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Alright then, folks, here's a "top-5 list" that most everyone will enjoy. Throw up (no pun intended...well...) your top five favorite beers, in order, and then say where you're from, as well as where the beer is.

1. Dos Equis - Mexico
2. Fosters - Australia
3. Moosehead Lager - Canada
4. Stroh's - America
5. Negra Modelo - Mexico

Admitedly a little "name brand-ish," but I'm not quite legal yet, so I'd say it's a damn good list. Also, any list without Coors Light, Natty Light, or American Light is a good one. As from me, I'm American. ;)

Admitedly a little "name brand-ish," but I'm not quite legal yet, so I'd say it's a damn good list.

I don't.

Fosters isn't for drinking.

I don't.

Fosters isn't for drinking.

Fosters: Australian for piss.

I don't.

Fosters isn't for drinking.

*wonders if that's 'cause you're actually Australian*

What are your favorites then, mate?

You live in PA, and don't like Yuengling Lager?

You really don't like PA, eh?

Yuengling is pretty good.

You live in PA, and don't like Yuengling Lager?

You really don't like PA, eh?

You live in PA, and don't like Yuengling Lager?

You really don't like PA, eh?

Eh...I don't dislike Yuengling. My dad's a big fan. It's just that's what I (literally) grew up drinking...so it's somewhat runofthemill to me. I guess it'd be a "number six."

As for PA, you're correct. :)

None of them are beers - they are all lagers (brewed in very different way to beer)

And Fosters even gives lager a bad name:(

1) Faessla Braeu - Zwerchla Maerzen
2) Mahr's Braeu Ungespundtes (Germany)
3) Kessmann Herrenpils (Germany)
4) Guinness (Ireland)
5) Radeberger (Germany)

1. Guinness
2. Stella/Wifebeater
3. Murpheys
4. Corona
5. Does Mead count? Mead is awesome.

Eh...I don't dislike Yuengling. My dad's a big fan. It's just that's what I (literally) grew up drinking...so it's somewhat runofthemill to me. I guess it'd be a "number six."

Number six is acceptable.

My five:

Guinness
Yuengling Lager
Magic Hat
Sam Adams (The Lemon one is all I had, but I sure did like it.)
Heineken (I think.. I was pretty drunk by the time I started drinking it.)

As for PA, you're correct. :)

Bah, you just grew up on the wrong side.

The only two I've had a liked was:

Yuengling (Pottstown, PA to be exact)
Coors Original

Other than that it all tastes like rat piss, but I'll still drink it :D

*looks for his Vodka*

The only two I've had a liked was:

Yuengling (Pottstown, PA to be exact)
Coors Original

Other than that it all tastes like rat piss, but I'll still drink it :D

*looks for his Vodka*

Pottsville :p

Pottsville :p

The fat kid at my college kept calling it Pottstown, but whatever, Yuengling is the only good thing to come of Pennsylvannia aside from the Magic Bullet Theory. (kept me laughing for a good while).

Black Cuillin - Isle of Skye Brewery
Sheepshagger Gold - Cairngorm Brewery (yes the name is totally ridiculous, but its a very refreshing pint)
Melbreak Bitter - Loweswater Brewery
Coniston Bluebird - Coniston Brewery
Black Moss Stout - Riverside Brewery

I'm from England, and these (aside from the Stout) are either from the Lake District or Scotland.

Deuchar’s IPA
McEwan’s 80~
Theakston’s Old Peculier
Caledionian 80~
Old Speckled Hen


All are Scottsh heavies, apart from Theakston’s and Speckled Hen, which are both English ales. The above may not be the best ales in the world, but there my choice of drink on a night out. Though I often like to try a heavier ale, such as McEwan’s, Deuchar’s gets the top spot for refreshingness, taste and ease of drinking.

