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Since this is a brit heavy forum, I am sure guiness will win, however I personally think that brew tastes like shat as all stouts do.

I do however really like a guiness product by the name of kilkanny, or something like that. Its a irish cream ale, very good. I would name kilkanny my fav..

The best cheap beer would be a big rock product by the name of ALBERTA beer. Very cheap lager and actually pretty decent, considering you can get a 6 pack for less than 5 bucks canadian...

Also it makes me proud to be from alberta as the canadian cheapo locally made beer, such as pilsner taste LIKE shat.

IMO the most over rated beer would be stella, stuff tastes like expensive BUD....

I drink Guinness quite a bit also....but my favorite beer (if it counts as beer) is actually Woodchuck, which is a draft cider.

But usually if I am drinking at the bars or whatnot...I drink MGD. :cool:

Egils Gull - Best beer in the world.

IMO the most over rated beer would be stella, stuff tastes like expensive BUD....
No, the most overrated beer is Heineken. I have no idea who buys this crap. The best beer? England has that beer Spitfire which tastes really good, but it is impossible to find in the US. For cheap beer, I prefer PBR or Rolling Rock.

MGD is not bad, good to get drunk with, goes down smooth, not much taste to it though. One of the better generics.

never heard of woodchuck, must be some local microbrew, but those can be pretty good...

I miss Newcastle Brown Ale.
They can't make beer here, the downside to Brazil. When the best beer available in many places is the dreaded Skol, what more do I have to say.
The cachaça is brilliant though.

beer is ok but snakebites be better :)

With beer, I'm very borgeois:
Bud Light in a can. No kidding.

At a bar, always Amberbach.

With beer, I'm very borgeois:
Bud Light in a can. No kidding.

At a bar, always Amberbach.

Dude? Amberback blah, man...

No, the most overrated beer is Heineken.
So very seconded!

Guinness would taste like shit over their, you know that you guys heat it to lower the alcohol content don't you?
Anyhew, good beer, good beer. Are we talking lager or ale?
Ale would be Spitfire, love that stuff, with their excellent sales phrases of "No Nazi aftertaste" and "The Bottle of Britain".
Lager...would probabyly be BudVar, very nice, but am partial to a pint of Grolsh occasionaly :p

I do however really like a guiness product by the name of kilkanny, or something like that. Its a irish cream ale, very good. I would name kilkanny my fav..
That would be Kilkenny's. So good, and my mom's side of the family is from that county as well.

However, my favorite will have to be Guinness.

Dude? Amberback blah, man...
Told you, I'm a member of the beer borgeoisie.
Can't help my tongue, man.

Euro shopper beer. Cheap and drinkable.

I'm partial to the bannana-clove flavor of Weissbier (Wheat beer.) But Guinness is pretty good.

So very seconded!

I'm gonna go ahead and third that. A friend drinks it and I think he is nuts.

Newcastle Pale Ale is my drink of choice

Though when I'm low on funds, since newcastle is an import, costing about $7-8 us, I go for BudLight bottles, being about $20 for a case of bottles, the canned budlight can kiss off, I'd rather be sober

The next rank of my cheap end is when I only have a $5, and then its Natural LIght, since its only like $4 for a 6 pack bottles.

Worst beer I've had would be MillerLight, I couldn't even drink it when I was piss ass drunk. Nasty stuff that is. Old Milwakuee is just as bad though.

Though my friend had an old 16th century ale that was pretty good too, he brewed it from an old recipe. It had a strong wood taste to it.

Anchor Steam

Guinness would taste like shit over their, you know that you guys heat it to lower the alcohol content don't you?
Anyhew, good beer, good beer. Are we talking lager or ale?
Ale would be Spitfire, love that stuff, with their excellent sales phrases of "No Nazi aftertaste" and "The Bottle of Britain".
Lager...would probabyly be BudVar, very nice, but am partial to a pint of Grolsh occasionaly :p

nah remember i am from canada, the more alcohol the better, most brew that comes here usally is not touched in any way, your thinking yankee.

I remember, going down to spokane with some buddies and drinking a good 1.5 times the norm, thinking WTF? well the beer down der has much less alcohol...

Lager...would probabyly be BudVar, very nice, but am partial to a pint of Grolsh occasionaly :p

I am not sure that the lager is that brilliant, but the bottle certainly is. :)

Heineken baby!

Anchor Porter

But I'm also really fond of Newcastle Brown, and I like the Leinenkugel's Creamy Dark and Big Butt dopplebock. For more generic stuff, I'll take Michelob Amber Bock. I can drink cheap piss beer (i.e. Bud, Keystone, etc.), but I only do if I wanna get drunk and not spend too much.

pfffff.... Heineken :rolleyes:


You haven't lived if you didn't like Guinness

My favourite, everyday "I feel like a beer" type beer is Carlton Draught.

When I feel like something special, it'll be Crown Lager or Boag's Strongarm...

My fave international beers are Caffreys, Kilkenny and Sapporo...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/features/stories/2003/02/images/beer-pint-150.jpg

Anchor Porter

But I'm also really fond of Newcastle Brown, and I like the Leinenkugel's Creamy Dark and Big Butt dopplebock. For more generic stuff, I'll take Michelob Amber Bock. I can drink cheap piss beer (i.e. Bud, Keystone, etc.), but I only do if I wanna get drunk and not spend too much.
Where in God's name do you buy beer? The porno store?

I don't drink alcohol except at Mass during the Eucharist.

I don't drink alcohol except at Mass during the Eucharist.
^--- is a hypocrite

Where in God's name do you buy beer? The porno store?
Huh?

For ales, it has to be Newcastle Brown. Nothing beats it. Bitters, it'd have to be Boddingtons. Not a fan of stouts. IPAs, it'd have to be Greene King, obviously. Lagers, erm... probably Budvar. Cider - real scrumpy cider, with lumps of apple still floating in it. Bootiful.

Huh?
His favorite beer is called "Big Butt".

:DRoot Beer:D

Samuel Adams always a good decision!
http://www.samueladams.com/
;)

Warsteiner!

Tiny's favorite beer is miller light:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4cf36b3127cce9b28f7d64e6000000016108BZs3DRszbm

His favorite beer is called "Big Butt".
Ah. That's butt as in, what rams do. It's got a picture of a ram right there on the bottle, just in case people get the wrong idea. :D

Pabst Blue Ribbon.



Actually, my top three would go like this:
Warsteiner
Bass Pale Ale
Boddington's

Currently Leinenkugels Oktoberfest ... hmm there's only a quarter of a case left. :(

Mass produced: Sam Adams, Corona, or Tecate.

Guinness would taste like shit over their, you know that you guys heat it to lower the alcohol content don't you?

Not true, but often repeated.

From the official Guinness web site:

Is it true that you get a much better pint in Ireland?

For GUINNESS® brewed outside Ireland the water will be different of course because we always use pure, fresh water from local natural sources. In blind tests though, (with a bunch of highly cynical journalists!), none of our sample could tell the difference. That said, all GUINNESS® sold in North America is brewed in Ireland at the historic St .James's Gate Brewery in Dublin. So, the only real difference you should be able to spot is the pub that you're drinking in!

http://www.guinness.com/guinness/en_US/knowing/pearls/faqs/0,6415,12687267_126325,00.html

There is no beer to compare with the "Devil's Buttermilk," whether you are drinking it stateside or in Dublin.

