Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.

[Mr. Mack]

---Let's start a survey here. What was the:
-WORST beer you've ever had?
-MOST OUTLANDISH, BIZARRE beer you've ever had?

Sometime ago I bought a mixed 6 pack so I could try a bunch of different things. In celebration of adventure, I bought something called "Berry Weiss" because it's so different from anything I'd ever had before. Apparently there's a reason I've never had anything like that before.

The strangest was Sweetwater Hummer, which was an orange flavored Belgian White. It wasn't sweet like the berry weiss was, it actually tasted vaguely like orange zest. It wasn't bad, but it's certainly not my favorite.

[Heisenberg]

---Let's start a survey here. What was the:
-WORST beer you've ever had?
-MOST OUTLANDISH, BIZARRE beer you've ever had?

Worst: Keystone Light. The only beer that has made me want to vomit sober.
Dishonorable Mention: Miller High Life.

Most Outlandish: Leinenkugel's Suset Wheat. Fruity Pebbles. One was more bizzare, but I don't remember the name. It was a smoked beer, brewed by monks, that tasted like bacon.

[22/7]

Most Outlandish: Leinenkugel's Suset Wheat. Fruity Pebbles. One was more bizzare, but I don't remember the name. It was a smoked beer, brewed by monks, that tasted like bacon.

Wow, that's certainly not the first time I've heard someone claim that beer tastes like Fruity Pebbles. I should really try (as I love Fruity Pebbles and beer!).

[Chaz]

-WORST beer you've ever had?
The second beer I ever drank was a slightly warm, skunky Heineken. I immediately did a spit take and it almost put me off beer forever. At Great American Beer Festival I tried a few beers (don't remember which ones) that had a super strong chlorophenol band-aid taste that was pretty disgusting... it's an off flavor caused by using water that contains chlorine or chloramines and not adequately filtering it out. I had an Italian beer that tasted like cheese once too...

-MOST OUTLANDISH, BIZARRE beer you've ever had?
A lot of people think smoked beers are bizarre and don't really like them but I love them, I guess it helps that my city is kind of known for the classic example of an American Smoked Porter, which started a trend in making smoked beers in America. A few months ago I got to try a fresh one and one aged since 1995 back to back. It was quite amazing how it changed over time. Smoked beers go great over vanilla ice cream... so do fruit lambics

Some others... White Chocolate Beer, Moonlight Brewing's Working For Tips (brewed without hops, using redwood tree tips), 21st Amendment/Russian River collaboration Watermelon Funk (Watermelon Wheat beer spiked with brettanomyces and aged in a Chardonnay wine barrel). I found my first oyster stout pretty wild too.

[Dream]

Most Outlandish: Leinenkugel's Suset Wheat. Fruity Pebbles. One was more bizzare, but I don't remember the name. It was a smoked beer, brewed by monks, that tasted like bacon.

Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier? It's from Bamberg in Germany, and I reckon it's the most common smoked beer.

[TheAmazingRando]

I tend to prefer the taste of liquors to beer. Unfortunately, straight liquor doesn't go too far without making me tipsy (and I'm not much of a fan of mixed drinks, except maybe an occasional rum and coke), so I like the fact that I can drink a lot of beer and still feel fine. I really like the bitterness of Sierra Nevada APA and Stone IPA, though I can't say I've branched out to that many different varieties of pale ales, or had many darker brews. Being underaged where I live means I don't really get the chance to drink that often.

At a party last night a friend of mine brought a case of Smirnoff Ice (the American variety, not the kind with vodka). I noticed that it had the word "beer" on the label (though not quite prominently). How can such a sweet drink with almost no noticeable alcohol taste be considered beer? It's like soda that steals your judgement.

[okelay]

I went to a nearby town once and bought strawberry-flavoured beer and honey-flavoured beer. the honey one I liked. the strawberry,not so much.

Since starting uni this semester,I've gotten used to drinking cheap beer.

My town is pretty famous for making good beer. It began as a german colony. There's a brand called 'Kunstmann' here,a common german lastname which is quite delicious. and well, expensive. Three or four times the price of the six-packs we buy.

Have you tried beer with lemon? It is so good.

I didn't use to drink much beer, in HS it was more pisco or rum. now when I drink something else it affects me much quicker, I've gotten use to the beer.