Deuchar’s IPA
McEwan’s 80~
Theakston’s Old Peculier
Caledionian 80~
Old Speckled Hen


All are Scottsh heavies, apart from Theakston’s and Speckled Hen, which are both English ales. The above may not be the best ales in the world, but there my choice of drink on a night out. Though I often like to try a heavier ale, such as McEwan’s, Deuchar’s gets the top spot for refreshingness, taste and ease of drinking.

Ah, Deuchars gets a mention from me because it's perfectly drinkable and is absofuckinglutely everywhere!

1.Menabrea (Biella, Italy) Pale Lager. www.birramenabrea.it
2.Starobrno (Brno, Czech) Ležák, Pivo ve stylu brněnské tradice. www.starobrno.cz
3.Primátor (Náchod, Czech) Rytířský 21% Speciální světlé pivo. www.primator.cz
4.Forst (Meran, Italy) Kronen Spezialbier. www.forst.it
5.Malzmühle (Köln, Germany) Mühlen-Kölsch

plus the Brighella and the Sant'Ambroeus from the microbrewery Birrificio di Lambrate of Milano.

add: I forgot, I'm from Milano.

Plus: It is sacrilege to drink a beer in the wrong glass. Menabrea, Starobrno and Primátor in half-liter glasses. Forst in one-liter ceramic mugs. Kölsch in 20 cl glasses. Pints are for british and irish beers only!

*wonders if that's 'cause you're actually Australian*

What are your favorites then, mate?
Newcastle brown ale, Guinness, Kilkenny.

I'll drink most other things, but given a choice i'll have one of those. I occasionally buy microbrewery stuff and other imported beers from the local booze-shop, but i've been bitten before and learnt that just because something is expensive, doesn't mean it's any good. :p

For everyday drinking...I drink lagers like Carlton Draught or Cold, because they're cheap.

Ah, Deuchars gets a mention from me because it’s perfectly drinkable and is absofuckinglutely everywhere!
Aye. It’s a nice ale to graduate from that fizzy lager nonsense.

1.Menabrea (Biella, Italy) Pale Lager. www.birramenabrea.it
2.Starobrno (Brno, Czech) Ležák, Pivo ve stylu brněnské tradice. www.starobrno.cz
3.Primátor (Náchod, Czech) Rytířský 21% Speciální světlé pivo. www.primator.cz
4.Forst (Meran, Italy) Kronen Spezialbier. www.forst.it
5.Mühlen-Kölsch (Köln, Germany) Bräuerei zur Malzmühle
Czech beer is fantastic, and always makes me chuckle. After the collapse of the communist regimes in the Eastern European Bloc, industries, which had been controlled by the state up to that point, where auctioned off or sold directly to interested parties. However, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and the other countries saved a few key industries that they regarded as worthy of special treatment. While Poland and the rest of the countries were safeguarding their manufacturing plants and heavy industries, Czechoslovakia was ensuring their breweries were secure! :p

Alright then, folks, here's a "top-5 list" that most everyone will enjoy. Throw up (no pun intended...well...) your top five favorite beers, in order, and then say where you're from, as well as where the beer is.

1. Dos Equis - Mexico
2. Fosters - Australia
3. Moosehead Lager - Canada
4. Stroh's - America
5. Negra Modelo - Mexico

Admitedly a little "name brand-ish," but I'm not quite legal yet, so I'd say it's a damn good list. Also, any list without Coors Light, Natty Light, or American Light is a good one. As from me, I'm American. ;)

That's a pretty shitty list. Anyone who thinks Fosters is good hasn't drunk good beer.

Off the top of my head, and in no particular order:


1. Coopers Sparkling Ale
2. Fullers London Pride
3. Pilsner Urquell
4. Piraat Ale
5. Guinness

4. Stroh's - America

Probably the worst beer ever produced in the state of Michigan. Luckily, our savior Larry Bell (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell%27s_Brewery%2C_Inc.) came along to lead us out of the darkness.

Not a beer specialist at all. So I doubt I can even get five together.

