Topic: Drink Better Beer - Belgian, German, Craft, Ales, Lagers all your hoppy goodness in one place

[Anywhichwayicant]

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! beer it's all about cider 
 

[blah]

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! beer it's all about cider 

A pint of cider with a few inches of Guinness on top isn't bad, need at least SOME beer in there.

[MrGrumpy]

My brother in law, a chef who spent some time in Germany, told me some years ago about the German Purity Law. Apparently, the Germans take their beer very seriously, and don't take kindly to additives and preservatives.

Anyway, his theory was that if you drink beer with additives and so on, it isn't good for your body, your buzz or your condition the following morning. Having undertaken some careful study in the five or so years since then, I concur. So, some tips to better beer drinking.

Most draught lager you get in bars is piss. If you are in England, this counts double. Seriously, how do you people drink that shit?

I've subscribed to this theory for years and hardly ever get hangovers. When on a night out, I stick to Becks, Starpraomen and Czech Budweiser while avoiding the likes of Black Label and American Bud like the plague.

[stevedo]

Goose Island IPA, bugger to find but perfection in a (tulip) glass.

[thekitkatshuffler]

That theory has got to be the biggest load of bollocks I've ever heard. I get hangovers all the time. I live in Germany and drink nothing but German beer.

Just proves you're a lightweight. 

I definitely get more of a hangover drinking crap like Stella than I ever have from drinking the likes of Aventinus.  Maybe it differs depending on your metabolism.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! beer it's all about cider 

If it's all about the cider then why would you drink muck like Bulmers, my good man? 

Get some Aspalls Cyder down yer!

[Hudson66]

I normally love a few bottles of Leffe or Duvel but tried these recently and was impressed a lot. Lovely tasting beer

It's Innis & Gunn, picked up a few bottles in my local Stresscos

[AlphaDelta]

I'm a huge fan of Tyskie and Zywiec, two fantastic beers from Poland....lived on the stuff whilst in Krakow!

[Garstonite]

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! beer it's all about cider 
 

Alright mate, could you kindly get the fuck out, please?

Ta.

[chap114]

I like beer.

Bookmarked 

[Anywhichwayicant]

On a serious note this stuff is top quality lager.

[main-stand-molby]

Little Creatures Pale Ale in Perth/Freo WA.

Probably the location rather than the beer in its own right, but used to love that stuff.

[Jersey]

If you want the best beer you should move to Belgium. At least that's one thing we're good at.

[blah]

Goose Island IPA, bugger to find but perfection in a (tulip) glass.

Goose Island is a fantastic brewery. Also home to the best brew school in the United States.

[Slightly Less Mediocre Baron Bennekov]

[thekitkatshuffler]

Pricey and a bit heavy to be havin' more than a couple, but fucking lovely as a treat. 

However, I reckon I actually prefer the cheaper...

[tdogssc]

Bear Racer is really nice; had a couple over the past few weeks.
Also to mirror earlier post, Dogfish Head 90min is fantastic as well. Great to go with foods as well.

Anyone ever tried/heard of RJ Rockers here in the states?

[Slightly Less Mediocre Baron Bennekov]

Pricey and a bit heavy to be havin' more than a couple, but fucking lovely as a treat. 

However, I reckon I actually prefer the cheaper...

I like the brown ale too mate. However I really really really like stouts and porters. Really...

[Jonathan Hall ☆☆☆☆☆☆]

Liverpool - home of real ale

[Groundskeeper Willie]

I like Foster´s, is that wrong of me?

[blah]

Picked up a few of these at my local bottle shop, new thing in my area, they sell craft beers by the bottle with price breaks for 6 and 8 packs. Good stuff.

[PluckyUnderdog]

Love this stuff, shame its so expensive. £7.50 a bottle at the Fly in the loaf 

Agree with Kitkatshuffler, the brown ale is a cheaper alternative, and is just as glorious 

[nyujvary]

Love this stuff, shame its so expensive. £7.50 a bottle at the Fly in the loaf 

Agree with Kitkatshuffler, the brown ale is a cheaper alternative, and is just as glorious 

The Brooklyn Summer Ale is nice, it's nice to live down the block from the brewery 

[paddys left peg]

Dont know if this is the right thread, but looking to make the change from bud to guniness. Anybody any tips on how to make the transition any easier? Cheers!

