Beer "Whats your Taste"

[Okiebug61]

When summer comes along my taste for beer gears up. I love beer and basically any kind of beer. Being in Oklahoma we have to go to the liquor store to get real beer and then wait for it to cool down.

I've been drinking PBR lately and I am liking it more an more. I'm usually into the dark stouts such as Guinness because it has nitrogen that creates smaller bubbles and you don't get full as quickly.

My top 5 would be as follows!

Dark Stouts
Bock Beers
Pilsner Beers
Ale Beers
Lager Beers

I don't much care for wheat beers because of the sweetness. I'll have a few every once in awhile but I can not drink them while at the lake all day.


So what are the colds ones you like to partake in?

[Blade]

WOW can't believe we didn't already have this thread....headed to a cookout will be back to post....and naaa I won't be drinking any beer at the cookout

[princessbelle]

Not a beer drinker...

EXCEPT...

When i'm on vacation...i absolutely LOVE and HAVE to have Michelob in the bottle. At least once or it's just not a real vacation.

Something about Micky and vacations. ;)

[Princess]

Generally speaking I am not a beer drinker. That being said, it changes in the summer months :) There is something about being at a barbeque, or camp fire...and having a nice cold bottle... My favorites are Leinenkugels Summer Shandy, Shock Top and Fat Tire! Yum.

[aishah]

i don't drink beer - i'm more of a liquor and occasionally wine femme - but i do like hard cider and hard lemonade :) woodchucks are my more recent obsession.

[Blade]

I absolutely love beer. Especially in the summer, there is nothing that compares to an ice cold beer. I use to keep a cooler full of ice and beer on the porch all summer long. The thing is in summer I sweat like a mule so I can drink about as much beer as I want to and not get a buzz. I don't care for the buzz anyway but I love the taste of beer. My pick of the litter is Coors Lite and Michelob Lite.

Sadly I have become allergic to something in the beer, maybe hops or something I don't know what so I don't drink beer anymore.

[miss entycing]

love love love.

Lowenbrau
Heineken
Corona
Fat Tire
Sam Adams Pale Ale is pretty yummy too.
:)

but sadly, nothing compares to Jack.. straight up, and chilled well.
:sunglass:

[Ranger Butch Force]

I love Red Stripe, but most of the time I drink PBR.

[NorCalStud]

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.

Last 40 years
Tecate con limon

[Okiebug61]

I absolutely love beer. Especially in the summer, there is nothing that compares to an ice cold beer. I use to keep a cooler full of ice and beer on the porch all summer long. The thing is in summer I sweat like a mule so I can drink about as much beer as I want to and not get a buzz. I don't care for the buzz anyway but I love the taste of beer. My pick of the litter is Coors Lite and Michelob Lite.

Sadly I have become allergic to something in the beer, maybe hops or something I don't know what so I don't drink beer anymore.

Hey Blade. While I have never tried any of the following you might want to see if any are available in your area. Let us know if any are and you can be are Gluten Free Beer Critic :-).

http://www.wheat-free.org/wheat-gluten-free-beer.html

[Okiebug61]

For all you Fat Tire fans. Check out this soup recipe.

http://www.newbelgium.com/beer/detail.aspx?id=7c5b394b-d7b7-486a-ac9a-316256a7b0ee

[Chancie]

We had it on our first date.

http://toolmonger.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/TM_NarragansettBeer.jpg

[Okiebug61]

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.

Last 40 years
Tecate con limon


How do you like your Tecate's or any other Mexican Beer. I prefer mine fully dressed, gotta have the lime meat and salt.

[Okiebug61]

We had it on our first date.

http://toolmonger.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/TM_NarragansettBeer.jpg

Dang we can't get this here. I would have to have it sent to a friend in Texas and then bootleg it back home. I have always wanted to be a ridge runner!

[morningstar55]

http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss216/chris355_2009/labatts.jpg

[Okiebug61]

This is one of my favorite places to go. Sadly it's almost impossible to get one of these easily.

http://www.bricktownbrewery.com/beer-tap-table

With the Thunder making the NBA finals I imagine the reservations on these tables are long gone.

[morningstar55]

We had it on our first date.

http://toolmonger.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/TM_NarragansettBeer.jpg

hmmm i never heard of this one.. may have to try this sometime.. wonder if i can get it around buffalo somewhere. will have to keep an eye out for it. :)

[The JD]

My favorite commercial beer is Fuller's ESB. When I was in London some years ago, I looked for a Fuller's pub, to no avail. But I take it on draught here in the States whenever I can find it.

I brew my own beer- I brew ales and stouts/porters. I've got a CO2 system (or in the case of stout, nitrogen), but I also bottle some of each batch to give away. I don't brew lagers- fermentation for ales occurs at room temperature, but lager fermentation must be refrigerated- I'm not buying a refrigerator for that (or giving up room in mine to fit 5 gallons of fermenting beer!). Luckily, my own taste is for ales, so it works out. I've got a batch of porter on hand- my next batch will be a red ale.

Oh, and I just checked- there are gluten-free beer kits! I'll put that on the brew list. :)

[Chancie]

Even here, where it's local, people are surprised when I order Naragansett. We often sit on my front steps and share one after a few hours of gardening. I prefer light beer in general.

[Okiebug61]

My favorite commercial beer is Fuller's ESB. When I was in London some years ago, I looked for a Fuller's pub, to no avail. But I take it on draught here in the States whenever I can find it.

I brew my own beer- I brew ales and stouts/porters. I've got a CO2 system (or in the case of stout, nitrogen), but I also bottle some of each batch to give away. I don't brew lagers- fermentation for ales occurs at room temperature, but lager fermentation must be refrigerated- I'm not buying a refrigerator for that (or giving up room in mine to fit 5 gallons of fermenting beer!). Luckily, my own taste is for ales, so it works out. I've got a batch of porter on hand- my next batch will be a red ale.

Oh, and I just checked- there are gluten-free beer kits! I'll put that on the brew list. :)

Yee Haw! When's the party. Sounds great. I have wanted to make my own beer but I simply do not have the time.

[Chancie]

hmmm i never heard of this one.. may have to try this sometime.. wonder if i can get it around buffalo somewhere. will have to keep an eye out for it. :)

I never thought I'd have this much to say about beer.


Narragansett’s family of classic American lagers and ales are brewed by guys who take pride in the beers they make, and joy in the beers they drink.

The lager and light beers are brewed in Rochester, NY at a brewery that’s been producing award-winning beers for more than 125 years. The fest, porter, bock and summer are craft-brewed in Providence, RI and Pawcatuck, CT.

Our brewmasters use the finest and purest ingredients to ensure that what ends up in your glass is Narragansett at its very best—flavorful, drinkable, and refreshing.

[morningstar55]

I never thought I'd have this much to say about beer.

hahaha , me either .. its Okie's fault.. lol
funny thing.. i can drink just about all kinds of brews .. except Budwiser any budwiser, reg. lite, lime etc...... half a bottle/can will make my tummy feel yucky , and give me a headache... so I stay away from it.

[Okiebug61]

hahaha , me either .. its Okie's fault.. lol
funny thing.. i can drink just about all kinds of brews .. except Budwiser any budwiser, reg. lite, lime etc...... half a bottle/can will make my tummy feel yucky , and give me a headache... so I stay away from it.

I can't hack the original bud but can drink the light and some of their other beers.

[ruffryder]

dark beer please!
My picks are Amber Bock, fat tire, modelo especial, some red ones are okay if all else fails give me bud or Coors. Sometimes I like to drink it with spicy v8..
I don't like the wheat ones, fruity either. Got sick on blue moon.

[morningstar55]

I can't hack the original bud but can drink the light and some of their other beers.

ahh... hmm i tried there other beers a few times on several occasions.. and well they just dont like me. lol ......... sooooooooo thats fine.
if i am down south and can not get a blue...... i resort to rolling rock orrrrr a bass orrrr i like some of the craft beers

[Okiebug61]

dark beer please!
My picks are Amber Bock, fat tire, modelo especial, some red ones are okay if all else fails give me bud or Coors. Sometimes I like to drink it with spicy v8..
I don't like the wheat ones, fruity either. Got sick on blue moon.

I don't care much for sweet beers. I'll drink one every once in a while but cant' hang out all day with the sweet beers. Stouts are my favorite, I love the bold tastes.

[grenade]

Bud Light in a bottle. 20 years and I haven't found a beer I enjoy more. :)

[Okiebug61]

Bud Light in a bottle. 20 years and I haven't found a beer I enjoy more. :)

I know a lot of people who are die hard bud light drinkers. Like I said before I can handle them every once in a while. I hear that Sierra Nevada Pale will win your tastes "Buds" over and you'll never go back. This is just a rumor of course :-).

[weatherboi]

I love beer!!!

I have an app on my phone to keep up with what I have tasted. I am really enjoying the local brew culture here, and am starting to brew my own at home. I got up the nerve to enter a contest, but it got cancelled due to lack of contestants. This fall I am planning on brewing some seasonal beers to watch football and enjoy with meals.

I used to drink pbr, usually at dive bars, outside enjoying a festival or a concert. It gives me a headache now. The budweiser beers are all to sweet tasting for me, so when it comes to a light commercial beer, I love a cold miller light in a can submerged in a ice bath.

This will be my next local purchase.

https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSWXZTcsQG1pqUfCh3-qU33s8iRcOL0vOxH6sklsRUh8GnLXhFhdA

I am also a fan of growlers and reusing!!!

http://images.nymag.com/images/2/daily/2010/11/11_growlers_560x428.jpg

[Okiebug61]

I love beer!!!

I have an app on my phone to keep up with what I have tasted. I am really enjoying the local brew culture here, and am starting to brew my own at home. I got up the nerve to enter a contest, but it got cancelled due to lack of contestants. This fall I am planning on brewing some seasonal beers to watch football and enjoy with meals.

I used to drink pbr, usually at dive bars, outside enjoying a festival or a concert. It gives me a headache now. The budweiser beers are all to sweet tasting for me, so when it comes to a light commercial beer, I love a cold miller light in a can submerged in a ice bath.

This will be my next local purchase.

https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSWXZTcsQG1pqUfCh3-qU33s8iRcOL0vOxH6sklsRUh8GnLXhFhdA

I am also a fan of growlers and reusing!!!

http://images.nymag.com/images/2/daily/2010/11/11_growlers_560x428.jpg


Wow fantastic find. Sorry PBR gives you a headache. It's become one of my favorite summer beers. Please let us know how you home brew turns out and what you name them.

[Electrocell]

Pilsner Beers
Ale Beers
Lager Beers
Bock Beers


Usually prefer a bock or a lager but will drink the ale and pilsner beer if they aren't available.

[UofMfan]

I don't normally drink beer. I am more of a scotch, red wine person, but when I do I prefer XX (Dos Equis) or Corona. As for the lighter beers I love Amstel Light.

I am also a fan of the local brews here.The weather is too cold here to enjoy beer as much as I did when I was in South Florida.

[pajama]

Like many, I don't usually drink beer. In fact prior to this summer I would maybe have a beer a year. For many, many years. But I have found that I really like beer when camping. Of the beers I drink I like - Killian's Red, Amber Bock, Amstel Light, Corona Lite (but only if I have the limes), and Yling Yling lager.

[Okiebug61]

I don't normally drink beer. I am more of a scotch, red wine person, but when I do I prefer XX (Dos Equis) or Corona. As for the lighter beers I love Amstel Light.

I am also a fan of the local brews here.The weather is too cold here to enjoy beer as much as I did when I was in South Florida.

