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The Lounge at the End of the Universe => Gallimaufry => Topic started by: lowky on April 19, 2009, 11:52:22 PM
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What? Would you have preferred Pabst Blue Ribbon? Miller Lite? Maybe I should just lug out that cardboard box of fine wine that was being saved for just the right occasion?
PBR and Miller are actually good beers. They are just as good as Budweiser. In my opinion, they are better. They are all American Domestic Swill. If you gave most people a glass of PBR with an empty Budweiser bottle, they would never know the difference.
Sure they would, first sip of the PBR they would be like wow this budweiser actually tastes pretty good for a change. Budweiser is no longer beer it's sake. Bud swill is made with rice not wheat.
American pisswater is like sex in a canoe F@#king close to water
Now, if we are going to talk about REAL beer, then most of the people in this forum would need links and an education. ;D
Just a few of the beers that I enjoy:
Stouts (I lump these all together, as I like them infrequently, so no need to say Oatmeal Stout Imperial Stout, etc.)
India Pale Ales
Pale Ales
Blonds
Unfiltered Wheats
Pilsners (Domestic Swill are pilsners)
Specialty Brews
Hefeweizen
Fruit Ales
I don't care for Nut Ales too often.
If you want to have a discussion about beer, start a new thread, I'll jump in!
I would say that favorites of mine include:
- Stouts
- Almost anything by New Belgium Brewing Company (http://www.newbelgium.com/) but especially Giddyup and 1554
- Oak Creek Nut Brown (http://www.oakcreekbrew.com/oakcreek/beers.php)
- Blue Moon and it's ilk actually if you are in a part of the US where you can get it (Michigan and surrounding states mostly) Bell's Oberon will blow Blue Moon out of the water.
- pumpkin ales (http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/72/)
- and while not technically beer I love a good 'hard' cider
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i hate alcohol tis gross
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Woodchuck Pear Cider FTW!
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Woodchuck Pear Cider FTW!
I actually prefer ACE pear cider. Especially half and half with Guiness.
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I prefer the Woodchuck Amber... good stuff! I've had the Pale Ale and and Pear and the Granny Smith. For me, Amber is the winner, but they are all good!
Have you ever heard of K? It's good too (hard cider). Taste more like wine than anything else.
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I like Sam Adams. They make a good beer; larger company with the micro-brew sentiment. My favorite is the Oktoberfest, but their Cream Stout is good too.
At the risk of seeming to be a traitor to my ancestors, I'm not really a fan of stout ale. I'm more in the brown or amber ales. Lager I could take or leave; it depends on who's brewing it.
As to most American beers, yeah....like sex in a canoe.
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Utopia (http://onlythemost.blogspot.com/2008/07/worlds-most-expensive-beer-samuel-adams.html)
"k" is ok, as you said, it's more like wine, which I do not care for.
Orkney Skull Splitter is good, if only for the name!
Tinkerbell bought a sampler case of Dundee's from Costco. It was pretty good.
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When I can afford luxuries like beer, I like to drink what's brewed locally. When I lived in Woodinville that meant Red Hook (the brewery was just a few miles from my apartment). Now it's Widmer Bros. (I love "Drop Top" ale when I can get it on tap; for some reason the bottled stuff doesn't taste the same), Deschutes, and other Portland Oregon micros.
As I said in the other thread, I'd rather drink a glass of cold water than Budweiser, or any other massproduced pisslager for that matter.
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Remember the ladies.
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When I can afford luxuries like beer, I like to drink what's brewed locally. When I lived in Woodinville that meant Red Hook (the brewery was just a few miles from my apartment). Now it's Widmer Bros. (I love "Drop Top" ale when I can get it on tap; for some reason the bottled stuff doesn't taste the same), Deschutes, and other Portland Oregon micros.
As I said in the other thread, I'd rather drink a glass of cold water than Budweiser, or any other massproduced pisslager for that matter.
OoH i forgot abbout Deschutes. I like the porter. Can't remember it's name but we carried the porter and something else from deschutes at our bar in the Grand Canyon. too lazy to go check the web
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Remember the ladies.
Too bad about that. Without liquor, nobody would want to kiss them.
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Remember the ladies.
Too bad about that. Without liquor, nobody would want to kiss them.
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Remember the ladies.
Too bad about that. Without liquor, nobody would want to kiss them.
(http://www.dancarlin.com/phpbb3/images/smilies/ohsnapsign.gif)
/me douses stePH in Schnapps.
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You sure those aren't men in drag?
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You sure those aren't men in drag?
No. No I am not sure at all.
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Remember the ladies.
Too bad about that. Without liquor, nobody would want to kiss them.
Yeah i was just thinking that something like that could make me an alcoholic, just for insurance purposes...
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Remember the ladies.
Too bad about that. Without liquor, nobody would want to kiss them.
is that a zombie on the far left middle row, or a badly preserved attempt at human taxidermy.
time for another drink (not that there is enough alcohol ever produced to make some of those women attractive)
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i duno... ive had a few shots of 151 and the one on the far right is starting to look ... well... like a girl.
