I have a method. I ask the server "What tastes like Budweiser?" When they look at me like a duck looking at a clock, I ask "Do you have a pale lager?" Failing that, I say "Give me whatever is cheapest . . . " Sometimes I get water . . .
OK, most of ya like beer, but check this out.
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I have a method. I ask the server "What tastes like Budweiser?" When they look at me like a duck looking at a clock, I ask "Do you have a pale lager?" Failing that, I say "Give me whatever is cheapest . . . " Sometimes I get water . . .
wittmeba
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Samual Adams sells 6 packs with 6 flavors...some not bad.
The best however is Dos Equis XX
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venomballistics
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I think some of the micros have similar fun.
check this one out .....
rogue.com | 8 Hop IPA
proudly boasting the use of 8 different hops.
Rogue Farms Liberty, Newport, Revolution, Independent, Freedom, Rebel, Yaquina & Alluvial Hops.
Hops are kinda like gunpowder ... HP-38 is the same as 231 and H-110 is the same as 296.
Some are radically different, others are near direct replacements for each other.
While I cannot find some of their proprietary hops, those that I have found are all kissing cousins to eachother.
if they used 1 pound each or 8 pounds of one, I doubt the difference would be much more than subtle if any at all.
I think they are snickering at the hop heads in private.
sigp220.45
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Beer snob story - I worked with a beer snob ICE agent for a while. He asked me what I liked and I told him Dos Equis. He shook his little head and said - So you like OTHER country's Budweiser.
I never could stand the guy after that.
I never could stand the guy after that.
venomballistics
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Dos XX has a better pedigree to be honest.
it's a Vienna Lager.
Bud is a post depression era brew that kinda made use of commodity table scraps. Oddly, it uses rice.
Have to share this!
This photo was taken yesterday in my favourite beerroom. It's shows the 'beer' offerings for a pop up vinyl buy/sell Saturday.
Was planning to attend...but now a bit embarrassed for my high falutin' friends.
Yes, these are actual 'beer' flavors. I think Dogfood Head is the brewery.
Be safe.
This photo was taken yesterday in my favourite beerroom. It's shows the 'beer' offerings for a pop up vinyl buy/sell Saturday.
Was planning to attend...but now a bit embarrassed for my high falutin' friends.
Yes, these are actual 'beer' flavors. I think Dogfood Head is the brewery. Be safe.
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You ever see the guy sitting in a Panera Bread with the big goofy beard, thick rimmed glasses, wearing a sweater and a fedora and sitting at his table alone... pecking away at a typewriter that he brought in with him?
That's maybe the clown who names these craft beers. He's got the SmartCar outside in the lot, probably parked right on the painted line.
That's maybe the clown who names these craft beers. He's got the SmartCar outside in the lot, probably parked right on the painted line.
Back in the day when my friends and I used to inhabit the pool hall most nights of the week I would occasionally miss my beer and pick up a Miller Lite by accident. I could ALWAYS tell the difference, even if I had a six pack before that taste. Their advertising was always correct. Miller Lite does have more taste, all bad.
I have had quite a few different "steady" beers over the years. Michelob, Miller Hi Life, Lone Star, Budweiser, Miller genuine Draft, Shiner Bock, Shiner Premium and Shiner Bohemian Black Lager are the ones that come to mind offhand. Heck, I even used to drink Texas Pride, which I think was the dregs from the bottom of the Pearl containers, thanks to the German father of a couple girls I spent time with as a young man. When you went over to see his girls it wasn't "Would you like a beer?" It was "Here, have a beer!" which he would pull from the 12-pack sitting next to his chair. If you can drink room temperature Texas Pride, you can drink anything.
