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Ok, let me slowly type this up, so there are very little typos.

I am drunk, but yes, I have learned how to type while drunk. It may take seeven times longer, but atleast you can make it out.

Ok.

So I am stuck here with coors light. I'd rather have Giunness, no, I'd fucking love to have Guinness, but I have coors. :(

Um, yes, my favourite beers: Guinness, Yuengling Lager, Heinekin.


What are you favourite beers?

There will be no poll.

Typing this up took me 20 minutes. :(

*snip*

I've never tried beer.

Though I did have a record amount of champagne.

Guinness, I love you :fluffle:

Moosehead, Molson, Grolsch, & Heineken are my favorites.

Pilsner Urquell(if it's spelled like that), kozel(i don't remember the exact name), heineken, beck's.

I've never tried beer.
Though I did have a record amount of champagne.Are you female?

Pilsner Urquell(if it's spelled like that), kozel(i don't remember the exact name), heineken, beck's.Heineken and Beck's aren't beers really, just funny tasting water. The best beers are those brewed by the small private breweries from Alsace to Bohemia, including especially all of southern Germany. All the "beers" from bigger companies are rather undrinkable (above all the dirt from Anheuser-Busch).

http://www.boehme-erlensee.de/Franziskaner.jpg

It's lager, but Peroni is a top drink, as is Stella Artois. Outside of red wine and spirits, that's basically what I drink.

Every beer is sacred.

It's lager, but Peroni is a top drink, as is Stella Artois. Outside of red wine and spirits, that's basically what I drink.
Stella? *Shudders*

You want:
http://the3gentsbeer.co.uk/world_beer_guide/frontlabel_morland-old-speckled-hen.jpg

Stella Artois.

It's drinkable, but i'm really put off by the strange metallic aftertaste...

Heineken and Beck's aren't beers really, just funny tasting water. The best beers are those brewed by the small private breweries from Alsace to Bohemia, including especially all of southern Germany. All the "beers" from bigger companies are rather undrinkable (above all the dirt from Anheuser-Busch).


now now, you can say it's a bad version of beer, but to say it isn't beer at all is petty.

I'll concur with Guiness and add Harp, Bass and Castlemain (from Australia) from the big breweries. Perhaps McEwans.

I enjoy draft Stella, but agree that bottled/canned just isn't up to it.

On the smaller scale, I both like the explosion of microbrews and dred it. You come across nice little ditties like Winter Solstice Ale and Pumkin Ale...but then have to deal with things like Mad Dog and Category 5 (they take the whole nautical theme a bit too far)

Finally, I'd like to put a plug in for: Fraoch Heather Ale. Simply an excellent beer.

I went off beer,but I always used to like Bud.I prefer whisky now.

But I drank record amounts last night,and threw up,and passed out.I slept through the New Year.

Beck's right now - because I'm drinking it while typing.

I can't stand the taste of beer. Tastes like seawater. TAKE THAT AUSSIE STEREOTYPE!

Are you female?

And 102lbs. :eek:

I've never tried beer. That could be because it smells roughly like racoon urine, antifreeze, and week old dog vomit[/exageration]

Heineken and Beck's aren't beers really, just funny tasting water. The best beers are those brewed by the small private breweries from Alsace to Bohemia, including especially all of southern Germany. All the "beers" from bigger companies are rather undrinkable (above all the dirt from Anheuser-Busch).

Finally. Someone in the know.

Many local English ales are great stuff, too. Says the German.

General Hint: if it's on TV, leave it.

I'll stick with Newcastle.

I'm just after finding out that Bavaria has the largest total number of breweries after the USA, Canada and Russia. Considering that there are just around 12 mio inhabitants, that's quite a lot.

General Hint: if it's on TV, leave it.

very good tip :D

I'm just after finding out that Bavaria has the largest total number of breweries after the USA, Canada and Russia. Considering that there are just around 12 mio inhabitants, that's quite a lot.

It gets drunk. :D

If possible, I go for Moosehead or Alexander Keith's as my primary beer. Caffrey's is a good cream ale. Barring these choices, I'll drink anything that allows light to pass through it.

It gets drunk. :D

You're telling me. I'm just back from my obligatory christmas visit home, getting some real beer and good variety again. :D

I brew my own or go with local microbreweries. I do have a taste for Trappist beers like those from Chimay and will sometimes buy these as well.

Heineken and Beck's aren't beers really, just funny tasting water. The best beers are those brewed by the small private breweries from Alsace to Bohemia, including especially all of southern Germany. All the "beers" from bigger companies are rather undrinkable (above all the dirt from Anheuser-Busch).

