Whats your stick by Beer that you drink on a regular/daily/weekly/monthly Basis i am gonna have to stick By Miller High Life cheap and on hand most times , Pabst Blue Ribbon would be close behind they just dont have it everywhere down south , and if i wanna spoil my self Boddingtons Pub Ale Yum !

Anybody Else

Palm, Holtland, Alfa, Jupiler.

I was always a vodka man back when I used to drink. Never liked the smell or taste of beer, cider etc.

I actually home brew a little too, but have been known to be lazy and augment that with various beers. I tend to drink stuff like yuengling light if I'm going to have more than 1 or 2 but will drink something like Sam Adams Cream Stout or Guiness if only having 1 or 2...

I don't really have a favorite. All beer can be good under the right conditions.

There's FAR too many excellent beers to choose just one all the time.

The one I drink the most would have to be Old Style. Not that it's particularly good, but the only options at Cubs games are Old Style, Bud, and standing in line missing the game for a Heineken.

But, when I'm not feeling adventurous and just want a familiar beer I typically choose Goose Island 312.

Ah Sam Adams they never failed me either i really fell in love with Boston Lager

Moosehead. Despite being Canadian, probably one of the best beers for casual drinking. Not too watered down, not too hoppy.

Although if I'm trying to impress people, I order Spaten.

Guinness.

I also love 'honey' or 'golden' ales like Otter, Abbott, Gem etc.

I also regularly drink and love (as dakkacon attendees will confirm...) Gin and Tonic, but only Bombay Sapphire or Hendricks Gin.

Guinness would be my 'available almost anywhere' beer, Labatt Blue would be my cheap 'available everywhere' beer (plus its my hockey beer)
Good local microbrews would be my preferred beer (I'm not picky, and I like sampling more creative artisanal beers rather than drinking gakky industrial crap out of a can), with my favorite currently being Brown's Cherry Raspberry Ale out of Browns Brewing Co. in Troy, NY (near Albany), also a fan of Ommegang Rare Vos, amongst others.

I am going to have to try some beer from these guys:

http://blackacrebrewing.com/home/

simply because awesome stuff happens if you click "I Am Under 21" (try it). I reward creativity

The only experience I've had with booze was when I was twelve (oh quiet all of you, its not like that)

My dad and his friend were drinking Bud Lights in the garage and I came out there to see what they were doing, I asked them what they were drinking and my dad shoved his bottle at me thinking I'd take a swig, instead I took a gulp...and nearly puked...

stuff tasted like liquid gak... -shrugs- perhaps I'll have more pleasant alcohol experiences when I come of age in a few years...

Anyone ever tried Bells beer company from Kalamazoo Michigan they have a beer called Two hearted has two fish on the label for some reason haha but it will floor you very hoppy and a little orange but not that weird blue moon orange taste very good stuff think its like 9 something as far percentage wise

WARORk93 just wait till you are of age and dont drink Bud light and you may have a better exp with beer/booze

From what I've tasted I prefer Yuengling over most of everything. Corona is swill and Bud Light is terrible, but I want to import a beer from Austria but not really for drinking.

There's a town called Fething and they decided to name a brew after it, its a light beer that they call Fething Hell.

Shepherd Neame's Spitfire (the Bottle of Britain)
Adnam's Broadside
Wells and Young's Bombardier
St. Austell Brewery's Admiral's Ale
Thwaite's Lancaster Bomber

What I drink most often:
McGolden Light (when in minnesota)
PBR
Guinness

Other things I like that I only get when I buy for home:
Summit (really like the Finnigans. Also had most of their beer while at the brewery)
New Belgium (Skinny Dip and Fat Tire are my favorites)

I have 5 international beers to try at home, and one Bell's. Also have a few home brews here and there. I am still young so I am always good to try some new things.

Kilkrazy wrote:
Shepherd Neame's Spitfire (the Bottle of Britain)
Adnam's Broadside
Wells and Young's Bombardier
St. Austell Brewery's Admiral's Ale
Thwaite's Lancaster Bomber

I see a theme here... gonna have to look these up...