1. Flensburger Pilsener - Germany
2. Beck's - Germany
3. VB - Australia
4. Tooheys New - Australia
5. XXXX - Australia

Those are the only ones I'll drink when I'm sober. I'll also have Corona, though only when I'm drunk, since it tastes like what I imagine catpiss to be like.

1. An Teallach's Dark Bitter
2. Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout (a local beer)
3. Captain Cook Brewery's Black Porter (another local one)
4. Oyster ale (and another, can't remember who makes it)
5. Guinness / Black Sheep bitter. It depends on the day.

Budvar Dark, Erdinger and San Miguel deserve a mention as my choice of lagers, and failing that, Heineken's alright. As an impoverished student, I have a case of Carling and a few original Guinness's to my left, and I can't help but feel sorry for the Carling's pathetic nature.

Turquoise Days has a great selection... of beers I've never tried... but have at least been within drinking distance of.

Oh, and my dad makes his own bitter, and it's pretty good.

1. An Teallach dark bitter
2. Oatmeal Stout (a local beer; can't remember the actual name for the life of me)
3. Captain Cook's Porter (another local one)
4. Oyster ale (and another)
5. Black Sheep bitter

San Miguel deserves a mention as my choice of lagers.

I love Black Sheep, I haven't had it for ages.

1. An Teallach dark bitter
2. Oatmeal Stout (a local beer; can't remember the actual name for the life of me)
3. Captain Cook's Porter (another local one)
4. Oyster ale (and another)
5. Guinness / Black Sheep bitter. It depends on the day.

San Miguel deserves a mention as my choice of lagers, and failing that, Heineken's alright. As an impoverished student, I have a case of Carling and a few original Guinness's to my left, and I can't help but feel sorry for the Carling's pathetic nature.

Turquoise Days has a great selection... of beers I've never tried... but have at least been within drinking distance of.

Oh, and my dad makes his own bitter, and it's pretty good.

Where are you from for that to be local? His birthplace or Oz??

I live about 2 miles from where he was born

Erdinger Dunkel (slightly better than the Weißbier. I won't put both in the list, because there's only five slots) - from Erding, Germany.
Blanche de Bruxelles - perhaps unsurprisingly, from Brussels.
Dog in the Fog - perhaps surprisingly, from Poland.
Trappistes Rochefort 8 (10 is too strong, 6 lacks body) - another Belgian one.
Pendle Witches Brew - from Pendle, Lancashire.


Yay for expensive tastes. :(

Sadly, I haven't been able to find Dog in the Fog in the UK, even with all the Polish speciality shops springing up all over the place.

Guinness can have an honourable mention. It's a decent drink, but now Guinness Marmite has been invented. And it tastes GOOD! :D

Black Cuillin - Isle of Skye Brewery
Sheepshagger Gold - Cairngorm Brewery (yes the name is totally ridiculous, but its a very refreshing pint)
Melbreak Bitter - Loweswater Brewery
Coniston Bluebird - Coniston Brewery
Black Moss Stout - Riverside Brewery

I'm from England, and these (aside from the Stout) are either from the Lake District or Scotland.

The pub attached to the brewery is one of my favourites - the food there is as good as the beer

1. An Teallach dark bitter

Turquoise Days has a great selection... of beers I've never tried... but have at least been within drinking distance of.

Oh, and my dad makes his own bitter, and it's pretty good.
Heh, thanks. I tried something from the An Teallach Brewery (I think it was the one called An Teallach) when I was in Inchnadamph. It was absolute crap! I think this was more the Inchnadamph Hotel bar being idiots, more than the beer. I came back the next day and they had a different beer on. Gave it a try and lo and behold it tastes exactly the same! They were clearly fucking around, so I switched to whisky.
The pub attached to the brewery is one of my favourites - the food there is as good as the beer
Absolutely. Last time we were in there they lit the fire specially, cos we'd just legged it down from Coniston Old Man and were more than a little drenched.

That's a pretty shitty list.

I'm a 19-year-old American. You'll have to forgive me. I can't really go out and buy my own, haha.

