I don't drink beer that often and when I do it's usually a Budweiser. I enjoy an occasional micro brew as well at particular restaurants.
Anybody have beer tastes that are a little more sophisticated? Perhaps I can branch out a little! ***************************************************** 06-23-02, 02:20 AM dogspit Wish I could help you bräu, but like you I also normally just stick with Budweiser® or the occasional Miller Genuine Draft®. I would recommend that you try a wee bit of Samuel Adams® some time. Whatever you do, stay clear of Mickey's Big Mouth®.
Of course if I am ever in O'Ryan's brewpub in Las Cruces, New Mexico, I will feel obligated to try Dog Spit Stout.
06-23-02, 07:36 AM deeptread Yuengling Lager from the Oldest Brewery in America beats Bud and Miller in my book.
06-23-02, 08:47 AM Also not much help - generally only have beer when someone else places it in my hands and it is likely to "mostly" go to waste, though Saint Pauli Girl was fairly interesting.
06-23-02, 11:52 AM puppyblues I used to like Micholob dark, but now that they don't make it anymore, I'll take a bud, but I don't drink that much. wink
06-23-02, 03:22 PM mahal When I go to micros, I always ask if they have a Heffeweisen (sp?), pronounced Heffa-visen. It's probably the only beer I can down like lemonade. All else has a bitter taste to me.
06-23-02, 05:55 PM gojenni714 Bud??? Miller??? BLAHHH!!! The only way you'll get me to drink one of those is if it's a tomato beer. (1/2 beer, 1/2 tomato juice) And it's come to by knowledge that that's not a national kinda thing. Try it though...pretty good.
I tend to like darker beers. My favorite being Michelob's Amber Bock. I like Michelob's Honey Lager also. There are several Colorado microbrews that are very tasty though. If you ever run across Avalanche....I highly recommend it. Although it is much better on tap. But what beer isn't? Fat Tire is another good one. I don't know if these brews make it out of the state though. I'm pretty sure Fat Tire does. Anyway, good luck finding a new brew.
06-23-02, 06:25 PM skrip My favorite isn't all that uncommon. It's Mick Lite. I've always gone from one extreme to the next. My other favorite is Saint Paulie Girl Dark; also an ocassional Guiness, but I always return to Mick Lite. Of course there's always the old stand by Corona with lime!
06-23-02, 10:38 PM AlisonWonder I'm not supposed to drink beer because of my age. But I did at parties for about a year. When I saw a friend throw up I lost my taste for it, so I quit drinking beer when I was 15.
06-24-02, 12:22 AM decal Looks like you have a few brewpubs there; try them out:
I always believed you should Support Your Local Brewer...who else is going to, after all?
06-24-02, 04:26 PM Yankees15 I agree with Decal. I support the local brewery by having Genny Lite as my beer of choice!! Brewed in Rochester NY, it is a quite flavorful lite beer, and goes down great on a hot afternoon at the grill. Genesee offers many quality products. Here is their web address: https://www.highfalls.com/default.html
Bottoms Up!! big grin 06-24-02, 07:12 PM Lydia one of my favorites is Sam Adams Cherry Wheat - - I think it's a local beer. Another I like is Oregon Raspberry.....
I tend to like beers that have a bit of flavor to them...
06-24-02, 10:37 PM gizmogram Normally, I go for Miller Lite, but have to say that on St. Paddy's, I'll indulge in Killian's Red for the occassion. A little strong for me as a regular beer, as are most of the Samuel Adams varieties.
My father-in-law loves Leinenkugel's, which I believe isn't made far from where I live. It's not bad, but Miller Lite what's usually in my fridge.
06-25-02, 12:09 PM SweetnSour41 Seeing how most of us teenagers have to go w/the cheap stuff b/c we're having to use our own money, a lot of times we'll just drink Natural Light, it's of course a last resort beer though. It's like only $7 for a 12 pack here, but, Bud Light would be my ultimate choice, I think it's worth the extra $3 I have to pay! It's kinda hard for me to branch out to anyother kind of beers yet! *LOL* big grin
06-26-02, 09:10 AM Kerri Usually I will a drink Bud light here and there, but I would rather have a Rolling Rock.