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heh, to be fair, I bet any of them could be made up to look pretty, or at least amenable.. even just by virtue of expression change.
/no fun at all
//sorry :/
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So now that I'm legally of age to purchase this beer substance (insert long, hard look at Bdoomed, with overtones of knowing his parents phone number, and wouldn't they like to know what their college boy is up to), any recommendations? My previous alcoholic experiences have been limited to chiefly wine and it's derivatives.
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Hereadel, go get a sampler pack. There are lots of companies that put them out. Be warned, if you are drinking specialty beers, some of them have alcohol content 2x or more of the domestic swill that's out there. If there is a package store around that carries Boulevard, I'd recommend a sampler of it. Sam Adams is always a good choice, too.
Beer is not meant to be consumed ice cold, in a bottle or in a can! Get yourself a couple of pilsner glasses from Walmart or somewhere. When you pour a bear, there should be some head. To really get into a beer, you need to experience it. Hold the glass up to the light and check out it's color. Bring it close and sample the aroma before you drink it. Your first drink should not be a gulp. Have a drink and let the beer roll over your tongue. Give it a second after you've swallowed to appreciate the after taste.
Contrary to those dumb ass Keystone commercials, there is nothing wrong with bitter beer!
That ought to get you started down the path of being a beer snob!
Oh, and Happy Birthday!
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(insert long, hard look at Bdoomed, with overtones of knowing his parents phone number, and wouldn't they like to know what their college boy is up to)
oh they know. they don care. suck it.
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I've fallen hard in love with Belgian beers. They're very much in vogue in Taipei right now, and a bottle costs $5-6 (USD) at a pub or $3-4 in a grocery store. And to think I never would have encountered them if I hadn't moved to Taiwan.
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So now that I'm legally of age to purchase this beer substance (insert long, hard look at Bdoomed, with overtones of knowing his parents phone number, and wouldn't they like to know what their college boy is up to), any recommendations? My previous alcoholic experiences have been limited to chiefly wine and it's derivatives.
Since hot weather is apparently here, you should try some appropriate beers. I'd recommend starting with Belgian-style beers. Lambics, for example, go down quite well in the summer. Weiss beers are also terrific in hot weather. Weiss beers in general are less bitter than many other beers: not that there's anything wrong with bitter beer, but I wouldn't recommend it to a beer neophyte.
What I would recommend is finding a good beer bar, bellying up, and tell your story to the bartender. Beer geeks love to proselytize, and a good bartender who's really into beer will let you try a lot of different samples, help you figure out what you like, and give you a little education along the way.
Oh, and to clear up a misconception. Despite the "making love in a canoe" stereotype, mass-market American beer doesn't necessarily have a low alcohol content- Budweiser is more alcoholic than Guinness, for example. And there are many fantastic beers that do have low alcohol content. Flavor and alcohol content are two entirely separate things: while Bud may taste nasty, it's pretty good at getting you drunk.
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I you are just wanting to get drunk, might I suggest Yukon Jack on the rocks?
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I you are just wanting to get drunk, might I suggest Yukon Jack on the rocks?
Or just pound shots of the 80-120 proof liquor of your choice.
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I you are just wanting to get drunk, might I suggest Yukon Jack on the rocks?
Or just pound shots of the 80-120 proof liquor of your choice.
Getting drunk on a budget?
THUNDERBIRD!!
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natty ice, that shit is gross as hell but gets me drunk so fast (tho i get drunk fast no matter what, its especially fast)
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Sadly, most beer drinkers that just want alcohol content don't know how to do math. Go look at your Natty Ice. It's what, 3.2? I haven't bought any for a long time, and don't drink beer just to get drunk. The Dundee Porter I had last night was 6.8. Now, if you start doing cost analysis, you might be surprised at which beer to buy.
Or just go with Nash's recommendation and get some turpentine.
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If you're scrutinizing your beers to maximize alcohol concentration, once again Belgian is a good choice. 12% Malheur tastes like a complex symphony of beery flavor containing everything good in this world.
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If you're scrutinizing your beers to maximize alcohol concentration, once again Belgian is a good choice. 12% Malheur tastes like a complex symphony of beery flavor containing everything good in this world.
My point exactly.
I'd drink a good N/A beer if there was one.
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well either way im more prone to lean towards rum or vodka and coke or gatorade :P
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I got so sick on Rum&Coke that I can't even smell rum without getting sick to my stomach.
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Can't forget about the good old MD20/20
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Can't forget about the good old MD20/20
Not meant for Human Consumption. You newts might like it but...
Of course the fact I had drank a bottle of some berry wine/adult kool-aid type thing and then drank the entire bottle of Mad Dog might color my view a little. Probably the worst hangover i ever had.
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The good thing about Maddog is that you can share the bottle. You're much less worried about what you might catch from someone than you are about what was already in the bottle!
Having myself a few Dundees tonight. I'm digging the porter the last two nights. Still mixing it up, though.
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Ah, yes... the Dundee Porter night. I remember it well... do you? :D
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I have no idea what this crazy person is referring to. :-X
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I was saving this for the picture association thread, but I think it should go here.
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You are an awesome and wise deity!