It is believed by many that a Stout beer is best in a cold climate or during the winter. The heavy chewy taste help the drinker sip slower and savor the wonderful flavor of the dark stout. I can't see snuggling up with your other half in front of the fireplace sipping stout but then again who says we can't mix things up a bit.

[Okiebug61]

Like many, I don't usually drink beer. In fact prior to this summer I would maybe have a beer a year. For many, many years. But I have found that I really like beer when camping. Of the beers I drink I like - Killian's Red, Amber Bock, Amstel Light, Corona Lite (but only if I have the limes), and Yling Yling lager.

Yes Yes Yes! I love all things red! Killian's Red is one of my favorites when out at a local pub. I love the robust flavor and the aroma.

[weatherboi]

Stouts go really well with cold seafood, such as, raw oysters, crab, shrimp cocktail, and clams. There are many out there brewed with warm climates and food in mind. I love a good milk stout.

[morningstar55]

I love beer!!!

I have an app on my phone to keep up with what I have tasted. I am really enjoying the local brew culture here, and am starting to brew my own at home. I got up the nerve to enter a contest, but it got cancelled due to lack of contestants. This fall I am planning on brewing some seasonal beers to watch football and enjoy with meals.

I used to drink pbr, usually at dive bars, outside enjoying a festival or a concert. It gives me a headache now. The budweiser beers are all to sweet tasting for me, so when it comes to a light commercial beer, I love a cold miller light in a can submerged in a ice bath.

This will be my next local purchase.

https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSWXZTcsQG1pqUfCh3-qU33s8iRcOL0vOxH6sklsRUh8GnLXhFhdA

I am also a fan of growlers and reusing!!!

http://images.nymag.com/images/2/daily/2010/11/11_growlers_560x428.jpg

really now??? ha ........... i made my own wine before.. in fact i have ahh 7 yr old strawberry wine sitting in my mom's basment. lol .. i need to really go do something with it....

[morningstar55]

Pilsner Beers
Ale Beers
Lager Beers
Bock Beers


Usually prefer a bock or a lager but will drink the ale and pilsner beer if they aren't available.

tell em about your 1st time drinking .. genesse beer .. heh

http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt289/crimesolvinghat/beer-cans-hp.jpg

i find that just about all brands of beers in NY has a more beery taste then anything i have had down south

[Luv]

Bud Light,,the only beer I like :hangloose: but only 1

[morningstar55]

I don't normally drink beer. I am more of a scotch, red wine person, but when I do I prefer XX (Dos Equis) or Corona. As for the lighter beers I love Amstel Light.

I am also a fan of the local brews here.The weather is too cold here to enjoy beer as much as I did when I was in South Florida.

to cold??? haha.. never...... to cold.. I bet the canadians would not agree to that .. hahaha..

[G Snap!]

Guinness. I can never pass up Guinness on tap, and love it in the can. It seems to be the only beer that doesn't sour my stomach.

As I have been trying to eat gluten- free I am checking out those listed on the link posted by Okiebug61.

Damn, now I want a beer.

[kittygrrl]

Corona extra w/double lime on Little Beach, Maui

[Blaze]

I don't really drink very much, but if I have a hankering, it would be a Bard's or a Greens, and in the greens I prefer the Dark, because I suffer from Celiac/crohn's disease. So I have to watch my intake of wheats and barleys...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6396048019_c6326f8180_z.jpg https://www.glutenfreebeers.co.uk/images/nutleft.jpg

[Okiebug61]

Glass, can or bottle?

I like a cold frosted glass unless we are in our pool then there is no glass allowed so we go with cans.

[WickedFemme]

My favorite commercial beer is Fuller's ESB. When I was in London some years ago, I looked for a Fuller's pub, to no avail. But I take it on draught here in the States whenever I can find it.

I brew my own beer- I brew ales and stouts/porters. I've got a CO2 system (or in the case of stout, nitrogen), but I also bottle some of each batch to give away. I don't brew lagers- fermentation for ales occurs at room temperature, but lager fermentation must be refrigerated- I'm not buying a refrigerator for that (or giving up room in mine to fit 5 gallons of fermenting beer!). Luckily, my own taste is for ales, so it works out. I've got a batch of porter on hand- my next batch will be a red ale.

Oh, and I just checked- there are gluten-free beer kits! I'll put that on the brew list. :)

I never knew you brewed beer :|
waving at you from the West Coast.

[T4Texas]

I tend to like the darker beers like Guinness. I am also fond of the mexican beers like Modelo and Victoria, but my current fav is Dos Equis Amber. I will also occasionally drink a pale ale like Rolling Rock. Of course it always has to be super cold or in a frosted glass. Uno mas cerveza, por favor!

[Okiebug61]

I tend to like the darker beers like Guinness. I am also fond of the mexican beers like Modelo and Victoria, but my current fav is Dos Equis Amber. I will also occasionally drink a pale ale like Rolling Rock. Of course it always has to be super cold or in a frosted glass. Uno mas cerveza, por favor!

I have never had the Amber! Heard it is really good. I can't say Dos Equis without laughing about the commercials.

[Luv]

Glass, can or bottle?

I like a cold frosted glass unless we are in our pool then there is no glass allowed so we go with cans.

Glass bottle

[Okiebug61]

Corona extra w/double lime on Little Beach, Maui

Red likes to keep the little 7oz bottles in stock for summer pool parties. She likes the tastes but likes the fact they are small and don't get hot as easily. She does adhere to the rules no glass on the pool deck.

[weatherboi]

Glass, can or bottle?

I like a cold frosted glass unless we are in our pool then there is no glass allowed so we go with cans.

Depends upon the activity and what kind of beer is being consumed. I even imbibed some stinky home brew from a red solo cup at a hog roast. Spiegelau makes some great beer glasses.

[stargazingboi]

Bud is pretty good...it's an old favorite from my youth. I tend to order a Corona without lime now a days though

[Rockinonahigh]

Im not much of a drinker anymore..but now and then I have an O'doules,I know baby beer.

[Glenn]

A creamy German Pilsner, micro-brewed fresh in Berlin, is the best beer I've ever tasted. Absofreaknlutely amazing. Also German, Julius Echter.

[luv2luvgirls]

good thread! maybe I can get some suggestions.. I love Amber brock Draft or bottle but I cant find it here in Austin TX....... HELP!!! I tried some local dark brock here and hated it. I dont really like beer but when I feel like a drink that is what I want an ice cold dark brew. not a fan of Guinness.. I used to drink Michelob dark,but its been yrs since I seen that brew :| anybody got a brew they can suggest?

[ruffryder]

good thread! maybe I can get some suggestions.. I love Amber brock Draft or bottle but I cant find it here in Austin TX....... HELP!!! I tried some local dark brock here and hated it. I dont really like beer but when I feel like a drink that is what I want an ice cold dark brew. not a fan of Guinness.. I used to drink Michelob dark,but its been yrs since I seen that brew :| anybody got a brew they can suggest?

hey bro! Do they sell beer and liquor in the grocery stores there? You can look for Amber bock there or perhaps Walmart. I've seen it in these places here when it wasn't in the liquor store.

Yea, I didn't care for Guinness either.

One beer I'm missing from CO is Fat Tire. I haven't seen it out here! They may have it there..

Let us know what you come up with out there.

[ruffryder]

ANYONE REMEMBER OR EVER HAVE THESE MALT LIQUORS? HEH HEH.


http://40ouncebeer.com/pics24/stides.jpg http://www.simply70s.com/otherimages/thumbs/52005s.jpg


I JUST SAW A COMMERCIAL ON THE TV FOR A LOCAL ORGANIC BREWERY. http://www.orlandobrewing.com/index2.php

ANYONE BEEN TO WORLD OF BEERS? http://wobusa.com/

I WOULD LOVE TO GO TO THESE TWO PLACES!

AS FOR CAN, GLASS, OR BOTTLE, I WILL BUY CAN OR BOTTLE FOR HOME. IT SEEMS I ALWAYS HAVE BEER IN MY FRIDGE AND THAT'S AMBER BOCK BOTTLE OR MODELO CAN. I PREFER DRAFT WHEN I GO OUT OVER A BOTTLE. THE COLDER THE BETTER! ALSO, SOMETIMES AT HOME I WILL FROST A GLASS IN THE FREEZER AND THEN POUR THE BEER IN. . DEPENDS MY MOOD. I JOKED WITH MY HONEY ONCE AND TOLD HER I WAS GETTING A MINI KEG WITH A SPOUT TO PUT IN THE FRIDGE. HEH. ALTHOUGH I THINK THAT WOULD BE SWEEEET! :)

[WolfyOne]

Being born and bred in Chicago, some habits are hard to break.
I like my MGD and MGD 64 (used to be MGD Light)
I don't drink it often and usually import a case of each from Chicago.
The beer in Oklahoma that I've drank really sucked.
I've even been known to cross the boarder into states that have something stronger than 3.0.
Oh and when I get it in Chicago, I feel like I'm getting a 2fer since prices are comparable to the 3.0 that's sold here.

[luv2luvgirls]

hey bro! Do they sell beer and liquor in the grocery stores there? You can look for Amber bock there or perhaps Walmart. I've seen it in these places here when it wasn't in the liquor store.

Yea, I didn't care for Guinness either.

One beer I'm missing from CO is Fat Tire. I haven't seen it out here! They may have it there..

Let us know what you come up with out there.

I checked both here and I cant find my brew SMH.. But I atleast have something I can drink,Corona w/ lime,brings me back to being a lil whipper snapper :cheesy:

ANYONE REMEMBER OR EVER HAVE THESE MALT LIQUORS? HEH HEH.


http://40ouncebeer.com/pics24/stides.jpg http://www.simply70s.com/otherimages/thumbs/52005s.jpg


I JUST SAW A COMMERCIAL ON THE TV FOR A LOCAL ORGANIC BREWERY. http://www.orlandobrewing.com/index2.php

ANYONE BEEN TO WORLD OF BEERS? http://wobusa.com/

I WOULD LOVE TO GO TO THESE TWO PLACES!

AS FOR CAN, GLASS, OR BOTTLE, I WILL BUY CAN OR BOTTLE FOR HOME. IT SEEMS I ALWAYS HAVE BEER IN MY FRIDGE AND THAT'S AMBER BOCK BOTTLE OR MODELO CAN. I PREFER DRAFT WHEN I GO OUT OVER A BOTTLE. THE COLDER THE BETTER! ALSO, SOMETIMES AT HOME I WILL FROST A GLASS IN THE FREEZER AND THEN POUR THE BEER IN. . DEPENDS MY MOOD. I JOKED WITH MY HONEY ONCE AND TOLD HER I WAS GETTING A MINI KEG WITH A SPOUT TO PUT IN THE FRIDGE. HEH. ALTHOUGH I THINK THAT WOULD BE SWEEEET! :)

Ha! brutha I used to drink good ole Bull malt,and old english hehe back in da day.. or Alize and Hennessy mixed when we played tonk or craps.. dominoes :cigar2:
Havent been to world of beers but if you ever get to bush gardens hit up the bud school.. some great tasting brews and you get a good buzz going on :hangloose:

Being born and bred in Chicago, some habits are hard to break.
I like my MGD and MGD 64 (used to be MGD Light)
I don't drink it often and usually import a case of each from Chicago.
The beer in Oklahoma that I've drank really sucked.
I've even been known to cross the boarder into states that have something stronger than 3.0.
Oh and when I get it in Chicago, I feel like I'm getting a 2fer since prices are comparable to the 3.0 that's sold here.

I hear ya Wolfy I swear im ready to have my bro send me a few cases of Amber Brock! BTW MGD is the beer my pops people always drank.

[Medusa]

I love beer!

