The beer thread

[Mateo]

Wow. Some good beers in this thread.

Warsteiner
Old Speckled Hen
Grolsch
Pilsner Urquell
Boddingtons
Guiness

Have already been mentioned.

Fullers ESB
Stella Artois
Duvel
Chimay
Negro Modelo

Have not.

And Irish Carbombs are, well, the bomb! We had to negotiate to get them the last time, since the bartender said they broke too many glasses that way. Wonderful drink though: like a very potent chocolate milkshake.

[Turbo]

Yuengling Lager and Black & Tan America's Oldest Brewery
Youngs Double Chocolate Stout
Newcastle

[GhostintheShell]

"Caffrey's" and "Guiness", we'll always be together.....

Here's a little write up.

"Caffrey's comes from Belfast, North Ireland where it is brewed by the Thomas Caffrey Brewing Company. The 14.9 oz cans feature a nitrogen pocket that agitate the beer when you open it giving it that great 'from the tap' quality.

Caffrey's is considered a bitter, but this is not overly bitter. It has a dreamy, creamy, toffeeesque taste that is light enough to drink all day. Despite the toffee quality, I wouldn't call this beer sweet. It has really beautiful amber/copper coloring and a thick, rich head. The head will stay with you all the way down to the bottom of the pint too, even if it's a soaped glass. This is a fairly light beer so I can easily drink these all day long, but on St. Paddy's I usually end up moving on to Guinness."

[CingularDuality]

Folks, if you haven't tried Shiner Bock, you're missing out.

When I first moved to Texas, I wasn't too thrilled. You have to realize that my only experience with the state was driving through it on a coast to coast trip and dealing with Texans that joined my beloved Corps. Well, in both cases, the arrogance of the sheer size turned me off. I couldn't believe how long it took to drive through the state, and I still can't believe the enormity of some Texans' heads. Anyway, after I moved here, the first think about Texas that I could actually say something positive about was Shiner Bock. Hell, if it weren't for Shiner, I might still be badmouthing this state, but as it is, I've come to love it here.

www.shiner.com

You all can order it from Beverages and More!:
www.BevMo.com

[Rock]

Hmmm writing this while supping a cold can of carling black label (carling)

I also like san miguel, its a spanish beer and very light for the hot weather( when we get it) but just as good after a hard days graf

I also drink john smiths its like creamy ale, similar to boddingtons or cafferys but nicer i think.

Newcastle brown ale but its got to be cold, cant stand going into a pub where its serverd at room temperatureand they try and sell it to you, no thankyou! . Did you know the star on the back of the label turns blue when its the perfect temperature to drink!?

Basically i drink all these depending on what mood im in and where i am

[Chappie]

Hey guys,

Great Thread!!!

I too love Newcastle...really good stuff. Guinness is also a favorite of mine...but out of the tap..not the bottle or can please. heheh

Around St. Louis there is a micro-brewery that makes specialty beers called Schlafly. Very good stuff indeed. They make anything from a Pale Ale to a dark, coffee like beer. Actually, the coffee beer is very good!!! I just can't remember the name of it right now.

If your ever in St. Louis, look for a place called the Tap Room. http://www.schlafly.com/

They brew and server Schlafly there, although you can find the beer in most decent pubs around the town.

Of course, since I live near St. Louis I have to mention Budweiser...not the best by any means...but I do enjoy a cold frosty Budweiser now and again..

Chappie

[AMosely]

Forgot to mention - if you're ever near Boston, and you really enjoy beer (as in pouring over two pages of Belgian ales), you need to go to the Publick House in Brookline. The first time I went, I rang up a $80 tab all by myself, and that was just for beer.

http://www.thepublickhousebrookline.com/

[B. Clawhammer]

Great thread. I just got back from visiting a micro brewery and camping over the weekend. I'm doing a research project on why there are a good amount of micro breweries up in northern california, particularly Mendocino County. I'm interested in pull factors for the area such as access to resources, any cultural factors etc. Should be interesting to get my results back by the end of the week.

As for beer:
Pretty much any Sierra Nevada, except their wheat is my fav.
Red Seal Ale
Pyramid Apricot ale and India PA
Guiness
Newcastle
Brother Thelonious (it will knock you on your @$$)
Red Stripe
Pyramid Broken Rake
Anchor Steam (pretty much any beer)
I'm sure I'm forgetting stuff, but I'm at school and shouldn't think any more of beer at the moment

Cheers!!!

