Anyone up for a pint?
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Topic: Anyone up for a pint?
Posted By: The Pessimist
Subject: Anyone up for a pint?
Date Posted: February 21 2009 at 08:56
For me it's stout every time. Love the taste, and most of them are a meal as well. Full of iron also, so not too bad the health  You? ------------- "Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value." Arnold Schoenberg |
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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: February 21 2009 at 09:00
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All of the above sound good Pess, even at 9am. But good black coffee is cookin' instead.
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Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: February 21 2009 at 09:29
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Yeah, I like a little heft to my brew. I can't drink the p*ss beers like Busch and Miller. I voted for stout (Guinness....hmmmmm), but do like a finely crafted lager like Leinenkugel's. E ------------- 
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: February 21 2009 at 09:35
| Well, I'm not much of a beer drinker, but if I do drink beer I like it to be really good. I don't know, however, in which category those divine Belgian beers would fall... Most of them are bottled, but there are some that can be found on tap (and no, I'm not talking Stella Artois here). |
Posted By: Rivertree
Date Posted: February 21 2009 at 09:47
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So this is a beer which I like to drink (not yet - some hours later) genuine - coming from my hometown's brewery  ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Rivertree" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 21 2009 at 09:50
not sure what I drank in that airport bar in Munich... but good enough I nearly missed my flight to Rome... simply divine.. and slept the whole flight once I made it onto the plane 
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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: February 21 2009 at 10:06
I've voted for Bitter on the basis that its locally brewed Real Ale, rather than the homogenous, mass produced stuff... 
Stout will come a close 2nd...
 and lager comes absolutely no-where in sight...  ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: February 21 2009 at 10:58
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stout works better for me ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: February 21 2009 at 11:38
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I feel like a Yuengling right now, so lager.
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Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: February 21 2009 at 12:31
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Jared wrote:Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: February 21 2009 at 12:43
my comments were of course written, for and on behalf of Shed types everywhere...  ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: February 21 2009 at 12:55
| The beer that I prefer depends on what I want at that very moment. I'm not a lager-only afficionado; stout or bitter may be good at another moment. I think I vote for bitter... |
Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: February 21 2009 at 13:05
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Probably the best beer I've ever had is Leinenkugel's Sunset Wheat. It has the most unusual flavor, but REALLY finishes nicely. E -------------
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Posted By: Matthew T
Date Posted: February 21 2009 at 13:19
 What a great subject to raise! My favourite beer which is probaly no surprise to anybody is
 Do not like Fosters, they changed the taste when they started exporting it about 20 years ago  ------------- Matt |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: February 21 2009 at 13:30
When it comes to wheat, I prefer a Blue Moon. ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: aapatsos
Date Posted: February 21 2009 at 13:43
I don't even know the meaning of different categories...
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Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: February 21 2009 at 15:33
Ah, someone needs educating in these realms. Let me explain in English terms (I'm not the most aware of any beer outside of this country): Lager = Carling, Artois, Budweiser etc... Stout = Guiness, Russian Imperial... Bitter = John Smiths, Worthington's, Bombadier... I think that pretty much wraps it up. ------------- "Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value." Arnold Schoenberg |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: February 21 2009 at 15:40
| To be honest I don't know the difference, and the "explanation" above doesn't help much at all. I drink so much coffee and coke that I don't have enough time for beer. |
Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: February 21 2009 at 15:53
I like lager... like Heineken and corona and stuff... Pilsner's great too  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: February 21 2009 at 15:57
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Given that I hate Guiness, I guess stout isn't my kind; lager works, meanwhile I can improve on the bitter. Then again, I'm not much of a beer drinker. I like wine. ------------- 