06-26-02, 12:53 PM blam Any of you guys tried Indian beers? They're fantastic! Not too sparkling, so you don't get all bloated, there's 'Kingfisher', 'Cobra', 'Lal Toofan' and 'Elephant Beer' to name but a few, if you ever see any of these, give 'em a try, you won't be disappointed.
07-16-02, 02:13 AM DorianGreyed Have any of you tried Three Stooges Beer ? (I'm serious !) They have the best slogan of any beer or even any product I've ever seen:
"We all put in the yeast!"
I never had the courage to try it.
07-16-02, 05:45 AM Yankees15
quote:Originally posted by Doriangreyed: Have any of you tried Three Stooges Beer ? (I'm serious !) They have the best slogan of any beer or even any product I've ever seen: "We all put in the yeast!" I never had the courage to try it.
I have tried it. there are few beers I HAVEN'T tried!! It was OK, but it is more of a collectors item, I think. I wish I had an unopened 6-pack of Billy Beer. It is worth quite a bit on the collectors circuit.
07-17-02, 02:16 AM Andyvmax I'm surprised no one's mentioned English beer. You can't beat a good pint of bitter. Black Sheep, Riggwelter, Theakstons (XB or Old Peculiar), Holt's Bitter, Speckled Hen, Taylor's Landlord. Boddingtons used to be good, but as I'm sure blam will agree, it's been crap since Whitbread took over the brewery. And last but not least, good old Newcastle Brown.
07-17-02, 06:52 AM FizzyChip Like Andy, I too was surprised no-one has so far mentioned beers from the UK. When drinking tap beer, I always go for bitter, my favourite being John Smiths. Guiness is always a good standby aswell, although of course that's stout.
07-17-02, 03:37 PM juanruiz Favorite Beer I like Königsburg but can't find it here, so I generally get Grolsch. For something heartier there's a nice microbrewery in the area called Summit which makes a Great Northern Porter and a Pale Ale which are both excellent.
07-18-02, 03:57 AM Ritzmar Andvmax; Fizzychip; right on! Our American cousins obviously have a lot to learn about PROPER ale...Blam!!! You've let us down!!! I think I am lucky living on the border of Derbyshire where a superb bitter called Hartington is brewed. Further north, around the nothern Lake District is a wonderful brew called Jennings. Theakstons is always worth a slurp, and the comments about Guinness are spot-on, except that a well-kept one stands proudly beside any of the afore-mentioned.........
CHEERS!!!!!!!!!!!!! big grin big grin big grin big grin big grin big grin big grin
07-18-02, 10:26 AM teeceeum Almost always Miller High Life®, but only because I can't find PBR here. Don Everly introduced me to Dos Equis (sp) many years ago and I liked it. But it's too hard to find and when I do it's very expensive. When in Mexico go for the Corona. It's very different from what you get here.
08-19-02, 02:44 PM Johnny Velo When I was drinking, my favorite beer on a hot day was one and only one cold Heineken. No other beer ever gave me any pleasure. The pure bitter taste was heaven. Haven't had one since 1988, the year I quit drinking. I still have the memory, so I don't need the actual product anymore. wink wink wink
08-19-02, 06:25 PM Ritzmar I admit to a terrible memory, Johnny; I need to keep reminding myself every night what the taste is like, otherwise I'd forget...I'll stick with my 'warmed' British beers...pass me another Theakston's Old Peculiar, Mrs. Ritzmar... wink
11-06-02, 11:50 PM mozart56 I,ve tried beers from all around the world and found fantastic ones from each countries.Canadian "Brador" with 9% alcool, among many good ones ,"La Belle" from France, Samuel Adams truly American's best,Belgium had surprising good ones.Becks.......I could go all night.! coolBut right now I'm drinking a Miller High life from a cold bottle and just enjoy it ! big grin
11-08-02, 01:38 AM SeattleRon my favorite beer taste good and not expensive. Miller High Life. I'm still underage a relatively semi-poor so thats an affordable beer for me. also Tecate is a good one. and a lot of people are gonna think I'm gross, and I'm probably the only one left who drinks this stuff, but nothin beats a good ol 40oz of Olde English.
