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Title: The beer thread
Post by: milkanannan on Mon 03/07/2017 15:00:59
Hello AGS'ers!

So who out there likes a good beer once in a while? ;) I thought I'd start a thread for beer discussion/recommendation, just generally all things beer related. Even if you don't drink beer, feel free to share a photo of your hometown's brew or your thoughts on beer in general.
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: milkanannan on Mon 03/07/2017 15:01:52
At the moment I'm enjoying this lovely Meantime London Lager. Very very light in appearance, but hoppy as hell. Tastes like an IPA! It's a bit pricey here in Dubai, but definitely worth a splurge every once in a while. 8-)

(http://www.beersofeurope.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/pimages/MeantimeLondonLager040816.jpg)
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: Kumpel on Mon 03/07/2017 21:31:04
As a german of course I like beer. This is one of my favourites and has a special place in my heart:
(http://www.bierdiarium.de/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Lausitzer_Porter.jpg)

Lausitzer Porter is a very tasty, a little bit sweet and nevertheless spicey dark porter beer from the saxonian city Löbau.
It reminds me of my youth and home.
Actually a german wouldn't dare to admit, but the cherry flavoured mix beer edition named "Kirsch Porter" is even better but not a beer for every day :D
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: RickJ on Mon 03/07/2017 22:13:19
One of my favorites from the Pacific Northwest (US) is Alaskan Amber (https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/429/1309/)

(https://cdn.beeradvocate.com/im/beers/1309.jpg)
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: milkanannan on Tue 04/07/2017 16:32:17
Haven't tried either, but I'll keep an eye out! Unfortunately our selection here is a bit limited. Beautiful colour on that porter!

Tonight I tried this lad. Very smokey flavour and a lingering aftertaste. Not bad, but probably wouldn't get it again.

(http://res.cloudinary.com/ratebeer/image/upload/w_250,c_limit/beer_357805.jpg)
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: Stupot on Tue 04/07/2017 16:39:48
A friend of mine loves his beers and ciders and most of his Instagram feed is dedicated to them. Check it out: http://instagram.com/bigdaveofbanterbury.

Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: milkanannan on Sat 08/07/2017 05:54:53
Quote from: Stupot+ on Tue 04/07/2017 16:39:48
A friend of mine loves his beers and ciders and most of his Instagram feed is dedicated to them. Check it out: http://instagram.com/bigdaveofbanterbury.



Nice! Several of those I'd never heard of.
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: milkanannan on Sat 15/07/2017 21:12:02
So I'm having the angry-ass Foster's tonight, a beer which ---if you will indulge me for a moment-- I'd like to comment on.

It's so easy to turn your nose up at Foster's. It's light. It's watery. It's a pop culture beer. However, for several years I have to indeed admit that anytime I'm not really looking for a new experience or a dialogue or a surprise of any sort, Foster's has been there as a go-to lager. Its flavour couldn't be more normal, and maybe this is why it defaults into a good plumb line for all other beers. Foster's is not crap. It's also not great. It's meh. And meh is a very powerful place to be.

So cheers to Foster's. Cheers to mediocracy.

(http://www.bengeoclub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/fosterslager_282x2821.jpg)

Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: dactylopus on Sat 15/07/2017 23:35:12
Quote from: manifest class on Sat 15/07/2017 21:12:02
So I'm having the angry-ass Foster's tonight, a beer which ---if you will indulge me for a moment-- I'd like to comment on.

It's so easy to turn your nose up at Foster's. It's light. It's watery. It's a pop culture beer. However, for several years I have to indeed admit that anytime I'm not really looking for a new experience or a dialogue or a surprise of any sort, Foster's has been there as a go-to lager. Its flavour couldn't be more normal, and maybe this is why it defaults into a good plumb line for all other beers. Foster's is not crap. It's also not great. It's meh. And meh is a very powerful place to be.

So cheers to Foster's. Cheers to mediocracy.

That's largely how I feel about the beer from my home, Labatt Blue.  I enjoy it, but it's nothing special by any means, and it's a great beer after a game of hockey.

My go-to beer recently is something simple as well.  My brother and I enjoy a Yuengling or 3 when we see each other on weekends.  Nothing fancy.  He usually starts with a high alcohol content double IPA of some sort, but I'm not into that.  I'm not much of a beer snob, but I like beer that tastes like beer, usually a simple lager.
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: Stupot on Sun 16/07/2017 10:55:05
I also have nothing against Fosters or Carling or Heineken or any of the mainstream lagers. A cold pint of any of those will make me happy after a day's work. I'm in Japan where a lot of the national brands (Asahi, Suntory, Kirin) get  treated like snot by most of my fellow gaijins. I don't care, I'll drink all of them.