Well,anyway, I'd reccomend Geman beer. It's usually good. ours is good too but it's not exported as far as I know.

[cypherspace]

The honey beer is bloody beautiful.

I have recently discovered the fantastic (and local!) Tomos Watkin beers Cwrw Haf and Cwrw Gaeaf. Absolutely bloody delicious, both of them.

[Felstaff]

I can't say Waggledance without trying to emulate it [the waggle dance]. This makes for uncomfortable situations at the bar.

Also, the Jazz & Beer festival has made me discover this. It is simply wonderful, and a shared experience by all, no matter what your tolerance for alcohol is.
The very first sip sets your saliva glands to maximum overdrive, making you reel back and go 'fsssst!' as when sucking on a particularly strong lemon. Covered in bees.
Then everything mellows out. As your taste buds adjust to the acidic quality, it has a well-rounded taste--slightly furry--that leaves you wanting more and more. It gives the sensation of intense refreshment and rehydration, yet once swallowed, your mouth feels dry and acrid, making you take another sip. It's a brilliant ploy.
We all drank at a similar speed, and between ten of us, all with wildly different tolerances, the first pint was enough to ensure what is commonly known as 'merriment'. Everybody suddenly became very happy, laughy, mirthful and jolly. Even the miserable bastard among us cracked a smile. We attributed this entirely to the cider, because a recurring phrase was 'oh, this cider's gone straight to my head' once about half a pint had been consumed.
Running at 7.4% (however there were 2 barrels at 8.1% and 7.2% respectively) it's not the strongest cider in the world, but it turns the world a warmer shade of happy, and for that, I both commend and recommend it.

Edit: I don't think the link does it justice. It seems far too pale in that bottle. The stuff we had was deep and rich, like cloudy apple juice, and it makes you fall over.

[okelay]

oh,I must ask.
anyone ever tried beer and chocolate? Both at the same time? It's fun
They're very different and I like how they interact. Chocolate is sweet, Beer is more bitter and the mix exagerates the two and it tastes great!

[Dream]

Edit: I don't think the link does it justice. It seems far too pale in that bottle. The stuff we had was deep and rich, like cloudy apple juice, and it makes you fall over.

All the craft ciders we had when I worked in Edinburgh were a rainbow of different colours. I assume it had to do with different batches coming out differently, from different ripenesses of fruit.

And Waggle-Dance is great, but waggle dance in front of me at 11.30 on a Saturday night and that will be the only waggle dance you have anything to do with all night Damn drunks.

[mosc]

oh,I must ask.
anyone ever tried beer and chocolate? Both at the same time? It's fun
They're very different and I like how they interact. Chocolate is sweet, Beer is more bitter and the mix exagerates the two and it tastes great!

http://www.rogue.com/brews.html#chocolate

[clintonius]

Went to a Renaissance festival this weekend, and wound up double-fisting cups of Ithaca Brewery Nut Brown most of the day. Hot damn is it tasty, and just right for a ren fest. Goes well with turkey legs. And wench auctions. And jousting.

[22/7]

I love browns and nut browns. So good.

And mosc, I believe I love all of Rogue's brews (well, all the ones I've had to date).

[clintonius]

Rogue is one of those rare breweries that just doesn't make a bad beer. Like Deschutes, for those in the northwest. I've yet to try one of theirs that I didn't like.

[mosc]

Every brewery makes bad beers if they make enough and Rogue sure does make a few. Their "monk ale" comes to mind. Agreed that 90% of their stuff is excellent though.

[22/7]

Ahh, see I'm sure there are a number of Rogue's that I haven't tried, but with what I've had, I'm always willing to try another one.

[TallMax]

So: Steel Reserve

how far do you have to stoop to drink this?

[Bakemaster]

How short is the coffee table you set it down on?

[TallMax]

How short is the coffee table you set it down on?

If I were the "loud college guy", I'd probably be saying "HEY-O!" right now

[22/7]

HEY-O!

[the_stabbage]

I would just like to add that I now live very, very close to a brewery. And they're fantastic!

[Xenon Screams]

I went to Europe and had SO MUCH beer. My favorite kind of beer is any Hefeweizen. The best Hefeweizen I had was in an Augustiner Beer Hall.

