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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: ALFAMEGA51 on April 28, 2012, 11:56:30 AM
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Bud light Platinum, its a rather new beer on the market, and i just happened to get my first six pack this weekend, the alcohol content is increased over your normal Bud Light longneck, and the taste is very good, i would recommend it to y'all if you have not tried it :cheers:
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Nvm
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Tried it. Not a fan. I don't mind light beers, but Platinum has a really strange taste IMO.
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But, but, but you're underage!!! :old: You can't drink young man! :old:
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If its Bud. I dont have to taste it to know its crap
I agree with the real kings of beer. The Germans.
"Human dignity is inviolable, Budweiser is an insult to all true beer lovers and an insult to your tongue."
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I bought a sixer of Platinum last night for the first time. First alcohol I've had since a drink on New Year's. I liked it. I thought it was pretty tasty.
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Bah. Anything from Inbev air Sabmiller is only good for putting out fires. You need to get ahold of some Oregon beer. Sorry just being a beer snob. But if you can get your hands on some Ninkasi, which I think is getting national you'll have some inkling of what flows in the streets of portland.
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Any beer made in the US is just crap...Belgian ales, Czech, some really good German beers and almost anything from Hungary is what you want...oh and by the way don't get the made for Americans beers they import. Get a good source for the actual beer that comes from those regions and you will taste something that will keep you away from so called good US beer.
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Any beer made in the US is just crap...
That's a pretty bold and ignorant statement. Though I am sure it was made after you have tried every single beer made by one of over 1700 different breweries in the US.....
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They aren't crap, just crap in comparison.
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That's a pretty bold and ignorant statement. Though I am sure it was made after you have tried every single beer made by one of over 1700 different breweries in the US.....
The popular, mass-produced American beers are horrible... but so are German and Australian mass-produced beers.
There are excellent micro-breweries in most countries.
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But, but, but you're underage!!! :old: You can't drink young man! :old:
HAH!!!!! :neener: im an ole pro at it! :old:
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There are excellent micro-breweries in most countries.
This. I love beers from all over, but there are plenty of small breweries here in the US that craft brew specialty beers that will rival anything from anywhere else in the world.
The major brewers, Bud, Coors, Miller, et al.... horse urine.
BTW, What do Coors Light and sex in a canoe have in common?
Both are f*#%ing near water.
:rofl
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need i say more?
oh, ok, one more word..
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:cheers:
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Any beer made in the US is just crap...Belgian ales, Czech, some really good German beers and almost anything from Hungary is what you want...oh and by the way don't get the made for Americans beers they import. Get a good source for the actual beer that comes from those regions and you will taste something that will keep you away from so called good US beer.
Now thats not true. Some micro-brews are pretty tasty.
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I've been enjoying german style beers from a semi-local brewery, I really love their stuff:
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I'd have to say the Marzen and Winterbock are my two favorites... their Pilsner is really crisp as well.
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didnt mind bud light platinum. cheaper than sam adams is the only reason id buy a 30 of it over my sams
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Not much for anything lighter than a Lager Ale. Budweiser makes a decent beer, but honestly y'all should try "Flat tire" or "Spotted Cow" from Wisconsin. They are really good as far as a locally brewed beer is concerned. Although I have to admit I am rather biased against Bud in that instead of being an American company it's now a German company making beer in America. It's a bias due to bud being sold (like harley) as "Made in America". As for the Platinum.. next time I'll try it.
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Not much for anything lighter than a Lager Ale. Budweiser makes a decent beer, but honestly y'all should try "Flat tire" or "Spotted Cow" from Wisconsin. They are really good as far as a locally brewed beer is concerned. Although I have to admit I am rather biased against Bud in that instead of being an American company it's now a German company making beer in America. It's a bias due to bud being sold (like harley) as "Made in America". As for the Platinum.. next time I'll try it.
Flat tire is hands down good beer, a great choice if you have some extr change on you :)
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Bud Platinum is very smooth and I love it, but It can never replace my Stella Artois.
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Bud Platinum is very smooth and I love it, but It can never replace my Stella Artois.
Hell yea Robbie, :cheers: how did your Prom go?
