Beer

[Soggy Bottom Outdoors]

I'm not really a beer drinker. I rarely drink beer for the sake of drinking beer. Yet I do enjoy it with supper in place of a soft drink, sweet tea, coffee etc. I have become partial to Shiner Bock from the good folks in Texas. My question is; is there something out there similiar in flavor/taste that I could try? Second question; What are different beers that go with different foods,ie pizza, fish, beef, pork BBQ. Yeah, I know I could look all this up on line but I'd like to converse with some one on it.

 

[buickanddeere]

Something brewed to the Bavarian Brewing Standard, Reinheitsgebot is usually a better beer.

 

[KennyG]

You can get a million opinions on this but a few years ago I was in UK, expected the local beers to be very popular but found that most people were drinking Stella Artois. As someone who like lagers, I found it to be very good, especially on draft. For a domestic, I'm currently liking New Belgium Fat Tire (out of Colorado).

 

[aarolar]

I can't stand the taste of any of it all tastes like crap to me and I've tried all kinds from bud to the designer stuff.

 

[CalG]

There is food in beer, but there is no beer in food!

Sam Adams is good beer.! Goes with anything, or just by it's self ;-)

 

[tcartwri]

I'm not really a beer drinker. I rarely drink beer for the sake of drinking beer. Yet I do enjoy it with supper in place of a soft drink, sweet tea, coffee etc. I have become partial to Shiner Bock from the good folks in Texas. My question is; is there something out there similiar in flavor/taste that I could try? Second question; What are different beers that go with different foods,ie pizza, fish, beef, pork BBQ. Yeah, I know I could look all this up on line but I'd like to converse with some one on it.

American lagers are very similar to Czech pilsners in drinkability and taste. Serve them cold.

 

[PhysAssist]

I can't stand the taste of any of it all tastes like crap to me and I've tried all kinds from bud to the designer stuff.

Then why did you click on a link titled beer?

Sorry, but I had to ask.

I love a good beer, and hate any kind of coffee, so clicking on thr link was natural for me, but for that reason, under no circumstances would I ever click on a link titled "Coffee".

To the OP, I don't care for the current super bitter "hop-forward" beers, I like to drink something that doesn't make me pull a face like the old Keystone beer commercials, so I have been drinking "Eye of the Hawk", a really mellow ale from Mendicino Brewery out of Saratoga Springs, NY.

I also like the Troeg Brewery's "Troeginitor" also a very mellow Duppel (or Double) Bock beer.

 

[aarolar]

Then why did you click on a link titled beer?

Sorry, but I had to ask.

Slow night and someone may have had a suggestion for another option to try I said I hadn't found anything I could drink yet but I'm still open minded.

 

[Soggy Bottom Outdoors]

Thanks for the positive responses and suggestions folks. Being in rural KY my "selection" is somewhat limited. But I have seen the "Stella" label as well as Belgian Fat Tire. May give it a try.

 

[newbury]

There's the option to brew it yourself to YOUR taste. It's not that difficult and about 1 step more difficult than making good bread.

 

[Bird]

I have become partial to Shiner Bock

I used to drink more beer and was partial to Bud, although a number of other brands were also pretty good. But now I drink very little beer, but do have 3 or 4 Shiner Bocks in the shop refrigerator. Chances are I'll just stay with the Shiner if or when I buy any more.

 

[s219]

I used to love dark heavy beers, and still have a nostalgic loyalty to Spaten Optimator, which is hard to find but is the most smooth, sweet, deep dark beer I have tried. But most of the time now, I like something lighter and really have gravitated to lagers. They are easy drinking year round. And I have found you don't need to get fancy or expensive with lagers -- some of the best ones are mass production brews.

For a summer beer or refreshing beer, Land Shark lager is inexpensive but quite good. Similar to a Corona, but more flavor and lager depth (I find Corona to be a little watery).

Something in the middle would be Michelob Amber Bock. This is darker but still easy to drink.

Sam Adams is a favorite too.

Anything labeled as a "Vienna lager" from any brewery is usually worth a try for me. Some are great, others just decent.

I'll pretty much enjoy any beer, but can't stand most IPAs. Too peppery/grapefruity/floral for my taste and do not pair well with any foods. I was talking about this with a friend who is a beer expert/judge, and he says it's due to the type of hops most modern brewers are using, which give those floral tastes. Apparently with the proper hops, and IPA is a completely different animal. He has tasted an IPA made with the right hops, and says it was a completely different beer.

 

[Tomtint]

I'm not a big beer drinker but my go too is Sam Adams light. .. I do like the taste of it and it's very easy to drink ( not filling ) When we go out and to places that do not have it, I will usually just have unsweetened ice tea.

 

[Budweiser John]

Budweiser anyone?

 

[EddieWalker]

Newcastle is one of my favorites. In winter, I really enjoy the darker, heavier beers, but as the weather warms up, my beer gets lighter. During the heat of summer, nothing is more refreshing then a Dos Equis with a slice of lime in it.

Shiner has a nice variety pack that my wife will pick up from time to time. Each beer has a little story about it, explaining it's history and what it's made from. They are all good, and it's fun to taste the different types of beers they make.

 

[brasco426]

Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales | Off-centered stuff for off-centered people

Never had a beer I didn't like from this brewery. Saw them on a show on opted to give them a go. Still my favorite craft beer of any of them.

 

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[brasco426]

Typical Democrat lol^^^^^^^

 

[teg]

I try not to drink anything other than craft (small) brewery's. My favorite is Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy style of beer, followed by Porters, Stouts and the lightest I drink are Nutbrown ales. I've paid $10.50 for a 12oz and $24 for 24oz bottle, I had been drinking when I purchased them :duh:

 

[2LaneCruzer]

My evolution as a beer connoisseur is about to the Neanderthal stage, but I like Keystone Lite...you get a 30 pack for $14.95...and it goes down pretty smooth. I do like Bud, Corona and Michelob Ultra too. I think the best beer I ever drank I found at the Amana Villages in Iowa. The had a small brewery there that produced a multitude of beers, but my favorite by far was one called Millstream Wheat. Wish I could get it here. They changed the name, and it's now called "Windmill Wheat", but you know what they say, a rose by any other name...