The Imported Beer Thread

[Arsenal14]

Originally Posted by Kybosh

I'm not sure if it's already been mentioned here but Bottlescrew Bills downtown has a great beer menu. They separate the menu up by country/region.

Here is a link for the beer list: http://www.bottlescrewbill.com/beerlist2004.pdf

[Calgary Flames]

I like Tiger Beer

[Displaced Flames fan]

Dos Equis lager, with lime. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Puts Corona to shame.

[Circa89]

For any Hoegaarden lovers out there I have some news for you. I was recently at the Big Rock Brewery and they are about to release a new belgian inspired beer. It tastes an awful lot like hoegaarden but will be available at a resonable price. Its called White Rock. I am not a huge fan of the sweeter beers I prefer a crisp hop pale ale or a traditional english ale. However like Pizza and sex there is no such thing as a bad beer just some are better than others.

[duncan]

Tsingtao is good, so is Sapporo (Japan). Dos Equis is much better than Corona. Anyone that likes Stella Artois, will like Tuborg Premium Gold(Denmark), at a fraction of the cost.

Crest (Germany) 10% is horrid.

I have yet to have a Steelback beer I could finish;
Tiverton Bear Honey Brown
Tiverton Bear Dark Lager
Chain
Red
Silver
Thunder
all absolutely disgusting. The guy should save advertising money, and put it back into his beer.

[4X4]

Wow. All my life in canada, I never bothered to try alot of the beers mentioned in this thread. Now that I'm in a place where I can't get my kokanee or pil, I've been forced to try new things.
I'm so glad.

My watering hole is an irish pub around the corner with quite a few beers on tap. I've been pounding stuff like kilkenny cream ale, guiness, carlsberg, harp, haven't tried the macewans scotch, liking the holstein, and even down the odd pint of cider.

Someone mentioned nastro azzuro. It's good. I also love the heineken. An ice cold heineken or a stella is so awesome on these freakin hot and humid days in roma.

But man, even those all these beers are so good, I would die for an ice cold kokanee or pilsner. I never realized just how distinct mainstream canadian beer is until I couldn't have it anymore.
I think I'm going to have a buddy ship me 6 tall. Mountain size, baby...

[kermitology]

When I was in Oban I had a wonderful pint of Tennets beer. Brewed in Glasgow, man that was one of the nicest, most refreshing beers I ever had. I'd love to get a bunch of it here.

[Red Mile Style]

The best imported beer IMO is Sapporo. It's Japanese and I always get it whenever I am at a Japanese restaurant. It goes down so easy, although I get the impression that the alcohol content is not that great.

[Sled]

I was down in Vegas about a month ago and could not get enough of BECK's Dark. I haven't found it anywhere in Calgary but it was very tastey.

[Eddie Bronze]

Is there anywhere in Calgary you can get this?



It would be considered imported from Nova Scotia!

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by KevanGuy

McEwans Scotch Ale.

It is my absolute favourite beer, and at over $14.00 for six, it keeps me well on the wrong side of the poverty line.
I spend several weeks a year in Manchester, UK, and take every opportunity while I am there to try many different kinds of distinctive ales. Some of my favourites thus far are the Hook Norton Brewery's "Old Hooky"; smooth but flavourful, and with little aftertaste. Hobgoblin; a little lighter and not as sharp as McEwans (and the British label "Scottish Courage"), but with a similar distinction; also Theakston's "Old Peculiar" is not nearly as peculiar as it claims.