OT: Beer chat

[Axel574]

IPA's are disgusting and beer is blue collar. All these hipster brewing companies and flight tastings have gone off the rail. Beer is drank with a fist, not with a pinky out and a nose in the air.

End Rant.

 

[doublechili]

IPA's are disgusting and beer is blue collar. All these hipster brewing companies and flight tastings have gone off the rail. Beer is drank with a fist, not with a pinky out and a nose in the air.

End Rant.

I think we need a regular beer thread and a "this beer is horrible I want to vent" thread.

 

[doublechili]

IPA's are disgusting and beer is blue collar. All these hipster brewing companies and flight tastings have gone off the rail. Beer is drank with a fist, not with a pinky out and a nose in the air.

End Rant.

I kind of agree with you. I've been getting more basic beers for a while now, mostly local and also German. The German beers tend to be just very tasty and not fancy. I suspect they taste more like what American beers tasted like a few generations ago.

 

[Axel574]

I kind of agree with you. I've been getting more basic beers for a while now, mostly local and also German. The German beers tend to be just very tasty and not fancy. I suspect they taste more like what American beers tasted like a few generations ago.

Radeberger is a good beer.

Urguell while not German is a similar brew and from the same region.

 

[The Real JT]

IPA's are disgusting and beer is blue collar. All these hipster brewing companies and flight tastings have gone off the rail. Beer is drank with a fist, not with a pinky out and a nose in the air.

End Rant.

Not a fan of IPAs. The sour beers are even worse.

I'll take a stout or porter over anything else. The Guinness here is good but clearly better in Ireland. Only been there once and maybe it was just in my head but I think it's a real thing.

If it's a hot summer day, a pilsner/lager goes down easily but generally they're tasteless. The worst is a light beer.

 

[doublechili]

Radeberger is a good beer.

Urguell while not German is a similar brew and from the same region.

Never had that - will have to find one to sample.

 

[Axel574]

Not a fan of IPAs. The sour beers are even worse.

I'll take a stout or porter over anything else. The Guinness here is good but clearly better in Ireland. Only been there once and maybe it was just in my head but I think it's a real thing.

If it's a hot summer day, a pilsner/lager goes down easily but generally they're tasteless. The worst is a light beer.

Ironically... they down budwiser in Ireland like it's going out of business.

Ireland's Biggest-Selling Alcohol Brands Revealed | Hospitality Ireland

 

[doublechili]

Not a fan of IPAs. The sour beers are even worse.

I'll take a stout or porter over anything else. The Guinness here is good but clearly better in Ireland. Only been there once and maybe it was just in my head but I think it's a real thing.

If it's a hot summer day, a pilsner/lager goes down easily but generally they're tasteless. The worst is a light beer.

There's a good Belgian pub not far from me and I always get a sour there (kinda made for that food). I generally am not an huge IPA fan, although I do like the ones that are balanced by malt. Irish stouts are great and made for having more than one. Re: pilsners, if I have a German one and don't drink it too fast or ice-cold I get lots of flavor, albeit more subtle.

 

[The Real JT]

There's a good Belgian pub not far from me and I always get a sour there (kinda made for that food). I generally am not an huge IPA fan, although I do like the ones that are balanced by malt. Irish stouts are great and made for having more than one. Re: pilsners, if I have a German one and don't drink it too fast or ice-cold I get lots of flavor, albeit more subtle.

Agree that the imported pilsners can be good, as can a Sam Adams. It seems like the domestic brewers have taken the taste out of their flagship beers. By design, I'm sure.

 

[The Real JT]

Ironically... they down budwiser in Ireland like it's going out of business.

Ireland's Biggest-Selling Alcohol Brands Revealed | Hospitality Ireland

Interesting article and a bit surprising. I guess you always want what you don't have.

 

[Big L]

Good quick read-

“Walk into a brewery taproom today and it’s no surprise the menu is littered with IPAs. The hop bombs keep the lights on. But look to the corner of the beer list and you’ll likely see a humble lager. Order it. It’s the most carefully brewed beer on tap. While loud and bold IPAs are brewed for the consumer, subtle and highly drinkable lagers are brewed for the brewer.”

read more-

Why Your Brewer's Favorite Beer Is a Lager

 

[dv92]

Corona is my favorite followed by Yuengling. Love, love, love beer!

 

[TeamKidd]

I've been drinking Montauk Wave Chaser like its goin out of style.

anything by Greenport Harbor Brewing Company is great too.

as for non-ipas vs ipas....lets not fight amongst eachother...everything can be appreciated for what it is...and in the case of IPAs...for their high alcohol content! Pass the Pilsner Urquell please

 

[notDatsyuk]

Not a fan of IPAs. The sour beers are even worse.

