Beer!

Epignosis wrote:

NaturalScience wrote:

keiser willhelm wrote:

just had a blue moon again last night an am still surprised by the lack of enthusiasm for it here. tasted like a slice of orange-y heaven.

I like those but only with an orange. Much like I can't drink Corona without a lime slice.

Blue Moon is great with an orange slice. Try it with a clove-studded orange slice.

ooo that does sound good! Tongue

LinusW wrote:

Recently enjoyed a Hoegaarden and a Fuller's ESB

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The former is great stuff. Haven't had the pleasure of the latter.

How about Samichlaus, the world's strongest lager, 14% alcohol by volume? I heard that these get better with age like fine wine.

"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." - HST

Hi progmaniacs of all the world

^ Hmmm.. using sex to sell alcohol... now there's a novel idea!

Do you suppose that if I drank that brand of beer, girls like those would go out with me?

"Polar: the beer that smells like _____, but tastes like _____."

Must be good beer....

"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.

Yuengling for me

But I'm just a youngin' so I suppose I have a while to try them all LOL

Heineken, Blue Moon and Corona are my top 3 right now... it changes all the time though, I'm as open minded towards beer as I am to music Big smile

I usually prefer light stuff (color wise, not "light" beer), though I quite liked the Shiner stuff, but not so much Newcastle.

Edited by The Miracle - December 08 2008 at 14:03

last.fm

^ Yes Toaster, stout is very good -- but there are good and "real" beers in all of the beer "genres."

I had a very tasty porter on the weekend. If you can find this one (should be easy if you're in Ontario, like me), give it a go:

Mill St. Coffee Porter -- good for shovelling snow!

Yes, it really has coffee in it, but it doesn't overwhelm the beer.

(Mill St. won an award as Canada's best craft brewer in 2007, BTW -- all of their beers are top notch. Their "Tankhouse Ale" is also especially tasty. Nice painted bottles, too.

)

Did you know that "porter" got its name from the stevedores or "porters" who worked the London dockside, carrying passengers' heavy loads for hire? These stout labourers favoured strong, flavourful beers, and the burst of hearty energy they imparted. I appreciate porter when shovelling in the -20C snow, I can tell you!

I have had other stouts and porters with black cherry, oysters, oatmeal, and chocolate. This one is a delicious example of the latter exotic treat:

Young's Double Chocolate Stout

A winter treat from England. There really is chocolate added, but as with the Mill St., the addition doesn't overwhelm, but complements the flavourful roasty-toasty quality of the stout

Good for Christmas sipping!

Finally, here is another nice beer from "across the pond" -- I bet many of our British friends on PA will know it, and appreciate it. I found it to be very fresh, very smooth, very refreshing -- and organic! V

	Oxford Gold 4.0%
	English Target hops give this beer a remarkable aroma. Late hopping with Goldings and fermentation by the Brakspear yeast creates a remarkable zesty aroma, a full fruity flavour and a golden colour. All Hops and Barley used in this beer are organically grown and produced.

Edited by Peter - December 09 2008 at 21:09

"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.

Youngs Double Chocolate Stout is definitely in my top 10 beers of all time, as is the following:

Dark, rich, full of flavour - just as good on gravity from the cask or bottled (actually works quite well cold too, which a lot of "proper" beers don't) - Highly recommended.

Jon Lord 1941 - 2012

Poll Question: Which of these brews is the best?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Newcastle Brown Ale	8	[4.76%]
Killians Irish Red	3	[1.79%]
Blue Moon	8	[4.76%]
Shiner Bock	3	[1.79%]
Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat	3	[1.79%]
Brahma	3	[1.79%]
Sierra Nevada Porter	4	[2.38%]
Guinness Draught	33	[19.64%]
Amber Bock	3	[1.79%]
Warsteiner	8	[4.76%]
Amstel Light	0	[0.00%]
Pete's Wicked Strawberry Blonde	0	[0.00%]
Hoegaarden White Beer	19	[11.31%]
Michelob Honey Lager	0	[0.00%]
Beck's	8	[4.76%]
Genesee Cream Ale	0	[0.00%]
Kirin Ichiban	2	[1.19%]
Chimay Bleue	31	[18.45%]
Tecate	0	[0.00%]
St. Pauli Girl	1	[0.60%]
Bass Pale Ale	6	[3.57%]
Red Stripe	2	[1.19%]
Stella Artois	14	[8.33%]
Widmer Hefeweizen	2	[1.19%]
Yuengling	7	[4.17%]
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