BEER! 21 and up

[WISH ONE]

its ok, it tastes like the forest.

[ronmcdon]

Ive tried Widmer Hefewiezen.
Not horrible, but not all that great either.

[WISH ONE]

I grew to like widmer hef, i used to hate it. I really enjoy pyramid.

[TRU_DAH-V]

[DALAZ_68]

quick question...what would you guys say is a good Keg beer...if not great


i asked this because, well simply put, cans and types of bottles due tend to affect beer taste...

a keg is pretty much a giant can...so im just wondering wats ur guys opinion on a good/great beer in a keg...

[WISH ONE]

all beers are good in kegs, if you ever had a beer on tap at a bar, they all come from kegs.

[ronmcdon]

idk about that honestly.

I've had beer 'on tap' that was more inconsistent than bottled beer.
Don't think I've had anything on tap that was particularly better than bottled.
Now some great bars (I.e. Father's Office in Culver City, CA) can offer that consistency w/ draft.
However, usually I've had better luck w/ consistency with bottles over draft.

Guess it really depends on the establishment serving the drinks more than anything else.
Even bottled beer stored poorly and/or past it's due can be less than optimal.
Maybe esp if the beer bottle is clear (vs. colored).

[JDMS13Louie]

New Castle
Dead Guy Ale
Double Dead Guy Ale
Reaper Ale
Blue Moon
Amberbock
Samuel Adams
(If I'm in Mexico during Christmas time and shit) Noche Buena

I like dark beer....HAHAAHAHAHAH

[DALAZ_68]

Originally Posted by WISH ONE

all beers are good in kegs, if you ever had a beer on tap at a bar, they all come from kegs.

yeah, i know that part...but ive honestly tasted inconsistency with

Boston lager
Heniken
high life
hef
sapporro

can and bottle...

im preffered bottle guy myself...

Originally Posted by ronmcdon

idk about that honestly.

I've had beer 'on tap' that was more inconsistent than bottled beer.
Don't think I've had anything on tap that was particularly better than bottled.
Now some great bars (I.e. Father's Office in Culver City, CA) can offer that consistency w/ draft.
However, usually I've had better luck w/ consistency with bottles over draft.

Guess it really depends on the establishment serving the drinks more than anything else.
Even bottled beer stored poorly and/or past it's due can be less than optimal.
Maybe esp if the beer bottle is clear (vs. colored).

ill give you that...

Originally Posted by JDMS13Louie

New Castle
Dead Guy Ale
Double Dead Guy Ale
Reaper Ale
Blue Moon
Amberbock
Samuel Adams
(If I'm in Mexico during Christmas time and shit) Noche Buena

I like dark beer....HAHAAHAHAHAH

darks are never a bad thing...just not many people are into em...or cant drink as much of em as i can/like to...

[JDMS13Louie]

Haha yeah I know what you mean! The only ones that drink dark beer in my family is my older brother and me. To make it worse I made his ass start drinking it! Yeah I just need a Pack of New Castle and I'm set for the night. The only thing that sucks is that it's a bit pricey compared to other beers.

[ronmcdon]

Just came back from Portland, OR.
Honestly there wasn't a local beer (within the state) that impressed me.
Tried a bunch of stuff from Widmer (which I didn't care for to begin with), Bridgeport, & Rogue.
Also tried a bunch of smaller brewery stuff on tap at restaurants.
Can't remember anything b/c nothing was memorable.

Makes me appreciate CA breweries just that much more.

[c.boots]

my favorite brewing company would have to be sam adams, way too many good beers. new castle is one of my favs thats good anytime.

[WISH ONE]

its all comes down to storage like ^you said.
Temperature is key!
The best beers ive had on tap have been at small bars where they only have a few on the tap.
The way i see it the less beers there are, the less chance they have of sitting stagnent in lines/tap system.
A smaller tap selelction probably pushes more beer consistantly than lets say a bar with a 150 beers on tap.
Ill take a tap beer anyday over a bottled one though thats for sure. unless its like two weeks old.
BTW if anyone is interested in learning how to brew, one of the engineers at my company is a brew master and is teaching a free class in august at one of the homebrew stores.
if any one local is down ill find out details. I believe its in long beach.

