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couches
618 Posts
On December 09 2010 22:14 BritishBeef wrote: ![[image loading]](http://beerandmicrobrews.com/newcastle-brwn.jpg) Seriously good stuff, better then almost any beer or ale i have tasted in my life. What I like the most about it is that you can find it just about anywhere. | ||
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nehl
Germany270 Posts
beck's wht else? maby holsten or duckstein flensburger krombacher there really is too much for one post | ||
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Vandro
Netherlands384 Posts
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CuttyFlam
Belgium523 Posts
On December 10 2010 01:16 Vandro wrote: Westvleteren 12 has been pissed down by god himself, amazing good beer. This, officially the best beer in the world, but difficult to get and VERY pricy... This is my favorite atm ![[image loading]](http://www.sbs-depot.com/nl/images/stories/chimay.jpg) All of them ^^ EDIT: How could i forget this one, Ruby Red beer named after Emperor Charles. ![[image loading]](http://www.h2obar.be/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/keizer-karel-robijn-rood.jpg) | ||
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cava
United States1035 Posts
On December 10 2010 00:05 Grumbaki wrote: I think in my previous post dedicated to Belgium, I should have praised the Westvleteren 12 more... It might be a snob thing : You need to buy it directly from the abbay or shell out from 7 to 13€ each from "bootleggers" (if you're in brussel, i heard it can ebay up to 50$) as monks dont commercialize them properly (they don't want resell, hence the no sticker policy to purposely go against "belgian FDA" regulations). Even to buy them from the abbay you need to book an appointment on a day they sell them (depending on production availability) by phone (1 phone line, 1 monk for the whole belgium), give your licence plate so they check it, do it max once a month (they really keep booking). You can only buy 1 or 2 packs max (24 bottles per pack). Oh and they are starting to refuse payment in cash and only have a terminal for bancontact, a mostly belgian payment card system. On the other hand it's really cheap once you go there (50€ including recycling fee) On the other hand, it's a very tasty dark ale with subtles notes of plums and nuts but with a very light texture. Perfect dark ale in my view. Was so hard to get some that I paid 13€ to get my first one. Didn't regret it. (oh this is all about the 12 kind -yellow cap-, 8 and blond are awesome but not up to the absolute perfection of the 12) official website WIKI ![[image loading]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Westvleteren-beer.jpg) Public Service Announcement: Don't get hooked on belgian beers, you end up spending 100 RMB in beijing for a Leffe or 7€ in france for a Duvel because you can't drink anything else... I agree. Belgian beer is above and beyond any other region in terms of overall beer quality. | ||
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Zero.Tha.Hero
Canada155 Posts
![[image loading]](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2075/2073602399_500be8b0b9.jpg) Fantastic brown ale, smooth and malty :D | ||
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Simplistik
2049 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.spitfireale.co.uk/gfx/gfx-spitfire-bottle.jpg) Oh, yes! | ||
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annYeong(o11)
Canada784 Posts
Innis & Gunn: Sweet mixed ale, tastes like vanilla, but not shitty-vanilla like vanilla coke, actual, from-the-ground vanilla. Worth the high price tag, is the classic "I'm going to try something expensive" ale. Very good ale with a heavy dinner, like Thanksgiving or Chirstmas, especially since those are the times of year you're going to be treating yourself anyway. Definately using this thread to try new ales. | ||
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Robellicose
England245 Posts
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snorlax
United States755 Posts
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Blobskillz
Germany548 Posts
 Real beer comes from Czech republic and the former german areas in Poland | ||
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Grumbaki
Belgium141 Posts
On December 10 2010 02:27 Blobskillz wrote: man really americans have to call their beer Ale because it's so bad that you cant call it a proper beer Real beer comes from Czech republic and the former german areas in Poland Without any intend to troll, I'd like to ask for advice for good beer from these regions...I mean I've been there several times, took advice from locals but I always end up with a slightly tastier stella, nothing that can match a Saison or Hommelbier or a blond abbey beer like Tripple Karmeliet or Maredsous, that are quite basic premium belgian. pics for moar shameless belgian pluggin' ^^ ![[image loading]](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_icuMSyLNds8/TE7v0Lsc0LI/AAAAAAAAAOo/F7m3M-oxNgY/s1600/Tripel+Karmeliet+%E2%80%9CLongneck%E2%80%9D.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://www.lachope.com/img/photos/bouteilles-biere/hommelbier.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://d18zsflsk75lk4.cloudfront.net/verre-maredsous.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://www.brasserie-dupont.com/dupont/Images/BioSaisonDupont.jpg) Even more shameless ad because i really love this one: Saison Dupont 75cl in Cora Anderlecht is at 1,90€ per bottle, recylcling tax included...how fucking unbelievable is that???? | ||