That said, there are a lot of craft-beer shops popping up around Tokyo and I've been to a few. The beer is good and you can clearly taste the quality but I refuse to be drawn into snobby hipsterism about it.
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: milkanannan on Sun 16/07/2017 12:13:29
Good points, guys.

Dactylopus, I'm kind of like your brother in that I like the first or second drink to be something to talk about. New flavour? Strong hoppy taste? Interesting aftertaste? It's something to appreciate and dissect, either by yourself or with a friend. By number three (or...on occasion more :-D), your palate really isn't as acute, so that's when I like to flop over to lager, and pretty much anything with some international backing goes (aside from REEB, Busch, and Snow --I'm not a snob but don't get me started on these!)

Stupot, I lived in Shanghai for five years. Your mention of Asahi, Suntory and Kirin brings back memories!! Very cool the craft beer movement is gaining some steam there. Nice to have some variety to pull from.

At the moment, I'm having something called 'Budejovicky', which back home (Canada) is known as Czechvar. It's a Czech beer that interestingly has claimed the name 'Budweiser'. The history from Wikipedia:

QuoteThe history of brewing in Ã,,Å'eské BudÃ,,›jovice, dates back to the 13th century Kingdom of Bohemia, when the city received the brewing rights.[6] The original Budweiser Bier or Budweiser Bürgerbräu (Czech:BudÃ,,›jovický mÃ,,›šŠ¥anský pivovar), was founded here in 1785. The company began exporting to the United States in 1871.[7][8] In the U.S., Anheuser-Busch started using the Budweiser brand in 1876 and registered it two years later.

A second company (now named Budvar) was established in 1895 in same town by mainly Czech brewers, which also started exporting beer under the name Budweiser (being the German way of referring to something from the city such as a beer, while "BudÃ,,›jovický" means the same in Czech). These exports into the US market led to the Budweiser trademark dispute. Negotiations between the three companies, the two from the original town and the American Anheuser-Busch, about using "Budweiser" reached an agreement in March 1938 that allowed Anheuser-Busch to use the brand "Budweiser" only in North America.[9]

After the fall of communism, both local breweries tried to secure rights to traditional names.

(laugh)

I have to say --and again, no intention of snobbery-- Czechvar tastes much better than Budweiser!
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: dactylopus on Mon 17/07/2017 02:50:57
Most beers taste better than a Budweiser!
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: Kumpel on Mon 17/07/2017 09:47:49
Finally a czech beer!
I can tell you with a hundred percent certainty that every czech beer brewed for longer than 50 years tastes better than 80% of the other beers world wide :D
I have been to prague lately and I tried at least ten beers there (Budejovicky included). Every one tasted different but like a part of what heaven must be like for beer fanatics :-*
Now there are at least 1200 different beers there. (wtf) (wtf) (wtf)

Have a trip to the czech and learn about the taste of the best beers in the world! 8-)
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: Stupot on Mon 17/07/2017 10:19:22
I'm going to Prague in August (as well as Vienna and Budapest) so I'll try a few. I've also been to Prague on a sixth form trip and we went to the Staropramen brewery.
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: milkanannan on Tue 25/07/2017 17:31:36
Quote from: Kumpel on Mon 17/07/2017 09:47:49
Finally a czech beer!
I can tell you with a hundred percent certainty that every czech beer brewed for longer than 50 years tastes better than 80% of the other beers world wide :D
I have been to prague lately and I tried at least ten beers there (Budejovicky included). Every one tasted different but like a part of what heaven must be like for beer fanatics :-*
Now there are at least 1200 different beers there. (wtf) (wtf) (wtf)

Have a trip to the czech and learn about the taste of the best beers in the world! 8-)

Wow! Nice. Yeah I would LOVE to go one day. I bet they do cool tasting tours where you can learn a bit about the making process too.
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: milkanannan on Tue 25/07/2017 17:35:33
This evening I'm having what I think it one of the only major brews in baby-blue packaging. (laugh)

I like Lowenbrau a lot. Good flavour that isn't overpowering. Very crisp finish. It's the golden boy of lagers, just a real lovable taste.