One of my very favorites is Wicked Pete's Strawberry Blonde but I am also partial to an icy cold Chimay.

I love a good Stella Artois or Blue Moon on draft and can't resist a Michelob Ultra if I'm at my favorite karaoke watering hole.

I do also love a Honey Brown!

[SmoothButch]

When I am in the mood for beer it's been Newcastle Brown Ale most recently or either Turbo Dog or Leinenkugels Honey Weiss.

Oh, and I prefer bottles over glass and refuse to drink out of cans.

[NJFemmie]

I'm really not a big fan of beer.

http://www.crownimportsllc.com/images/pacifico_bottle1.jpg

If I can't find this, I'll MAYBE drink Corona, with extra lime.

[TexasCowboi]

Fort Worth's own RAHR BEER!

Specificallly Buffalo Butt and Iron Thistle....

Iron Thistle
http://www.rahrbrewing.com/our-beers/seasonal-beers/iron-thistle.html

Buffalo Butt
http://www.rahrbrewing.com/our-beers/year-round-beers/buffalo-butt.html

[morningstar55]

Fort Worth's own RAHR BEER!

Specificallly Buffalo Butt and Iron Thistle....

Iron Thistle
http://www.rahrbrewing.com/our-beers/seasonal-beers/iron-thistle.html

Buffalo Butt
http://www.rahrbrewing.com/our-beers/year-round-beers/buffalo-butt.html

hay thar TC :) ........ do they still make Lone Star beer???

[TexasCowboi]

hay thar TC :) ........ do they still make Lone Star beer???



yes! it's the National Beer of Texas yanno....

[luv2luvgirls]

I love beer!

One of my very favorites is Wicked Pete's Strawberry Blonde but I am also partial to an icy cold Chimay.

I love a good Stella Artois or Blue Moon on draft and can't resist a Michelob Ultra if I'm at my favorite karaoke watering hole.

I do also love a Honey Brown!

ha and here I thought it was wine for you :cheesy:

ever had a mich dark?

[TexasCowboi]

I am going to donate a basket of Fort Worth Beer and Whiskey for the auction at the reunion.... the beers will include my favorites as well as others....

hmmm.... I might just have to bid on it myself

[MaggieBluIze]

*subscribing*
:heartbeat: :heartbeat: the idea of this thread!!!!

I :heartbeat: a good dark stout ...

I'll be back later to add to the list of yummies ...

Great thread, thanks ...
Can't wait to make notes of the ones I have not tried!!!!

BTW, 512 is an Austin beer, and is only available on tap ...
It is so good we have honestly thought about getting a kegorator just for That beer. LOL

When summer comes along my taste for beer gears up. I love beer and basically any kind of beer. Being in Oklahoma we have to go to the liquor store to get real beer and then wait for it to cool down.

I've been drinking PBR lately and I am liking it more an more. I'm usually into the dark stouts such as Guinness because it has nitrogen that creates smaller bubbles and you don't get full as quickly.

My top 5 would be as follows!

Dark Stouts
Bock Beers
Pilsner Beers
Ale Beers
Lager Beers

I don't much care for wheat beers because of the sweetness. I'll have a few every once in awhile but I can not drink them while at the lake all day.


So what are the colds ones you like to partake in?

[morningstar55]

yes! it's the National Beer of Texas yanno....

uh huh, yanno i know yanno ... lol i lived there for 17 yrs ... was a shoe shine girl at billy bobs back in the 80's ... *sigh* yep i was...
i miss it there. :( not the shoe shine thing but ...... just ft worth ...dallas.. everything around it..
my most favorite place for breakfast isssss .. JOE T GARCIA'S on main...

anyways.. bk to the beer topic......... i tried the Lone Star state of beer... and well umm didnt much care for it. hot or cold.... lol

[morningstar55]

I'm really not a big fan of beer.

http://www.crownimportsllc.com/images/pacifico_bottle1.jpg

If I can't find this, I'll MAYBE drink Corona, with extra lime.

i had this a couple times.. its very good.. with or with out a lime.

[T D]

Try as I might, I have just never developed a taste for beer. I can't stand the taste of it. There's just something about it that doesn't belong on my taste buds *chuckling*

:koolaid:

[Thinker]

I only enjoy the really light stuff.......piss water, some call it. My preferred is Mich Ultra. If I can't get that then I want Coors Light.

I haven't tried Miller 64 but am interested.

I don't have a taste AT ALL for stronger and/or darker beers.

[chefhmboyrd]

My fav is Guinness. I like Murphy Stout as well.
I 'll drink most anything if thirsty enough, ut I prefer the heavier darker stuff.
:beerfunnel:

[Okiebug61]

The following links are brewing companies here Oklahoma. Post your states link so when we travel we can look up places to try your local beers. Hmm Beer!

http://www.ratebeer.com/Ratings/Beer/ShowBrewer.asp?BrewerID=9544

http://www.ratebeer.com/Ratings/Beer/ShowBrewer.asp?BrewerID=12431

http://www.ratebeer.com/Ratings/Beer/ShowBrewer.asp?BrewerID=1908

http://www.ratebeer.com/Ratings/Beer/ShowBrewer.asp?BrewerID=10276

[Okiebug61]

I only enjoy the really light stuff.......piss water, some call it. My preferred is Mich Ultra. If I can't get that then I want Coors Light.

I haven't tried Miller 64 but am interested.

I don't have a taste AT ALL for stronger and/or darker beers.

We tried the Miller 64 and it scored a 1 out of a possible 10! Not enough flavor for me. Red could live with it cause she likes light beers.

[Stitch]

I love beer. I started with the cheap stuff like every young person. I didn't drink a ton of it but if it was there, then I drank it.

Since moving to Vancouver, my liking beer turned into a love.

My favourite is Okanagon Springs 1516 which is a lager and you can find all over the city. I seem to go for lighter beer rather than darker but I do like an ale sometimes.

In the summer, Kronenburg 1667 Blanc, Big Rock Grasshopper and Bud Light Lime.

[Okiebug61]

I love beer. I started with the cheap stuff like every young person. I didn't drink a ton of it but if it was there, then I drank it.

Since moving to Vancouver, my liking beer turned into a love.

My favourite is Okanagon Springs 1516 which is a lager and you can find all over the city. I seem to go for lighter beer rather than darker but I do like an ale sometimes.

In the summer, Kronenburg 1667 Blanc, Big Rock Grasshopper and Bud Light Lime.

The cheap stuff! What memories you brought up. Here was the rage when I was a senior in high school it debuted that year and I remember it being really nasty and really cheap and we drank a lot of it.

http://canmuseum.com/Detail.aspx?CanID=20556

Is your cheap beer listed on this sight?

[chefhmboyrd]

It's not a brewery, but they have a fine sellection of all sorts of stuff

http://www.beersellar.net/nashville/default.html

Yazoo is pretty good, they are local.......

http://www.yazoobrew.com/


and we have Blackstone (link to nowhere) and Bosco's.........

http://blackstonebrewery.com/

http://www.boscosbeer.com/

oh I cannot wait to hang out and drink beer with you all.............

:beerbros::drunk:
WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[Turtle]

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[morningstar55]

I am going to donate a basket of Fort Worth Beer and Whiskey for the auction at the reunion.... the beers will include my favorites as well as others....

hmmm.... I might just have to bid on it myself

awsome idea.. :)
i neglected my donations last yr :( ....
but will make sure i do something about this yr. :) ...... not sure if i can make to the reunion :( but will give it a try.

[morningstar55]

morning beer lovers

soo anyone ever try or like ..... beer with tomato juice??? V8??
does anyone ..... cook with beer???
i added it some a bbq sauce recipe i do .. and sometimes to chili

[rockybcn]

Tequiza used to be my favorite...its was so refreshing when ice cold! I think they took it off the market. Then my favorite became Kilkenny (Irish beer)....smooth like buttah! Since I cant get it in Spain,I usually drink Estrella or Mahou. But there is nothing like an ice cold beer in a frosty mug!

[TexasCowboi]

uh huh, yanno i know yanno ... lol i lived there for 17 yrs ... was a shoe shine girl at billy bobs back in the 80's ... *sigh* yep i was...
i miss it there. :( not the shoe shine thing but ...... just ft worth ...dallas.. everything around it..
my most favorite place for breakfast isssss .. JOE T GARCIA'S on main...

anyways.. bk to the beer topic......... i tried the Lone Star state of beer... and well umm didnt much care for it. hot or cold.... lol

I prefer my Rahr Beer to Lone Star Beer...... way bettah!!~

[morningstar55]

I prefer my Rahr Beer to Lone Star Beer...... way bettah!!~

Rahr?? hmmm hadn't heard of that one.. may have to look that up.

[ruffryder]

morning beer lovers

soo anyone ever try or like ..... beer with tomato juice??? V8??
does anyone ..... cook with beer???
i added it some a bbq sauce recipe i do .. and sometimes to chili


I like to have a beer sometimes with spicy v8 ! Something like modelo or bud or a light beer.

[morningstar55]

Tequiza used to be my favorite...its was so refreshing when ice cold! I think they took it off the market. Then my favorite became Kilkenny (Irish beer)....smooth like buttah! Since I cant get it in Spain,I usually drink Estrella or Mahou. But there is nothing like an ice cold beer in a frosty mug!

hmm... taking notes .. wonder if i can find that here somewhere... but may not be as fresh ..

[JAGG]

I like an amber beer usually a Lager, like Shiner Bock, or New Castle, or Honey Brown. The only domestic beer I like is Yengling and unless you live on the east coast you probably never heard of it.

[PinkieLee]

Well, my first beer of choice will always be Miller Lite :)

Followed by Tecate Light or Dos Equis (only in the green bottle) ~ both of them with fresh limes & salt!

[Okiebug61]

Well, my first beer of choice will always be Miller Lite :)

Followed by Tecate Light or Dos Equis (only in the green bottle) ~ both of them with fresh limes & salt!

I love a ice cold fully dressed Tecate!

[ruffryder]

...The only domestic beer I like is Yengling and unless you live on the east coast you probably never heard of it.

I never heard of or seen yuengling till I came out to FL. It is pretty popular here. I tried it and didn't really like it.

[weatherboi]

Tonight's flavor is Columbus Summer Teeth!!!

[Just_G]

We have a brewery here in KC called Boulevard Brewing...they make several good beers, but my favorite by FAR is their wheat.

I also like Shocktop, Blue Moon, and of course, like PinkieLee, I am a drinker of the Miller Lite. :winky:

I am going to bring a 20 pack of Boulevard Wheat with me to the Reunion if anyone wants to try one. I might also bring one of their variety packs to share. :beerbros:

[Electrocell]

I never heard of or seen yuengling till I came out to FL. It is pretty popular here. I tried it and didn't really like it.

Yeah it has a good taste and pretty smooth have some in my fridge right now lol. Just don't like to drink alone.

[Okiebug61]

I like an amber beer usually a Lager, like Shiner Bock, or New Castle, or Honey Brown. The only domestic beer I like is Yengling and unless you live on the east coast you probably never heard of it.

Jagg,

I say we fire up the TransAm and make a run for some of the best beer in the USA and from the oldest brewery in America. I am actually going to talk to my local liquor store and find out if he can get this.

[Okiebug61]

[QUOTE=Just_G;602658]We have a brewery here in KC called Boulevard Brewing...they make several good beers, but my favorite by FAR is their wheat.

I also like Shocktop, Blue Moon, and of course, like PinkieLee, I am a drinker of the Miller Lite. :winky:

I am going to bring a 20 pack of Boulevard Wheat with me to the Reunion if anyone wants to try one. I might also bring one of their variety packs to share. :beerbros:[/QUOTE

Hey G, A few others have mentioned bringing a few brews for others to taste. Why don't we set up a time to chill our favorites down and have a sampling party. I'll volunteer our room for the gathering and bring my huge cooler so everyone can chill their beers easily.

