EPTIn particular, Killamanjaro, Tusker, and Sahara were AWESOME.
Better than any of the shitty stuff I find around here :/
Beer Appreciation Thread - Page 5
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TALegion
United States1187 Posts
In particular, Killamanjaro, Tusker, and Sahara were AWESOME. Better than any of the shitty stuff I find around here :/ | ||
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apalemorning
Canada509 Posts
![[image loading]](http://onebeeratatime.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0011.jpg) i drink a bottle of this a day. | ||
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emperorchampion
Canada9496 Posts
On April 26 2011 10:07 Chaoz wrote: So if we don't want the bitter stuff, we should go with white ale? The only beer I've tried that I liked so far is Smirnoff Ice, which is a malt beer I think. The problem is that it didn't really have much taste to it. Smirnoff is vodka no? | ||
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RoarMan
Canada745 Posts
On April 26 2011 03:09 D10 wrote: I rarely drink, I hate the effect Alcohol has on my cognitive functions, but when I do drink, I drink a Stealla Artois, very cold its almost like water, and 1 or 2 leave you well enough not to get drunk I was skeptical at first as to why this beer had such good commercials but then I understood. Stella is very nice beer. I think Turborg deserves a shout out and when in doubt I'll just drink me some Heineken :D | ||
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SpiritAshura
United States1271 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.gunaxin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/60minuteipa.jpg) mmmm. | ||
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slappy
United States1271 Posts
Pabst Blue Ribbon is the only cheap beer I enjoy drinking. Maybe Hite as well  | ||
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Cragus
Canada144 Posts
On April 26 2011 10:07 Chaoz wrote: So if we don't want the bitter stuff, we should go with white ale? The only beer I've tried that I liked so far is Smirnoff Ice, which is a malt beer I think. The problem is that it didn't really have much taste to it. A wheat beer (aka white beer, witbeir, or weissbier) is a solid choice. Certain Belgian-style ales are also pretty sweet (Delirium Tremens comes immediately to mind, but there are others). Scottish ales are also usually on the sweet side. Most lagers are not very bitter, but I can't really give specifics (I don't really like lagers that much). | ||
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Beardedclam
United States839 Posts
![[image loading]](http://legalbeer.com/images/stone%20ipa.jpg) | ||
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its_over
12 Posts
On April 26 2011 10:07 Chaoz wrote: So if we don't want the bitter stuff, we should go with white ale? The only beer I've tried that I liked so far is Smirnoff Ice, which is a malt beer I think. The problem is that it didn't really have much taste to it. I would just suggest staying away from IPA as there typically the highest in hops and thats what will give you the bitter taste. Smirnoff ice is what I would consider the lowest form of beer just due to the fact that it isn't even close to what beer taste like. What I would suggest is try some good quality ciders and work your way up from there to a beer. Theres nothing wrong with legit ciders and can be very enjoyable. Good rule of thumb if you can buy it at a gas station chances are its of a lower quality (nothing wrong with that once you know what you like I just don't want you trying a bad example of a type of beer and writing it off). | ||
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s4life
Peru1519 Posts
On April 26 2011 10:07 Chaoz wrote: So if we don't want the bitter stuff, we should go with white ale? The only beer I've tried that I liked so far is Smirnoff Ice, which is a malt beer I think. The problem is that it didn't really have much taste to it. I think any beer with not a lot of hop will do. You have plenty of choices. The guy above me is correct in that german-type wheat beers, i.e., heffes and dunkels -- not american wheat beers they often have plenty of hop, which adds to the bitterness -- should be pretty much a good match for your taste buds. Clear laggers should also work well.. the czech ones tend to very good, but perhaps too strong, I would stick with fat tire, peroni, stella or similar. Belgian beers are fantastic, but the malty ones are often very strong.. I would give a try to some tripels with something around 8%, such as the white chimay. They also have really good fruit beers, my girlfriend's fav. My preference is IPA.. the less clear the better or perhaps a keller beer on draft... only in germany though, never found them around here in the US. | ||
