The Perfect Brew........!

[TheGillz]

I think we must have the same fridge! Arrogant Bastard is probably my favorite. It was one of my discoveries at UofI!!

I also like the local microbrewery Portneuf Valley Brewing. We will head down there a couple times a month for pizza and a couple pints. I usualy get their

and of course

I can't help but smile whenever I order that.

Hey that's great, I will check that place out next time we're in the area...

 

[vdeal]

As a homebrewer I have to start off by saying that no commercial beer (including microbrews) is as good as some of the stuff I've made and I'm a discrimating drinker. My favorite homebrews include (but are not limited to) Dortmunder Exports, Vienna-style lagers, Maibocks, Scotch Ales, Old Ales and Saisons. Unfortunately, WV has archaic alcohol content laws and we can't get much of the good commercial stuff. That being said, just about any Sam Adams or Sierra Nevada beer is welcomed along with the speciality beers from Great Lakes Brewing, especially their Dortmunder Gold Lager. Guiness in a can is the only beer I've ever put in a backpack since most of the canned stuff here are megabrews.

 

[xcmountain80]

I came upon a new one (to me), that my brother in law turned me onto. You take your favorite mexican beer or imitation mexican beer, drink it down to where the neck meets the bottle, then refill it with bacardi limon add a lime, sticj your thumb over the opening turn upside down for about 15 seconds and let it mix. The results are tasty and lightly sweet, though I warn you DO NOT ATTEMPT TO WORK ON YOUR RIG OR CLEAN YOUR GARAGE AFTER A FEW OF THESE. A nice soft spot might be a good idea. I believe my BIL said it was called a floater,,, hmm I thought like no other floater I'd seen.


Aaron

 

[greybrick]

Czechvar, one of the best lagers in the world.



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[Mike S]

Depends on where you are...

In Mexico, Modelo Especial or Osa Negro, or just Carta Blanca

In Germany, Spaten Pils

In the UK, Bass

In Australia, depends on if you are in Sydney or Melbourne

In the US, Fat Tire, but take your pick!

 

[spressomon]

Just had some of this...and its a darn nice lager!

 

[tdesanto]

I should start off by confessing that I'm not much of a beer drinker and seldom go through more than 2 six packs a year at home.

I have yet to taste a lager that I have even remotely liked but I do like the taste of ales. I once made the mistake of trying to order an ale in THE outdoor Munich beer garden. "We only serve beer here!" I ended up leaving most of the glass of beer I was served behind.

That confessed, I do like Scottish and Belgian style ales, and occasionally sample ales at micro brewerys. Mostly I pair ale with a sausage, hamburger, Guinness steak pie, or fish that I'm putting malt vinegar on.

Humm, now that I think of it I should try my hand at making Guinness steak pie in a dutch oven.

I don't remember packing any more than 4 bottles of ale in the Land Rover for a trip and usually return with some unopened.

My vote is for Scottish and Belgian style ales.

That's a funny story about your experience in Germany. Almost all of the German beers I can think of are ales. Technically speaking, as I understand it, all beers are ales unless they are lagers. Although, lambics and pilsners are usually talked about separately, they are ales too.

If you really like belgian style ales, especially the trappist style ales (Chamay for example), then you might find a few of the bavarian wheat beers to be quite tasty. My two favorites: Franziskaner Heffe-Weisse and Julius Echter. These are both light, cloudy, and refreshing. Very nice on a hot summer day.

Hmmm. I'm getting thirsty.

 

[Mike S]

That's a funny story about your experience in Germany. Almost all of the German beers I can think of are ales. Technically speaking, as I understand it, all beers are ales unless they are lagers. Although, lambics and pilsners are usually talked about separately, they are ales too.

If you really like belgian style ales, especially the trappist style ales (Chamay for example), then you might find a few of the bavarian wheat beers to be quite tasty. My two favorites: Franziskaner Heffe-Weisse and Julius Echter. These are both light, cloudy, and refreshing. Very nice on a hot summer day.

Hmmm. I'm getting thirsty.

Tony, I recall sitting in the Biergarten in central Munich in the evening, drinking a dark beer made from toasted wheat. I forget the name for it,,, Doppel-something. Delicious, indeed!

 

[tdesanto]

Tony, I recall sitting in the Biergarten in central Munich in the evening, drinking a dark beer made from toasted wheat. I forget the name for it,,, Doppel-something. Delicious, indeed!

Mike...that must have been a great time. More than likely you were at the Hofbräuhaus, and there's a greater than 0% chance you were drinking the Delicator Doppelbock.

If you weren't in the Hofbräu, then you could have had the Spaten Optimator Doppelbock or the Paulaner Salvator Doppelbock.

Either way, it sounds like a good time. All good Munich beers...damn I miss that place.

 

[FourByLand]

Too many to choose from!!!

I love summer brews but this one takes me to a special place though.

 

[vdeal]

That's a funny story about your experience in Germany. Almost all of the German beers I can think of are ales. Technically speaking, as I understand it, all beers are ales unless they are lagers. Although, lambics and pilsners are usually talked about separately, they are ales too.

Well that's a odd way of saying some beers are ales and some are lagers. Ales are made with ale yeast which are top fermenting and work at warmer temps. Ales typically have a fruitier taste to them. Lagers are made with lager yeast which are bottom fermenting and work at much lower temps. The process of lagering is an extended period of fermentation at very low temperature to clear fruity esters and clear the beer. There is much more chemistry involved but I don't think you guys want the nitty-gritty. BTW, pilsners are most definitely lagers. In fact, in many parts of Europe, lager and pilsner are interchangeable. Lambics are in general ales but they are also fermented by wild yeasts and bacteria to create unique and local beers. Of course you also have wheat beers and to throw a wrench in the works there are Kolsch's which are ales fermented at lager temps.

 

[Bergger]

This is one I've recently discovered and really like.

 

[Speaker]

I liked the Long Hammer IPA aswell. Especially nice to find a good IPA at the grocery store for less than a buck a bottle.

 

[adventurebuddies]

Hop 15.

Unique, complex, 10% double IPA. It will knock your socks off with the most glorious balnce of malt and hops with a tantalizing aroma and a yummy bitter finish.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/13839/31323

 

[dukerules]

I'm a big fan of the Dogfish Head 90 minute IPA. Tasty and powerful, though you have to be a bit careful with it, especially if you're going to be driving home afterwards.