Czech beer is the best. They invented the golden brew. By golden, I do not mean Budweiserish. . . even though Amiks did steal the recipe and subsequently water the shit down to the point that it tastes like a mix between water and more water.

The best beer in the world is Czech. . . and the name of this godsend beer is Pilsner Urquell.

Czech beer is the best. They invented the golden brew. By golden, I do not mean Budweiserish. . . even though Amiks did steal the recipe and subsequently water the shit down to the point that it tastes like a mix between water and more water.

The best beer in the world is Czech. . . and the name of this godsend beer is Pilsner Urquell.

As the good folks with Monte Python's Flying Circus observed, American beer is not unlike making love in a canoe. Both are fucking close to water.

As the good folks with Monte Python's Flying Circus observed, American beer is not unlike making love in a canoe. Both are fucking close to water.


I couldn't remember the exact quote and had no idea where it came from. It is so true. Thanks for the clarification mate.

Alcholol is a poison.
It poisons the mind and the body.
Save your braincells.
Dont drink.
This has been a public service announcement.

Alcholol is a poison.
It poisons the mind and the body.
Save your braincells.
Dont drink.
This has been a public service announcement.Is "alcholol" inherently funny? I'll have to try it sometime. :D

Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to prosper.". ... Ben Franklin

Alcholol is a poison.
It poisons the mind and the body.
Save your braincells.
Dont drink.
This has been a public service announcement.

If it weren't for beer we probably would not be posting messages on this bulletin board.

It is very likely the Neolithic Revolution (when early humans made the move from hunter/gatherer to farming) came about as the result of beer. At first archaeologists thought early humans switched to farming in order to make bread. However, growing the wheat to make bread is much more labor intensive than killing a giraffe every two weeks and sending the old lady out to forage for some nuts and berries. Men probably wouldn't give up that nomadic, male bonding life style just for bread.

However, once early man learned that fermented grain produced alcohol, well…, that was a whole different story. He probably would have gone through all kinds of effort to gather seed, clear and plow fields, build irrigation systems, fertilize, stand guard over the crop, and harvest it before the birds ate it all IF the payoff was a rousing night of drinking and revelry.

So, no beer, no Neolithic Revolution, no civilization, no Internet, and no NS General forum. Pause and show a little respect for beer and all it has given us, junior. When you are old enough to imbibe you may understand.

http://photos1.blogger.com/img/242/945/400/guinness.jpg

How can anyone not want to drink that?

http://photos1.blogger.com/img/242/945/400/guinness.jpg

How can anyone not want to drink that?An access denied message? Sure, I'll drink to that. :D

http://photos1.blogger.com/img/242/945/400/guinness.jpg

How can anyone not want to drink that?


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Strange....it's working on my computer.

Strange....it's working on my computer.


Ah....something wasn't working right....when I clicked the link it sent me to an error message, but then after i reloaded it, it worked. Maybe it was just Mozilla or something.

depends what it comes in
can
bottle
keg

I hate alcohol in general. It tastes bitter.

John Daniels

Wait!!! I meant Jack Daniels

Damn I'm too drunk to type right.

Oh wait... thats not beer.
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Oh well... beers for pussies anyways.

Pussies who can't handle real liquor.

Or pussies who can't get any real pussy. :D :D

Sorry to not defend french beer..

LEFFE from Belgium

Hobgoblin is good, but only when served at room temperature.
If you just wanna get trashed go for the OE800.

I'm a huge fan of stouts, so let's say Stone Imperial Russian Stout, Lost Coast 8 Ball Stout, and Guinness (always a good option). Breweries that always come up with winners across the line: Stone, North Coast, and Sierra Nevada. CA represent yo. Dawg. Or somthin'.

Sorry to not defend french beer..

LEFFE from Belgium
Belgian beer pwnz.

Guinness would taste like shit over their, you know that you guys heat it to lower the alcohol content don't you?

That sounds like someone who confused pasteurization with distillation jumped to conclusions.

Oh, and I drink a lot of beers, no favorites. Corona, Dos Equis Amber, Guinness, Budweiser. Guinness is a bit over-rated, Budweiser is a bit under-rated, and Corona and Dos Equis are actually pretty decent.

I'll say Corona :)

I hate beer, it is too bitter.

Let's see. I'm fortunate enough to live in a pub, so I do get to taste quite a range of beers. My girlfriend's family also like to take me around to various pubs in the area, too! I'm pretty lucky. Anyway...

- Guinness (doesn't make me feel like vomitting, like lager does after several pints)

- Newcastle Brown Ale (got none of that bitterness that beer has. Even my Mum likes it, and she hates beer)

- Spitfire (I'm pretty sure this stuff is brewed by Shepherd Neame. Their main brewery is in Faversham in Kent, about 5 miles away from where I live. :D )

Budweiser is only good when you are feeling like crap, and can't handle anything that will make you feel worse. Stella also tastes reassuringly crap.

- Newcastle Brown Ale (got none of that bitterness that beer has. Even my Mum likes it, and she hates beer)


Hmm, I thought that was pretty bitter too.

Hmm, I thought that was pretty bitter too.

Maybe my tastebuds are trained and expecting to drink something bitter, so anything less so than Guinness actually tastes sweet. I'm only 18 by the way, so I've only been drinking for about 5 years. :D

Favourite Ale - Waggledance...yup another one of those funny named English ales...but soooooooo nice. But Spitfire and Black Sheep deserve a mention too.

Favourite Lager/Pils - Augustina...german beer at its best...although Budvar comes a close second.

They need to all be from bottles though...can't stand ale from the barrel for some reason...

this is all well and good with the beer and stuff, but what is your guys fav. heavy drink (vodka, moonshine etc.)

Many choices....

Import, light drinking - Toss up betweeen Guiness and Newcastle Brown

Import, heavy drinking - Another toss up between Dos Equis Amber and Corona (w/lime)

Domestic (US), light drinking - Samuel Adams

Domestic, heavy drinking - Leinenkugels (any type, though my preference is Leine's Red) I happen to live only a couple hours from the Leinenkugels brewery, so the stuff is everywhere, and it's cheap ($10 per 12 pack)

But my favorite all purpose beer (at the moment, it changes), is Old Hook Norton - Best Bitters. Discovered it at a local store for $10.99 per 12 pack of 16.9 oz bottles...marked down from $34.99 (What a deal!)

Oh....worst beer ever...Miller High Life Light...there is no debating this one...get piss drunk and try it one time, you won't even finish one can.

Caffrey for me...
I've tried guinness several times but i didn't like it as much...
Oh, and the worst beer ever made is called Prinz, with Fjord a close second.
If you want something heavy try the sardinian liquors.
Tastes like heaven and will bring you there if you drank too much.

No one favorite, it is a matter of matching the beer for the occasion. I favor the stouts for drinking (light to moderate) with lagers for drinking (heavy) in the winter , but the particular brand depends mostly on circumstances - for a semi-festive night I'd pick a smother stout like Borealis while for a regualar-at-home sort of night I'll pick a rougher stout like Marston's Oyster Stout. But for a summer or fall all afternoon drinking/music/barbeque event there is nothing quite as fitting as Red Stripe, although it is far too sweet for anything else. But for road trips, there is no equal to Mickey's Big Mouth; screw caps, large openings, and it doesn't ruin the flavour for it to be left next to the heating vent for 6 hours.

I don't like beer.
DON'T KILL ME!!
Wine or champagne is more my style.