Also, Carlsberg is delicious.

Blue Moon. Harpoon. Sam Adams Cherry Wheat. Sam Adams Summer Ale. Pilsner Uruquell. Master. Guinness.

I love beer.

[Mathmagic]

I'm going to the Kokanee brewery at the end of the month in Creston, BC! Woo! Mmmm, beer tasting.

Apparently, they have a bunch of different flavours of Kokanee like strawberry, and other fruit flavours. It should be pretty awesome.

[Dream]

I only discovered Kokanee a few weeks ago. I am typing this post through a rictus of uncontrollable envy. It's good beer.

[Mathmagic]

I only discovered Kokanee a few weeks ago. I am typing this post through a rictus of uncontrollable envy. It's good beer.

It's alright beer. It's one of those "beer of the masses" style beer, but it's one of the only beers of that variety that I will drink.

[Dream]

I only discovered Kokanee a few weeks ago. I am typing this post through a rictus of uncontrollable envy. It's good beer.

It's alright beer. It's one of those "beer of the masses" style beer, but it's one of the only beers of that variety that I will drink.

The brewery visit creates the envy. I'd disagree about the beer though. I thought it was very good, and the style wasn't crisp enough to be mass market. It had a creaminess in the mouth feel that I would say distances it from a Bud or Miller.

[Mathmagic]

The brewery visit creates the envy. I'd disagree about the beer though. I thought it was very good, and the style wasn't crisp enough to be mass market. It had a creaminess in the mouth feel that I would say distances it from a Bud or Miller.

That's why it's the only mass-market beer that I actually drink.

Believe me, it's a mass-market beer; at least in Western Canada it is. Kokanee, Coors Light, and Molson Canadian all kind of battle in the Western Canadian beer market.

[clintonius]

It had a creaminess in the mouth feel that I would say distances it from a Bud or Miller.

[pyroman]

While unfortantly i am not as big of a beer guru as some of the others in this tread (wish i was though) i know a fair share more than the average joe who thinks keystone is good. I have tried beer from about a dozen different breweries including saranac and sam adams both of which have numerous varieties available. Right now my standard beer of choice is yuengling. its not the best beer i have ever had but i still enjoy it. Its become fairly easy for me to find (at least in my region). This beer has a nice taste to it as well as a rich color to match. the other major factor which turns it into my beer of choice over other beers that I like better ( i generally tend to swing towards darker beers) is it is quite cheap. i have gotten a case for a mere $15. Quite good when you consider the only other "beers" priced in that range are the likes of keystone and natty ice. Being a poor college this is rather important because as much as i would like to i cant afford to spend $10 on a bottle of beer.

[Dream]

It had a creaminess in the mouth feel that I would say distances it from a Bud or Miller.

:facepalm: God damn smart arses...

[the_stabbage]

While unfortantly i am not as big of a beer guru as some of the others in this tread (wish i was though) i know a fair share more than the average joe who thinks keystone is good. I have tried beer from about a dozen different breweries including saranac and sam adams both of which have numerous varieties available. Right now my standard beer of choice is yuengling. its not the best beer i have ever had but i still enjoy it. Its become fairly easy for me to find (at least in my region). This beer has a nice taste to it as well as a rich color to match. the other major factor which turns it into my beer of choice over other beers that I like better ( i generally tend to swing towards darker beers) is it is quite cheap. i have gotten a case for a mere $15. Quite good when you consider the only other "beers" priced in that range are the likes of keystone and natty ice. Being a poor college this is rather important because as much as i would like to i cant afford to spend $10 on a bottle of beer.

I started drinking more upscale beer when I did the math and found that Champagne bottles (750ml) of Belgian or Belgian-style beer were just as cheap as tolerable lager. Although, it's Canada so we don't get $15 cases. Also I'm a lightweight so four or five beers gets me feeling pretty good


A side note, over the weekend I tried a beer the Americans in here might be familiar with: Anchor Steam Beer. Quite nice.

[ewige]

Beer!

The worst beer I ever tried: This weekend past, at the Blues and Brews Festival, I was exposed to "Rejewvination" by He'brew Brewing (really Shmaltz brewing) and it was by far the nastiest ale I've ever tasted. It had FIG CONCENTRATE in it. The Jewish people should sue this brewing company.