03-15-04, 11:15 PM Cindycat I'm a little late in contributing to this one, but here are some of our favorites - Paulaner Octoberfest on draft from the German restaurant down the road. Anchor Steam draft or bottled. Many of the English and European beers. When traveling, we like to go to local pubs/taverns, etc and sit at the bar. Talk to the bartender and try the local beers. We believe the only time to drink light beer or anything in the Budweiser category is when you're very hot...we call it "lawnmower beer" because that's the best time to drink it. Tequiza is a great summer beer; put it in the freezer until the ice crystals start to form. Hmmm. I guess my husband and I are beer snobs, aren't we?
02-13-07, 09:15 AM Raven When I drank I was rather a connoisseur of beer. I'd go out of my way to buy the imported singles, and then latter the 6 packs of same if I liked them. Pilsner Urquel (Chechoslovakian), Oktoberfest (German), and a whole bunch of other ones I forget the names of. Carlsberg Elphant malt liquer is another one that comes to mind. (We're going back 15 - 30 years here so forgive me if I forget most of those imports...) Razz One thing I cannot stand is Budweiser or anything in the Busch family. It made me pee and gave me a headache. The Miller family takes a close second of worse beers, along with nasties like Naraganset, Pabst Blue Ribbon, etc. I did drink my share of the heavy malt liquers like 211 Steel Reserve, Old English 800, etc... I think these taste better than Bud or Miller but cannot touch exotic imports. I also hear that today the same brand of beer tastes different than years ago.... ??
02-13-07, 12:05 PM VelvetVoice I'm surprised there isn't a more recent thread about this. My latest favorite is Wyerbacher Merry Monks, it has a 9.8 alcohol rating. Smooth as silk, creamy texture but light and refreshing, no bitterness, and a real kick to it. I always like to try something new. The other two beers I tried lately were a bust. I tried organic beer, don't waste your money.
I always liked Magic Hat, I went on a tour there last year, and you got free beer at the end. Number 9 has been a long-time fave of mine when you can get it on tap. Also, one of my fave beers is a local microbrewery, their Damn Good Stout is amazing! You have to come here to get it though, they don't bottle it.
02-15-07, 06:22 AM Colin, Paris, France Like Ritzmar and others, I'll stick with the English stuff. It's hard to get decent beer in a café in France because it's nearly all lager, all fizzy gas-filled electric pups and mainstream stuff - fine if you like that sort of thing, but I don't. A beer bar I know near Montparnasse used to do Martin's Pale Ale on draught, which wasn't bad, if a touch cold for my particular palate, but they stopped doing it. We have the Engish and Irish pubs over here, which vary in quality but all are mightily expensive for a pint. I usually work on the wine with meals in France, and then opt back into the beer when I go and see my Dad in Beverley, Yorkshire. Two pints of Old Speckled Hen is perfection. There's a pub too in Henley-on-Thames that George Harrison used to frequent years ago when I lived in Oxfordshire, where the Brakespeare's has to be tasted to be believed. My brother (born in Carlisle, UK, and now living in Alabama) is a REAL beer fan, but even he drinks Bud on his porch in summer after he's finished cutting the grass. Depends what you want, I suppose, US or UK, in hot weather or cold. I'm a UK stalwary personally, though Sam Adams, which I discovered in Boston a few years back, is a firm step in the right direction. Cheers!
02-15-07, 06:29 PM FredPuli Budweiser is beer? It's not even proper lager ! Big Grin How can anything made with such ingredients as rice flour be a proper beer ?. Barley malt, hops and water make beer and lager.