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My Favorite Beers:
New Castle
Boddington's
Guinness Extra Stout
Lagunita's IPA
Grolsch
Negra Modelo
Gordon Biersch Winter Bock
Anchor Steam
There's a lot of others I'll experiment with, but I basically drink one of those listed above on a rotating basis. The New Castle Founder's Ale was quite delicious as well, but much different character than regular New Castle. It was a bit Hoppier and not quite as carmely, still a damn fine brew.
For the domestic side Anchor Steam, Gordon Biersch and Lagunitas are all great micro breweries and all have their own style. Anchor is brewed more traditionally American, but what an American beer should be. They're best on a hot day, and don't let the bitterness of the 1st drink get to you, by the end the flavors meld nicely and make you want more. Gordon Biersch is about as traditional German as you can get that's brewed in the US. I actually got turned onto it by the local Turn Verein Hall's Oktoberfest. Lagunita's is straight new-wave American brewing from the 80's Renaissance. Very strong character with a lot of hops, but enough sweetness in there to make them easy to drink, and definitely high gravity.
I would agree that in all, the German's definitely have a great brewing tradition, but I'm also a fan of my English Stouts and Ales which have a completely different character from German brewing. Finally, I think I go for American the best for the simple fact an Above Average beer brewed in the US and drank at it's peak freshness will always blow out of the water an Excellent Import from Germany that's sat in shipping and customs for god knows how long.
:cheers:
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Hell yea Robbie, :cheers: how did your Prom go?
May 5th is the date :) pics will be posted... :D
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May 5th is the date :) pics will be posted... :D
May 5th is my birthday, and mine was yesterday, it was crazy :D ;), i hope yours is as good as ours!!!! ill have to post a picture of me passed out on the pool table lol
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May 5th is my birthday, and mine was yesterday, it was crazy :D ;), i hope yours is as good as ours!!!! ill have to post a picture of me passed out on the pool table lol
:lol I talked to a few guys that were with the girl Im going with and said I better wear a raincoat! :rofl :banana:
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:lol I talked to a few guys that were with the girl Im going with and said I better wear a raincoat! :rofl :banana:
HAAHAA!!!!! oh man!! I see you my man!!! Just go all out, its what i do ;) :banana:
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HAAHAA!!!!! oh man!! I see you my man!!! Just go all out, its what i do ;) :banana:
#pumped
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need i say more?
oh, ok, one more word..
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I'm definitely not a New Castle fan because for some reason, I always go :eek: when I drink it :lol
BUT, a Dos Equis or some Blue Moon are my 2 favorites whenever I do decide to drink.
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Guiness hand pumped nuff said.
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While I'm Irish and supposed to like Guinness, I don't. I do like Bud Light sometimes. Trouble is that it's expensive so I go for Heinken which is equally expensive but nicer. Having said that there is a bunch of great East European beers that have arrived with the immigrants. Budvar being one, which is the real Budweiser. Budweiser here is crap and expensive even compared to some of the rubbish imported stuff.
If Budweiser platinum makes it here and it will. I'll give it a go but it has a lot of competion. I do like the Spitfire ale though, but only in small quantities.
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New Glarus Brewing Co. "Spotted Cow"
Keweenaw Brewing Co. "Pick Axe Blonde" and "Widowmaker"
Pabst Blue Ribbon
Old Style
These are my favorites in no particular order.
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I try to drink mainly what my friend (an excellent brewer) makes. If not that, I fall back on guiness black lager or some blue moon. I love me some wheat ale.
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I have not gotten to try alot of exotic beers yet :bhead, but another good one i cant go wrong with is good ole Sam Adams :cheers:
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Where's Von with his "Dirty Dog" beer? Not much of a drinker anymore,
but would like to try his beer.
:cheers: Oz
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I get to try most of their products before release date. :D
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Bud light Platinum, its a rather new beer on the market, and i just happened to get my first six pack this weekend, the alcohol content is increased over your normal Bud Light longneck, and the taste is very good, i would recommend it to y'all if you have not tried it :cheers:
Awesome!!
Bud Light with more corn or rice added for a higher ABV content.
Wish I could have thought of that :rolleyes:
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Where's Von with his "Dirty Dog" beer? Not much of a drinker anymore,
but would like to try his beer.
:cheers: Oz
Just went back into brewing mode.
