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Sad thing Alf though, is that over here, it costs the same as much better tasting/quality/stronger beers.

I dont even get drunk cheap on it (not that I'd stomach the gak anyway).
Ah well.

Ireland also and do enjoy Heineken aithough i am partial to a couple of local largers from Germany and Spain

Will agree with Ratius,if Budweiser was the last beer on Earth,I think I would go without!

Also I think some of you guys might like this http://www.porterhousebrewco.com/index.php

 Ratius wrote:
From Ireland but enjoy Becks Vier.

Can I ask the US peeps amongst us, do you guys drink/like Budweiser?

Over here, especially from pub/nightclub taps, its muck, utter utter muck imho and not much better from bottles.

Is it drunk much in the US or have we (in Ireland) just been swamped by Budweiser advertising (huge hoarding near where I live etc etc).

I loathe the stuff personally (and Miller is not much better).

Personally, I enjoy a Budweiser quite a bit, and Pabst more so. I think it's great to drink when you're grilling outside with some friends, or if you're at the bar and not wanting to spend a ton of money. Is it the best? No. Is it my favorite? Not by a long shot...but it's still beer. I'll never understand why people hate "American" beer so much

 Alfndrate wrote:
Bud, Bud Light, Miller, Miller Light, etc... are generally drank by people that want to get drunk and not spend a lot of money on it. It tastes like garbage (though Iron City Light smells like sewage), it's "cheap" and it does the job eventually... It's a mainstream beer with little to no flavor...

Bud is a fine beer for what it is-- a cold one goes down well after mowing the lawn or trimming the hedges. Coors, however...

Thank you, someone agrees with me!

4hands warhammer IPA is my favorite beer, though it is seasonal. I just picked up a growler of 4hands resurrection IPA that they finished just two days ago. Furthermore IPA"s are my favorite type of beer, but I do like to drink Hamms, Bush light, and Stag. I do not drink Keystone, Miller, or porters

I'm from the south of the UK and we have a fair number of independent breweries in the area, mostly for ale. Not much of a fan of ale so I'd have to say my favourite would be a Heineken. However, the worst beer I've ever had was also a Heineken, albeit one from a bar in Australia; ended up costing me the equivalent of £11! Pretty shocking stuff, and the beer was mediocre at best, not at all like the stuff back in Europe.

 JoshInJapan wrote:

 Alfndrate wrote:
Bud, Bud Light, Miller, Miller Light, etc... are generally drank by people that want to get drunk and not spend a lot of money on it. It tastes like garbage (though Iron City Light smells like sewage), it's "cheap" and it does the job eventually... It's a mainstream beer with little to no flavor...

Bud is a fine beer for what it is-- a cold one goes down well after mowing the lawn or trimming the hedges. Coors, however...

That's fine, I've certainly partaken of my fair share of bud, and you're right, Colorado Horse Piss should never bee drank (Coors).

Hey I think that was my old horse's job

 Valkyrie wrote:
I'm from the south of the UK and we have a fair number of independent breweries in the area, mostly for ale. Not much of a fan of ale so I'd have to say my favourite would be a Heineken. However, the worst beer I've ever had was also a Heineken, albeit one from a bar in Australia; ended up costing me the equivalent of £11! Pretty shocking stuff, and the beer was mediocre at best, not at all like the stuff back in Europe.

They must have seen you coming ... Either that, or you were frequenting a strip club.

You can usually get Heineken here for about $5-6 (no more than about £3). Paying over $20 for a mid-range import is ludicrous. Not even the more obscure belgian monk piss comes close to that in pricing.

 chromedog wrote:

 Valkyrie wrote:
I'm from the south of the UK and we have a fair number of independent breweries in the area, mostly for ale. Not much of a fan of ale so I'd have to say my favourite would be a Heineken. However, the worst beer I've ever had was also a Heineken, albeit one from a bar in Australia; ended up costing me the equivalent of £11! Pretty shocking stuff, and the beer was mediocre at best, not at all like the stuff back in Europe.

