Beer! - Writers Forum

LensmanZ313 · 08-05-2005, 09:01 AM

What's the best beer around? Australian? British? German? Kiwi? Canadian? Belly up to the bar and let's talk!

freebird · 08-05-2005, 09:07 AM

Finally a real subject from you. Did you see the tragedy occurred? After 40 I switched to Amstel Light.
Terrible Beer Tragedy. Moment of Silence.

Picture Removed by Chrispian

LensmanZ313 · 08-05-2005, 09:16 AM

I like Foster's Lager--though I've been told that it's not a very popular beer in Oz. I've had Tooheys, XXXX and Coopers. Steinlager from New Zealand. Sapporo and Kirin from Japan. Tsingtao from China. Labatt's from Canada. Rogue Ale (Oregon), Anchor Steam (California), Red Hook (Washington), BridgePort (Oregon) . . . those are some of my favorite American brews--although American beer is lousy, as a whole.

journyman161 · 08-05-2005, 09:41 AM

Best beers? Coopers Sparkling Ale, Cascade Permium, & for daily quaffing in Oz, VB rather than Fosters. (& you're correct, we stopped favouring Fosters about 20 years ago, round about the time CUB started selling it overseas.

The pic above is especially tragic - grolsch is a lovely beer. Now if it was east coast budweiser, I wouldn't really care. (West coast Bud is a nicer brew than that found in the east)

Cortez in Colorado had a boutique brewery that had several on tap beers that were simply lovely, including a honey & strawberry beer that was delicious. (you don't taste the honey & strawberry till after you swallow)

I tried Amstel in Egypt & Paris as well as the Netherlands, & tried a number of german beers. The Whitbeir wasn't very good, but some of the other weren't at all bad.

In Naples I tried El Diablo (or something Diablo) which was about 13% by volume & although wickedly strong, had a lovely deeep taste as well.

In england I found a number of nice beers, & in spite of the rep they have for warm beer, all the ones I tried came chilled.

Worldwide however, the most common I found that was nearly always very drinkable, was Guiness. Only the version made in Hong Kong was in any way noticeably inferior to the usual standard of the brew.

In Bath, the pub had what they called the Aussie Tap, where extra-chilled guiness was available for us aussies that want a cold beer.

In Austria, they have an Aussie pub in Vienna near the Opera house; there is no such aussie beer as Ayers Rock Red, but it wasn't a bad locally-made drop; it's made specially for them in Vienna.
(we also don't eat grilled grasshoppers {although I found much amusement in watching a couple of Austrian girls tackle a plateful - I waited till they finished before I told them} nor do we serve Ostrich {anyone eating ostrich in Oz would be arrested because they would have had to steal the ostrich from a zoo - we have emus & cassowaries - no ostriches})

Kikster · 08-05-2005, 01:58 PM

I absoultely love tennent's super, which is scottish. it's really really strong, after a couple of pints you get shitfaced... but it's so good that you have to keep drinking it!

I also like kirin from japan and moretti from italy. oh, and red stripe from jamaica.

too bad they usually don't offer much of a selection in bars. so I'm stuck drinking bud light most of the time...

Airborneguy · 08-05-2005, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by LensmanZ313

. . those are some of my favorite American brews--although American beer is lousy, as a whole.

I figured you'd say that.

Great beer in Colorado:

1. Fat Tire
2. Anything from Breckenridge Brewery, especially Avalanche.
3. Brooklyn Brewery here in NYC, the best White Beer ever made, even in Germany where I spent a lot of time.
4. Magic Hat Fat Angel, have one next to me right now.

There are many more I love, I have been all over the world and honestly think that other than Guiness at an Irish House in Germany, the beers in Colorado are the best in the world. Craft Beers made in small quantities are my favorite. One day, I would like to learn how to brew small batches for myself.

Airborneguy · 08-05-2005, 03:44 PM

Thanks for the info, I'm checking it out.

Capulet · 08-05-2005, 04:11 PM

There are kits you can purchase to brew your own. I'd suggest starting with those to guage your dedication, then maybe look at buying some more advanced equipment, which'll give you more control over ingredients, etc.

I like Newcastle, Molson Canadian, Honey Brown, and ummm Corona.

There was a microbrew from Pittsburgh that I tasted a long time ago, can't remember what it's name is though, and I might only like it because my ex-gf and I used to drink it after sex.

Kane · 08-05-2005, 04:37 PM

I don't drink much anymore, but I do like Guiness. If I do drink beer it is Miller Genuine Draft or a bottle of Mickey's. But I mostly don't have a taste for alcohol these days, I think I burnt myself out when I was in Korea, because as soon as I got back Stateside my love for drinking was gone.

LensmanZ313 · 08-05-2005, 04:58 PM

Airborne, with the exception of Fat Tire, Rogue Ale, Anchor Steam and othe brews, the major domestic beers are lousy. Like it was said in Monty Python's Flying Circus, drinking American beer is like having sex in a canoe--it's fucking close to water . . . .

TsuTseQ · 08-05-2005, 05:19 PM

Capulet wrote:

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I like Newcastle, Molson Canadian, Honey Brown, and ummm Corona

While I like Sleeman's Honey Brown, I am utterly flahoobermagasted that you didn't mention our own Calgary-made Big Rock beers:

Grasshopper -- wheat ale
Traditional -- amber ale
McNally's Extra -- irish ale
(amongst others)

They're brewed following the Bavarian Purity Law of 1516. They are most definitely a cut above Molson Canadian. By far. Much, much better. And, no, I don't work for them.

And the Hop in Brew here in town makes their own brew... I can't remember what they call it, but it's also very good.

Sephiroth · 08-05-2005, 05:35 PM

corona is quite nice.

however, even thought these arent beer (they're ale and stout respectively) Smithicks and Guiness!! hooray for the irish drinks!!

stella artois also....that sreminds me of anecdote...i ordered a pint of stella in a bar beside my university, and they charged me £3.00 ( i dont know what that is in dollars) and i was shocked, so the barman said "yeah, reassuringly expensive"....i felt like slapping the bastard

Kane · 08-05-2005, 07:34 PM

I was never one to drink alcohol for the taste. I drank to get drunk, and when I decided I no longer wanted to be drunk, I no longer drank.

NoWorries · 08-05-2005, 08:12 PM

Oh yeah! I love beer.

The best beer, Stella Artois, you can drink it anytime you want...

Beer's for the moment or locale:

Liverpool, Caine's Bitter.
Kent, Tiger's Best Bitter.
Ireland, Beamish.
Italia, Birra Moretti.
Anywhere but America, Guiness.
Mexico, Tecate

Worst Beer, as mentioned above;
Scotland, Tennants, holy crap that stuff is bad. So is Best, White Thistle, and every other beer brewed in Scotland, they need to stick to Whiskey.

Gehrig · 08-05-2005, 08:32 PM

Sleeman's Lager - Canada

http://www.sleeman.com/en/index.htm