Favorite Beer?

[Morrus]

my absolute favorite is Newcastle Brown Ale.

You get Newky Brown over there? Cool! I don't particularly like it myself, but I'm glad to hear something familiar.

 

[Morrus]

I am surprised at all the votes for Guiness, not that it isn't the best - it is - but because most people I know can't believe I drink it.

You know real Guinness (as in "from Ireland", two Ns, by the way) totally different to the Guinness anywhere else, right? I can't stand the stuff myself, but it's quite popular on the Emerald Isle.

 

[Pielorinho]

Christ - there are Americans answering this thread. I despair for humanity!

Guys, however good you think it is - go abroad. Anywhere. Trust me!

Morrus, if you think Coors is the best the US has to offer, think again. I can't say I've got a lot of experience with European beers, but I drank pretty well on my honeymoon in Norway and Denmark, and tried plenty of different beers there, and none of them held a candle to the good microbrews you can get these days in the states.

Partly, I'm sure, that's because I was in another country, and I didn't know which beers to order. Partly that's because I don't much like lagers, and Denmark and Norway didn't seem to much like ales.

But partly that's because the US has undergone a dramatic shift in the beers available in the past decade, and what was once a wasteland is now a thriving experimental garden.

Next time you're in Asheville, I'll treat you to a Shiva IPA, and you'll have to tell me if I'm wrong .

As for Guinness, my lovely wife tells me the Guinness she drank in Ireland was far superior to any she's ever had here in the States. I'd love to give it a try over there; while I'm here, though, I'll stick to the lovely London Porter they brew at my local pub.

Daniel

 

[Aeolius]

...the US has undergone a dramatic shift in the beers available in the past decade, and what was once a wasteland is now a thriving experimental garden.

One of A-B's first specialties was Elk Mountain Red Lager. Of course, it did not catch on and quickly vanished, but it remains to this day one of my personal favorites. And yes, I refuse to drink anything that Anheuser-Busch has not had a hand in; kinda like a Coke guy refusing to drink Pepsi.

Anheuser-Busch also owns around half of Grupo Modelo; the Corona folks. Granted, the distribution rights are tied up for awhile, but I'm hoping my company gets a shot at distributing that one soon.

 

[dren]

Anything on tap!

My favorite beers are harp with guiness being a damn close second...but there are plenty more that I get in the mood for, especialy some of the microbrewery stuff.

But, my primary beverage in the summer is Strongbow English Cider. Hmm, cider. I'm going to see if I have any left in the fridge.

Cheers!

 

[Krieg]

But partly that's because the US has undergone a dramatic shift in the beers available in the past decade, and what was once a wasteland is now a thriving experimental garden.

Actually the US has a brewing history that as diverse & robust as any two members of the EU combined can claim. The problem (as is far too often the case in this country) has been economy of scale. Large national breweries producing a product who's primary attributes are good shelf life, stability in transport and bland taste that appeals to the lowest common denominator.

Small local American breweries have always produced brews comparable (and often times superior) to the best the rest of the world has to offer.

In the future keep an eye in New Zealand & South Africa, they are likely to be the next two brewing powerhouses.

 

[Pielorinho]

Small local American breweries have always produced brews comparable (and often times superior) to the best the rest of the world has to offer.

Are you sure? I was under the impression that in the eighties, alcohol tax laws changed in the states that made it plausible for small local breweries to produce product, and that those changes were in part responsible for the re-emergence of microbreweries.

At least in North Carolina, you pretty much didn't see any microbrews before the early nineties. Beer snobs were drinking Rolling Rock or Heineken. Sam Adams was like the creme de la creme, and Guinness was unimaginably exotic.

Definitely we've got a strong tradition here, but it was a tradition in hibernation for awhile. At any rate, I wouldn't care to stack our tradition up against Germany's. I may not like lagers much, but I know when a tradition's got me beat.

Daniel

 

[Morrus]

Beer snobs were drinking ...Heineken.

I rest my case. I really, really do....

Now don't get me started on cars too, or this could go on for ever!

 

[Sir Elton]

I rest my case. I really, really do....

Now don't get me started on cars too, or this could go on for ever!

MY favorite beer is actually used for Shampoo!

 

[Wycen]

You know real Guinness (as in "from Ireland", two Ns, by the way) totally different to the Guinness anywhere else, right? I can't stand the stuff myself, but it's quite popular on the Emerald Isle.

Not to dispute you but as a tourist who ordered Guinness over in Ireland, I can say while it might be popular, it is also NOT popular. When I asked for a Guinness with my dinner the first night in Galway, the waitress sneered at me and said, "We don't serve that here". Turns out that Guinness is now owned by an English company and some Irish aren't happy about that. So, the replacement is Murphy's. I could not tell the difference between the two myself, but I was happy to order it and not seem like such a dumb American.