PS: Using our room may require me to make sure there is ample shopping in the vicinity for Red to go and enjoy. :-)

[Tres]

I like Bud Lite and I recently tried michelob ultra pomegranate beer it's a
Very refreshing summer type beer :-)

[Okiebug61]

I like Bud Lite and I recently tried michelob ultra pomegranate beer it's a
Very refreshing summer type beer :-)

I have tried to enjoy fruity beers but they remind me to much of wine coolers which I can't handle. I think it's the sweetness that gets to me.

[Okiebug61]

Just G and Strapie have volunteered to host the beer tasting party in their "Suite". I'm game if everyone else is. I just want to make sure everyone is welcomed and comfortable with it all. Everyone that wants to participate please just post here and let us know.

Shout out to Just G and Strapie for volunteering to host the first annual beer tasting party. :-)

Red and I bought 4 new 6 packs to try today. We will let you know the results of our private tasting party.

On another note: We are going over to my Dads house tomorrow to cook him home made crab cakes with all the fixings.

Peace!

[Okiebug61]

OK! Regarding the tasting party. Tasting the beers was never meant to be a full blown party just a chance to meet fellow beer drinkers and hang out for awhile. I have complete confidence everyone will act like adults and we can have some fun with this.

So to make it clear. "There is not a Party" but a small get together to taste some beer.

Thanks everyone!

[chefhmboyrd]

OK! Regarding the tasting party. Tasting the beers was never meant to be a full blown party just a chance to meet fellow beer drinkers and hang out for awhile. I have complete confidence everyone will act like adults and we can have some fun with this.

So to make it clear. "There is not a Party" but a small get together to taste some beer.

Thanks everyone!

Sounds like fun guys,
count me in,
I will hunt up some interesting brews for you.

FYI...
(from the guy who is engaged to the lady who reads the lease.....)

Would not be prudent to bring "home brew" as it may be considered contraban if you are crossing state lines. Keep all receipts for the beer you do bring handy, especially if you plan on bringing large quantities, more than a 12 pack.

:police:
if you have any questions, consult your local state.gov

[ruffryder]

Sounds good Okie, G, and Strappie! I' will come! Is this during the butch / ftm bonding time? Cause you know we have some femmes that enjoy a good brew too..

*cheers* to Fathers and Sunday!

http://static.i85media.com/dumbphotos/photos/Alcohol/beer-emotions.jpg

[morningstar55]

Just G and Strapie have volunteered to host the beer tasting party in their "Suite". I'm game if everyone else is. I just want to make sure everyone is welcomed and comfortable with it all. Everyone that wants to participate please just post here and let us know.

Shout out to Just G and Strapie for volunteering to host the first annual beer tasting party. :-)

Red and I bought 4 new 6 packs to try today. We will let you know the results of our private tasting party.

On another note: We are going over to my Dads house tomorrow to cook him home made crab cakes with all the fixings.

Peace!


i am not sure at this point if i will be able to attend the get together... BUT .. if i do i wil be sure to bring some Labatts blue :) if i dont .. maybe i can find a way to get some down to all of you who will be there :)

[Okiebug61]

I want to throw this out there and hear back on what everyone thinks. I think in all fairness we should probably have a beer exchange instead of a tasting. I started thinking that it may not go over well if people start showing up only to taste beer and having nothing with them to exchange.

What does everyone think about this?

[ruffryder]

I think we should have something to exchange if we are going to participate?

IMO one doesn't need to drink a whole bottle to taste.. or get drunk over it..

Just my thoughts..

**cheers to getting through Monday fellow beer drinkers!!

http://www.weightcontrolroom.com/images/article_images/beer.jpg

[morningstar55]

I think we should have something to exchange if we are going to participate?

IMO one doesn't need to drink a whole bottle to taste.. or get drunk over it..

Just my thoughts..

**cheers to getting through Monday fellow beer drinkers!!

http://www.weightcontrolroom.com/images/article_images/beer.jpg

Fine ..... then i'l keep the whole12 pack 4 myself...... pphhffttt....... lol:eyebat::eyebat:

[Ranger Butch Force]

Guinness drinkers - try making a Guinness float. It's not for everyone though. You have been warned.

[morningstar55]

Guinness drinkers - try making a Guinness float. It's not for everyone though. You have been warned.

A float?? Like it a ice cream kind?? Hope ruff knws i was playing .

[Okiebug61]

Sounds good Okie, G, and Strappie! I' will come! Is this during the butch / ftm bonding time? Cause you know we have some femmes that enjoy a good brew too..

*cheers* to Fathers and Sunday!

http://static.i85media.com/dumbphotos/photos/Alcohol/beer-emotions.jpg

We haven't established a time. We are having an exchange instead of a tasting to avoid any over the top issues.

[Okiebug61]

It's going to 98 here and I have a 6 pack of Murphy's Red Chilling down.

Hoping the taste will cool me down this afternoon.

[ruffryder]

interesting while at this latin and international store I saw brews from Dominican called Presidente, Jamaican beer, and a Cuban one. I think I will try them and if we do this beer tasting / exchange at the reunion I may bring some!

[SweetJane]

I prefer lagers. There's a brewery in my town---Rio Grande & Sierra Blanca Brewing Company--that has a line of ales, including their Alien Wheat and Alien Amber (yeah, it's a NM brewery). They also have a Desert Pilsner and an IPA. But it's their Outlaw Lager that I do enjoy. It's smooth and crisp without bitterness.

It's hard to find in bars and restaurants. So I'll get a Shiner Bock or Fat Tire. They're both pretty hoppy but a lime will smooth out any beer.

Just don't offer me a Bud or a Coors. I only drink one, maybe two with a meal and a loooong conversation. I want my beverage experience to be as interesting and adventurous as the food and the company I have.

[Okiebug61]

It's going to top out at 106 today 108 tomorrow, Monday and Tuesday, then the cold front moves in and we drop to 106 on Wednesday then back to the heat on Thursday at 108. My beer cooler is at 38 degrees and the beer is warming up quicker than I can get the koozie on her. Ughhh.

[weatherboi]

Tonight i am drinking a big flats 1901. It is really light with not much after taste at all. It is hot and humid so it sounded good. Not bad and cost effective if that is important. Smells like a miller high life.

A few nights ago i had SweetWater 420 Extra Pale Ale. It is nice and hoppy with a strong after flavor and smell. It goes well with all kinds of seafood.

i love beer!!!

[DapperButch]

I kept forgetting to come back to participate in this thread.

I love beer.

Stouts are my favorite. To be specific, I prefer an Imperial Stout with chocolate and/or coffee notes. This will always be my number one choice.

I also love Porters. It used to be that Porters were different from stouts, but now it is hard to find differences.

IPAs, I have become a fan of these, lately. Currently, I am all about a craft beer made by Dogfish Head, 60 minute IPA. I really, really like this beer. I especially like it on draft. In a pub/restaurant, I will choose draft, first. I prefer my beer in a frosted pint glass. So, lately, when we have been out to dinner, this is my choice. I have been happy to find IPAs because they have the bitter taste of the stouts, yet aren't as heavy.

Typically, if I am in a bar (much rarer nowadays) hanging out with friends/dancing, I will drink a Corona Light with lemon. It doesn't fill me up and is refreshing.

Outside of the Corona, I have never been a light beer fan. But, I have been trying to lose same weight recently, so I have looked for a lighter beer to have in the house (one that is cheaper than Corona). I came upon Michelob Ultra, Cactus Lime. It is quite good. So, I have been picking that up to keep in the fridge. Hopefully, I will still like it in the winter. Typically, I will buy one or two individual stouts I haven't tried before when I am at the store picking up the Michelob.



Stouts go really well with cold seafood, such as, raw oysters, crab, shrimp cocktail, and clams. There are many out there brewed with warm climates and food in mind. I love a good milk stout.

I don't know why, but milk stout is the one type of stout I don't like.

Glass, can or bottle?



Bottle. Unless I am drinking Coors Light, then it is a can. I would only be drinking Coors light if I was at some sort of cookout or whatever and then my high school/poor college student years would kick in and I would want the can. Just tastes better than the bottle to me after always drinking it in a can. If a Coors Light is really, really cold, than I can enjoy it, immensely.


I never heard of or seen yuengling till I came out to FL. It is pretty popular here. I tried it and didn't really like it.

Yuengling is brewed 10 miles south of where both of my parents grew up and all of my extended family still lives. It is the oldest brewery in the U.S. and almost closed down at one point, long, long ago. Growing up, the surrounding area saw this beer as "shit beer" (no doubt because it was brewed in their area), while Coor Light was heralded "the good beer" to drink. It was so humorous to me when 20 years later, everyone was drinking Yuengling and the price was MUCH higher than when no one was drinking it! :D I am not too keen on it myself. But, I am not keen on most lagers.

I tend to not like whites, reds, or bock beers.

i love beer!!!

This thread has actually motivated me to head out the door and pick me up a stout or two!

[morningstar55]

Milk stout ??

[girl_dee]

i dislike beer greatly, i don't even like the smell of it. i dislike people who can't handle their beer even more, BUT i do love Mike's Hard Lemonade, is that considered beer?

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xdCvo4B90bA/SblP9VLFjHI/AAAAAAAAAFY/V8AtHPozpJw/s320/mikes2.jpg

[morningstar55]

i dislike beer greatly, i don't even like the smell of it. i dislike people who can't handle their beer even more, BUT i do love Mike's Hard Lemonade, is that considered beer?

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xdCvo4B90bA/SblP9VLFjHI/AAAAAAAAAFY/V8AtHPozpJw/s320/mikes2.jpg

The hard ice tea is pretty good , the other flavors gv me heart burn.
I love a nice cold beer... and been slowly trying some of thm craft brews
i have made home made wine . B4... strawberry .. and the 2 gallons is still in my kitchen , stashed away, it wil b 8 yrs old come nex. Month. ha.

[girl_dee]

The hard ice tea is pretty good , the other flavors gv me heart burn.
I love a nice cold beer... and been slowly trying some of thm craft brews
i have made home made wine . B4... strawberry .. and the 2 gallons is still in my kitchen , stashed away, it wil b 8 yrs old come nex. Month. ha.

Well whatcha waitin' for!?

[DapperButch]

Milk stout ??

It has lactose in it (a sugar that comes from milk), which sweetens it.

I tend to pass on Oatmeal Stouts too.

[Metro]

In general, I don't care for beer -- unless it is wicked hot outside. And this summer has been a scorcher, soooooo... lately I've been enjoying an occasional Magic Hat Elder Betty. I also like Blue Moon Summer Honey Wheat or most any Belgian Red. I think these are all relatively tart/fruity.

[rockstar lover]

I don't drink beer. I know, I know....my butch membership card should be revoked lol. I'm a caesar gal myself. The caesar doth please her ;)

http://www.mottsclamato.ca/sites/all/themes/clamato_new/includes/images/landing_logo.png

[Okiebug61]

i dislike beer greatly, i don't even like the smell of it. i dislike people who can't handle their beer even more, BUT i do love Mike's Hard Lemonade, is that considered beer?

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xdCvo4B90bA/SblP9VLFjHI/AAAAAAAAAFY/V8AtHPozpJw/s320/mikes2.jpg

This would be more like a wine cooler. On another note: I handle my beer quite well. :-)

[Okiebug61]

This could be fun. I am going to post a beer that may or may not be available in your area. If it is and you have time to try one, let the rest of know what it was like and if you are coming to the reunion maybe you could bring a few bottles to exchange.

