Beer Thread V2?3?4?

[Mango]

Originally Posted by ok, ok,....I get it

do you know any stores, it was one of the only good things I found about Croatia

Yup. I'm not sure if you're familiar with the Sunterra Market in the Signal Hill area. It's on Sirocco Drive. There's a liquor store there and it's called Crowfoot Liquor.

http://www.crowfootliquor.com/Locations.aspx

[ok, ok,....I get it]

this is the worst beer I have never tasted

[Sainters7]

This beer is fabulous.

[Mango]

Originally Posted by ok, ok,....I get it

do you know any stores, it was one of the only good things I found about Croatia

If for some reason they don't have it there, drop me a PM and I have a few people I can ask.

[ok, ok,....I get it]

Originally Posted by Sainters7

This beer is fabulous.

oh you did not

[Thunderball]

Originally Posted by V

Is there hype?? I don't know, I was looking for something new one day, picked up a case of La Fins, and the rest is history. I've been in love with the beer ever since.

Well, the hype tends to come from beer drinkers who say its the greatest beer around. Its decent. It's not something I'd buy often though.

But really, some guys are really beer snobs. Which is fine. I guess I was a little disappointed with the Unibroues I've had. I'm not huge on really strong/bitter beer. For me, I like a smooth beer with a pleasant taste. I know a few guys who drink beer they clearly dislike just because they think "real men drink dark beer." (despite it being something mass produced and nasty like Rickards Red)

My beer tastes are far too moody to pick favorites. Sometimes that's a Kokanee brew, sometimes its Heineken, Birra Moretti, Hacker Pschorr, Estrella, Innis & Gunn, or Asahi Super Dry, Guinness, DAB, Hoegaarden, Stella, Velvet Fog or MGD.

[rockstar]

OH god. I promised myself I'd have a dry weekend, and opening this thread pretty much fataed those chances.

Maudite is delicious! And it works really, really well. I haven't tried Fin du Monde yet, but I keep hearing about it.

I tried some kind of Belgian "Bokbier" the other week and it was amazing as well.

I enjoy Kronenbourg 1667. and Steamwhistle. And Keith's, of course. It's a staple. Stella's nice. Grolsch, Bavaria, very nice.

From my Euro travel days, beers like Birra Moretti and Amstel have significant sentimental value.

Guiness is great when I want to get drunk and want a meal at the same time.
MMMMM!

So many others. And more still that I've yet to try. It's gonna be a long weekend...

[ok, ok,....I get it]

I think it's sad that no one has mentioned Big Bear....who among us has not been mauled by the Big Bear

[Garbs]

Originally Posted by ok, ok,....I get it

I think it's sad that no one has mentioned Big Bear....who among us has not been mauled by the Big Bear

My friends drink Big Bear and Sunny D....

[ok, ok,....I get it]

Originally Posted by Garbs

My friends drink Big Bear and Sunny D....

that is wicked...the best drink I ever hard was slivovits and squash......orange flavoured rocket fuel!

[Thunderball]

Originally Posted by fotze

I love the Unibroues (and if anyone ever called me a beer snob, my buddies would vomit from the laughter) but I could understand why people would not like it, I would even understand if someone decided to call it something other than beer. It is more of an alcoholic beer-like beverage.

Also I would definitely not put unibroues anywhere near the same category as a guiness or other "dark" beers, they don't have anything in common except for the colour. The rugby playing scrapper might say real men drink dark beer but they sure wouldn't be talking about the unibroue/belgian type dark ones.

I do not like the overly hop flavour found in pilsners (the beer type, not the saskatchewan stuff), least favorite beers, like Tree, heineken or stella. Toughest beers to choke down.

Yeah, that's a really good way to put it. Yeah, most Unibroues aren't really like the traditional dark beers, I was just going on a tangent on how beer snobbery can go too far. Its great for guys that truly like their beer though.

I find Tree is way too hoppy, not a fan of that whole brewery. My issue with Heineken/Stella/Carlsberg (also a nice beer in ideal condition) is that they often come in green bottles, which means a good chance you get a skunky beer and it really accents the hops. I try to get them in either cans, mini-kegs, the enclosed boxes or on tap.

[Thunderball]

Originally Posted by ok, ok,....I get it

I think it's sad that no one has mentioned Big Bear....who among us has not been mauled by the Big Bear

I'm sure we've all had nights trying to conquer one of those horrid beasts quicker than our buddies to win the venerable title of "Chief Big Bear"

[ok, ok,....I get it]

Originally Posted by fotze

Post #4

I should have known, the official drink of Edmonton, Mullets, High Tops, and sleeping with your cousin.....

[kermitology]

Originally Posted by fotze

I don;t think its the same meaning, weiss is actually weiB which is white (with that weird B like letter that is said with a double SS), weizen is wheat, just sounds the same, hefe is yeast. Konig Ludwig is the best german weiss beer I have seen in the city. You have to pour them right too.

It was explained to me as being the same. They called it wheat/white beer. Also how something like Grasshopper is a kristalweiss. Anyhoo..

[Garbs]

Originally Posted by ok, ok,....I get it

that is wicked...the best drink I ever hard was slivovits and squash......orange flavoured rocket fuel!

its surprisingly good and dirt cheap
but gives you just the worst hangover as sunny d is just brutal

Personally i avoid those days now that im out of school

[Thunderball]

Originally Posted by fotze

Maybe that is it, I don't like any green bottle beer, all gross (mqybe thats why steam whistle tastes like fata) but I have had carlsberg on tap and it was really good.

Nothing is more disappointing than buying a 6 pack of skunked beer. Try Heine or Stella on tap, and you might have a different view of it. Carlsberg is a similar brew.

I have no idea why they don't use the brown bottles. Unless some people love when it gets too bitter from sunlight.

[ok, ok,....I get it]

Originally Posted by Thunderball

Nothing is more disappointing than buying a 6 pack of skunked beer. Try Heine or Stella on tap, and you might have a different view of it. Carlsberg is a similar brew.

I have no idea why they don't use the brown bottles. Unless some people love when it gets too bitter from sunlight.

Becks does not get the love it deserves...I think it is the best of the green bottled beer

[Thunderball]

Originally Posted by ok, ok,....I get it

Becks does not get the love it deserves...I think it is the best of the green bottled beer

Yeah... I've just never had it when it wasn't skunked from exposure. Maybe one day if I see it in cans or in a fully enclosed box, I might take a chance on it again.

[Cactus Jack]

Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale

You're kidding right? Like, shot of Jag and THEN beer? Or both together?

Either way, I love Trad and I love Jag, but together???

Together. Try it.

We all talk about Molson, Tree, Kokanee, Rickards, Keiths, Big Rock, Wildrose, Unibrouwe. Sleemans, Moosehead, Granville Island and I believe Steam Whistle. Are there any other Canadian macro/microbreweries people know of that are good?
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Fetish Latex

[ok, ok,....I get it]

Originally Posted by Cactus Jack

Together. Try it.

We all talk about Molson, Tree, Kokanee, Rickards, Keiths, Big Rock, Wildrose, Unibrouwe. Sleemans, Moosehead, Granville Island and I believe Steam Whistle. Are there any other Canadian macro/microbreweries people know of that are good?

uhm...Wild Rose is a micro....macro breweries generally suck......or it's possible I am confused by your post