My favorite American beer is about to hit the shelves (again)

by Ben Reilly Sun Oct 19, 2014 8:59 am

"It's the most wonderful time ... of the year ..."

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It's a lovely Dunkel brewed with Texas pecans and peaches My favorite American beer is about to hit the shelves (again) 1366281442

... Which makes it a bit on the sweet side, but I've always been partial to a good Dunkel-style beer. 5.4 ABV.

by eddie Sun Oct 19, 2014 10:38 am

Tbh I hate beer, but any alcoholic drink with pecans and peaches sounds really nice!

by Guest Sun Oct 19, 2014 4:19 pm

Its american
It claims to be beer

therby becoming an oxymoron........

by Original Quill Sun Oct 19, 2014 7:10 pm

victorisnotamused wrote:Its american
It claims to be beer

therby becoming an oxymoron........

Goes for others too. The only countries that can make good beers are the Dutch and the Mexicans, who were taught by the Dutch, who along with France, set Maximilian I in charge there in the 1850's. English/Scots beer is too raw and untasty, and German beer is too sweet. The best beer comes from the Netherlands, Belgium and French Flanders.

by Guest Sun Oct 19, 2014 7:46 pm

that continental "blonde beer muck" is LAGER....dont care what anyone says...IT AINT BEER

BEER is theakstones old perculiar

and if you recon its "untasty", it serves you right for burning your tastebuds off with all that chillie stuff....

by Ben Reilly Sun Oct 19, 2014 7:53 pm

victorisnotamused wrote:Its american
It claims to be beer

therby becoming an oxymoron........

You claim knowledge, yet can't possibly have a clue about this ... thereby becoming Poonkanque, which is the Navajo word for "person who speaks from the wrong end" My favorite American beer is about to hit the shelves (again) 202592697

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by Ben Reilly Sun Oct 19, 2014 8:01 pm

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Can't wait! Coming back to the shelves next month (it's obviously a seasonal).

by Guest Sun Oct 19, 2014 8:39 pm

all I need to know is its american and claims to be beer.....
you cannot, possibly, in any sensible way, use the two words in the same sentence Razz

any more than you can use military and intelligence in the same sentence in any meaningful way

or politics and truth
or religion and sense......

by Ben Reilly Sun Oct 19, 2014 9:27 pm

OK, I'll play along -- which American alleged beers have you had?

by Guest Sun Oct 19, 2014 9:50 pm

Coors, miller, bud, busch

and a "mate" brought me some "rolling rock" back once.........Unique...I have never......ever.......tasted the like of it...
nor do I EVER wish to do so again affraid

.........I would sooner lick the bottom of a parrot cage........ My favorite American beer is about to hit the shelves (again) 112848305

by Ben Reilly Sun Oct 19, 2014 10:58 pm

victorisnotamused wrote:Coors, miller, bud, busch

and a "mate" brought me some "rolling rock" back once.........Unique...I have never......ever.......tasted the like of it...
nor do I EVER wish to do so again .........I would sooner lick the bottom of a parrot cage........

Well, you haven't had anything close to the best of what we make here Smile

We export the crap and keep the good stuff for ourselves ...

Rolling Rock is notoriously subject to getting a nasty, stinky taste as it ages. When fresh, it's boring, but at least you won't gag on it.

by Cass Mon Oct 20, 2014 1:27 am

stay thirsty my friends.........

by Original Quill Mon Oct 20, 2014 4:52 am

Dutch beer...flavourful, smooth and most refreshing. Also Stella...perfect. A Belgium pilsner.

by Ben Reilly Mon Oct 20, 2014 5:27 am

This one is so smooth:

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Used to only be able to find it in one bar, now there are a few places that carry it but it's still pretty rare (I imagine it's abundant in NY state, where it's brewed).

As far as UK beers go, my favorite would be Samuel Smith.

by Irn Bru Tue Oct 21, 2014 9:36 am

I tried quite few and eventually settled on Sam Adams mainly because it was similar to what I enjoy here.

