Another facorite beer of mine is the one I am sipping no: Otter Creek Copper Ale. I wish it was around twenty years ago!
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Cool, we'll have to go sometime this week. If you want to go on Sunday night let me know. I don't have school and it's bound to be empty.
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I've been told I have unusual, good, and expensive taste in beer. I love Rodenbach. I can't get Echt Kriekenbier up here in Western MA. So, I've yet to try it. I've never heard of Zoetzuur? Where are you again. We should have a beer swap.
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Sarah, You should tell the Moan and Dove guy that he doesn't have a beer you want to try. he is bound to get it. we will be doing the family thing on Sunday, but any other night should be OK. Or afternoon.
Also, for people in the PA area, Yeungling seems to be the thing. Oldest brewery in America and all that. I was not all that impressed, though, i must say.
Also, I used to love Schmidt's when I visited my grandmother in Long Island.
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I'm in Central NY state, and we've got a store in town that carries both Rodenbach and Rodenbach Grand Cru, E.K., the Duchess, and maybe one or two other flemish reds. If you like the sour type, you might also like the unsweetened lambics and geuzes like Cantillon and the Cuvee Renee from Lindeman's... that stuff'll take the enamel off your teeth.
The Zoetzuur was this incredible beer my husband got through his "belgian beer of the month" thing, I guess it had been specially made for Michael Jackson (the beer guy, not the... other... guy ), and we managed to wrangle a couple of extra shipments out of them, but I have no idea if it's still being produced or whether it's available anywhere.
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McGilly Sassparilly has a good Honey made rootbeer .
they only sale it at ren fairs and other reinactment events. so every time i go to arizona i have to bring back a few gallons to tide me over for a month.
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Holland Brand. A beer so good you could eat it with a spoon. But I haven't seen it for about 20 years.
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Brooklyn Brewery is very good... my favorites are the Brooklyn Lager (which tastes almost like an ale) , and the brooklyn brown ale. I agree that moose drool is delicious. Also, there is a brewery in wisconson that I loved when I was there, but i cant remember the name because it was sort of an odd name.
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I've not tried too many beers since somewhat recently turning 21, but I wonder if anybody has ever heard of Speights beer. I can't remember if it's NZ or Australia, but I can't find it ANYWHERE!
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Just came back from a trip to Colorado, and I wanted to add some beers to this list:
Idaho Springs' Tommyknocker Brewery's Maple Nut Brown Ale is awesome. It's like Newcastle with a hint of maple syrup.
Denver's Rock Bottom Brew Pub's Milk Stout was about as smooth a stout as any I've ever had. Unfortunately, they don't bottle it.
Fort Collins' Coopersmith's Brew Pub had the best overall selection of beer on the trip. Of the seven beers tried, I loved all of them - except their Green Chili Lager, which I'm told is great as an additive to a Bloody Mary.
Fort Collins' New Belgium Brewing Co. (makers of Fat Tire, which is tasty) had a Belgian style Trippel which made me feel like I was drinking in a medieval tavern - very old worldish, but great.
Fort Collins' Odell Brewing Co makes a Cutthroat Porter which is tasty, but only made truly great when Nitrogen infused or cask conditioned.
Alamosa's San Luis Valley Brew Pub had a terrific Scotch Ale that was 8% and kicked my butt, but I enjoyed every minute of the kicking.
Cortez' Mainstreet Brewery had a wonderful selection of brews (and brew mixtures - they'd take 80% of their porter and mix with 20% of their IPA, or 60% of their dopplebock and 40% of their porter, or somesuch... great stuff), though no specific names come to mind (they also had a killer black angus bacon cheeseburger with sourkraut on it.. mmm...)
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I have tried a "chile beer" and did not enjoy it. As I mentioned earlier, I LOVE a fresh slice or two of a hot chile in my beer, and it is best with cheap beer, like Bud Lite.
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I had some sort of Nut Brown Ale once that tasted like a chocolate beer. It was delicious as all get out, but I've forgotten what brand it was, and I've yet to find its equal.
Leinenkuggles Berry Weis is also awesome, but it seems that they only sell it in the Midwest. DAMN YOU MIDWEST! WHY MUST YOU VEX ME SO?
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Looks as though I have a younger Mighty cousin?
Sam Smith's Nut Brown is very good, better than Newcastle, in my mind. But this Maple Nut Brown was just delicious. They say they'll be distributing in New Jersey next year, too. Glee!
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How about Schmidt's, Flying Cow?(speaking of New Jersey, not excelllent, nut brown ales-ha ha) I love Schmidt's. Is it still around?
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No, actually the best beer I ever had was at a place in Boulder, CO called Mountain Sun Brewery. They had a Java Porter there that was to die for.
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Oh, no! Not only is it sad that Schmidt's is gone, it makes me realize, once again, how freaking OLD I am!
