Beer drinkers....

[cussedemgun]

Years ago in a far away place

I'm also from the Buffalo and Genny Cream Ale was always a favorite. Genesee beer however, was one step away from, well I can't say on the forum.

There was a farmer in our area that was of German decent. Everyone that knew him swore his home brew was the "very best"!

One day he was "in his cups" as he started his new brew. When time came to sample that latest batch, everyone raved "it was the BEST of the very best"!

Trouble was, as drunk as he was, he couldn't remember what all he put in that latest brew.

I suggested he send a bottle to the local county Ag. Extension Service for analisis so he could duplicate the "fabulous brew".

After weeks of waiting, the report came - -

It said "Dear Sir, We regret to inform you your horse has diabetes".

 

[BearBio]

We recently hosted a marathon of Season One of Penny Dreadful (A Showtime series). One of the girls brought a new beer I had never heard of=="Occulto". Made with agave and brewed in Tequila barrels. It was quite good in a light-tasting fashion==much like a Hefeweizen (my favorite--Widner's).

BTW: The best root beer is made by Pepsi! There's a diner in Issaquah that has a contract for 700 gallons of Pepsi-made root beer each year. Pepsi has to honor the contract and brews the 700 or so gallons.

 

[DWalt]

I am remarkably catholic in my beer preferences. The brand really does not make much difference to me, as they all seem to taste much the same. And I don't drink much beer anyway. However, that's beside the point.

You may have read of heard today that InBev (Budweiser) and Miller are planning to merge. That would give InBev-Miller an approximate 80% market share in the USA, and about 30% world-wide. A lot depends on whether the Government considers the merger a monopoly or not.

 

[CROSSROPE]

Pilsner Urquell

Here's one I like a lot. I dated a babe from the Czech Republic about 11 yrs. back & she got me hooked on it. Great taste, after about 4 your feeling REAL good. Ha.

 

[tattooo]

Im not big on beer but do enjoy a Dos equis every so often

 

[Muley Gil]

Wheat beer gives me a headache.

Bud gives me a headache.

 

[TIMETRIPPER]

Crossrope said:

Pilsner Urquell

Here's one I like a lot. I dated a babe from the Czech Republic about 11 yrs. back & she got me hooked on it. Great taste, after about 4 your feeling REAL good. Ha.
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I worked with an Austrian one summer. He had come over to supervise the setup and training of some equipment we purchased for our plant recycling program. Very interesting young man. He insisted that German beers were for women and the best beers were brewed by the Czechs. I do like the German wheat beers, but after having a few Pilsner Urquells with him, I had to agree with his claim.

John

 

[Arik]

Crossrope said:



I worked with an Austrian one summer. He had come over to supervise the setup and training of some equipment we purchased for our plant recycling program. Very interesting young man. He insisted that German beers were for women and the best beers were brewed by the Czechs. I do like the German wheat beers, but after having a few Pilsner Urquells with him, I had to agree with his claim.

John

And they both take a back seat to Belgians.

There is a hotel in Progue, Czech Republic that has fresh beer on tap in your faucet! Want to drink on tap or have a beer bath? Go right ahead!

 

[chaparrito]

In honor of Arik's love of bugs and beer... My beer this afternoon is from No Label Brewing Co. of Katy, TX. It is a dark wheat ale called Black Wit-O.

I've had wheat beers before, but never a dark wheat ale. It is light, almost fruity, more of a wheat beer influence than what I'd expect from a very dark beer.

At 7% Abv this stuff packs a punch.

Arik, even though its No Label Brewing, there is a label on the bottle with a scary spider pictured, get a friend to pour it in a glass for you then you can use the bottle as a target.

Dark wheats are hard to come by. The best stocked beer stores rarely have them. They can be very nice. New Belgium brewing had a really tasty one in their Lips of Faith series but it's no longer listed on their website.

 

[kwselke]

Dark wheats are hard to come by. The best stocked beer stores rarely have them. They can be very nice. New Belgium brewing had a really tasty one in their Lips of Faith series but it's no longer listed on their website.

That was the first dark wheat I had ever seen. Beer Advocate had it listed as retired. No Lable's website lists it as a seasonal. It's a good beer and I'd drink it again, but there are so many beers to try.

 

[chaparrito]

That was the first dark wheat I had ever seen. Beer Advocate had it listed as retired. No Lable's website lists it as a seasonal. It's a good beer and I'd drink it again, but there are so many beers to try.

Have you looked at BA's list of Dunkel Weisens? Doubt I could find any of them locally. Interesting to see that Michelob makes, or made one.

http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/style/91/

 

[Arik]

I've seen black IPA too

 

[LostintheOzone]

I had one of these yesterday.

Milk Stout Nitro | Left Hand Brewing Company | BeerAdvocate

Very good stout.

 

[kwselke]

Have you looked at BA's list of Dunkel Weisens? Doubt I could find any of them locally. Interesting to see that Michelob makes, or made one.

Dunkelweizen | BeerAdvocate

I believe the Michelob was in a holiday sampler 15 pack I bought at Sam's Club many years back. What I have not seen in many years is the original Michelob.

I would have classified Shiner Holiday Cheer as a Lambic/Fruit Beer. It's all peachy and spicy.

The Joseph's Brau is Trader Joe's brand, and should be there if you have a TJ's around. The nice thing about TJ's is they will let you build a sampler 6-pack and charge you the individual price for each beer (1/6th that beer's 6-pack price).

I just saw that Paulaner at Whole Foods Market the other day. It caught my eye because Paulaner had been mentioned here, but it was $10 or $11 for a 6-pack so I passed by it.

 

[LostintheOzone]

The Bud of today is not the Bud of 1974 when I first started legal purchases of beer.

Back then even Miller was good beer. Most of the those old line beers taste like watered down horse urine these days.

 

[kwselke]

Today I have a two-fer. My afternoon treat and a cheap beer for those of you that just want a cold, inoffensive, mildly alcoholic fizzy beverage.

Mine is a Saint Arnold Icon Series Belgian Style Wit. It is the first of Saint Arnold's Icon Series which I have tried. The coriander they put in some Belgian style wheat beers sometimes seems over powering to me. I can tell coriander is in this beer, but the orange flavor balances with it well. I'd drink it again, but at $7.50 a 4-pack I probably will not buy it again.

Now for the folks that need a gluten free light beer that needs not be severed in a glass. There are times when drinking beer... when the only thing you need to know about the head, is its location. Frio Light. I got a 6-pack of pints at Walgreen's for $4.49. It's even cheaper at my local HEB grocery store. I've had it several times in the past and it aint bad. Usually I buy a 24 ounce can at HEB for $1.23.

Prost!

 

[hoosierone]

Leinenkugel is a good regional beer (Wisconsin). I think they sold to Miller's years ago. In my area, northwest Indiana, they market what I call the junk stuff, Summer Shandy and samplers. I e-mailed them asking why they don't sell the real stuff here. They responded that they don't because they do better with the Shandy and samplers. Go figure.

 

[DWalt]

Frio Light is more or less the house brand beer of the H-E-B supermarket chain. I think all H-E-B stores carry it. it is usually the cheapest or nearly the cheapest on their shelves, but not a bad beer, certainly comparable to anything in the Bud or Miller line at a lower price.

 

[blujax01]

I'm also from the Buffalo and Genny Cream Ale was always a favorite. Genesee beer however, was one step away from, well I can't say on the forum.

30 cans for $14.00 The perfect garage beer!

 

[blujax01]

My favorite for decades

Now made in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Seriously.