I have had quite a few different "steady" beers over the years. Michelob, Miller Hi Life, Lone Star, Budweiser, Miller genuine Draft, Shiner Bock, Shiner Premium and Shiner Bohemian Black Lager are the ones that come to mind offhand. Heck, I even used to drink Texas Pride, which I think was the dregs from the bottom of the Pearl containers, thanks to the German father of a couple girls I spent time with as a young man. When you went over to see his girls it wasn't "Would you like a beer?" It was "Here, have a beer!" which he would pull from the 12-pack sitting next to his chair. If you can drink room temperature Texas Pride, you can drink anything.
Somebody mentioned Sam Adams. Lord Forbid someone denigrate the pride of Beantown yet that brewery is living proof of the old adage "if at first you don't succeed try, try again. How many flavors and seasonal blends? I swear they rinse the vats with Janitor in a Drum and call it Springtime Fresh or some such then mix whatever's left at the end of the year, add some spice then sell it for the Holidays.
I drink Yuengling and Bud Select. But then again I liked Old Mildew. Ice cold in a stubby.
I drink Yuengling and Bud Select. But then again I liked Old Mildew. Ice cold in a stubby.
I live in beerzarro world:
BOSTON BEER COMPANY (SAMUEL ADAMS) – CINCINNATI, OH
Location: Brewery – 1625 Central Parkway, Cincinnati OH 45214
Born in Boston, Brewed in Cincinnati: Sam Adams Beers
Beers: Samuel Adams Boston Lager, Sam Adams Light, American Kriek, Cherry Wheat, Old Fezziwig Ale, Revolutionary Rye Ale, Utopias, Alpine Spring, Belgian Session, Black & Brew Coffee Stout, Black Lager, Blackberry Witbier, Bonfire Rauchbier, Boston Ale, Brown Ale, Chocolate Bock, Cinder Bock, Coastal Wheat, Cranberry Lambic, Cream Stout, Dark Depths, Double Bock, Dunkelweizen, East West Kölsch, Fat Jack, Griffin's Bow, Grumpy Monk, Harvest Pumpkin Ale, Hazel Brown, Holiday Porter, Honey Porter, Imperial Pilsner, Imperial Stout, Imperial White, Irish Red, Latitude 48 IPA, Merry Mischief, Mighty Oak Ale, Millennium, New World, Noble Pils, Norse Legend, Octoberfest, Pale Ale, Porch Rocker, Rustic Saison, Scotch Ale, Stony Brook Red, Summer Ale, Tasman Red, The Vixen, Third Voyage, Thirteenth Hour, Triple Bock, Wee Heavy, White Ale, White Christmas, Whitewater IPA, Winter Lager, Verloren and Infinium (Collaboratively developed with Weihenstephan)
BOSTON BEER COMPANY (SAMUEL ADAMS) – CINCINNATI, OH
Location: Brewery – 1625 Central Parkway, Cincinnati OH 45214
Born in Boston, Brewed in Cincinnati: Sam Adams Beers
Beers: Samuel Adams Boston Lager, Sam Adams Light, American Kriek, Cherry Wheat, Old Fezziwig Ale, Revolutionary Rye Ale, Utopias, Alpine Spring, Belgian Session, Black & Brew Coffee Stout, Black Lager, Blackberry Witbier, Bonfire Rauchbier, Boston Ale, Brown Ale, Chocolate Bock, Cinder Bock, Coastal Wheat, Cranberry Lambic, Cream Stout, Dark Depths, Double Bock, Dunkelweizen, East West Kölsch, Fat Jack, Griffin's Bow, Grumpy Monk, Harvest Pumpkin Ale, Hazel Brown, Holiday Porter, Honey Porter, Imperial Pilsner, Imperial Stout, Imperial White, Irish Red, Latitude 48 IPA, Merry Mischief, Mighty Oak Ale, Millennium, New World, Noble Pils, Norse Legend, Octoberfest, Pale Ale, Porch Rocker, Rustic Saison, Scotch Ale, Stony Brook Red, Summer Ale, Tasman Red, The Vixen, Third Voyage, Thirteenth Hour, Triple Bock, Wee Heavy, White Ale, White Christmas, Whitewater IPA, Winter Lager, Verloren and Infinium (Collaboratively developed with Weihenstephan)
As I recall, the mantra was "Great Taste, Less Filling . . . "
03Fatboy
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Cold, frothy and on sale is my favorite beer
Leinenkugle.