Oh....worst beer ever...Miller High Life Light...there is no debating this one...get piss drunk and try it one time, you won't even finish one can.
How can you say that about the champagne of beers? i does suck but there are a lot worse. Like Old Milwaukee, Keystone Light, Bud Light, and PBR.

One of my favorite lines about beer comes from Old Milwauke. when they ran their advertising campaign saying "Old Milwauke, as good as it gets" the response was "if that's as good as it gets, I'm killing myself right now".

PBR. Canadian- Kokanee. Rolling Rock, and, if i feeling like being drunk for a week, St. Pauli's girl. ( once i start that stuff, i cannot stop)

I don't like beer.
DON'T KILL ME!!
Wine or champagne is more my style.

HUH???? well, anyhow, you seem like a Pinot Grigio type.

Samuel Adams Boston Ale. Like any of you expected any other answer out of me.

In terms of local brews for me, i am a big fan of Flying Monkey (almost a spiced beer) and Boulevard (both the pale ale and the wheat beer). Both are damn good, cheap, and from KS.

Since this is a brit heavy forum, I am sure guiness will win, however I personally think that brew tastes like shat as all stouts do.

I do however really like a guiness product by the name of kilkanny, or something like that. Its a irish cream ale, very good. I would name kilkanny my fav..

The best cheap beer would be a big rock product by the name of ALBERTA beer. Very cheap lager and actually pretty decent, considering you can get a 6 pack for less than 5 bucks canadian...

Also it makes me proud to be from alberta as the canadian cheapo locally made beer, such as pilsner taste LIKE shat.

IMO the most over rated beer would be stella, stuff tastes like expensive BUD....

Guinness is Irish Stout, along with Murphys, Beamish, Smithwicks, etc.
The other stuff your talking about is Kilkenny, named after the town and county in Ireland. and as far as i know its not an irish cream ale, its still stout just a lighter red version!

Hard to choose - sort of depends on my mood:

Shepherd Neame Spitfire
Timothy Taylor's Landlord
Marston's Pedigree
Hopback Summer Lightning
Caledonian Deuchars IPA

all spring to mind.

Newcastle Brown Ale is always a reliable standby (even though it's brewed over the river in Gateshead now!)

For lagers - Staropramen is my favourite, though the proper Budweiser (Budvar) is good too.

I suppose I really like very strongly hopped beers like Malton Double Chance and the Worth Valley and Durham Brewery ranges.

Honourable mention to Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, which kept me sane during a few weeks among the worst draught beers I've ever come across!

Me and my buddy Sam:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/maddillphatyo/Me/meandsam.jpg

So it's the Lager and not the Ale, but the point's the same.

Me and my buddy Sam:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/maddillphatyo/Me/meandsam.jpg

So it's the Lager and not the Ale, but the point's the same.
that picture makes you look like you have an enormous head.

that picture makes you look like you have an enormous head.

It doesn't make me look like I have an enormous head. I have an enormous head. Although I suppose I am holding the beer bottle back behind my head a little. Meh. Whatever. Sam Adams still rules.

Around here the 2 best beers are SuperBock and CarlsBerg... hmhm...

It doesn't make me look like I have an enormous head. I have an enormous head. Although I suppose I am holding the beer bottle back behind my head a little. Meh. Whatever. Sam Adams still rules.


hey...head size = brain size= .....more expensive hats??????not sure where i was going with that one.

Originally posted by Los Banditos

How can you say that about the champagne of beers? i does suck but there are a lot worse. Like Old Milwaukee, Keystone Light, Bud Light, and PBR.

First of all, while they do suck, Bud Light and PBR are not as bad as most say. If I have to drink light beer from a keg, Bud Light is my first choice. PBR isn't great, but it's cheap...and it's certainly not as bad as the "Champagne of Beers" *gag*

Old Milwaukee sucks, yes, but Old Milwaukee's Ice isn't terrible...if you can somehow stand High Life Light, you can stand OM Ice

And now, gather 'round children, as I tell the story of why High Life Light is, in fact, the worst of all time.

In college, there was an occasion where I and several friends happened to get drunk one night...now I know what you're thinking..."Drinking in college??? UNHEARD OF!!!" But it's true.

On this particular night, our group of 6-8 people (various people came and went) was drinking a slightly odd combination of Absolut Vodka...and Keystone Light

I know...I know...Keystone Light is a terrible beer. I agree completely. However, where I was going to school, it was only $12 for a 30 pack of cans...by far the most economical buy around...and we were starving college students, so we must be given a little slack ;)

The fact that we were coupling this extremely cheap beer with rather expensive vodka can be easily explained...one of my friends went all out on the bottle with money from his birthday...the rest of us chipped in on beer.

Anyways...we had purchased two 30 packs, and in a relatively short time, this was gone, and the vodka was running low. I had recently been given (yes that's right, given...as in free) an almost full case of Miller High Life Light, which I had not had before, and had yet to try. I told everyone I'd go get it, and went back to my own dorm room. When I came back, we all cracked one open and proceeded to continue the party.

Probably 5 minutes went by before the last of us finally set down our Miller High Life Lights. The case went untouched for 3 weeks before we dumped the beer to exchange the cans (5 cent deposit on cans in Iowa...so basically we considered that case to be worth about $1).

That's my argument...if a group of 6 people, all wasted (I don't recall how much I drank, but it was quite a bit), have been drinking Keystone Light all night, then can't finish even ONE High Life Light, even though they are all anxious to keep the party going and keep drinking, then I would have to say that, although Keystone Light is awful, Miller High Life Light is FAR worse.

hey...head size = brain size= .....more expensive hats??????not sure where i was going with that one.

Heh. Perhaps you can't see the giant rip along the left (looking at the picture) side of the hat, but the hat cost me like $15 when I bought it seven years ago. Big head doesn't mean more expensive hats, but it does mean that it's wicked hard to find fitted hats that actually fit.:)

Heh. Perhaps you can't see the giant rip along the left (looking at the picture) side of the hat, but the hat cost me like $15 when I bought it seven years ago. Big head doesn't mean more expensive hats, but it does mean that it's wicked hard to find fitted hats that actually fit.:)
well, good thing you are smart :D

well, good thing you are smart :D

Well, yeah. But I don't like to brag...too often.

I have to say that for my favorite dark beer, Guinness is No.1. For light beer, I choose Heinekin. Both are pretty good, but sometimes you feel like dark beer and sometimes you feel like light beer. Heinekin is better for ball games, but Guinness is better for kicking back and shooting the breeze with friends. For some reason I can't stand Budweiser, dont get me wrong, when a person sticks a free beer in my hand, I'm not going to complain, but I wont enjoy it as much as I would something else, like perhaps Miller light, which would be my number one for Light beer.

Corona! Necter of the Gods

If it weren't for beer we probably would not be posting messages on this bulletin board.

It is very likely the Neolithic Revolution (when early humans made the move from hunter/gatherer to farming) came about as the result of beer.

What's more, the alcohol content in beer and wine killed off most of the germs that existed in water in medieval times, meaning that beer was actually healthier than water.

Krombacher is a great German lager beer, Guinness for one or two, Budweiser because it's on permanent 2-4-1 at my local, John Smiths, very underrated and easy to drink, Grolsch...well why not?

All in all, anything that's not too fizzy, doesn't cost over £3 a pint and will do the job intended, be it refresh or make me fall over.


Wahey, top of the page!

Well, yeah. But I don't like to brag...too often.

you need your own holiday.

