EPTMy personal favorite is Sierra Nevada, brewed in Chico California, known for it's hoppy, rich flavor. In fact I'm enjoying the winter celebration edition ale as we speak.
What are some of the TL favorites?
Fuck it took me long to type that.
Favorite Ale
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KhAmun
United States1005 Posts
My personal favorite is Sierra Nevada, brewed in Chico California, known for it's hoppy, rich flavor. In fact I'm enjoying the winter celebration edition ale as we speak. What are some of the TL favorites? Fuck it took me long to type that. | ||
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Gonff
United States686 Posts
My favorite Ale right now is Turbodog from Abita (Louisiana). I've lived in the northern midwest my whole life, so I can only find it in Southern-themed spots up here, but wow is it tasty. If you're into hearty, hoppy IPAs/APAs, you absolutely have to try the Two Hearted Ale from Bell's Brewery in Kalamazoo Michigan. I've never been up to Michigan either but they're my favorite brewery hands down. Their limited and cask conditioned brews are top notch as well. From my neck of the woods... Other favorite IPA/APAs: Alpha King from Three Floyds in Munster, Indiana "3 Floyd’s flagship beer, Alpha King is a big American pale ale that pours a deep amber with a creamy head. This ale is brewed with Centennial, Cascade, and Warrior hops giving it an intense citrus aroma and a crisp hoppy finish." Hopalicious from Ale Asylum in Madison, Wisconsin "Eleven separate additions of cascade hops give this American pale ale its lush citrus aroma and bold hop flavor without crazy bitterness." 90 Minute IPA from Dogfish Head in Milton, Delaware "Esquire Magazine calls our 90 Minute IPA., "perhaps the best I.P.A. in America." An Imperial I.P.A. brewed to be savored from a snifter. A big beer with a great malt backbone that stands up to the extreme hopping rate." Favorite Winter Seasonal Beers: Winter Skål from Capitol Brewery in Middleton, Wisconsin "An amber hued beer loaded with a great depth of specialty malt character and smooth hop flavors, guaranteed to make one welcome the onslaught of the cold." Edmund Fitzgerald Porter from Great Lakes Brewing Company in Cleveland, Ohio *okay, it's a year-round beer, but the bar I worked at only served it during the winter :D* "A complex, roasty porter with a bittersweet, chocolate-coffee taste and bold hop presence." Mercy Grand Cru from Ale Asylum in Madison, Wisconsin "Our current seasonal is a perfect companion to the holiday season! Mercy, a Belgian-style Grand Cru, has a robust floral aroma with a hint of spice. This full-bodied ale is ruby in color with flavor of dark fruits and a smooth finish. The rich flavors work equally well for a holiday cocktail gathering or side by side with your favorite holiday meal." | ||
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evoli
United States333 Posts
Some of my favourites: Deschutes Brewery: Black Butte Porter Six Rivers Brewery: Moonstone Porter Mad River Brewery: Steelhead Porter Anderson Valley: Boont Amber Ale Ninkasi : Tricerahops Double IPA. And I recently had this gem recently, and I recommend you check it out if you have access to a Wholefoods. It's called Dark Force, an ImperialWheat Stout from HaandBryggeriet, a Norwegian brewery. I love beer. Love, love, love beer. I even interviewed iNcontrol about his favourite beer for Gosutrolling.com. He remarked that he is typically a Gin man, but he does enjoy McMenamin's Ruby. | ||
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susySquark
United States1692 Posts
On December 08 2010 15:00 evoli wrote: Man, I feel extremely privileged to live where I do. I live in a small college town on the Northern California coast, and we have several breweries near us and access to some of the great breweries in Oregon and Washington. Some of my favourites: Deschutes Brewery: Black Butte Porter Six Rivers Brewery: Moonstone Porter Mad River Brewery: Steelhead Porter Anderson Valley: Boont Amber Ale Ninkasi : Tricerahops Double IPA. And I recently had this gem recently, and I recommend you check it out if you have access to a Wholefoods. It's called Dark Force, an ImperialWheat Stout from HaandBryggeriet, a Norwegian brewery. I love beer. Love, love, love beer. I even interviewed iNcontrol about his favourite beer for Gosutrolling.com. He remarked that he is typically a Gin man, but he does enjoy McMenamin's Ruby. Descheutes is AMAZING. Almost anything they put out is great, but Black Butte is definitely my favorite. Anderson Valley's Barney Flatt's Oatmeal Stout is also very good. | ||
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TheRiotXL
23 Posts
