Official Beer Review and Reflection Thread

[DRKWNG]

I found that Guinness in the UK is better than in the US, and it's even better in Ireland than the UK.   yum!

God yes it is!!  Especially if you are sampling it straight from the brewery!

I also really enjoyed the dunkel weiss (dark wheat) beers I tried in Munich. 

What time of year were you there?  If it was around Christmas/New years, did you get the chance to try any traditional Doppel Boch?  There was a small monastery near Wuerzburg that I used to go and buy small kegs of DB from every year.  That stuff was really was the business!

[cmorgan47]

rode to grand blanc, MI last weekend to watch my brother-in-law race at grattan raceway.

grand blanc is the home of Founder's brewery... one of the best IPAs ever.  good porter too.  awesome taproom


we have a running plan of riding to all the michigan breweries.

[mitt]

my everyday tastes "good after working on the bike" beer is a tall blonde.  It is my favorite cheap beer and it makes me feel 'merican when I drink it.  Is it possible to feel classy (the champagne of beers!) and trashy at the same time?   I also will not drink it unless it is in a glass bottle. 

Man, I had one of those this weekend up in Green Bay, and among many other beers during the weekend, that one was the best beer of the weekend.

mitt

[mitt]

For favorite micro brew, I have been a fan of Fat Tire since I was 20, and I still think it is hard to beat.  We finally got it for sale in Iowa this year (13 years after it first meet my lips).

mitt

[somegirl]

What time of year were you there?  If it was around Christmas/New years, did you get the chance to try any traditional Doppel Boch?  There was a small monastery near Wuerzburg that I used to go and buy small kegs of DB from every year.  That stuff was really was the business!

It was summertime (just about a year ago, in fact).  I will have to make a note of that for my next visit.  Although the times I have been in Germany during winter, I was so cold I was drinking tea instead of beer.

For favorite micro brew, I have been a fan of Fat Tire since I was 20, and I still think it is hard to beat.  We finally got it for sale in Iowa this year (13 years after it first meet my lips).

Fat Tire is great, there's a place not too far away from me that serves pitchers.

Another favorite is Young's Double Chocolate Stout.

[Le Pirate]

Abita Springs Purple Haze



American wheat with a slight fruity aftertaste...good summertime beer

and...



Shiner bock. most of you probably know it, but it's brewed about 5 miles from my in-laws house (I go on the free tour when we go down there, cause they give you free beers at the end  )



I also regularly keep newcastle brown and dos equis in the fridge


btw...young's double chocolate....yum yum

[madmax178]

All this talk about Fat Tire, we finally just got it in central Illinois.  Now you can get it anywhere.  Used to have to go to down by cape giradou missouri to get it.

my everyday tastes "good after working on the bike" beer is a tall blonde.  It is my favorite cheap beer and it makes me feel 'merican when I drink it.  Is it possible to feel classy (the champagne of beers!) and trashy at the same time?   I also will not drink it unless it is in a glass bottle. 


My favorite beer to drink for taste and pleasure would have to be Newcastle

My flavor of the week is

It has a pretty mild flavor but it is very thick and creamy.  I wish it wasnt $8 for a 4 pack though.  It also has that little widget in it that makes it have a lot of head like it had just been poured from a tap.  You deffinetly DON'T drink it from the can. 

Vindingo, as far as a regular beer I stick w/bud light.  For something good newcastle is also one of my favorites.

[cmorgan47]

Vindingo, as far as a regular beer I stick w/bud light.  For something good newcastle is also one of my favorites.

new castle's good, but i'll only buy it if it's on tap now.  too many bad ones from bottles; i.e., they're in clear glass and tend to sit around here for long periods getting nasty.

[madmax178]

new castle's good, but i'll only buy it if it's on tap now.  too many bad ones from bottles; i.e., they're in clear glass and tend to sit around here for long periods getting nasty.

I've had that, and that's one reason why I buy bud light, because the born on date.  Plus it tends not to sit on the shelf very long.  That pisses me off when I buy good beer and it's been sitting forever and tastes funny.

[madmax178]

This is also one of my favorites.  Last time I was Nashville they started carrying it.  Big in South Carolina too.  Need to buy a few twelve packs and bring them back to IL next time.

[He Man]

Yuengling is DELICIOUS!! Costco sells 24 packs for 18 bucks from time to time. It defintely beats having bud light in the fridge.

[madmax178]

Yuengling is DELICIOUS!! Costco sells 24 packs for 18 bucks from time to time. It defintely beats having bud light in the fridge.

Where in the country are you in that they carry it?

[Cotton]

Where in the country are you in that they carry it?

Yuengling is brewed in PA.  I'm not sure about south, but you can find it from Delaware up through NE states.  I'm still dealing with my hangover from last night which involved A LOT of Yuengling.  Dam $1 beer happy hours. 

[Rameses]

Yuengling is all over the place here in NC too.

And the nearby Sam's Club almost always has 24s of it for around 18 bucks too.




As far as my favorite beers...

Beck's Dark
Duck Rabbit Nut Brown
Sam Adams Black
Sam Adams Cream Stout


If anybody likes dark beers, those will not disappoint.

Also, Duck Rabbit's Milk Stout is pretty damned tasty, but didn't quite make it on my list.  Definitely worth trying if you haven't had it though.

[Vindingo]

I've had that, and that's one reason why I buy bud light, because the born on date.  Plus it tends not to sit on the shelf very long.  That pisses me off when I buy good beer and it's been sitting forever and tastes funny.

I have had that happen to me before also if I buy from a smaller corner store.  It is pretty annoying.

Do you perfer the taste of Budlight over regular, or is it to cut calories?
My lady is a big budlight fan, but she is a can drinker.  I just dont like drinking from cans, so I usually dont drink it when she gets it.  The can thing isn't just with beer though, I like to to pour my soda into a glass if it is coming from a can too.