Beer

[EdwardB]

My brother left some Molson Canadian in my fridge. I tried some and was pleasantly surprised. I'm adding it to my keeper list.

 

[Egon]

With all the small craft breweries springing up brand name comparisons are difficult to make. There are so many with keeper qualities.

Fourty years ago European Beers seemed to rank better than local brands. Today their seems little difference between imported and loca. Taste buds gone??

At present my preference is Corona Light from Mexico. It may be based on European brewing practices.

Of course Pilsner from Pilsen is till there.

 

[rgr33]

My go to beer is actually an ale, Widmer Hefweizen, brewed 20 miles from here. I never get tired of it, but in the summer I move to mexican beers, they are so refreshing and light in warm weather. I particularly like Sol, but it's hard to find around here, Modelo especiale and Tecate in the bottle are acceptable too and readily available. In the winter, Black Butte porter, brewed in Bend Oregon is very good.

 

[jerrybob]

There are so many good beers out there..........I love beer. Our area is famous for microbrews.....been to hundreds. Taste is up to the individual....I enjoy IPAs, porters, stouts, Scottish ales and reds. We have 10 microbreweries within an hour. Many good beers and great food. Ben Franklin said it best.....Beer is proof God loves us and wants us to be happy. :drink:

 

[dickfoster]

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.

I think everyone has their own taste for beer. Mine is Paulaner Salvador the first doppelbock or double bach ever brewed. Salvator | Paulaner Brauerei Munchen
The bavarian monks came up with it to get them though lent. They called it liquid bread.

Next would be eisbock or ice beer. Eisbock
You have to be careful with this stuff because it really packs a punch. They bump the alcohol content up by freezing the water out so concentrating what's left behind. Traditionally available in Bavaria around Easter time. Because of its potency they serve this stuff up in smaller portions such as pints as opposed to the full mass or liter like their other beers.

I like German beers mostly because of their purity laws. They can use only hops, whatever grain they are basing it on (barley or wheat for example), water and yeast. Adding anything else is strictly verboten. As a result, you can drink their stuff all night long and the next day not feel one little bit worse off.

After German I like English beers, even at room temp the way they drink it.
Asia has the worst beer with American beer close to the bottom but we're getting much better. Before it was like pee. I don't too much care for the very hoppy IPAs but a lot of people here seem to like it but I don't think they know any better as most of em are young yet.
Our excuse for coffee used to be dreadful too but we've learned a lot in recent years.

 

[EddieWalker]

Ever drink beer with formaldehyde in it? When I was stationed in Cameroon, all the beer there was preserved with it. The beer tasted good, but sometimes the hangover had a real kick to it!!!!

 

[Dennisfly]

If you like Shiner Bock, you should also like Dos Equis, Negro Modelo, (both Mexican beers) and Amber Bock. They are all dark but not bitter and go down easy!

 

[/pine]

I mostly buy Moosehead...I like bottled over canned and don't buy anything with twist off caps (too many flat bottles)...!

 

[dickfoster]

Ever drink beer with formaldehyde in it? When I was stationed in Cameroon, all the beer there was preserved with it. The beer tasted good, but sometimes the hangover had a real kick to it!!!!

When in was stationed in the Philippines I drank an awful lot of San Miguel. That stuff was loaded with formaldehyde as many or most of the Asian beers. Funny thing is when you go to China these days you see a lot of Bud around, more than McDonalds or KFC even. And Coke seems to have been caught napping and let Pepsi get a jump on them.

 

[Bird]

I've only tried the local craft beer in one restaurant in this area, and I sampled all 4 of their beers. I bought one to go with the meal; good food, lousy beer. To me, Corona is the worst tasting beer I ever tried. The results I got from Schlitz many years ago led me to believe it was named by someone with a serious lisp. When they first starting selling Coors in the Dallas area, it was very popular, and one tastes good, but 2 in one day would give me a headache. On our first trip to Alaska in 1972, I was surprised to see that a "case" of beer wasn't priced much higher than beer in Texas, so I ordered a case on one of our gas stops. Of course I learned that their "case" was 12 instead of the 24 in our "case". I had the guy mix them up so I had several different beers and a couple of ales to try. They all tasted so much alike that I'd have never been able to tell the difference in any of them.

 

[dickfoster]

They all tasted so much alike that I'd have never been able to tell the difference in any of them.

Clearly you have much work ahead of you. The sooner you start the sooner you'll finish. A trip to Bavaria would be a good way to get started.

 

[EdwardB]

My go to beer is actually an ale, Widmer Hefweizen, brewed 20 miles from here. I never get tired of it, but in the summer I move to mexican beers, they are so refreshing and light in warm weather. I particularly like Sol, but it's hard to find around here, Modelo especiale and Tecate in the bottle are acceptable too and readily available. In the winter, Black Butte porter, brewed in Bend Oregon is very good.

Widmer Hefweizen is divine. Kinda rhymes...

 

[Redneck in training]

Go to Czech republic. It is way cheaper than Germany and the beer about as good if not better. CZ has the same "purity" laws as Germany. The law regulates what can be called beer. In other words only beer manufactured the traditional way can be called beer. Only deviation allowed (I think) is pasteurization to increase shelf life.
You can buy several CZ brands in liqueur stores in USA. Notably Pilsner Urquel (inventor of pilsen lager) and Czechvar (Czech Budwiser). The Anheuser family used to own the brewery.
Budweiser Budvar Brewery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

One specific quality about Pilsner Urquel. Most beers are acidic while Pilsner Urquel has slightly alkaline reaction. Another alkaline beer is Golden Pheasant from Slovakia. Golden Pheasant (Zlaty Bažant)

I also like Baltica beer from Russia.

 

[C4Ranch]

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.

I too like shiner. Usually have that and fat tire in fridge.

You should try shiners sessional 12pk variety. They have a great rye and wheat.

 

[vidio1]

There are around 23-25 styles of beer depending on which organization you look at and when, they're changed occasionally. Bock is one of those styles so If you like Bocks you should look for those and expand from there to similar styles. You might like Amber bock or Yuengling bock, but different beers taste a little different to everyone. Some people that like Bocks also like American amber ales or Irish red ales, like Killian's, Fat tire, or Bells amber ale. A lot of places that sell beer will let you build a 6 pk to experiment since the craft beer market has been so successful.

 

[mjarrels]

Nothing better than a cold Guinness dark on tap down under in Austraila. VB isn't bad either.

mark

 

[buickanddeere]

Guinness has to be frosty cold or a person can't stand to chew and swallow the stuff.
Sapporo, Red Barron, Waterloo Dark and Steam Whistle.

 

[vidio1]

If a beer has to be "frosty cold" it's not the beer for you. Have you tried a Murphy's Irish stout? I'm a big fan of stouts, but the warmer it gets outside the more I like lighter beers. Session IPAs' and Shadys' are among my favorites for working around the house. All styles have an ideal serving temp, but generally the colder the beer the less it taste like beer and the more it taste like a glass of ice water.

 

[2ndhalf]

+ 3 For Stella, Then Yuengling, MGD, Sam Adams ... preferably draft. I like a hoppy beer but not a bitter one. Going to try the Bock you mentioned.

 

[Bird]

I know that some wines are supposed to be served at room temperature, and yes different styles have what the producer considers the ideal serving temperature, but I don't agree with them. I want my beer, wine, Crown Royal & Coke Zero, scotch & water, ALL just as cold as they can be without turning to ice. In fact, I poured myself a glass of Sangria this afternoon (it was in the refrigerator) but then my wife wanted to go out, so I just sat that glass in the freezer. When we got home, it was frozen and I sipped it as it thawed.