I'll second Paulaner. Their hefe is quite nice, in contrast to the Shiner hefe, which is absolute sour shit.
My favorites right now:
This is what I'm drinking right now, as in this very moment, so let me take you on a journey. It's French for "the damned," or some such stuff. Another Belgian, it's got an almost overpowering scent coming from a nice, frothy head that smells strongly of the yeast and alcohol, but it drinks smooth as silk with a sweet flavor. Tastes like tart fruits with some traditional spices thrown in. Light on the malt, but you can definitely taste it. Letting it sit, it's still smooth, but feels heavier than it did initially. Finishes with a long, dry aftertaste, strong on the alcohol. Head sticks around for a while, which I really like.
Overall a good Belgian, but you probably won't get much out of it if you're not a beer snob.
Seriously though, ALocksly, I was going to make this exact same thread today.
I don't like IPA or APA. Too hoppy. The brewpub downtown does a ESB that I like decently well, though, for some reason.
Back in East Lansing, there was a great little dive bar with a $2.00 cheeseburger/fries/pickle deal on Monday nights, and their specialty was having a huge variety of nation-wide microbrews on tap. Rogue Dead Guy was one of them (and one of my favorites). That's also how I discovered the Great Lakes Brewing Company and their fabulous Edmund Fitzgerald Porter and Elliot Ness Amber Lager.
I had some random ass halloween ale, and to me it tasted delicious, but I was high at the time so lots tasted delicious.
mmmm...best thing about the aproach of Fall...Octoberfest beers. Can't remember which I liked best though, guess I'll just have to try a bunch till I find it...
Beer is like porridge to me. Bocks are too sweet, American light beers = water, and Stouts/Porters I just don't like but Pale Ale, IPA, and Wheat Beers are juusttttt right.
Had it last night. Wasn't bad, but something seemed different about it -- and when I looked it up on BeerAdvocate, every second review was saying it's actually more of a lager? Nothing I'd drink over local stuff, let alone the better inter-state breweries. (Little Creatures, people!)
I think this weekend I'll be trying a stout or two -- probably Cooper's Best Extra Stout and whatever else catches my eye.
im not that crazy about summer ale or cherry wheat anymore. I don't know why, I liked them a lot when I first had 'em.
Cherry Wheat too...I almost posted that. Odd that you brought it up anyway.
Hoegarden is probably my favorite.
so we have the same favorite then.
Make that three.
My fridge now gets a rotation of Hoeegarten or Stella Artois, with an occasional Hacker pSchorr.
Someome mantioned Halloween brew - I've had some pumpkin ale, and it was pretty good; very...pumpkiny. It was by one of the bigger small brands, Blue Moon or Leinie, I think.
So I tried the Pece Peach Lambic last night - not really that great, not gonna lie. Sweeter than I thought it would be, a little too carbonated, and didn't really have that distinct peach taste the way Wachusetts has that blueberry taste.
Anybody have experiences with these types of beer? Was a first for me, so far not too big a fan - especially for $8 a pint!
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It's not terribly hard to find. look in liquor stores. Shoprite might also carry it seeing as they've broken into good beer selections in the last few years.
I don't know if any of you guys live in the Manhattan area - but I recently discovered (in my quest for Corsendonk) a GIGANTIC warehouse type distributor way downtown on Chrystie St. called New Beer:
Apparently they have something like 800 beers on site - really hard to find rarities. I'm gonna check it out when I un-lazy myself and go down there...
Does anybody watch the show Beer Nuts on that HD channel Mojo? It's pretty interesting to see how hardcore some micro-brewers are
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I got a 6 pack, 2 each of 3 different beers that won some contest last year. it was put out by sam adams but these are not sam adams beers. they were quite good.
I can't remember much more than that without looking at the bottles, but it's definitely worth a sample. I always like to try as many beers as possible and this was a nice shortcut to three. although, I really enjoyed one of them and I'm not sure how to get my hands on it by itself now.
Had it last night. Wasn't bad, but something seemed different about it -- and when I looked it up on BeerAdvocate, every second review was saying it's actually more of a lager? Nothing I'd drink over local stuff, let alone the better inter-state breweries. (Little Creatures, people!)
I think this weekend I'll be trying a stout or two -- probably Cooper's Best Extra Stout and whatever else catches my eye.
So I cracked open one of my liter bottles today after work - it's reaaaally light for some reason. I can taste a hint of cherries, but not nearly as flavorful as Sam Adam's Cherry Wheat.
If I leave the bottles in the fridge for a few more weeks, will it mature a bit more and taste a bit stronger?
Your making beer and putting it in the fridge? thats a no no. I'd reccomend your basement, somewhere cool but not cold.
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is beer not supposed to be had cold, really? because I think something like that was mentioned earlier, but I really really like it as cold as possible.
maybe I've not had any beer that this effects adversely? don't know, but I can't imagine drinking it not strait from the fridge.
is beer not supposed to be had cold, really? because I think something like that was mentioned earlier, but I really really like it as cold as possible.
maybe I've not had any beer that this effects adversely? don't know, but I can't imagine drinking it not strait from the fridge.