Broadside and Bombardier are awesome good call ever had St. peters organic english ale comes in a green medicine looking bottle i dont care its organic or anything it is just awesome after you mow the lawn! Have to look up the rest as well

on another note What happened to Newcastle it tastes like crap now maybe it did before but i use to like it now it tastes like crap?

Youngs, brakespears, or whatever ale has the funnyest name. Or a good cider or perry. Thatchers or old rosy.

Fuller's Bengal Lancer is good summer drinking.

Field Marshal Wiley wrote:Broadside and Bombardier are awesome good call ever had St. peters organic english ale comes in a green medicine looking bottle i dont care its organic or anything it is just awesome after you mow the lawn! Have to look up the rest as well

on another note What happened to Newcastle it tastes like crap now maybe it did before but i use to like it now it tastes like crap?

I sware thay changed the recipy when thay moved the newkey brown factory. Having said that allot of people have it down as "i used to like that".

There's a beer called Broadside? Knowing my luck with my Broadsides, not only would that beer probably fail to hit the spot, but i'd probably end up missing my mouth with it and spilling it everywhere everytime I went to take a sip.

Beer: Corona, fixed. Miller 55.

Other: Johnnie Walker Black

Beer:
Sam Addams ( various)

Other:

Jack Daniels

MeanGreenStompa wrote:Guinness.

I also love 'honey' or 'golden' ales like Otter, Abbott, Gem etc.

I also regularly drink and love (as dakkacon attendees will confirm...) Gin and Tonic, but only Bombay Sapphire or Hendricks Gin.

Woah! That's me, almost exactly. I say 'almost', because I am quite prepared to drink the cheapest of cheapo Gin, because, well, it does this to you:


'I.. I fuggin' *hic* I fuggin' LOVE you... You bastard.'

Beer: Budweiser, Stag, PBR, Guinness (Draught and Extra Stout), Killians, Rogue Dead Guy Ale, Smithwicks...there are others but I can't think of anymore favorites for now lol

Other: Dalwhinnie, Johnnie Walker Black/Green lable, and Glenlivet (I love scotch )

Fosters, shiner, miller genuine draft, and absolut.

Oh, well if we're bringing non-beer into the discussion, nothing can beat the overwhelming majesty that is Kraken Rum.

A good drink is a good drink in the end. I like mexican beer, like tecate.

chaos0xomega wrote:Oh, well if we're bringing non-beer into the discussion, nothing can beat the overwhelming majesty that is Kraken Rum.

Ah, I love The Kraken! I mainly bought it for the bottle (i collect bottles for the bar at home), but it ended up being quite tastey

Shiner Black.

/thread

Totally dirt cheap beer. Because when I want to drink, I want to get wasted for as cheap as possible.

KingCracker wrote:Totally dirt cheap beer. Because when I want to drink, I want to get wasted for as cheap as possible.

I prefer this place:

Ah, gotta love places to buy cheap booze

Happy International Beer Day!!!



Jake

Nice

Peroni nastro azzuro, Italy's finest or corona, asahi, cusquena and stella 4%. Had polish beer at a mates wedding over in poland last year very nice till they kick you in the head ouch what a hangover.

I prefer vaporizing herbs to drinking but when I do drink...its usually a Mexican beer like Dos Equis and Corona Extra.

Cane wrote:I prefer vaporizing herbs to drinking

So you smoke weed?

but when I do drink...its usually a Mexican beer like Dos Equis and Corona Extra.

Missed a perfect opportunity for a most interesting man in the world reference.

Im irish an i love cider and guinness i drink about 4 days a week

I drink mostly Norwegian beer, so the two brands I regulary drink is E.C Dahls and Ringnes, both goes down very well. I also like a good glass of white wine at times

Regular Beer


Current slightly more expensive but really tasty beer that I like


I need to get into a fight 'beer'


Probably my favorite over all, never get tired of it

Hobgoblin, IPA, Most local ales in pubs (the odder the name the more likely I am to try it), black sheep and a host of others.
Not a massive fan of Guinness though oddly. Just tastes wrong.

Bromsy wrote:
Probably my favorite over all, never get tired of it

Ah, I love Guinnes sooooo much. I was friends with a bartender that would sell me pints of it for $3...it's safe to say that I was as that bar all the time

Redhook Longhammer IPA
Franconia Wheat
Shiner Hefewheizen

I like Coors light, very smooth without any aftertaste.

