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Re: What beer are you drinking?

dummy@example.com (cphayes0882) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:34:25 +0000

Ive heard of el presidente, heard its a good beer, never tried it though

Re: What beer are you drinking?

dummy@example.com (Vansgo) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:41:15 +0000

Chilling some Canadian style pilsner, Labatt's - btw, the Budwiser in Dominican Republic is brewed there, also, in the DR, they have a good local brew El Presidente' for the Tropical Conditions :)

Re: What beer are you drinking?

dummy@example.com (cphayes0882) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:32:42 +0000

Exactly ethrg, when I was in France for a bit, they loved, and I mean loved, budweiser. But budweiser in france, at least when I was there, was brewed in the czech republic, and tasted much different to me.

Now to answer the thread question, Im drinking, or will be drinking later rather, Extra Gold Lager(yes coors still makes it, and yes it tastes the same :p). Too many years in the marines gave me a taste for beer on a budget.

Re: What beer are you drinking?

ethrg@ethrg.org (ethrg) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:25:54 +0000

ivanovnegro wrote:

Forget the popular beer from Europe in the States, it has nothing to do with the real one from here.

That is so very true! Not just of beer but most things. There is a massive difference in taste, quality, even style in export-beer versus that which is intended for the domestic market. Too often people think it's just a question of packaging, marketing, or the age it is at the point of sale, but it's hardly even the same product. Even the brands that are heavily touted in the foreign market are different.

Take the ubiquitous Spaten; the stuff they'll sell me from the display in the German beer section of the Wegmans up the road doesn't even look the same as what I was having with my lunch in Munich this past December. You know, a bottle of freakin' Pabst goes for 40 dollars in China, and it's not because the Chinese can't taste the piss, it's because Chinese Pabst is a totally different beer (still not worth the 40 bucks tough).

Re: What beer are you drinking?

dummy@example.com (fortyseven) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:56:05 +0000

EPIC IPA. Hands down the best beer to pass through my lips.

Re: What beer are you drinking?

dummy@example.com (ivanovnegro) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:41:55 +0000

^ Forget the popular beer from Europe in the States, it has nothing to do with the real one from here.

Re: What beer are you drinking?

dummy@example.com (ReverendDexter) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:20:36 +0000

As I live somewhere with a LOT of microbreweries, I pretty much stick to the local stuffs.

Sierra Nevada "Old Chico" (aka Crystal Wheat) has been a staple of mine ever since I lived there. It's one of the few beers I buy on a somewhat regular basis.

Rogue Brewery's Rogue Creamery 75th Anniversary Ale is some of the best beer I've ever had. Just finished a bottle of that yesterday.

Local microbrewery/bar called Hopmonk has their Tavern Ale that I just discovered and really enjoyed.

For slightly less local, Old Rasputin is excellent, as is Dogfish Head's Palo Santo Marron.

For mass production, Hoegardden(sp?) is the *only* hef I've ever had that has coriander and doesn't end up tasting like dishsoap (I'm looking at you Blue Moon and Shock Top).

I'm sure Europe has some decent beers, but being on the West Coast just about everything European I get my hands on is skunky. Seriously, you guys are supposed to be the beer experts, why do you export your beer in clear/green bottles?

Re: What beer are you drinking?

dummy@example.com (merelyjim) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:29:23 +0000

Austin, in particular, is heavy into the IT industry. There are worse places to be...

Re: What beer are you drinking?

dummy@example.com (mynis01) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:08:02 +0000

I've actually been thinking about seeking work out in the great state of Texas, but not because of the quaility of beer or prostitutes. That was actually a reference to a family guy episode: http://www.spike.com/video-clips/bm9d6y … commercial

Re: What beer are you drinking?

dummy@example.com (merelyjim) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:57:33 +0000

mynis01 wrote:

Nothing beats Sam Adams when you're trying to wash the taste of weed and hooker spit out of your mouth at eight in the morning.

My friend, you need to move your ass to Texas. The hookers are exactly the same, but the beer is far better... http://www.shiner.com/
[sorry, folks, I was raised by Barbarians and Wolves]

Re: What beer are you drinking?

ethrg@ethrg.org (ethrg) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:57:16 +0000

I always think it's funny when people talk about beer like it's a drink, gin is a drink. Beer is just watery bread.

Re: What beer are you drinking?

dummy@example.com (VastOne) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:47:20 +0000

^ LOLZZZZ

And Becks is all I drink...

Re: What beer are you drinking?

dummy@example.com (mynis01) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:46:09 +0000

Nothing beats Sam Adams when you're trying to wash the taste of weed and hooker spit out of your mouth at eight in the morning.

Re: What beer are you drinking?

dummy@example.com (merelyjim) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:11:12 +0000

^ Bud Light?
Dude, I feel sorry for you... Maybe something at least as good as Sam Adams will turn up...

Re: What beer are you drinking?

dummy@example.com (mynis01) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:05:45 +0000

fortyseven wrote:

I mostly brew my own beer. I'm a big fan of weiss and ipa's. Also been known to swig a few porters.

A man after my own heart. I used to drink muddy beers all the time until I moved out to NC. Most people out here seem to just drink bud light all the time, so it's hard to find decent beer without paying a fortune. Right now I'm just drinking some Yuengling lager.