Had to revamp some things in the basement to make brewing easier. :aok
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Not much for anything lighter than a Lager Ale. Budweiser makes a decent beer, but honestly y'all should try "Flat tire" or "Spotted Cow" from Wisconsin. They are really good as far as a locally brewed beer is concerned. Although I have to admit I am rather biased against Bud in that instead of being an American company it's now a German company making beer in America. It's a bias due to bud being sold (like harley) as "Made in America". As for the Platinum.. next time I'll try it.
WTF is a Lager Ale? It's either one or the other
They are Belgian, not German
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Bud Platinum is very smooth and I love it, but It can never replace my Stella Artois.
Both made by AB InBev and , virtually, the same beer (with regard to style).
How can you tell the difference?
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Both made by AB InBev and , virtually, the same beer (with regard to style).
How can you tell the difference?
You have to serve them warm to get the subtle differences in petroleum taste.
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Back when I was on the ba-ba I thought Bud sucked, "unless it was free". Then Bud light came out and that wasnt bad, "tho light beers werent my thing". Course in my formative years I would guzzle any kind of swill, then, I joined the service and went overseas and was ruined for life. Europe is the place for fine brews. Most of all Germany, but every Euro country has fine brews. The thing is cheap swill simply wont make it in Europe where the residents have high standards for their beer. Even the Turkish Beer was fine, brewed under German License.
When I came home almost all the Yank beers had their formulas changed for mass production and they tasted like pee. Even Old Style, Pabst, Schlitz...ect were now terrible so I started hanging at German Beer houses, or places where a fine foreign was on tap. Now we have so many great micros theres no reason to buy foreign. But I miss those afternoons in the Hun Biergarten slurping pints of Schorr bier.
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I drink more liquor than I do beer...so the only beer I ever really drink is whatever my friends buy :D
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You have to serve them warm to get the subtle differences in petroleum taste.
It is not even really that they have a "bad" taste, insomuch as they lack taste.
It is by design, though. Very bland and boring, but good and hydrating for when you want to drink a case while mowing the lawn. :rofl
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Both made by AB InBev and , virtually, the same beer (with regard to style).
How can you tell the difference?
The bottle :D
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I haven't tried Platinum yet, heard that it has a little more Alc Content than Bud Light and is a tad more heavy.
Obviously the American domestic beers are low quality, but they serve a purpose. If you are going to be tail gating or drinking at a crowded bar, usually a light domestic beer is a good choice. I have never seen anyone at a tail gate drinking anything besides a domestic beer and if there was a party that was drinking something more "sophisticated" I would raise an eyebrow. Same with a bar. Being "that guy" who is drinking some import wearing his sweater with his collared shirt poking out of the top is not really the image you want to be portraying, unless you are at one of those kinds of bars.
Exceptions: Old chicago, etc.
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I haven't tried Platinum yet, heard that it has a little more Alc Content than Bud Light and is a tad more heavy.
Obviously the American domestic beers are low quality, but they serve a purpose. If you are going to be tail gating or drinking at a crowded bar, usually a light domestic beer is a good choice. I have never seen anyone at a tail gate drinking anything besides a domestic beer and if there was a party that was drinking something more "sophisticated" I would raise an eyebrow. Same with a bar. Being "that guy" who is drinking some import wearing his sweater with his collared shirt poking out of the top is not really the image you want to be portraying, unless you are at one of those kinds of bars.
Exceptions: Old chicago, etc.
Not only that...but I'm from the south, so Budweiser/Bud Light is customary :D
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We need a Hall of Fame of some type for some of these posts. :huh
I haven't tried Platinum yet, heard that it has a little more Alc Content than Bud Light and is a tad more heavy.
Obviously the American domestic beers are low quality, but they serve a purpose. If you are going to be tail gating or drinking at a crowded bar, usually a light domestic beer is a good choice. I have never seen anyone at a tail gate drinking anything besides a domestic beer and if there was a party that was drinking something more "sophisticated" I would raise an eyebrow. Same with a bar. Being "that guy" who is drinking some import wearing his sweater with his collared shirt poking out of the top is not really the image you want to be portraying, unless you are at one of those kinds of bars.
Exceptions: Old chicago, etc.
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We need a Hall of Fame of some type for some of these posts. :huh
Haha, but I'd like to hear why my post is silly to you. Are you the guy drinking an imported 8% doublebock from Germany while everyone else is just drinking Bud Light? That seems snobby to me, which was the point.