My standbys at the local bars tend to be Bass or Amber Bock.

The Kraken is definitely one of my favorite rums, up there with Tommy Bahama gold.

Wish Adnams would import to the US, I quite liked their beers, and have a few of their pint glasses that need filling.

Normally Hobgoblin or similar ales.

However It's got to be Tactical Nuclear Penguin. 32% imperial stout. You drink it like a whiskey.
(it is however very expensive, one of my friends is a shareholder in the brewery)

Haha, I've been wanting to find some tactical nuclear penguin. I don't think any of my local stores can even order any.

Hobgoblin
Swarthy Brew - Stout
Various real ales depending on what is on at the time
Old Rosie cider
But I do like a nice dark rum too.

I would say right now Boulevard Pilsner is probably my most purchased beer. It is cheap (same price as miller, bud, or variant 12pk), tastes great, and is local to me. I also like the following though:

Odell's IPA
Guiness Extra Stout
PBR
Miller GD



well to be honest, I like most beers. It would be easier to make a short list of beers I don't like versus beers I like. My favorite cheap beer though is probably Boulevard Pilsner

Sam Adam's Black generally. Not a huge beer drinker though, I prefer Scotch.

As weird as it sounds, I'm quite into American beers (despite the flak they get). I'll happily quaff a Budweiser or Corona (with a wedge of lime in the bottle of course), although if there is Coors on offer I end up in a cycle of indecision.

If I'm looking for something fancy, then I'll go for a Miller or San Miguel.

I really enjoy trying imported stuff, three of my favourite are Asahi Black (A Japanese beer, with a somewhat stouty taste), Wetherspoons over here did a beer from china for a while called 'Lucky', it tasted good and the bonus was that it came in a bottle shaped like bhudda!:


If I'm doing any improvised drinking (i.e. picking up some beverages on the way to a friends house etc) I like to go with Brahma, for the reason that it is nice when it's chilled, but is also pretty good at room temperature (unlike say Coors or Miller, which tastes so much better when it's been in the fridge for good length of time), so lacking any form of drinks-cooling isn't too much of a let-down.

I'm not a fan of German/Eastern European stuff though, especially 'Budvar' (it's a Czech-brewed budweiser I think), they taste a little too much like bread for me.

After it being mentioned in another thread, maybe a glass of malibu and a menthol cigarette woul be nice.

Being almost next to the Shepherd Neame brewery I tend to drink most of their beers (you can smell the brewing from my house mmmm...malty)
There is a factory outlet in town and the local supermarkets often have spitfire etc for a quid a bottle!
I do also like hobgoblin, Adnams, and a couple from the badger brewery.
Fullers london pride too!

To be honest I'm not that picky and will try anything. I can also recommend Kolsch which is the type of beer you get in the Bonn/ Koln area in Germany. It is served in small glasses so is really easy to loose track of how much you're drinking though!

If I'm not on the beer then I quite like a good single malt whisky.

mega_bassist wrote:

KingCracker wrote:Totally dirt cheap beer. Because when I want to drink, I want to get wasted for as cheap as possible.

I prefer this place:

Ah, gotta love places to buy cheap booze

Yea I was mostly joking, Ive never drank that stuff before, and Im sure its terrible If I do drink its most likely going to be a Budweiser

KingCracker wrote:Totally dirt cheap beer. Because when I want to drink, I want to get wasted for as cheap as possible.

EPIC!

I love Molson Canadian and Samuel Adams!

Im going through a lightweightdrinking phase at the moment.

I still love Caffreys but I am fginding Stella 4% a good drink and am finding that Budweiser 66 is actually drinkable and not the usual stale urine that this company produces.

I do love me some Tequila though, Exquisito Joven and Casa Siete Leguas Blanco are excellent, but when its time to drop the hammer any old tequila will do!

KingCracker wrote:Yea I was mostly joking, Ive never drank that stuff before, and Im sure its terrible If I do drink its most likely going to be a Budweiser

Haha, I'm a proud drinker of cheap beer! Plus, Dirt Cheap is an awesome place to get any kind of cheap booze
I'll agree, Budweiser is my brew of choice...although, I've been drinking a lot of Bud Ice lately...