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Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: February 21 2009 at 17:13
Honestly don't understand how anyone can drink VB, but each to their own. It's like a disgusting lump going down your throat as you drink IMO, no subtlety to the texture at all  ------------- 
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Posted By: Matthew T
Date Posted: February 21 2009 at 18:06
 Depends what you are brought up on but you have not listed your beer or don't you like the stuff------------- Matt |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: February 21 2009 at 18:23
I just cracked one of these!! ------------- ...that moment you realize you like "Mob Rules" better than "Heaven and Hell" |
Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: February 21 2009 at 18:27
Typical pianist  ------------- "Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value." Arnold Schoenberg |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: February 21 2009 at 19:48
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Today Micky and I went to DC and walked some 5 miles, then we sat down at our favourite haunt, Pizzeria Paradiso in Georgetown (a favourite of Pat's as well), and had a pint each of Wells Bombardier. That was great indeed, and we'll be very glad to repeat the experience. Thanks to Jared for the recommendation
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 22 2009 at 08:32
yeah.. that was great stuff  ... though these old bones are feeling it today... we walked up Massachusetts... across Wisconsin... and down Pennsylvania hahahha.------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: February 23 2009 at 11:22
Hmmm - not sure what I'd drink actually 
Let me check all the other 'beer' threads & get back to you
Oh - M&R - Bombardier is indeed a splendid pint If you get a chance to try their Bombardier Gold, go for it - luvverley  ------------- 
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: February 23 2009 at 11:25
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Of beer? No thanks. Of liquor? YEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.  ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 23 2009 at 12:17
I'll be sure to keep my eyes open for it.... I think that joint had Bombardier Gold... I'll try that next time we go there. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: February 23 2009 at 13:07
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I am a Bitter man, always have been, always will be.
I tried Stout once, it was okay, I was in Ireland at the time, couldn't get anything else.
I drink Lager when needs must, like when trapped in a foreign clime with a thirst that need slaking, otherwise I'll avoid it.
If I can't see a Bitter worth drinking, I'll go for an Indian Pale Ale (a weaker form of Bitter) or a Porter, depending upon the time of year, wind direction and colour of my socks.
I haven't had a pint of Bomber since I moved from Bedfordshire 25 years ago, I usually drink the "local" beer where ever I am and avoid the national stuff.
Anyway, I took the Bombardier English Test ( http://www.bombardier.co.uk/bombardier/fun/english-test/1?reset=true - http://www.bombardier.co.uk/bombardier/fun/english-test/1?reset=true ) and only achieved an English Quotient of 80%  ... but when I looked at my results it just means I am a 100% Englishman who has 0% knowledge of sport. ------------- What? |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: February 23 2009 at 13:16
| Love IPAs, so I suppose I'll vote bitter - though as with anything else there is such a thing as too much hops...just my threshold for such is higher than most Americans, I'd wager. |
Posted By: John McIntyre
Date Posted: February 23 2009 at 14:26
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A somewhat trivial question, but a relevant one. In England, a so-called REAL pint of bitter should be hand pumped/drawn - so say CAMRA. However, here in Scotland, it's real if CO2 is used. What about the rest of the world?
I'm a Bitter man, usually keg stuff. I was weaned on Youngers Scotch Bitter in/around West Cumbria, but up here I try and get Youngers Tartan Special. Failing that, I tend to fall back on Belhaven, Miller or Coors. I occasionally go to any CAMRA events, and try anything, but I don't like anything too hoppy. Wheat beer is nice, and I did try a rare Belhaven Mild - only 2.9% ABV, but very tasty. ------------- I am one of only about 1,800 people in the world with an original M400 Mellotron! |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: February 23 2009 at 15:04
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In the Netherlands no one seems to "look through a CAMRA eye". By the way, we don't use pints (they're specific British), but for our lager we use fluitjes (small flutes, about 20 cl) or Amsterdammertjes (a 25 cl glass). For other beers we use their own special glasses, mostly on a pedestal.
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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: February 23 2009 at 15:09
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Bitter, stout and lager? My choice would be normally between pilsener, Trappist, kriek and wheat beer. Which is logical, because I'm living in Belgium. It's nice to see that even supermarkets here have enormous quantities and choices in these beers. Still, I do like the English and Irish beers on my holidays in Britain and my visits to Irish pubs. I prefer lager, but I like the other two also. |