Unfortunately I haven't had the chance to drink beer from smaller companies but I would very much like to. From all the beers I've tasted I think that chez beers are best.

Ive never liked the tast of beer, althought my brother loves Guiness and Shiner. I personally only drink liquor, rum, whisky and vodka are my favorites

Ive never liked the tast of beer, althought my brother loves Guiness and Shiner. I personally only drink liquor, rum, whisky and vodka are my favorites

Shiner is good, but Iron City beats it. It has more kick (alcahol content of around 4.5%), and better overall flavor. It's not full of a bunch of fruity flavors and whatnot. It's beer, plain and simple.

My drink of choice on the town is either Theakston's Best Bitter or Tetley's, but purely for the sake of price. If I've got the choice I'll go for Miller (I was raised on it), Budvar (actually nice), or a nice local Ale. Abbeydale's "Moonshine" and Ridley's (R.I.P.) "Old Bob" spring to mind.

Throw in Red Stripe and Magic Hat with the OP's favorites. Some varieties of Sam Addams. Local brewing choices are usually good.

Duvel.

Theakston’s Old Peculier

Deucher’s IPA

Old Speckled Hen

Spitfire

And good ol’ McEwan’s 80/-

I haven't really had much variety in beers. Being American and a college student, that really sucks down the pool of stuff decent I've probably had. Because Natty Light, Keystone Light, and Bud Light are the norms.

Anyway,
Domestic - Yuengling, does any other mid-to-heavy produced lager compare?
Import - Amstel, Stella Artois

Duvel.

Another excellent choice.

My favorite beer in the world is Orval, from belgium.

For everyday drinking, I like Anchor Steam best.

Some other beers of special distinction to me are stone russian stout, fresh beer garden beer in munich, the beers of an exceptional local brew pub, tripel karmeleit, and many others.

My favorite beer in the world is Orval, from belgium.

orval is really good, i like most 'heavier' beers, but as i mentioned earlier Duvel is still the best.

I'll stick with Newcastle.
This stuff?
http://blog.koehntopp.de/uploads/chili/10_newcastle_brown_ale.jpg
My drink of choice on the town is either Theakston's Best Bitter or Tetley's, but purely for the sake of price. If I've got the choice I'll go for Miller (I was raised on it), Budvar (actually nice), or a nice local Ale. Abbeydale's "Moonshine" and Ridley's (R.I.P.) "Old Bob" spring to mind.

Good choices there. *nods*

I tend to go for ales, draught if I can get it, but bottle conditioned is still good.

Anything from the Durham Brewery (http://www.durham-brewery.co.uk/html-files/index.html) is good in a bottle or on tap, Jennings Sneck Lifter is very nice draught - I had a very happy new year on that. A recent find is Little Valley Brewerys 'Tod's Blonde'. Bottle conditioned, it is brewed by a Belgian guy in West Yorkshire. If you like continental lagers (or bier blondes, that sort of thing) try this.

My all time favourite ale is from the Isle of Skye Brewing Company (http://www.skyebrewery.co.uk/skye.htm) I prefer the Black Cuillin, but the Red is just as good.

Beer is just a mutation of wine and original beer - sucky!

It's drinkable, but i'm really put off by the strange metallic aftertaste...
It's not so good tinned as it is out of a tap. Then it's just pure lager genius. Out of a tin, it's alright, but nothing especially special.

I'm fond of Czeck(sp?) pilsner but just the other day I bought a bottle of Brooklyn Lager, just cause I never tried it and I was very glad I did. But if it boils down to one single favourite, I'd have to say Newcastle Brown Ale. If I could choose three, it would be the above, Gambrinus and Cobra(purely for nostalgic reasons.)

Urpils all the way.

I'm just after finding out that Bavaria has the largest total number of breweries after the USA, Canada and Russia. Considering that there are just around 12 mio inhabitants, that's quite a lot.

There are 16 million inhabitants in The Netherlands actually, if that's what you mean.

As for myself, I think almost all the Dutch beers, and especially Heineken, are very bad. Except maybe Gulpener but that's hardly The Netherlands anyway. And they're even worse compared to the Belgian beers.

I quite enjoy Jupiler and Kriek and also Duvel.
Not very patriotic, but we Dutch just can't seem to brew good beer.