(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/1b/25/c0/1b25c0452802d28b33516083e9038f2c--lowenbrau-beer.jpg)
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: dactylopus on Wed 26/07/2017 20:21:49
I had a few too many of these over the weekend:

(https://beerconnoisseur.com/sites/default/files/styles/beer_page_245w/public/beer/trans.jpg)

It's called Transmigration of Souls from Orpheus Brewing.  It's a Double IPA.  Here is a chart I found while looking for the picture:

(http://www.orpheusbrewing.com/dev/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/transmigration1.png)

Pretty nifty.  10% alcohol.  Shouldn't have had 4 of those and several Yuenglings...  But it wasn't as bad as I was expecting it to be.  It was a bit on the fruity side is all.
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: milkanannan on Thu 27/07/2017 05:05:42
That sounds really nice but 10%? Must have almost tasted kind of wine-like. Yeah, I love that sharp IPA-citrus link too.
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: Mandle on Fri 28/07/2017 07:12:28
Quote from: manifest class on Sat 15/07/2017 21:12:02
Foster's is not crap. It's also not great. It's meh.

Hehe, try a XXXX (Four X) from Queensland, Australia...

As an American mate of mine once asked, after a trip to Australia:

"So that Four-X beer... They wash old socks in that or what?"

It's a true horror!
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: Atelier on Fri 28/07/2017 11:32:30
Quote from: manifest class on Sat 15/07/2017 21:12:02
So cheers to Foster's. Cheers to mediocracy.

With the right marketing execs they could make this work as a campaign :=

Affligem Tripel is easily the best beer I've ever tasted. Only seen it in one craft beer shop which has stopped stocking it now though

(https://res.cloudinary.com/ratebeer/image/upload/w_120,c_limit/beer_3734.jpg)

https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/affligem-tripel/3734/

Has anyone homebrewed before?
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: milkanannan on Mon 28/08/2017 12:10:34
Quote from: Atelier on Fri 28/07/2017 11:32:30
Quote from: manifest class on Sat 15/07/2017 21:12:02
So cheers to Foster's. Cheers to mediocracy.

With the right marketing execs they could make this work as a campaign :=

Affligem Tripel is easily the best beer I've ever tasted. Only seen it in one craft beer shop which has stopped stocking it now though

(https://res.cloudinary.com/ratebeer/image/upload/w_120,c_limit/beer_3734.jpg)

https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/affligem-tripel/3734/

Has anyone homebrewed before?

I've never had Affligem Tripel nor heard of it. Can you expand on the taste a bit?

Regarding homebrew, yes I have. My wife and I used to live in a conservative Muslim country and illegally homebrewed a bit, but everything we made didn't taste all that good! We couldn't get kits, so it was down to tutorials we found online and adding ingredients here and there we thought would enhance the flavour.

How about anybody else? Any quality homebrew experiences?
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: milkanannan on Mon 28/08/2017 12:20:24
I want to post about Chinese pop beer choices for a moment. My wife and I recently came back from a month in countryside China. Chinese beers tend to be watery by international standards (roughly 3% alc) and rural Chinese beers even more so (2-2.5% alc)! Because many parts of China are humid and many Chinese household refrain from turning on the AC, you end up sweating A LOT, so an extra watery beer served ice cold goes down very nicely under these conditions. It is sort of the opposite of that harder bite you want from your beer if drinking in a colder climate.

Anyway, there are several of these beers I like but one you see most places is Suntory Premium (it's actually Japanese by origin) - a really lovely crisp flavour that instantly refreshes any hot humid situation. Also because the alcohol is so low you can sort of crank through these guys pretty quickly without feeling too groggy afterward. Really fits the setting when you've been sweating your ass of in humid East Asian heat all day!

(http://res.cloudinary.com/ratebeer/image/upload/w_250,c_limit/beer_407460.jpg)
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: milkanannan on Sat 09/09/2017 15:40:47
(https://www.drinksupermarket.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/600x/040ec09b1e35df139433887a97daa66f/s/t/stella_artois_chalice_sized_1.jpg)

Had a Stella weekend here. I've always liked Stella for its somewhat sharp, flavourful take on lager. It's refreshing and a somewhat bold flavour when compared to other pop culture beers.

What are others having this weekend? :P
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: dactylopus on Sat 09/09/2017 17:50:01
Last night I had an Emergency Drinking Beer, in preparation for the coming hurricanes.  It is produced by Wild Heaven Beer.

