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Guldbamsen 
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 Posted: May 01 2014 at 10:36 |
My sis is like that too. Everything has to be symmetrical, and if I, strictly by coincidence  , nudge one of her paintings out of alignment, she goes absolutely mental
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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Rivertree
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Posted: May 01 2014 at 10:20 |
Warsteiner as well as Beck's is not the best choice when it comes to German beer ...  preferring my home beer HERFORDER - don't know though why they've left one of them empty .. what a mess!! any ideas??? 
Edited by Rivertree - May 01 2014 at 10:21
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Jim Garten
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Posted: May 01 2014 at 03:05 |
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Posted: April 30 2014 at 11:31 |
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: April 30 2014 at 02:28 |
^Add a little smoke to that whiskey and I'm there  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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Triceratopsoil
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Posted: April 29 2014 at 19:37 |
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Glenlivet is not really my kind of scotch... I prefer the stuff that tastes like dirt and moss
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Posted: April 29 2014 at 15:16 |
 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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Posted: April 29 2014 at 12:38 |
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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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Dean
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Posted: April 29 2014 at 11:41 |
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 
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Guldbamsen
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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?!?!!"  I 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 cheaper  
Hancock's finest achievement though is their Christmas beer. My oh my!
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Jim Garten
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Posted: April 29 2014 at 09:59 |
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
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Dean
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Posted: April 29 2014 at 09:27 |
the offending bottle label:
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Rihanna
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Posted: April 28 2014 at 09:12 |
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I drink Swedish Beer!
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Posted: April 27 2014 at 21:49 |
Guldbamsen wrote:
I know what you mean. Some of those brewskis are ruthless! I remember the first beer tasting festival i attended. My friends and I paid for 10 tokens that we could use for different booths. We were very thirsty though, so we jumped on the first bar available and ordered the largest picher of what they were serving. Turns out it was this insane Hungarian fusion of honey and dark caramel like hops. Tasted fantastic especially served up with cracker and strong blue cheese. Halfway through beer and cheese we look at each other and feel a little woozy. I look at the label, and it says 24% alcohol I am not even sure you can call that a beer anymore...
The last thing I remember from that night is wrapping my jacket over my head in a bedouin like manner - chasing after my mates while screaming 'NI!'. Fun times. |
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: April 26 2014 at 18:58 |
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Btw Jim, a cheap fix for a fresh and light beer is taking a slice of lime and stuffing it down a Spanish cervesa like Sol;) This is mainly what I drink if it's too hot for anything.
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: April 26 2014 at 18:46 |
I know what you mean. Some of those brewskis are ruthless! I remember the first beer tasting festival i attended. My friends and I paid for 10 tokens that we could use for different booths. We were very thirsty though, so we jumped on the first bar available and ordered the largest picher of what they were serving. Turns out it was this insane Hungarian fusion of honey and dark caramel like hops. Tasted fantastic especially served up with cracker and strong blue cheese. Halfway through beer and cheese we look at each other and feel a little woozy. I look at the label, and it says 24% alcohol I am not even sure you can call that a beer anymore...
The last thing I remember from that night is wrapping my jacket over my head in a bedouin like manner - chasing after my mates while screaming 'NI!'. Fun times.
Edited by Guldbamsen - April 26 2014 at 18:47
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Posted: April 26 2014 at 18:20 |
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Yeah I'm def trying to switch to lighter fare for a while. Had my fill of 12% "barleywine" ales until next winter....holy cow that was rich beer.
I have not tried Mikks David but I'll keep on the lookout. My store has a pretty decent selection.
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: April 26 2014 at 18:14 |
You are looking for some lighter beers eh Jim? Have you tried Mikkelers pilsners? I think they're called radio one and Vesterbro. They are really damn good in the summertime 
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Posted: April 26 2014 at 18:10 |
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I'll have to look for it David...I haven't had many "cream" ales...maybe once
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