For me, the tastiest beers are porters and imperial stouts. I particularly like Old Heathen by Weyerbacher and Edmund Fitzgerald by Great Lakes.

'Round these parts, we have a beer-beer drink which is pretty good, called a "Cream o' Wheat" which is really just Hoegaarden and Guinness. While this may seem like a perverse double contamination of a perfectly good Belgian White and a Stout, the resulting combination is surprisingly good.

[Samsoneffect]

Beer is delicious.

ANyways, up here in Canada, though ubiquitous, I've always found Rickard's to be a good premium (particularly the Pale and the White, and their Honey Brown was pretty solid when I tried it.) Other beers I'm fond of are generally lagers, like Harp, Stella or Heineken. Also enjoyed ciders, Strongbow and Blackthorn were quite yummy, and I'm also quite fond of Hoegaarden and Erdinger (the two times I've had it when in Kingston.)

Beers I'd like to try: A couple variations of Hoegaarden, their Forbidden Fruit and Grand Cru. Apparently those are also in the area of 8.5% ABV, so they pack quite a punch compared to other beers. Been looking all over for them, and can't seem to have the good fortune to find them. Also on the note of Guinness/other blends, I've been meaning to try both a Black and Tan (usually Guinness/Harp) and a Black Velvet (Guinness/Cider.) I've heard good things.

Worst beer I've had: Bud light. Probably goes without saying, but it's just so damn flat. Why I don't drink much domestic. Also, for some reason, the pub right by my house, their Harp is just god-awful, but it's the only place where it is. Everywhere else it's great.

[clintonius]

Beer!

The worst beer I ever tried: This weekend past, at the Blues and Brews Festival, I was exposed to "Rejewvination" by He'brew Brewing (really Shmaltz brewing) and it was by far the nastiest ale I've ever tasted. It had FIG CONCENTRATE in it. The Jewish people should sue this brewing company.

I've never had that particular beer, but I have tried a couple others by He'brew and was very pleased with them. Don't give up on the brewery just because of that beer! It's either the Genesis Ale or the Messiah Bold that I really liked, and I can't remember now which. The other was good, as well.

@the_stabbage: Anchor Steam makes a mean beer. Good call.

[ewige]

@clintonius: Since I love good beer, I will keep an open mind and give them a chance to repent their wrongdoings!


But seriously. It was like gargling beer with a mouthful of raisins.

[the_stabbage]

@samsoneffect: If you're interested in something highly alcoholic and Belgian, you could try some beers from Unibroue, particularly Fin du Monde, Maudite, and Trois Pistoles. Well yeah, they're brewed in Quebec, but they're Belgian style ales, quite good, and 8-9%. Try them out of the huge corked bottles if you can find them, they taste better!

[clintonius]

@samsoneffect: If you're interested in something highly alcoholic and Belgian, you could try some beers from Unibroue, particularly Fin du Monde, Maudite, and Trois Pistoles. Well yeah, they're brewed in Quebec, but they're Belgian style ales, quite good, and 8-9%. Try them out of the huge corked bottles if you can find them, they taste better!

Maredsous is another damn good Belgian one, if you can find it in your area.

Also, how did I miss that you mentioned Forbidden Fruit? I had it in Costa Rica and it's my favorite beer. Ever. It can't be imported into the US because of -- get this -- the label. It has the scene of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, and she's handing him a beer rather than an apple. And she's naked. So the US won't allow it in. Bastards. I imagine you're in the same predicament in Canada.

[MotorToad]

It can't be imported into the US because of -- get this -- the label. It has the scene of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, and she's handing him a beer rather than an apple. And she's naked. So the US won't allow it in.

Oh, how I hate living in the land of stupid.

[22/7]

It can't be imported into the US because of -- get this -- the label. It has the scene of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, and she's handing him a beer rather than an apple. And she's naked. So the US won't allow it in. Bastards. I imagine you're in the same predicament in Canada.

I'm going to have to ask for a citation on this one. It feels a little too old-wive's-tale for me. Maybe whatever distribution company that was in talks to import it didn't think it'd sell for that reason, but I'd be very, very surprised if censorship on that level actually happened. I mean, I would bet that quite a few places import foreign pornography, and you only have to be 18 to buy that.