(https://www.porchdrinking.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/emergency-drinking-beer.png)

Not bad.  Only 4% ABV, and a taste that has hints of apple juice.  Or at least that's what I tasted, not everyone around agreed.

I also had some more of those Orpheus Brewing Transmigration of Souls.  I currently reside in Georgia, and these are both local breweries.
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: milkanannan on Sat 09/09/2017 18:29:19
That sounds great. Cool name. :-D Reminds me of these beers my wife and I used to buy 'Brussels' at Carrefour in Shanghai that included fruit. Flavour wasn't overpowering, so it was sort of a nice hint to otherwise good beer.

This is them (can't get them here though):
(https://cdn.beeradvocate.com/im/beers/52739.jpg)
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: milkanannan on Fri 22/12/2017 22:03:30
Back to my native land (Canada) for Christmas. I have the chance to get back to a few of my hometown/province brews, so thought I'd share here. First up I tried a Bobcaygeon brewery Common Loon:

(https://cdn.beeradvocate.com/im/beers/195415.jpg)

It's a full, lager-y feel with mild citrus finish and hoppy aftertaste that lingers, which gives it a sort of lager-IPA mix to it. Slight cloud in appearance. Not an entirely unique flavour but a flavour that appeals to most palates.
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: LimpingFish on Fri 22/12/2017 22:26:25
Reviews aren't great, but I'm quite partial to it. Kind of sweet, a little malty, and devoid of that unpleasant yeasty taste I get from most beers.

(https://ryeriverbrewingco.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/FF-New-300x300.png)
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: Baron on Sat 23/12/2017 03:16:44
I'm from Canada, too, but I don't drink a lot of local beer aside from Steam Whistle (and only because it's the only beer on tap at my local drinking hole).  I used to experiment quite a bit with European beer: my favourites were usually the Irish and the Czech beers, with Polish and German beers a close second.  These days I've become less adventurous, though.  In summer I almost always drink Corona with a very large quantity of lime juice added.  In winter I tend to go more for the comfort beer these days: Stella, Guinness if it's really cold outside, and my especial favourite Boddingtons.  I forget how I got hooked on Boddingtons - no one I know likes it, and I've never been anywhere near Manchester.  But there's something about that creaminess and subtle carbonation that just warms the soul.

(https://drizly-products1.imgix.net/ci_1870.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fm=jpg&q=20)
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: Stupot on Sat 23/12/2017 05:43:44
I like that you call Stella a comfort beer. You know we call that Wife-Beater in the UK.
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: Radiant on Sat 23/12/2017 07:03:12
(http://crystalshard.net/img/beer1.png) (http://crystalshard.net/index.php?g=20)

:-D
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: milkanannan on Sat 23/12/2017 15:38:18
Quote from: Baron on Sat 23/12/2017 03:16:44
I'm from Canada, too, but I don't drink a lot of local beer aside from Steam Whistle (and only because it's the only beer on tap at my local drinking hole).  I used to experiment quite a bit with European beer: my favourites were usually the Irish and the Czech beers, with Polish and German beers a close second.  These days I've become less adventurous, though.  In summer I almost always drink Corona with a very large quantity of lime juice added.  In winter I tend to go more for the comfort beer these days: Stella, Guinness if it's really cold outside, and my especial favourite Boddingtons.  I forget how I got hooked on Boddingtons - no one I know likes it, and I've never been anywhere near Manchester.  But there's something about that creaminess and subtle carbonation that just warms the soul.

(https://drizly-products1.imgix.net/ci_1870.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fm=jpg&q=20)

Yes, I like Boddingtons too. Funny story: just this past summer I bought some for my father in law (Chinese). He had only had watery Chinese beer in his day but really like Boddingtons a lot and it sparked an interest in more flavourful ales, which we tried during the time my wife and I were visiting.
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: milkanannan on Sat 23/12/2017 15:38:39
Quote from: Stupot on Sat 23/12/2017 05:43:44
I like that you call Stella a comfort beer. You know we call that Wife-Beater in the UK.

(laugh)
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: Baron on Sat 23/12/2017 15:39:03
Quote from: Stupot on Sat 23/12/2017 05:43:44
I like that you call Stella a comfort beer. You know we call that Wife-Beater in the UK.