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by Original Quill Tue Oct 21, 2014 4:38 pm

victorisnotamused wrote:Coors, miller, bud, busch

and a "mate" brought me some "rolling rock" back once.........Unique...I have never......ever.......tasted the like of it...
nor do I EVER wish to do so again .........I would sooner lick the bottom of a parrot cage........

Pffft...so you've visited St. Louis and Golden, CO. What'd yer mother tell you not to cross the street? Get out and about. Try some Anchor Steam, brewed just down the way in San Francisco.

My favorite American beer is about to hit the shelves (again) Anchorbeer

My favorite American beer is about to hit the shelves (again) Anchorbeer

by Original Quill Tue Oct 21, 2014 4:39 pm

Irn Bru wrote:I tried quite few and eventually settled on Sam Adams mainly because it was similar to what I enjoy here.

Gd choice. That's a good beer.

by Tommy Monk Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:30 pm

Had a few American real ales in the Wetherspoons ale festivals, and some of them are real quality.

It turns out that some of them are master brewers and take the ale brewing really seriously.

Can't stand the popular American lagers like bud or miller etc.

And for those who don't like German beers, they are brewed to very high quality under the German purity law....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_in_Germany

I used to go to a pub opposite cannon st station that sold a lovely German beer called Warsteiner.

by Ben Reilly Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:41 pm

I don't think anybody actually enjoys those brands -- generally the people who buy them just want to get falling-down drunk, they think all beer tastes bad but that's just the price you have to pay to get blasted.

Several better beers, like Sam Adams, are growing in popularity, though. The big brewers that churn out the crap like Miller and Coors have even started making "craft-style" beers like Blue Moon and Shock Top (that are still quite a bit better than the rest of what they make).

by veya_victaous Wed Oct 22, 2014 4:15 am

by Ben Reilly Wed Oct 22, 2014 9:10 pm

I notice there are guns on the mug but none on the plates ... bullshit, man!

by Lurker Wed Oct 22, 2014 10:21 pm

If it makes you drunk it's the best beer.

by Lurker Wed Oct 22, 2014 10:22 pm

veya_victaous wrote:

That's a Republican breakfast.

by veya_victaous Wed Oct 22, 2014 11:12 pm

Ben_Reilly wrote:I notice there are guns on the mug but none on the plates ... bullshit, man!

good point, well the person was probably replicating in Europe Rolling Eyes

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An American tea set Wink

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by Cass Thu Oct 23, 2014 1:00 am

Lurker wrote:
veya_victaous wrote:

That's a Republican breakfast.

hey! bacon is totally non-partisan Wink

by Lone Wolf Thu Oct 23, 2014 3:40 am

Talking of Dutch beers....

HEINEKEN is brewed down here under licence by one of the local brewing companies these days...

http://www.heineken.com/AU/Home.aspx
http://www.theheinekencompany.com/

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by Ben Reilly Thu Oct 23, 2014 4:34 am

Tea set? What, for drinking tea? This is how you drink tea:

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by veya_victaous Thu Oct 23, 2014 5:36 am

Ben_Reilly wrote:Tea set? What, for drinking tea? This is how you drink tea:

well it includes a gun... I guess you 'shoot' tea ? confused

by Irn Bru Thu Oct 23, 2014 10:35 am

When in Denmark.

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Luvly Jubbly.

by Irn Bru Thu Oct 23, 2014 10:45 am

I went to a leaving do at a club in Edinburgh for someone who was moving on to another job. All you could buy was those little bottles of Buds. Milers, Coors etc. and no-one bothered with a glass. Seems that's the fashion these days with the younger generation slugging from a bottle in a place where you can hardly even hear what someone is saying without shouting whilst at the same time sort of dancing on the spot with no-one.
I stayed as long as I thought necessary before vamoosing off to a decent pub where I could get a decent pint at half the cost.

by Ben Reilly Thu Oct 23, 2014 11:41 pm

Irn Bru wrote:I went to a leaving do at a club in Edinburgh for someone who was moving on to another job. All you could buy was those little bottles of Buds. Milers, Coors etc. and no-one bothered with a glass. Seems that's the fashion these days with the younger generation slugging from a bottle in a place where you can hardly even hear what someone is saying without shouting whilst at the same time sort of dancing on the spot with no-one.
I stayed as long as I thought necessary before vamoosing off to a decent pub where I could get a decent pint at half the cost.