If you're looking for a good pale ale like Sierra Nevada's green label check out Hangar 24, it's a micro brewery in Redlands, CA. Awesome pale ales! As well Maximus makes a very good pale ale. Have you tried Sierra Nevadas Torpedo and Big Foot? Talk about a hoppy mess of delicious pleasure. | ||
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barkles
United States285 Posts
Great Lakes Brewing Company in Cleveland - All of them, but especially the Edmund Fitzgerald Porter Saison Dupont (from Belgium) Surly Darkness, Furious, and Abrasive Ale Young's Double Chocolate Stout Boulevard Brewing Company Unfiltered Wheat (their Saison is really good as well) All of the Trappist beers (Rochefort, Orval, etc.) | ||
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Nedfryst
Sweden32 Posts
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KhAmun
United States1005 Posts
On December 08 2010 15:00 evoli wrote: Man, I feel extremely privileged to live where I do. I live in a small college town on the Northern California coast, and we have several breweries near us and access to some of the great breweries in Oregon and Washington. Some of my favourites: Deschutes Brewery: Black Butte Porter Six Rivers Brewery: Moonstone Porter Mad River Brewery: Steelhead Porter Anderson Valley: Boont Amber Ale Ninkasi : Tricerahops Double IPA. And I recently had this gem recently, and I recommend you check it out if you have access to a Wholefoods. It's called Dark Force, an ImperialWheat Stout from HaandBryggeriet, a Norwegian brewery. I love beer. Love, love, love beer. I even interviewed iNcontrol about his favourite beer for Gosutrolling.com. He remarked that he is typically a Gin man, but he does enjoy McMenamin's Ruby. Do you live in humboldt? I'm in Mendocino myself, and I love the breweries around here. Red tail ale out of ukiah is good too. (home town) I haven't tried many small scale ales out of northern/central california though. | ||
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garbanzo
United States4046 Posts
 Dogfishhead's 120-minute IPA Avery Samael Great Divide Yeti There are tons more. I have a display of empty bottles. I can't remember most of the top of my head. Edit: Almost any quad or imperial stout! | ||
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actionbastrd
Congo598 Posts
Widmere hefeweizen (with a lemon ftw) Widmere Deadlift (great IPA, 9%?) Silver City scotch ale (scotch ale, smooth, silky, prolly wouldnt drink more than 2. 9%ish) Annd hm... for a light choice, Henery wienhards Blue boar or blondey. All 4 beers are local micro brews in Western Washington. The micro brews around here are amazing, dont drink domestic crap like bug light n shit unless its beer pong, in which case im chugging it anyway lol. No flavor in those. There are also great seasonal beers here too, but thats another list. If anyone in the area is interested i can suggest some of the Winter brews tho! Cheers! | ||
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Dugrok
Canada377 Posts
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KhAmun
United States1005 Posts
On December 08 2010 15:16 actionbastrd wrote: Give 3/4 beers, ranging in darkness. Widmere hefeweizen (with a lemon ftw) Widmere Deadlift (great IPA, 9%?) Silver City scotch ale (scotch ale, smooth, silky, prolly wouldnt drink more than 2. 9%ish) Annd hm... for a light choice, Henery wienhards Blue boar or blondey. All 4 beers are local micro brews in Western Washington. The micro brews around here are amazing, dont drink domestic crap like bug light n shit unless its beer pong, in which case im chugging it anyway lol. No flavor in those. There are also great seasonal beers here too, but thats another list. If anyone in the area is interested i can suggest some of the Winter brews tho! Cheers! Widmere is a pretty large brewery I thought, just had their drifter ale a couple days ago, it was nice. IPA is nice, insane amounts of hops. | ||
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Impervious
Canada4199 Posts
On December 08 2010 15:17 Dugrok wrote: I have to admit I'm a big fan of Alexander Keith's India Pale Ale (brewed in Halifax Nova-Scotia, Canada). Alternatively (and a bit more expensive, but worth it) I absolutely love a nice Stella Artois (brewed in Leuven, Belgium) from the tap, but then again that's a blonde lager. Sleeman makes a really nice India pale ale as well. Although, it's harder to get a hold of (fortunately, I'm from Guelph). They also make a realy awesome cream ale. | ||
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surLoop
United States80 Posts
Favorite for now, I like the IPA's. | ||
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KhAmun
United States1005 Posts