It can be two things! :=
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: Ben X on Sat 23/12/2017 21:40:25
Boddingtons! I haven't heard of that in years! I really only know it because of the tv adverts from the 90s, this one in particular which parodies ad tropes of the time and also made me fall in love with Melanie Sykes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEEU1nQeGNA
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: Stupot on Sun 24/12/2017 01:52:02
You wanna fleeeek with that loov?
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: milkanannan on Sun 24/12/2017 12:52:04
You can show people actually drinking in an English TV ad? (mind blown)
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: Kumpel on Sun 24/12/2017 23:02:28
Wait... there are a serious amount of beer ads without people drinking the stuff? O.o
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: milkanannan on Mon 25/12/2017 12:27:25
Quote from: Kumpel on Sun 24/12/2017 23:02:28
Wait... there are a serious amount of beer ads without people drinking the stuff? O.o
Yeah, I think tight-assed Canada/US might be the only two, but it's been strictly forbidden to actually drink beer in any advertisement as long as I've known.
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: milkanannan on Wed 20/02/2019 14:35:12
Sometimes I like a beer for a pop culture reference behind it. For example, I read this short book by Murakami, What I Talk about When I Talk about Running, and in it the main character runs some crazy race that's longer than a marathon. When he's finished, he grabs an ice cold roadside Amstel.  8-) I'm living that spirit now.  ;)

(http://www.thewinestore.mu/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/thewinestore-amstel-cans-50cl.jpg)
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: dactylopus on Thu 21/02/2019 08:29:36
My most recent beer was a Scofflaw Double Basement IPA:

[imgzoom]https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/98939d35c9a6904c47df963ed832102b/5CF1CA09/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/49857083_408460689720057_8348169461792949179_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com[/imgzoom]

Delicious, and 10.5% ABV.

Scofflaw Brewing Company has some good beer.  Basement IPA is good at 7.5% ABV.  They also have a version called POG Basement (POG stands for passionfruit, orange, and guava) that is mighty tasty.

You may notice by reading my posts that I live in the Atlanta, GA area.  There are a lot of great breweries here.
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: milkanannan on Thu 21/02/2019 13:24:22
Quote from: dactylopus on Thu 21/02/2019 08:29:36
My most recent beer was a Scofflaw Double Basement IPA:

[imgzoom]https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/98939d35c9a6904c47df963ed832102b/5CF1CA09/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/49857083_408460689720057_8348169461792949179_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com[/imgzoom]

Delicious, and 10.5% ABV.

Scofflaw Brewing Company has some good beer.  Basement IPA is good at 7.5% ABV.  They also have a version called POG Basement (POG stands for passionfruit, orange, and guava) that is mighty tasty.

You may notice by reading my posts that I live in the Atlanta, GA area.  There are a lot of great breweries here.

Sounds great. Yeah I like this age of independent breweries.  :P
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: NickyNyce on Sat 23/02/2019 21:34:31
I've been drinking Samuel Adam's Boston, And a few others made by Samuel Adam's. I used to drink lighter, more watered down beers. I look back now and I get the shivers. So glad I tried something different.
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: mkennedy on Wed 27/02/2019 09:57:57
Beer must be an acquired taste, when I tried a pomegranate flavored beer I didn't care for it, though it probably didn't help that the beer was room temperature instead of cold.
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: milkanannan on Fri 01/03/2019 05:32:07
Quote from: mkennedy on Wed 27/02/2019 09:57:57
Beer must be an acquired taste, when I tried a pomegranate flavored beer I didn't care for it, though it probably didn't help that the beer was room temperature instead of cold.

Yeah, that definitely wouldn't help. I can't think of any beer that tastes nice at room temperature.

Was that the only time you tried beer?
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: Khris on Fri 01/03/2019 12:34:53
Start with a chilled Lager, ideally from Germany or the Czech Republic.
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: Ghost on Fri 01/03/2019 14:10:41
Quote from: mkennedy on Wed 27/02/2019 09:57:57
Beer must be an acquired taste, when I tried a pomegranate flavored beer I didn't care for it, though it probably didn't help that the beer was room temperature instead of cold.