What is so 'wonderful' about Budweiser is that the name is the name of a long-established proper brewery and brand in the Czech Republic. When that beer was first imported into the US Anheuser Busch got an order to stop the name Budweiser being used. That must be an historic first: the so-called beer stopping the genuine original of that name from being sold. (The Czech one is sometimes marketed as Budvar ). It's a really good joke that anyone might ever confuse the two. They certainly wouldn't if they tasted the Czech one
02-16-07, 03:06 AM Ritzmar Colin, Speckled Hen is fabulous! A true quality beer. Fred, I have heard this story about Budweiser. I can only imagine that 'bullying tactics' were employed somewhere along the line here. Maybe your parallel interests in things legal and things lethal (... Big Grin...) might be able to better inform me in more detail as to how on earth this could actually occur. Budvar is superb. Budweiser is lemonade without the sweet and pleasant taste. Whilst on the subject of European beers, has anyone tried Chimay Bleue? If not... . . . . Do it NOW!... Wink
02-16-07, 08:37 AM FredPuli
quote: Originally posted by Ritzmar: Fred, I have heard this story about Budweiser. I can only imagine that 'bullying tactics' were employed somewhere along the line here. Maybe your parallel interests in things legal and things lethal (... Big Grin...) might be able to better inform me in more detail as to how on earth this could actually occur.
Here's a good summary of the cases in various countries. You'll note that Britain took the view that both could be sold as Budweiser. That's because nobody in their right mind could possibly think the two products similar. Provided that one producer does not , by accident or plan, imitate the packaging or other distinctive marks of the other there can be no problem, as we see it.
It's a real cheek for the founder of the American company, a German immigrant, to call his beer after the German name for the region of Czechoslovakia where the historic lager originated and had been brewed for centuries. It's like an American company making 'champagne' suing the Champagne producers of France for calling their genuine product 'champagne'. That too has been a matter of contention. The Americans have persistently refused to acknowledge the geographic name even though the region is so tightly delineated that neither French nor other European makers from outside it may call their wine champagne.
Those of us with long memories of the law can recall the long saga of Babycham. This was a fizzy drink made with pears, a perry. The makers not only used the name Babycham, suggesting that the drink contained, or was related , to champagne wine, but advertised it as 'Babycham, the genuine champagne perry ' and showed it in the old-fashioned champagne coupes. They were sued by the Champagne producers of France. The litigation seemed to go on forever. By the time anything was finally resolved nobody was drinking Babycham any more: it was far too 1950s and, anyway, the company had abandoned the slogan ! Big Grin.
The Czech Republic has been a member of the European Union since 2004. It may be that the EU will now make a definitive ruling for EU members, as it has with other products e.g Parmesan cheese.
02-17-07, 12:16 PM Jenny Roberts
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Originally posted by Ritzmar: Colin, Speckled Hen is fabulous! A true quality beer.
It certainly is Ritz, I love a pint myself Big Grin After Guinness that is!
02-27-07, 04:06 AM Ritzmar Yes, Jenny, Guinness is probably my no.1. Just back from Ireland where I gleefully downed several... Fred, many thanks for your reply, and the extremely detailed link outlining the history of the Budweiser saga, cheers! Wink
02-27-07, 07:57 AM FredPuli
quote: Originally posted by Ritzmar: Yes, Jenny, Guinness is probably my no.1. Just back from Ireland where I gleefully downed several... Fred, many thanks for your reply, and the extremely detailed link outlining the history of the Budweiser saga, cheers! Wink
Guinness, being a live beer, varies a lot from place to place. Ireland, its spiritual (beerual?) home is the best place to try it, if you have the patience. (Properly drawn it takes ages to fill the glass and be topped off to the barstaff's satisfaction Smile )
Update on Czech Budvar: the government has a plan to privatise the brewery but has claimed that it may be difficult to find private buyers for it until the question of Anheuser-Busch and Budweiser is resolved. The government is under some pressure to privatise now that the Republic is in the European Union: the EU doesn't like governments wholly owning normal commercial enterprises. (This must, historically, be down to Baroness Thatcher: she was the founder of privatisation in the EU. Once she'd done it here there was quite a rush to do likewise elsewhere )
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03-01-07, 02:32 AM Ritzmar Wink
Properly drawn it takes ages to fill the glass and be topped off to the barstaff's satisfaction Smile ) [/QUOTE] Yes, Fred! And the wait is unbearable, is it not? So to comfort myself, I always order two for me (and, if it is my round, anyone for else in the round also) as I get through the first fairly (!) quickly. As I begin my second glass I order the third...and so on, and so on, and so on, and so . . . .. . to bed... Wink PS Live or not, I find a remarkable consistency in the quality of Guinness in Ireland, which tastes so much better than in the UK. By the way, have you had a shamrock drawn on your beer head by the barman as he finishes his vital task? The icing on the cake, I feel.
