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Guy I don't know how we do it but you named the two main beers I drink on a normal day. For inexpensive mass produced swill, Michelob's Amber Boch is really good stuff, and inexpensive too! Killian's is a neighborhood tap favorite.
In the upper Midwest a brewery called Leinenkugel makes some great stuff! The whole spectrum from pale to red to nearly stout...and still won't break the bank.
Here in Des Moines we've had a veritable explosion of local breweries. There are probably 3 or 4 locals that do a great job. You can go to dinner, have a sampler of half a dozen 6 oz glasses, and take a gallon of your favorite home for dessert. Some recipies are one-offs that you just know you made God happy that day and that was your reward that will never be repeated.
I figure I'm pretty lucky not to have served my time in Germany
but my brother did. I have a German bar stool at my work bench that's leather covered - the hide still has hair on it! I'll get a pic tonight and append it here. It's one of my proudest things, and I do a lot of filework from it. 
Thing about it is, it's three-legged! Whoever thought of making a three-legged bar stool had a real sense of humor...
Dave
PS - This thread caught me drinking O'Doul's!!! The grandbaby is staying over tonight so I gotta be fairly good. Don't I?
DL
PPS - Hey bladerunner, I don't think that was beer that Mr Natural was talking about...
In the upper Midwest a brewery called Leinenkugel makes some great stuff! The whole spectrum from pale to red to nearly stout...and still won't break the bank.
Here in Des Moines we've had a veritable explosion of local breweries. There are probably 3 or 4 locals that do a great job. You can go to dinner, have a sampler of half a dozen 6 oz glasses, and take a gallon of your favorite home for dessert. Some recipies are one-offs that you just know you made God happy that day and that was your reward that will never be repeated.
I figure I'm pretty lucky not to have served my time in Germany
but my brother did. I have a German bar stool at my work bench that's leather covered - the hide still has hair on it! I'll get a pic tonight and append it here. It's one of my proudest things, and I do a lot of filework from it. Thing about it is, it's three-legged! Whoever thought of making a three-legged bar stool had a real sense of humor...Dave
PS - This thread caught me drinking O'Doul's!!! The grandbaby is staying over tonight so I gotta be fairly good. Don't I?
DL
PPS - Hey bladerunner, I don't think that was beer that Mr Natural was talking about...
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Now don't go knocking Coors beer. There is no difference in the way that they brew beer in Colorado and it is made the same as most other beer. The folk there only added one thing additionally at the very end of the process. It is an organic filter, commonly referred to as a horse.
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carlsberg elephant malt liquor! the stuff from denmark, not the crap from canada they sell these days. haven't had the real stuff in years. and i am a light weight these days.
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As good as Guinness is, Mackeson Triple Stout is even better.
I used to get Stroh's Dark on draught at a local pizza place in the 80s, and it was heavenly, but I haven't seen it in years.
Boy, this topic is getting a lot more posts than any knife related question I've seen recently.
I used to get Stroh's Dark on draught at a local pizza place in the 80s, and it was heavenly, but I haven't seen it in years.
Boy, this topic is getting a lot more posts than any knife related question I've seen recently.
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If you want to try malt liquor in Canadia, try O'Keefe's Extra old Stock. At 6%, if you get outside of a 12 pack, you will have a buzz.
I saw a list that Consumer Reports put out in the 80s that gave alcohol contents for the standard American beers. Coors regular was 3.34%, Coors light down in the 2% range. Bud at 3.85. Michelob was the strongest at 4.3%. In Canadia 4.5% is light beer. They make some good ale at the Big Rock Brewery in Alberta.
The Aass Brewery in Norway used to export a killer Ule Ale to the US, but I haven't seen it in 10-15 years.
For OZ, try Cooper's Real Ale mixed into a Black and Tan with Toth's Sheaf Stout. It'll make all your babies be born naked...
Toth's Sheaf Stout makes Guiness taste like cream soda. Real ale has the yeast in the bottom of the bottle if you don't rile it up.
Rogue River Brewery in Or and San Andreas Brewery in Ca put out some fine ales that are low enough in hops to have a good taste other than just bitter.
I just got in from partaking in some Bass Ale tonight and have gotten fairly lubricated-hence the rambling post.
I saw a list that Consumer Reports put out in the 80s that gave alcohol contents for the standard American beers. Coors regular was 3.34%, Coors light down in the 2% range. Bud at 3.85. Michelob was the strongest at 4.3%. In Canadia 4.5% is light beer. They make some good ale at the Big Rock Brewery in Alberta.
The Aass Brewery in Norway used to export a killer Ule Ale to the US, but I haven't seen it in 10-15 years.
For OZ, try Cooper's Real Ale mixed into a Black and Tan with Toth's Sheaf Stout. It'll make all your babies be born naked...
Toth's Sheaf Stout makes Guiness taste like cream soda. Real ale has the yeast in the bottom of the bottle if you don't rile it up.
Rogue River Brewery in Or and San Andreas Brewery in Ca put out some fine ales that are low enough in hops to have a good taste other than just bitter.
I just got in from partaking in some Bass Ale tonight and have gotten fairly lubricated-hence the rambling post.
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Been searching for best beer. Perhaps you guys can steer me in the right direction. I usually prefer Corona. I don't like anything heavier and lite Corona is crappy. I do like Killians on tap though. Anything Corona-ish or UberCorona recommendations???????
a good drunk,
Jason
a good drunk,
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I like Oranjaboom!! Good stuff from Holland...
