Author Topic: The Greatest American Beero (Read 1415 times)

sling322 · « **Reply #30 on:** July 09, 2004, 04:44:23 PM »

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Originally posted by Staga
Neither do I; That's simpy too good to be an American beer...
To have a nice, easy evening all you need a couple bottles of Chimay, one large glass (like cognag glass but bigger) and one small "shot" glass for yeast

A friend of mine harvested the yeast from a bottle of Chimay and used it in his own Belgian ale recipe. He won Best of Show in one of the largest single site homebrew competitions in the US here in the Dallas area and got to brew his recipe at a local micro-brewery in a full 30 barrel batch. That was some good stuff.

Staga · « **Reply #31 on:** July 09, 2004, 04:50:58 PM »

I usually drink mild beers with about 4,7% alc; in stronger lagers the taste of alcohol is too strong for my taste.
Trappist beers are different case: Chimay which has twice as much alc than beers I usually drink is smooth as silk...
Heh I'm quite familiar with Guinness too; a British Jazz-band forced me to drink that at bar in Spain... Cool guys

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Originally posted by sling322
A friend of mine harvested the yeast from a bottle of Chimay and used it in his own Belgian ale recipe.

Hmm gotta keep that in mind...

Kev367th · « **Reply #32 on:** July 09, 2004, 09:03:54 PM »

Gotta love US beer, where else could you swill the equivalent of 4 pitchers and walk (sort of) home.

Gunslinger · « **Reply #33 on:** July 09, 2004, 09:13:24 PM »

why is it that this board is so partial to the heavy dark beers?

as far as real domestic American beer......

On a hot day....on the beach....or on a boat....I prefer a cooler filled with ICE COLD Coors Light.

Call me a simpleton I dont care.

I do also like a good Shinerboc every now and then and I guess that's American cause they have a big plant in Texas;)

rpm · « **Reply #34 on:** July 09, 2004, 11:01:25 PM »

On a hot day I really enjoy

xrtoronto · « **Reply #35 on:** July 09, 2004, 11:10:07 PM »

If you find yourselves in Canada, and looking for a good buzz: (6.1% alcohol)

Sixpence · « **Reply #36 on:** July 09, 2004, 11:25:48 PM »

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Originally posted by Gunslinger
On a hot day....on the beach....or on a boat....I prefer a cooler filled with ICE COLD Coors Light.Call me a simpleton I dont care.

I used to drink it too, because, well, it went down like water(you could drink it all day) But Corona and lime has replaced it, out in the sun you really don't want anything heavy. I like to drink a heavy dark for taste once and awhile and Sam Adams is good to have for yourself and letting guests know you have good taste.

Gunslinger · « **Reply #37 on:** July 09, 2004, 11:54:20 PM »

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Originally posted by Sixpence
I used to drink it too, because, well, it went down like water(you could drink it all day) But Corona and lime has replaced it, out in the sun you really don't want anything heavy. I like to drink a heavy dark for taste once and awhile and Sam Adams is good to have for yourself and letting guests know you have good taste.

after living in Arizona I have to agree w/ you. On sundays we would go to Mexico just to watch football and drink caronas. Squez a lime in there and add a dash of salt. Carona is not an American beer unless you consider it North american....Its still good though. I dont get into the darks to much though. Except on saint pats day I guess.

Gunslinger · « **Reply #38 on:** July 09, 2004, 11:54:53 PM »

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Originally posted by Sixpence
I used to drink it too, because, well, it went down like water(you could drink it all day) But Corona and lime has replaced it, out in the sun you really don't want anything heavy. I like to drink a heavy dark for taste once and awhile and Sam Adams is good to have for yourself and letting guests know you have good taste.

after living in Arizona I have to agree w/ you. On sundays we would go to Mexico just to watch football and drink caronas. Squez a lime in there and add a dash of salt. Carona is not an American beer unless you consider it North american....Its still good though. I dont get into the darks to much though. Except on saint pats day I guess.

Edbert · « **Reply #39 on:** July 09, 2004, 11:56:33 PM »

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Originally posted by sling322
A friend of mine harvested the yeast from a bottle of Chimay and used it in his own Belgian ale recipe. He won Best of Show in one of the largest single site homebrew competitions in the US here in the Dallas area and got to brew his recipe at a local micro-brewery in a full 30 barrel batch. That was some good stuff.

My local homebrew shop has 3 or 4 chimay clone recipies. But they are just similar to Chimay. Fact is the particular yeast that they use in Chimay CANNOT be grown by the homebrewer, if you manage to get live yeast from a bottle and reproduce it (not all that hard actually) you've got to realize it is not the primary yeast, they introduce a secondary and common yeast before bottling. The primary yeast that makes Chimay Chimay is long since dead. Those guys brew liquid gold in my opinion, and there's no way they're gonna let their proprietary (and hundreds of years old) yeast get outta there alive

I'll also agree with the thoughts about Budmillercoors, not exactly "good" beer in my mind, but If I'm gonna be at the lake or beach slamming beers all day they're the only way to go. I honestly beleive thats what they were made for.

rpm · « **Reply #40 on:** July 10, 2004, 01:20:51 AM »

Thank god nobody mentioned that bottled beaver excrement from Colorado....Fat Tire. I've tried all of New Belgium's stuff and it just tastes rancid.

Saint Arnold Christmas Ale and Lawnmower are great when available.

snapperhead · « **Reply #41 on:** July 10, 2004, 01:27:20 AM »

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Originally posted by rpm371
Thank god nobody mentioned that bottled beaver excrement from Colorado....Fat Tire. I've tried all of New Belgium's stuff and it just tastes rancid.

Saint Arnold Christmas Ale and Lawnmower are great when available.

I really enjoyed Fat Tire when I was in Colorado...........we cant get it here in Georgia.

Capt. Pork · « **Reply #42 on:** July 10, 2004, 02:36:49 AM »

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Originally posted by Sikboy
Cool, I work at Dupont Circle North so it's just a quick hope for me during the week.

-Sik

Ever go to Camelot Showbar?

I used to.

-tronski- · « **Reply #43 on:** July 10, 2004, 03:03:31 AM »

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Originally posted by rpm371
On a hot day I really enjoy

On hot days I'd like 3 chicks too...except the wife would neck me....

however

we send fosters overseas to non-discerning foreigners to make room for the good beer like Coopers, VB, and Carlton Draught....

Tronsky

Nilsen · « **Reply #44 on:** July 10, 2004, 03:51:53 AM »

Around here its hard to find any other american beer than Miller and Bud. Both are ok if they are ice cold on a hot summersday. Wish we could get more to try cause we have lots of euro beer. There are some special beer stores that sell beer from all over but they are VERY expencive.