I'm really interested in some of these crazy european brews, though. I really need to take another trip to Europe...somewhere other than England this time...and check them out.

I'm a 19-year-old American. You'll have to forgive me. I can't really go out and buy my own, haha.

I'm really interested in some of these crazy european brews, though. I really need to take another trip to Europe...somewhere other than England this time...and check them out.

Don't come to France. I've yet to find a French beer that isn't rat piss.

Don't come to France. I've yet to find a French beer that isn't rat piss.

Not to mention my explicit disdain for hairy women ;)

I don't drink beer.

I don't drink beer.
You should. Poland has some pretty decent stuff.

I don't drink beer.

If you're a guy, a beer or two a day will keep either the colon or prostate cancer away.

Kilkenny - Ireland
Guiness - Ireland
Lowenbrau - Germany
Harp Lager - Ireland
Mythos - Greece

Czechoslovakia was ensuring their breweries were secure! :p

Also, the Czechs managed to save the Znojmo pickles (Znojemské Okurky)! Even better than DDR's Spreewald.

Bah. Some of the crap listed ain't even beer! If it contains rice or corn, it's already bad.

1) Beck's
2) Jever
3) Budvar
4) Flensburger
5) Holsten

There ya go. Now that is beer!

There ya go. Now that is beer!

Do they actually drink Becks in Germany? I like it (and it isn't too expensive, which is a plus...heh), but I had a feeling that it was probably stuff that nobody over there touched.

Do they actually drink Becks in Germany? I like it (and it isn't too expensive, which is a plus...heh), but I had a feeling that it was probably stuff that nobody over there touched.
No, it's selling really well over here, even though the brewery now belongs to some Belgium (?) brewing company thing...

The only downside is that while you pay around € 2.50 - 3.- for a sixpack of beer (depending on which brand you chose and where you get it), Beck's is always .50 or 1.- more expensive than anything else.

Other than that it's a very good beer and my favorite. The regular stuff, that is. The "Gold" version "for women" (how I call it) tastes less tart (?). Yuck.

No, it's selling really well over here, even though the brewery now belongs to some Belgium (?) brewing company thing...

The only downside is that while you pay around € 2.50 - 3.- for a sixpack of beer (depending on which brand you chose and where you get it), Beck's is always .50 or 1.- more expensive than anything else.

Other than that it's a very good beer and my favorite. The regular stuff, that is. The "Gold" version "for women" (how I call it) tastes less tart (?). Yuck.
€3 for a sixpack? Fuck. You'd have to pay about twice that here.

*starts planning to move to Germany*

€3 for a sixpack? Fuck. You'd have to pay about twice that here.

*starts planning to move to Germany*
Beer is considered staple food (?) here. If there's one thing that could make the Germans very angry, it's raising the beer price. Biiig nono! :p

1. Leffe Double - Belgium
2. La Trappiste - Netherlands
3. Duvel - Belgium
4. Schneider Weisse - Germany
5. Heineken (only Amsetrdam locally brewed) - Netherlands

There are obviously no beer connoisseurs on this forum. Anyone with a slight clue knows that Belgian beers are a league ahead...my list above comprises only those that are known to the general public.

Bell's Kalamazoo Stout - MI, United States
Fire in the Hole - OH, United States (homebrew)
Pyramid Hefeweizen - WA, United States
Guinness Extra Stout - Dublin, Ireland
A thousand others - Germany, Belgium, the UK, Mexico and Ireland.

in no order:

deuchar's IPA (scotland)
fin du monde (canada)
wychwood's hobgoblin (england)
leffe brune (belgium)
a million different micro-brews from all over the place.

Kilkenny - Ireland
Guiness - Ireland
Lowenbrau - Germany
Harp Lager - Ireland
Mythos - Greece

You like Harp lager!!!!!! You must be unique.

1:Guiness(Ireland)
2:Heiniken(America)
3:Budweiser(America)
4:Kirin(Japan)
5:I'm gonna say Miller Lite because there commercials kick ass.(There beer tastes like horse piss)

You like Harp lager!!!!!! You must be unique.