An argument can be made that pomegrenade is an aquired taste  (laugh)

Found this fancy little trio in a local supermarket.
(https://angezapftbier.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/img_8115-1.jpg?w=1188)
Tasty stuff. Pretty strong for beer (around 7.5 revolutions), but man. Dark and tasty. I glued a cog to my glass to drink in style.
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: Danvzare on Fri 01/03/2019 14:22:04
Quote from: Ghost on Fri 01/03/2019 14:10:41
I glued a cog to my glass to drink in style.
That reminds me of a song.  :-D
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: mkennedy on Sat 02/03/2019 03:44:36
Quote from: manifest on Fri 01/03/2019 05:32:07
Quote from: mkennedy on Wed 27/02/2019 09:57:57
Beer must be an acquired taste, when I tried a pomegranate flavored beer I didn't care for it, though it probably didn't help that the beer was room temperature instead of cold.

Yeah, that definitely wouldn't help. I can't think of any beer that tastes nice at room temperature.

Was that the only time you tried beer?
It was indeed the only time I ever had beer.
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: milkanannan on Sat 02/03/2019 05:34:58
Quote from: mkennedy on Sat 02/03/2019 03:44:36
Quote from: manifest on Fri 01/03/2019 05:32:07
Quote from: mkennedy on Wed 27/02/2019 09:57:57
Beer must be an acquired taste, when I tried a pomegranate flavored beer I didn't care for it, though it probably didn't help that the beer was room temperature instead of cold.

Yeah, that definitely wouldn't help. I can't think of any beer that tastes nice at room temperature.

Was that the only time you tried beer?
It was indeed the only time I ever had beer.

Oh wow, well yes I guess luke warm pomegranate beer would turn someone off for good. Reminds me of the time I had a luke warm Spitfire ale. Horrible. Absolutely horrible. Undrinkable. (When cold a very nice beer!)

If you're willing to give it another go, follow Khris' advice. An idea might be to get yourself a well known lager (something pop culture has given a thumbs up might be the best introduction as not too complicated for the taste buds - Amstel, Heineken, Foster's, etc) and make sure you serve it cold this time!  :P
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: milkanannan on Sat 02/03/2019 05:48:58
Quote from: Ghost on Fri 01/03/2019 14:10:41
Quote from: mkennedy on Wed 27/02/2019 09:57:57
Beer must be an acquired taste, when I tried a pomegranate flavored beer I didn't care for it, though it probably didn't help that the beer was room temperature instead of cold.

An argument can be made that pomegrenade is an aquired taste  (laugh)

Found this fancy little trio in a local supermarket.

Tasty stuff. Pretty strong for beer (around 7.5 revolutions), but man. Dark and tasty. I glued a cog to my glass to drink in style.

Interesting cans! I'm glad the beer turned out OK. Once in a while, I'll pick up a handful of beers simply for their unique marketing approaches, but it's really a crap shoot whether they are going to taste nice. For example, there's this Canadian brewer called Flying Monkeys (http://www.flyingmonkeys.ca/). Really elaborate cans, but the few times I tried them have been disappointing. This one is sort of a flat, drab, mildly fruity offering (not recommended):

(https://i.imgur.com/pv0RO8V.jpg)
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: milkanannan on Sat 02/03/2019 05:59:05
I've really been enjoying this Aussie offering lately. Brewed in bottle, so they've got a natural cloud and bit of sediment. Really classic flavour and very nice colouring:

(https://i.imgur.com/wxOSHzC.png)
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: Mandarinas45 on Tue 23/04/2019 07:57:06
beer gives you belly n' bewbs. Ewwww T_T
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: dactylopus on Thu 11/07/2019 02:46:38
Been growing tired of the Orpheus Transmigration I talked about earlier.

Lately, I've been drinking Wicked Weed's Pernicious IPA.  Yum.

Not as strong, but much tastier, and it has a gorgeous label style:

(https://untappd.akamaized.net/site/beer_logos_hd/beer-883318_8dd18_hd.jpeg)
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: milkanannan on Thu 11/07/2019 09:43:05
Thanks, I like recommendations. I look for it.  :=
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: Danvzare on Thu 18/07/2019 18:26:10
I tried one of these recently:
(https://honestbrew.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Tiny-rebel-can-update-Stay-Puft-330ml.jpg)