You looking for cheap haha when i was out of work and down on my luck i got me a date with Genny . I belive it was $2.99 -3.99 a six pack and would get you drunk but your head wouldnt forget the wild night with Genny

Thats weird, the county I live in is called Genesee

Speaking of cheap, back when I was in high school, Old Style had a $5 rebate for each case, and a case only cost $8 to begin with.

My mom never understood why some beer company was sending me all those $5 dollar checks!

New York ? i am pretty sure it is brewed up there with water from the Genesee River . Which a girl i use to work with insisted was the most polluted river you have ever laid eyes on haha

New York? I live in Michigan. If I misunderstood then, uh...... pickles taste good *shrugs*

Speaking of,we need a shrugging moticon, not this one I mean WTF is wrong with that moticon anyways?

I was just double checking if it was New York by chance that's all. Pickles are awesome i make my own my cucumbers are growin slow this year though. I believe that is the official beer chugging ork he is just waiting for a pint or he is in full WAAAAGH I guess haha

Maybe he's waiting for a pint WHILE he's in a WAAAAAAAGH

...what kind of beer do you think Da Boyz drink??? I'd say this:

If they aint got any toofs in there pockets then i say it would be

This plus these mixed into one of these
then add this to the mix for that ZING



and you get Fungus beer. Dats wut da boyz like ta drink

Even though I may be a minor while i was over the border. I enjoyed a scotch and a mix of different drinks as well. But i was not affected. Must be the Australian within me.

Beer seems fairly unpleasant when you've recently spent a week in ayia napa on a 150 euro per day budget. I don't think I could manage another drop before november.

whatwhat wrote:Beer seems fairly unpleasant when you've recently spent a week in ayia napa on a 150 euro per day budget. I don't think I could manage another drop before november.

I'm guessing the same is probably true of basslines that go 'WUBWUBWUBWUBWUB'!

Oh no, you can never get enough of that.

At last! This is the thread that I've been waiting for! (don't know why I didn't think of it myself really) Other than Warhammer you are now onto my most favouritest topic going.

Avatar 720 wrote:There's a beer called Broadside? Knowing my luck with my Broadsides, not only would that beer probably fail to hit the spot, but i'd probably end up missing my mouth with it and spilling it everywhere everytime I went to take a sip.

Avatar 720 - You've never heard of Broadside? Do you ever go to pubs? Broadside (had a pint today) is the staple diet amongst beer swilling East Anglians! It's very good - make sure you don't waste it by spilling any.

Kilkrazy wrote:
Shepherd Neame's Spitfire (the Bottle of Britain)
Adnam's Broadside
Wells and Young's Bombardier
St. Austell Brewery's Admiral's Ale
Thwaite's Lancaster Bomber

Kilkrazy - I had no idea you could get this stuff outside the UK. I thought everbody all over the world outside of Britain drank lager or Guiness. This is very encouraging. Been drinking Marston's Long Hop today (as well as the Broadside) - very nice. I am priviledgesd enough to live near a decent real ale pub which always has a least 8 different ales on (Big up the Royal Oak in Poringland - Norwich). On a recent trip to Africa - the popular lager over there is Tusker which is actually pretty good (coming from a non lager drinker). Used to drink a lot of Guiness, which I like (can't stand the chilled stuff though). But definitely big on the real ale, especially as I'm spoilt for choice round my way. Beer festival the end of the month

Poor guys, all of you living outside the good beer borders.

Dark Scipio wrote:Poor guys, all of you living outside the good beer borders.

Ah, yes, I find no other beer like German beer reproduces the crisp, clear taste of water so authetically.

Dark Scipio wrote:Poor guys, all of you living outside the good beer borders.

I hope you are not refering to us sir or I shall have to throw down the glove and challenge your fine German beer (yes I have enjoyed a large quantity of it in my time) to match the quality and variety of our excellent real ales in good old Blighty!

Here here English Ales will always trump any beer Germany throws at them.

In my opinion, English beers for relaxation and German beers for sedation..

(Drinking Boddingtons atm)

CptJake wrote:Speaking of cheap, back when I was in high school, Old Style had a $5 rebate for each case, and a case only cost $8 to begin with.

