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PhDreamer
SFN Regular
USA
925 Posts |
 Posted - 12/24/2001 : 22:46:58
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My boss gave me a six-pack of Sierra Nevada Porter for Christmas (among other things). I've never been a fan of dark, rich beers, but I rather like this one (that I have in my hand right now  ). Now, I have been and Anheiser-Busch drinker most of my adult life, and I know most of you guys are far more cultured than me. So, those of you who happen to be of the darker persuasion, could you suggest some others in the same beer-genre as the aforementioned? Keep in mind, I'm still not at the Guiness-level, so most stouts will be out. I'm just kinda reluctant to go to the supermarket and start buying, but I really want to diversify, so any help is appreciated. Grazie.
Adventure? Excitement? A Jedi craves not these things. - Silent Bob
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rickm
Skeptic Friend
Canada
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Posted - 12/25/2001 : 11:34:12 [Permalink]
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If I was an American I certainly would not be too worried about experimenting with different brands of beer. Reason being that the cost of beer in U.S. is much lower than beer in Canada. I live on the U.S. Canada border and travel to northern N.Y. state occasionally, and can not believe the price of beer. In Canada I pay approx. 37.50 for a twenty four of cans, and that is every day regular beer. When I start getting into the fancy stuff, it often costs more. But being a beer guzzling Canadian, we care not what we pay, it's a must have item.
Some of the better Canadian beers I enjoy are Moosehead, Sleemans honey brown, Rickard's Red. A real good imported beer is Caffreys (not sure if I spelled it right). On one particular trip to Stowe Vermont I purchased a few different beers made by micro breweries and found them all to be real good. But when it comes to regular beer, I find Canadian beer to have more flavor than American beer. When in the U.S. I generally stick to Miller, sometimes Budweiser (Because U Deserve What Every Individual Should Enjoy Regularly)
The way I look at it no matter what kind of beer you buy, you can't go wrong.
"Let me off the plane,I am no missionary, I don't even believe in Jebus..... Oh Jebus please help me." Homer J. Simpson
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gezzam
SFN Regular
Australia
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Posted - 12/25/2001 : 14:27:59 [Permalink]
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Ahhh beer, something close to all our hearts.....especially sitting here at work with a raging hangover from too many consumed for Christmas yesterday......
Contrary to what the ads say over there, Australian's do not drink Fosters, it would have to be the worst beer produced over here......If you can ever get your hands on a stubbie of Melbourne Bitter or Coopers Draught I highly recommend it...
As for Budweiser, it is expensive over here (about 55 dollars for a slab - 24 stubbies), but I like it for a special occasion....but heres the tip, you can stick your Millers up your arse.....it tastes like camels piss.....I think it is 85 percent water....YUKK
The Pommy beers such as Guiness and Caffery's are good, but they have to be out of the tap in a pint glass........
But my mostest favouritest and tastiest beer is an Aussie beer, Crown Lager, 32 bucks a slab and delicious.......
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Garrette
SFN Regular
USA
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Posted - 12/26/2001 : 06:20:39 [Permalink]
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Hmmmm......
I was going to recommend you just haunt the brewpubs, but you're in Florida, poor sap.
I don't care for them, but many people like the honeybrews, like Honey Brown, which has already been recommended. Ditto for the Sam Adams brands.
Try Killian's--better on tap than from the bottle but still not bad.
For inexpensive and safe while still slightly daring, try Michelob's Amber Bock. Drink from a chilled mug.
Try half-and-half (or black and tan) to start breaking you in to the possibilities of excellent brews. Half Guinness and half Pale Ale (Bass).
Stop drinking anything from Anheuser-Busch.
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Tokyodreamer
SFN Regular
USA
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Posted - 12/26/2001 : 07:21:23 [Permalink]
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One of my cats is named Honey (our last name being Brown)  .
Yes, she was named after the beer. (My wife loves it. All beer tastes like (what I imagine) camel piss (tastes like).
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Valiant Dancer
Forum Goalie
USA
4826 Posts |
Posted - 12/26/2001 : 11:22:21 [Permalink]
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Hmmmm......
I was going to recommend you just haunt the brewpubs, but you're in Florida, poor sap.
I don't care for them, but many people like the honeybrews, like Honey Brown, which has already been recommended. Ditto for the Sam Adams brands.
Try Killian's--better on tap than from the bottle but still not bad.
For inexpensive and safe while still slightly daring, try Michelob's Amber Bock. Drink from a chilled mug.
Try half-and-half (or black and tan) to start breaking you in to the possibilities of excellent brews. Half Guinness and half Pale Ale (Bass).
Stop drinking anything from Anheuser-Busch.
My kids still love me.
Might I suggest Goose Island dark beers. It's one of the better cold beers. (John Cleese once refered to stout as warm, sticky stuff with various forms of pond life in it.) It's also brewed locally here in Chicago. If you can get your hands on a real German bach or dark beer, it would be worth it.
