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Poll Question: Which of these brews is the best?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 29 2014 at 11:11
Denmark is currently overflowing with micro breweries and alleged beer experts (who all seem horribly close to the kind of connoisseurs you come across in the wino world "Quel terroir n'est pas?!?!!"Ermm
do enjoy quite a few of these obscure beers, but when they suddenly are priced like were they filled with small diamonds, then my interest quickly wanes. Come on!! It's beer! Sure, we should strive for real beer with balls and 1000s of years of tradition....but when they start charging 100s of kroners for a regular pilsener, I'm out.
One of my favourite of the larger breweries in Denmark is called Hancock. Their 'Høker Bajer' (Merchant brewski) is a wonderful beer, and most places I've seen them sold, they're about a 10er each - hell sometimes they're even cheaperBig smile

Hancock's finest achievement though is their Christmas beer. My oh my! 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 29 2014 at 11:41
Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

Ah those little tinkers at Brewdog, eh?

Brewers of everything from 'Nannystate' at 0.5% to 'Sink The Bismark' at 41%; absolute proof that just because you can do something, doesn't necessarily mean you should.



Their 'Punk IPA' is a stunner, though
I'tabschilootely ish. *hic* 


Not to mention : The End of History (55% ABV) - the beer formerly known as "the world's strongest beer". Only 12 bottles released and packaged inside stuffed squirrels and stoats Shocked
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 29 2014 at 12:38
Just had a Bell's Oberon with a side of Glenlivet 12 last night. Both are delightfully fruity and mild. Really great for summer weather.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 29 2014 at 15:16
Originally posted by stonebeard stonebeard wrote:

Just had a Bell's Oberon with a side of Glenlivet 12 last night. Both are delightfully fruity and mild. Really great for summer weather.
 
Bell's Oberon is one of my favorite 'summer beers'.
But I have never had any Glenlivet.....I really need to try a single malt scotch before I get much older.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 29 2014 at 19:37
Glenlivet is not really my kind of scotch... I prefer the stuff that tastes like dirt and moss
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2014 at 02:28
^Add a little smoke to that whiskey and I'm thereBig smile
Islay single malt whiskeys are my preferred choice. Goes down like a treat with some cool beers (chicks) on the side.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2014 at 11:31
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 01 2014 at 03:05
Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:


Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

Ah those little tinkers at Brewdog, eh?

Brewers of everything from 'Nannystate' at 0.5% to 'Sink The Bismark' at 41%; absolute proof that just because you can do something, doesn't necessarily mean you should.



Their 'Punk IPA' is a stunner, though
Not to mention : The End of History (55% ABV) - the beer formerly known as "the world's strongest beer". Only 12 bottles released and packaged inside stuffed squirrels and stoats


They have their own pub in Camden... perhaps a retired admin get-together?

Edited by Jim Garten - May 01 2014 at 03:06

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 01 2014 at 03:59
Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:


Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

Ah those little tinkers at Brewdog, eh?

Brewers of everything from 'Nannystate' at 0.5% to 'Sink The Bismark' at 41%; absolute proof that just because you can do something, doesn't necessarily mean you should.



Their 'Punk IPA' is a stunner, though
Not to mention : The End of History (55% ABV) - the beer formerly known as "the world's strongest beer". Only 12 bottles released and packaged inside stuffed squirrels and stoats


They have their own pub in Camden... perhaps a retired admin get-together?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 01 2014 at 10:20
Warsteiner as well as Beck's is not the best choice when it comes to German beer ... Confused

preferring my home beer HERFORDER - don't know though why they've left one of them empty .. what a mess!!
any ideas???

http://jkmarken.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Plakatmotiv-Herforder-Stammelf_header1.jpg 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 01 2014 at 10:36
LOL
My sis is like that too. Everything has to be symmetrical, and if I, strictly by coincidenceTongue, nudge one of her paintings out of alignment, she goes absolutely mentalLOL 

Anyway, back to the brewskis!!! I've never had a Herforder before Uwe. They look good though, but your country does have a knack for making excellent beers - Beck's and Warsteiner not included. I've got a lot of great memories from drinking Beck's at the Roskilde Festival and singing 'Skåne tilbage - Skåne tilbaaaaaaage!!! Vi vil ha' Skåååne tilbage!' from a shopping cart. Vi vil ha' Skåne tilbage means 'We want Scania back' - small joke on the Swedish guests, as Scania indeed was part of the Danish empire back before anyone was born. The Swedes there all thought it was pretty funny though, and I even had one guy up in the cart with me singing along. It wasn't down to the fantastic qualities of Beck's though....
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 01 2014 at 10:52
LOL I've heard Swedish guests are almost always drunk on such occasions ... this may have protected you in the light of such regressive territorial claims Wink


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 01 2014 at 10:59
Looking back now, from a sober pov, I may have pushed the envelope of what you can say to a fellow Scandinavian. I love the Swedes - even when they're karate drunk, which does tend to happen frequently on such festivals. The Danes are just as bad thoughWink
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Ah yes, the festival of not being in Sweden is a popular one for Swedes getting drunk. Then they generally don't so much need a festival just an opportunity, or more accurately: a ferry and an opportunity... well, just the ferry really, or having spent all their money on Danish elephant beer: a row boat...

Drunk Swede tried to row home from Denmark

A drunk 78-year-old Swedish man fell asleep in a stolen dinghy while trying to row home – from Denmark

 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 02 2014 at 17:50
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Wouldn't mind a cold Ringnes right now, but alas, my current situation dictates I must abstain from alcohol the next eight and a half weeks. I'll have some when I'm back home and starting my four weeks summer holiday.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 02 2014 at 23:02
I tried Nogne O's "100% Peated" beer today.  It's honestly probably the most intense beer I've ever had.  Very interesting.

just read the description to get an idea


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 03 2014 at 17:26
Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:

I tried Nogne O's "100% Peated" beer today.  It's honestly probably the most intense beer I've ever had.  Very interesting.

just read the description to get an idea




"almost undrinkable"

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 03 2014 at 21:18
Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:


Ah yes, the festival of not being in Sweden is a popular one for Swedes getting drunk. Then they generally don't so much need a festival just an opportunity, or more accurately: a ferry and an opportunity... well, just the ferry really, or having spent all their money on Danish elephant beer: a row boat...
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In any case, I would be going slightly overboard as well, if I was coming from a country where Pripps reigns supreme...
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