In case there's anyone left who didn't already know...

[East Coast Hustle]

yeah, but just think...if I ever find myself in the UK I'll fit right in.

[LMNO]

Certainly not, with that facial hair.

[Cain]

 

Though, to be fair, room temp here is pretty much "chilled" going by anywhere else.  Anywhere else with a proper climate.

[Z³]

Where I am, their are two kinds of hipsters: the kind that drink Pabst, and teh kind that drink Schlitz.
I prefer the latter variety.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Though, to be fair, room temp here is pretty much "chilled" going by anywhere else.  Anywhere else with a proper climate.

British beer has the added advantage of bits of pond life at no extra cost.

[Suu]

Some beer should be chilled, some should be served at around 45-50F, and some should be room temp. Budweiser should absolutely NOT be served at anything warmer than like 35 degrees.

[Kai]

Define "beer"

Guinness.

Anything less than that is bottled piss, and is fit only for making bratwurst.

[/Rprime]

I'm actually not a fan of Guinness. Dry stouts are meh.

@ECH: should have put [/RogerPrime] after my "alcohol is a tool of the machine" comment.

Alcohol is just yet another substance we subject our bodies to for fun, a poison, but so is caffeine in high amounts. So are many things.

[Triple Zero]

Alcohol's a tool of The Machine.

Truth.

If they ever invented a non-alcohol version of beer that tasted like beer, they'd have a customer for life.

Seconded. Though in a two-week non-drinking experiment, I sampled quite a variety of non-alcoholic beers (actually <0.5% ABV), and the qualities vary wildly.

Still it's no beer.

There was a German non-alcoholic wheat beer that was pretty palatable.

Also, you can get used to it.

And you need to chill the fuck out of them (yes, probably so you taste less).



in other news, my gf and I discovered the BEST most awesome smooth Kriek beer ever! "Timmermans Kriek". Kriek beer is a slightly sour beer, made with fruit (often cherries or other red fruits). It's a littlebit of a girl's drink, but it's just pretty damn good. Should be, too, for €1,60 the bottle (~10oz) .. this one has a very slight hint of honey and is just delicious. NWC if you read this thread, you can probably get it in Belgium (it's probably Belgian in origin anyway). I tasted quite a bunch of different Krieks in my life and this one really is the top. Though, as always, it probably helped it was near the end of a really great evening out.

[Cainad (dec.)]

So... am I the only Sam Adams person ITT?

[the other anonymous]

SAM JACKSON

"MMM MMM BITCHES"

-toa,
only white people quote chapelle

[Sir Squid Diddimus]

i use guinness for boiling bratwurst

squid= snob

[LMNO]

So... am I the only Sam Adams person ITT?

Yes.


However, Sam Light is one of the only light beers I've had that actually tasted vaguely like beer.

[Chief Uwachiquen]

I'm personally a fan of Killian's Irish Red. Tried that stuff for the first time a few months back and it was delicious.

[trippinprincezz13]

So... am I the only Sam Adams person ITT?

eh, depends. Not usually something I'll got out to buy (except the one time I got the *special* chocolate porter and wasn't nearly as good as other chocolate beers I've had), but they do have some good ones - I like the Boston Lager, and as LMNO said, Sams Light is decent for a light beer, there are a few others I'll drink.

But the Summer Ale ....

[Dysfunctional Cunt]

I've been on a Pete's Wicked Ale kick here lately.  I've noever been a huge fan of ale or beer or anything fruity along those lines, but the strawberry blonde is actually quite nice. 

We also are going to try 3 or 4 varieties of pumpkin ale this weekend....  Only one I've ever tried before is Blue Moon's Harvest Moon and it was pretty good if you forgot what you were supposed to be drinking.