I loved the bottle. It was like the Red Stripe bottle. In fact, that might be why I like Red Stripe. It really isn't that great a beer, and neither was Schmidt's.
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Why is Red Stripe so appealing to me? It really isn't a great beer. Is it the cool bottle? And, now that it is regularly advertised in the US, has a US company bought it?
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Thanks a lot for the recommendation. The Arrogant Bastard label caught my eye at Spec's and I gave it a try. Very good.
I also picked up a bottle of Rogue's Dead Guy Ale. It is excellent, I highly recommend it. It looks like Rogue makes several good brews. I can't wait to try them. I always get giddy when I find a new brewery that I like.
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Continuing the Ginger Beer/ale/brew sub-thread, I love ginger drinks; the stronger the better.
I'm curious though Quidscribis, exactly where is it that you live that Ginger brews are so popular? Here in sunny southern Minnesota about the only thing you find in stores and restaurants is Canada Dry or Schwepps. Personally, I think they are about as close to real ginger ale as Kool-Aide is to fruit juice.
While my geographic misfortune limits the availability of specialty drinks, which is what real ginger ale is considered around here, I am able for find some of the more common brands.
My most recent find was Archer Farms Ginger Beer. Archer Farms is one of the house brands of Target stores. It was somewhat cloudy in appearance, but had a nice ginger bite.
Souix City Ginger Beer also had a pleasant bite and a nice flavor.
I recently tried Thomas Kemper Ginger Ale and was somewhat disappointed.
Stewards made a wonderful range of specialty sodas, and their ginger beer is very dark and spicy. Although to compensate for the ginger bite they have to add 50g of sugar.
Boylan's Ginger Ale is a pleasant compromise. A nice but subtle ginger bite with a overal pleasant taste.
Sprecher's which is a brewry in Wisconsin that makes an assortment of lagers and dark ales as well as an assortment of soft drinks. Their Ginger Ale is pleasantly spicey with a noticable hint of vanilla. It does have a small trace of bitterness, which I don't really mind, and which most likely occurs because it only has 14g of sugar. This is probably one of my favorites.
Another good old stand-by is -
Reed's Extra Ginger Brew - spicy and fruity, and overal a very pleasant drink.
And for the record, I find Pyramind Apricot Ale to be very pleasant.
One of the best things to do, is to go to a local microbrewry/bar and order the sample serving. You get a small four or six ounce glass of every one of their beers and ales. It is excellent to try them all side by side. I did this in St. Cloud during the summer and one of the beers was a Shandy, although the brewmaster didn't call it that. It was a light beer mixed with lemonade, real lemonade, not Sprite or 7-Up. It was wonderfully light, deliciously flavor, and an excellent summer drink for those of us who are not heavy drinkers.
Right now I'm working by way slowly through a Leinenliugel's Leinie Lodge Tackle Box which is a 12-pack assortment of Leinenliugel's specialty beers; 3 bottles each of Amber Light, Creamy Dark, Red Lager, and Honey Weis.
Also, always a big Newcastle fan.
Finally, just curious, has anyone tried the Idris brand ginger brews??? They are made in Britian, I'm lead to beleive that Idris in general is a popular brand.
Also, has anyone tried Fentiman's Ginger Beer; it's also a British specialty brand. I really want to try this one, but can't find it.
Last and final point, has anyone tried ginger spiced beer/ale. This is a seasonal beer/ale that has a trace of ginger in it. I've always wanted to taste it but have never been able to find any out here in the frozen tundra of Minnesota.
quote:Originally posted by BlueWizard: I'm curious though Quidscribis, exactly where is it that you live that Ginger brews are so popular?
Quidscribis, if memory serves, lives in Sri Lanka. I am answering your query, because, although she was quite a prolific poster, she kind of dropped off the 'rack back in the middle of April.
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Yes! I think that is the one. It knocked me on my bee-hind one night. I thought I was "just having a beer."
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I do not think I like beer. But I bought some Chocolate Stout just because I can and I will taste it later after I eat and drink water.
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Wow. i am drinking beer ad so far my head doesn't hurt... Yet. But one pint of beer is waaaaaaaaaaay too much for me.
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The only beer I have yet enjoyed is Bell's Oberon, which I found in Michigan when I visited but I don't think is available here in Canada. Sucks for me. Oh well.
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Have you tried out the Dirty Truth? It's the new bar in Noho that's owned by the M&D guy. But, it's all taps. We all like the M&D better, but it's pretty nice.
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Just curious, has anyone every tried "Blanco e' Negro" which is a Mexican beer which translates loosely into 'White and Black'.
When I was much much much younger, a group of us were (sadly) in Boy's Town near Nueve Laredo and the waiter brought us some of this beer. As I recall it was very impressive. But never in my life did I encounter it again.
And for the record, I did not partake of the many earthly delights which can be found in Boy's Town.
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They should stop selling it with the beer then. That or people should stop buying it for me when I ask for a beer.
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