Beer!

[RoJoHen]

I feel like we haven't talked about beer in a while. I'm not sure when it happened, but some time in the last year or two I have really been developing a taste for a variety of beer. I used to be an average college kid that did keg stands of Keystone Light and beer bongs of Natty Ice. No longer. I am now a tremendous fan of hops. Bring on the dark beer! I am currently on a mission to sample as many Pale Ales as I can. Whenever I am in a situation when I can order beer, I go for the Pale Ale...microbrews if they're available.

 

[Davros]

90 Schilling and Fat Tire are both pretty good beers and many of my friends have home brewed for years.
I also like a good Heffeweisen.

 

[RoJoHen]

I really want to get into home brewing. I think it could be a lot of fun to experiment with different flavors.

 

[Davros]

I really want to get into home brewing. I think it could be a lot of fun to experiment with different flavors.

The best beer I ever had was a homebrew.

 

[MANT!]

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[Starbreaker]

I miss Pete's Wicked Pale Ale. I'm currently a drinker of Yuengling Porter, Sam Adams Blackberry Witbeir, and I can always stomach a cold Bud Light.

 

[RoJoHen]

I believe it. We have a large number of microbreweries in the area, and I like to try out their stuff. We also have a big beer-tasting festival every September -- $20, all-you-can-drink from about 150 different breweries. I have learned that I do not enjoy vanilla porter.

 

[TheBrew]

I haven't bought beer in a long time, my friends and I keep a steady rotation of homebrews in the mix. It is pretty awesome.

 

[RoJoHen]

I haven't bought beer in a long time, my friends and I keep a steady rotation of homebrews in the mix. It is pretty awesome.

What kind of flavors do you brew?

 

[1001001]

Chimay.

That's all you need to know about beer.

 

[RoJoHen]

I don't even know what that means.

 

[Mr. B]

Chimay.

That's all you need to know about beer.

What he said.

 

[1001001]

I don't even know what that means.

One of the strongest, and tastiest beers in the world.

Brewed by Trappist Monks in Belgium.

http://www.chimay.com/en/en.html?IDC=27

 

[nevermore]

New Belgium recently expanded into the Mid-Atlantic region, so I've been binging on their varieties. In particular, I've been getting a lot of the Belgo IPA, the Trippel, and the Snow Day. In general, I like all kids of beers except light beers and stouts and I'm not usually a fan of IPAs (I do like Belgian pale ales though, which are a bit less hoppy) but the New Belgium one is pretty non-traditional and much less bitter to me than most. For the most part, though, when it comes to domestic craft beers I try to buy local or regional (e.g. Yards, Flying Dog, Heavy Seas, Stillwater, etc.), and always look for seasonals first on draft.

My current favorite import is the Pinkus Organic Munster Alt.

I've also been known to drink some Natty Boh's, but that's basically a prerequisite for living in Baltimore...I'm pretty sure they take away your resident parking permit if you don't meet your monthly Boh quota.

 

[Timby]

I haven't had a fully leaded beer in ... close to three years, but I do remember that Young's Oatmeal Stout and Young's Double Chocolate Stout tasted like beer was meant to be made no other way.

Clausthaler Golden Amber, Kaliber, O'Douls Amber and (when I'm feeling white-trashy) Old Milwaukee N/A are the only beers in my part of the fridge. Clausthaler and Kaliber kick ass, even though the latter has an oddly sweet -- nearly raisin-like -- taste.

 

[Owain Taggart]

There's a TV show called Brewmasters that follow Dogfishead around as they brew different beers. It's quite interesting to see the process and how they come up with the unique brews.

I've grown rather fond of German beers over the years. There was a half Bock style, half Belgian style beer I had once that was really amazing. It was dark, but it had the characteristics of a good belgian style beer. I had looked up the brewery to note that it was very near the border between Germany and Belgium.

I'm a big fan of the Southern Tier specialty beers, such as Crème Brulèe and their Imperial Chocolate Stout.

As for Canadian beers, I can't get enough of anything that Mill Street makes. They make a great Coffee porter and Tankhouse Ale, and I'm glad to hear that they're opening a brewpub in Ottawa as I visit there often.

 

[Canadave]

^ If you're up in Ottawa, I recommend trying Beau's Lug Tread. It's "just" a lager, but it's one of the cleanest, freshest lagers I've ever had. They have seasonal beers, too, but they're often hard to find unless you go to their brewery in Vankleek Hill.

I'm also a big fan of Mill Street, especially their Tankhouse Ale. I really like the stuff that Montreal's MacAuslin Brewery puts out, especially the Griffon Red and the St-Amboise Oatmeal Stout.

 

[Owain Taggart]

Ahh, Actually I think I did try Lug Tread. Comes in a fourpack and is rather expensive, isn't it? I did remember it being very good though. We went to the biggest LCBO in Ottawa and that's where we found it.

Yeah, I really do love Tankhouse Ale. I'm glad to have Mill Street around, as I feel it's one of the better breweries in Canada. I think I've had some of that St-Amboise Oatmeal Stout too.

Oh, and I just love the Innis & Gunn beers that are oak cask brewed.

 

[1001001]

I've grown rather fond of German beers over the years. There was a half Bock style, half Belgian style beer I had once that was really amazing. It was dark, but it had the characteristics of a good belgian style beer. I had looked up the brewery to note that it was very near the border between Germany and Belgium.

If you can find a good Marzen, you should try that. Gordon Biersch makes one, but it is kind of sweet. Made properly, it is an excellent seasonal amber. There's a microbrewery close by called Sudwerks, and their Marzen is pure heaven.

 

[TheMurph]

Fat Tire, Magic Hat, Flying Dog. Good Stuff. Especially Magic Seasonal's like Howl.