!!... I personally think beer is a really disgusting tasting thing and have no idea why anyone would wanna drink the crap for any other reason than it's a cheap drunk. I've never understood why people refer to a beer as being "sweet" as it has to be the most disgusting liquid (tied with coffee) that I have ever tasted leaving a bitter after taste that just seems to linger for ever.

I totally agree. Also better to avoid than to cure a problem. Once hooked, you're done for life. I have never had any alcoholic beverages

[HAL9000]

I like some alcoholic bevs.. just not beer.... I used to LOVE Barq's ROOT Beer.. but since I gave up caffine, that's off my list.. either Mug or A&W.

And true.. why do I want to aquire a taste for something I find gross. Some cultures eat bugs, rotten fish, etc... it's an aquired taste.. any beer drinkers want to try?

[Cirerrek]

Microbrew:

Tommyknocker Maple Nut out of the Tommyknocker brewery in Idaho Springs, CO.

Unfortunately not a single distributor in MO carries it, so I have to rely on some of my friends from CO to bring me a six pack or two every now and then.

Mass Produced:

Winter: Guiness

Summer: Black and Tan Guiness/Harp

Occasional favorites:

Watney's Stout or Samual Smith's Imperial Stout

[rjfvillarosa]

After Great Britain's Beer Festival...

After Great Britain's Beer Festival, all the brewery presidents decided it would be fun to hit a pub in London and go out for a beer.
The first sits down and says, "Hey, Señor, I would like the world's best beer, a Corona."

The bartender dusts off a bottle from the shelf and gives it to him.

The second says, "I'd like the best beer in the world. Give me 'The King of Beers.' One Budweiser please."

The bartender gives him one.

Another guy says, "I'd like the only beer made with Rocky Mountain spring water; give me a Coors."

The bartender gives him one.

The guy from Guiness sits down as he orders a Coke. The bartender is a bit taken aback, but gives him what he ordered.

The other presidents look over at him and ask, "Why aren't you drinking a Guiness?"

The Guiness president replies, "Well, if you guys aren't drinking beer, neither will I."

[Raskolnikov]

BlueMoon- the belgium beer. magnificient taste have a slice of orange with it. I dont think it comes in bottles. U need to go to a bar for the draft

[Tin]

Rolling Rock
Sam Adams Cherry Wheat

i prefer whiskey over beer though .

[lil Jimmie]

Fat Tire or Shiner Bock

[randomprecision]

Grolsch (Dutch)

[imbest123]

ewww beer. i hate the taste. those other malted drinks are good though smirnoff ice and mikes hard lemonade and stuff like that. i never drink those though.

[SARGE]

I make one I drank in Mexico - their version of Margarita, called "chilada".

lime juice in a glass with salted rim, ice, then fill with beer.

[Floppyman]

Any and all kinds of German beer. And I'll let you guys guess why...

[kiwipcman]

Victoria Bitter in an ice cold stubbie

[mountainking]

Originally Posted by David M HAL, Its an acquired taste. My first beer in high school tasted pretty bad.!

My first beer was when i was 15.. my dad gave it to me and in wisconsin its legal to drink if your parents serve it to you. I thought it was pretty damn good lol.

[autodidact]

No one mentions Miller Draft or Molson's! Nothting like a beer with a barbecue or shell fish, and don't forget to dump a can in for the shell fish while cooking.

Do the English really drink their beer room temp? Many here mention how great English beer is and all this time I thought German beer was king, speaking of which I read once which countries drank the most beer per capita but I can't find it now, thought it was Germany, but maybe by the way y'all talking might be England.

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[figarowa]

#1- Guiness
#2- Appalachain Brewing Company-Water Gap Wheat local PA brew
#3-Victory Brewery-Hop Devil Ale
#4. Yuengline Lager

[lil Jimmie]

I had my first drink of alcohol when Radar Love was released by Golden Earring.

Tis been a few beers I mean years

Been in Germay, visited many Beer Tents along the way and the stuff we get in the states is not even close to the real thing.

[Raskolnikov]

lol jimmie i wonder if they think 'heineken' sux in holland as we complain about US beers ?

Btw sarge I definetely will try chilada I might be going to mexico to see a dentist :P dentists are way worse then the beer is in US.

[rjfvillarosa]

Originally Posted by autodidact Do the English really drink their beer room temp? Many here mention how great English beer is and all this time I thought German beer was king,

Yes they do and it's YAK all my friends drink it, sorry no offence but beer should be cold and refreshing not warm and viscous.

[Jaggannath]

Heineken straight from the brewery is far far better than the export gunk, as is the story with Guinness. The further from the brewery, the worse it gets. KiwiPCman, you drink Vic Bitter?? You know what VB stands for don't you??
I drink it too, I like it. And beer isn't an acquired taste for me... I either like it or I don't, if I don't I won't drink it. I agree that there's no point acquiring a taste for the point of it. When I was in the UK I made a beer diary, I made a point of travelling to as many different pubs to sample all their beers... a lot were gopping, but some were luverly jubbly. I like Fullers in the UK as well.