There are 16 million inhabitants in The Netherlands actually, if that's what you mean.
If she was talking about Bavaria, why would she mean the population of the Netherlands:confused:

favorite beers: Blackbeard Ale, River Horse, Sam Adams, Magic Hat, Pete's Wicked

If she was talking about Bavaria, why would she mean the population of the Netherlands:confused:

favorite beers: Blackbeard Ale, River Horse, Sam Adams, Magic Hat, Pete's Wicked

Beieren, niet de Bavaria brouwerij. :)

If she was talking about Bavaria, why would she mean the population of the Netherlands:confused:

Because Bavaria is a Dutch brand (and not southern German) ;)
And having that many breweries in a small country like the Netherlands is still quite remarkable.

Cabra was most certainly talking about the South German country of Bavaria = Bayern, and not about the Bavaria brewery, Lieshout, the Netherlands.

It's drinkable, but i'm really put off by the strange metallic aftertaste...
Yeah, it dissolves the inside of the tanks it's made in.

That may or may not actually be true.

http://www.boehme-erlensee.de/Franziskaner.jpg
Ah, memories. Of Gruenberg...:p

It is a very fine beer. Even for £4 a bottle.

theakston XB is really good, as is Bishop's Finger. Deuchar's IPA is great. and Adnam's Broadside and Well's Bombardier too. and there's Fraoch Heather Ale which is supposedly derived from a chemical analysis of some residue left beind on a pot sherd of a fermented drink made with heather flowers c.2000BC in Scotland, it's definitely worth a try, very drinkable.

Arrogant Bastard Ale is a great beer.

You can buy it at your supermarket for four fifty, and World Market for three eighty. You get one bottle, but it's a pint + six ounces. No lame twist-tops, just pure delicious microbrew goodness.

If you want a more cost efficient beer, go with Sam Adams. Boston Lager is great, but other Sam Adams labels are also superb.

Also, for the Ohioans around, look for Great Lakes Brewery, Burning River Pale Ale is amazing, but most everything else from GLB is amazing.

(This is recommendations of American Domestic Beers, getting into European beers is a whole 'nuther world of amazingness that would take me way too long to deal with properly.)

theakston XB is really good, as is Bishop's Finger. Deuchar's IPA is great. and Adnam's Broadside and Well's Bombardier too. and there's Fraoch Heather Ale which is supposedly derived from a chemical analysis of some residue left beind on a pot sherd of a fermented drink made with heather flowers c.2000BC in Scotland, it's definitely worth a try, very drinkable.

It galls me as an Englishman to say that Deuchars IPA is possibly the finest beer around - crisp and hoppy....lovely

Dragon Stout, Jamacian, dark, sweet, strong, malty bloody marvolous

It galls me as an Englishman to say that Deuchars IPA is possibly the finest beer around–crisp and hoppy....lovely
Mmmmm, indeed. Though let us solve the Scotland-England divide; I’ll admit to having a penchant for London Pride.

There, 1000 years of conflict solved by ale. :p

Mmmmm, indeed. Though let us solve the Scotland-England divide; I’ll admit to having a penchant for London Pride.

There, 1000 years of conflict solved by ale. :p

Don't let Mel Gibson here about the divide - I couldn't sit through Brave Stout or Alcopop-alypso

Every beer is sacred.

Every beer is great.
If a beer gets wasted,
God gets quite irate.

:p

Oh, and...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c2/SamuelSmithsOatmealStout.jpg/398px-SamuelSmithsOatmealStout.jpg

Don’t let Mel Gibson here about the divide–I couldn’t sit through Brave Stout or Alcopop-alypso
.....sleeping with the QUEEN OF ENGLAND!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

*explodes*

Ok, let me slowly type this up, so there are very little typos.

I am drunk, but yes, I have learned how to type while drunk. It may take seeven times longer, but atleast you can make it out.

Ok.

So I am stuck here with coors light. I'd rather have Giunness, no, I'd fucking love to have Guinness, but I have coors. :(

Um, yes, my favourite beers: Guinness, Yuengling Lager, Heinekin.


What are you favourite beers?

There will be no poll.

Typing this up took me 20 minutes. :(

lol (PM speaking)... i remember typing stoned at uni and taking about 2 or 3 minutes for each word :p

anyway, beers-wise i actually like coors surprisingly, but the best is basically anything dutch.... especially weissbier like Hertog Jan :) tis the best!

London Pride's a damn good beer, as are many Fuller's beers. If you're willing to pay more though, Leffe Blonde is damn nice.

Abbot anyone?

Hoegaarden is delicious, light, and creamy and probably my favorite. Oberdorfer is my second favorite. Our local distributer, however, is no longer providing it. That makes me very sad.