Good beer doesn't need to be that cold. They dont refigerate beer in europe in the bars and stuff, just put the kegs in a cool place.
I don't think you're going to get any more alcohol fermentation at this point. If you let it sit for a while, you might get some more carbonation going on, which contributes to the flavor and the mouth feel. That's probably as much cherry-flavor as you're going to get, though.
"As I mentioned one of the geek jokes on Futurama is that Benders brain is using a 6502 processor. The chip was invented in 1975 and was used in many of the early home computers. My first computer was a Commodore Vic 20 back in about 1984 and both this and the later Apple 2s I owned used this processor. I thought it would be interesting to use a real 6502 processor and make my own computer from scratch and use this to make Bender talk somehow"
So I tried the Pece Peach Lambic last night - not really that great, not gonna lie. Sweeter than I thought it would be, a little too carbonated, and didn't really have that distinct peach taste the way Wachusetts has that blueberry taste.
Anybody have experiences with these types of beer? Was a first for me, so far not too big a fan - especially for $8 a pint!
The Lambics are all quite sweet, peche is not my favorite, but it is still drinkable. The Framboise, however, is like a tiny bit of bottled heaven in my mouth. I highly recommend trying it as a dessert drink, with fresh brownies, it is not at all like a normal beer. That said, if you are interested in a fruit type beer, but don't want quite so much sugary taste, go out and try the RedBock. it is a flemish sour ale fermented with cherries, flavorful, and not that sweet.
tl;dr: For the love of god, try the Framboise before deciding to not like lambics.
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The beer Maudite is made by Unibroue from the city of Chambly in Québec Canada.
Cherry Wheat too...I almost posted that. Odd that you brought it up anyway.
Hoegarden is probably my favorite.
so we have the same favorite then.
I once tried 120-minute IPA. That was tasty.. and expensive.
Back in East Lansing, there was a great little dive bar with a $2.00 cheeseburger/fries/pickle deal on Monday nights, and their specialty was having a huge variety of nation-wide microbrews on tap. Rogue Dead Guy was one of them (and one of my favorites). That's also how I discovered the Great Lakes Brewing Company and their fabulous Edmund Fitzgerald Porter and Elliot Ness Amber Lager.
mmmm...best thing about the aproach of Fall...Octoberfest beers. Can't remember which I liked best though, guess I'll just have to try a bunch till I find it...
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Ah cool. Draft hoegarden is just so smooth and yummy.
I think this weekend I'll be trying a stout or two -- probably Cooper's Best Extra Stout and whatever else catches my eye.
Make that three.
My fridge now gets a rotation of Hoeegarten or Stella Artois, with an occasional Hacker pSchorr.
Someome mantioned Halloween brew - I've had some pumpkin ale, and it was pretty good; very...pumpkiny. It was by one of the bigger small brands, Blue Moon or Leinie, I think.
GET IT NOW
Anybody have experiences with these types of beer? Was a first for me, so far not too big a fan - especially for $8 a pint!
where?
http://www.ratebeer.com/Places/ShowPlace.asp?PlaceID=1253
Apparently they have something like 800 beers on site - really hard to find rarities. I'm gonna check it out when I un-lazy myself and go down there...
I can't remember much more than that without looking at the bottles, but it's definitely worth a sample. I always like to try as many beers as possible and this was a nice shortcut to three. although, I really enjoyed one of them and I'm not sure how to get my hands on it by itself now.
something like.. boysenberry wheat, "old ale", and then I can't remember the last one.
they were just from hobbyists who won some competition last year.
Meh, you love it, or you are indifferent to it.
If I leave the bottles in the fridge for a few more weeks, will it mature a bit more and taste a bit stronger?
(Forgive me if this is the most useless piece of crap advice ever.
maybe I've not had any beer that this effects adversely? don't know, but I can't imagine drinking it not strait from the fridge.
nono - the beer is done. I've been preparing for months in a reasonably cool place - now im prepping to DRINK it.
I'm asking if I should leave it in the fridge for longer than a week..
Oh/ It shoudnt really matter then. Try it at a cooler temp and check out any taste difference.
edit: i mean warmer temp. like cool, not cold.
Good beer doesn't need to be that cold. They dont refigerate beer in europe in the bars and stuff, just put the kegs in a cool place.
The Bender Beer Project
"As I mentioned one of the geek jokes on Futurama is that Benders brain is using a 6502 processor. The chip was invented in 1975 and was used in many of the early home computers. My first computer was a Commodore Vic 20 back in about 1984 and both this and the later Apple 2s I owned used this processor. I thought it would be interesting to use a real 6502 processor and make my own computer from scratch and use this to make Bender talk somehow"
UN-FUCKING-BELIEVABLE!
i don't like heineken very much
The Lambics are all quite sweet, peche is not my favorite, but it is still drinkable. The Framboise, however, is like a tiny bit of bottled heaven in my mouth. I highly recommend trying it as a dessert drink, with fresh brownies, it is not at all like a normal beer. That said, if you are interested in a fruit type beer, but don't want quite so much sugary taste, go out and try the RedBock. it is a flemish sour ale fermented with cherries, flavorful, and not that sweet.
tl;dr: For the love of god, try the Framboise before deciding to not like lambics.