[WISH ONE]

sad to say but coors brewing company has probably the best if not one of the best laboratories around.

[LimeLite Racing]

Bought some Widmer Sunburn last night.

One of the best summer ales I've had. Widmer never disappoints.

[DALAZ_68]

alright alright, ill just get wha ti get...

but i see ur points aswell, if its been in line for tap, it could loose the awesome...now, to make a choice...lol

[allntrlundrgrnd]

Lately I've been trying to buy local because in all honesty the popular light beers are all terrible, I've pretty much stopped drinking them altogether, unless I'm partying hard.

Flying Dog is brewed in Maryland and makes some great beer. I just picked up some of these today actually, In-Heat Wheat Hefeweizen.



As Hunter S. Thompson puts it, "Good people drink good beer." And chances are you have some good local beer brewed in your area. I'd rather support small local business over corporations any day. I'm not a beer snob by any means, I just like good beer.

[91240sil80]

best beer next to sapporo in japan

[WanganRunner]

^^
Yebisu is good, very hard to find in the US. I like Orion also.



Currently:

[WISH ONE]

Really?? IMO Old speckled hen had that heineken skunky taste.

[ronmcdon]

I felt Orion was really flat & boring (not unlike most Japanese commercial beers)
I think Sapporro is the most tolerable among say Orion, Asahi, Kirin, etc.
Yebisu is def more to my liking.
Hitachino Nest brews are fun too.
Drank so much of their white ale last yr, I got a little tired of it.

Can drink Yebisu all the time however and never tire of it.

[ronmcdon]

Originally Posted by WISH ONE

Really?? IMO Old speckled hen had that heineken skunky taste.

Will have to agree there although I think comparing it to heineken is a little harsh

[Tom25666]

i haven't had a lot of the gourmet stuff you guys are talking about, but my taste:
like- sam adams summer ale, blue moon, coors lights, bud select, landshark, shock top, mickeys, colt 45, steel reserve, miller light, corona, bud light
dislike- most dark/stout beers, bud light golden wheat, amber bock, miller high life, heineken, milwaukee's beast, natty __

[Flybert]

Best hef is Paulaner hands down.

[WanganRunner]

Had one of these last night. Liked it. You can hardly tell it's carbonated.

[DALAZ_68]

Originally Posted by 91240sil80

best beer next to sapporo in japan

ive heard of it...yet to be honored by its presence....

[nativG20]

The ones im digging the most as of current

90 minute dogfish head IPA

Hoegarden


and everyday stuff like dem green bottles with the red star,
dos equis especial and amber,
Sunset Wheat (the beer that tastes like fruity pebbles),
Hanger 24 (locally brewed in Redlands C.A.)

hahaha and that filipino beer Red Horse supposedly has filipino gin in it, thats why its labeled "extra strong" i had it when i was in the P.I. good stuff!

Originally Posted by TRU_DAH-V

[DALAZ_68]

Originally Posted by nativG20

Sunset Wheat (the beer that tastes like fruity pebbles),

ive never been a fan of those kind of beers...that leave a semi sweet taste...

im even borderline guiness sometimes due to the chocolaty taste it sometimes leaves...lol

i just like a really cold, crisp beer...man when we acidently leave em in the freezer to long, and they get just a tiny bit slushy...best fucking thing during summer hands down...

[nativG20]

I ALMOST FORGOT!!!!!

Heiniken Dark


Asahi Black


seriously two of my favorite dark beers! go and try them!!!!!!

[shift_jin]

^ contents: water, sugar, and PURPLE!


I started drinking while my parents were stationed in Heidelberg, Germany. Heidelberger was readily available at gas station and bars.

I'd like to find where i can get some. I was only 16 when i left Germany.... It was socially accepted in Germany btw.