[Coridon]

Well, since Mosely is making suggestions for establishments to find a good sip, I'll throw one out there.

Every summer me, my GF and her (currently) eight year old daughter go camping on the west coast of Michigan. We're the type of parents that never drink around her daughter; it probably only happens once a year when one of us drinks and the other doesn't (and what fun is that?). I'll tell you a story of one of the very few times this happened, however...

I noticed a Brewpub in Holland, Michigan, named New Holland Brewing Company. Huh. So one early evening after a day at the beach we stopped in just so I could sample "one or two". I remember my eyes bulging and thinking I was drinking liquid heroin, no matter what type of "barley pop" I selected. It just happened to be mid-week so a lot of their offerings were half-price so I continued to indulge. At some point I realized we needed to get out of there before I set up residence, only downtown Holland is one of those small towns where everything shuts down at 5:00 p.m. I asked my GF to drive us back to the campsite but she reminded me "We brought your car, hon' (it's a stick-shift)...now's not the time to teach me how to drive it.". So we ended up walking west until we found a playground so her daughter could play and I could take a nap for a couple of hours (it was mid-summer so it doesn't get dark until after 10 p.m.). Not a story I'm particularly fond of, but this place really casts a spell over you, so if you happen to find yourself on the western coast of Michigan in the future, STOP BY! Take note of the "high gravity" series as well...

[Coridon]

Well, well, well...

I just found this slideshow Forbes posted about beers and we discussed just about everything they recommend in their slideshow, though they go heavy on the German wheat beers (Franziskaner, Paulaner and Schneider Weisse all get mentioned).

I need a bigger 'fridge...

[Grunt 70]

speaking of Northern Cal...Love that Red Tail Ale from Mendocino Brewing Company. While I'm at it I'll recommend Ipswich Ale. Made by a small craft brewing company in Ipswich MA.

I'll also recommend anything made by Cambridge Brewing Company in Cambridge MA--Its fun to get a buzz on with the MIT crowd. In the fall, they make a Pumpkin Ale to die for. They also make a Scotch Ale that is unbelievable. Better not have more than two of those!!

[CingularDuality]

Originally Posted by Rock

I also like san miguel, its a spanish beer and very light for the hot weather( when we get it) but just as good after a hard days graf

FYI, San Miguel is Filipino, not Spanish (of course, the Philippines has a strong cultural influence from Spain....).

And for all you IPA lovers, I'd like to recommend Stone Brewing Company in San Marcos, California. Most of their stuff is a little too bitter for me to enjoy, but otherwise is excellent. Everyone I've talked to that enjoy IPAs say it's the best they've ever had. www.stonebrew.com

[icky]

Originally Posted by Beatnik

Hoegaarden - Great belgian white, perhaps best in class

I drink just about any kind of beer. The only ones I don't enjoy are the extreme ends of the spectrum, the water kind and the stuff which is like mud.

Hoegaarden is one of the few in the middle which I can't stand. It tastes like frickin' flowers.

That is all.

[Rock]

Originally Posted by CingularDuality

FYI, San Miguel is Filipino, not Spanish (of course, the Philippines has a strong cultural influence from Spain....).

And for all you IPA lovers, I'd like to recommend Stone Brewing Company in San Marcos, California. Most of their stuff is a little too bitter for me to enjoy, but otherwise is excellent. Everyone I've talked to that enjoy IPAs say it's the best they've ever had. www.stonebrew.com

I stand corrected!! Still goes down well though!

[Beatnik]

Originally Posted by icky

I drink just about any kind of beer. The only ones I don't enjoy are the extreme ends of the spectrum, the water kind and the stuff which is like mud.

Hoegaarden is one of the few in the middle which I can't stand. It tastes like frickin' flowers.

That is all.

If you don't like Hoegaarden, I definitely suggest you stay away from the Lindeman's Frambois Lambic. It tastes like rasberries. Literally.


On another note, has anyone had the Unibroue family of beers (e.g. Maudite, Fin du Monde, Chambly)? Talk about a mean, almost champagne-y brew. And they're somewhere around 9% if I recall. Yowza.