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slappy
United States1271 Posts
if you want a sweet tasting girly beer, go for Blue Moon (with an orange) on tap is fucking delicious, or a Hoegarden (really any belgium white ale). took me a couple years before I had any taste for beer whatsoever, so since I was just drinking to get drunk, I would just buy the cheap stuff (keystone light) and force it down even though it is disgusting. THEN, one day my friend brought a pack of Rolling Rock, and I realized how delicious beer can be. EDIT: On April 26 2011 10:12 TALegion wrote: I doubt many people can relate, but African beers are the shit. In particular, Killamanjaro, Tusker, and Sahara were AWESOME. Better than any of the shitty stuff I find around here :/ I've had all 3 of those listed, and indeed they are fantastic! Bevmo is the only place that has a great international beer selection in my area, which is where I found those. German beers are the shit too. Went to Germany once, unfortunately I don't know any of the beers I had, but every single one was fantastic. | ||
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G_Wen
Canada525 Posts
On April 26 2011 10:07 Chaoz wrote: So if we don't want the bitter stuff, we should go with white ale? The only beer I've tried that I liked so far is Smirnoff Ice, which is a malt beer I think. The problem is that it didn't really have much taste to it. Woah, Smirnoff is vodka no? | ||
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Lord_J
Kenya1085 Posts
On April 26 2011 10:12 TALegion wrote: I doubt many people can relate, but African beers are the shit. In particular, Killamanjaro, Tusker, and Sahara were AWESOME. Better than any of the shitty stuff I find around here :/ I prefer White Cap but those are good too. In America I like Raging Bitch from the Flying Dog brewery, and any of Dogfish Head's offerings. | ||
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jmbthirteen
United States10734 Posts
On April 26 2011 07:53 Roomba wrote: Can anybody school me on some good, relatively cheap, beer that I have missed trying? Cheap meaning roughly $7 for a 6pack. I grew up in a family that never drank so I have little to no experience. I have found that I tend to like to alternate light beer like rolling rock and labatt with something darker like Sam Adams in the winter and something citrus"y" like Blue Moon. Any suggestions? Also, I live in Ohio and have heard good things about Great Lakes "Blackout Stout". Haven't tried it yet though. Did Ohio get Yuengling yet? I know there was talk about Yuengling expanding to Ohio as well. Also forgot to add this great beer earlier. ![[image loading]](http://www.benekeith.com/upload/web_brand_item/image/416/Bosteels_Tripel_Karmeliet.jpg?1278086361) | ||
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Saturnize
United States2473 Posts
On April 26 2011 10:12 TALegion wrote: I doubt many people can relate, but African beers are the shit. In particular, Killamanjaro, Tusker, and Sahara were AWESOME. Better than any of the shitty stuff I find around here :/ Pics? You have sparked my curiosity. | ||
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BloodNinja
United States2791 Posts
On April 26 2011 10:31 Cragus wrote: A wheat beer (aka white beer, witbeir, or weissbier) is a solid choice. Certain Belgian-style ales are also pretty sweet (Delirium Tremens comes immediately to mind, but there are others). Scottish ales are also usually on the sweet side. Most lagers are not very bitter, but I can't really give specifics (I don't really like lagers that much). Another solid choice would be lambics. Most that I have have tried are sweet, fruity, and bubbly. Kinda of like a sweet fruit flavored champagne in some ways. Lindeman is a brewery that makes a good tasting lambics that you should be able to find. I have enjoyed both their peach and apple lambic. They have a cherry as well, but I am not a fan cherries. | ||
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Xapti
Canada2473 Posts
On April 26 2011 03:19 Torte de Lini wrote: Can someone explain to me what there is to appreciate when drinking beer? I don't drink beer at all, whenever I do, it tastes terrible, like really bad cough syrup. I'm not asking with the intent of putting down beer (If I did, I'd be severely outnumbered), what I mean to ask is when I drink beer or try it, what kind of taste am I to expect? I don't like drinking to get drunk, I like drinking for the taste and potential feeling. However, I can only have maybe a glass before my mouth feels bland and maybe I'm just expecting beer the wrong way. I drink a lot of soda and I love the strong taste and sugary feeling, will I just not like beer or should I just keep drinking until I eventually get comfortable with it. There are so many beers, so I don't even know which one to settle with (I don't even know that much about