Hoegaarden is delicious, light, and creamy and probably my favorite. Oberdorfer is my second favorite. Our local distributer, however, is no longer providing it. That makes me very sad.

The problem with Hoegaarden is that its just too drinkable...and has a real bad habit of sneaking up behind you and surgically removing your brain LOL

The problem with Hoegaarden is that its just too drinkable...and has a real bad habit of sneaking up behind you and surgically removing your brain LOL

Had a mad night once where I drank 14 pints of the stuff and my vomit smelt like sulphur (!?). Quite worrying at the time.........

Had a mad night once where I drank 14 pints of the stuff and my vomit smelt like sulphur (!?). Quite worrying at the time.........

Jesus! I can handle 5 or so before I get squiffy

But then I'm getting old LOL

Ever tried Midas Touch? The recipe was taken off a tomb thousands of years old.

Oooh boy it's good.

Ever tried Midas Touch? The recipe was taken off a tomb thousands of years old.

Oooh boy it's good.

More info please!

More info please!
Sales linky. (http://www.dogfish.com/brewings/Year_Round_Beers/Midas_Touch_Golden_Elixir/1/index.htm)

I've also had a taste of Chateau Jiahu, (http://www.dogfish.com/brewings/Limited_Edition_Beers/Chateau_Jiahu/25/index.htm) which is a little sweeter and a little stronger, but that one's even harder to get.

Ever tried Midas Touch? The recipe was taken off a tomb thousands of years old.

Oooh boy it's good.

i just looked it up, sounds awesome! i'd love to be able to find it over here, don't often see american beers in the uk though(except for the ubiquetous bud and, less frequently, coors).

Sales linky. (http://www.dogfish.com/brewings/Year_Round_Beers/Midas_Touch_Golden_Elixir/1/index.htm)

I've also had a taste of Chateau Jiahu, (http://www.dogfish.com/brewings/Limited_Edition_Beers/Chateau_Jiahu/25/index.htm) which is a little sweeter and a little stronger, but that one's even harder to get.

wow!! that sounds very interesting...and given Mr Jacksons' review a fine recommendation!

Thanks!

Grolsch is the dog's bollox. Nothing else comes close. Cool bottle too!

Though Kingfisher is pretty damn nice when imbibed alongside a good curry (it's what it was brewed for).

Probably the best beer in the world (according to me) is Hook Norton.

http://www.hooknortonbrewery.co.uk/ for the uneducated (http://www.hooknortonbrewery.co.uk/)

Had a mad night once where I drank 14 pints of the stuff and my vomit smelt like sulphur (!?). Quite worrying at the time.........
I'm surprised that after 14 pints you even had a sense of smell left!

guinness...there is no other beer.
i also like kansas city's own boulevard beer, particularly the bully porter, fat tire, sam adams and red stripe...but i drink these when i don't have guinness.

I don't have a favourite, but I like things along the lines of Guinness, Newcastle, Fat Tire, Chimay Bleu, and Sudwerk's marzen.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c2/SamuelSmithsOatmealStout.jpg/398px-SamuelSmithsOatmealStout.jpg
I managed to pick up one of those last week. I approve. :)

Beer drinking? What an idiotic thing to do. I prefer not to have cirrhosis of the liver, thank you very much.

Beer drinking? What an idiotic thing to do. I prefer not to have cirrhosis of the liver, thank you very much.

don't post in a 'best beer' thread then :rolleyes:

Actually, I like ale. Guinness, Bass, Blue Moon Belgian Wheat Ale.

don't post in a 'best beer' thread then :rolleyes:

Okay. I'm sorry to bother you. What I did was wrong, and I shall be on my way now. :D

Okay. I'm sorry to bother you. What I did was wrong, and I shall be on my way now. :D

damn teetotallers! *shakes fist* don't trip over the empty bottles by the door on your way out :p

what bothers me most is that for the next 3 months i will be joining the ranks of the sobre too. this scares me slightly. a lot.

I had Carlsberg for the first time a few days ago. Quite enjoyed it. Can't go past a nice cold Corona. As for NZ beers, I'll take Tui anyday.

Speaking locally to my area, Carolina Blonde isn't half bad, and neither is Piedmont Pilsner.

Seems a fair few like Newcastle Brown Ale...aka Dog (in Geordieland)...

I used to walk past the brewery with I lived in Newcastle many many years ago...

Also when I lived in Jever (Germany) we'd smell the hops....love it!

Kingfisher, Kalyani Black Label, Haywards and other Indian brands.

Foster's is the only non-Indian that I really like.