Since this is a brit heavy forum, I am sure guiness will win, however I personally think that brew tastes like shat as all stouts do.

I do however really like a guiness product by the name of kilkanny, or something like that. Its a irish cream ale, very good. I would name kilkanny my fav..

The best cheap beer would be a big rock product by the name of ALBERTA beer. Very cheap lager and actually pretty decent, considering you can get a 6 pack for less than 5 bucks canadian...

Also it makes me proud to be from alberta as the canadian cheapo locally made beer, such as pilsner taste LIKE shat.

IMO the most over rated beer would be stella, stuff tastes like expensive BUD....
I know of a Kilkenny Beer might be that
Favourites are Tui, Steinlager and Mossehead from Canada ??????

you need your own holiday.

I have one, actually. February 12th, Abraham Lincoln's Birthday. Also my birthday. Charles Darwin and BILL RUSSELL were born on the same day as me too!

Krombacher is a great German lager beer, Guinness for one or two, Budweiser because it's on permanent 2-4-1 at my local, John Smiths, very underrated and easy to drink, Grolsch...well why not?

All in all, anything that's not too fizzy, doesn't cost over £3 a pint and will do the job intended, be it refresh or make me fall over.


Wahey, top of the page!

:eek: 3quid a pint...sweet merciful crap...my uni has pound a pint nights :D :D :D and the bottles cost 1.50 for budvar!!!

:eek: 3quid a pint...sweet merciful crap...my uni has pound a pint nights :D :D :D and the bottles cost 1.50 for budvar!!!

i'm unfortunately not a student, live in the centre of town and drink in nice bars...my choice but it means the days of <£1.50 a pint are behind me

Alright, everyone. Should Matt have another beer right now? It's 5:02am here in toasty warm New England, and I'm already a wee bit tipsy.

from a can - Miller Pilsner

from a bottle - Bud (avoid bottles of Stella like the plague!!)

draught - Stella Artois

Vodka kicks ass though...beer will give ya a belly ;)

Alright, everyone. Should Matt have another beer right now? It's 5:02am here in toasty warm New England, and I'm already a wee bit tipsy.
Yes, and I will have one with you. I need to get to sleep anyway. Why the hell am I still up?

from a can - Miller Pilsner

from a bottle - Bud (avoid bottles of Stella like the plague!!)

draught - Stella Artois

Vodka kicks ass though...beer will give ya a belly ;)

ok, following on, what mixer with the vodka? mine would be tonic with a squeeze of fresh lime

Yes, and I will have one with you. I need to get to sleep anyway. Why the hell am I still up?

It shall be done.

A Marca Bavaria, Stella Artois if I want something with a bit more kick to it.

NZ beer is pretty good.. I like Tui and Spieghts, dunno if anyone else heard of them.

It shall be done.
Alright. Kind of disappointing that the only thing in my fridge is a MGD after all this talk of good beer. Oh well.

Stout: Guiness
Ale: Newcastle Brown
Expensive Lager: Dos Equis Special Lager (green bottle)
Economy Lager: Miller Genuine Draft (it's just damned delicious)
Best *canned* lager: Asahi (A friend of mine from Japan had me try some and I've been dying to get some more ever since. The Japanese really do seem to know how to make some top-notch hooch. Also it's available in 1 litre cans.)
Malt Liquor: Olde English 800
Cider: Toss up between K Cider and Woodchuck

Least favorite Beers: Evil Eye (10%), Camo (9%), B^(e) (6.6% and tastes like sugary ass)
Which is not to say high proof is bad, but man, sometimes when people make malt liquor they're not even bringing into consideration whether or not it tastes like fermented baboon ass.

For those who claim American beer lacks flavor, we just like our beer creamy without being bitter.

For those who would say beer is for pussies, understand, beer is the candy of the adult world, and is damned delicious. Few people, at least in the states, drink beer strictly to get drunk, rather people drink it because it tastes good. I mean, it's just not pracitcal. If I'm looking to get blitzed I grab my handle of Maker's and start pouring. (damn you jack daniels for watering down . . . again! http://www.petitiononline.com/JD002/petition.html)

Oh and a brief public service announcement, stay away from B^(e). It's the beer-energy drink made by Budweiser and I gotta say folks, it's an experience no one should have to go through. Even if you're not paying for it, it's just not worth it.

cheers.

Alright. Kind of disappointing that the only thing in my fridge is a MGD after all this talk of good beer. Oh well.

That's harsh man. I've got a fridge full of Sam Adams Boston Lager, Sam Adams Hefeweizen, Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale, and because my roommate is an idiot, Coors Light. I'd offer you one, but I haven't perfected my internet drink dispenser yet.

Stout: Guiness
Ale: Newcastle Brown
Expensive Lager: Dos Equis Special Lager (green bottle)
Economy Lager: Miller Genuine Draft (it's just damned delicious)
Best *canned* lager: Asahi (A friend of mine from Japan had me try some and I've been dying to get some more ever since. The Japanese really do seem to know how to make some top-notch hooch. Also it's available in 1 litre cans.)
Malt Liquor: Olde English 800
Cider: Toss up between K Cider and Woodchuck

Least favorite Beers: Evil Eye (10%), Camo (9%), B^(e) (6.6% and tastes like sugary ass)
Which is not to say high proof is bad, but man, sometimes when people make malt liquor they're not even bringing into consideration whether or not it tastes like fermented baboon ass.

For those who claim American beer lacks flavor, we just like our beer creamy without being bitter.

For those who would say beer is for pussies, understand, beer is the candy of the adult world, and is damned delicious. Few people, at least in the states, drink beer strictly to get drunk, rather people drink it because it tastes good. I mean, it's just not pracitcal. If I'm looking to get blitzed I grab my handle of Maker's and start pouring. (damn you jack daniels for watering down . . . again! http://www.petitiononline.com/JD002/petition.html)

Oh and a brief public service announcement, stay away from B^(e). It's the beer-energy drink made by Budweiser and I gotta say folks, it's an experience no one should have to go through. Even if you're not paying for it, it's just not worth it.

cheers.
I love your username in regards to all this!
:D

Ugh...Camo

*shudders*

I have to say that Mickey's is better than Olde E.

Westmalle Tripel
Leffe Brune
La Chimay Rouge

Westmalle Tripel
Leffe Brune
La Chimay Rouge

chimay and mettet beers are awesome, are you in belgium?

I love your username in regards to all this!
:D

yeah, I usually don't post on the forums but I figured this topic was a little more up alley.

ok, following on, what mixer with the vodka? mine would be tonic with a squeeze of fresh lime
just boring old diet coke....much less fattening than drinking beers all night...maybe have one or two to start me off though!

And the vodka mixers can get far worse as they run out trhough the night....have used starwberry milkshake on a number of occasions :p

That's harsh man. I've got a fridge full of Sam Adams Boston Lager, Sam Adams Hefeweizen, Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale, and because my roommate is an idiot, Coors Light. I'd offer you one, but I haven't perfected my internet drink dispenser yet.
Well, I could steal one of my roommates Anchor Ales. Damn good beer it is.

Guiness is nice but Irish, so ya know it should be drunk in moderation.

I also enjoy a nice Corona with a hint of lime now and again. :)

Well, I could steal one of my roommates Anchor Ales. Damn good beer it is.

Well, that beer is gone. Should I have another one?

