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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Neubob on December 11, 2004, 08:14:37 PM
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Having been to Canada many times, and enjoyed their stronger varieties of beer(mostly for the strength, not the taste), I've found that it's nearly impossible to find a happy medium between alcohol content and taste.
Anyone got any suggestions I could actually down here in the states? I'm drinking an Icehouse right now and for some reason, can't get the malt-liquor association out of my head.
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Molson
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Milwaukee's Best ICE, Natural Ice, anything with ICE in it and you're set.
If you *really* don't care about the taste to strength ratio (or the next morning), dump some vodka or whiskey in the can. :D
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There are very good beers that are high in etoh content. Barley wines are usually 7% or higher. Imperal russian stouts are around 10%. A lot of the holiday seasonal brews are strong.
But if you just want to get drunk, beer is an uneconomical way to do it. Better to just buy a case of miller of keystone from the corner store.
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Golden Monkey by a Pennsylvania microbrewery called Victory is 9.5% alcohol. Tastes good too.
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Buy Australian (fosters is exported for a reason - no self respecting aussie here drinks it)
Tronsky
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Belgian:
Delirium Tremens
Duvel
Chimay
Satan
etc
all 8% or better, taste incredible too.
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Originally posted by Octavius
Milwaukee's Best ICE, Natural Ice, anything with ICE in it and you're set.
If you *really* don't care about the taste to strength ratio (or the next morning), dump some vodka or whiskey in the can. :D
Plus a couple roofies.
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Ringwoods Old Thumper
I believe the they do a version of it brewed in Maine, though it's not a patch on the original/
Basically it looks and tastes like the best Best Bitter you've ever had but is in fact a Strong Ale (i.e. 4.8% vs. 6.0%) .
We've been caught out many a time thinking we could treat Old Thumps as a "session beer" when you actually have to treat it with a modicum of respect.
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Canadian
Unibrue: Le Fin du Monde
Belgian
any of the trappist Tripels (or Quadrupels if you are brave)
Gulden Drach
any gueze (an aquired taste but well worth the effort).
What funked said...
Also: Real Cider (when I first lived in the US I had a real language disconnect: apparently cider in the US means pressed apple juice: back home it is an alcholic beverage made from apples).
Basically you'll have to go to the West Country to get it: it aint fizzy and it disolves pewter but it's well worth the effort. I'd recommend Thatcher's as a brand but the best cider isn't branded and is basically made by a few farmers in their spare time. Along the same lines is Perry (basically pear cider) and cripple dick (cider brandy).
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If you can find any Belgian trappist beer corresponding to your taste ...
...you deserve to be drowned in Budweiser (the american liquid , not the Czech beer)
I still think the Trappiste Rochefort is the ultimate Elixir
( after red wine obviously :))
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If you're ever in Seattle, drink any local micro brews, most are 5% or better, especially the Pale Ale's. Thats probably why I can only drink 2 or 3 and I'm "done".
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I had a beer in a sports bar in Seattle, and they served this local concoction, it was almost sweet and a very cloudy light brown......
Tronsky
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Originally posted by -tronski-
I had a beer in a sports bar in Seattle, and they served this local concoction, it was almost sweet and a very cloudy light brown......
Tronsky
There might have been a problem with the sewer backing up that day, Tron..its been known that when the Yankees come to town that the sewer pipes systematically back up.
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Originally posted by ra
Golden Monkey by a Pennsylvania microbrewery called Victory is 9.5% alcohol. Tastes good too.
Oh lord yes... wonderful wonderful brew.
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Originally posted by Ripsnort
There might have been a problem with the sewer backing up that day, Tron..its been known that when the Yankees come to town that the sewer pipes systematically back up.
Well it was definitely the right colour then :D
Tronsky
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You probably had a Red Hook Ale. Thats what you described anyway....my favorite is anything from the Pike Brewing company.
Edit: I take that back, Red Hook is brown, but clear. You may have had some flavor of a Wheaten or Oatmeal ale.
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Originally posted by -tronski-
Well it was definitely the right colour then :D
Tronsky
If it's brown and in a glass...I will drink it for the taste.
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Originally posted by Neubob
Having been to Canada many times, and enjoyed their stronger varieties of beer(mostly for the strength, not the taste), I've found that it's nearly impossible to find a happy medium between alcohol content and taste.
Anyone got any suggestions I could actually down here in the states? I'm drinking an Icehouse right now and for some reason, can't get the malt-liquor association out of my head.
I think in Vladivostok you'll have a chance to taste Russian strong beer: Stariy Melnik Strong, PIT strong, Yarpivo Strong and others. Just don't drink Baltika #9, it's a bottled headache! But I think that in Far East you'll drink better alcohol, like Ussurian balsams made on taiga herbs.
Please check your mail, I'm sending you a contact to my friend in Vladivostok now.
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well you wont find any good main stream American beer thats STRONG (for the most part out side of the "ICE" beers)
Best ting to do is find a TAP ROOM or a micro brewery they usually will have 1 or 2 strong beers in the nature of 9 - 15 % alcohal.
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Here you go. (http://www.beeradvocate.com/top_beers.php?id=abv)
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Chimay rocks.
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this is a brewery in PONITAC Michigan , where i used to live! i drank this stuff , on the drinkability scale ild give it a 1.5 but heres the link!
http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/rate_results/2797/9304/
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I just picked up a case of Troegenator Double Bock, made in Harrisburg PA, 8.5%. It's a pretty decent beer, a little bit of malty sweetness on the finish and crisp and hoppy overall, not "chewy" like some really strong beers can be. It's better than the Späten Oktoberfest I had last month that seemed to have not been handled well.
It's a good time to like beer and live in Pennsylvania. A lot of craft breweries are making some good beer here, and the larger breweries like Lion and Yuengling, Rolling Rock and Straubs are putting out acceptable mainstream product.
Tom
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Tis the season for a strong beer:
(http://www.hairofthedog.com/art/doggie_glass_mid.gif)
Doggy Claws at 11.5%
Most of Hair of the Dog (http://www.hairofthedog.com/index.html) beers, in Portland Oregon (Microbeer capitol of the world), will run around 10%.
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Listen to Funkypants. Also you should try "Faro", not too strong, and it's made wiht malt.
Mhhh... wish I were not in the office now.... farooo...