That's one of the few I find that taste nice. It's hard to find good beer at Canadian pubs.

1:Guiness(Ireland)
2:Heiniken(America)
3:Budweiser(America)
4:Kirin(Japan)
5:I'm gonna say Miller Lite because there commercials kick ass.(There beer tastes like horse piss)

That's worse than Corona Extra, which taste like piss. Budweiser is... there are no words that can describe how horrible it tastes.

Guinness - Ireland
Chimay Bleu - Belgium
Sudwerk Märzen - US
Fat Tire - US
Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout - England (?)

Subject to change without notice.

No, it's selling really well over here, even though the brewery now belongs to some Belgium (?) brewing company thing...

The only downside is that while you pay around € 2.50 - 3.- for a sixpack of beer (depending on which brand you chose and where you get it), Beck's is always .50 or 1.- more expensive than anything else.

Other than that it's a very good beer and my favorite. The regular stuff, that is. The "Gold" version "for women" (how I call it) tastes less tart (?). Yuck.

beck's is so much better in germany than it is as an export. i had a tour of the brewery a few years ago and they give you a taste of all their beers at the end, they were all pretty yummy. i think i remember a map there that showed the radius in which they sell their best beer and it was only about 100kms. anything outside of that gets pish.

If there was a poll, Guiness would be leading...

1. Leffe Double - Belgium
2. La Trappiste - Netherlands
3. Duvel - Belgium
4. Schneider Weisse - Germany
5. Heineken (only Amsetrdam locally brewed) - Netherlands

There are obviously no beer connoisseurs on this forum. Anyone with a slight clue knows that Belgian beers are a league ahead...my list above comprises only those that are known to the general public.

*gets brush out to make equally sweeping statement*

Belgian beers are not all good, and beer isn't good purely because it's Belgian.
Not everyone wants to drink 13% abv Trappist beers in fancy shaped glasses (unless you are totally pretentious)
Many countries produce high quality beers, and people can pick and chose their favourite.
Note - I ran a micro brewery for 4 years and showed a nice 4.1% mild at the Great British Beer Festival at Olympia, so I may know a bit more about the stuff than you imagine

1. Leffe Double - Belgium
2. La Trappiste - Netherlands
3. Duvel - Belgium
4. Schneider Weisse - Germany
5. Heineken (only Amsetrdam locally brewed) - Netherlands

There are obviously no beer connoisseurs on this forum. Anyone with a slight clue knows that Belgian beers are a league ahead...my list above comprises only those that are known to the general public.
Oh, please. Don't get me wrong, I love my Belgian beers, but it's not like they're the only country in the world to produce good beer. They also have some that are quite bad.

1. Kronenbourg 1664 (France)
2. Yanjing (China)
3. Steel Reserve (United States)
4. Guinness (Ireland)
5. Tecate (Mexico)

Oh, please. Don't get me wrong, I love my Belgian beers, but it's not like they're the only country in the world to produce good beer. They also have some that are quite bad.

like stella, that piss sets my teeth on edge. eurgh.

like stella, that piss sets my teeth on edge. eurgh.
Yeah. I still find it hard to believe that we import it and it's actually the favourite beer of several of my friends. Then again, as long as they're not making me drink it, I really don't care. To each his own, and all that.

Sudwerk Maerzen -- Sacramento, CA, USA
Quay St. Porter -- Port Huron, MI, USA
Koestritzer Schwarzbier -- Germany
Celebrator Doppelbock -- Aying, Germany
Red Hook Blonde -- Seattle, USA

HONORABLE MENTION:
Blue Moon Belgian White -- Golden, CO, USA Made by a macrobrewer, Coors, but actually very good.
Sierra-Nevada Pale Ale & Celebration Ale -- California, USA

My favorite brew styles are Maerzen (curse my US keyboard's lack of an easy umlaut) and Bock/Doppelbock, but I like a good amber, porter, ale or stout, too.

