Ok The Big One!what Is Your Favorite Beer?

Stevie Ray · #21

My favorite would have to be fresh Heineken although lately, I've been drinking Miller Light in a futile effort :D to lose a little weight.

Mr Blonde · #22

Regular beer, always on hand is Amstel.

But the best truly is La Chouffe! But as Ted said, only from the tap.

With the Summer breaking through, a nice white beer like Hoegaarden is hard to beat though.

Wouter

The Deacon · #23

My taste in beers has changed quite a bit since I quit smoking, so I've been trying new things. Only drink a bottle or two a week, so it's a slow process. Started the holiday weekend last evening with a roast pork sandwich and a bottle of Samuel Adams Hefeweizen. Good stuff! I like Ommegang Witte even more, but it only comes in monster big bottles that are a bear to recork once opened. Like Ommegang Hennepin Farmhouse Saison too, but same problem with the packaging.

Zwaplat · #24

The Deacon wrote:My taste in beers has changed quite a bit since I quit smoking, so I've been trying new things. Only drink a bottle or two a week, so it's a slow process. Started the holiday weekend last evening with a roast pork sandwich and a bottle of Samuel Adams Hefeweizen. Good stuff! I like Ommegang Witte even more, but it only comes in monster big bottles that are a bear to recork once opened. Like Ommegang Hennepin Farmhouse Saison too, but same problem with the packaging.

How large are those 'monster big bottles' ? Btw, did you have any idea the words 'Ommegang Witte' are Dutch ? :D

The Deacon · #25

Zwaplat wrote:How large are those 'monster big bottles' ? Btw, did you have any idea the words 'Ommegang Witte' are Dutch ? :D

Well Zwaplat, my tolerance for alcohol is very low. Most US bottled beers come in 12oz (355ml) bottles and I can barely finish one of those. :o Ommegang, a small brewery located in Cooperstown NY, about eighty miles west of where I live and, from what I understand, distributed only regionally, packages their brews in bottles a little over twice that size, 750ml to be exact. They refer to their products as "Belgian style ales", but a Dutch infulence would not surprise me at all, since New York state's heritage is a mixture of Dutch and English influences. Note the name of the town where I live. When I see members here listing Amsterdam and Rotterdam as their homes, I sometimes mistakenly think they are fellow New Yorkers, as there are cities by those names here as well. :D Albany, our state capital, is just across the Hudson river from me, and each year puts on "Pinksterfest", billed as the largest tulip fiestival outside of the Netherlands.

Zwaplat · #26

The Deacon wrote:Well Zwaplat, my tolerance for alcohol is very low. Most US bottled beers come in 12oz (355ml) bottles and I can barely finish one of those. :o Ommegang, a small brewery located in Cooperstown NY, about eighty miles west of where I live and, from what I understand, distributed only regionally, packages their brews in bottles a little over twice that size, 750ml to be exact. They refer to their products as "Belgian style ales", but a Dutch infulence would not surprise me at all, since New York state's heritage is a mixture of Dutch and English influences. Note the name of the town where I live. When I see members here listing Amsterdam and Rotterdam as their homes, I sometimes mistakenly think they are fellow New Yorkers, as there are cities by those names here as well. :D Albany, our state capital, is just across the Hudson river from me, and each year puts on "Pinksterfest", billed as the largest tulip fiestival outside of the Netherlands.

Well, here in Belgium 750 ml is nothing. A Duvel (heavy beer) comes in bottles of 330ml, and most people drink at least 4 of them.
Btw, maybe you didn't know, but 60% of the Belgian people speak Dutch (it sounds a bit different from what people speak in the Netherlands, it's like English and American people

). So it's 99,99% sure a beer with Belgian roots ("Ommegang Witte" sounds as Flemish as can be, too).

The other 40% of the Belgians speak French, and some 70 000 people speak German.

And it's nice to learn something about your region too. Didn't know there was a tulip festival in Albany.

Piet.S · #27

Duvel is great stuff, a devel of a beer. Tasty and strong, four bottles and a buzz in your head is surtain. I must admit, when it comes to beer, tip your hat for the Belgians.

Grilled-Cheese · #28

I don't drink beer that often. I usually have a glass or two of wine a few times a week.

If I do drink beer, I like to have Michelob Light, Bass Ale, or Sam Adams Light.

JDEE · #29

Guiness definately and when I want a "lite" Cascade (from Tasmania).

fret · #30

Beer is ok for me once every few months but I prefer Mogen David Grape sweet wine to sip. I don't drink much but maybe I should start? :D

Jenner 515 · #31

Guiness or Beamish for beers...

Usually about two fingers worth of Knob Creek, Buffalo Trace, or Makers Mark bourbon.

silverback · #32

Nice thread!
When I drink Pils my favourites are Einbecker, Beck's or Jever.
If I want "Hefe" or "Weizen" it's Erdinger, their Alcohol free Beer is very good, too, especially after a workout. :D
Guinness is my first choice dark beer.
I'd really love to try one of the Lambic beers from Belgium.

Zwaplat · #33

silverback wrote:Nice thread!
When I drink Pils my favourites are Einbecker, Beck's or Jever.
If I want "Hefe" or "Weizen" it's Erdinger, their Alcohol free Beer is very good, too, especially after a workout. :D
Guinness is my first choice dark beer.
I'd really love to try one of the Lambic beers from Belgium.

Only the Lambic ?

There's so much more to discover!

silverback · #34

Zwaplat wrote:Only the Lambic ? There's so much more to discover!

Of course! :)
But the special fermentation process seems interesting. Aren't there flavoured Lambics, too?

Stevie Ray · #35

Is there such a thing as an alcoholic beverage with '0' calories ... :D

vampyrewolf · #36

I dunno about 0 calories... but I can tell you that molson, labatts, coors, and just about any light beer has 0 taste. :p

Hapkidoin · #37

Im with you Vampyrewolfe! Single Malts rule.

WORKER#9 · #38

vampyrewolf wrote:I dunno about 0 calories... but I can tell you that molson, labatts, coors, and just about any light beer has 0 taste. :p

NO JOKE!!!! #9 :D

chinook · #39

I can only get Henry Weinhard's Blackberry Wheat in the summer here, so my other months' thirstquencher is usually St Pauli Girl.(nice label) If I want flavor or savor, its Deschutes Brewery's Black Butte. (I like the nym)

224477 · #40

Hello Guys,

I guess not many of you know our former Czechoslovakian Beers, do you?
So lets go:

Pilsner Urqeull - the best one!
Budvar (aka Budweiser, but its not that u.s. one, only the "same" name..)
Zlaty Bazant (Slovakian beer) - aka Golden Fassell

I think only Simona knows whats goin on :p :cool: