faustian bargin said:
this thread is for waxing poetic about your favorite ale, lager, stout, porter, malt liquor, or any other beer-like substance.
it's probably been done before.
it'll probably be done again.
nevertheless.
one of my favorites is good old guinness, fresh from the tap. man i love to watch that buttery cascade. everything about this beer is good, even (or especially) the head. some beer, you just tolerate the head. with guinness, you appreciate it.
what is yours?
...grolsch...without a doubt...
I'm also a big Guinness fan myself, but when back in Virginia, I really like a local brew called, "Old Domion Ale". I used to drink a lot of it back when I was younger...
I wish I could get it out here in Occupied Mexico...
Sheldon
I wish I could get it out here in Occupied Mexico...
Sheldon
in addition, the bottles are the best thing around for DIY beer. you can buy aftermarket gaskets.
best beer
Hi Guys
It seems that none of you have ever been to South Africa so until then you can not know what you are missing .
Most ales unless local pub style brews are extinct , a pity since Lion export ale was probably the best worldwide. (only imported ales nowadays)
Amstel and Black label are brewed here and are streets better than their deriritives (weird spelling) Local brew Castle lager and milkstout excellent the latter beters Guiness and can be drunk cool .Way to hot here to drink warm beer but on a cold day one off the shelf is ok. Aussie beer nah just aint got it matey and the russian army can't be wrong import +/- 6 million barrels from here SAB have teken over a major share of millers so it available here I refrain from comment on taste.
have one on me me hearty's
regards
Keith
Hi Guys
It seems that none of you have ever been to South Africa so until then you can not know what you are missing .
Most ales unless local pub style brews are extinct , a pity since Lion export ale was probably the best worldwide. (only imported ales nowadays)
Amstel and Black label are brewed here and are streets better than their deriritives (weird spelling) Local brew Castle lager and milkstout excellent the latter beters Guiness and can be drunk cool .Way to hot here to drink warm beer but on a cold day one off the shelf is ok. Aussie beer nah just aint got it matey and the russian army can't be wrong import +/- 6 million barrels from here SAB have teken over a major share of millers so it available here I refrain from comment on taste.
have one on me me hearty's
regards
Keith
Coopers Dark Ale
Tried this last week, it's only 4.5% but quite a nice drop,
tastes a bit like dark chocolate....
it's from South Australia
Tried this last week, it's only 4.5% but quite a nice drop,
tastes a bit like dark chocolate....
it's from South Australia
Sorry chaps, but...
I went to a beer festival recently, and had Timothy Taylor's "Landlord", and Sarah Hughes "Dark Ruby Mild" (6.0%). I know there were some other very nice beers, but I can't quite remember how to spell them...
I went to a beer festival recently, and had Timothy Taylor's "Landlord", and Sarah Hughes "Dark Ruby Mild" (6.0%). I know there were some other very nice beers, but I can't quite remember how to spell them...
How does Stella taste in your country?
Slightly off topic... but: I remember when it was all imported and tasted great. Then it became brewed locally, and tasted "not bad". Recently I tried some. It tastes completely different from my persnal imports. In fact my personal accessment would be "dyke water" --- take that either way, it's true.
Cheers?
Slightly off topic... but: I remember when it was all imported and tasted great. Then it became brewed locally, and tasted "not bad". Recently I tried some. It tastes completely different from my persnal imports. In fact my personal accessment would be "dyke water" --- take that either way, it's true.
Cheers?
Thanks for the advice Stella....
The rashes are gone...
I've stopped using it now, and feel much better now
The rashes are gone...
I've stopped using it now, and feel much better now
Hi,
But it may give you a major headache though.
That brewery group is just too big to produce quality beer, at least not the quality I expect from beer.
We have much more treasures in Belgium than Stella which is the last local beer I'd drink...
Cheers,😉
But it may give you a major headache though.
That brewery group is just too big to produce quality beer, at least not the quality I expect from beer.
We have much more treasures in Belgium than Stella which is the last local beer I'd drink...
