What's your favorite beer?
#18
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My favorite beer is Baltika syem or 7.
A close second is Baltika 9
Being that these are hard to find in the US, I usually settle for a Heineken.
Hard to beat that taste.
Best Heineken ever was at the brewery in Amsterdam. Tasted so fresh^
A close second is Baltika 9
Being that these are hard to find in the US, I usually settle for a Heineken.
Hard to beat that taste.
Best Heineken ever was at the brewery in Amsterdam. Tasted so fresh^
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#20
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Hey bro, Coors is kewl but there's a whole world of beer out there...switch out sometime and enjoy. Heck, if I'd stuck to the brew of my people it would have been PBR (Pabst Blue Ribbon for the uninitiated) or Schlitz or Miller, but I've just been curious all my life, and it's served me well. And with the proliferation of microbrews in the USA and good stuff elsewhere (like in MX), there are a lotta beers to try 

#21




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1) Heineken
2) Carlsberg
3) Guinness
4) Hinano (means I'm in Tahiti!)
5) San Miguel (means I'm in Ibiza...ahhh.)
2) Carlsberg
3) Guinness
4) Hinano (means I'm in Tahiti!)
5) San Miguel (means I'm in Ibiza...ahhh.)
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#22
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Saying that some beer is better and some is worse is as nonsensical as classifying women according to the color of the hair: some men like blondes, some like brunettes and some like redheads.
However if I must choose, I will take a brunette and a Budvar from the Czech Republic now available in the U.S. under the Czechvar label.
However if I must choose, I will take a brunette and a Budvar from the Czech Republic now available in the U.S. under the Czechvar label.
#23
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Chimay Bleu is my standard favourite. Please note that the big bottles with blue labels (at least the ones I've seen!) don't contain Chimay Bleu, but Chimay Grand Reserve, which has a taste similarly complex to the Bleu but a bit more refined. I also drink some other trappist beers (e.g. La Trappe, Le Fruit Defendu)
Outside of Chimay, I like wheat beers and especially the divine beverage called Kronenbourg Blanc. Wetherspoons is the biggest pub chain in the UK and many of its outlets stock it on tap, complete with a "perfectly chilled guarantee" (temperature is closely monitored and has to stay within the 1-3 C range) and at a very reasonable price to boot!
Bocks are also nice (Amstel Bock is the only one I've had recently). Ales and stouts taste completely wrong to me; feels like a cheap, watered-down poison. Much as I like the Czech Republic, I am not a fan of pilsener (I can have one with lunch but that's it), while lagers are only good when it's REALLY hot (30C and up), and even then a good wheat beer is preferable!
Outside of Chimay, I like wheat beers and especially the divine beverage called Kronenbourg Blanc. Wetherspoons is the biggest pub chain in the UK and many of its outlets stock it on tap, complete with a "perfectly chilled guarantee" (temperature is closely monitored and has to stay within the 1-3 C range) and at a very reasonable price to boot!
Bocks are also nice (Amstel Bock is the only one I've had recently). Ales and stouts taste completely wrong to me; feels like a cheap, watered-down poison. Much as I like the Czech Republic, I am not a fan of pilsener (I can have one with lunch but that's it), while lagers are only good when it's REALLY hot (30C and up), and even then a good wheat beer is preferable!
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Haven't heard Laughing Lab mentioned in ages.... I really like Bristol Brewing's Mass Transit.
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#25
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Over all, I have been quite impressed with the quality of many of the beers in the Caribbean, as has my husband. In May I was in Tahiti and had a few microbrews and all I can say is if their industry is going in that direction, then I can't wait to go back.
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Leinenkugel's (or Leinie's) from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. A nice variety to choose from - Creamy Dark, Red, Oktoberfest, and an interesting Berry Weiss.
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Favorite is Kolsch - I like Paffgen (on tap only) and Reissdorf (tap & bottled)
Fuller's London Pride and Marston's Burton Bitter as an all to frequent memory of student days (and nights) in London.
Ebisu and Sapporo with Japanese food.
And Weihenstephan Weizen in summertime.
Fuller's London Pride and Marston's Burton Bitter as an all to frequent memory of student days (and nights) in London.
Ebisu and Sapporo with Japanese food.
And Weihenstephan Weizen in summertime.
#30
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McEwan's
Leffe (Beligan beer that I can find at my local liquor store)
McEwan's is very good but it is a malt ale. Very heavy and quite potent. I drink 2 at one sitting at the most, or I risk a nasty hangover. Needs to be at cellar temp - so my balcony for 2/3 of the year works nicely.
Leffe - very tasty Belgian beer. Although in Belgium, pretty much any local beer I had - from the lighest ales to the darkest/strongest monastery brew - was superb.
Baltika - Russian beer, with various numbers. Liked it when I was in Russia, but difficult (and expensive) to find in my area.
Leffe (Beligan beer that I can find at my local liquor store)
McEwan's is very good but it is a malt ale. Very heavy and quite potent. I drink 2 at one sitting at the most, or I risk a nasty hangover. Needs to be at cellar temp - so my balcony for 2/3 of the year works nicely.
Leffe - very tasty Belgian beer. Although in Belgium, pretty much any local beer I had - from the lighest ales to the darkest/strongest monastery brew - was superb.
Baltika - Russian beer, with various numbers. Liked it when I was in Russia, but difficult (and expensive) to find in my area.