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sixfour
England11061 Posts
chimay is the absolute nuts, love that stuff and was delighted to find a somewhat-local pub that sells it, and at a reasonable price now (not at the LOL £4.35/bottle that my old local does). blue > red, not tried the white yet i don't get the love for newcastle, it's just not that special and it's only ever in bottles here. even in newcastle it's rare to find on tap apparently, the only place i've ever seen it on tap was when i was in nyc most of my favourites however are fairly local stuff that you won't find exported in the states. i know that wells' banana bread does go over. everard's tiger might, fuller's already been mentioned, the esb is good, london pride is ok. next time i put in an order with beersofeurope (a misnomer, yes) i'm meaning to get some dogfishhead, but it's pretty expensive imo | ||
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VarmVaffel
Norway378 Posts
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Grumbaki
Belgium141 Posts
On December 10 2010 02:55 sixfour wrote: chimay is the absolute nuts, love that stuff and was delighted to find a somewhat-local pub that sells it, and at a reasonable price now (not at the LOL £4.35/bottle that my old local does). blue > red, not tried the white yet White is a pretty decent strong "pilsner" (with high fermentation tho if i'm not mistaken). Worth the try but maybe not at £4+ (this price is madness, take eurostar to come on a shopping spree it'll be cheaper! That above the price of a 4 pack here -5ish€ here-). imho white ranks under the ones I quoted before. Oh and if any TLer comes over in Brussels, PM me! I have the adresses and will be happy to take you on a beer tour of brussels/belgium! PS: like the SFW pics thread, no post without pic! ![[image loading]](http://shop.belgianshop.com/acatalog/La_Chouffe_beer.jpg) | ||
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gogogadgetflow
United States2583 Posts
Leinie's, brewed in Wisconsin. ![[image loading]](http://www.dailyhops.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/leinenkugels-honey-weiss.JPG) | ||
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zerglingrodeo
United States910 Posts
![[image loading]](http://justbeer.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/miller-high-life.gif) | ||
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sixfour
England11061 Posts
On December 10 2010 03:06 Grumbaki wrote: White is a pretty decent strong "pilsner" (with high fermentation tho if i'm not mistaken). Worth the try but maybe not at £4+ (this price is madness, take eurostar to come on a shopping spree it'll be cheaper! That above the price of a 4 pack here -5ish€ here-). imho white ranks under the ones I quoted before. the pub i can find it in now has it at ~£3 which is pretty reasonable imo | ||
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maxtodd
58 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.bruguru.com/Brooklyn_EIPA.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bruguru.com/wallpaper.htm&usg=__1K0upsiJZJOO_aAGcFWjV34H66w=&h=478&w=706&sz=79&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=S8s7zYDB12MmpM:&tbnh=124&tbnw=183&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbrooklyn%2Bipa%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1404%26bih%3D689%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=227&vpy=91&dur=254&hovh=124&hovw=183&tx=98&ty=103&ei=Oh4BTcbFEML6lwfVyp2IDQ&oei=Oh4BTcbFEML6lwfVyp2IDQ&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=32&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0) My favorite ale, brewed a mere 5 miles from where I live. | ||
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garbanzo
United States4046 Posts
On December 08 2010 15:38 Roe wrote: edit: what is an ale anyways? On December 10 2010 03:14 gogogadgetflow wrote: These all look so refined. Isn't ale just another word for beer? I don't think these have been answered yet, but basically the short of it is that there are two categories of beer: ale and lager. The difference is the type of yeast used. Ale has "top fermenting" yeast and lager have "bottom fermenting" yeast. The end result is that you get two completely different beers. In my opinion, most great beers are ales. I've only ran into a few lagers that I actually liked. On December 10 2010 02:27 Blobskillz wrote: man really americans have to call their beer Ale because it's so bad that you cant call it a proper beer Real beer comes from Czech republic and the former german areas in Poland Most of the mass produced beers in the U.S. (e.g., Budweiser, Coors, Millers, etc...) are actually lagers. Also the regions where you say "real beer" comes from are usually known for their pilsners, which, if you didn't know, are also types of lagers. | ||
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