Red Hook Blonde is simply the best damned refreshing beer I've tried. It is what mass-produced US beers imagine themselves to be. Note to US macrobrewers -- flavor is not a sin.

Sudwerk Maerzen -- Sacramento, CA, USA
Quay St. Porter -- Port Huron, MI, USA
Kostritzer Schwarzbier -- Germany
Celebrator Doppelbock -- Aying, Germany
Red Hook Blonde -- Seattle, USA

HONORABLE MENTION:
Blue Moon Belgian White -- Golden, CO, USA Made by a macrobrewer, Coors, but actually very good.
Sierra-Nevada Pale Ale & Celebration Ale -- California, USA

My favorite brew styles are Maerzen (curse my US keyboard's lack of an easy umlaut) and Bock/Doppelbock, but I like a good amber, porter, ale or stout, too.

Red Hook Blonde is simply the best damned refreshing beer I've tried. It is what mass-produced US beers imagine themselves to be. Note to US macrobrewers -- flavor is not a sin.
Aha! I knew there was something funny about "marzen" in my post - stupid missing umlaut. *goes back to fix*

How do you know about Sudwerk? I didn't think they were nationally distributed.

1 Yuengling
2 Guinness
3 Heineken
4 Miller Lite
5 Corona

Yeah, my taste in beer kinda sucks, aside from the top two. Mostly due to a lack of exposure.

Aha! I knew there was something funny about "marzen" in my post - stupid missing umlaut. *goes back to fix*

How do you know about Sudwerk? I didn't think they were nationally distributed.

They're not...unless you count me buying cases and bringing them back to my friends and relatives in Seattle. Between 1990 and 2005, my father lived in Sacramento (south end, in one of those sprawling developments off of Elk Grove or whatever). When I first went to visit him in 1993, he took me to the Sudwerk brewpub in Davis. Between the outstanding beers and the delicious sausages, I was instantly hooked. Their Millennium Bock was easily one of the best beers I've ever had.

I need an excuse to get back there since Dad left. I love that place.

This thread was asking for me to use my puppet :D

They're not...unless you count me buying cases and bringing them back to my friends and relatives in Seattle. Between 1990 and 2005, my father lived in Sacramento (south end, in one of those sprawling developments off of Elk Grove or whatever). When I first went to visit him in 1993, he took me to the Sudwerk brewpub in Davis. Between the outstanding beers and the delicious sausages, I was instantly hooked. Their Millennium Bock was easily one of the best beers I've ever had.

I need an excuse to get back there since Dad left. I love that place.
They do make a good beer. Do you have a BevMo by you? I know they have Sudwerk beers. If you don't, I'm fairly certain they'll ship to most places.

ORVAL - Belgium
Anchor Steam - USA
Stone Imperial Russian Stout - USA
Tripel Karmeleit - Belgium
For sentimental reasons -> Carlsberg

My 5 favorite beers are whatever 5 i last drank.

That's worse than Corona Extra, which taste like piss. Budweiser is... there are no words that can describe how horrible it tastes.
It's easy: It doesn't qualify as beer... Neither does Corona.

Like I said before - whoever puts rice or corn into the mix may produce a beverage - but it's not beer. At least not according to the German Purity Law of 1516 which I hold very dear.
beck's is so much better in germany than it is as an export. i had a tour of the brewery a few years ago and they give you a taste of all their beers at the end, they were all pretty yummy. i think i remember a map there that showed the radius in which they sell their best beer and it was only about 100kms. anything outside of that gets pish.
I seriously doubt the part with the 100 clicks delivery span. Unless it's a special, local brew that indeed gets only distributed in the nearby cities, all Beck's beer I ever had got brewed and bottled in the same place - Bremen.

This thread was asking for me to use my puppet :D

fuck yeah, me too. no beer without pie ftw!

Like I said before - whoever puts rice or corn into the mix may produce a beverage - but it's not beer. At least not according to the German Purity Law of 1516 which I hold very dear.