Lemon Shandy.
Yum!
Grapefruit Shandy.
YUMMIE-YUM-YUM!
Yeah, froo-froo, but I likes it!
Ogandydancer
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When I lived in Ind. (in the last century) there was a fairly good beer called Stroh's but, when I moved back to N.C. you couldn't getit for a long time. We got it for a while and it was still a fairly good brew but now it is gone again.
We have a local steak house that micro brews and they have one called "Deep River Wheat" and it is a darn good brew and, is what I get when we eat there.
We have a local steak house that micro brews and they have one called "Deep River Wheat" and it is a darn good brew and, is what I get when we eat there.
Me too!!!......
THE PILGRIM
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We need to sing.
Just hearing about these lollipop 'beers' makes me nauseous !
I Like Beer by Tom T Hall - YouTube
Just hearing about these lollipop 'beers' makes me nauseous !
I Like Beer by Tom T Hall - YouTube
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Mexican beers are actually pretty good. The beer-makers down there learned from German-heritage brewers in the U.S. when Prohibition started, and kept up on what they were taught. I like Dos XX, Corona, Modelo, and Pacifico. My favorite is not commonly found, but I always check by asking for it at Mexican restaurants - Carta Blanca.
I really don't have a favorite American beer, although I used to like Olympia (in Tumwater, Washington) when it was still being made. I once toured their now-gone brewery when I was doing another tour of the scenery at Fort Lewis courtesy of Uncle Sam. A-1 beer was for hairy-chested men back in the day here in Arizona. It's sadly gone now, but not forgotten. I have a particular distaste for "light" beer, which is simply watered down brew - I never understood that; probably made for those who want to pretend they are drinking beer for some obscure and not-understandable reason.
My favorite imported beer is Heineken, but they made a SEVERE mistake in recently offering Heineken Light. It's the original or nothing! My dad hooked me on it when I made a summer road trip from Albuquerque back to Phoenix in a non-AC-equipped auto. That first cold Heineken he offered me after that parched trip was, as I recall, the best beer I've ever had in my life!
John
I really don't have a favorite American beer, although I used to like Olympia (in Tumwater, Washington) when it was still being made. I once toured their now-gone brewery when I was doing another tour of the scenery at Fort Lewis courtesy of Uncle Sam. A-1 beer was for hairy-chested men back in the day here in Arizona. It's sadly gone now, but not forgotten. I have a particular distaste for "light" beer, which is simply watered down brew - I never understood that; probably made for those who want to pretend they are drinking beer for some obscure and not-understandable reason.
My favorite imported beer is Heineken, but they made a SEVERE mistake in recently offering Heineken Light. It's the original or nothing! My dad hooked me on it when I made a summer road trip from Albuquerque back to Phoenix in a non-AC-equipped auto. That first cold Heineken he offered me after that parched trip was, as I recall, the best beer I've ever had in my life!
John
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chaparrito
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There is nothing new about beers brewed with added flavors, at least not anyplace other than the U.S., where generations of people thought beer was supposed to taste like nothing but fizzy watered down alcohol ala Bud-Coors-Miller-PBR.
I tend not to drink the flavored ones, but the beauty of beer is its infinite and unending variety. We are smack dab in the middle of the very best time in American history to be drinking beer, wine and spirits. I told the Mrs. when my liver fails just take me out in the pasture and put me in a hole.
I tend not to drink the flavored ones, but the beauty of beer is its infinite and unending variety. We are smack dab in the middle of the very best time in American history to be drinking beer, wine and spirits. I told the Mrs. when my liver fails just take me out in the pasture and put me in a hole.
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