Cheers,😉
if we are talking about headache the romanian brands can give you a HUGE one (12-15%alchohol combined whith low quality brewing) and about other brands made in Belgium i wouldn't know, the only foreign brands availible are stella, tuborg, heinekenn and a few minor ones(mainly east european)
Breweries: The only place where I condone micros
The real Belgian beers might give you a headache, but they give a glorious taste the night before - unlike the mass-produced chemical rubbish.
The real Belgian beers might give you a headache, but they give a glorious taste the night before - unlike the mass-produced chemical rubbish.
Hi,
Nothing mass-produced here...I'm having an honest to God Ciney for the simple reason that the shop ran out of my favourite Summer beer, namely Rodenbach...
Never had a headache from one of those, I fear it's the chemicals causing the headache, not the artisanal brews.
Gesundheit,😉
Nothing mass-produced here...I'm having an honest to God Ciney for the simple reason that the shop ran out of my favourite Summer beer, namely Rodenbach...
Never had a headache from one of those, I fear it's the chemicals causing the headache, not the artisanal brews.
Gesundheit,😉
fdegrove said:
Absolutely.
BTW, I need every "gesundheit" I can get, the pollen count last weekend went through the roof, and the cats (literally) leapt in the air when I sneezed. (They're only a year old, so they've not encountered hay fever before.)
Been in the USA for 6 years and I still miss English beer. The mention of Taylor's Landlord almost brought tears to my eyes. Our local "English" pub just got closed down - to install a fizzy microbrewery on the same premises - so all my beer consumption is now done @home.
On the brighter side, our local "Wholefoods" supermarket has just begun to carry:
Marston's "Pedigree" billed as the "King of Beers" and I won't argue,
Black Sheep "Holy Ail" - better than Theakston's (now mass-produced) beer by the black sheep of the theakston family, in his own brewery,
in addition to a range of Fuller's
Young's - the Chocolate Stout is outstanding (and a great candidate for beer-can chicken)
Sam Smith's - another formerly local brew,
as well as the usual Belgian ales.
So really, not alot to complain about on the beer front, except the lack of a pub to drink them in.
If you ever see "York Brewery Terrier Bitter" on draught, give it a try.
BTW: English beer is not served warm, it's served at room temperature, which in my (ex-) local Northern pub was probably close to the ideal 50-55 degF.
-- John
On the brighter side, our local "Wholefoods" supermarket has just begun to carry:
Marston's "Pedigree" billed as the "King of Beers" and I won't argue,
Black Sheep "Holy Ail" - better than Theakston's (now mass-produced) beer by the black sheep of the theakston family, in his own brewery,
in addition to a range of Fuller's
- been there a long time ago
Young's - the Chocolate Stout is outstanding (and a great candidate for beer-can chicken)
Sam Smith's - another formerly local brew,
as well as the usual Belgian ales.
So really, not alot to complain about on the beer front, except the lack of a pub to drink them in.
If you ever see "York Brewery Terrier Bitter" on draught, give it a try.
BTW: English beer is not served warm, it's served at room temperature, which in my (ex-) local Northern pub was probably close to the ideal 50-55 degF.
-- John
Treasure your memories
Sadly, you wouldn't be much better off here. The place is overrun by plastic and chrome horrors with booming muzak that are completely stripped down and born again every three years. To pay for this expense they serve short pints of dishwater at inflated prices, and the only training their (minimum wage) bar staff receive is in "customer care."
My "local" is ten miles away, and sooner, or later, some overpaid bean-counter is going to spot that all is does for its patrons is serve proper measures of excellently kept beer in old-fashioned glasses with an appalling small choice of food (ham or cheese sandwiches).
PGW said:
Sadly, you wouldn't be much better off here. The place is overrun by plastic and chrome horrors with booming muzak that are completely stripped down and born again every three years. To pay for this expense they serve short pints of dishwater at inflated prices, and the only training their (minimum wage) bar staff receive is in "customer care."
My "local" is ten miles away, and sooner, or later, some overpaid bean-counter is going to spot that all is does for its patrons is serve proper measures of excellently kept beer in old-fashioned glasses with an appalling small choice of food (ham or cheese sandwiches).
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