I am a big fan of anything from the British Isles. Bass, Guiness, Boddington, etc. They are each good in their own ways. Bass is stronger than most beers and Guiness is nice and thick. Put them together and you get the greatest mixed drink ever.

Well, that beer is gone. Should I have another one?
Do you have things to do tomorrow? I have to go to class in five hours. But if I had nothing to do, I would have another.

If there's one thing Belgians can be proud of it's our beer.
There is no better than Belgian beer.

Stella
Maes
Duvel
Geuze
Kriek
Vedett
... You name it!!!


Heiniken :gundge:

Do you have things to do tomorrow? I have to go to class in five hours. But if I had nothing to do, I would have another.

Just my laundry. I'm taking the semester off, and I don't yet have a job....

chimay and mettet beers are awesome, are you in belgium?
Sometimes. I mostly live in Germany, but i have family in Belgium and visit often. Although i like german beer, the belgian ones cater to my taste for ales, which arent widespread or even non-existant here.

Sometimes. I mostly live in Germany, but i have family in Belgium and visit often. Although i like german beer, the belgian ones cater to my taste for ales, which arent widespread or even non-existant here.

i had mettet & chimay from the towns when i was over about 12 years ago, we have only just been able to get them here in england recently, something to do with the transporting due to the sediment

Just my laundry. I'm taking the semester off, and I don't yet have a job....
Awesome. What else do you have to do then but drink?

If there's one thing Belgians can be proud of it's our beer.
There is no better than Belgian beer.

Stella

Come on, Stella? Most cafes in Leuven, Stellas HQ, tap Jupiler, i wonder why that is... Stella is ok at best, but nothing to be proud of.

Awesome. What else do you have to do then but drink?

Good point. What should I have?

note: I also found some Mike's Hard Cranberry Lemonade in the way back.

Good point. What should I have?

note: I also found some Mike's Hard Cranberry Lemonade in the way back.
Never tried the Hefeweizen. I bet it is good if it is like a German beer. Go with that.

Never tried the Hefeweizen. I bet it is good if it is like a German beer. Go with that.

Alright. Had one already, but why not have two?!?

Alright. Had one already, but why not have two?!?
That's the spirit. I must say, out of all the NSers, I think you would be the coolest to drink with. Except for the chicks of course.

That's the spirit. I must say, out of all the NSers, I think you would be the coolest to drink with. Except for the chicks of course.

Heh. That reminds me of a story. Perhaps only because I'm drunk, but I'm gonna tell it anyway.

One time during my freshman year of college (3 years ago), me and my friend Pat, whom I currently live with, decided one Friday night that we wanted to get wasted. So we commissioned our RA, who was 21, to go buy us each a 30rack of Bud Light. He got back with our beer about 8pm and with 30racks in hand, we busted into our friends Jim and Joe's room to drink and watch anime, because we're dorks like that. About an hour later, right after we'd finished our beer, Jim and Joe come in to me and Pat sitting around watching TV, with 60 beer cans all around the room. Jim looked at us and said, "Man, you guys must be wasted." Pat and I looked at each other, then at Jim, and I said, "No, not at all, actually." We'd both polished off 30 Bud Lights and not even caught a buzz. How ridiculous is that?

Heh. That reminds me of a story. Perhaps only because I'm drunk, but I'm gonna tell it anyway.

One time during my freshman year of college (3 years ago), me and my friend Pat, whom I currently live with, decided one Friday night that we wanted to get wasted. So we commissioned our RA, who was 21, to go buy us each a 30rack of Bud Light. He got back with our beer about 8pm and with 30racks in hand, we busted into our friends Jim and Joe's room to drink and watch anime, because we're dorks like that. About an hour later, right after we'd finished our beer, Jim and Joe come in to me and Pat sitting around watching TV, with 60 beer cans all around the room. Jim looked at us and said, "Man, you guys must be wasted." Pat and I looked at each other, then at Jim, and I said, "No, not at all, actually." We'd both polished off 30 Bud Lights and not even caught a buzz. How ridiculous is that?
Yeah, I think I could do that too. It might be my German/Irish blood. It seems like my friends pass out after three or four beers.

Oh, and we have done the drinking and anime thing. For some reason, taht is very entertaining.

Yeah, I think I could do that too. It might be my German/Irish blood. It seems like my friends pass out after three or four beers.

Oh, and we have done the drinking and anime thing. For some reason, taht is very entertaining.

Yeah, I think we watched Trigun.

Well I'm Italian/Scottish and Pat is Irish, so we're experts. Plus we're both big dudes.

Since this is a brit heavy forum, I am sure guiness will win, however I personally think that brew tastes like shat as all stouts do.

I do however really like a guiness product by the name of kilkanny, or something like that. Its a irish cream ale, very good. I would name kilkanny my fav..

The best cheap beer would be a big rock product by the name of ALBERTA beer. Very cheap lager and actually pretty decent, considering you can get a 6 pack for less than 5 bucks canadian...

Also it makes me proud to be from alberta as the canadian cheapo locally made beer, such as pilsner taste LIKE shat.

IMO the most over rated beer would be stella, stuff tastes like expensive BUD....

Abbot Ale

Well that one took a little longer than the rest because I got sidetracked. Should I have another?

Finnish KARHU beer is the very best. (karhu, by the way, means bear) Second there is KARJALA (also finnish), ERIKOIS OLUT, and some estonian beers. Carlsberg is propably one of the worst beers i've ever tasted.

Well that one took a little longer than the rest because I got sidetracked. Should I have another?
Until you feel like stopping.

I'm a Mexican kinda beer girl, maybe its bc i'm from so cal. Dos XX is my favorite, especially with a lime.

Until you feel like stopping.
or, for that matter, passing out.

either Newcastle or Weihenstephen.

Favoutite beer: Maredsous Tripel 10
Favourite British beer: Directors
Favourite lager: probably Pilsner Urquell

and just for completeness:

Favourite Chinese beer: HaPi (Harbin Pijiu, (green can) a light, wheaty lager)

Finnish KARHU beer is the very best. (karhu, by the way, means bear) Second there is KARJALA (also finnish), ERIKOIS OLUT, and some estonian beers. Carlsberg is propably one of the worst beers i've ever tasted.

Heathen, Estonian beer cannot even begin to compare to Latvian beer. Lacplesís forever.


I love being a Baltic beer bigot.

bitter - Boddingtons, Cream of Manchester, even tho they're planning to brew it in Preston instead of Manchester
lager - Becks
ale - Goliath
wine - red, preferably garnache or tempranillo
spirits - malt whisky, preferably Laphroaig, Lagavullin...

ok, I admit, the only alcohol i'm not too keen on is pernod - ugh

I have this theory that by drinking, I am weeding out all the rubbish braincells and improving the overall quality :)

anyway, the pubs are open, so Cheers!

Well I have a quite few favorite beers:

Brown Beers:
Leffe
Westmalle
Chimay Blue
Ciney Brune
Tongerloo Dubbel
Floreffe

Blonde Beers:
Duvel
Tongerloo Trippel
Judas
La Chouffe

Regular Beers:
Jupiler
Stella Artois
Palm

Foreign Beers:
Tuborg
Carlsberg
Guinness

Spirits:
Zubrowka (Wodka)
Laphroaig (Whisky)

Saddly, it is the middle of the night here...the bottle is empty. I'll stand up for New Castle Brown Ale. Also, There is a better beer from the Czech Republic, sounds like: "Da Shitzke"...Slav translation is tough, but I think that is the best beer I ever drank. (Kutna Hora region?) Regardless, on a 3 month beer fest thru central Europe...the Czechs-da shit!?