My mom never understood why some beer company was sending me all those $5 dollar checks!

They sent them in hopes you were impressionable.

monkeyh wrote:

Dark Scipio wrote:Poor guys, all of you living outside the good beer borders.

I hope you are not refering to us sir or I shall have to throw down the glove and challenge your fine German beer (yes I have enjoyed a large quantity of it in my time) to match the quality and variety of our excellent real ales in good old Blighty!

Let me say it this way: Belgium, Germany, Austria and Czech republic lay within this borders.

htj wrote:

Dark Scipio wrote:Poor guys, all of you living outside the good beer borders.

Ah, yes, I find no other beer like German beer reproduces the crisp, clear taste of water so authetically.

Did your great tasting senses trained by your cuisine that is ,,famed" around the world.?

Here here English Ales will always trump any beer Germany throws at them.

Surely you are searching something different in beer as everyone else.

Did your great tasting senses trained by your cuisine that is ,,famed" around the world.?

Yes, indeed, a shame that our cuisine is mainly focussed on sausage, bread and cabbage. Not like yours, of course. To quote a fine English brewery: What's the matter, lager boy, afraid you might taste something?

Dark Scipio wrote:

monkeyh wrote:

Dark Scipio wrote:Poor guys, all of you living outside the good beer borders.

I hope you are not refering to us sir or I shall have to throw down the glove and challenge your fine German beer (yes I have enjoyed a large quantity of it in my time) to match the quality and variety of our excellent real ales in good old Blighty!

Let me say it this way: Belgium, Germany, Austria and Czech republic lay within this borders.

htj wrote:

Dark Scipio wrote:Poor guys, all of you living outside the good beer borders.

Ah, yes, I find no other beer like German beer reproduces the crisp, clear taste of water so authetically.

Did your great tasting senses trained by your cuisine that is ,,famed" around the world.?

Here here English Ales will always trump any beer Germany throws at them.

Surely you are searching something different in beer as everyone else.

htj wrote:

Did your great tasting senses trained by your cuisine that is ,,famed" around the world.?

Yes, indeed, a shame that our cuisine is mainly focussed on sausage, bread and cabbage. Not like yours, of course. To quote a fine English brewery: What's the matter, lager boy, afraid you might taste something?

Easy now guys, let's not get into a slagging match between British and German beers - it may get out of hand! For now, they're both good, I'm just going through a period in my life where I find ale far more quaffable than lager.

Ah, twas all in fun, monkeyh. I am partial to the occasional German beer myself. Besides, he started it!

I am a line cook i come from the french schools of cooking there are not many german cooking schools in the states mostly because every American grandma with a slice of german in her can cook any sausage or kraut based dish . I stand by my words GERMAN BEER IS SWILL. Despite the fact that most American Domestics are made by German immigrants Milller ,Budweiser, Slitz, Blatz , Coors,not that they are great but i will drink them yes but Straight out the fatherland hell no. ENGLISH ALES RULE

Ah, the Americans - getting here just in time, as always!

htj wrote:Ah, twas all in fun, monkeyh. I am partial to the occasional German beer myself. Besides, he started it!

They always do, mate. They always do...

It has to be Adnams Broadside. It kicks like a mule, especially when drunk with Tequila chasers!

And is it worth noting that Americans typically drink Lager?


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htj wrote:

Did your great tasting senses trained by your cuisine that is ,,famed" around the world.?

Yes, indeed, a shame that our cuisine is mainly focussed on sausage, bread and cabbage. Not like yours, of course. To quote a fine English brewery: What's the matter, lager boy, afraid you might taste something?

Ahhhh, That would be Wychwood. Brewed in my town! Awesome stuff, especially Hobgoblin...

Bombardier or Cobra, some Captain Morgan's in between.

sarpedons-right-hand wrote:It has to be Adnams Broadside. It kicks like a mule, especially when drunk with Tequila chasers!

Whilst Broadside is good stuff, I think you'll find it's probably the Tequila chasers that are doing most of the kicking!

Stone IPA.

Pabst Blue Ribbon, if you cant guess why, look at my avatar and sig.

Guinness smells good so I'm going to say that. I don't actually get to start finding out what I like or don't until next month.