On December 08 2010 15:24 surLoop wrote: Racer 5 IPA - Bear Republic Brewing Co. Healdsburg, CA Favorite for now, I like the IPA's. Yeah Bear Republic is very nice as far as IPA goes, and healdsburg is right down the road basically, i love living in northern california. im really surprised there isnt more sierra nevada love though | ||
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susySquark
United States1692 Posts
Karl Strauss's Red Trolley Ale Alagash White Three Philosophers Belgian | ||
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TheRiotXL
23 Posts
Their stouts are amazing as well, rich and full of flavor. If anyone is in to a more malty beer, I would definitely recommend it. And bigfoot for a barleywine if you feel like having a meal and a beer all in one. | ||
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Roe
Canada6002 Posts
edit: what is an ale anyways? | ||
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YoureFired
United States822 Posts
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inFeZa
Australia556 Posts
nuff said i dont care if its not an ale. its amazing. | ||
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waxypants
United States479 Posts
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ShaperofDreams
Canada2492 Posts
Smithwicks Mcewans I win  dark beer for life! | ||
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Eishi_Ki
Korea (South)1667 Posts
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susySquark
United States1692 Posts
On December 08 2010 15:55 ShaperofDreams wrote: Guinness Smithwicks Mcewans I win dark beer for life!If you like dark beers and you think those are the best, you're heavily missing out. | ||
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actionbastrd
Congo598 Posts
On December 08 2010 15:19 HornSnHaloS wrote: Widmere is a pretty large brewery I thought, just had their drifter ale a couple days ago, it was nice. IPA is nice, insane amounts of hops. Its possible they have expanded, The difter is awesome. The Deadlift IPA gets sold in 4packs because their alcohal content is high. Widmere is probably my favorite go to brewery. They are located in Portland OR, so im sure they are all over organ too. But alas, in the beer section, Widmere is always in the Micro brews. Great stuff from them. A friend of mine got to go on a tour of the brewery and tried every one of their beers on tap. I am pumped to try Widmere 2011. (for thoes who dont know they make a special beer every year, and it usually completely different from the last). the 09 was a Belgium style. But the 2010 was a Pitch Black IPA. Tasty but i could never drink more than 1 lol It was litterally pitch black. would be such a headache to actually drink a 6pack of those in one night. | ||
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maellestrom
United States194 Posts
Anything from Rogue Anything from Deschutes Brewery And I'm going to get flamed for this last one. Olympia, only because I grew up there. (Yes i know its not brewed there anymore). | ||
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lac29
United States1485 Posts
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maellestrom
United States194 Posts
Kostritzer black lager - get off your ass if you haven't tried it. | ||
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Wfat
Australia108 Posts
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Zimmerman17
Canada17 Posts
La Fin du Monde(the end of the world) - Golden Ale Maudite(damned) - Amber-Red Ale Trois Pistoles - Dark Ale All three are 9% and with very unique flavours. Highly recommend you try them out if you live in Canada. http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/22/34 Many good beers found from this site. | ||
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Sinensis
United States2513 Posts
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MacWorld
Sweden227 Posts
![[image loading]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7c/De_zeven_trappisten.jpg/350px-De_zeven_trappisten.jpg) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trappist_beer | ||
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KaiserReinhard
United States554 Posts
Ballast Point Sextant Young's Double Chocolate Stout Mikeller Beer Geek Breakfast Great Divide Yeti As far as IPAs go some of my favorites are: Stone Ruination Ballast Point Sculpin Great Divide Hercules Also if you ever have the opportunity to try a beer brewed with peppers, try it. I've had a Stone Smoked Porter brewed with chipotle peppers as well as a Ballast Point Sculpin IPA brewed with ghost chilis, and both were amazing. | ||
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AnAngryDingo
United States223 Posts
simply amazing | ||
