O.T. Anyone drank any really good new beers lately?

shane justice said:
Hey...

My favorite beer of all time? That was the kind of beer we used to drink after running behind the hay wagon all day loading bales...getting grass down my shirt. Nothing like a good bottle of beer when you're 16 and strong...what kind of beer was it? It was COLD! Danged if I can remeber anything exept how good it tasted...
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You speak the truth: When I was mountainbiking a lot, the first cold beer after a long ride was the best beer I'd ever had, no matter what it was.

These days, these are the beers that are in "heavy rotation" in our fridge:

Old Peculier
Chimay
Delerium Tremens
any unfiltered Bavarian (or at least German) weissbier or dunkelweiss (I have yet to find a U.S. weissbier that tastes remotely like the real thing)
San Miguel Dark
Negra Modelo
anything from Stone Brewing, Karl Strauss or Alesmith (local microbreweries that also distribute on a national level)
anything from Unibroue: Maudite, La Fin du Monde, Trois Pistoles, La Terrible, etc.
Spaten Oktoberfest
Pilsner Urquell
Lindemans raspberry lambic (easily subs for champagne when serving breakfast) :D


More info:
http://www.beeradvocate.com/
 
All this talk of beer has got me hankering for some good Mexican food. I think I'll take myself out to my second favorite cantina(this one being my favorite) and try a draft and see if all this talk of drafts being the best and such is real......now if they could just import some of that good German beer for draft.......I did like German beer....Bitburgers were my favorite. Buy it by the case in liter bottles and set it outside to chill a little......that was good. :p :D
 
devo55 said:
I don't really have a most memorable beer to mention, but fondly remember a bar in Myrtle Beach SC. It had abeen a rainy beach wash-out kind of day and we went looking for beer and appetizers. Found a bar that had two full walls lined with beer taps...all beers of the British Isles. Yuummm!

Jeff
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I'd love to know if it is still there, and what the name is. :rolleyes:

Best I've had lately was Brooklyn Brown Ale. It was on tap in the Tripps in Asheville, NC. Good stuff.

Steve
 
To those who mentioned Chimay: you ought to try Angelique. Here in Northern California you can get it at Trader Joe's. It's ale, similar to Chimay in texture yet slightly different and without sweet aftertaste; about the same price tag on both. Outstanding stuff!
 
Green Ice said:
I'll look for that Alaskan Amber. For right now my favored beers are Warsteiner Dunkel (Dark) and Bitburger. Both are German beers.

Ice
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they sell Bitburger in the states? Wow, I used to drink that stuff when I was stationed in Germany back in 88'. My first glass of draft Bitburger got me all buzzed, good strong beer (14-15% alcohol content).
 
I don't think any beer made can stand against Blenheim Ginger Ale- ask munk! :p

However, I crave a beer every now and then. For some reason, I "feel" the alcohol in beer more than in a hard liquor- a beer will affect me more than a couple shots of hard stuff.

Don't like mead's funky aftertaste. Have been known to drink Coor's Lite...I confess. If I'm buying my own beer, I'm probably most likely to buy Molson Canadian- one of the first beers I ever thought tasted good.

In the past, I've often been partial to ciders. Woodchuck Amber is my favorite.

Often have consumed stuff in the past that I came up with myself- like my "Plum Happy". It's 2 parts vodka to 1 part plum wine, and 7up or Sprite. Yum! When I was in the barracks, at one point, I had something like 8 different bottles of liquor, plus beer. One of the Sgts was doing a quarters inspection, and he asked, "You think you have enough %^*ing booze!?"

I said, "Well, I don't drink it all at once." He nodded, and went on his way.

John, don't drink much anymore...
 
Spectre said:
I don't think any beer made can stand against Blenheim Ginger Ale- ask munk! :p
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I vaguely remember the Food Network show about Blenheim. Has anyone ever had it shipped to them?
 
Dayum! I can't believe I found another fan of Blenhiem! I used to have kin in the Blenhiem area, so got a pretty good share of it. Darn yummy stuff! :D May be an exception to the rule about Gingerale soothing upset tummies though. :D

As far as beer goes, my tastes are wierd...I like light beers-usually Corona or Tequiza in the summer and dark beers in the winter. Often times Alaskan Amber or Moose Drool infact. The local restaurant here: http://www.greatbearbrewing.com/ Makes a hellaciously good dark beer along with a spicy breaded hamburger and some damn good onion rings...it's a rare treat, but always enjoyed. :D My favorite winter drink there is the Big Su Strong Ale which is described as "Brewed in a unique turn of the century style, the Big Su boasts strength and drinkability. Brewed with 25% Cane Sugar, the Strong Ale packs a Big punch. Savor Responsibly. Original gravity is 17 1/2 degrees Plato and approximate alcohol by volume is 8.0 %"


But...bear in mind, I hardly drink at all, so my tastes are probably wierd as hell...matter of fact last night when I helped my wife finish her margarita was the first time I'd touched alcohol in about eight months.
 
ferguson said:
I'd love to know if it is still there, and what the name is. :rolleyes:

Best I've had lately was Brooklyn Brown Ale. It was on tap in the Tripps in Asheville, NC. Good stuff.

Steve
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Not sure, but I think it was a pub at the Barefoot Landing area in North Myrtle Beach. I'd like to visit the pub again, but wouldn't visit Myrtle Beach again for love or money (at least in summer). Too many people. It is said to be very nice in the other months.

Jeff
 
Some time ago, some good friends turned me onto Belgian Ales. I've only had the funds to try a few, but man do I love the style so far. I'm normally more a fan of wines and bourbon, but may have tried different beers sooner had I known what was out there. These same friends now live in Asheville, NC, and brought us to a downtown brewery/pizza joint. Don't recall the name. I got to try some kind of red beer that was great... Highlander? Scottish something or other? Seems lots of the bars down there brew their own, and boast a large selection of micro brews, etc.

