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Beer Snobs Unite! 100+ IBU or GTFO

When I lived in the US i'd always go a Bud over a Miller anytime

... and I'd rather go sober before resorting to drinking Coors
 
Cornishman said:
Budweiser - the champagne of beers.

Sure it might cost more than 'lesser' beers like Stella Artois, but it always hits the spot. :)
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actually miller high life is the champagne of beers
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i enjoyed my chimay ale blue last night. drank at room temperature to fully appreciate the full body of the flavor. hints of creamy (which was what i was hoping for), and yeah not incredibly hoppy at all. slight hint of fruity notes but all in all definitely a delicious sipping beer. wouldnt be one id have in public settings (mainly because of the cost and i probably would only have just one) but at home relaxing, chimay ale blue is a good addition.
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Ew beer, why am I even in this thread? Reading only 10 of these posts makes me feel bloated, but I get the same effect from 1 or 2 beers
 
Is Corona the only beer you would usually add a wedge of lime/lemon too? I dunno, but this one I'm sipping now is absolutely delicious. I have heard in Mexico they 'wedge' the wedge in the neck of the bottle to stop flies getting in your beer!
 
Long Trail Ale, Hibernator, Harvest
Magic Hat #9, Wacko
Ten Penny Ale
Red Stripe
Yuengling
Kona Brewery makes some good beer
Sam's Octoberfest besides that Sam's isn't all that impressive
 
Klue said:
Is Corona the only beer you would usually add a wedge of lime/lemon too? I dunno, but this one I'm sipping now is absolutely delicious. I have heard in Mexico they 'wedge' the wedge in the neck of the bottle to stop flies getting in your beer!
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mexican beer in general. also good with tacate, modelo especial, pacifico, etc. not sure if its to keep flies out, but definitely compliments the taste.
 
You can't go wrong with Fin du Monde or Chimay, but they are pricey. And the alcohol content is so high that you'll be trying to make a stew in the hot tub if you knock back too many.

For general drinking, I enjoy Stella, which is a pretty good middle of the road lager. It seems to often be improperly stored on the way over here though.
 
Klue said:
Is Corona the only beer you would usually add a wedge of lime/lemon too? I dunno, but this one I'm sipping now is absolutely delicious. I have heard in Mexico they 'wedge' the wedge in the neck of the bottle to stop flies getting in your beer!
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A friend's dad is a chemist for an alcohol company. He was down in Mexico visiting the Corona plant and he said the place was crawling with rats, was dirty as hell, terrible sanitation.

He implied that the acidic lemon or lime you put in Corona was to kill the bacteria in the beer! 8o

Any beer that needs anything added to it is off limits to me.
 
Klue said:
Is Corona the only beer you would usually add a wedge of lime/lemon too? I dunno, but this one I'm sipping now is absolutely delicious. I have heard in Mexico they 'wedge' the wedge in the neck of the bottle to stop flies getting in your beer!
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I don't know about wedges of lime but back in my misspent youth when the only beer we could afford was cheap and nasty:

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We would often mix in a little of this to make it drinkable:

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Practically a cocktail for a sixteen year old skipping school and drinking in a local park! =D
 
carl said:
This is my new favorite brewery. <3 the cans.
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Ska cans their beers too. I'm quite fond of their Modus Hoperandi IPA. I've been kinda obsessed with canned craft beers for the last couple years; glad to see more breweries are hopping on the wagon. Looking forward to 4-pack tallboys from Half Acre Brewing Company in Chicago for summer this year. :D
 
Wow I didnt realise how huge the microbrewery/ ale market was in the states you guys are lucky. We have some but I havent found too many that I would rave about.
Brass Monkey Stout and Coopers Sparkling are probably my favourite local aussie brews. Little Creatures Pale gets heaps of people excited but I'm not so big on it.

As far as imports go Duvel and Chouffe are my favourite Belgians. For Germany I would say Schneiders Edelweisse and further east would be Kozel Dark from Czech and recently Ive been into Perla strong lager I think its from Poland.

Strong and tasty are my preferences.

Would love to taste some of those american brews, apparently they are awfully expensive to bring over.

Just out of interest how much do you guys pay over there for European Beer? For example we can pay $6-8 per small bottle for the ones I've listed above. I think for Chouffe and Chimay in the large bottles its closer to the $15 mark
 
justsayknow said:
Wow I didnt realise how huge the microbrewery/ ale market was in the states you guys are lucky. We have some but I havent found too many that I would rave about.
Brass Monkey Stout and Coopers Sparkling are probably my favourite local aussie brews. Little Creatures Pale gets heaps of people excited but I'm not so big on it.

As far as imports go Duvel and Chouffe are my favourite Belgians. For Germany I would say Schneiders Edelweisse and further east would be Kozel Dark from Czech and recently Ive been into Perla strong lager I think its from Poland.

Strong and tasty are my preferences.

Would love to taste some of those american brews, apparently they are awfully expensive to bring over.

Just out of interest how much do you guys pay over there for European Beer? For example we can pay $6-8 per small bottle for the ones I've listed above. I think for Chouffe and Chimay in the large bottles its closer to the $15 mark
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a 4-pack of Chimay Bleu can cost as much as $22 in Maryland. Most Belgians sold in 22oz bottles cost $~10.

Some places unnecessarily jack up the price of simple import stuff, like Guinness, Corona, etc...
 
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