[thekitkatshuffler]

Love this stuff, shame its so expensive. £7.50 a bottle at the Fly in the loaf 

It's mind boggling trying to work out how many glasses I'd have to pocket to make that £7.50 palatable. 

Of course there's always beerhere.co.uk at about £1.75 a bottle.  Problem is that I'd end up typing like Andy@Allerton if I trusted myself with ordering a crate of Black Chocolate Stout! 

[Kahuna{=}Berger]

Dont know if this is the right thread, but looking to make the change from bud to guniness. Anybody any tips on how to make the transition any easier? Cheers!

Just keep reminding yourself that you've been drinking weak American piss for the last few years.

[Corkboy]

Dont know if this is the right thread, but looking to make the change from bud to guniness. Anybody any tips on how to make the transition any easier? Cheers!

Stop drinking horse piss would be a good start.

[paddys left peg]

Stop drinking horse piss would be a good start.

dully noted. Been drinking tiger beer lately but lager in general is fuckin my stomach up so have to start drinking the black stuff.

[mattsant]

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! beer it's all about cider 

vile stuff, beer all the way

[thekitkatshuffler]

dully noted. Been drinking tiger beer lately but lager in general is fuckin my stomach up so have to start drinking the black stuff.

Have a drink of some of this to get yourself used to the fuller flavour...

[PluckyUnderdog]

Have a drink of some of this to get yourself used to the fuller flavour...

Ah, the unique barbecue-like taste of Rauchbier. Spot on 

[El Campeador]

I've taken a liking to Smuttynose IPA, corky. It's not bad at all.

[Corkboy]

I've taken a liking to Smuttynose IPA, corky. It's not bad at all.

I was trying to remember what beer I'd had and failing. This it?



6.9 %. That explains some things.

[El Campeador]

Yeah that's the one. The 100-tap bar I failed to bring you to has it on tap. It's quite good.

6.9 %. That explains some things.

 

[thekitkatshuffler]

Have a drink of some of this to get yourself used to the fuller flavour...

Ah, the unique barbecue-like taste of Rauchbier. Spot on 

Oh aye, there's some Rauchbier in that picture.  Sorry, I was talking about the bottle of pour homme at the back.   

[AnfieldIron]

Bar I worked in over summer had it on draught. Lovely stuff!

[El Campeador]

We've been taking lunch at Meadhall in Cambridge, MA next to MIT. They've 100 beers on tap.

Today I'm having a Belgian ale called La Chouffe from Brasserie Achouffe. It's quite smooth, golden coloured, bit of honey taste to it.

8% alcohol, corkboy

[courty61]

Bar I worked in over summer had it on draught. Lovely stuff!

It is nice but I got hammered on that one night in town!

[thekitkatshuffler]

Bar I worked in over summer had it on draught. Lovely stuff!

I might have to try this stuff again.  I had it in Wetherspoons a few months ago and thought it was the Italian Carling.  Utterly without character and flavourless. 

[Rainy]

I might have to try this stuff again.  I had it in Wetherspoons a few months ago and thought it was the Italian Carling.  Utterly without character and flavourless. 

Don't bother. You were about right the first time.

To reintroduce some British beer to the thread, I had a gorgeous pint of mild earlier. Ram Tam from Timmy Taylor. Look out for it!

[Jonathan Hall ☆☆☆☆☆☆]

We've been taking lunch at Meadhall in Cambridge, MA next to MIT. They've 100 beers on tap.

Today I'm having a Belgian ale called La Chouffe from Brasserie Achouffe. It's quite smooth, golden coloured, bit of honey taste to it.

8% alcohol, corkboy

Easy drinking beer that, explains why i've probably drank too much over the years...