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Dave[9]
United States2365 Posts
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trifecta
United States6795 Posts
anything from Russian River, Dogfish, Stone, most of Oskar Blues, Kern River, Firestone walker, North Coast also like a good Belgian gueuze, trippel, saison; Westvleteren when I can get it also cask-conditioned British bitters (real ale) basically I like beer | ||
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SpeaKEaSY
United States1070 Posts
On December 08 2010 15:06 barkles wrote:All of the Trappist beers (Rochefort, Orval, etc.) Trappist Beers FTW. Westmalle is my favorite. | ||
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slappy
United States1271 Posts
-Guinness, Foreign Extra -Red Hook -Newcastle -Sam Adams -Arrogant Bastard -Lots of German beers that I don't know the name for that I had there one time (pretty much any german beer (becks?!) EDIT: ![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/d6Zoe.jpg) | ||
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LarJarsE
United States1378 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.drunkenpolack.com/images/celebrationale.jpg) Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra Pale Ale ![[image loading]](http://www.winegod.co.uk/store/images/uploads/Torpedo-bot.jpg) These are some seriously hoppy beers that are good to sip on just colder than room temperature | ||
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LarJarsE
United States1378 Posts
![[image loading]](http://luekensliquors.com/store/zen-cart-v1.3.8a-full-fileset-12112007/images/Blue-Moon-Bee.jpg) Their beers are much less hoppy and are sweet and tasty and citrusy. The bubbles are smaller so it is very, very smooth. Drink BlueMoon when its ice cold! | ||
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Grumbaki
Belgium141 Posts
On December 08 2010 17:16 MacWorld wrote: Here we have them: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trappist_beer High five from Brussels. Some details tho. The choice within this range is quite poor. Rochefort 10 as an overwhelming taste. It should be kept for venaison or "solo drinking" (the beer you'll have after it will have no taste, spent the evening with it  The La Trappe is waaaaaaaay better in its quad version (purple sticker) The Westmalle is also way more interesting in the tripple version (yellow sticker) All of those are awesome anyway but actually they need to be treated like wine (with matching lunch/diner) to really reveal their awesomeness. (I don't mean you can't get wasted purely on those...I go on my La Trappe binge from time to time, 6 is the magic number) But if you visit belgium, don't limit yourself to those. Actually even the full range that includes the "light" Orval (6,2°) isn't really suitable for all occasions. On a hot summer day nothing is better than a Saison Dupont bio or a gueuze from Cantillon. Cantillon also makes some traditional Krieks, very old school. Nothing to do with cherry syrup beers that you get in super markets. Last thing, a reading advice. any book from Michael Jackson. Yeah, same name that the other one but to show the importance of this guy here, when i told a friend "Michael Jackson is dead" on june 25 2009, he answered unknowingly "yeah 2 years ago, you didn't know?" | ||
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Geo.Rion
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eRoN_
91 Posts
Arundel Gold Old Peculiar Are three of my favourites. Didn't realise you had ale at all in the USA, nice surprise. | ||
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actionbastrd
Congo598 Posts
On December 08 2010 18:05 larjarse wrote: And anything from BlueMoon has never let me down. Their beers are much less hoppy and are sweet and tasty and citrusy. The bubbles are smaller so it is very, very smooth. Drink BlueMoon when its ice cold! Lol blue moon does taste fine. But my circle of friends call it the girls beer because it seems to be the only beer girls actually enjoy, unless they are drinkers. Its like what liquor is to mix drink, Beer is to blue moon. It is tasty tho, dont have it often. Will drink blue moon over any bud/GMD/etc. any day tho. | ||
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The_Piper42
United States426 Posts
On December 08 2010 14:52 HornSnHaloS wrote: Just a discussion on your favorite ale, aspects that make it your favorite, and where it's from. My personal favorite is Sierra Nevada, brewed in Chico California, known for it's hoppy, rich flavor. In fact I'm enjoying the winter celebration edition ale as we speak. What are some of the TL favorites? Fuck it took me long to type that. Hey I'm from Chico! Don't really have a strong opinion on Sierra Nevada brew though... | ||