Kilkrazy wrote:
Shepherd Neame's Spitfire (the Bottle of Britain)
Adnam's Broadside
Wells and Young's Bombardier
St. Austell Brewery's Admiral's Ale
Thwaite's Lancaster Bomber

KK you must like Second World War themed fermented vegetable beverages?

Last week I went on vacation in Leavenworth, WA and then fishing over in Ennis, MT with my pops. While in Washington, I was able to experience the bottle of joy that is Snoqalamie Falls Brewing Company's 'Pre-Prohibition Pilsner, Summer Beer' in the bottle. This was the best damn pint I have ever had hands down, with Bit Burger from tap being a close second. Usually on Fridays, workmates and I have a pub gathering at the taproom for Mad River Brewery, which has an assortment of beers available. Their Steelhead is particularly good.

I've been looking everwhere for that Snoqalamie Pilsner though, but they only have it distributed in Washington, Northern Idaho, and Portland. It is almost worth driving 500 miles to get some.


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Field Marshal Wiley wrote:I am a line cook i come from the french schools of cooking there are not many german cooking schools in the states mostly because every American grandma with a slice of german in her can cook any sausage or kraut based dish . I stand by my words GERMAN BEER IS SWILL. Despite the fact that most American Domestics are made by German immigrants Milller ,Budweiser, Slitz, Blatz , Coors,not that they are great but i will drink them yes but Straight out the fatherland hell no. ENGLISH ALES RULE

I'm not much a of a beer snob, if at all, but the fact that you mentioned American Domestic beers is disappointing. Some English beer is good, but Germans have a knack for making some very good drinks.

Albatross wrote:Ah, the Americans - getting here just in time, as always!

htj wrote:Ah, twas all in fun, monkeyh. I am partial to the occasional German beer myself. Besides, he started it!

They always do, mate. They always do...

The only reason i mention domestic american is the PROOF is in the pudding most American Domestics are made by Germans because they couldnt sell it any where else i Still stand by English Ales Alll English men sticking up for German beer Shame on YOU

Ignoring everything that I and anybody else had said before, when all is said and done, English ale is best. I can guarentee it, I've just been down the pub to test some and I can assure you it was excellent!

This has been my go-to beer for the past year and some. It's really just great stuff. It drinks light enough that you can get just gooned on it, but at the same time it's got a really smooth flavour and a great aftertaste that you can just sit there and sip away at when you're just up for an evening brew after dinner.

Though I agree with you Englishmen. English Ale is the peak of all brews. I have a healthy love for Wychwood Brewery and their tasty Hobgoblin label.

Hobgoblin hands down is one of the best ...But man i love fiiddlers elbow and the scarecrow line the release good lord make me wanna dance haha

Field Marshal Wiley wrote:Hobgoblin hands down is one of the best ...But man i love fiiddlers elbow and the scarecrow line the release good lord make me wanna dance haha

Young's Double Chocolate Stout is also goddamn amazing. And if you want something that tastes like a punch in your words-hole, Black Friar Ale is right up that alley.

monkeyh wrote:

sarpedons-right-hand wrote:It has to be Adnams Broadside. It kicks like a mule, especially when drunk with Tequila chasers!

Whilst Broadside is good stuff, I think you'll find it's probably the Tequila chasers that are doing most of the kicking!

Yeah but the Broadside gets a few good boots in as well!

It rotates... Blue Moon, Stella Artois, Corona Extra...

djphranq wrote:It rotates... Blue Moon, Stella Artois, Corona Extra...

You just gave me three good reasons to feel sorry for you

metallifan wrote:

djphranq wrote:It rotates... Blue Moon, Stella Artois, Corona Extra...

You just gave me three good reasons to feel sorry for you

I drink other beers too... I just thought the OP wanted to know what our daily drinks were.

Yeah there are some for special occasions, and then there are the good ones that are your favorite of the ones you most commonly drink.

Yeah your stick by beers..Nothing wrong with throwing something new into the mix. I mean the title says beer and we have had a little bit of everything vodka, whiskeys, rums , Even ole Tequila made in some how haha

CHEERS

djphranq wrote:

metallifan wrote:

djphranq wrote:It rotates... Blue Moon, Stella Artois, Corona Extra...