quote: Leonard Lee of Columbia University in New York and his colleagues had 388 patrons of a pub taste-test two types of beer: a regular beer and the “MIT brew,” which was the regular beer plus a few drops of balsamic vinegar.
The tasters were divided into three groups. One tasted the samples “blind,” with no knowledge of the secret ingredient. A second group found out about the vinegar before tasting the MIT brew. The third group learned of the additive immediately after tasting the special brew, but before indicating a preference between the two beers.
The blind group preferred the MIT brew over the regular beer significantly more than either of the informed groups. Apparently, vinegar can improve a beer’s taste, the scientists said.
The timing of information made a substantial difference in beer choice. Patrons with prior knowledge of the ingredient showed a much lower preference for the MIT brew compared with those who learned of the vinegar after drinking it.
If the vinegar knowledge had acted as just another factor—like temperature or sweetness—in a patron’s beer preference, the scientists would have expected similar results from both groups. This wasn’t the case, suggesting disclosure affected the actual taste experience.
Published in December 2006 Psychological Science.
I once went to a beer-tasting party where they had several kinds of light beer, and you didn't learn the brand identity until choosing preferences. It turned out my pick was Lowenbrau. Unfortunately that brand isn't common in the US. Fortunately I seldom drink beer... Smile
04-15-07, 12:18 PM juanruiz Favorite Beer When I was visiting my daughter at Xmas, we went to a place that brewed its own beer. They offered what they called nitroed beer, beer gassed with nitrogen. Has anyone heard of this and is there a real difference?
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Originally posted by Nellie: Boddington's from England, New Castle and Grolsch. But, I am definitely going to try "tomato beer" sounds interesting!
If by 'New Castle'you mean Newcastle brown you must be spiritually from 'North of Watford' ( the Southern English jokey name for the North of England, Watford in Hertfordshire being a town only about 30 miles north of London). Boddingtons is from Manchester, in the North West and Newcastle is in the distant North East.
Clamato used to taste of the clams in it, but now seems to be mainly tomato.
It's the Belgians who are famous for fruit flavoured beers, mostly lagers.There can hardly be a fruit that they haven't used.
That anyone drinks Bud at all is a mystery.It's not true lager, and is not even made from barley, being seemingly made from any starchy material, even rice, if that's cheap enough.Americans were persuaded to buy it because it was cheap,made locally, and looked like lager!
Britons distinguish between lager and beer. The processes for fermenting lager,like Lowenbrau, and beer, like English 'bitter', are quite different. Lager is fermented and served at lower temperature than beer and is pale yellow in colour. Beer is fermented and served at English cellar temperature.
I got a kick out of looking back on this thread - in 2002 I said that "Miller Lite is usually in my fridge"...and I can hardly believe I ever thought that was good!
Over the years I've learned to appreciate good beer - not for the buzz factor, but for the taste factor. In Oregon, we have alot of microbrews available, with many seasonal varieties.
We like to try the seasonals - they are always interesting. If we "pick up a 6-pack" of regular stuff, however, it's never Bud or Miller...it's Full Sail Amber Ale.