Christ, those places are nightmares, can't see how it's fun for anybody -- probably just a meat market Smile

by Irn Bru Fri Oct 24, 2014 12:53 am

Ben_Reilly wrote:
Irn Bru wrote:I went to a leaving do at a club in Edinburgh for someone who was moving on to another job. All you could buy was those little bottles of Buds. Milers, Coors etc. and no-one bothered with a glass. Seems that's the fashion these days with the younger generation slugging from a bottle in a place where you can hardly even hear what someone is saying without shouting whilst at the same time sort of dancing on the spot with no-one.
I stayed as long as I thought necessary before vamoosing off to a decent pub where I could get a decent pint at half the cost.

Christ, those places are nightmares, can't see how it's fun for anybody -- probably just a meat market

That's what it is Ben and I could hardly wait to get out of the place. And to think that I even had to stand in a queue to get in in the first place to end up listening to music way too loud that you could hardly hear yourself think.

Maybe I'm just past my sell-by date but not for me I'm afraid. Laughing

by Ben Reilly Fri Oct 24, 2014 7:08 am

To being past your sell-by date! cheers

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My favorite American beer is about to hit the shelves (again) 2984306523

Hell wouldn't just serve crap beer in bottles, it would make you wait in line to get in, too ...

by eddie Fri Oct 24, 2014 7:57 am

Ben_Reilly wrote:To being past your sell-by date!

I'm less than six weeks from 40, I can't wait. I feel like I've been waiting two decades for high school to be over

Hell wouldn't just serve crap beer in bottles, it would make you wait in line to get in, too ...

Once you hit 40 your balls hit your knees

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Good luck with that.

by Ben Reilly Fri Oct 24, 2014 8:06 am

Hmmm ... I may be an early bloomer?

Just kidding, the boys are fine, thanks for asking Smile

by Irn Bru Sun Oct 26, 2014 9:47 pm

This really is my favourite beer...

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by Ben Reilly Mon Oct 27, 2014 6:43 pm

Very appealing ... beer Smile

by eddie Mon Oct 27, 2014 7:57 pm

by Cass Mon Oct 27, 2014 11:42 pm

eddie wrote:

quite......personally I think its goat urine ........

by Irn Bru Tue Oct 28, 2014 7:56 am

Ben_Reilly wrote:Very appealing ... beer

I know. And look at the size of them jugs.

by Lone Wolf Tue Oct 28, 2014 10:38 am

Yep !

Those are certainly overwhelming and becoming..

Big beer glasses that those bonny wee lasses have there...

Smile

by Original Quill Tue Oct 28, 2014 4:43 pm

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British have always shown great respect and admiration for the jugs.

by eddie Tue Oct 28, 2014 10:25 pm

Cass wrote:
eddie wrote:

quite......personally I think its goat urine ........

Yes. Silly boys leering over goat piss Rolling Eyes

by Lurker Tue Oct 28, 2014 11:15 pm

Irn Bru wrote:This really is my favourite beer...

WHAT BEER? I DON'T SEE ANY FRIGGIN' BEER!!

by Ben Reilly Thu Oct 30, 2014 4:13 am

It's like a Where's Waldo thing, you have to stare for a while Smile

Today I visited my local Goody Goody Liquor and inspected the beer section pretty thoroughly. No Old Peculier (I'll have to try Central Market next), but they did carry Anchor Steam, so I grabbed a six-pack.

This is a very interesting beer, kind of smooth at first blush but with a tad of back-mouth bitterness like Sam Adams. Apparently it's brewed in a rather unique way, too: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_beer#California_common_beer

If I had to compare to anything else I've drank, the closest in flavor would have to be pine ale. If you've had that, it's basically that flavor but a bit less intense.

It's pretty spectacular. I mean, not as spectacular as the blonde in that photo, but ... Smile