You just gave me three good reasons to feel sorry for you

I drink other beers too... I just thought the OP wanted to know what our daily drinks were.

To requote myself...

metallifan wrote:

Field Marshal Wiley wrote:Hobgoblin hands down is one of the best ...But man i love fiiddlers elbow and the scarecrow line the release good lord make me wanna dance haha

Young's Double Chocolate Stout is also goddamn amazing. And if you want something that tastes like a punch in your words-hole, Black Friar Ale is right up that alley.

Not a big fan of chocolate flavoured beers but I do like a decent stout. Adnams do a great one called Oyster stout but I think they only do it in the Autumn/Winter months. Much better than Guiness.

monkeyh wrote:

metallifan wrote:

Field Marshal Wiley wrote:Hobgoblin hands down is one of the best ...But man i love fiiddlers elbow and the scarecrow line the release good lord make me wanna dance haha

Young's Double Chocolate Stout is also goddamn amazing. And if you want something that tastes like a punch in your words-hole, Black Friar Ale is right up that alley.

Not a big fan of chocolate flavoured beers but I do like a decent stout. Adnams do a great one called Oyster stout but I think they only do it in the Autumn/Winter months. Much better than Guiness.

Most stouts are. Apparently, if you go to Ireland it undergoes some kind of magical apotheosis into a decent stout. I've never been, so I cannot confirm this. As to Youngs Double Choc, I believe it's not artificially flavoured with chocolate, it just has a subtle chocolatey after taste. My better half and I have recently been enjoying a beer called Bitter and Twisted, lovely if you like something with a bit of fight to it. I cannot remember the brewery, I'm afraid. Bath Ales are marvellous too, particularly the Bath Gem.

htj wrote:
Most stouts are. Apparently, if you go to Ireland it undergoes some kind of magical apotheosis into a decent stout. I've never been, so I cannot confirm this. As to Youngs Double Choc, I believe it's not artificially flavoured with chocolate, it just has a subtle chocolatey after taste. My better half and I have recently been enjoying a beer called Bitter and Twisted, lovely if you like something with a bit of fight to it. I cannot remember the brewery, I'm afraid. Bath Ales are marvellous too, particularly the Bath Gem.

I seem to recall my local having one or two of the bath ales in and they were pretty good. We'll see what next weekends beer festival brings!

I enjoy nearly all types of Beer, though the only one i have come across that I just could not enjoy is Oatmeal Stout.

I honestly do not understand this pissing contest over whether English beer is better than German beer.. It's two completely different types of beer!!

I will agree that the English/British Isles make the best Ales and Stouts. But, Germany, IMO makes the best Lagers and Weizenbier. The only thing we Americans can even compare to England and Germany, as far as beer is concerned, is in the Microbrew world.

When Im home in the states, I enjoy Widmer Brothers Hefeweizen.

Though, TBH, most often I am drinking some Glenlivet, or Glenmorangie single malt of various age.

monkeyh wrote:I seem to recall my local having one or two of the bath ales in and they were pretty good. We'll see what next weekends beer festival brings!

I expect a full and comprehensive report on all beers of quality discovered. It is your duty as a real ale drinker!

@Ensis Ferrae
Have you ever tried Geuze (is that spelt correctly?)? It's popular in Belgium, but as far as I can tell it tastes like acid and pain. It's the one type of beer I just cannot enjoy.

+1 on the fine single malts, there. Have you drank Laphroaig at all? It's good stuff.

htj wrote:

monkeyh wrote:
@Ensis Ferrae
Have you ever tried Geuze (is that spelt correctly?)? It's popular in Belgium, but as far as I can tell it tastes like acid and pain. It's the one type of beer I just cannot enjoy.

+1 on the fine single malts, there. Have you drank Laphroaig at all? It's good stuff.

I havent had much, if any Belgian stuff over here (although i am only about 3 hours from the border).. sounds like a good one to avoid, unless im already lit up. There is only one place that I have even seen Laphroaig, but next time i'm there, I may have to try it. There was a 24 year old Glenlivet that I was tempted by, but at 27 Euro for 2cl of it.. its kind of hard to justify.