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Cold beer! Being Native American must have some influence; my druthers is whiskey, but what you hear about whiskey and Indians seems to have some truth to it. The best beer I ever had was a couple of real cold ones while catfishing one night a couple of years ago. My fishing bud and I only had 4 beers along and agreed to not have one untill we caught the first cat. It took a couple of hours, slow biting and real hot that night. Crap,I would rather have had to stuff a wildcat into a gunnysack than have to wait that long!
I was in Germany for 7 years. I tried to drink that country dry but just couldn't quite do it! *grin* Something about the sheer quantities of American beer, though. More of a feeling than a taste for it... patriotism maybe?
Hey Jason, if you like Corona maybe you would like Sapporo. I usually swill a few of those when we go out for sushi. I find the body and flavor to be similar, however the Mexican pee-water has no equal, especially with a chunk 'o lime in there.
Hey Jason, if you like Corona maybe you would like Sapporo. I usually swill a few of those when we go out for sushi. I find the body and flavor to be similar, however the Mexican pee-water has no equal, especially with a chunk 'o lime in there.
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My response, in the form of quoting those who came before me...
Surely those in the USA who started brewing beer in the late 1800's and into the 1900's started with proven recipes and techniques from Europe. And then the corporate machines... they gradually, but quite persistently, managed to mutate and water down the processes (Rice?), and managed to market and sell them quite effectively to an otherwise well educated populace. Truly a triumphant example of how big corporate marketing, and economics (cheap ingredients), and strong-arm tactics (competition) has managed to slowwwly but surely convince a populace they actually like such a poor product. Phenomenal. I think it highlights as much that the average guy likes to get drunk far more than he likes to taste and contemplate a fine brew. Kinda like the foisting of unhealthy fast food and refined grain products on an unsuspecting, unknowing populace, it's another stupid humans trick, and it's all starting to cycle back around, finally.
Kudos to those who are trying to bring good quality brews back into the mainstream over the past several decades. While the original, small batch, microbrewed examples were probably notably better, even the "bigger names" in decent beer that shows up on Supermarket shelves, like Sam Adams and Pete's, turn out a fairly respectable and drinkable product.
About the only time I choke down a Miller Lite anymore is when the guy who is taking me on a "free" fishing trip brought Miller Lite in the cooler on board his big and expensive-to-own-and-maintain boat. It tastes... well... cold...and wet... and it is consumed.
Originally posted by Graymaker
you havn't tryed them all have you
I don't think any 1st or 2nd world country on planet Earth makes a higher percentage of their national beer output that is so genuinely cr@ppy as does the USA. It is truly sad. More, it's truly embarassing at some level. There are some very fine US brews out there, just can't name any that originate from the Big 3.
Surely those in the USA who started brewing beer in the late 1800's and into the 1900's started with proven recipes and techniques from Europe. And then the corporate machines... they gradually, but quite persistently, managed to mutate and water down the processes (Rice?), and managed to market and sell them quite effectively to an otherwise well educated populace. Truly a triumphant example of how big corporate marketing, and economics (cheap ingredients), and strong-arm tactics (competition) has managed to slowwwly but surely convince a populace they actually like such a poor product. Phenomenal. I think it highlights as much that the average guy likes to get drunk far more than he likes to taste and contemplate a fine brew. Kinda like the foisting of unhealthy fast food and refined grain products on an unsuspecting, unknowing populace, it's another stupid humans trick, and it's all starting to cycle back around, finally.
Kudos to those who are trying to bring good quality brews back into the mainstream over the past several decades. While the original, small batch, microbrewed examples were probably notably better, even the "bigger names" in decent beer that shows up on Supermarket shelves, like Sam Adams and Pete's, turn out a fairly respectable and drinkable product.
About the only time I choke down a Miller Lite anymore is when the guy who is taking me on a "free" fishing trip brought Miller Lite in the cooler on board his big and expensive-to-own-and-maintain boat. It tastes... well... cold...and wet... and it is consumed.
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Worth two==>
Great leads in this thread. Here's one:
I've been enjoying Fat Tire (pretty mellow amber ale) and another from Breckenridge, a Brussels Black Ale... both interesting and worthy brews to try at least 6 of... and they survived the trip to Texas pretty ok (best I can tell, since that's a relative comparison).
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GUINNESS!
LMAO!
LMAO!
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Dan, have you ever tasted Glen Fiddich Scotch? I worked with the Queen's Own Highlanders for a short period of time in Germany and was introduced to it. Great scotch.
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If you've ever sat on a three-legged stool you will understand why putting such a thing in a bar carries so much potential for humor. I'm sure it'd be great for uneven flooring but it is not a natural combination with inebriation...
Here's the stool I sit on in my shop. It came from a German bar and has supported many, many beers in its long life. And it's really a fine piece of workmanship. I'm extrememly lucky to own it! Hope you like it. If you ever come to visit I'll sit you on it with a tall cold one of your choice.
Dave
I'm sure it'd be great for uneven flooring but it is not a natural combination with inebriation...Here's the stool I sit on in my shop. It came from a German bar and has supported many, many beers in its long life. And it's really a fine piece of workmanship. I'm extrememly lucky to own it! Hope you like it. If you ever come to visit I'll sit you on it with a tall cold one of your choice.
Dave
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