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ZapRoffo
United States5544 Posts
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ShaperofDreams
Canada2492 Posts
On December 08 2010 16:34 susySquark wrote: If you like dark beers and you think those are the best, you're heavily missing out. what would you recommend then? | ||
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See.Blue
United States2673 Posts
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Foreplay
United States1154 Posts
i gotta have my hops. And if i'm on a budget it's Pabst all the way. Call me a hipster but i liked Pabst before it was cool.... | ||
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Wrongspeedy
United States1655 Posts
On December 08 2010 16:42 actionbastrd wrote: Its possible they have expanded, The difter is awesome. The Deadlift IPA gets sold in 4packs because their alcohal content is high. Widmere is probably my favorite go to brewery. They are located in Portland OR, so im sure they are all over organ too. But alas, in the beer section, Widmere is always in the Micro brews. Great stuff from them. A friend of mine got to go on a tour of the brewery and tried every one of their beers on tap. I am pumped to try Widmere 2011. (for thoes who dont know they make a special beer every year, and it usually completely different from the last). the 09 was a Belgium style. But the 2010 was a Pitch Black IPA. Tasty but i could never drink more than 1 lol It was litterally pitch black. would be such a headache to actually drink a 6pack of those in one night. Ha my friends wife used to work for them and I would regularly mow their lawn for cases of beer. Good times. Oregon is a great place for brewing on your own as well. Sooooo many beers to choose from at some bars O.o Like a few people have said Black Butte Porter is pretty freakin amazing. | ||
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couches
618 Posts
My fav at the moment is Torch from Foothills Brewing in NC. Have it every weekend just about. | ||
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Kalpman
Sweden406 Posts
THIS ![[image loading]](http://rikardclaesson.blogg.se/images/2009/lapin-kulta_38679025.jpg) Oh yeeeeessss... Mmmhhh oh yeeeeessss... Jizz. | ||
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TheAngelofDeath
United States2033 Posts
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emperorchampion
Canada9496 Posts
As for "indy" beer, I like Big Rock out of Calgary pretty much any of them- although the India Pale Ale is particularly good. Haven't tried much else tbh, also Pilsner and Big Rock aren't sold in Eastern Canada which really sucks  | ||
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BrownBear
United States6894 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.midwayliquors.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/magichat9.jpg) It's significantly darker than most pale ales, so it's a lot more full-bodied. It's not overly bitter, in fact it's mysteriously somewhat fruity... Can't really describe it as anything but refreshing and delicious. I would definitely recommend it! | ||
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NobleDog
United States65 Posts
I'm in Oregon and it's definitely beer country with quite a lot of micro-breweries and great variety on tap. Bridgeport IPA is just one of my favorites. | ||
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HonestTea
5007 Posts
Dogfish 90 min IPA for when I feel like a rich IPA Fin Du Monde pale ale when I want a rich and nutty beer Sapporo Draft for when I want something dryer and cleaner. | ||
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blakbeard
United States19 Posts
Pretty Things Mild Ale 10.5% (British Mild Ale, brewed in MA) Rogue Hazlenut Brown Nectar 6.2% (American Brown Ale, brewed in OR) Ommegang Hennepin 7.7% (Belgian Saison/Farmhouse Ale, brewed in NY) | ||
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pfods
United States895 Posts
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Logo
United States7542 Posts
Well 2nd favorite, my 1st favorite is Magic Hat Humble Patience which I loved, but they discontinued .Besides fuller anything by Magic Hat, Ommengang, or Rogue is pretty damn good. I also like Smuttynose beers a lot. | ||
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Chriamon
United States886 Posts
On December 09 2010 06:42 See.Blue wrote: Killians Irish Red or Sam Adams Octoberfest. Just started being able to drink beers legally, got to go out and expand my horizons! While I enjoy both of those, I'm pretty sure they are lagers This is a thread for ale. | ||
ZeromuS
Canada13389 Posts
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Arch00
