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On May 11 2012 17:22 Arevall wrote:Show nested quote +On May 11 2012 16:58 bgrN. wrote:
The overlord of all beer. Taste a sip out of the delicious bastard and you can´t go back to ordinary beer, or you can, but it just wont be the same. 100/100 @ ratebeer.com.
Rochefort is too good. Last week I had the 6, 8 & 10. Pleasant week. A favorite beer when I'm out drinking is Coopers sparkling ale though.
You sir are amazing, i live in South Australia and my Uncle was Married next door to the Coopers Brewery and made home brew for quite a few years as well which he ended up being surprisingly good at. I went through a big phase of drinking Sparkling Ale but recently when at home or at the pub i drink Coopers Pale Ale, Hahn Super Dry -----> Cider of some sort, Bulmers or Rekorderlig -------> Wild Turkey and Coke/Jacks and Coke as the night progresses mixed in with some shooters etc. When catching up with family or good friends i drink Blue Label
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On May 14 2012 07:28 Rotodyne wrote:Show nested quote +On May 12 2012 11:08 heliusx wrote:On May 12 2012 08:48 Rotodyne wrote:When you are trying to get really drunk nothing beats drinking like 15 bud lights. Although they can't really be considered beer, maybe carbonated water with a little fermented piss inside. But I also love drinking quality beers, there is a time and a place for all kinds of beer  ive been drinking atleast 5 times a week for 6 years and have never drunk 15 beers.oO I would be soooo shitty. sounds dangerous. Well bud lights don't have much alcohol, only 4.2%, and you can start at 2pm and keep drinking until sleepy time.  Show nested quote + Another thing is: Beer is an acquired taste. First few times I had beer I hated it. I drank liquor instead and got too drunk, too quickly. Now I've learned to appreciate beer, but I still can't stand swill like budweiser (unless it's free. free beer is almost always worth drinking). I agree with the above quote, anyone that doesn't like beer could (and should) continue trying different stuff, eventually you will develop a taste for something. Then you can branch out further.
QFT by these wise gentleman. I was lucky and as soon as i started drinking (Sneaking out with the lads at 14/15) i was the only person out of a group of 8-10 that actually drank beer and enjoyed it. The others drank it only because it was cheap to get drunk with or they drank Spirits. Most of them now enjoy it but it took a few years of me forcing dozens of different beers down their throats until i finally got a "This one is alright i suppose"
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On May 15 2012 04:16 Omnipresent wrote:Can you even brew a beer to 32% or 41%. I was under the impression that fermentation stopped somewhere around 15%. Beyond that, the alcohol content becomes too strong and simply kills the yeast, which is what ferments the beer in the first place. Do they use some sort of artificial fermentation process or simply add grain alcohol. If it's the latter, is it even still considered beer? Do they distill it? If they do, I'm sure it's no longer beer. Either way, 41% beer sounds terrible. It would be really flat, and the alcohol flavor would completely overwhelm the rest of the flavors. I mean, I'd definitely order it, but I wouldn't expect much.
Yeah, TNP and STB are triple- and quadruple-freeze distilled, respectively. The stout that became TNP was ~10% before the freezing.
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As im from the cologne area i obviously drink Kölsch and I would recommend it for everyone to get into beer cause it doesnt taste that strong and in generally is just awesome. I also really like wheat beer (to stick with german beers wich are just awesome I'd go for erdinger).
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Regarding "hard" alcohol i really like coke with whiskey. Classic but still great
or just pure whiskey of a good brand is just awesome...
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On May 15 2012 05:12 jobber123rd wrote:Show nested quote +On May 15 2012 04:16 Omnipresent wrote:On May 15 2012 03:50 Sated wrote:So, in Manchester we just had this place open: http://www.brewdog.com/blog-article/brewdog-manchester-is-now-openNeedless to say, it is fucking epic :D Not only are their regular ales really good, they make two of the strongest beers in the world: Tactical Nuclear Penguin (32%) (when a brewery names a beer that, you know they're onto something good) and the strongest beer in the world, Sink The Bismark (41%). Fortunately for the health of their customers (and their wallets) you can only buy these things as shots. EDIT: + Show Spoiler [Context On Why This Is Awesome] + Can you even brew a beer to 32% or 41%. I was under the impression that fermentation stopped somewhere around 15%. Beyond that, the alcohol content becomes too strong and simply kills the yeast, which is what ferments the beer in the first place. Do they use some sort of artificial fermentation process or simply add grain alcohol. If it's the latter, is it even still considered beer? Do they distill it? If they do, I'm sure it's no longer beer. Either way, 41% beer sounds terrible. It would be really flat, and the alcohol flavor would completely overwhelm the rest of the flavors. I mean, I'd definitely order it, but I wouldn't expect much. Yeah, TNP and STB are triple- and quadruple-freeze distilled, respectively. The stout that became TNP was ~10% before the freezing.