Let start with this one.

Bombshell Blonde made by

http://www.southernstarbrewing.com/

[Martina]

I love stouts too, especially Imperial Stouts. Unfortunately, they are expensive.

My favorite is Bell's Expedition Stout:

http://img.ibtimes.com/www/data/images/full/2012/02/01/224631-bells-expedition-stout.jpg

[lusciouskiwi]

Not much point in talking about it detail and actually I don't know the type of beer I like. I drank Corona (with lime) and Sierra Nevada when I lived in the States. Liked both of them.

Here's an article about NZ beer: http://www.beer-pages.com/stories/new-zealand-beers.php

An old-school brand is Tui Beer and a brand I discovered when last home is Monteith. Monteith has nice beer!

I had two cans of Carlsburg tonight with my dinner.

[Martina]

The last stout I had was a microbrew and not good.

Chai stout -- from Half Moon Bay Brewing Co. You only tasted the spices the first few sips, and after that it was thin and tasteless.

[Okiebug61]

Not much point in talking about it detail and actually I don't know the type of beer I like. I drank Corona (with lime) and Sierra Nevada when I lived in the States. Liked both of them.

Here's an article about NZ beer: http://www.beer-pages.com/stories/new-zealand-beers.php

An old-school brand is Tui Beer and a brand I discovered when last home is Monteith. Monteith has nice beer!

I had two cans of Carlsburg tonight with my dinner.

I really like Carlsburg. I drank a lot of this on tap when I lived in Scotland. I was glad to see it was available in Oklahoma. I use this when I crave a snake bite. :-)

[lusciouskiwi]

I really like Carlsburg. I drank a lot of this on tap when I lived in Scotland. I was glad to see it was available in Oklahoma. I use this when I crave a snake bite. :-)

Snake bite????

[Martina]

Confession: I am a bad beer snob. I am a music snob, too. But I don't roll my eyes when people love some insipid pop singer. I am pretty much "to each her own." But with beer, if someone tells me they love Pabst Blue Ribbon and wants to high five me, saying "YAY, Pabst," it's all I can do not to roll my eyes so far to the right that all you see are the whites.

Just a heads up. (Good that this is text and you can't see the eyes.)

[Okiebug61]

Snake bite????

Half Lager half Cider!

http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink2072.html

[Okiebug61]

Confession: I am a bad beer snob. I am a music snob, too. But I don't roll my eyes when people love some insipid pop singer. I am pretty much "to each her own." But with beer, if someone tells me they love Pabst Blue Ribbon and wants to high five me, saying "YAY, Pabst," it's all I can do not to roll my eyes so far to the right that all you see are the whites.

Just a heads up. (Good that this is text and you can't see the eyes.)

LOL! You don't like Pabst? Keeping my high fives to myself :-(

[Martina]

Found this article on PBR. God, it's from 2003. Feels like it was yesterday that I read it. I am getting old.

Anyway, interesting re marketing.

PBR marketing article (http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/22/magazine/the-marketing-of-no-marketing.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm)

[Okiebug61]

Found this article on PBR. God, it's from 2003. Feels like it was yesterday that I read it. I am getting old.

Anyway, interesting re marketing.

PBR marketing article (http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/22/magazine/the-marketing-of-no-marketing.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm)

Thanks for the link. I have always been a PBR drinker. We don't have real beer in our grocery stores here and have to go a liquor store to get beer. A 30 pack of PBR cost 15.99 here so I got use to having it cooling 24/7.

[Okiebug61]

Ultra 19th Hole!
Light Tea and Lemonade.

If beer could have a rotten taste this would be what it tasted like.

Yuck

[DapperButch]

This could be fun. I am going to post a beer that may or may not be available in your area. If it is and you have time to try one, let the rest of know what it was like and if you are coming to the reunion maybe you could bring a few bottles to exchange.

Let start with this one.

Bombshell Blonde made by

http://www.southernstarbrewing.com/

I love the idea of doing this. I doubt I would like this since it is a blonde, but I looked and can't get it around here, anyway. I would be very happy to play this game if there are any beers I would have access to.

I love stouts too, especially Imperial Stouts. Unfortunately, they are expensive.

My favorite is Bell's Expedition Stout:



Imperial Stouts are my favorite, as well! I looked up the Bell's you posted and I can't get it around here.

Confession: I am a bad beer snob. I am a music snob, too. But I don't roll my eyes when people love some insipid pop singer. I am pretty much "to each her own." But with beer, if someone tells me they love Pabst Blue Ribbon and wants to high five me, saying "YAY, Pabst," it's all I can do not to roll my eyes so far to the right that all you see are the whites.

Just a heads up. (Good that this is text and you can't see the eyes.)

I totally get this. It is like Boone's Farm versus <insert expensive, quality tasting wine here>.

I think we can assume that a beer thread such as this would be mainly about craft beers/microbrews :praying: , so no worries. :D

[Bad_boi]

Amber and red ales for me.

I like pyramid and redhook best.

[DapperButch]

Tonight's Imperial Stout.

http://victorybeer.com/beers/storm-king-stout/

Fantastic.

I was over at a new friend's house and he introduced me to Victory beers. The other night (after I read the thread), I ran out to pick up a couple of individual stouts to try and decided to give this one a go since I liked Victory's Golden Monkey beer.

For the Imperial Stout lover, it is a WIN.

[macele]

i'm an every now and then social drinker. seems like i have to have a drink when i go on vacation or road trip. i like bud lime, miller lime, corona, ... yeah i do like lime. i had a beer in knoxville tn (made there) called cherokee red ale. pretty good, i liked it a lot. i like to try beers made in the towns i'm visiting. and wines too lol. something to do.

[RockOn]

Before I got into recovery ...

I was a beer drinker. My favorite beer was Miller Lite.

For someone wired like me, giving it up was a tiny price for a huge and wonderful payoff. In the beginning, I was terrified. I did not see how I would ever be able to get the Miller Lite Monkey off my back ... But I would not give up on my recovery, in spite of being driven by 100 forms of fear.

It worked out. ;)

Cheers!

[Scuba]

Blue Moon Honey Wheat just for hanging out at a BBQ. Wenatchweisen when at the Columbia Brewery listening to music and pear cider (not beer I know) when sitting down at the Saddlerock Brewery....just to name a few.

[Mrs Arcstriker]

Arc loves Corona (with or without lime...He only insists upon the lime at Jimmy Buffett...)

For me, there is only one beer and it is Stella Artois...and only then with the full beheading ceremony...

[Mar]

I go through phases, sometimes it's years before I have any, but if/when I do it's usually when it's the hot summer. I am not a big drinker, never was so I only have one, at best two if it's one of those damn this tastes really good days. I was younger it was always Bud, wouldn't touch anything else. But as I got older maybe this isn't the most Butch beer around but I been all about the Coors Light. I get told eww that's piss water a lot lol, but I think it is a really nice smooth refreshing drink.

[morningstar55]

I go through phases, sometimes it's years before I have any, but if/when I do it's usually when it's the hot summer. I am not a big drinker, never was so I only have one, at best two if it's one of those damn this tastes really good days. I was younger it was always Bud, wouldn't touch anything else. But as I got older maybe this isn't the most Butch beer around but I been all about the Coors Light. I get told eww that's piss water a lot lol, but I think it is a really nice smooth refreshing drink.

What??? No labatts?? lol

[Mar]

What??? No labatts?? lol


LMAO! Yeah no, I did try out Labatt's Blue before, but it just gave me heartburn lol

[opus_day]

Although, I do enjoy trying new beer. I'm still a true blue Bud fan

[weatherboi]

http://www.craftbeer.com/pages/stories/craft-beer-muses/show?title=ipa-day-returns-on-august-2nd

National IPA day!!!

[MsTinkerbelly]

I'm not much of a drinker, in fact if I have more than one drink in a year I would be surprised.

The only time I like beer is sitting around the pool with an ice cold bottle on a scorchingly hot day. Ahhhhhhhhhh:hangloose:

[Martina]

I am going to check out the Russian River Brewery in the next few days. I kept meaning to all summer, but now my time up here is getting short.

Apparently they are well known for their sour beers. They do samplers, so I will probably try the following:

Compunction -- Blonde Ale with pluots
Supplication -- Sour aged in Pinot barrels
OVL Stout -- Nitro Dry Irish Stout
Russian River Porter -- Robust Porter

And then whatever strikes my fancy and a pub meal to sober me up.

http://russianriverbrewing.com/

[DapperButch]

http://www.craftbeer.com/pages/stories/craft-beer-muses/show?title=ipa-day-returns-on-august-2nd

National IPA day!!!

I had no idea how good IPAs were until I tried this beer when I was out looking for something on draft. As long as there isn't a stout available on draft, this is my first choice :

http://www.dogfishalehouse.com/beers/9-food-drink/30-60-minute-ipa

I am hoping to have a pint this weekend down at the beach.

[DapperButch]

I am going to check out the Russian River Brewery in the next few days. I kept meaning to all summer, but now my time up here is getting short.

Apparently they are well known for their sour beers. They do samplers, so I will probably try the following:

Compunction -- Blonde Ale with pluots
Supplication -- Sour aged in Pinot barrels
OVL Stout -- Nitro Dry Irish Stout
Russian River Porter -- Robust Porter

And then whatever strikes my fancy and a pub meal to sober me up.

http://russianriverbrewing.com/

Nitro for stouts! Yum!

[Martina]

Yeah it was a nitro set up for the stout. I went for lunch. You all inspired me. I had a vegan pizza. Yum. Then got my hair cut and went to Barnes and Noble. Very pleasant. Anyway, . . .

They err on the dry side in general and really go for the earthy, funky, musty flavors.

I tried eight samples. They were all good. I love my stouts and porters, but neither was my favorite. I didn't try any IPA's. Sorry.

The OVL Stout -- all those earthy flavors I mentioned. Not sweet at all. Good, but on the thin side. My least favorite.

Russian River Porter -- very nice. Earthy again. No complaints but it didn't rock my world.

Compunction -- the pale ale with pluots -- divine. Just yummy. This is a sour. OMG. Sour at first, then bright and lemony. Then musky and finally the pluot taste, which was loud. Mmm.

Perdition -- a biere de garde -- My favorite. The sweetest of them all, but not sweet. Complex, with each flavor clean and almost separate. I like that. Earthy again, nutty, caramel, and fruity. Just excellent.

Erudition -- saison -- funk again, and some fruit and spice. Also surprisingly yummy.

Supplication -- sour aged in pinot barrels -- excellent. The sours were all good. So good. Did I say they were good? They were good. Strong sour start and then a dance of fruit and wine and then nutty dark stuff. Damn this was good.

Damnation -- Beligian Strong Ale -- good stuff. More of a conventional beer than the others I tried, but that could be just based on what I tried. But good. Complex again -- all the way through. Fruit and yeast and alcohol flavors. I felt like I was drinking a really well crafted beer.

Consecration -- My second favorite -- a darker sour aged in cab barrels. This is undoubtedly a better beer than Perdition, which I liked better. But that's just because Perdition was more to my particular taste. This -- Consecration -- is a great beer. Sour and then dark fruity flavors of all kinds. Just a delight. I smiled with every sip, that smile that means I am surprised and engaged.

[Kätzchen]

I like a classic Pilsner kind of beer,
so I keep it simple with having the
champagne of beers: Miller. . .

[DapperButch]

Thanks for the write up, Martina. I loved reading it. I felt like I could taste each of the beers as you described them. I'd love to go a beer sampling with you some time!

A thin stout? Nothing more disappointing.