They must have seen you coming ... Either that, or you were frequenting a strip club.

You can usually get Heineken here for about $5-6 (no more than about £3). Paying over $20 for a mid-range import is ludicrous. Not even the more obscure belgian monk piss comes close to that in pricing.

It was a pretty fancy hotel bar in Fremantle. To be fair I only bought a drink so I could use their Wi-Fi.

North of Daytona Beach Florida here. One of my fav beers is Hop Rod Rye http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/610/3158
If I can get it I enjoy Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout. I'd give a pile of cash to get a supply of their Imperial Stout. I enjoy trying beers from all over this world. One thing I can't stand is Bud. That gives me "bud-mud" every time the next morning.

From New England.

Prefer lagers, stouts, and porters, but i'll drink just about anything, frankly. I dislike IPA's and Pilsners mostly.

Favorite is belgian white.

 Valkyrie wrote:


It was a pretty fancy hotel bar in Fremantle. To be fair I only bought a drink so I could use their Wi-Fi.

Ah, Free-o.

Explains much.

Everything costs more over on the west coast - because they are soooo far from the rest of civilisation and the mining mobs can afford to pay for it.

Weltenwolf wrote:I live near Frankfurt/Main. I prefer Pils (Licher/Pfungstädter/Darmstädter/Schlappeseppel/Binding/Bitburger/Becks) directly followed by Weißbier naturtrüb (Schlappeseppel/Franziskaner/Erdinger).

But as a true Hesse it's always Ebbelwoi > Beer.

Licher ist actually really good. Theres a Licher Kellerbier, which is extremely good! You can get in a restaurant in Gießen,
While no beer, Äbbelwoi is excellent stuff

Our store here has a huge selection of all sorts of fancy beers. I recently tried hobgoblin for example, which was okay.

Of the crap beer, Miller Lite is the only one I like. Used to like Coors, not anymore. Don't like Bud, Busch, Milwaukee, Genessee, Rolling Rock, Labatte Blue, etc. Bud Lite Lime is okay. Gimme mah stouts!!

I've always wanted to know if Irishmen actually drink Guinness. Irish dakka daunts.. Is it true?

New Orleans.

Nothing too crazy: Nola Brewery(blonde, brown), Shiner(bock, prickly pear when I can somehow find it), Blue Moon(Belgian White).

 Strombones wrote:
I've always wanted to know if Irishmen actually drink Guinness. Irish dakka daunts.. Is it true?

I spent 6 weeks studying in Dublin, and spent a significant amount of that time in pubs. Avoiding the Temple Bar area, I'd say that, yes, the Irish DO in fact drink Guinness (Heineken's also very popular), so it's not just some marketing ploy. It was also my drink of choice over there - I can also confirm that, yes, the stuff tastes better closer to the source - and I also got the chance to try a variety of Irish microbrews. As a fan of pale ales, I was hooked (haha) on Galway Hooker.

Here in the states, I'll drink Guinness if the place can pour it well. I try whatever microbrews are on tap in any bar I go into, and as an East Coaster, I've been drinking Yuengling since beer was in any way appealing to me. And if I want something really light/cheap when it's hot out, I'll take a really cold bottle of Heineken.

I hate beer. But at the recent Irish Fest here in Michigan I found that I really love Morgans Irish Cider.

 AegisGrimm wrote:
I hate beer. But at the recent Irish Fest here in Michigan I found that I really love Morgans Irish Cider.

You mean Magners/Bulmers?

And yeah, that stuff is delicious. Also take a look at Angry Orchard hard cider. The Crisp Apple is really good.

Argh! That's what I meant. It was the first time I had ever heard of it, so I couldn't remember the name, lol. Thanks.

Are there any good places to get Magners? I know of an Imported food place in town that has a huge selection of wines and beers, but other than that I don't have a clue.

New Zealand here and I seem to prefer lagers and the occasional pale ale and wheat beer. Favourite is probably Sapporo Draft.