Decided to never drink shitty Beer again!

[whodair]

good beer and some decent women would be nice ...

good beer and some decent women would be nice ...

in england people's grandmothers go to the pub for a pint for no particular reason mid-afternoon, there is a pub every couple of blocks

im guilty of associating alcohol consumption with promiscuous behavior ...

problem: peoples grandmothers dont wanna blow me in the bathroom...

this pub in old blighty was crawlin with grannies...nice place for a pint and a bite...

coach and horses, it is said they were the first importer of guinness in london, their beef and trimmings was tasty...

 

[Corpsey]

with dogfish head, i think you should try the 60 IPA, its a good hoppy beer, but if you really like hops def try the 90 IPA. but it is much stronger.

speaking of strong, my favorite is Immort...11%

that shit is tits! but it only comes around once a year. another thing that is cool about them, spotting them and collect em for special times.


from the website-
Vast in character, luscious & complex.

We started brewing Immort Ale at our brewpub in 1995 and began bottling it in 1997. For this beer, we use maple syrup from Red Brook Farm - Sam's family farm in Western Massachusetts, peat-smoked barley, juniper berries, and vanilla.

Immort is fermented with a blend of English & Belgian yeasts, thenaged in the big oak tanks at the brewery.

The sweet and earthy flavors meld magnificently in the Immort Ale. But, be warned the abv is 11%, so after 1 or 2 you may start feeling immortal (even though we promise you won't be).

Immort Ale is released each and every spring (after the sap starts flowing).

 

[BOSCO]

I hate to say so bro, but thats a brutal looking pint of Guinness, I would have sent it back on the spot and came to Ireland for a real pint

 

[whodair]

I hate to say so bro, but thats a brutal looking pint of Guinness, I would have sent it back on the spot and came to Ireland for a real pint

warm beer, salty food and old women ... a good time was had by all !!

 

[Tronic]

this is a rather simple, yet satisfying list. if you cant find at least half of these appealing, stop drinking.

frankeskaner (sp?) hefeweizen

Pilsner Urquell
stone pale ale, imperial pale ale
rogue dead guy ale

dechutes mirror pond
firestone IPA

hash hitting me, i'll update later

 

[smokefrogg]

franziskaner is the bomb! wifey likes it too =)

 

[greenmatter]

franziskaner is the bomb! wifey likes it too =)

if you like franziskaner try to find erdinger. it is not the best weissbier by a long shot but it's the best i can score in colorado. weihenstephaner is also well worth checking out. lived in bayern for a long time. the shitty beer there SMOKES the stuff we make on this continent.any of the german readers out there have an RO kenzeichen (hope i spelled that right)


to whom it may concern: beer contains only four things. water, barley, hops and yeast. NOTHING else. if your drinking and posting about anything else IMHO it aint beer, even if you like the way it tastes.

 

[gdbud]

America makes some great beer, But you need to go to the micro brews my favorite beer is from the Rogue brewery from Oregon and its called Dead Guy Ale. Give it a try.

 

[greenmatter]

i really do know better than to post this but it's gotta be said. american micro brews (for the most part) suck. most of them just hop the shit out of anything they make and call it an ale. maybe i am brainwashed by what i have already learned or tasted, but i think if americans got to europe more they would not be so happy with what they are drinking here. i know its all about your own taste, i just don't think you can get really good beer (the german beer you can get in this country is from a big brewery, not always a great brewery) here unless you make it yourself.

 

[Corpsey]

the OP already said he doesn't want a pissing match about US-Europe beer.

just have a drink and be merry

 

[Trillion]

if you like franziskaner try to find erdinger. it is not the best weissbier by a long shot but it's the best i can score in colorado. weihenstephaner is also well worth checking out. lived in bayern for a long time. the shitty beer there SMOKES the stuff we make on this continent.any of the german readers out there have an RO kenzeichen (hope i spelled that right)


to whom it may concern: beer contains only four things. water, barley, hops and yeast. NOTHING else. if your drinking and posting about anything else IMHO it aint beer, even if you like the way it tastes.

I'd say that franziskaner is superior to erdinger, more complex and smooth taste, less fizzy and a lingering aftertaste. Erdinger is a rather commercial weissbier, common to find in hotel bars around the world. I am partial to the erdinger dunkel but I love any dark weissbier.

Beer can definately contain other things apart from hops, barley, water and yeast although these are by far the most common and staple ingredients. How would you explain wheat beer? Just about any starch can be used to create beer with barley, wheat and maize being the most common. In many countries the climate is not suitable for growing barley and maize is a common replacement in places like south africa but even some lower end european beers like stella artois has maize in it. You can even make hemp beer!