Guinness

Like that was a suprise to anyone.

But I also appreciate Nikshishko, Weiffert and Hoegarden.

Whoever said "Zubrovka" vodka is dead on the money.

...I drink a lot of beers, no favorites. Corona, Dos Equis Amber, Guinness, Budweiser. Guinness is a bit over-rated, Budweiser is a bit under-rated, and Corona and Dos Equis are actually pretty decent.

If you can down a Guinness and then a Bud without being able to discern enough difference to like one over the other then you are in no position to be rating beer. You have a taste bud deficiency or are just looking for the alcoholic buzz and anything will do.

Apart from fantastic NZ beers (Tui & Speights) I really like Corona with the lime. Lovely :fluffle:

Lowenbrau. Lovely lovely lovely

Guinness is my favourite. All hail Guinness: clogger of the rim.

indeed, guiness is shite and gives you vile treacly shits in the morning - furthermore newcastle brown makes my nuts ache...don't ask me why, i'm a zookeeper not a doctor.

best beer? shiner bock, brewed just down the road from me in shiner, texas.

nice hoppy dark beer, rather like brains dark, a fine welsh beer consumed to excess in my cardiff uni days.

indeed, guiness is shite and gives you vile treacly shits in the morning
I always find it odd how Guinness either turns shit to treacle or turns it to concrete. Must be an iron thing? I don't know, I'm a zoo animal not a doctor.
best beer? shiner bock, brewed just down the road from me in shiner, texas.
If I remember correctly it's off the road from Houston to San Antonio isn't it? I drank quite a bit of that, last time I was in Texas. And intend to drink just as much next time I'm out. It is indeed a beer for Americans to be proud of. As opposed to the usual pisswater your countrymen laughing refer to as "brewed" beer. :)

DOOM!!!
Or Doom Bar, by Sharpe's Brewery.
or
Kronenberg 1664

Beer drinkers are not unlike Plato's dualism between two worlds. On the higher level are those who drink and enjoy Guinness. These people, like Plato's philosopher kings, understand the ultimate nature of the universe. They know that True Goodness emanates from St. James' Gate in Dublin.

On the lower level are those who dwell in darkness and have either not yet partaken of the Devil's Buttermilk or cannot appreciate the creamy goodness of the dark stuff. They live their lives drinking watered down swill, and, like those trapped in Plato's Cave, imagine what they drink is true beer.

One can only hope they, too, will one day find their way to the Absolute Good of Guinness Extra Stout.

Sorry to not defend french beer..

LEFFE from Belgium

A (wo)man with taste ;) The Belgian monks are the greatest gift to the beer drinking community. Leffe is diffinitely high on my beer top ten, but Chimey (preferably Red, but Blue if I don't need to function in the morning) is slightly higher.

I dont like beer but i do like coca-cola and mountain dew.

everyone is different.

Vetmor how old are you?

I'm going to throw a little love towards the West Side.

Anchor Steam and Sierra Nevada are two quality beers.

Less common, but phenomenal are draft Dogfish 60 or Dogfish 90 and Midnight Sun's cask-conditioned Mammoth stout. If you can find that on a nitrous system, it makes Guinness look dull.

Other than that, I'm kind of partial to the Russian Imperial Stout I've been brewing.

Czech beer is the best. They invented the golden brew. By golden, I do not mean Budweiserish. . . even though Amiks did steal the recipe and subsequently water the shit down to the point that it tastes like a mix between water and more water.

The best beer in the world is Czech. . . and the name of this godsend beer is Pilsner Urquell.


Ummm ok and I thought beer has been around for thosands of years before we had czechs?

corona

The Egyptians invented beer - as well as great portion of the fundamentals of mathematics. I think we should have a thread praising them. :D

Ummm ok and I thought beer has been around for thosands of years before we had czechs?

Pilsner is a Czech style. Yes, we had beer before, but Pilsner Urquell is *the* Pilsner.

Also, beer as we know it is a fairly recent development. We didn't have lagers until the 16th century. Hops weren't widely used in beers until the fifteenth century. People knew about hops, but previous to the early 1400s, they used spices and herbs instead. Their "beer," though based on malt, wasn't really recognizable as what we call beer now.

Pilsner is a Czech style. Yes, we had beer before, but Pilsner Urquell is *the* Pilsner.

Also, beer as we know it is a fairly recent development. We didn't have lagers until the 16th century. Hops weren't widely used in beers until the fifteenth century. People knew about hops, but previous to the early 1400s, they used spices and herbs instead. Their "beer," though based on malt, wasn't really recognizable as what we call beer now.

The key to making your phrase correct is "beer as we know it." Beer goes back to the very beginning of civilization (and may indeed be responsible for civilization). Brewing recipes for ancient Egyptian beer over 4,000 years old have been found and replicated.

The key to making your phrase correct is "beer as we know it." Beer goes back to the very beginning of civilization (and may indeed be responsible for civilization). Brewing recipes for ancient Egyptian beer over 4,000 years old have been found and replicated.

You'll get no arguments here. I was just offering a little interp and defense for Locusta's praise of pilsner. Pilsner is definitely a Czech development, and Urquell is a benchmark of the style. (I gave the benefit of the doubt and assumed that "that golden brew" referred to pilsner, not beer in general.)

Here's a question about the origins of ancient beer: If, as has been proposed, the first "beer" was the result of improperly stored grain becoming exposed to moisture (causing it to malt) and then exposed to moisture again (causing it to ferment with natural airborne yeast and bacteria), how desperate were these ancient people that that slop seemed like something good to eat?

My favourite beer is Dutch Gold (ewwwww). Seriously now, my favourite beer is Miller Genuine Draft.....

You'll get no arguments here. I was just offering a little interp and defense for Locusta's praise of pilsner. Pilsner is definitely a Czech development, and Urquell is a benchmark of the style. (I gave the benefit of the doubt and assumed that "that golden brew" referred to pilsner, not beer in general.)

Here's a question about the origins of ancient beer: If, as has been proposed, the first "beer" was the result of improperly stored grain becoming exposed to moisture (causing it to malt) and then exposed to moisture again (causing it to ferment with natural airborne yeast and bacteria), how desperate were these ancient people that that slop seemed like something good to eat?
You have to understand the level of poverty and absoloute need for nourishment to understand that. Its like these little chick-a-dee's I used to watch at my place during winter - we had a few berry producing trees in our front year that didnt shed their fruit, and in the winter whatever remained would freeze. Over the winter during warm periods, some of this fruit would fall off and begin to rot on the ground, little chick-a-dee's (who because of a lack of food) that would normally never touch the berries go crazy over them and devour the half fermented berries becoming intoxicated in the process and would then lay around on the lawn doing all kinds of wacky things. This was always fun to watch on the rare occasions it happened...

ok, back on topic, if something becomes desperate enough for food - they become a little adventuresome! I guess thats why we have beer! Heck, thats probably why we eat eggs and milk other things like that too...

I try not to think about where such things come from. :eek:

I'll drink any beer that has 16 umlauts in the name and ends in '-schwinebier'. Mmm, taste that german goodness :p

Hmmm is beer not a very meal balanced meal in itself? At least the beer these people made in ancient egypt?

Hmmm is beer not a very meal balanced meal in itself? At least the beer these people made in ancient egypt?

