The Imported Beer Thread

[Frank the Tank]

I love Hoegarden. I had some white beers in Germany, but can't remember the brand. They may have been micro brews but damn they were good. Have to agree with everyone on the micro's from Quebec as well. Just awesome choices in Quebec as far as beer goes.

[Red]

Warsteiner is all over calgary's stores and it happens to be one of the best beers out there.

If you haven't already I'd recommend to give it a try.

[Bill Bumface]

Steinlager! A yummy export of New Zealand. Great for a hot summer day.

[Bobblehead]

I love Hoegaarden. It is very different than other beer, and makes a nice change.

I will be sure to look for a few of the others mentioned.

[looooob]

Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

I tried a bottle of this beer (I think it was from Scotland??) a few months ago. They weren't selling them in cases, just singles.

Anyways, it was pretty nice. A light beer, not like Guiness or anything. I think it said on the bottle that it had a touch of whiskey in it? Kind of different, but pretty smooth. I was pleasantly surprised and meant to pick up more of them, but never got around to it.

It's really bugging me that I can't remember the name of it. I'll be going to the booze store this weekend, I'll see if I can find it to let you know what it was called.

definitely an Innis Gunn

these are good...have a few in my fridge right now...

although they go for >3 bucks a bottle

http://www.innisandgunn.com/

[Regulator75]

Try Harp, imported from Ireland.
Better on tap, but still very yummy in the bottle.

[Rhettzky]

Originally Posted by BlackEleven

Unibroue was fairly recently bought by Sleemans. I think they changed the beer, it doesn't taste the same since, but it's still decent. I prefer U2, its a pretty good brew.

The alcoholic beers you're thinking of are probably La Fin du Monde and Maudite. Both are over 10%, I believe.

I think Maudite is 8%, La Fin du Monde is 10% and the newer one from Unibroue is Trois Pistole which is 12% if I remember correctly. Never really liked any of them because they have a potent aftertaste.

A really good one I've tried lately is Grolsch. It's a lighter beer from Poland or Holland or something but it was tasty.

As for Belgian beers, I can't really stomach more than a pint of them at a time. The Chimay Cap's are alright but extremely fruity tasting (pretty much the same as most Belgian beers) and Delirium is simply terrible. The amount of sedimentation is sickening, I highly recommend not pouring it out of the bottle if you have to try it. At least then you don't notice the chunks in the bottom because the bottle has a stucco type coating you can't see through.

[Cube Inmate]

Originally Posted by Bobblehead

I love Hoegaarden. It is very different than other beer, and makes a nice change.

To continue on the Hoe topic...I received 2 of these from a friend. I started drinking one and thought it had a funny, unique, interesting taste to it. Unfortunately, after getting through about half of it, I realized that I hated the funny, unique taste.

The other bottle...it's the only beer that's ever lasted longer than a month in my fridge. I expect it's gone bad by now (5 months later), but I'm still planning to pawn it off on some unsuspecting friend...

[Sharpen 'Em]

Red Cap is kind of fun to drink. They put it in those old style stubby bottles. It's out of Ontario and I think they make one other beer in a stubby bottle.
At first I could only find it at a little liquor store on 4th St SW but it's starting to show up all over the place.
If you go down to the U.S. I suggest trying one called Pete's Wicked Ale.
It's somewhere in between Warthog & Traditional. Yum.
Rolling Rock was just purchased by Bud so maybe we'll start getting it up here. Oh, I forgot about Steamwhistle. Beer. I could talk all day about beer.

[Burninator]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

...Burnitator: You're probably thinking of Tsingtao. It's obligatory if you dine down in Chinatown. It's a pretty German style of lager though.

Yeah thats the one. I remeber the taste wasn't what I expected. Pleasantly surprised.

[flamingchina]

I agree on the erdinger.. I love that stuff, especially the dark one.
Hoegarden isn't bad, certainly a unique beer.
TheTsingtao in China is better than here
I find the highland park stores to be half decent for grabbing some different beers. Not as good as willow park, but willow park is awfully far away from me.

[looooob]

Originally Posted by flamingchina

I find the highland park stores to be half decent for grabbing some different beers. Not as good as willow park, but willow park is awfully far away from me.

all 13 locations?

[flamingchina]

Yeah, there's no willow park really near me (I live near the foothills hospital)

[Reggie Dunlop]

Originally Posted by Sharpen 'Em

If you go down to the U.S. I suggest trying one called Pete's Wicked Ale.

Yes! Liked that one. Found it at a liquor store just west of Mount Royal College a year or two ago. Dunno if they still sell it.

[trew]

Originally Posted by flamingchina

Yeah, there's no willow park really near me (I live near the foothills hospital)

Not sure if the Kensington Wine Market is in range, but they also have a interesting selection of imported beer.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Originally Posted by Circa89

If this beer was Adelscott please let me know. I haven't had it in years and I would love to try it again. However you said it might be from Scottland. My guess is that it was Innes Gunn.

Yeah, I think it was Innes Gunn. Saw a picture of the bottle, pretty sure that's the one.

I'm going to the exact same liquor store this weekend, so I'll snoop around and clarify it was Innes Gunn, or let you know if it was something else.

Thanks for the positive identification!

[josef]

for all the weißbier-lovers, if you ever have the chance to get some of these, just try it, one of the best (imo the best) weißbier in germany, just a very small brewery called "Dachsbräu" - hmm yummy

http://www.dachsbier.de/dachsframe.htm

[Reggie Dunlop]

Originally Posted by josef

for all the weißbier-lovers, if you ever have the chance to get some of these, just try it, one of the best (imo the best) weißbier in germany, just a very small brewery called "Dachsbräu" - hmm yummy

http://www.dachsbier.de/dachsframe.htm

I'll just have to make a return trip to Germany then.

[RedMan12]

bump!

I am sitting drinking Kilkenny for the first time and man, is this the best beer I have ever tasted. I love the creamy texture and nice after taste it leaves in my mouth. The foam tastes good, unlike alot of beers. Hmmm hmmm. Makes my alcoholic taste buds get rowdy like the Irishmen in me. I want to drink more and more! Whooo. It should taste good with the BBQ ribs...

[the_only_turek_fan]

My favourite import beer is Schönbuch Bräu which is brewed in Stuttgart, Germany (I think). I just loved this stuff when I was out there.



My other favourites are Löwenbräu and Hofbräu which are both brewed in Munich. The Hofbräuhaus in Munich was one of my favouite places in that country.

I am not a big wheat beer fan. It makes you full too fast. Although I did find a 2L beer bottle at a German grocery store. I put a normal sized beer bottle beside it when I took the picture just to show how big it really was.