I can safely say that I still detest the taste of alcohol.
I binned it after one sip.  (laugh)
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: dactylopus on Thu 18/07/2019 19:12:58
Quote from: Danvzare on Thu 18/07/2019 18:26:10
I can safely say that I still detest the taste of alcohol.
I binned it after one sip.  (laugh)
The label is cool, but I'm not a big fan of porters.
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: milkanannan on Fri 19/07/2019 11:27:36
Full marks for can creativity. Please tell me it didn't actually taste like marshmallow?
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: Danvzare on Fri 19/07/2019 16:42:39
Quote from: man n fist on Fri 19/07/2019 11:27:36
Full marks for can creativity. Please tell me it didn't actually taste like marshmallow?
No, it tasted nothing like marshmallow. If anything, that would've been an improvement.
I would love to describe the taste, but alas, I'm terrible when it comes to describing the taste of alcohol, since they all taste the same to me.
Thankfully my sister also had a sip before I binned it, and she does like alcohol, her description of it is: "F***ing terrible! It was bitter and strong, and had a 'gone off' taste. And it tasted like it was burnt or something."
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: dactylopus on Sat 20/07/2019 10:04:24
Quote from: Danvzare on Fri 19/07/2019 16:42:39
Quote from: man n fist on Fri 19/07/2019 11:27:36
Full marks for can creativity. Please tell me it didn't actually taste like marshmallow?
No, it tasted nothing like marshmallow. If anything, that would've been an improvement.
I would love to describe the taste, but alas, I'm terrible when it comes to describing the taste of alcohol, since they all taste the same to me.
Thankfully my sister also had a sip before I binned it, and she does like alcohol, her description of it is: "F***ing terrible! It was bitter and strong, and had a 'gone off' taste. And it tasted like it was burnt or something."
That's how I would describe a porter, myself.
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: Khris on Sat 20/07/2019 12:16:22
I was in Croatia recently and came to really like its No1 beer,

(https://www.tastebrandy.com/images/ozujsko.gif?osCsid=p9sejo82g7bgl923ofc4e3cj37)

Pretty similar to German lager, and they have it in plastic 2l bottles  :-D
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: milkanannan on Sat 20/07/2019 13:15:36
Quote from: Khris on Sat 20/07/2019 12:16:22

...they have it in plastic 2l bottles  :-D

Thank God for that. Now anyone can drink on the go!  (laugh)
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: Atelier on Sun 08/09/2019 11:37:26
Quote from: Danvzare on Thu 18/07/2019 18:26:10
I tried one of these recently:

[Stay Puft]

I can safely say that I still detest the taste of alcohol.
I binned it after one sip.  (laugh)

I love that! Honestly my go-to if it's on tap. Can understand why people feel the opposite though. The roasted (burnt) taste is inherent to porters because they're brewed with brown or black malts.

Otherwise: anything with the letters IPA after I don't touch with a barge-pole ;)
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: Cuiki on Mon 16/09/2019 09:42:10
I call this the happy beer. It's kinda strange but I always get put in a better mood after I drink it.

(https://cdn.shoplightspeed.com/shops/607989/files/11509012/delirium-delirium-tremens.jpg)

Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: milkanannan on Mon 16/09/2019 10:43:00
Nice. Such a curious packaging too with the bottle that looks like it is made of clay pottery.
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: milkanannan on Wed 11/03/2020 14:42:52
Probably has been posted before (perhaps by me?  (laugh)), but I’m enjoying an Erdinger and a sunset at the moment:

(https://i.imgur.com/G7leX2r.jpg)
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: LimpingFish on Wed 11/03/2020 23:02:30
Drinking one of these at the mo'...

(https://d1osgs5rdqb11o.cloudfront.net/products/main/4476/4476.thm350.jpg)

...is nice.

A lot of restaurants I've been to recently seem to carry it, along with Peroni.

Peroni's also a decent beer, although (if you can get it) I suggest trying the...

(https://www.sugros.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/44448.jpg)

...which is very nice.

Unfortunately, I've only ever been able to get it in the restaurant setting, and even those that do carry it, rarely seem to have it available over regular Peroni.
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: TheFrighter on Fri 13/03/2020 08:50:03
Quote from: LimpingFish on Wed 11/03/2020 23:02:30

A lot of restaurants I've been to recently seem to carry it, along with Peroni.


Uh! Those are the most popular beers in my country, you cand find it in every supermarket! And you are telling that are carried in restaurants? I'm amazed!  8-0

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Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: cat on Fri 13/03/2020 09:06:57
Quote from: LimpingFish on Wed 11/03/2020 23:02:30
Drinking one of these at the mo'...

(https://d1osgs5rdqb11o.cloudfront.net/products/main/4476/4476.thm350.jpg)

...is nice.