If desperation calls, anything in a can will do really. When it comes to beer, there's no need to be too picky. On those down and out nights, Falls City or The Beast Lite will do. I mean really, if you're posting in this thread and you are a serious beer drinker, we've all had our moments, have we not? What's the worst you can do? Anything with the word "beer" inscribed seems to do the trick. Cheers!!!

Beer drinking? What an idiotic thing to do. I prefer not to have cirrhosis of the liver, thank you very much.

Po' little baby :rolleyes:

Ok, let me slowly type this up, so there are very little typos.

I am drunk, but yes, I have learned how to type while drunk. It may take seeven times longer, but atleast you can make it out.

Ok.

So I am stuck here with coors light. I'd rather have Giunness, no, I'd fucking love to have Guinness, but I have coors. :(

Um, yes, my favourite beers: Guinness, Yuengling Lager, Heinekin.


What are you favourite beers?

There will be no poll.

Typing this up took me 20 minutes. :(

:fluffle: I like root beer.:D

Seems a fair few like Newcastle Brown Ale...aka Dog (in Geordieland)...

I used to walk past the brewery with I lived in Newcastle many many years ago...
They have moved it to Gateshead. :(

They have moved it to Gateshead. :(

WWWWHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAATTTT!!!

Oh. My. God.

So that massive site has been turned into what? A car park? Housing?

I thought I'd never hear of the brewery being moved. Incredible!

I managed to pick up one of those last week. I approve. :)

Yeah, it's expensive, but definitely worth the price. :)

WWWWHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAATTTT!!!

Oh. My. God.

So that massive site has been turned into what? A car park? Housing?

I thought I'd never hear of the brewery being moved. Incredible!

The site by St James' Park? They are using the staff car park as a car park, a sort of on the side thing. The site is empty, it's all being brewed by the Metro Centre now. No sign of redevelopment, either.

Okay. I'm sorry to bother you. What I did was wrong, and I shall be on my way now. :D


Good. Just means more beer for the rest of us.

The site by St James' Park? They are using the staff car park as a car park, a sort of on the side thing. The site is empty, it's all being brewed by the Metro Centre now. No sign of redevelopment, either.

Yeah...near Western Road (I think thats the name? I was there in the early 90's so am dredging my memory here LOL)...

So those buildings are still standing? Or have they been demolished? All that space...going to waste...

I wonder why they moved...

Yeah...near Western Road (I think thats the name? I was there in the early 90's so am dredging my memory here LOL)...

So those buildings are still standing? Or have they been demolished? All that space...going to waste...

I wonder why they moved...

Yeah, between the West Road and St James' Park, and opposite what was probably the coach station at that time (I cant remember when they demolished that). The buildings are still standing, unused. Apparently they wanted to cut costs, and centralise. As usual. :( There was talk of selling the land off, and I think there is a sign advertising the site for sale, but thats been there for years. Its dead now, and a bit of an eyesore.

Link from before the move. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/tyne/features/2004/04/gateshead_brown_ale.shtml)

Yeah, between the West Road and St James' Park, and opposite what was probably the coach station at that time (I cant remember when they demolished that). The buildings are still standing, unused. Apparently they wanted to cut costs, and centralise. As usual. :( There was talk of selling the land off, and I think there is a sign advertising the site for sale, but thats been there for years. Its dead now, and a bit of an eyesore.

Link from before the move. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/tyne/features/2004/04/gateshead_brown_ale.shtml)

LOL!!! They moved it to Dunstun!! LOLOL Oh the irony!!! (thats where Gazza came from)

I think its pretty sad though...another prime piece of industrial heritage gone.

And I can believe its an eye sore alright. What a shame.

Yeah, between the West Road and St James' Park, and opposite what was probably the coach station at that time (I cant remember when they demolished that). The buildings are still standing, unused. Apparently they wanted to cut costs, and centralise. As usual. :( There was talk of selling the land off, and I think there is a sign advertising the site for sale, but thats been there for years. Its dead now, and a bit of an eyesore.

Link from before the move. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/tyne/features/2004/04/gateshead_brown_ale.shtml)

they did that to hoegaarden to.

LOL!!! They moved it to Dunstun!! LOLOL Oh the irony!!! (thats where Gazza came from)

He probably has his own personal tap attached to one of the brewing vats. ;)

they did that to hoegaarden to.

Really? *ugh*!!!

Where did they move that brewery to?

Gateshead is literally across the Tyne (River) from Newcastle....what...2 or three miles tops (as the crow flies)?

He probably has his own personal tap attached to one of the brewing vats. ;)

Yeah. I really should not have laughed really all things considered though.