*wonders if own top five beers are legal in purity*

It's easy: It doesn't qualify as beer... Neither does Corona.

Like I said before - whoever puts rice or corn into the mix may produce a beverage - but it's not beer. At least not according to the German Purity Law of 1516 which I hold very dear.

I seriously doubt the part with the 100 clicks delivery span. Unless it's a special, local brew that indeed gets only distributed in the nearby cities, all Beck's beer I ever had got brewed and bottled in the same place - Bremen.

yeh could be. this was a while ago and i'll admit i was a little the worse for wear before i turned up for the tour so the memories are fuzzy at best. perhaps it was simply a psychosomatic effect but i'm sure the standard beck's tasted better in bremen than it does over here. it seems a fairly average pilsner here, but the stuff brewed for the local market was special indeed.

*wonders if own top five beers are legal in purity*
Probably not. At least not the Mexican beer - it usually contains corn, just like the U.S. Budweiser contains rice.
yeh could be. this was a while ago and i'll admit i was a little the worse for wear before i turned up for the tour so the memories are fuzzy at best. perhaps it was simply a psychosomatic effect but i'm sure the standard beck's tasted better in bremen than it does over here. it seems a fairly average pilsner here, but the stuff brewed for the local market was special indeed.
I don't know. :p

1. Adnams Broadside
2. Bishops finger by Shepherd Neame
3. Batemans XXXB or Salem Porter
4. Tom Woods Bomber County
5. Bombardier by Charles Wells

Bah. Some of the crap listed ain't even beer! If it contains rice or corn, it's already bad.

1) Beck's
2) Jever
3) Budvar
4) Flensburger
5) Holsten

There ya go. Now that is beer!

I'd debate Beck's... it's not beer, it's lemonade. Only sweeter.

Beer is considered staple food (?) here. If there's one thing that could make the Germans very angry, it's raising the beer price. Biiig nono! :p

Yup. Taxing beer led to revolutions in the past. And I mean the "burn down the castle" kind of revolutions ;)

DeBeers makes some lovely products ...

But seriously, because beer is a serious topic:

1. Bass Ale
2. Newcastle Brown
3. Old Peculier
4. Stella Artois
5. Hoegarten
That's in no particular order, and the list will change once the warmer weather gets to wear I live. Bass is always on the list, regardless of season, though.

I'd debate Beck's... it's not beer, it's lemonade. Only sweeter.
Huh? What the hell are you talking about, lady? :mad:
Yup. Taxing beer led to revolutions in the past. And I mean the "burn down the castle" kind of revolutions ;)
And rightly so! http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/PitchforkTorch.gif

1:Guiness(Ireland)
2:Heiniken(America)
3:Budweiser(America)
4:Kirin(Japan)
5:I'm gonna say Miller Lite because there commercials kick ass.(There beer tastes like horse piss)
Is that suppose to be Heineken, the Dutch "beer"? Or do they have a Heiniken in America?

Huh? What the hell are you talking about, lady? :mad:

The sugar content of that stuff.
I tried it once... no beer should EVER be this sweet. It's even worse than Weizen, and I can hardly bring myself to call even that beer.

The sugar content of that stuff.
I tried it once... no beer should EVER be this sweet. It's even worse than Weizen, and I can hardly bring myself to call even that beer.
Beck's ain't sweet. Warsteiner and Krombacher are, to my taste. But not Beck's.

(And Weizen is a whole different story!)

Quilmes
Tiger
Tennents (yes, I am fully aware that it's piss, but it's cheap so that makes it automagically good)
Smithwicks
Stella Artois (bottled only)

Whatever
I
Can
Get
Cheap.

1 Duvel (Belgium)

in no particular order: Orval, Leffe, Grimbergen, Augustijn, Kasteelbier, Chimay (i won a bottle in a quiz last weekend :)), etc etc (i don't think i ever tasted a beer with a higher alcohol content that i didn't like, i do live in a good country for that :))

i like lighter beers too, but not that much, they are more like fastfood while the above are more like a meal from very expensive restaurant.