United States233 Posts
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OutlaW-
Czech Republic5053 Posts
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blakbeard
United States19 Posts
On December 09 2010 07:57 OutlaW- wrote: czech beer > any beer sup Zubr je super! Actually, I prefer Plzen...Either way, Czech beer is mostly lager | ||
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Rinrun
Canada3509 Posts
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Dark.Pyro
Canada94 Posts
Stella (Belgium), see Heineken Guinness (Ireland), creamy, dark, goes well with a lot of food Heineken (Netherlands), classic import, just delicious Koeningshoven (Netherlands), rich, darkish, 10%? badass! Rickard's Red (Canada), just a great premium beer that has been in many good memories | ||
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OutlaW-
Czech Republic5053 Posts
On December 09 2010 08:00 blakbeard wrote: Zubr je super! Actually, I prefer Plzen...Either way, Czech beer is mostly lager yeah i like plzen as well.. good stuff | ||
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unsmart
United States322 Posts
You cannot go wrong with anything from Anchor. I love their porter so much, it's just so thick and dark and leaves a great after taste. The Anchor Steam and Ale are great as well. Lagunitas, based in Petaluma (north bay), Brown Shugga' is a great sipping beer. It's a 10% without the alcohol taste to it. http://www.lagunitas.com/beers/brownshugga.html And from the East Bay there's Buffalo Bill's. Their whole selection is just awesome, the other night I was drinking their pumpkin ale and it pretty much tastes like pumpkin pie. | ||
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Random()
Kyrgyz Republic1462 Posts
Also Hoegaarden though it's not an ale I think. | ||
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Kenny
United States678 Posts
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PetitCrabe
Canada410 Posts
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.zch
37 Posts
Dogfish Head 90 minute IPA Dogfish Head Cove Pale Ale I can't get enough of this brewery. By far my favorite 'brand' of beer, and they have a lot of interesting varieties to try. | ||
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blakbeard
United States19 Posts
On December 09 2010 08:07 PetitCrabe wrote: Anyone else doing their own beer? In Quebec, 24 beers cost 22-ish canadian dollars. For the same cost, you can brew yourself 40-50 beers. Plus you can even put some flavors in it like coffee... Yep, I love brewing - especially if it's experimental flavors. Among the unusual beers I've brewed: Belgian style Mango ale w/Indian Spices Cinnamon Spiced Brown Ale Hibiscus Ale Cherry Vanilla Porter Watermelon Ale Maple Syrup Porter Juniper Berry Ale Gluten-free Ale made with sorghum "Chef's Special" Ale (where I combined all the leftover ingredients - that one was interesting) | ||
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Klive5ive
United Kingdom6056 Posts
Pedigree and I hate to agree with Madonna.. but Landlord also I could live on Ale alone. | ||
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prochobo
United States232 Posts
 Just kidding. I have a feeling I'd be warned if I was really serious. For the beers commonly bought at a grocery store, I like: Newcastle Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat - probably even more girlier tasting than Blue Moon Blue Moon Sam Adams Boston Lager Killians - because it's surprisingly good for how cheap it is Coors Light - if broke and trying to get drunk it tastes the best IMO out of all the $6/6pk beers | ||
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TimmyMac
Canada499 Posts
On December 09 2010 08:07 PetitCrabe wrote: Anyone else doing their own beer? In Quebec, 24 beers cost 22-ish canadian dollars. For the same cost, you can brew yourself 40-50 beers. Plus you can even put some flavors in it like coffee... Yep, batches generally around 120 bottles. I try to avoid putting non-beer shit in my beer though. | ||
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Titusmaster6
United States5937 Posts
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Necro)Phagist(
Canada6644 Posts
Oh and Japanese beer Sapporo's is also amazing! | ||
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Squeegy
Finland1166 Posts
Leffe (brown) | ||
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SoLaR[i.C]
United States2969 Posts
On December 09 2010 08:51 Squeegy wrote: Schneider Aventinus Leffe (brown) Schneider Aventinus is DAMN good. This is my favorite brew of theirs. The first time I had it I thought it tasted like banana bread. Highly recommended. ![[image loading]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Aventinus_weizen.jpg/201px-Aventinus_weizen.jpg) | ||