Poor bastard.

Yeah. I really should not have laughed really all things considered though.

Poor bastard.

Huh? What happened to him? I only made the remark cuz he's always been a fat drunk -- or at least, that's what he became in his later playing years. He was still a great footballer when he was in his prime.

(Have to forgive any ignorance on my part. I'm in the US, and it's not like we get news about British footballers very often, unless it's that Beckham prat.)

Huh? What happened to him? I only made the remark cuz he's always been a fat drunk -- or at least, that's what he became in his later playing years. He was still a great footballer when he was in his prime.

(Have to forgive any ignorance on my part. I'm in the US, and it's not like we get news about British footballers very often, unless it's that Beckham prat.)


Yeah...no fears...thing is that he has Tourettes. And given his pretty horrible childhood upbringing to the total mismanagement of his football career has turned his life into a total train wreck.

He could have been one of the greatest players in the world...had his mental illness been dealt with properly.

Yeah...no fears...thing is that he has Tourettes. And given his pretty horrible childhood upbringing to the total mismanagement of his football career has turned his life into a total train wreck.

He could have been one of the greatest players in the world...had his mental illness been dealt with properly.


Damn, I had no idea about the Tourette's. That sucks.

You're right. He could've been one of the greatest. He was so good in his prime as it was. Wow.

Hmph, I see no mention of Kilkenny yet either. Kilkenny rocks.

This stuff?
http://blog.koehntopp.de/uploads/chili/10_newcastle_brown_ale.jpg


Newcastle Brown is good, but being an import, it's a little expensive for me to drink regularly.

It's not so good tinned as it is out of a tap. Then it's just pure lager genius. Out of a tin, it's alright, but nothing especially special.

I've never had it out of a tin - i've had it out of bottles, and on tap. I still got that aftertaste, unfortunately. I mean, i'll drink it, but there's a lot of other things i'd drink in preference.

Sam Adams

The taste of that reminded me of ashtrays. :( But then, I only tried a single bottle of it and it might be a beer that takes a while to get into. But that sollitary bottle was quite expensive, so i'll pass.

Damn, I had no idea about the Tourette's. That sucks.

You're right. He could've been one of the greatest. He was so good in his prime as it was. Wow.

Yeah. Had his handlers actually gave a shit about the bloke and not his talent he could have easily been at the level of Best, Pele, Eusabio etc....

I suspect that the managers (Venebles at Spurs) knew he had a problem...but were not willing to deal with it. Also given that Gazza saw his best mate get killed in a car accident when he was a child (amongst other tragedies) he was damaged goods.

But that talent...damn. What a waste.

Hmph, I see no mention of Kilkenny yet either. Kilkenny rocks.


Killkenny is a brand beer...no heritage. It was made to cater to the new fashion of Irish theme pubs in the 1990's.

Like these new Ciders that are appearing on the market...they are brands.

I'm not saying that Killkenny is a bad beer btw! Or that the new Ciders are .... but what pisses me off is the advertising makes it seem like they are somehow traditional.

Yeah. Had his handlers actually gave a shit about the bloke and not his talent he could have easily been at the level of Best, Pele, Eusabio etc....

I suspect that the managers (Venebles at Spurs) knew he had a problem...but were not willing to deal with it. Also given that Gazza saw his best mate get killed in a car accident when he was a child (amongst other tragedies) he was damaged goods.

But that talent...damn. What a waste.


Yikes, I never knew all that. I just saw him play when he was younger, then heard about his drinking and watched him get fat. Really is sad. He really was an exciting player to watch.

EDIT: Oh, and Venebles was a dumbass. Always thought that anyway.

Yikes, I never knew all that. I just saw him play when he was younger, then heard about his drinking and watched him get fat. Really is sad. He really was an exciting player to watch.

EDIT: Oh, and Venebles was a dumbass. Always thought that anyway.

Totally....his booze thing stemmed from the tradition in English clubs to drink...lots. Later it became a crutch to deal with his other illness.

Exciting ...totally.

As for Venebles....I have 0 time for that bloke...what with being a Leeds supporter. ;)

Its a shame that Venebles had this need to prove himself as a businessman (and failed spectacularly) instead of concentrating on the one thing he is bloody brilliant at...football.

As for Venebles....I have 0 time for that bloke...what with being a Leeds supporter. ;)

Its a shame that Venebles had this need to prove himself as a businessman (and failed spectacularly) instead of concentrating on the one thing he is bloody brilliant at...football.


I don't even think Venebles was that good with football. Overrated, in my opinion.

