[residentEvil]

Originally Posted by Warung

The closest I ever got, was drinking a straight shot of Everclear. A really unique experience. My nasal passage all of a sudden were wide open and it seemed like air was rushing in all by itself.

For a second or two I thought I was going to die.

I still buy several bottles when I road trip (sale of is illegal in Michigan) and drink it pretty regularly. Good stuff!

[ghporter]

Originally Posted by LeftWingLock

Make that two of us. I brought some back from San Antonio last week. Quite tasty

It's a great "regular" beer. It has body, flavor and little in the way of aftertaste; Shiner Bock is good for just about any beer purpose.

On the other hand, Chimay and Orval are perfect for "special" beer purposes. They're both made by Belgian Trapist monks, and those guys are GOOD at it! Pricey, but very good stuff!

Orval's site, and Chimay's site.

[KeriVit]

Well, now I' just embarrassed to say Miller Lite. I did enjoy a Sea Dog Blueberry Friday...

[KeriVit]

Originally Posted by residentEvil

I still buy several bottles when I road trip (sale of is illegal in Michigan) and drink it pretty regularly. Good stuff!

I cannot imagine drinking EverClear REGULARLY! liver + grain alcohol = bad news

[paul w]

Too much hops for me, but whaddya gonna do. It's America, and y'all like yer fancy beers fulla hops.

Bleh...

[brapper]

[ThinkInsane]

For tonight's endeavors, it's been Dogfish Head 90 Minute I.P.A.



http://www.dogfish.com/beer/90minuteipa.cfm

[Warung]

Originally Posted by IceEnclosure

I hope it's legible enough.

I'm having trouble focussing on the lable...my eyes keep moving dow..I wonder why??

Nice pic!

[IceEnclosure]

Originally Posted by Warung

I'm having trouble focussing on the lable...my eyes keep moving dow..I wonder why??

Nice pic!

heh, Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout.. a fine beverage, I prefer about 3-4 for a fun evening with friends.

[I was David B.]

Jever (wasn't good), Paulaner (ok). But if you ask me what I like most is Becks (no pictures - I hate this flash fsck).

When I am in Freiburg I prefer the beer of one of the local breweries (they only sell it in their own beergarden). The taste is very fresh ( varies a bit depending on how drunk the chef-brewer is ).



Best is: They sell a 1.5 liter jar for 6.9 € with as many glasses as you want.

[nooon]

[]

[MindFad]

Originally Posted by 

[turtle777]

Superb beer !

-t

[Shaddim]

Oh well, it was in my brother-in-law's fridge, went in to get a bottled water, found this instead. Pretty much the same thing, IMO.

Not bad when you're really thirsty, first time I'd had a domestic light beer in over 10 years.

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by MacNStein

Not bad when you're really thirsty, first time I'd had a domestic light beer in over 10 years.

At that dose, it will probably NOT kill you

-t

[skalie]

As we speak.....

[Shaddim]

Originally Posted by turtle777

At that dose, it will probably NOT kill you

-t

My brother-in-law asked, "I thought you wanted a water?"

I replied, "same thing".

It was very cold, I think that helped.

[historylme]

Originally Posted by dav

Last NIGHT.

I'm paying for it now though. Hangovers suck, especially at work.

[ghporter]

HOLY MIND SKIP! I forgot something REALLY important!

They've changed the bottle shape but not the basic label...

The LAST beer I had was a Young's Double Chocolate Stout! WOW is that good beer. They start with toasted grain-toasted to a chocolate brown, and then they add ACTUAL CHOCOLATE to the process! OH BOY! That's good beer! Rich, creamy flavor that actually does taste chocolaty, along with all the wonderuful goodness of a well-made stout! How could I forget that!?!?

[Shaddim]

Originally Posted by ghporter

HOLY MIND SKIP! I forgot something REALLY important!

They've changed the bottle shape but not the basic label...

The LAST beer I had was a Young's Double Chocolate Stout! WOW is that good beer. They start with toasted grain-toasted to a chocolate brown, and then they add ACTUAL CHOCOLATE to the process! OH BOY! That's good beer! Rich, creamy flavor that actually does taste chocolaty, along with all the wonderuful goodness of a well-made stout! How could I forget that!?!?

*places this beer on his shopping list*

Looks like a good "autumn stout" to have while watching football games on the tube.

[MacPino]

best beer in the world. nothing else enters my house.

(except special beers, that is)

[turtle777]

Ah well, tastes differ. IMHO, Grolsh is only slightly higher in the beer-food-chain than American beers

-t

[residentEvil]

Originally Posted by KeriVit

I cannot imagine drinking EverClear REGULARLY! liver + grain alcohol = bad news

Nah. What doesn't kill ya makes ya stronger!

[analogika]

Originally Posted by turtle777

Superb beer !

-t

indeed.

[nredman]

Originally Posted by ghporter

HOLY MIND SKIP! I forgot something REALLY important!
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They've changed the bottle shape but not the basic label...

The LAST beer I had was a Young's Double Chocolate Stout! WOW is that good beer. They start with toasted grain-toasted to a chocolate brown, and then they add ACTUAL CHOCOLATE to the process! OH BOY! That's good beer! Rich, creamy flavor that actually does taste chocolaty, along with all the wonderuful goodness of a well-made stout! How could I forget that!?!?

sounds great to me, i will have to see if i can get it in my area.