Stella Artois (bottled only)

Stella Artois has never really been able to sell itself to me, when I drink it I am reminded of Tonic Water for some absurd reason.

Orval, Leffe, Grimbergen, Augustijn, Kasteelbier, Chimay (i won a bottle in a quiz last weekend :)), etc etc (i don't think i ever tasted a beer with a higher alcohol content that i didn't like, i do live in a good country for that :))


i love orval and chimay. i've not had the others (that i can recall) but i've never had a bad experience with belgian brews!

In no particular order....Amstel (Pale) Holland,-Duvel Belgium,-Heineken Holland, Palm Belgium, Pilsner-Canada, Coors USA

Stella Artois has never really been able to sell itself to me, when I drink it I am reminded of Tonic Water for some absurd reason.

You really need to avoid it draught or canned. It's beautiful in bottles, useless otherwise. And it tastes even better in Belgium (although that may just have been because of the heat when I was there)

Stella Artois has never really been able to sell itself to me, when I drink it I am reminded of Tonic Water for some absurd reason.

it's actually one of my favorite lagers (probably because it's one of the most served in local bars/parties and i'm used to it, together with jupiler), i really don't understand the love for heineken though, it has little to no flavour or alcohol content.

i love orval and chimay. i've not had the others (that i can recall) but i've never had a bad experience with belgian brews!

if there's anything we can be proud of it's our beer

it's actually one of my favorite lagers (probably because it's one of the most served in local bars/parties and i'm used to it, together with jupiler), i really don't understand the love for heineken though, it has little to no flavour or alcohol content.

Jupiler is good, too. Doesn't make my top five though :p

Top 5:-

1) Newcastle Brown Ale (or Dog)
2) Tag Lag (Barngates brewery - Hawkshead)
3) Cat Nap (as No2)
4) Stella Artois (Belgian wifebeater)
5) Bishops Finger (Canterbury's finest)

Whatever
I
Can
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Cheap.


Spoken like a true drinker :D

I'm enjoying a Jever now. (6-Pack for € 2.99 plus 48 cents for the deposit, 8 per bottle) :D

[And, like I said somewhere up there, Beck's is more expensive... € 3.79 plus deposit. Meh!]

Prost, y'all!

I fought this said bears...I was gonna start making a list too :(

Well at the moment it's Boddingtons, enjoy Tetleys tho, won't say no to Abit a Guiness, or beer in general.

Alright then, folks, here's a "top-5 list" that most everyone will enjoy. Throw up (no pun intended...well...) your top five favorite beers, in order, and then say where you're from, as well as where the beer is.

1. Dos Equis - Mexico
2. Fosters - Australia
3. Moosehead Lager - Canada
4. Stroh's - America
5. Negra Modelo - Mexico

Admitedly a little "name brand-ish," but I'm not quite legal yet, so I'd say it's a damn good list. Also, any list without Coors Light, Natty Light, or American Light is a good one. As from me, I'm American. ;)
Fosters is a joke that Oz exported to the world, noone of sane mind is to consume it or take it seriously.
Moosehead is brilliant, i had one for the first time 4 or 5 years ago and i loved it.

Mine are...
Heineken
Moosehead
DB Draught
Tui
Carona(Nothing beats the taste of hard working Mexicans.)
*Regrets his lazyness.*

I'm enjoying a Jever now.
Hey, I know the Jever! It's from Schleswig-Holstein or some other Land in Norddeutschland, isn't it? I drank it for the first time in Kiel and enjoyed it a lot. Not one of my top five, but way above some other better-known beers. I'd say that Jever has a place in my top twenty.

3:Budweiser(America)


The REAL Budweiser is from the Czech Republic. From the city of Budvar, in german Budweis - hence Budweiser.:)

www.budvar.cz

That's a real beer, not the lousy cheap copy of it also known as "Bud".