Oh, and I'm a Man City supporter myself, all because of Stuart Pearce, my inspiration when I was a player. Got a great win against Everton the other day. :D

I don't even think Venebles was that good with football. Overrated, in my opinion.

Oh, and I'm a Man City supporter myself, all because of Stuart Pearce, my inspiration when I was a player. Got a great win against Everton the other day. :D

fair enough re Venebles...

Ahhh A Psycho fan ;) LOL

Yeah...I have a LOT of time for Pierce...would love to see him manage us....but at the moment (with relegation beckoning) I can't see that happening! LOL

Beck's.

In the UK we don't see Budweiser as a beer, we class it as lager.

Beck's.

In the UK we don't see Budweiser as a beer, we class it as lager.
Really? I thought we class it as piss...

fair enough re Venebles...

Ahhh A Psycho fan ;) LOL

Yeah...I have a LOT of time for Pierce...would love to see him manage us....but at the moment (with relegation beckoning) I can't see that happening! LOL

I'd actually like to see him managing the English national team. He'd be awesome. My second choice for y'all would be Curbs. He'd also be good.

Leeds, though? Yeah, say hello to first division. A shame really. So much potential a few years ago (when they had the likes of Viduka). The squad's been gutted, though.

I'd actually like to see him managing the English national team. He'd be awesome. My second choice for y'all would be Curbs. He'd also be good.

Leeds, though? Yeah, say hello to first division. A shame really. So much potential a few years ago (when they had the likes of Viduka). The squad's been gutted, though.

If Peirce gets the job I would be happy. I hope though that the FA gets its house in order first. Not that that will happen given the corruption in UEFA let alone FIFA.

However I hope that he gets a good solid career in the league. Here...and with a winning club. All due respect...Man City (like Leeds...and this hurts) are in the shadow of Old Trafford. Can you see him managing Man United? Or Liverpool? That is the problem with Peirce. He needs big club experience. Unless he turns Man City into a contender. The money is not there though. Man City might get into Europe...but win anything? Unlikely.

I speak from my own club's experience. We (well that scumbag Risdale did) put the club in hock and won bugger all. And our team was OUTSTANDING on the pitch. That was one of the problems...it was off the pitch bollocks that screwed us...and a bad manager (with regards to O'Learys book). The point is though that in the space of what...5 years we went from average to amazing to relegation. All due to money. We could not sustain the wage bill because we missed out on a Champion League spot...and that killed us. Bad financial management.

And we are headed to the 1st...(old 3rd division...un fucking believable).

But I will still support the club. Yeah crazy. Football....what can I say?

Corona, Heinekin, LaBat is pretty good...eh...not a lot I guess? You develope a taste for a few, why keep stretching it? I guess you could get shitty ass beer like Coors so you'd be thanking God for his deliverance of Corona...eh...oh well...

Vodka is better anways :-/

Why do you think beer is more considered a male drink? Not that women don't drink it, plenty do, but it's mainly men, and it is marketed to them and hence the image.




Guinness and Hofbrau.

Domestic: Sam Adams lager
Import: Pilsner Urquell

Stella? *Shudders*

You want:
http://the3gentsbeer.co.uk/world_beer_guide/frontlabel_morland-old-speckled-hen.jpg

My grandfather drinks Old Speckled Hen most of the time, sometimes having a Steel Reserve or Tomboy Red.(local MI brewery) My grandpa worked his hands to the bone for 40 years on Chrysler's assembly lines, just so he could buy a house on a lake and drink the highest quality beers.

Why do you think beer is more considered a male drink? Not that women don't drink it, plenty do, but it's mainly men, and it is marketed to them and hence the image.
Calories and weight issues. Hence "lite" beers, which are actually targeted (somewhat) more towards women.

I've never tried beer. That could be because it smells roughly like racoon urine, antifreeze, and week old dog vomit
Hmmm...I see someone outside of NZ has had the misfortune of trying Lion Red

Beer drinking? What an idiotic thing to do. I prefer not to have cirrhosis of the liver, thank you very much.
Too right. Stick with vodka. You'll be dead before your liver has the chance to pack in.

Guinness is great to drink by itself, but only from tap. The bottled stuff is just nasty piss.
To drink with a meal, Tsingtao is a nice, light beer with a slightly sweet aftertaste. I have yet to see it on tap.
If in England (especially around Oxfordshire), try Old Speckled Hen (on tap). Yet to be seen by me in the US.
And if I have to drink something out of a bottle... Stella Artois or Bavaria.