Also, if you are looking to get a good buzz/drink a lot of beer, domestic light beers are the way to go. :aok :banana:
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Haha, but I'd like to hear why my post is silly to you. Are you the guy drinking an imported 8% doublebock from Germany while everyone else is just drinking Bud Light? That seems snobby to me, which was the point.
Also, if you are looking to get a good buzz/drink a lot of beer, domestic light beers are the way to go. :aok :banana:
Alot of beer= alot peeing
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I haven't tried Platinum yet, heard that it has a little more Alc Content than Bud Light and is a tad more heavy.
Obviously the American domestic beers are low quality, but they serve a purpose. If you are going to be tail gating or drinking at a crowded bar, usually a light domestic beer is a good choice. I have never seen anyone at a tail gate drinking anything besides a domestic beer and if there was a party that was drinking something more "sophisticated" I would raise an eyebrow. Same with a bar. Being "that guy" who is drinking some import wearing his sweater with his collared shirt poking out of the top is not really the image you want to be portraying, unless you are at one of those kinds of bars.
Exceptions: Old chicago, etc.
I wouldn't even go so far as to say that they are low-quality. It is more of a case of low-taste.
The types of beer in question are made from the lightest Pilsner malt and adjuncts such as rice or corn that make up for the lack of ABV that the (small amount of) Pilsner grain will not produce on it's own. It is also lightly hopped since there is not a big malt bill to balance out which would lend a bitterness to the brew that would be too harsh for easy drinking and would offend the taste-buds of most beer drinkers not prepared for it. It also has the mouthfeel (carbonation level) akin to soda-pop which also lends itself to being a very refreshing beverage. Affordable, plentiful and refreshing, they will certainly be the beer of choice for most tailgates and outdoor gatherings.
My hat is sincerely off to the brewmasters of these beers for the skill involved in making it. It is hard style to master as any hiccup in the process is immediately noticable. Mash temperatures MUST be closely monitored, boil times are longer (due to the use of only pilsner malts which tend to lend a DMS (dimethyl sulfides) or "corn" taste if not boiled long enough) and lagering (resting) temps and times are important as to not have any diactyl flavors (which taste like butterscotch).
It is very, very difficult to make an American light lager, especially in bulk, with the repeatability that they constantly achieve. I can't say that I am able to do it but, then again, I haven't the motovation to try, either. There is no way that I can achieve the kind of beer in question for the price that I am able to buy it at the store for.
What bothers me the most are the marketing campaigns that force-feed the public about "great taste-less filling", "triple hops brewed", cold-filtered, etc. Beer that is less-filling has more fermentable sugars, meaning all starches were converted in the mash or highly fermentable adjuncts such as corn or rice are used meaning that the consumer is getting cheated on true brewing ingredients. Most (but not all) beer of this style is triple-hops brewed. There is a bittering addition, a flavor addition and an aroma addition. Most bottled beer is cold-filtered because, the colder a solution is the more solids will precipitate out of solution for filtering. It all sounds great for marketing to the layman, though...
In my opinion, a "true" pilsner beer (not what the big brewing companies claim that they sell but one made from all-pilsner grain and no adjuncts) is much more tasty and refreshing, even though it may cost more to make (since barley is more expensive than rice or corn) and will have a few more calories and a slightly heavier taste but not so much that it would be a "heavy" beer.
The only "true" american beer style is a "steam" beer such as the kind that Anchor brewing puts out along with a few American wheat beers. It is a lager-style beer using a lager yeast that ferments at higher temps without the off-flavors associated with it. Most other "American" beers are a spin-off of a European style. What big brewing companies claim to be "The great American Lager", etc are just a lightened, bastardized, cheaply made (with regard to cost of ingredients) version of what could be a really good, tasty beer.
Unfortunately, after prohibition was repealed, there were not many breweries that were solvent enough to get back into production and a select few had cornered the market in a rediculously short amount of time, basically controlling what kind of beer was available to the public and didn't give much of a choice of what a truly good beer could be. A case of choosing the best of bland beer. Even more unfortunate is the fact that most American beer companies have either merged with other foreign firms or have sold their company outright.
Ultimately, I can't say that this a completely bad thing, though. It has led to a resurgence of locally owned and regional micro-breweries that use locally grown ingredients, and have a less stringent policy of what kind of beer to make and has led to some really awesome beer.