 

[greenmatter]

I'd say that franziskaner is superior to erdinger, more complex and smooth taste, less fizzy and a lingering aftertaste. Erdinger is a rather commercial weissbier, common to find in hotel bars around the world. I am partial to the erdinger dunkel but I love any dark weissbier.

Beer can definately contain other things apart from hops, barley, water and yeast although these are by far the most common and staple ingredients. How would you explain wheat beer? Just about any starch can be used to create beer with barley, wheat and maize being the most common. In many countries the climate is not suitable for growing barley and maize is a common replacement in places like south africa but even some lower end european beers like stella artois has maize in it. You can even make hemp beer!

you are 100% correct. i should have used the term malt instead of barley.

i am not here trying to troll or start a spitting contest, just giving my opinion. i will try to do a little better choosing my words, "sucks" is probably way out of line. my bad. for my part all i am saying is i don't like certain kinds of beer, not questioning anyones integrity or intelligence. its just beer!

 

[Bobby Stainless]

My own HIGH alc. Imperial Pale Ale.

Hops FTW.

 

[Marcellas]

the OP already said he doesn't want a pissing match about US-Europe beer.

just have a drink and be merry

thanks corpse, kind of why i've been ignoring this thread and not replying....

But i have been reading everything, thanks for all of your feedback. I haven't tried any beers in this thread.

I'm a young college student and always just drank at parties and with friends, had a binge here and there, and am very accustomed to being drunk and trying different liquors, but most of the beers I've tried are the American standart party or "session" beer.. I've never tried most of the beers you've all mentioned here, but thanks for the suggestions and keep them coming!!

I would never be able to name them all, but until I tried BlueMoon, I usually drink Labatt, Budweiser, Keystone, Heineken, Molson, the occasional Guiness, and a bunch of other brands I can't remember, but you get the idea...
.........I have a few friends who never drink that "shit" beer and always drink some foreign beer I've never heard of, or maybe BlueMoon or Guiness.. It was one of these friends who introduced me to BlueMoon last weekend and I've been drinking a few everynight since..

I accidentally got the BlueMoon Spring Variety Pack, which had 4 regular BM's, 4 "Spring Blonde Wheat Ale's" (Seasonal), and 4 "Pale Moon's" (Belgian-style Pale Ale).. The "Spring Blonde Wheat Ale" was TERRIBLE, filtered seamed like a regular Coors but with a shitty lemon aftertaste, horrible. The PaleMoon was OK, but not too good, I tried a pale ale for the first time and it was ok but I could tell BM did a shitty job, and I'm not a big fan of the pale kind of ale either.. Even the regular BlueMoon's seemed kinda bunk, some didn't hold a nice head like usual (seemed like soda-fizz and was gone quick). Must've been a pack from LAST spring, ugh...

But don't hate, I'm just discovering these different styles and kinds of beers and want to broaden my horizons and try them all, especially the German and Belgian brands!! I'm going to try one of your suggestions on a good witbier of heifenweizen tonight

 

[Tronic]

^^^Meet some europeans. They'll set you straight, really quickly. Plenty in college.

 

[THC Angel]

I leave in the froggy country so I have access to most of the belgium, german beers at good prices. And yes they have very good beer, but I think you guys have also very good beer in North America. The problem is that over here they just sell budweiser as American beer (maybe not the best us brand).
During last summer I went to Canada and what a surprise when I saw so many brands (hundreds or maybe more) from micro brewery (in Quebec). The beers were really tasty and the choice was huge. So i guess it's just the same choice all over the world...drink cat piss or choose real beer.

 

[Jeeyah]

I love beer, and drink it all the time. lol I'll also recommend Sierra Nevada. It is definitely my favorite.

Stone IPA
Long Trail
Heavy Seas
Mayflower

IPA's are awesome. For a hefeweizen try Magic Hat Circus Boy

 

[Mountain]

i will try to do a little better choosing my words, "sucks" is probably way out of line. my bad.

Well I think most beer produced in the US sucks...lol. Some years back when I was homebrewing and looking at going to either UC Davis or Siebel Institute in Chicago for a brewmaster degree I tried a LOT of beer. Every city I was in I looked for the best pubs.

While only 4 ingredients it's amazing how much crap they can make from them! Very little standout stuff available IMO.

Brew your own and you can make something better than virtually anything else out there.

 

[inquest]

I have to agree with Bobby and Mountain, brew your own!!! Although, I wouldn't brew 5 plus gallons of a new recipe. 5 gal of beer you spent hours and money on that you hate will put you off brewing real quick! I test out new recipes a gallon at a time. You can do it on a stove top with ordinary kitchen tools, ferment in a gal or 2 jug, and carbonate in a couple growlers.
My suggestions would be to buy quality grain, liquid yeast, and spring water (not tap), and a good book. Radical brewing is a good book to check out.

Good luck on the beer search!