The origins of some of the trappist and abbey ales, if I remember right, comes from fasting. Drink was allowed while solid food was not, so the monks would drink their bread. Yeah, probably not too balanced, but not any less than bread alone.

The best beer I have ever tasted is a beer called "Famosa". This beer originates froma country in the middle of nowhere, but it is supposed to be really good quality according to this guy that I know who knows a lot about beer (he is a tester for Cerveceria Modelo, Mexico). Anyway, this beer I talk to you about (Famosa) is great, though is hard to find and relatiely expensive, but still, it's the equivalent of a gourmet beer, so I guess it's worth it.
--Nayo

I don't mind Carlsberg Elephant Beer when I need that bit of an extra kick ;)

Incidently, anyone drink mead? I used to, but nowhere here stocks it any more...

I'm definately partial to Labbatt Blue Light, but its too expensive here in Hawaii so I drink Bud Light in a bottle.

I'm definately partial to Labbatt Blue Light, but its too expensive here in Hawaii so I drink Bud Light in a bottle.

Wow, and everyone knows there is such a big difference from one light beer to another. Here is a way to save money. By a six pack of that tasty Labatts Light, but when you finish it piss in all six bottles and refrigerate. That way you can continue to enjoy that rich light beer flavor endlessly at no extra cost.

I really do...

A couple weeks before New Year's I told myself that I would quit drinking, with the exception of special occasions (a big party, or seeing a friend I haven't seen in a long time; you know, that kind of stuff). But god damn I want a beer or 6 right now...

Fourex, yep
The beer of beer
We love it up here!:D

Although I have soft spots for Cooper's pale ale (very refreshing), or, if you want something more exotic try the Japanese Asahi (I think that's what it's called).

Guiness Stout, Stella Artsois, and a lot of the pub brews that stand forth in the Public Houses of Essex and Hertsfordshire near the Stort river.

Guiness Stout, Stella Artsois, and a lot of the pub brews that stand forth in the Public Houses of Essex and Hertsfordshire near the Stort river.

The last two times I was in Britain it seemed that all the Brits were drinking Stella Artsois. Either that or Carling.

What's up? Nobody over there go for a hand drawn Old Speckled Hen anymore?

Beck's :eek:

Beck's :eek:
Quit kidding around and hit your 18th. :rolleyes:

Wow, and everyone knows there is such a big difference from one light beer to another. Here is a way to save money. By a six pack of that tasty Labatts Light, but when you finish it piss in all six bottles and refrigerate. That way you can continue to enjoy that rich light beer flavor endlessly at no extra cost.Beats having to eat your beer with a knife and fork like you do with *cough*Guiness*cough*. :D

Beats having to eat your beer with a knife and fork like you do with *cough*Guiness*cough*. :D

Guiness is Greeet! Mmmm cold and on draft. Yumm.

The last two times I was in Britain it seemed that all the Brits were drinking Stella Artsois. Either that or Carling.

What's up? Nobody over there go for a hand drawn Old Speckled Hen anymore?
Stella is fantastic bottled. American beers like Bud taste like bitter piss water in comparison.

Stella is fantastic bottled. American beers like Bud taste like bitter piss water in comparison.
Mainstream American breweries just don't seem to actually give a toss about their product. The only concern is making sure the marketing it right, so rednecks buy it and drink it, y'all. I honestly can't tell the difference between Budweiser, Miller, their light varieties and so on... But then I'm not going to say "American beer is shit" because I've drunk some very good American beers. And they're not beers you see advertized by dim-witted pretty-boys with perfect teeth backed by MOR rock music every 27 bastard minutes.

The best ever beer in the world has to be wychwood's Hobgoblin! Dark strong traditional english ale! Made with eagle and chocolate maltings.......uuuuuuummmmm the best beer in the entire world, man i have tones of the stuff backed into my cubaord to keep it nice n chilled ready to drink.........ooooooohhhhh yyyyyyeeaaaaahhhh, i gotta go n have one now.
DRINK IT,and you will see what i mean!!!!!!

I use that in my chillis instead of stock. Either Hobgoblin or Bishops Finger. :)

OOOO...OOOO...OOOO... *raises hand and waves it wildly in the air.*

I almost forgot one!

I've grown very partial to John Courage lately...a buddy of mine recommended it. I can only find it in 6 packs here, but if a six pack is all I want, it's "Courage" every time! :D

Chimay White
Fraoch
Golden Champion
and Guinness!!!

Oh and Kronenbourg 1664 if I'm having lager!!!

as an aussie i have to say crown...
but carona and coopers are not far off

Good to see so many people who like real beer.

Cask - Black Sheep
Bottle - Old Peculier
Can - Bass
Stout - Guinness

Best place for a pint (other than the local) - The Fat Cat, Kelham Island, Sheffield
Worst place for a pint - Derby County's concourse

Lager - Czech Budvar (one of the few lagers i can drink in quantity)
Spirit - Vodka

http://www.theakstons.com/images/op_pump_pint.jpg

Good to see so many people who like real beer.

Cask - Black Sheep
Bottle - Old Peculier
Can - Bass
Stout - Guinness

Best place for a pint (other than the local) - The Fat Cat, Kelham Island, Sheffield
Worst place for a pint - Derby County's concourse

Lager - Czech Budvar (one of the few lagers i can drink in quantity)
Spirit - Vodka

The Fat Cat kicks ass!!!

http://www.karhu.fi/images/karhu_purkki.jpg

Finnish Karhu (means Bear), 4.6% vol.

In The Netherlands we have "Het Kanon" (The Canon). Half a liter 11+%, and fun fun for 3! :-)

Even been to the city of Gent (Gand) in Belgium? You must visit "De Dulle Griet". Hundreds kinds of beer!! teehee!!!
:D

Corona,

Foster's, Grolsh and Tsing Tao (Chinese... very potent)

Delirium and Chimay (both belgian)

I work in a beer specialty bar in the Netherlands with over 200 beers from bottle, so I have some comparison. I'd say the best beer ever is Westvleteren Abt. It's our most exclusive beer since it's still brewed by monks (unlike Leffe, you idiot) and shouldn't be sold commercially. It's one of the 7 last real monastery beers (Chimay, Westmalle, Achel, St. Remy Rochefort, Westvleteren, Orval and La Trappe, although the last one is now owned by Bavaria, so it doesn't really count). And yes, I do have an alcohol problem :D

I don't like beer, I only drink Whiskey or Vodka.

Incidently, anyone drink mead? I used to, but nowhere here stocks it any more...

Brew my own :p

Rickards Red, Grolsch, Mooshead, Schooner- it all works.


I still haven't tried Guinness though.

I make my own liquors, you don't know what good drinking is until you meet a Sardinian.
Even better, get there as we also have excellent beaches in summer and trekking trips all year round.

For a good draught beer, you can't go wrong with something traditional like Ruddles County or Flowers Original.

Interesting to hear Black Sheep mentioned - not a bad one either!!!

Brew my own :p

Morrisons sell mead!!!

I don't know if this constitutes flamebait, but:

Guinness is the single most overrated beer in the U.S. I know, they have different variants for each market (so American Guinness is different from Brit Guinness is different from Nigerian Guinness), so I'm only speaking to the stuff we get in the states.

It's a good beer, don't get me wrong, but what makes Guinness smooth and special isn't the brewing. It's just the fact that it's drawn on taps pressurized with nitrogen, not CO2. CO2 makes beers sharper, nitrogen gives them a mellower, creamier feel.