My last batch of hard cider turned out great, so I've been working on that lately. Slight sweetness, carbonation, with scents of tree fruits, flowers, and spices. In other words, closer to a Lambic ale. (haven't done an official review on it yet, but those are the main driving aromas and flavors.) The last batch I made bone dry and fiercely carbonated. More like a dry champaigne, really. I still have a bottle or two of mead around, or actually metheglynn. One batch I used port yeast to get it up to 17% alcohol, but it was a bit warm. So, the next batch I kept around 12%, with residual sweetness.

I'm gonna have to try to remember some of your guys' suggestions. Someday if I've actually got a couple bucks to spare, I'm gonna try 'em.
 
bitburger has 4.9% alc. Its good stuff though. if any of you can get their hands on a Jever Pilsner, you'll see the light. Every other beer will taste like water after that one :)

So far, although it may be a patriotic thing, I think German beers are the best ones. I have yet to drink something better. Of the mexican stuff, I really like Corona and Pacifico. Else than that, I like Newcastle and Guiness. Nothing tops a Jever though.

Cheers,

Keno
 
You know, I could go for a couple of Tacos from the VFW Club in Tai Chung and a cold San Miguel. Damn that takes me back.
 
What a thread!

We're blessed with a pretty good selection of micros in this area and even the supermarkets have a nice variety. It's one of the things that I like about this place. The grocery store down the street has a wall 'o beer that must be seen to be believed. I've been going there for years and I still have yet to sample everything.

Yvsa - Alaskan Amber is pretty popular around here. If you like that, you'd probably enjoy most of the other local beers as well. My particular tavern favorite around here is Mack and Jack's but no one else seems to be able to tolerate it.

Chimay? I sabered (and drank, of course) a bottle of this when Uncle Bill passed away. Big serving, lots of alcohol...I don't drink this one often, but when I do, one bottle is generally enough.

This is a topic near and dear to my heart so I'll intentionally keep it brief. Some of my favorites:

- Samual Adams Cherry Wheat (very rare around here)
- Widmer Brothers Hefeweizen
- Samuel Smith (I believe) Tadcaster Oatmeal Stout
- Budweiser Budvar (good luck finding this in the US)
- Anything from Rogue that says Morimoto on it
- Newcastle, but only on tap (nonexistant around here)

And, if I'm feeling particularly self-abusive, "Fat Bastard" by Silver City Brewing - our local brewery. (About five minutes away, in fact.)

When price is an object, Henry Weinhardt's is inexpensive and far better than the canned domestic stuff. When I'm on that other coast, Yeungleung (sp?) serves the same purpose. (Of course, they also have all the Sam Adams variants we don't see out here and I usually wind up buying those instead.)

The roughest one I ever tried? Coffin Nail Ale, in Perth. I received a standing ovation from my shipmates for getting the entire pint down. I will not drink this one again. It was the only beer I recall having in Australia that wasn't outstanding. Perhaps my palate wasn't refined enough to enjoy it properly. (Someone must be buying it...)

I enjoy a good cider as much as the next person but it's proven incompatible with gastric reflux; I very rarely drink it. The best I remember was one of the Strongbow variants (which one is beyond me...it was one of those nights) but I haven't seen this in the US.

That being said, I'm ashamed to admit that there's usually a case or two of Miller Lite floating around here. It's tolerable when cold and the cans make excellent targets.

Now I want a Malla and a beer. You folks are ruining me.
 
Satori said:
The roughest one I ever tried? Coffin Nail Ale, in Perth. I received a standing ovation from my shipmates for getting the entire pint down. I will not drink this one again. It was the only beer I recall having in Australia that wasn't outstanding. Perhaps my palate wasn't refined enough to enjoy it properly. (Someone must be buying it...)
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What's so nasty about it? Do they brew it with old cigarette butts and band-aids or something?
 
Today I attended a golf scramble for work.

I had four good beers.

They were cold and free.

Good beer is relative.
 
45-70 said:
Today I attended a golf scramble for work.

I had four good beers.

They were cold and free.

Good beer is relative.
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Well said. A beer in the hand is worth two in the fridge. (Unless it's warm.)

Donutsrule - It tasted like it. "Distilled hatred" would be an apt description.

Speaking of sabering Chimay, that video (plus the champagne sabering and laptop vs. ang khola test) is still up and will remain so until it's done making its rounds amongst my family members - say, another two days.
 
shane justice said:
Now that I am old...once in a great while I buy some Chimay Ale. A whole nuther kinda beer. Try it...them monks know their stuff.

SHane
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I have to agree with Shane, try a bottle of Chimay Ale, they make three types a gold label, red label and blue label, respectively listed from lighter to darker & thicker.
My favorite is the Blue label Grande Reserve, 9% and defintely a meal in itself, thicker and richer than Guiness (by far).

I will try to find the Alaskan Amber too!
 
I like Alaskan Amber and Mac & Jack's, though lately I've been drinking Boddington's, Caffrey's, or Fat Tire. Young's Double Chocolate Stout is delicious in small quantities. We used to have "team meetings" at the local Red Hook brewery, the Nut Brown ale and Blackhook porter are my favorites there.

I like homemade mead, but it has an unfortunate tendency to make me go from 0 to incoherent babbling drunk in ... well, let's just say that I try to stay away from it. :)
 
Budweiser Budvar is marketed in the US as Chechovar.
Whole food carries here in Georgia.
They can't use the Budweiser name here..... and it is good stuff too....
 
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