As for Budweiser, in 1890 the Army Corps of Engineers reversed the flow of the Chicago river sending all of Chicago's waste to St. Louis, where they bottle it and send it back to us as Budweiser beer.
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Trish
SFN Addict
USA
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Posted - 12/26/2001 : 11:59:23 [Permalink]
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At least none of you are regularly subject to Colorado Kool-Aid. Nasty stuff. I don't think much about beer - my taste buds were permanently killed or embalmed by San Miguel and Red Horse - both Philippino beers.
It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them. -Mark Twain |
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PhDreamer
SFN Regular
USA
925 Posts |
Posted - 12/26/2001 : 22:20:07 [Permalink]
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quote:
Hmmmm......
I was going to recommend you just haunt the brewpubs, but you're in Florida, poor sap.
I know, I know.
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I don't care for them, but many people like the honeybrews, like Honey Brown, which has already been recommended. Ditto for the Sam Adams brands.
Honey Brown is fine, I've had it before. My last battle with Sam Adams was something called Cranberry Lambic, I think, at some cabin somewhere in Vermont. Long story. That stuff was wretched.
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Try Killian's--better on tap than from the bottle but still not bad.
Good stuff, actually my first foray into darker beer appreciation.
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For inexpensive and safe while still slightly daring, try Michelob's Amber Bock. Drink from a chilled mug.
One of my faves, but I don't really consider it a dark beer. Bennigan's, of all places, has it on tap.
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Try half-and-half (or black and tan) to start breaking you in to the possibilities of excellent brews. Half Guinness and half Pale Ale (Bass).
Now we're talking. I will try this next chance I get.
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Stop drinking anything from Anheuser-Busch.
That's just my catchall for American beer. I actually don't drink much Budweiser.
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Zandermann
Skeptic Friend
USA
431 Posts |
Posted - 12/27/2001 : 08:45:05 [Permalink]
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besides the Killian's, see if you can find some Beck's Dark
...but work your way up to Guiness...you won't regret it |
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Court Jester
New Member
United Kingdom
5 Posts |
Posted - 12/27/2001 : 16:00:39 [Permalink]
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| Try Groelsh. |
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Valiant Dancer
Forum Goalie
USA
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Posted - 12/28/2001 : 07:13:19 [Permalink]
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Try Groelsh.
CHEAP JOKE ALERT! CHEAP JOKE ALERT!
Sounds the same on the bottle as it does coming back up.
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rickm
Skeptic Friend
Canada
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Posted - 12/28/2001 : 09:49:14 [Permalink]
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Try Groelsh.
CHEAP JOKE ALERT! CHEAP JOKE ALERT!
Sounds the same on the bottle as it does coming back up.
I was on a Groelsh kick for a while, the bar I was going to would let you take the fancy Groelsh bottles home (reusable). I was considering brewing my own beer and those bottles would have been perfect.
Not the worst beer I have had though. I could do without those imported beers with the skunky smell to them, mostly German beer, Becks in particular.
"Let me off the plane,I am no missionary, I don't even believe in Jebus..... Oh Jebus please help me." Homer J. Simpson
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Lisa
SFN Regular
USA
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Posted - 12/28/2001 : 10:05:40 [Permalink]
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I could do without those imported beers with the skunky smell to them, mostly German beer, Becks in particular.
German beer does not travel well. I lived there for nine years, and became a spoiled brat when it comes to beer. Then sadly, the USAF decided I'd been out of the country long enough and sent me back to the USA. Imagine my delight when I found a local restaurant that sold Bitburger! Yuk ptooey! The next time I order a Bit, I'll make sure I'm sitting in Deutchland.
Lisa
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Lisa
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USA
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PhDreamer
SFN Regular
USA
925 Posts |
Posted - 01/03/2002 : 22:23:40 [Permalink]
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I had a Black & Tan the other night. It does adequately dilute the Guiness to drinkability, but I noticed something else. Guiness really has no flavor aside from bitterness.
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Badger
Skeptic Friend
Canada
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Posted - 01/04/2002 : 11:49:20 [Permalink]
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Lethbridge Pilsener used to be the best beer in the world, if you drove it around in the trunk of your car for 2 hours on the way to the farm, and then threw it in with everyone else's beer in the horse trough full of ice.
But they went and sold out to one of the big guys (molsons? labbats? does it really matter?)
Kokanee, same story. A tragedy, really.
Now there's a nice little beer from Souther British Columbia called Kootenay that fits my bill. Hard to get so I throw another vote in with the Honey Brown crowd.
And those groelsch bottles refilled with my "supplimented" chokecherry wine, in my golf bag, on a nice summers afternoon.....well there's only one thing better. And only if its done right!
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