This is why the widget can was such a big deal: because previously, bottled Guinness was just another unremarkable stout.

NZ beer is pretty good.. I like Tui and Spieghts, dunno if anyone else heard of them.
Speights is Sewer Water

Hollandia.... It tastes good and is only $8 for a 6 pack of 440ml and 5% too.

Speights is Sewer Water
What do you drink then?. Canterbury Bitter? lol

Speights is great, But Tui tastes like piss....

I don't know if this constitutes flamebait, but:

Guinness is the single most overrated beer in the U.S. I know, they have different variants for each market (so American Guinness is different from Brit Guinness is different from Nigerian Guinness), so I'm only speaking to the stuff we get in the states.

It's a good beer, don't get me wrong, but what makes Guinness smooth and special isn't the brewing. It's just the fact that it's drawn on taps pressurized with nitrogen, not CO2. CO2 makes beers sharper, nitrogen gives them a mellower, creamier feel.

This is why the widget can was such a big deal: because previously, bottled Guinness was just another unremarkable stout.

Not true, but often repeated.

From the official Guinness web site:

Is it true that you get a much better pint in Ireland?

For GUINNESS® brewed outside Ireland the water will be different of course because we always use pure, fresh water from local natural sources. In blind tests though, (with a bunch of highly cynical journalists!), none of our sample could tell the difference. That said, all GUINNESS® sold in North America is brewed in Ireland at the historic St .James's Gate Brewery in Dublin. So, the only real difference you should be able to spot is the pub that you're drinking in!

http://www.guinness.com/guinness/en_US/knowing/pearls/faqs/0,6415,12687267_126325,00.html

For 20 years I have been drinking Guinness on tap (I don't touch the bottled stuff) throughout the U.S., in the Kiev, Ukraine airport, Japan, Canada, England, Scotland, Ireland, and even at the holiest of holies - the St. James's Gate brewery. The quality is consistent throughout the world.

There is no beer to compare with the "Devil's Buttermilk," whether you are drinking it stateside or in Dublin.

What do you drink then?. Canterbury Bitter? lol

Speights is great, But Tui tastes like piss....

Ever notice when people don't like a beer there is one substance they compare it to over all others?

Piss.

(I've done it myself)

Who would have thought so many people have tasted piss?

So many beers...
Personal favourites are Budvar, Staropramen, Blanche de Bruxelles, any of the Trappistes Rochefort (except the 10 - seriously, I don't see the point in a beer that's 11.5% abv), Timmermans Framboise (any of them, though Lambic is probably the best). Used to love Guinness, then I went vegetarian. People think it's a myth that Guinness has fish heads in...well, it is. But it's filtered through a substance that contains fish heads.

Mmm, lambic. :)

There aren't too many national brands in the US that are really good. Sam Adams is one. There is a brewery in Seattle called Red Hook. They make some of the best bitter beer I have had. But then I haven't been beer drinking in Europe. Too bad. Stay away from anything Japanese or Indian. In the Philippines, drink Red Horse!

However, my favorite will have to be Guinness.
Yes on draught but is crap out of the can.

this is all well and good with the beer and stuff, but what is your guys fav. heavy drink (vodka, moonshine etc.)
Just plain ol' vodka for me.

Tennents

if the bar doesnt have it then Carlsberg. If they dont have that then Budweiser. If they dont have that, find another bar

1. Boddington's (consumed somewhere in Europe as it tastes like piss in the US)
2. Schoefferhoffer Heffeweizen (also better if consumed in Germany)
3. Killian's Irish Red

btw, can someone recommend me a good red beer along the lines of Killian's?

Guinness !! Although I've only drank what gets shipped over here. I'm sure the real thing is much better. There's also a micro brewery in the Outer Banks in N.C. that make a real good light honey wheat beer. As for U.S. Domestic beer .. I usually drink Natural Light or Sam Adams.

Guinness !! Although I've only drank what gets shipped over here...

You've had the real thing. The Guinness in North America is brewed in Ireland - it is exactly the same.

Hobgoblin is good, but only when served at room temperature.
If you just wanna get trashed go for the OE800.


O man! I remember drinking that when I was in High School.. and Colt 45.. bull .. can't belive I was able to stomach that crap. But the least worse of all the malt liqours I did consume was Colt 45.

this is all well and good with the beer and stuff, but what is your guys fav. heavy drink (vodka, moonshine etc.)


I've never been a liqour drinker.. meaning I've never liked the taste nor the terrible effects from it. I have drank my share of it tho, and I must say it was absolutely awful dry heaving for hours (after puking and passing back out) after a 5th of Cuervo Gold Tequila (in shots) the night before. Can anyone say alcohol poisoning?
I cannot drink liqour.. I drink too fast. I would sit down with a pint of Tequila and my lemos and a knife.. no salt. I wouldnt get up til the pint was done, that would take about an hour and a half I guess maybe less , I didn't time it. Not long at all. Then I would "blackout" til I woke up next day .. feeling sick as a dog. I once woke up on a train track. Thank goodness the train only came through on wednesdays. That's the reason I don't drink liqour. Plus it tastes like shit, I prefer beer.

Budvar, from the town of Budvar (Czech Republic).
In German, this town is called Budweis.

The American Budweiser is just a cheap copy of the real thing (sort of American version of Chinese Copyright violations).

1. Boddington's (consumed somewhere in Europe as it tastes like piss in the US)

Another beer that tastes great back home but is pure piss in the U.S.

Bollocks.

According to the good people at Boddingtons: "Every drop of Boddingtons seen anywhere in the world has been brewed at Strangeways in Manchester," where "the water used in brewing is taken directly from the Ardwick fault 200 feet below the Brewery."

So, like Guinness, it tastes the same no matter where you drink it.

I had Moretti this weekend, an Italian beer, and it was fantastic to say the least! Yumm! :D

Could really go a Stella right now.

Would cope with a VB.

Could really go a Stella right now.

Would cope with a VB.
Mmm Stella!

You should give Zwiec a try - it's very tasty indeed!

I am not big on beer ,but Alexander Keiths is really good.

I happen to love Guiness, but I am usually a Yuengling drinker

Mmm Stella!

You should give Zwiec a try - it's very tasty indeed!

You wouldn't happen to be from Poland?

You wouldn't happen to be from Poland?
No, I'm a Canadian tried, tested and true. But I love Zwiec just the same friend, in particular the little emblem on the back that changes from pink to red when it reaches its optimal 'drinking temprature'! Now thats some innovation for you! :D

Since this is a brit heavy forum, I am sure guiness will win, however I personally think that brew tastes like shat as all stouts do.

I do however really like a guiness product by the name of kilkanny, or something like that. Its a irish cream ale, very good. I would name kilkanny my fav..

The best cheap beer would be a big rock product by the name of ALBERTA beer. Very cheap lager and actually pretty decent, considering you can get a 6 pack for less than 5 bucks canadian...

Also it makes me proud to be from alberta as the canadian cheapo locally made beer, such as pilsner taste LIKE shat.

IMO the most over rated beer would be stella, stuff tastes like expensive BUD....

You don't buy beer for the taste. You buy beer because it's cheap and it gets you pissed. Alcohol-free beer is beer without a point.

That said, I agree. Stella is over-priced urine. Try Carlsberg Ice, or perhaps Guinness if you don't mind a beer so thick you can practically eat it.