[Angeltoes]

Usually it's the creamy or fruity varieties. I wish I could acquire a taste for something hardier, because they sound much cooler to order.

[Okiebug61]

Although, I do enjoy trying new beer. I'm still a true blue Bud fan

"Bud" is truly an acquired taste. Most either like it or hate it. I like very few bud products.

[weatherboi]

I was able to go peruse a new shop here called beer 30. They sell an IPA that I had been wanting to try for sometime.

http://www.beeronthewall.com/media/beers/anderson-valley-hop-ottin-india-pale-ale-lg.jpg

The hoppy nature of the IPA does not override the presence of citrus and floral flavors. It is not sweet but still has a hint of malt in the end even with the strong ass hoppy finish. I have 5 left and plan on enjoying them over the next few weeks.

I also picked up a 22oz. bomber from left hand brewing out of Colorado.I have never been a fan of Colorado beers or breweries really until I tried Wake Up Dead imperial stout. I know it is aged for a few months so it has a spicy start with a coffee/chocolate velvety smooth end. I think the hops may be roasted or toasted because it has an undertone of burnt earthiness. I guess it could also be from the aging. Ohhhhh yeah...it has almost 11% ABV.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PkefdV431ew/TPkkpQ3OERI/AAAAAAAAFaM/Cr4xpoc-4Aw/s400/wake%2Bup%2Bdead.jpg

[Okiebug61]

New Holland Dragon's Milk Oak Barrel Ale

Anyone have this beer in their area to taste?

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/335/5428

[pinkgeek]

When I was a child our first apartment upon moving to America was over the top of a home brewing store. Suffice to say my parents took up making beer and root beer and I LOVED to play in the bins of grain and hops. Counting bottle caps was great fun. Somehow I did not aquire a knowledge of beer that is anything close to my palette for excellent wines and kona coffee.

Blue Moon is my go to beer for something to have in the fridge for guests, my brother and times when I want beer without having to think too hard..

My all time favortie beer is from Kona Brewing Company (convientiently located a mere 20 minutes from my home on the island...) and it's called Wailua Wheat.. It's lovely, light and you really can taste and smell the beautiful liliqoi in it. Drinking heavier beers under the Hawaiian sun just doesn't do it for me.

There is a place in San Francisco I've been meaning to go to with my brother that has somewhere in the neighborhood of 1000 beers. Rumors could be exagerated, but even if it's half that I'm so down..

Happy brewing and tasting!

[Martina]

Great American Beer Fest sells out in minutes.

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_21223878?source=pop

Re weatherboi's post -- Anderson Valley makes some good beer. I do feel a little spoiled. The corner store where I am has their Imperial IPA in the fridge section. :)

I cut down on my drinking a bunch of years ago. I usually only get beer on tap when I am out. But I did happen to go out to lunch again today, locally, and they had a North Coast Brewing Co. ale on tap. It was above average, but nothing to compare to yesterday's delights. Still, sitting outside on the patio with a decent glass and a good meal was lovely. I had a roasted eggplant sandwich and a cup of black bean soup.

It was a gorgeous day on the Russian River. I am really going to miss this place.

[Tony]

I'm a Crown Royal (nectar of the gods) guy. Or champagne. As in Miller High Life. The Champagne of Bottled Beer.

[ruffryder]

Beer for the evening. Anyone care to join me? :)

http://www.drunkenpolack.com/images/fattire.JPG

[Okiebug61]

Beer for the evening. Anyone care to join me? :)

http://www.drunkenpolack.com/images/fattire.JPG

I had Fat Tire when I was in Memphis and it was too sweet for my liking. I know a lot of people who love it and won't drink anything but Fat Tire.

[Electrocell]

Any of you ever try Steel Reserve ( 211) ? had a few at a friend of mines last night. Kicked my butt lol -don't drink that much anymore.

[Okiebug61]

Any of you ever try Steel Reserve ( 211) ? had a few at a friend of mines last night. Kicked my butt lol -don't drink that much anymore.

I tasted it once. I am not a big fan of Malt Liquors. It gets a horrible review at

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/257/718/

[Electrocell]

I tasted it once. I am not a big fan of Malt Liquors. It gets a horrible review at

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/257/718/

Oh well it tasted alright to me.

[lusciouskiwi]

The other night I bought a couple of bottles of Hoegaarden wit blanche - a wheat beer and not a garden of hoes with some funny blondes :seeingstars:

It was ok. Too sweet? Not sure how to describe the taste. I chose it quite randomly - felt like a change from the standard Tiger.

[theoddz]

I don't drink alcoholic beverages at all, but I have, in the distant past, drank an O'Doul's (non alcoholic beer).

It's been about 15 years or so since I've even had that, though, come to think of it. :thinking:

~Theo~ :bouquet:

[Martina]

I was watching True Blood and noticed that Alcide's father was drinking Schlitz. I am sure the point is that he is drinking an inexpensive brew. Honest go god, if you are going cheap, you could do worse. It tastes like beer for one thing, unlike Miller and Corona. Better than PBR and Bud. Eww, Bud. Anyway, just noticed that.

[Martina]

What was your first beer that wasn't swill?

Mine was Moosehead. I drank it for several years. It is fine. I would drink one now if offered one. I wouldn't go out and buy it. But it's not bad. Certainly better than the standard lagers out there.

[Okiebug61]

What was your first beer that wasn't swill?

Mine was Moosehead. I drank it for several years. It is fine. I would drink one now if offered one. I wouldn't go out and buy it. But it's not bad. Certainly better than the standard lagers out there.

First I would like to thank you for using the word swill! I have not seen this word in years :-)

I would have to say my first beer that wasn't swill :-) was "Fosters". It was only available in a oil can as we called it. We thought we were cool at parties hanging out with this huge can of beer. It was also the first 6 point beer I ever had.

Aw, the memories.

[weatherboi]

My first swill free beer was a Molson Golden.

A friend of mine worked at a local grocery here and gave me a six pack. I drank it on the beach.

[-Red-Flag-]

My first non swill was either Moosehead or Heineken ... I can't recall ... It was a long time ago ...

[DapperButch]

Love seeing all the posts!


I was able to go peruse a new shop here called beer 30. They sell an IPA that I had been wanting to try for sometime.

http://www.beeronthewall.com/media/beers/anderson-valley-hop-ottin-india-pale-ale-lg.jpg

The hoppy nature of the IPA does not override the presence of citrus and floral flavors. It is not sweet but still has a hint of malt in the end even with the strong ass hoppy finish. I have 5 left and plan on enjoying them over the next few weeks.

I also picked up a 22oz. bomber from left hand brewing out of Colorado.I have never been a fan of Colorado beers or breweries really until I tried Wake Up Dead imperial stout. I know it is aged for a few months so it has a spicy start with a coffee/chocolate velvety smooth end. I think the hops may be roasted or toasted because it has an undertone of burnt earthiness. I guess it could also be from the aging. Ohhhhh yeah...it has almost 11% ABV.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PkefdV431ew/TPkkpQ3OERI/AAAAAAAAFaM/Cr4xpoc-4Aw/s400/wake%2Bup%2Bdead.jpg

11% ABV? Perhaps I will have "just one".

Love the write up, Grant. Wake up Dead sounds like something right up my alley. You and Martina do well with this. Thank you!

When I was a child our first apartment upon moving to America was over the top of a home brewing store. Suffice to say my parents took up making beer and root beer and I LOVED to play in the bins of grain and hops. Counting bottle caps was great fun. Somehow I did not aquire a knowledge of beer that is anything close to my palette for excellent wines and kona coffee.

Blue Moon is my go to beer for something to have in the fridge for guests, my brother and times when I want beer without having to think too hard..

My all time favortie beer is from Kona Brewing Company (convientiently located a mere 20 minutes from my home on the island...) and it's called Wailua Wheat.. It's lovely, light and you really can taste and smell the beautiful liliqoi in it. Drinking heavier beers under the Hawaiian sun just doesn't do it for me.

There is a place in San Francisco I've been meaning to go to with my brother that has somewhere in the neighborhood of 1000 beers. Rumors could be exagerated, but even if it's half that I'm so down..

Happy brewing and tasting!

Glad you are joining us!

Beer for the evening. Anyone care to join me? :)

http://www.drunkenpolack.com/images/fattire.JPG

You know, I really, really, really wanted to like Fat Tire since I love to mountain bike, but I just didn't.

The other night I bought a couple of bottles of Hoegaarden wit blanche - a wheat beer and not a garden of hoes with some funny blondes :seeingstars:

It was ok. Too sweet? Not sure how to describe the taste. I chose it quite randomly - felt like a change from the standard Tiger.

tantalizingfemme used to love this beer. I don't like wheat beers with tastes of citrus. She would add an orange to it and loved it.

What was your first beer that wasn't swill?

Mine was Moosehead. I drank it for several years. It is fine. I would drink one now if offered one. I wouldn't go out and buy it. But it's not bad. Certainly better than the standard lagers out there.

Corona.

[Ascot]

As an affected college student, I went through a Lowenbrau phase. Now I'm just a beer fag. Give me a Rolling Rock, Corona, maybe a Miller High Life (glass bottles only please, on all of them). I guess I'm really much more of a wine or tequila guy.

[Sweet_Amor_Taino]

I am a Tequila drinker and I only drink it socially I enjoy 100% agave silver BUT this summer while at the residents pool a neighbor offer me a
Blue moon Belgian white and I have been drinking it all summer I recommend it.

[Martina]

I don't think I've tried that Blue Moon. I don't like wits, so probably I haven't. But I looked it up, and some Beer Advocate folks say it's the best Blue Moon (and therefore Coors) has to offer. I am surprised. It's hard to make a wit that can compare to a lot of other styles. By nature they're not that flavorful. Anyway, I thought that was interesting.

It sure sounds like a good drink for a summer day in Texas.

[Martina]

I am going to try to get to Lagunitas Brewing Co's taproom this weekend. It's in Petaluma, Ca. They have a couple of Imperial Stouts on tap right now. Funny that their tasters are more expensive than Russian River's. *frown*

[Martina]

I have not gotten to Lagunitis yet. But I arrived up here at this peaceful lovely summer vacation rental (only a few weeks yet, and only weekends for me cause I am working now) and found some Anchor Steam Beers I had left in the fridge.

For me they are like the everyday easy drinker -- affordable, good, not so complex you feel you have to sit down and write about it. Good stuff. Nice to arrive here and have a couple cold in the fridge.

Now what to do for food.

[weatherboi]

Tonight some of us are partaking in the Genesee Cream Ale from a can. I am trying to pin down the kind of beer i like to use for my beer can chicken and i wanted to try a cream ale and see what it was like.

[Electrocell]

Tonight some of us are partaking in the Genesee Cream Ale from a can. I am trying to pin down the kind of beer i like to use for my beer can chicken and i wanted to try a cream ale and see what it was like.
I liked the regular Genesee beer when I was up in NY, also the Labatts Ice better than the Labatts Blue. You cooking the beer chicken on the grill or oven?

[weatherboi]

I liked the regular Genesee beer when I was up in NY, also the Labatts Ice better than the Labatts Blue. You cooking the beer chicken on the grill or oven?

the grill on low with indirect heat

[Electrocell]

the grill on low with indirect heat

Ever tried it with a smoker? Personally like to do it that way because you can either pour beer in the pan or water to help keep it a little moister. Also like to smoke it sometimes with hickory and mesquite too.

[The_Lady_Snow]

Ever tried it with a smoker? Personally like to do it that way because you can either pour beer in the pan or water to help keep it a little moister. Also like to smoke it sometimes with hickory and mesquite too.



I don't like my chicken smoked:)

I do love the beer can chicken!