This reminds me of Mittens Italy. Sweet memories...
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: Ponch on Fri 13/03/2020 17:13:43
Just cracked open one of these for lunch.
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Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: LimpingFish on Fri 13/03/2020 19:52:02
Quote from: TheFrighter on Fri 13/03/2020 08:50:03
Uh! Those are the most popular beers in my country, you cand find it in every supermarket! And you are telling that are carried in restaurants? I'm amazed!  8-0

Yep, Moretti and Peroni would be commonly suggested in a restaurant here (in my experience, anyway), along with various craft beers and such. Regular Peroni would also be widely available at retail, with Moretti less so but not uncommon, but Peroni Gran Riserva is much harder to find.

Quote from: cat on Fri 13/03/2020 09:06:57
This reminds me of Mittens Italy. Sweet memories...

Drinking reminds me of Mittens in general. :-[



Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: milkanannan on Sat 14/03/2020 02:42:01
Quote from: Ponch on Fri 13/03/2020 17:13:43
Just cracked open one of these for lunch.
(https://runjmc.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/shiner-prickly-pear-pp-bottles-buy-online.jpg)

Allo allo these look interesting. What's your take on them? Any good?
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: milkanannan on Sat 14/03/2020 02:44:12
Quote from: TheFrighter on Fri 13/03/2020 08:50:03
Quote from: LimpingFish on Wed 11/03/2020 23:02:30

A lot of restaurants I've been to recently seem to carry it, along with Peroni.


Uh! Those are the most popular beers in my country, you cand find it in every supermarket! And you are telling that are carried in restaurants? I'm amazed!  8-0

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Haha seriously? Regular Peroni is available in most beer stores I've been to around the world (even China!), but I can honestly say I've never once seen that Bianca version! Does bianca mean white?
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: TheFrighter on Sat 14/03/2020 07:27:44
Quote from: manannan on Sat 14/03/2020 02:44:12
Does bianca mean white?

Yes!

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Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: milkanannan on Thu 31/12/2020 13:20:26
Anyone having a cheeky one or two as we tell 2020 to f*ck off this evening? Got myself a nice cold pint of Stella here. :P
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: BarbWire on Thu 31/12/2020 14:12:52

Can't stand the taste of beer, milkanannan, so the cheekiest I will get to telling 2020 where to go, is with a cup of tea topped up with a tablespoon of whiskey.
Anymore than that and I would be flat on my back  :)
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: Danvzare on Fri 01/01/2021 14:58:53
Quote from: BarbWire on Thu 31/12/2020 14:12:52

Can't stand the taste of beer, milkanannan, so the cheekiest I will get to telling 2020 where to go, is with a cup of tea topped up with a tablespoon of whiskey.
Anymore than that and I would be flat on my back  :)
I personally can't stand the taste of alcohol altogether. But with that being said, there is some Dandelion and Burdock alcohol I like to get around this time of the year. When you put a bit in a glass and top it up with actual Dandelion and Burdock, it makes the Dandelion and Burdock taste even more like Dandelion and Burdock.  :-D
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: milkanannan on Thu 25/03/2021 05:12:13
Hey those options sound OK too, guys. (Sorry for the delayed reply!)

I'll be reaching for a Kirin shortly. I don't think I've had one since we left East Asia many years ago!

(https://i.imgur.com/yecoSXb.jpg)
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: milkanannan on Fri 24/06/2022 05:13:59
Countdown to Obi-Wan finale (please no spoilers) and an ice cold Victoria Bitter!

(https://i.imgur.com/ZFJaGEk.jpg)
Title: Re: The beer thread
Post by: milkanannan on Fri 24/06/2022 05:19:36
Quote from: Danvzare on Fri 01/01/2021 14:58:53
Quote from: BarbWire on Thu 31/12/2020 14:12:52

Can't stand the taste of beer, milkanannan, so the cheekiest I will get to telling 2020 where to go, is with a cup of tea topped up with a tablespoon of whiskey.
Anymore than that and I would be flat on my back  :)
I personally can't stand the taste of alcohol altogether. But with that being said, there is some Dandelion and Burdock alcohol I like to get around this time of the year. When you put a bit in a glass and top it up with actual Dandelion and Burdock, it makes the Dandelion and Burdock taste even more like Dandelion and Burdock.  :-D

Revisiting your comment. I really want to try this! Probably quite bitter?