beers). Someone told me it's an acquired taste, so maybe that's it. I'm not a white wine guy nor heavy alcohol, I like red deep wine with a strong taste. Thanks! P.S: If it's any help, I'm in Canada, so suggest beers in Quebec/Canada. Edit: If my post comes off condescending or poorly worded, please let me know and I'll fix it. I was trying to give an accurate portrayal of what I don't like and how it makes me feel to maybe give you guys a clue to tell me if this normal at the beginning or something that just outright tells me I'm not a beer guy On April 26 2011 03:38 emperorchampion wrote: Wow that's a really ignorant thing to say. I'd also say you're wrong. Go pick up a bottle of Unibroue beer like La Fin Du Monde— say it's crap if you want, but then most people would probably just think you have a terrible (unique to be less harsh, lol) sense of taste.As a good rule of thumb, stay away from beer brewed in Quebec or in the US. On April 26 2011 03:56 Cragus wrote: You are probably drinking bad beers. La Fin du Monde is a good Quebecois beer that you might want to try; La Fin du Monde is a Belgian-style ale with very high ABV (9%) so don't drink too many, but it is quite flavourful and rather sweet. Innis & Gunn is a Scottish beer that you may find palatable as well, as it is very sweet. A decent hefeweizen (usually strong notes of banana) might be a good intro into good beer for you as well. I would stay away from porters, stouts, and most pale ales as they are usually too bitter for someone that isn't used to it. In most cases the flavours are not going to be as up front as pop, but while they are more subtle, they are also more complex and interesting. So if you want a pop-style drinking experience, you will be disappointed, but it is very rewarding to learn to appreciate the subtleties of a good brew. Yeah I agree with this. I'd go beyond just saying La Fin Du Monde, but any Unibroue beer, since it's not an expensive beer, yet actually very high quality (most are also quite high alcohol content), and is brewed locally in Quebec, which makes it a very convenient and patriotic choice. You might just not be much of a beer fan which is fine (although I recommend you keep your pop intake low regardless, it's not healthy, certainly much less healthy than beer. Well it's really much less healthy than virtually anything except non–edible/potable things like cigarettes), but you might also have just not tried good quality beers, or at least beers that suit your taste. Unibroue is a good place to start I'd say, but if that is too average, you can try other things. I personally really enjoyed some sort of cherry beer made in europe, I think it had a german name— it was really tastey and refreshing. I also like really heavy beers like imperial/double stouts, chocolate stout, etc. so you could try something like that too (get something recommended or well-reviewed though, since you don't want to get a bad impression) | ||
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Xapti
Canada2473 Posts
On April 26 2011 06:04 Cragus wrote: An aside for the individuals drinking cheap beer to get drunk due to cost: try calculating out the prices per unit alcohol sometime. I don't know about other areas, but in Ontario, it is actually cheaper to get drunk on certain strong microbrews than on Coors Light if you do alcohol equivalences. Just using Unibroue for this example since their beers are readily available at the Beer Store: La Fin du Monde and Trois Pistoles from Unibroue are both 9% and Maudite is 8%. A 12 pack of any of the strong Unibroue beers is ~25$ at the Beer Store, while the same quantity of Coors Light is 20$. However, Coors is 4% ABV, therefore an alcohol equivalence for a 12 pack of Maudite would be 24 bottles of Coors, which costs 34$ (a 12 pack of La Fin du Monde/Trois Pistoles is equal to 27 Coors Lights, but a monetary equivalence is less meaningful there since you cannot purchase 27 packs). So, you end up saving ~9$ for the same amount of alcohol and the beer is much better. I noticed the same sort of thing... except I think we only have/had 6-packs of unibroues here now, and I think they might have even stopped carrying them now just recently  ... it seems like they might only have these large 750ml bottles now that are like 40% more expensive per ml ! | ||
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Riku
United States1064 Posts
Speaking of decent inexpensive beers, I recommend anyone in the Portland area try out Henry Weinhard's brews. Yes, they are literally dirt cheap, but they can be extremely tasty for the price. Definitely a better choice for a beer loving college student than Coors or Keystone! I personally recommend their Special Reserve. It's yummy! | ||
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The_LiNk
Canada863 Posts
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