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Dragon God Aug 1, 2010

Ok folks.


Those into beers.... both in local and import types.

I really enjoy German Wheat beers and Irish Cream beers.

So, Konig Ludwig Weissbier, Erdinger, Kilkenny and Guiness.

What do you folks enjoy ?

German Wheat beers are awesome for their fruity taste and the Irish beers.... their somewhat sweet taste ?

As far as experience goes, Konig Ludwig Weissbier has flavours of banana and cloves... Takes several tastes to get used to. The Irish Beers such as Kilkenny and Guiness are darker/sweeter as far as taste goes.

I prefer German beers.... but to each their own.

I love fruity beers like Rickards White (Canada only) and Konig Ludwig Weissbier.

The Irish beers aren't bad.... just not as fruity.

Your take, folks ?

If anyone mentions Budweiser.... I reserve the right to strangle !!!

Amazingu Aug 1, 2010

Any and all beer from English-speaking countries can only be described as "dishwater".
Budweiser goes without saying, but even Kilkenny and Guiness I found absolutely revolting.
Heineken is total sludge too, that's why we use it mainly for export.

I prefer Belgian beer over anything else. Leffe and Duvel are great, although the fairly high alcohol percentage makes them slightly less "easy to drink" than your average beer.

I also have a particular fondness for Japanese beers (Asahi and Kirin and the like) because they tend to be light in flavor and soft on the tastebuds (the total opposite of Belgian beer actually), making them easy to gulp down.

Grassie Aug 2, 2010

I would consider beers like Heineken and Carlsberg excellent beers to get drunk to. Probably Budweiser as well, but I haven't had the pleasure of testing it. Light and tasteless lagers that may or may not adhere to the purity law seem to accomplish the task of inducing drunkeness quite well!

Leffe is a wonderful beer! I've only tried the blonde variant of it though. I tasted weissbeer for the first time in Aachen this summer, and was deilighted!

Import beers tend to cost quite a lot here (Norway), and I prefer to use my import beer money on Sapporo, Asahi, Gambrinus or Staropramen dark. I tend not to buy top-fermented imports, as the ones I've bought on aluminium bottle (well-known brands like Guiness, Kilkenny) seem not to be of top quality. Perhaps they taste very differently when served from a cask. I don't know. Will have to go to Ireland to find out.

There are quite a lot of delicious Norwegian top-fermented brews, made by companies such as nøgne ø. I wouldn't expect that particular brand to be know of internationally though. But most of the beer sold in Norway is quite like Carlsberg and Heineken; tasteless, light pilsners.

But, while I prefer my beer to taste good, when all comes to all I don't drink beer because of the taste.

Zane Aug 2, 2010

There are tons of great places around where I live to get independent and local brews, so I usually gravitate toward those when I'm out and about because I love trying new beers and supporting lesser known and smaller breweries.

Personally, I prefer beers that have a good balance of bite, flavor and finish. If we're talking more readily available brews, there are some really good pale ales (Long Trail, Whale's Tale) that are always a good choice, but if I'm looking for something with more kick and a more bitter finish I'll grab a Harpoon IPA or a Smuttynose. I also enjoy more wheat-y beers like U.F.O. (and U.F.O. White), Blue Moon (seasonal and regular brew) and Harpoon's 100 Barrel Series (the single hop blend is goddamn phenomenal). Rarely do I drink light beers, but every once in a long while I'll grab a big can of Fosters or a couple of Amstels, but those are usually just "cool down" beers if I'm all hopped out and need to cool off a little.

Jay Aug 2, 2010

My favourite beer is a nice simple Czech beer called Budějovický Budvar, which has been involved in a whole bunch of trademark disputes with Budweiser (thankfully, it tastes nothing like it).

I love sticking a few in the freezer and having them as cold as possible.

FuryofFrog Aug 2, 2010

Over here in PA the first natural choice of beer is Yuengling. Its just a pleaser for most.

I really like
-Blue Moon
-Sam Adams
-Weizen
-Paulaner
-Guinness
-Heineken

It took only one trip to Munchen to really give me a strong opinion about beer. Das Hofbrauhaus brew is one of the best I've ever tried. They do a lot of really strange stuff in Germany to beer. One of my favorites was banana juice in beer. (Bananensaft mit Weizen.)

the_miker Aug 2, 2010

I don't really drink as often as I used to but I've gotta go with FuryofFrog's general opinion here.  Blue Moon is probably my favorite right now, Yuengling is awesome, Sam Adams is always a nice choice (mmm Summer Ale), Heineken not so much but I like Heineken Light.  I'm also a big fan of Magic Hat #9, very tasty.  As for cheap domestic/light beers (Miller, Coors, Bud), all they're good for is getting hammered, otherwise they're pretty nasty.

Also, it goes without saying but..

On tap in a tall glass > bottles > cans > plastic cups.  big_smile

Herrkotowski Aug 2, 2010

Mike, by that logic, shouldn't on tap in a plastic cup be better than stuff prebottled/canned?

the_miker Aug 2, 2010

Herrkotowski wrote:

Mike, by that logic, shouldn't on tap in a plastic cup be better than stuff prebottled/canned?

Damn you and your logic, Don!  I was hammered when I posted that, yeah.. that's what I'll go with. *hic!*

Bernhardt Aug 3, 2010 (edited Aug 3, 2010)

Not much of a beer drinker (read: Not at all), I have to admit, but I do like red wine.

People tell me the fact that I don't drink beer makes me unsociable... (T_T) I can't help that; I just don't care for beer!

the_miker wrote:

On tap in a tall glass > bottles > cans > plastic cups.  big_smile

There's a reason for that: When plastic bottles are manufactured, they aren't always "Finished." Either, or the plastic later dissolves even after the bottle is made solid.

That's to say, when you drink out of a plastic bottle, you could also be drinking liquid plastic!

Aluminum cans are also layered inside with a layer of plastic!

Just another reason why we should use glass instead of plastic or aluminum!

Another cost-cutting measure blows up in your face!

XLord007 Aug 7, 2010

I'll drink most beers that aren't complete crap (read: Bud, Coors, Miller Lite, etc), but my favorites are Sapporo and Premier Cristal, the latter of which I can't find anywhere anymore (it's Peruvian).  Sam Adams Winter is a favorite when it's available, and I recently tried Dog Fish Head's Midas Touch which is pretty damn good too.

Smeg Aug 7, 2010

The best beer is the one that someone else buys for me.

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