I'll take a stout or porter over anything else. The Guinness here is good but clearly better in Ireland. Only been there once and maybe it was just in my head but I think it's a real thing.

If it's a hot summer day, a pilsner/lager goes down easily but generally they're tasteless. The worst is a light beer.

A lot of the microbreweries seem to be competing to see who can make the hoppiest IPA. Personally, I like a really hoppy one very occasionally.

Stouts and porters are good. When we were in Ireland a couple of years ago, in addition to the de rigeur stop at Guinness, we must have tried twenty local stouts, all of which were excellent. Many of the local (Canadian) microbreweries make them too chocolatey or too bitter for my taste.

For a good summertime lager, I like Harp (Ireland) and Amsterdam Blonde (Toronto).

Great Lakes Brewery makes an excellent stout called 'Shinny Pants'. A bit lighter flavor than most, and highly drinkable.

 

[notDatsyuk]

Ironically... they down budwiser in Ireland like it's going out of business.

Ireland's Biggest-Selling Alcohol Brands Revealed | Hospitality Ireland

That's an odd list. Two lagers, two hard liquors, a cider and a stout as the top six. Heineken is nicknamed 'wife beater' in parts of England, as that's the type of person who drinks most of it. Every small town in Ireland has a brewery that makes a stout, and some are considered much better than Guinness.

 

[The Real JT]

A lot of the microbreweries seem to be competing to see who can make the hoppiest IPA. Personally, I like a really hoppy one very occasionally.

Stouts and porters are good. When we were in Ireland a couple of years ago, in addition to the de rigeur stop at Guinness, we must have tried twenty local stouts, all of which were excellent. Many of the local (Canadian) microbreweries make them too chocolatey or too bitter for my taste.

For a good summertime lager, I like Harp (Ireland) and Amsterdam Blonde (Toronto).

Great Lakes Brewery makes an excellent stout called 'Shinny Pants'. A bit lighter flavor than most, and highly drinkable.

Thanks for the tips. Aside from Harp, which is great on a warm summer day, I haven't tried the others. They're on my list now.

The only other adult beverage I had in Ireland was Jameson. Yes that one.

My dad, brother and I played 18 holes at Old Head and finished a bottle of Jameson on the patio overlooking the 18th hole. Truly memorable and crazy expensive but worth it. Highly recommended.

 

[PK Cronin]

Not a fan of IPAs. The sour beers are even worse.

I'll take a stout or porter over anything else. The Guinness here is good but clearly better in Ireland. Only been there once and maybe it was just in my head but I think it's a real thing.

If it's a hot summer day, a pilsner/lager goes down easily but generally they're tasteless. The worst is a light beer.

It's funny, my dad mentioned the Guinness tasted better when we were over in Ireland but I didn't notice much of a difference. The biggest thing for me was that it was available on tap everywhere which is just delightful. Guinness is definitely my favorite, it has real taste and it isn't hoppy or taste like piss. Other stouts are always good, but I stay away from anything that is too close to coffee.

 

[BrockLobster]

IPA's are disgusting and beer is blue collar. All these hipster brewing companies and flight tastings have gone off the rail. Beer is drank with a fist, not with a pinky out and a nose in the air.

End Rant.

Im at a point where i basically can only drink IPAs. Everything else is now pretty bland and tasteless in comparison.

And i drink them with my pinky down.

 

[Beville]

Brewdog Punk IPA...

that’ll hit the spot.

 

[Quickdraw2828]

There so many different IPAs out there, some taste like Orange Juice and some taste like pinecones.

Imo Heineken and Harp are pure s***, in North America and Europe. When I see someone drinking Heineken I think "sucker".

 

[PWJunior]

There so many different IPAs out there, some taste like Orange Juice and some taste like pinecones.

Imo Heineken and Harp are pure s***, in North America and Europe. When I see someone drinking Heineken I think "sucker".

Heineken? f*** that shit man! Pabst Blue Ribbon!

 

[Quickdraw2828]

Heineken? **** that **** man! Pabst Blue Ribbon!

Not much difference, might as well pocket the difference.

Heineken and HUMMER trucks, some people will buy anything if they see the right commercial.

 

[PWJunior]

Not much difference, might as well pocket the difference.

Heineken and HUMMER trucks, some people will buy anything if they see the right commercial.

Ah, you didn't get the reference...

 

[Quickdraw2828]

Ah, you didn't get the reference...

That guy knows the score

 

[BrockLobster]

There so many different IPAs out there, some taste like Orange Juice and some taste like pinecones.

Imo Heineken and Harp are pure s***, in North America and Europe. When I see someone drinking Heineken I think "sucker".

Heineken may be the worst beer in existence.