[paul w]

best cheapish American beer where i am now:

[ghporter]

MacNStein and nredman, I usually get it at (amazingly) a GROCERY STORE! I thought this kind of stuff would only show up in specialty shops, but no, it's pretty easy to find in San Antonio and Austin. (In some neighborhoods, that is...) Check for it where they target higher-income (or even snootier-income) customers. One place I can find it is Whole Foods Market (whose home is in Austin). I can also get Orval and Chemay there too!

[Teronzhul]

Originally Posted by 

imo cheap beer doesn't get much better. I just converted one of my friends who was previously a Bud (blech) drinker.

[Doofy]

Originally Posted by ghporter

The LAST beer I had was a Young's Double Chocolate Stout! WOW is that good beer.

I concur.

[skalie]

Originally Posted by turtle777

Ah well, tastes differ. IMHO, Grolsh is only slightly higher in the beer-food-chain than American beers

-t

Very true, three days from vat to bottle. Some Dutch beers ( Bavaria ) spend no longer than 12 hours in the vat before being bottled and shipped of to the supermarket.

Did someone say "CHEMICALS".

Check it out, a German beer will have a "use by" date of a year and a half, a Dutch beer six months. I shudder to think of what sort of practices are being used in other countries brewing Grolsch.

Bonus trivia, until recently Grolsch was brewed in two factories in the Netherlands, one made the "pop top" half liter, the other the more regular 30cl bottle. Two factories, two "brouwmeisters" and two recipies. The one in the pop top was a much much nicer beer, I had always assumed it had something to do with the shape of the bottle.

[Railroader]

Originally Posted by skalie

Very true, three days from vat to bottle. Some Dutch beers ( Bavaria ) spend no longer than 12 hours in the vat before being bottled and shipped of to the supermarket.

Did someone say "CHEMICALS".

Check it out, a German beer will have a "use by" date of a year and a half, a Dutch beer six months. I shudder to think of what sort of practices are being used in other countries brewing Grolsch.

Bonus trivia, until recently Grolsch was brewed in two factories in the Netherlands, one made the "pop top" half liter, the other the more regular 30cl bottle. Two factories, two "brouwmeisters" and two recipies. The one in the pop top was a much much nicer beer, I had always assumed it had something to do with the shape of the bottle.

Explain "vat to bottle" please. Are you saying they ferment in 3 days and bottle?

What chemicals do you think they use?

Do you know anything about the production of beer?

[skalie]

Originally Posted by Railroader

Explain "vat to bottle" please. Are you saying they ferment in 3 days and bottle?

Yep, three days in the vat. Whether further fermentation occurs in the bottle, I can't say.

Originally Posted by Railroader

What chemicals do you think they use?

No idea, I do however know that German beers use none. (Reinheitsgebot)

Originally Posted by Railroader

Do you know anything about the production of beer?

No, apart from having had friends that "homebrew' I am more involved in the consumption side of things. That being said, the liquor salesmen in a certain Dutch bottle store chain "De Mitre" are very knowledgeable about their alcohol. They get trained, wines etc. It is from one of them that I gleaned the information I posted above.

Addendum: From Wiki (which I know is an open source source) lager section.

With modern improved fermentation control, most lager breweries use only short periods of cold storage, typically 1–3 weeks.

More research...

From http://www.beer-brewing.com/beer_conditioning.htm

Accelerated Beer Lagering

Traditionally, lagering served four purposes: extract reduction, clarification, carbonation, and flavor maturation. However, given the capital-intensive nature of storage, many brewers have reduced the storage time and downsized the required plant facilities. Today, with better equipment obviating the need for secondary fermentation, the wort is usually fully attenuated during primary fermentation, thereby eliminating the need for traditional lagering. The beer is usually conditioned between 2 and 5 days at temperatures ranging between -1 and 2ºC before filtration.

[JoshuaZ]

Mmmm... far east beer... while being in the far east...

[The Milkman]

[ghporter]

I have to thank everyone who has participated in this thread, and particularly the ones who were interested in my mention of Young's Double Chocolate Stout. You see, when I posted about where I buy it, I started looking for a distributor to refer people in the States to... and that reminded me that the laws hereabouts (Texas) have recently been changed by the Supreme Court; I can now order alcoholic bevarages online! So I started looking for my wife's favorite licquor, a Danish cherry wonder called Cherry Kijafa (and its lovely twin sister Chocolate Cherry Kijafa). Lo and behold, I found them, and very reasonably priced too! But I think the Kijafa issue deserves its own thread...

Thanks again!

[thunderous_funker]

Originally Posted by rozwado1

A pretty decent Belgian White.

Good stuff.



Its been very hot here (by Pac NW standards) so these have been going down like prom dates.

[nredman]

Originally Posted by ghporter

MacNStein and nredman, I usually get it at (amazingly) a GROCERY STORE! I thought this kind of stuff would only show up in specialty shops, but no, it's pretty easy to find in San Antonio and Austin. (In some neighborhoods, that is...) Check for it where they target higher-income (or even snootier-income) customers. One place I can find it is Whole Foods Market (whose home is in Austin). I can also get Orval and Chemay there too!

thanks for the advice...their website doesn't have a "where to buy" page at all so i'll just have to keep an eye out

[villalobos]

Tonight's last. Goooooood stuff.

[villalobos]

and yesterday's last. Really Really good stuff. one of my favorite, on tap of course..