Beer!

Ah - if it's a good Trippel you're after, try this:



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Jim Garten wrote: Equality 7-2521 wrote: Also had this on draft, 9.5% though so you have to watch out. Snuck up on me last night. Bloody hell - this is going to sound like I'm an alcoholic, or a beer tourist, but I've had the Yeti Imperial Stout here (another of our favorite London watering holes), on draught (I remember it as being 11%, not 9.5% though )... needless to say I didn't have a pint, just a third, but that was enough to convince me it's probably in the top 5 beers I've ever had... it's that good.

damn I'm going to source this one. during winter at my local they brew (on-site) a Russian Imperial which weighed in at 12% the first year 11% the next and 9% the most recent after realizing there were more bodies litter over the floor than propped on benches.  

their is some good microbrewerys in Norway as well, have tasted some of them and they are good aslo in Norway all the major and smaller brewerys make each Christmas their own Christmas beer, with top-secret flavours which they only use and to perfection each christmas, with extra flavour

they are really good

Chrismas beer have its origin in the Vikingage, back in the days it was by law that all the farms in Norway should brew their own beer in christmas season to shear with their nabours. Food was of lesser importance (flesh/meat was not even leagal during faste, only fish could be eaten). so in old days it was said you should "drink christmas" as much as "celebrate christmas". But in tha last decade homebrewing have by far and large been taken over by coorporate breweries and the larger brands. the traditional home brew was in defenition a strong beer, with strength in alchohol on the level with exportbeer and Bock-beer. Strongbeer is only sold in Winemonoply http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinmonopolet




Edited by aginor - November 25 2011 at 04:21

Haha. I did the holy trinity last summer. Vancouver, Seattle and Portland.

Edited by Dalezilla - November 25 2011 at 04:07

America has the best microbrewery scene in the world in my opinion. Portland is especially great with 35 microbreweries.

KoS wrote: Budweiser, Coors, Miller, Pabst etc, isn't  a true picture of what American brews are.

Good point.
Also seems right to point out, the most expensive beer I've personally seen yet was $11 at an Opeth show in NYC.
Pabst was one of them. Out in Pittsburgh area I've seen Pabst for 50 cent pitchers

That has been known to be the case

Padraic wrote: Jim Garten wrote: I had the Stone IPA here a couple of weeks ago. Stunning beer This is my first destination if I ever return to England.

You should - it's also easy walking distance (about 15 minutes) from here, which also does a great range of beers + has a good menu as well.

Edited by Hober Mallow - November 23 2011 at 22:33