[Electrocell]

I don't like my chicken smoked:)

I do love the beer can chicken!

awwwwwwwwwwwww ok lol.

[DapperButch]

I don't like my chicken smoked:)

I do love the beer can chicken!

LOL Snow is all afraid someone is going to give Grant ideas and mess up her chicken!

I know what that is like...I hate when tantalizing decides to "try something new", with a dish I already find to be perfect! LOL You come to the table with your mouth watering expecting one thing and all of a sudden there is a new spice in it. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :crybaby:

P.S. Welcome to the thread, Snow!

[Electrocell]

LOL Snow is all afraid someone is going to give Grant ideas and mess up her chicken!

I know what that is like...I hate when tantalizing decides to "try something new", with a dish I already find to be perfect! LOL You come to the table with your mouth watering expecting one thing and all of a sudden there is a new spice in it. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :crybaby:

P.S. Welcome to the thread, Snow!

I am almost always willing to try different types of food . You don't know if you will like or not if you don't. I even had escargot ( think that's how you spell it). It was good too.

[Martina]

Lagunitas Brewery was supposed to have bbq smoked oysters yesterday, and I was going to stop on the way up here, but traffic was beyond awful. I have never seen it like that.

I went out to my local taco place, which is good, and which had, lo and behold some Lagunitas "Little Sumpin Sumpin" in bottles. Damn. That's a flavorful beer. It was kind of like technicolor going on after the Anchor Steam, which is a good beer and was perhaps the better choice after a hot drive.

Anyway, looking forward to tasting it and others on tap although if it's just as hot today I may forego the brewpub visit for a longer time at the river. More swimming or a brew pub. Hard decision. Looks like it's going to be a tough day.

This is an American wheat. Not much wheat flavor. That's fine with me. Bitterness -- thank god -- because the rest of it is all fruit. BIG citrus hoppy flavors. HUGE. A lot of sweetness too, but it doesn't overwhelm. Still it's not a fast drinker for me. I have to say for all this flavor, I was never startled. Not punched in the face. Someone up in Petaluma knows how to make beer. I am looking forward to trying the stouts.

[DapperButch]

I am almost always willing to try different types of food . You don't know if you will like or not if you don't. I even had escargot ( think that's how you spell it). It was good too.

Oh, yes, there is nothing that I don't mind trying. I am only referring to a dish that you find to be beyond perfect, you come to the table expecting it to be the same way it has always been cooked, only to find it changed. That's all.

One additional spice can completely change the taste of a dish.

[tantalizingfemme]

:crybaby:Oh, yes, there is nothing that I don't mind trying. I am only referring to a dish that you find to be beyond perfect, you come to the table expecting it to be the same way it has always been cooked, only to find it changed. That's all.

One additional spice can completely change the taste of a dish.


:violin:

[Electrocell]

Oh, yes, there is nothing that I don't mind trying. I am only referring to a dish that you find to be beyond perfect, you come to the table expecting it to be the same way it has always been cooked, only to find it changed. That's all.

One additional spice can completely change the taste of a dish.

Yeah that's true I guess lol.Though I'm one for experimenting when I cook also lol . You can use beer in all kinds of food too.

[morningstar55]

Ive made many a beer can chicken.... one time ran out of coals chicken was half way done, so finished it in oven. ... came ok... but wierd part ...made the whole house smell like we were baking bread... lol

[Electrocell]

Ive made many a beer can chicken.... one time ran out of coals chicken was half way done, so finished it in oven. ... came ok... but wierd part ...made the whole house smell like we were baking bread... lol

Think you were the one that actually turned me on to that.

[morningstar55]

LOL Snow is all afraid someone is going to give Grant ideas and mess up her chicken!

I know what that is like...I hate when tantalizing decides to "try something new", with a dish I already find to be perfect! LOL You come to the table with your mouth watering expecting one thing and all of a sudden there is a new spice in it. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :crybaby:

P.S. Welcome to the thread, Snow!

Ever try .... Turkey stuff'd with oranges ? Cut thm in half stuff in turkey cook out in smoker.... wondering if u can use can oj whn doing chicken instead of beer?

[Electrocell]

:crybaby:


:violin:

LOL guess your hys femme.

[morningstar55]

Ok bk to more beer talk ..haha..
I have made homemade wine .... but never beer has anyone tried making beer?? Was it difficult ?? Did it come out good??

[Martina]

Tonight some of us are partaking in the Genesee Cream Ale from a can. I am trying to pin down the kind of beer i like to use for my beer can chicken and i wanted to try a cream ale and see what it was like.

How did you like the Genesee Cream Ale? I recall drinking it a long time ago and liking it, but can't really recall the flavor. have no idea whether I'd like it today.

[freckledassal]

SF Anchor Steam Beer

Guinness

San Miguel

Shiner Bock

I have tried some Hefeweizens but don't remember which brands..but they were really great!

[Martina]

I did get to Lagunitas. Some of the samples were crazy good. Too tired to say more now.

The Sumpin Sumpin Wild was my favorite. I should have written more about it all earlier instead of arguing on another thread and watching Burn Notice. Now I am too tired. Great beers though. Incredible. Any one of them would have been memorable.

I had two samplers of four. So tried eight. I have the list and notes in my purse. Too lazy to get it, and my memory sucks. I know I tried these in addition to the Sumpin Sumpin Wild:

IPA
Imperial Stout
Censored
Undercover Shutdown -- a double IPA -- it was so good that I bought a coaster with the name on it.

They have a big outside area and live music. I had an artichoke press sandwich, which was tasty.

[Martina]

I went to a pub in the bay area today. If you curious about which one, PM me.

I tried these beers:

Petrus Aged Pale -- this is another fermented beer. I have been loving these lately. It's got a sour lemony woody funky taste. Just yummy. Not as intense as the Russian River ones I tried, but this is a different style. It's called an Oud Bruin. I don't know that I have ever had one before. But it was good.

Hazelnut Brown Nector -- brewed by Rogues Ales. Well-named. Nector of the gods. I was not expecting much for some reason and wow. Glorious. So good that I bought a pint. All the rest were tasters (and free!) Here's part of a review from Beer Advocate: "A far more muted approach than the nose...if that's possible. Hazelnuts are loaded but in no way aggressive. Definitely bready with a pull of caramel sweetness. Some cracker dryness. Nutty. I can't help but think of dark brown bread. Deft use of hazelnuts. Avoids becoming sweet."

Zummer Zitra Top brewed by Mikkeller. Light but flavorful. Fruity but not sweet. Hops and a final bitter taste. Excellent beer. Yum.

Before, During and After Christmas by Evil Twin. A double IPA. Hoppy goodness. Lots of citrus and pine. I enjoyed this.

Old Rasputin Imperial Stout from North Coast Brewing. Never fails. Such a good stout.

The two just so so selections were Obsidian Stout brewed in Oregon by Deschutes. Beer Advocate gives it very high marks, but I didn't think it tasted like much. And Allagash Dubbel. I can't remember it well, just that it wasn't at the level of the others.

My friend tried the Double Dead Guy by Rogues Ales. He liked it, but I wasn't thrilled.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2471/3620445536_5e5c238536.jpg

[ruffryder]

http://www.adclassix.com/images/62millerbeer.jpg



http://www.brewskilights.com/MillerBucket.jpg


It is pretty smooth going down. Reminds me of a light beer but better? I don't know.
I think I would prefer this to a light beer. What do you all think of the High Life?

[Martina]

It's among the best of the worst. Thin, but not piss thin. Nice grainy flavors -- barely there but not bad. Compare it to the watery, stale light funk of Bud, and it's a winner. And, I agree. It's definitely better than lite beers.

There's really nothing wrong with it. There's just not that much right with it.

Basically a beer for people who want to get drunk.

[ruffryder]

not so sure I can get drunk on it.. LOL since it's like champagne and all.

[Electrocell]

http://www.adclassix.com/images/62millerbeer.jpg



http://www.brewskilights.com/MillerBucket.jpg


It is pretty smooth going down. Reminds me of a light beer but better? I don't know.
I think I would prefer this to a light beer. What do you all think of the High Life?

If that's what you like to drink -drink it, it is your taste buds you have to please. Have had it on tap it was ok but then again I like darker beers. But then again I'm no beer connoisseur lol. I'm definitely not a beer snob if they run out of the beer I drink will drink another kind.

[Martina]

I am an unapologetic beer snob. I don't compare to the wonderful snobs I know back in Ann Arbor who really know their stuff and get out and try new things all the time. But I like beer.

However, I am about to low carb it. Or try. So this is my adieu to the beer for a while and to the thread. Have fun.

[Electrocell]

My post wasn't aimed at anyone . Was talking about myself no one else.

[weatherboi]

Tonight some of us are partaking in the Genesee Cream Ale from a can. I am trying to pin down the kind of beer i like to use for my beer can chicken and i wanted to try a cream ale and see what it was like.

The Chicken was great but i figured out i enjoy a more hoppy beer when making beer can chicken.

i really enjoyed this beer and will look for it on tap when i am out and about just to try it that way. i think it is a great refreshing beer. It tastes and smells like corn and grain giving a slight bitter and sweet taste. i drank it from the can and also poured it into a glass. i prefer the glass experience because i get to enjoy its' gold color. i like to smell the foam of my beers because they sometimes carries a different aroma from the actual liquid beer. Sometimes that in itself can be a burst of nasally goodness. i also love that it is cost effective.

Genesee Brewing Co. / Dundee Brewing Co. out of NY


this is not the can i drank from...i just like the can itself.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_69vJqHFyXMc/SdoL1Rv5QsI/AAAAAAAAAyw/-L4QeRsf7hM/s1600/Genesee%2BCream%2BAle%2BCan.jpg

i had a Trappist beer this past week. i think it was a red cap Chimay. I am gonna have to try it again. i am gonna try all three of them together.

my memory and consumption of Miller High Life revolves around my moms dad. my Papa drank MHL and Hams beer(owned by Miller)...they lived on a big lake and everyday for him was a play day. one of the first beers i tried were both of those beers. i was not a fan of either but i noticed that my family had a relationship with their food and beer/drinks...an experience. Its' marketing /packaging slogan is "The Champagne of Beers" and it is owned by a United Kingdom company SAB Miller.

i love beer. it is not a lifeless, inanimate object to me. They go far beyond just a product for me. i really enjoy hearing about peoples experiences and insight when they drink beer and share here.

[Martina]

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/29/dining/reviews/hefeweizen-goes-with-second-breakfast-beers-of-the-times.html?_r=1&hpw

[Charming Texan]

512 Pecan Porter - It's an Austin original

Blue Moon, with an orange slice of course

Shiner Bock

Magic Hat #9

It's hard to choose just one.

[weatherboi]

Hello to all my beer loving community members!!!

I will be imbibing this weekend...will you?

I have some blue moon in the fridge I need to use up so some of it will be used for cooking. I will also be trying a new...mead. I look forward to giving it another Last time I had some was while sleighing on a ski trip out west years ago. I look forward to this and making a BBQ sauce with a little of it.

Have a great weekend folks!!!

[chefhmboyrd]

Guiness and a new find
NewCastle Werewolf
AWOOOOOO!

[Okiebug61]

I have my usual PBR Chilled. Red and I are going out with some friends later today and I plan on having a few local brews.

[tazz]

oh my guinness ;)

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Out here on the east coast there is a local brewery, Shipyard .. they make pumpkin head.. oh yes.. its thats good .. and the box rox too ... I've got me a couple 12 packs in the beer fridge and the neighbor is having a holiday cook out today.. and I am going to indulge !