There is a much bigger world of beer out there. I encourage everyone to visit their nearest brewpub and sample their wares. :rock
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Nice info Von I completely agree that domestic light beers are not high quality. None of them rank in my top ten favorite beers, other than the social aspect and easy drinking. One of my top 3 beers is guinness draught. Nothing tastes better than first sip of a cold one with a rich head. However, when you get to about pint 3-4, it's just not as good and almost is too much. Guinness of course is a popular "good beer", and I love to also pick up random local 6 packs from Beer connoisseur shops around town and try at home. Another favorite beer of mine is Leinekugals Sunset Wheat and Summer Shandy. I can drink those Shandies forever in the summer time and never get sick of them. I haven't tried Shocktop's Shandy yet and I assume it is just a rip off of Leinenkugals, which is probably a rip off of some local shandy somewhere else. I digress though. :D
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I haven't tried Platinum yet, heard that it has a little more Alc Content than Bud Light and is a tad more heavy.
Obviously the American domestic beers are low quality, but they serve a purpose. If you are going to be tail gating or drinking at a crowded bar, usually a light domestic beer is a good choice. I have never seen anyone at a tail gate drinking anything besides a domestic beer and if there was a party that was drinking something more "sophisticated" I would raise an eyebrow. Same with a bar. Being "that guy" who is drinking some import wearing his sweater with his collared shirt poking out of the top is not really the image you want to be portraying, unless you are at one of those kinds of bars.
Exceptions: Old chicago, etc.
If I ever become worried about what somebody in some bar thinks about what I'm drinking just shoot me. You gotta try a good tap craft lager on a hot day kicking back, its a whole effing new world. Drink what you like because of the taste not because you don't want to be "that guy". Some times you just want a genesee, am I gonna worry that some dork thinks that makes me slob? Sometimes I want a cask bourbon barrel stout on nitro, am I gonna worry that some moron thinks that makes me a panzy? Hell NO!
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If I ever become worried about what somebody in some bar thinks about what I'm drinking just shoot me. You gotta try a good tap craft lager on a hot day kicking back, its a whole effing new world. Drink what you like because of the taste not because you don't want to be "that guy". Some times you just want a genesee, am I gonna worry that some dork thinks that makes me slob? Sometimes I want a cask bourbon barrel stout on nitro, am I gonna worry that some moron thinks that makes me a panzy? Hell NO!
With my diarrhea of the mouth, I intended to mention, but completely forgot to do so in my beer fervor, to discuss this uniquely American beer :rock
Lawnmower beer at it's finest using corn as an intended flavor, fermented at warmer temps with an ale yeast and secondary fermented with a lager yeast at colder temps, it is American ingenuity at it's finest. A true lawnmower beer.
I have made many a cream ale for summertime parties where it has been requested that I also bring a "not so beer snob beer", in addition to, my usual fare.
That's when I hand them an IPA and watch them desperatly try to hide the face that they are tying to make :D
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Awesome!!
Bud Light with more corn or rice added for a higher ABV content.
Wish I could have thought of that :rolleyes:
I was just simply stating its a good beer to try :rolleyes:
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It is not even really that they have a "bad" taste, insomuch as they lack taste.
It is by design, though. Very bland and boring, but good and hydrating for when you want to drink a case while mowing the lawn. :rofl
About 15 years ago I was dating a girl that had a brother in law that was Germany (he moved here a couple years prior). He drank cheap cold american beer when he was hot and thirtsty (and it gets hot in Oklahoma) and kept his good german beer in the cabinet.
Rash
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Haha, but I'd like to hear why my post is silly to you. Are you the guy drinking an imported 8% doublebock from Germany while everyone else is just drinking Bud Light? That seems snobby to me, which was the point.
Also, if you are looking to get a good buzz/drink a lot of beer, domestic light beers are the way to go. :aok :banana:
Actually I havnt had a drop of booze in 15 years. But when I was drinking I'd purposely wear Caharts, boots laden with cow manure, just so's I could fit in with the crowd.
Ran out of Bud one day. Had to slum it. (http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr149/Rich46yo/_bush__beer.jpg)
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Hey nothing wrong with Busch light, may not be the best beer, but beer is better than no beer right? :banana:
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Budweiser? Tasty? :rofl This should be in the jokes thread :bolt:
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Budweiser? Tasty? :rofl This should be in the jokes thread :bolt:
Hah, nobody said it was the greatest beer, but it is a great party beer. And it is cheap to order at a bar so you don't spend 40 dollars a night ordering triple ipa's from a micro brewery in north carolina.