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BrownBear
United States6894 Posts
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DeDubz
Canada14 Posts
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Froadac
United States6733 Posts
On December 08 2010 14:52 HornSnHaloS wrote: Just a discussion on your favorite ale, aspects that make it your favorite, and where it's from. My personal favorite is Sierra Nevada, brewed in Chico California, known for it's hoppy, rich flavor. In fact I'm enjoying the winter celebration edition ale as we speak. What are some of the TL favorites? Fuck it took me long to type that. Although I don't drink at all, because I"m a good little boy under the drinking age, some of my friends have said how shitty the pale ale shit is. Or so they say. What do you have to say about that? | ||
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KhAmun
United States1005 Posts
On December 09 2010 08:06 unsmart wrote: I'm from the SF bay area and I love our local beers. You cannot go wrong with anything from Anchor. I love their porter so much, it's just so thick and dark and leaves a great after taste. The Anchor Steam and Ale are great as well. Lagunitas, based in Petaluma (north bay), Brown Shugga' is a great sipping beer. It's a 10% without the alcohol taste to it. http://www.lagunitas.com/beers/brownshugga.html And from the East Bay there's Buffalo Bill's. Their whole selection is just awesome, the other night I was drinking their pumpkin ale and it pretty much tastes like pumpkin pie. the lagunitas ipa might be the hoppiest beer ive tasted, borderline over the top, but damn tasty. | ||
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Necro)Phagist(
Canada6644 Posts
On December 09 2010 09:21 Froadac wrote: Although I don't drink at all, because I"m a good little boy under the drinking age, some of my friends have said how shitty the pale ale shit is. Or so they say. What do you have to say about that? Its all relative to personal taste... though to generalize a whole selection of beer as "shit" is just stupid... | ||
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RedThor
116 Posts
On December 08 2010 16:52 maellestrom wrote: Oh and i forgot about: Kostritzer black lager - get off your ass if you haven't tried it. Second this one hartily. If you can find it on tap, it is pretty amazing. | ||
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ccdnl
United States611 Posts
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yoonyoon
Korea (South)1065 Posts
*sigh* Does anyone know where to get any of these suggestions in Seoul? | ||
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kingcoyote
United States546 Posts
I'm also a homebrewer. I've been working on a whiskey stout for a year now, trying to nail down the perfect recipe. It's getting closer. | ||
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Trapist
Canada46 Posts
My personal favourites are the Duvel, anything made by the Trappist monks (Yes that is where my name came from) and DeKonnik. | ||
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Squeegy
Finland1166 Posts
On December 09 2010 08:58 SoLaR[i.C] wrote: Schneider Aventinus is DAMN good. This is my favorite brew of theirs. The first time I had it I thought it tasted like banana bread. Highly recommended. I've only had it once, but I never forgot how great it was! One day I will have it again! | ||
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BritishBeef
United Kingdom372 Posts
![[image loading]](http://beerandmicrobrews.com/newcastle-brwn.jpg) Seriously good stuff, better then almost any beer or ale i have tasted in my life. | ||
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-dash
Netherlands103 Posts
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susySquark
United States1692 Posts
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Contagious
United States1319 Posts
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seanisgrand
United States1039 Posts
On December 08 2010 17:16 MacWorld wrote: Here we have them: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trappist_beer Chimay is incredible. Really really fantastic. My favorite right now is Angler. Nothing special just a super drinkable ale. Very tasty and doesn't punch you in the throat with hops. On December 09 2010 23:12 susySquark wrote: Ahhhhhh so amazing! This has been one of my favorites for years. I'm so glad someone else likes it!! | ||
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Chaosvuistje
Netherlands2581 Posts
