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Since 40k is very beer and pretzels and the topic of beer came up in another thread, what beer would you use to describe your army?

For the non-drinkers, what soda would you compare your army to?

KDK - Arrogant Bastard - It has a freakin bloodthirster on the bottle.

A six pack of Guinness: Tall, Dark, tough to chew through, but surprisingly identical in numbers.

(Deathwatch Primaris)

As much as I enjoy chatting beer, I don't know how to begin answering this. I collect a bunch of different armies and I love a bunch of different beer styles!

 Stux wrote:
As much as I enjoy chatting beer, I don't know how to begin answering this. I collect a bunch of different armies and I love a bunch of different beer styles!

Well to give you some ideas:

I mean I'd totally call my Primaris Imperial Fists a twelve pack of Corona: not especially strong, yellow and an aquired taste that usually requires a splash of something else to make it better.

Genestealer cults I have trouble matching up with a beer, but my Sisters could be a Hot Spiced Beer in cans (aka they bring heat and ride in Rhinos).

Samuel Smiths Sovereign. Cheap as chips and will put you on your back, son.

I'm not sure what drink really fits our lovable space communists, so I'm just gonna go with a Moscow mule.

My (WiP) Lamenters.

Whatever fell of the shelf and smashed open.

Anything from Black Plague Brewing

Plague Snorkeller probably fits my DG/mono Nurgle Daemons best

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I play Nurgle Daemons.

Militarum Tempestus. I don’t drink, so a Shirley Temple. It make you feel all special cuz you had to do something a bit extra.

Ultramarines: Coca Cola.

Squats would obviously be some kind of stout.

If I ran them as guardsmen an Imperial stout.

I play a lot of armies & enjoy all kinds of beer. So I guess whatever's on hand.

Outer Darkness Stout by Squatters Beer, super thick, intense flavor,

(death guard)

I don't think the idea is 'what do you drink while you play', 'cause I also don't drink and am, in any event, about 5000kms from my nearest source of Sovereign.

 Insectum7 wrote:
Squats would obviously be some kind of stout.

Squats would be that beer you tried once 20 years ago, quite enjoyed for it's quirky taste, and haven't been able to find since, only to discover the brewry went out of busniess ages ago.

BrianDavion wrote:
Ultramarines: Coca Cola.

you mean vanilla coke

 Excommunicatus wrote:
I don't think the idea is 'what do you drink while you play', 'cause I also don't drink and am, in any event, about 5000kms from my nearest source of Sovereign.

Yeah, the idea is more "if your army was a beer (or soda), what would it be?"

And some good stuff here, I've had a bit of a laugh at some of the descriptions.

Astral Militarum: I'd say it's a selection from a large party; lots of Bud Light, along with some craft beers sprinkled in.

For my Scions and a small assortment of Guardsmen from different Regiments, I'm reminded of a local beer called "Luponic Distortion", which is a beer that they change the flavor of every few months.

R&H: Carlsberg.

Bland and in complete need of a reboot.

At least you can still buy Carlsberg. R&H is a bit of a different matter FW wise.

I play Renegade Knights + Mortarion. Only beer that fits is Brewmeister's Snake Venom.

Every bottle costs a lot and hits you like a truck.

This is for all the Ultramarine players.

Grey knights could be fosters - fething awful

Jerkface 9000. For all my armies. Just because. I'm That Guy.

Ultramarines: Generic beer here, but still a solid default to fall back on - something like Carling (bonus points because it's brewed in my hometown, therefore generic!)

Homebrew Primaris army - My new favourite, like my Ultras/Carling, but just a lot more personal love for it. Stella Artois for me.

Guardsmen: So many different elements of them, can love playing them one day, and tired of them the next - John Smiths or Guinness?

 Sgt_Smudge wrote:
Ultramarines: Generic beer here, but still a solid default to fall back on - something like Carling (bonus points because it's brewed in my hometown, therefore generic!)

Homebrew Primaris army - My new favourite, like my Ultras/Carling, but just a lot more personal love for it. Stella Artois for me.

Guardsmen: So many different elements of them, can love playing them one day, and tired of them the next - John Smiths or Guinness?

But John Smiths is fething weak, IG teir-wise are not. Faithful 22 CP battery, etc.

Also, you live in Northamptonshire? You poor bugger!

Guardsman: Budweiser, weak as water, readily available mass produced crap

Death Guard- A 40 oz of Old English Malt Liquor, half empty with the cap missing and a cigarette butt floating inside.

Poltava barreled light beer. Worst beer on ukrain and there are many to pick from. Foams like crazy, and tastes of two things sulfur and candy that was left for too long on the sun and melted a bit. Horrible and hard to describe to someone who did not get the option to "enjoy" it. Only redeeming factor is that it can be bought really cheap illegaly.