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Hah, nobody said it was the greatest beer, but it is a great party beer. And it is cheap to order at a bar so you don't spend 40 dollars a night ordering triple ipa's from a micro brewery in north carolina.
That's why local brewpubs are great!!
Tasty beer for a reasonable price while bolstering the local economy :aok
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Bud Platinum is very smooth and I love it, but It can never replace my Stella Artois.
lol Stella I bet nothing will be able to replace your vagina either.
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lol Stella I bet nothing will be able to replace your vagina either.
:rofl
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That's why local brewpubs are great!!
Tasty beer for a reasonable price while bolstering the local economy :aok
The most popular local brewery in Lincoln is Empyrean Ales. Pretty decent beers.
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lol Stella I bet nothing will be able to replace your ********* either.
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After hearing all the raves about Platinum, I decided to give it a try over the past weekend. I did not care for it at all, I much prefer Bud Light, or the Select 99 for my just " hanging with the gang" at the bar beer. If your main thing for drinking the Platinum is the raised alcohol content, you can do much better
Local and regional micro brews are great, and usually have a little greater alcohol content. Being from Northern Illinois I can get some really good ones here like Capitol, Sand Creek, New Glarus, Sprecher ( Highly recommend this one ) and Point all from Wisconsin. Bell's, Founder's, Grand Rapids, Keweenaw, and Dark Horse from Michigan.
2 Brothers, Carlyle, Goose Island, and Rock Bottom from Illinois and from Ohio I like Thirsty Dog and Great Lakes. My daughter plays volleyball for Indiana University, so when in B-Town it is usually something from Upland for me. Get out there and try some new ones, and never be afraid of the dark ones........ Mmmmmmm
Oh and don't forget the imports....... Nothing like a good German brew :)
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The most popular local brewery in Lincoln is Empyrean Ales. Pretty decent beers.
Super Nova Summer Fest :x
Makes my mouth water :rock
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...and almost anything from Hungary is what you want...
sorry but i laughed a good one on this.
My top 5 are:
Staropramen Czierny (Czech dunkel)
Black Boss (Polish dunkel, 10.5% alcohol)
Zlaty Bazant (Slovakian light)
Duzy Zubr (Polish light, cheap n tasty)
LöwenWeisse (German Weisbier)
NO Stella, Heineken, Becks, Tuborg, Bud, Fosters or anything. If something has an eyecatching commercial, it doesnt mean the beer is a quality one.
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I grew up drinking Schlitz, Old Style, Pabst, beers that were very good until they decided to mass market them and they changed the formulas to make them last longer. Thats when American beer went to Hell, with exceptions like Lone Star, Leinenkugels, Augsburger. But Old Milwaukee, Drurys, Old Chicago, Bud, Millers, Hamms, Old Style, was the swill I cut my teeth on, "dont even mention Coors". When mass production became the order of the day Yank Beers went right to hell quality-wise. In Europe the people there take their drink serious. They dont care about commercials or what all the other rednecks think. They demand high quality brew.
Now America can compete with them. Even Schlitz went back to their old recipe and its pretty good, it was my Old Mans beer. But the micros put out some amazing brew. If I was still on the bottle I'd probably stay with made in America nowadays. Unless I was at NASCAR with 40,000 people who all have tans on their left forearms. Then I'd drink Bud, spit chew, and wear a John Deer cap.
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I grew up drinking Schlitz, Old Style, Pabst, beers that were very good until they decided to mass market them and they changed the formulas to make them last longer. Thats when American beer went to Hell, with exceptions like Lone Star, Leinenkugels, Augsburger. But Old Milwaukee, Drurys, Old Chicago, Bud, Millers, Hamms, Old Style, was the swill I cut my teeth on, "dont even mention Coors". When mass production became the order of the day Yank Beers went right to hell quality-wise. In Europe the people there take their drink serious. They dont care about commercials or what all the other rednecks think. They demand high quality brew.
Now America can compete with them. Even Schlitz went back to their old recipe and its pretty good, it was my Old Mans beer. But the micros put out some amazing brew. If I was still on the bottle I'd probably stay with made in America nowadays. Unless I was at NASCAR with 40,000 people who all have tans on their left forearms. Then I'd drink Bud, spit chew, and wear a John Deer cap.