Look it up in the dictionairy. Beer is the collective word for all good imitations of Grolsch. There are good beers, but Grolsch just sits on top of the beermountain. This is obviously just my fair and just, completely unbiased and trustworthy dutch opinion. | ||
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Zechs
United Kingdom321 Posts
Theakston's Old Peculier Barnsley Bitter (best thing about living in this shithole town) Golden Caralous (not technically an ale i think, but fuck it) Leffe Brun (see above^) Kwak (^ ^) Black Sheep/Black Sheep Riggwelter Christmas is my favourite time of year for beers because we tend to get a lot of rich/dark porters - my favourite 'genre'. Also a big fan of ruby beers atm, but i'm terrible at remembering names (and most local brewers here only do seasonal brews, so it's hard to keep up anyway). Gotta say, it's pretty cool to come across Americans who don't drink "Budweiser" and Miller. | ||
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Grumbaki
Belgium141 Posts
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... | ||
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couches
618 Posts
On December 09 2010 22:14 BritishBeef wrote: 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 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
2006 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
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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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ComaDose
Canada10357 Posts
everyday of the week. Alexander Keiths India Pale Ale. The pride of Nova Scotia. nothing beats it in North America. | ||
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Zips
United States146 Posts
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GeneralStan
United States4789 Posts
![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/ebNMP.jpg) I can't find it most places, but it sure is delicious | ||
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WindOw
Sweden407 Posts
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Fredoq
Sweden206 Posts
I'm pretty new but my favorite is falcon! :D The swedish one i think ^^ | ||
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Grumbaki
Belgium141 Posts
mandatory belgian beer ![[image loading]](http://www.edmcdevitt.com/assets/images/Delirium_Tremens.jpg) The bar sucks (tourist trap, ok 2K beers but lots of crappy exotic ones and low on many belgian essentials, go to Moeder Lambic instead) but the beer created by the owner is pretty nice. | ||
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
On December 10 2010 04:38 WindOw wrote: I'm drinking Hobgoblin right now, not my favoruite though. I guess my favourite would be Kill Kenny (stout) i guess. It's Kilkenny, and it's a cream ale... ![[image loading]](http://www.austrianbeer.co.uk/images/kilkenny.jpg) Kilkenny ftw... | ||
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Silvanel
Poland4728 Posts
On December 08 2010 18:24 eRoN_ wrote: Hobgoblin Dear god i hate Wychwood. I dont understand how someone can drink it. I have to admit some of my friends liked it,but i could hardly swallow some of their products. They have some amazing labels and names though ,but pretty weak content nontheless. | ||
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exarchrum
United States491 Posts
Gordon Biersch makes some good beers. Their winter bock is quite delicious. They're based in San Jose, CA , you can find most of their beers in the area, but I've only seen the Marzen down in LA. | ||
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Blackhawk13
United States442 Posts
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malady
United States600 Posts
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TimmyMac
Canada499 Posts
On December 10 2010 03:38 ComaDose wrote: KEITHS. everyday of the week. Alexander Keiths India Pale Ale. The pride of Nova Scotia. nothing beats it in North America. lol, Keiths is barely an IPA. Really it's nothing special by any means. | ||
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Ferox77
United States59 Posts
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Azzur
Australia6259 Posts
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evoli
United States333 Posts
On December 08 2010 15:08 HornSnHaloS wrote: Do you live in humboldt? I'm in Mendocino myself, and I love the breweries around here. Red tail ale out of ukiah is good too. (home town) I haven't tried many small scale ales out of northern/central california though. I actually do live in Humboldt. It's funny; you can typically tell where someone lives by the beer they're drinking ^.^ | ||
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Insanious
Canada1251 Posts
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