And if I have to drink something out of a bottle... Stella Artois or Bavaria.
Maybe I grabbed a bad box, but the last time I had Stella, it smelled awful.

Killkenny is a brand beer...no heritage. It was made to cater to the new fashion of Irish theme pubs in the 1990's.

Like these new Ciders that are appearing on the market...they are brands.

I'm not saying that Killkenny is a bad beer btw! Or that the new Ciders are .... but what pisses me off is the advertising makes it seem like they are somehow traditional.

I know that, but try finding any other Irish beers besides that and Guinness over here. (any to recommend?)

Now this is a topic with which I have considerable experience.

On the more blonde, mainstream end of the spectrum, Victory Brewing Company's Prima Pils is by far the best German Pilsener style beer I've ever had, bar none. For all of you in the US drinking imported beer, go find this one. It is the very definition of a German Pilsener, and even if German beers aren't your style, I can practically guarantee you'll like it anyway. Victory did a masterful job with this one.

At the other end of the beer spectrum, Samuel Smith's Russian Imperial Stout is probably my favorite beer of all time. It's like drinking a mixture of roasted malt, coffee and tar. It's pitch black, it's thick and it's filling. But it's smooth as hell. This is what Guinness SHOULD be. A meal in a bottle.

DRAGONHEAD STOUT!

Yummy!

Maybe I grabbed a bad box, but the last time I had Stella, it smelled awful.
No, if it only smelled awful you had a good box.

No, if it only smelled awful you had a good box.

Ahahaha :D

I know that, but try finding any other Irish beers besides that and Guinness over here. (any to recommend?)

hmmm Murphys Original Stout...thats the only other one I can think of off the top of my head...

I've never been to Ireland so really I am not familiar with their beers...

Regarding Stella....the nickname for that in England is Wife Beater...

Molson Canadian

Beer sucks.

Carlton Draught (Australian)
And, just because i'm an unoriginal bastard, Corona. Yes with the lemon.

Carlton Draught (Australian)
And, just because i'm an unoriginal bastard, Corona. Yes with the lemon.
I don't drink a lot of Corona, but isn't it usually lime that goes with it?

Yes. Er......that's what i meant :D.

Fruit is all the same to me anyway. :p

Carlsberg i love it :fluffle:

Carlsberg i love it :fluffle:

Blech. Beats carling, I guess.

Why do you think beer is more considered a male drink? Not that women don't drink it, plenty do, but it's mainly men, and it is marketed to them and hence the image.

Calories and weight issues. Hence "lite" beers, which are actually targeted (somewhat) more towards women.
Buh? I've never heard any woman say they don't drink beer because of "calories and weight issues". It's not exactly like any other alcohol is especially low-caloric.

The ones who like beer drink it, the ones who don't like beer usually say it's because it tastes bitter.

I'm one of the latter, and while I would insist it really does taste bitter and not very appealing, I think the fact that females disproportionately go for sweet, cocktail-ish drinks while males disproportionately go for bitter stuff and hard liquor has nothing to do with genderdifferentiated tastebuds and everything to do with socialization. :(

Oh well. It's still bitter. :p

WYTYGHNGB. :(

Also, to add to my list, as Sark said..

Magic Hat, and Sam Adams.

WYTYGHNGB. :(
I.... have no good beer? Hate no-good bartenders? Hoolahoop naked going blind? What?

I.... have no good beer? Hate no-good bartenders? Hoolahoop naked going blind? What?

Cept it's has.

Regarding Stella....the nickname for that in England is Wife Beater...

Over here, too, I think. I've heard it called that before.

Carlton Draught (Australian)

Cheap. ;)

I don't drink... beer :)
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Killians is my favorite.

Buh? I've never heard any woman say they don't drink beer because of "calories and weight issues". It's not exactly like any other alcohol is especially low-caloric.
Not those words, but I have heard women (and men) tell me that they avoid beer because they'll gain weight from it. Ever heard of a "beer belly"? OK, think about how well ingrained that phrase is, and think about how much your typical modern woman worries about gaining weight.

Take a look at Michelob Ultra, billed as a low-carb beer. It's marketed towards women. One ad I could find online essentially was a women's fitness montage.

Pilsener Urquell

The finest beer ever made.

By the way, the Pilsen brewery brews one batch every year using the same equipment, ingredients and methods that they did when it was first brewed in 1842. They do this for quality control purposes, to ensure that the beer's flavor remains unchanged. This old-fasioned beer is only served to the public at one bar in the world, the Na Park Nu Pub acrost the street from the brewery.

If I'm ever in Czech, I'm definitely stopping there for a beer.