I actually had some Shlitz the other night at a local bar. Oh that "Classic 60s Formula". It was "crappy beer night" and the stuff was like $1.75 lol. It's half decent though I like it.
Idk why you think bud light is a redneck beer though. It's drunk in vast popularity at most places, even high end clubs, just in aluminum bottles. I associate NASCAR fans with Busch Light.
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lol Stella I bet nothing will be able to replace your vagina either.
Have you even had it?
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Idk why you think bud light is a redneck beer though. It's drunk in vast popularity at most places, even high end clubs, just in aluminum bottles. I associate NASCAR fans with Busch Light.
I always viewed Budweiser as more of the redneck beer than Bud Light. Like I previously said (maybe in another thread), when I want to drink my "cheap," "low quality," or whatever other adjectives someone wants to use, I either drink Coors Light or Bud Light. Personal favorite is still Michelob Ultra...that's my golf course beer :)
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Have you even had it?
Stella or your vagina?
Could you please describe to me what you like best about the beer in question using the following parameters:
1) Aroma
2) Appearance
3) Flavor
4) Mouthfeel
5) Overall Impression
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Stella or your vagina?
Could you please describe to me what you like best about the beer in question using the following parameters:
1) Aroma
2) Appearance
3) Flavor
4) Mouthfeel
5) Overall Impression
Easy...1-6: getting drunk :devil
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Easy...1-6: getting drunk :devil
Beyond being a fairly juvenile response, I am going to have to say that Stella Artois is probably one of the worst beers to consume for the purposes of "Getting Drunk".
At 5% ABV, I'm going to need to consume, at minimum, 6 beers/hour just to break the legal limit of .08 for being too intoxicated to drive, let alone actually being drunk...
That is a beer every 10 minutes which leads to a lot of pissing. Not exactly what I am aiming to spend my money on...
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If you have ever been curious how on earth Bud could have ever been awarded anything for a beer, do a bit of research. It turns out that during WWII, with rationing, they had to change the recipe to deal with reduced amounts of grains. This new recipe was well received by women, who were at the time a large portion of the beer drinking population. After the war, they never went back. If you drink Bud, you drink a womans beer.
Reasons why I brew my own :cheers:
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Beyond being a fairly juvenile response, I am going to have to say that Stella Artois is probably one of the worst beers to consume for the purposes of "Getting Drunk".
At 5% ABV, I'm going to need to consume, at minimum, 6 beers/hour just to break the legal limit of .08 for being too intoxicated to drive, let alone actually being drunk...
That is a beer every 10 minutes which leads to a lot of pissing. Not exactly what I am aiming to spend my money on...
It was out of humor, dude. :aok
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lol Stella I bet nothing will be able to replace your vagina either.
ohhh... sheesh lol :bolt:
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sorry but i laughed a good one on this.
Black Boss (Polish dunkel, 10.5% alcohol)
Wow i sure would like to try some of that Deb :cheers:
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Stella or your vagina?
Could you please describe to me what you like best about the beer in question using the following parameters:
1) Aroma
2) Appearance
3) Flavor
4) Mouthfeel
5) Overall Impression
Flavor and mouth feel. Everything else is pointless.
If the beer is cold and is smooth to drink in my opinion it is a better beer. Beers that do not taste good in my opinion are Busch, natty lite, and key stone.
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Flavor and mouth feel. Everything else is pointless.
If the beer is cold and is smooth to drink in my opinion it is a better beer. Beers that do not taste good in my opinion are Busch, natty lite, and key stone.
Besides not answering the question properly (you chose 2 of the parameters but did not expand upon what you liked about the flavor or the mouthfeel)
What is pointless about the others.
It is OK if is has an aroma of catfish and arse?
Eating and drinking, other than for basic survival, is a sensual experience. All senses should be involved in the process.
How does it smell, look, taste? What kind of texture does it have on the tongue.
Otherwise you are just drinking it for the swill that it is for it's intoxicating effects and are impressed by a fancy name...
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Flavor and mouth feel. Everything else is pointless.
If the beer is cold and is smooth to drink in my opinion it is a better beer. Beers that do not taste good in my opinion are Busch, natty lite, and key stone.
I remember my first six pack.