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yl1owXI8-6Q/TLtxdClzQfI/AAAAAAAAACY/ceW-dEkqjgE/s1600/shipyard_pumpkinhead.jpg

[LadyRieinAL]

There is nothing that looks more refreshing than an ice cold beer in a frosted mug - and no matter how many times I try, I have yet to be able to enjoy the flavor of beer.
However, I do enjoy an ice cold glass of Perrier - in describing the taste - it is very similar to beer without the beer taste.

[Electrocell]

Tried Blue Moon --Summer Honey Wheat --yesterday was actually pleasantly suprised with the taste. It's a wheat ale with clover honey and orange peel.

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Tried Blue Moon --Summer Honey Wheat --yesterday was actually pleasantly suprised with the taste. It's a wheat ale with clover honey and orange peel.

Oh, I must try that !

[Electrocell]

Oh, I must try that !

It's a seasonal collection so not so sure how much longer they will have it but it tasted pretty good lol.

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It's a seasonal collection so not so sure how much longer they will have it but it tasted pretty good lol.

Now I will have to scour for it !! alas a beer drinkers duty is never done !

[chefhmboyrd]

http://www.beer-universe.com/images/uploaded/beer/4956.jpg
http://www.wineandbrewreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Boddingtons_4-pack.jpg
http://professorgoodales.net/wp-content/uploads/lgpp30320%2Ba-full-glass-of-guinness-guinness-beer-poster.jpg

[Electrocell]

Have had Newcastle before not but the werewolf one. How does it taste?

[morningstar55]

The Chicken was great but i figured out i enjoy a more hoppy beer when making beer can chicken.

i really enjoyed this beer and will look for it on tap when i am out and about just to try it that way. i think it is a great refreshing beer. It tastes and smells like corn and grain giving a slight bitter and sweet taste. i drank it from the can and also poured it into a glass. i prefer the glass experience because i get to enjoy its' gold color. i like to smell the foam of my beers because they sometimes carries a different aroma from the actual liquid beer. Sometimes that in itself can be a burst of nasally goodness. i also love that it is cost effective.

Genesee Brewing Co. / Dundee Brewing Co. out of NY


this is not the can i drank from...i just like the can itself.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_69vJqHFyXMc/SdoL1Rv5QsI/AAAAAAAAAyw/-L4QeRsf7hM/s1600/Genesee%2BCream%2BAle%2BCan.jpg

i had a Trappist beer this past week. i think it was a red cap Chimay. I am gonna have to try it again. i am gonna try all three of them together.

my memory and consumption of Miller High Life revolves around my moms dad. my Papa drank MHL and Hams beer(owned by Miller)...they lived on a big lake and everyday for him was a play day. one of the first beers i tried were both of those beers. i was not a fan of either but i noticed that my family had a relationship with their food and beer/drinks...an experience. Its' marketing /packaging slogan is "The Champagne of Beers" and it is owned by a United Kingdom company SAB Miller.

i love beer. it is not a lifeless, inanimate object to me. They go far beyond just a product for me. i really enjoy hearing about peoples experiences and insight when they drink beer and share here.

Wow, where did u find that???'its a Western ny kinda thing. Lol

[Okiebug61]

with the temp at 104 today any beer that is ice cold works for me.

[morningstar55]

.... pondering the thought of boot legging some labatts to the reunion...

[Electrocell]

.... pondering the thought of boot legging some labatts to the reunion...

Sure you want to take that chance?

[morningstar55]

Sure you want to take that chance?

...take a chance i might drink it all before i get it to the reunion??? ... i swear i wouldnt do that...... ask Dutch .. i brought hm a whole 12 pack in bottles..

[chefhmboyrd]

Have had Newcastle before not but the werewolf one. How does it taste?

it has a bit more bite, with a little irish whiskey in the after taste.
delish!

[Electrocell]

it has a bit more bite, with a little irish whiskey in the after taste.
delish!

Hmmmmm may have to try that.

[chefhmboyrd]

Hmmmmm may have to try that.

i will have some at the bonding/pizza party.
and boddingtons
yum

i have been prepping for this weekend. getting my blood alcohol level reved up. i will be ready to throw back some brews
:beerbros:

[morningstar55]

i will have some at the bonding/pizza party.
and boddingtons
yum

i have been prepping for this weekend. getting my blood alcohol level reved up. i will be ready to throw back some brews
:beerbros:

the bonding party??? awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww ... *sigh* .....
that means i iwont get to try any brews :((

... ok what cell is getting at..... i driving my truck.. am NOT allowed to have any personal wine/beer or what ever such items .. even if its in my side box as a gift...
but i did smuggle some to dutch ... no one ever searchs my truck unless i do a goverment load or canada.

[chefhmboyrd]

the bonding party??? awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww ... *sigh* .....
that means i iwont get to try any brews :((

... ok what cell is getting at..... i driving my truck.. am NOT allowed to have any personal wine/beer or what ever such items .. even if its in my side box as a gift...
but i did smuggle some to dutch ... no one ever searchs my truck unless i do a goverment load or canada.

i'll save you some. i will be bringing plenty, plus we will have the car....
i am sure there will be a beer store around Little Rock.....

[morningstar55]

i'll save you some. i will be bringing plenty, plus we will have the car....
i am sure there will be a beer store around Little Rock.....

..ahh cool tanx...
beer store......... well ummm..... labatts blue is best bought bk home..(buffalo) i think its fresher, and i will get it while its room temperature.. not cold .. then letting it get warm then cold again.

i made some strawberry wine ... about ahhhh 8 yrs ago.. stil in a gallon jug. lol

note .. i am not a big drinker.. soo after a few i kinda switch to cokes or summtin.. :)

[Electrocell]

i will have some at the bonding/pizza party.
and boddingtons
yum

i have been prepping for this weekend. getting my blood alcohol level reved up. i will be ready to throw back some brews
:beerbros:

Cool going to bring some yuengling myself.

[Martina]

article about the white house brew

http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/03/white-house-beer-a-brewer-weighs-in/

[Martina]

If I were going to Little Rock, looks like I'd have to try to pass as butch and crash yer party. Have a good time!

Looks like there is a craft beer scene in Little Rock too. Just looked on BA (Beer Advocate). I imagine you'll be too busy for that tho.

[weatherboi]

Great article for those that love canned beers!!!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/Menuism/craft-beer-cans_b_1731447.html

[Martina]

I didn't know Anderson Valley had beer in cans. So cool. Some of those sound yummy.

[DapperButch]

Great article for those that love canned beers!!!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/Menuism/craft-beer-cans_b_1731447.html

I have always preferred the taste of beer in a can over a bottle. People thought that made me cheap, it is just what I have preferred.

I feel the same way about soda, as well.

In both cases, the beverage tastes more flavorable when it comes out of a can. Don't know how else to describe it.

[weatherboi]

I have always preferred the taste of beer in a can over a bottle. People thought that made me cheap, it is just what I have preferred.

I feel the same way about soda, as well.

In both cases, the beverage tastes more flavorable when it comes out of a can. Don't know how else to describe it.


I was a beer can collecting fool when I was a kid. Craft beer companies are getting really creative with there cans and I find myself wondering if people still collect beer cans. I just purchased two beer glasses that look like clear beer cans. They are pretty fun and I look forward to using them when I get my next growler.

[DapperButch]

I am an unapologetic beer snob. I don't compare to the wonderful snobs I know back in Ann Arbor who really know their stuff and get out and try new things all the time. But I like beer.

However, I am about to low carb it. Or try. So this is my adieu to the beer for a while and to the thread. Have fun.


NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! :overreaction:


512 Pecan Porter - It's an Austin original

Blue Moon, with an orange slice of course

Shiner Bock

Magic Hat #9

It's hard to choose just one.

It is so funny how we all have different tastes. I haven't tried the first one (and I have yet to meet a porter I haven't liked), but I dislike the last 3. I wonder if we could be placed in different categories. For example, my guess is that there wouldn't be too many beers that Charming Texan likes that I would like, but I bet that I would like most of the ones that Martina likes.

http://www.beer-universe.com/images/uploaded/beer/4956.jpg
http://www.wineandbrewreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Boddingtons_4-pack.jpg
http://professorgoodales.net/wp-content/uploads/lgpp30320%2Ba-full-glass-of-guinness-guinness-beer-poster.jpg

I like Boddington's a lot. I am ok with Guiness. I don't like Newcastle.

[DapperButch]

I was a beer can collecting fool when I was a kid. Craft beer companies are getting really creative with there cans and I find myself wondering if people still collect beer cans. I just purchased two beer glasses that look like clear beer cans. They are pretty fun and I look forward to using them when I get my next growler.

I have been trying different stouts (purchasing individually), and lining the bottles up on top of my cabinets in the kitchen.

[morningstar55]

sooo hey beer tasters....... all the beer tasting will be at he butch bonding thing??? :(

[ruffryder]

Over the weekend we went to a german restaurant/pub and I drank some Spaten Optimator Bock. I got a Liter and I barely finished half. :| was strong! heh.

Look forward to trying some of the beers being brought to the reunion and some irish brews at the couples lunch. :hangloose:

http://www.tampabay.com/multimedia/archive/00236/tbw_082412beer_236239c.jpg

[Bèsame*]

I like my beer with lemonade, yummy. Oh, and it's all about Shiner Bock right now :)

[ruffryder]

at the reunion chef shared some Boddingtons with me.. Yum!!

at the couples lunch I also found a new like, Shiner Bock. . and bonded with Chad over our love of it and Modelo !

[Electrocell]

Tried the orange shiner bock with Ciarin at the reunion it was pretty good.

[Scuba]

Definitely a fan of Shock Top (it's what I like to drink after a day of skiing) and will be trying the fall pumpkin flavor. Oktoberfest starts next weekend. There'll be a lot of micro-brewers and great beer, food and music.

[Dance-with-me]

I live in Dogfish Head territory - Midas Touch, Sah'Tea, any of their IPAs, or an aged Barleywine... mmmm mmmm mmmmmmmmmmmm.

[ruffryder]

What does beer say about your politics? Agree? heh.

ORLANDO -- cfnews13.com
Did you know your favorite beer could have an impact on your political views?

According to a new study published in the National Journal, if you drink Samuel Adams beer you are most likely a Republican.

Heineken drinkers, on the other hand, are more likely to be Democrats than any other beer drinkers.

Bud Light fans don't lean toward either party, the same for those who drink Miller High Life.

According to the study, Dos Equis drinkers are likely nonpartisan. It may come as a surprise because the face of the beer, known as the "Most interesting man in the world," hosted a fundraiser for President Obama.

[weatherboi]

http://eatocracy.cnn.com/2012/09/28/national-drink-beer-day/?hpt=hp_bn11

Today is National Drink Beer Day, although if you’re an avid beer drinker, you participate in the spirit of NDBD most days of the year. For everyone else, this should be a day where you put down that glass of wine or fancy cocktail, and pick up an American craft beer.

The craft beer movement is out of control right now. New breweries are popping up all over the country, archaic state laws are beginning to change that benefit the consumer and brewing community, and sales figures continue to rise by upwards of 15% year after year. It's definitely a great time to be a beer drinker in America.

So, on this National Drink Beer Day, as fall has just begun, it’s going to be "Prost!" and pumpkins for me. I’ve listed some of my favorite Oktoberfest and fall-style beers below, some of which are sure to find their way into my belly today

[Martina]

Bud Light fans don't lean toward either party, the same for those who drink Miller High Life.


Why does this not surprise me?

[Stud_puppy1991]

I love Shock Top, Guinness, Samuel Adams, Mongoose, Miller, Bud Light Lime, Bud Light Platinum, Heineken, Budweiser, Krillan's, Pilsener, and Doppelbock