Ok, that's actually pretty cool. I knew people did that to desalinate water, but using it to make stronger beer is really creative. When science and drinking collide, everyone wins.
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Craft beers are what it's about. I'm a pretty loathsome beer snob, I can definitely see way more variety in beer than in wine. East coast US isn't shabby for craft breweries either. Dogfish Head, Victory, Dominion, Clipper City, and Yards are all within 2 hours of me, then there's some more up in New England.
Brewpubs are also amazing. Iron Hill Brewery is godlike if you're ever visiting the Philadelphia/Delaware area, as is Brewer's Art in Baltimore.
I also like bourbon, but I've mostly been going for craft beer lately.
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On May 15 2012 06:10 RichardNixon wrote:
Craft beers are what it's about. I'm a pretty loathsome beer snob, I can definitely see way more variety in beer than in wine. East coast US isn't shabby for craft breweries either. Dogfish Head, Victory, Dominion, Clipper City, and Yards are all within 2 hours of me, then there's some more up in New England.
Brewpubs are also amazing. Iron Hill Brewery is godlike if you're ever visiting the Philadelphia/Delaware area, as is Brewer's Art in Baltimore.
I also like bourbon, but I've mostly been going for craft beer lately.
So besides the breweries you listed, are there any other gems on the east coast I should look forward to? I am moving to NYC in July from the west coast and I need some good advice as far as beers out there go. I am a huge fan of Oatmeal and Espresso Stounts, Scotch and Bourbon porters/stouts, Brown ales, Scotch ales, and Dark IPA's. Basically, if it is dark I like it.
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Drink for pleasure, not to get drunk. These would probably leave me poor if I drunk them in high enough quantity to get drunk.
Cider - Black Dragon
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Whisky - Isle of Jura 30 year old
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I plan to try Jura for my next purchase. Dont think I have the scratch to get the 30 year though, lol.
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On May 11 2012 08:25 Angryhorse wrote:![[image loading]](http://www.drugnews.nu/bilder/B585-Hembraant0.jpg) ^moonshine that is northen parts of sweden , awwwwwwwww yeaaaaaaaaa
haha sprattelvatten
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A friend of mine lives in the Netherlands. Told me this was his favourite beer in the world, and since we don't have any access to it here in Sweden *at all*, he mailed me a bottle. Most expensive beer I've had, since the bottle + mail cost ended up at 20 euros.
But holy hell, he wasn't joking. It's definitely a top notch ale, and the bottle might be one of the sexiest things I've seen. If you can get it at a (much) cheaper price than me, I recommend it 
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mmmmmmmm good choice 
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Beer:
Nastro Azzurro (Italian)
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Boddingtons Pub Ale (UK)
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and I'd like to try Effenbert.
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As you can see I'm a slight fan of booze.
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The nicest thing I have is a bottle of 18-year-old Laphroaig, expensive but still quite a good value imo. My favorite unusual cocktail right now is probably the Aviation: 2 oz gin, 1/2 oz lemon juice, 1/4 oz maraschino, 1/4 oz creme de violette. Not exactly easy to get at a bar! I'm also a fan of experimenting with Manhattans by trying not only different bourbons and ryes (and bitters), but substitues for the vermouth, such as Punt e Mes, or other tonic wines, or even amaro.
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On May 11 2012 08:24 MyLastSerenade wrote:
Pilsener Urquell for beer and Cuba Libre if i am partying somtimes i throw in a mai tai, but only if i reaaaaly want to get drunk really quick :o
Good man! Pilsener Urquell all the way. My absolute favorite when it comes to beer.
I really enjoy a good White Russian. I often add a little bit of extra coffee.
My weakness: Tequila. I just love doing Tequila shots.
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On May 16 2012 09:57 Grimmyman123 wrote:Beer: Boddingtons Pub Ale (UK)
Boddingtons probably has the prettiest pour in all of beerdom.
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On May 16 2012 18:56 Omnipresent wrote:Boddingtons probably has the prettiest pour in all of beerdom.
Imported from Britain? You poor sods, that stuff isn't representative of proper British beer!
Timothy Taylor's Landlord is a dependable favourite for me:
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Yorkshire Terrier is a staple too, brewed in my home city of York!
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Alcohol is poison!
Bring me Havana Club Anejo Blanco!
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Unfortunately, I reside in Ontario Canada, where the gustapo - I mean the LCBO (Liquor control board of ontario) regulates, and is the retailer of all booze in the province. So, to get beer, it's either "The Beer Store" (acutal name) or the LCBO store. Imported beers and booze are best found at the LCBO store, but we cannot get everything. Stuff that isn't regularily stocked can be special ordered via the LCBO (minimum order might apply, ie several cases etc) but a good amount of the time smaller brandes are not able to be ordered.
So, we get to drink what we want, as long as the province lets us.
So, whats the saying... you get what you are given.
And yeah, Boddingtons is a great pour.
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