:rolleyes:
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Besides not answering the question properly (you chose 2 of the parameters but did not expand upon what you liked about the flavor or the mouthfeel)
What is pointless about the others.
It is OK if is has an aroma of catfish and arse?
Eating and drinking, other than for basic survival, is a sensual experience. All senses should be involved in the process.
How does it smell, look, taste?Smell isnt a big factor in my opnion. Looks...has to be a golden brown, maybe darker...What kind of texture does it have on the tongue.i dont really know how to answer this...fizzy?
Otherwise you are just drinking it for the swill that it is for it's intoxicating effects and are impressed by a fancy name...Not really i prefer the taste over pop, except Dr.Pepper :)
I remember my first six pack.
:rolleyes:
"first time i heard that i laughed so hard i fell off my dinosaur."
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Keep supporting my family.... drink Bud products. :D
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If you guys want a good "mass produced" American beer try some Yuengling I enjoy the lager, porter, and black and tan. :rock :cheers:
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Anyone here like Killians or RedStripe?
I particularly like RedStripe.
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If you have ever been curious how on earth Bud could have ever been awarded anything for a beer, do a bit of research. It turns out that during WWII, with rationing, they had to change the recipe to deal with reduced amounts of grains. This new recipe was well received by women, who were at the time a large portion of the beer drinking population. After the war, they never went back. If you drink Bud, you drink a womans beer.
Reasons why I brew my own :cheers:
The rice in the mash is also why "American Lager" is best served ice cold, instead of the proper cool "cellar temperature" - the freezing cold shocks your taste buds..... making the taste more palateable, "refreshing" even... heck, if I was just after cold and get drunk, I'd drink whiskey and chase it with ice water.
Wanna try out that theory, drink a any good beer "chilled" (40-45 degrees), then try a Budweiser (or any other mass produced horse urine swill bill) chilled instead of ice cold... tastes like crap. What's lacking is something called flavor, as well as aroma and texture.
All this beer talk is making me want to take up homebrewing again, which is gonna be hard with all my time already going to AH and dreaming about motorcycles.... :joystick:
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If you guys want a good "mass produced" American beer try some Yuengling I enjoy the lager, porter, and black and tan. :rock :cheers:
I had some of that this past weekend, i enjoyed it, it went down nice and smooth :) :cheers:
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I had some of that this past weekend, i enjoyed it, it went down nice and smooth :) :cheers:
... that's what she said.
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... that's what she said.
Oh she did? Damn, didn't hear her that time :headscratch:
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Local and regional micro brews are great, and usually have a little greater alcohol content. Being from Northern Illinois I can get some really good ones here like Capitol, Sand Creek, New Glarus, Sprecher ( Highly recommend this one ) and Point all from Wisconsin. Bell's, Founder's, Grand Rapids, Keweenaw, and Dark Horse from Michigan.
2 Brothers, Carlyle, Goose Island, and Rock Bottom from Illinois and from Ohio I like Thirsty Dog and Great Lakes. My daughter plays volleyball for Indiana University, so when in B-Town it is usually something from Upland for me. Get out there and try some new ones, and never be afraid of the dark ones........ Mmmmmmm
Oh and don't forget the imports....... Nothing like a good German brew :)
I probably saw your daughter play then, I went to a number of Purdue volleyball matches the past two years.
If you're in West Lafayette, be sure to go to the People's Brewing Company and Lafayette Brewing Company. People's is newer and has the LBC's old brewer, and probably is a little better now. But both are pretty damn good IMO. Also if you're going to this year's Great Taste of the Midwest, give me a PM, I intend to go and we can meet up in Madtown before or during.
I like Upland, Bell's and Founders, I've had Rock Bottom and Great Lakes but must have had too many to form an opinion by that point. Don't like Goose Island unless its on discount. I have to give a shout out to Back Road and Three Floyds as two from Indiana to try.
For my Strategic Management course my group was assigned Breckenridge Brewery for a case study (this is really common in college courses now). One of my roles was to analyze the overall craft brewing market. There is a huge amount of growth in the market, the selection of "non-crap" beers you can get in the USA now is at an all-time-high.
That said, IMO there's a lot of micro-brewed stuff out there that I just don't like. At the previously mentioned Great Taste of the Midwest last year, I had a lot of stuff that I thought tasted way too much like barley wine or just plain alcohol and not nearly enough like beer. I'm not impressed by high alcohol contents, I want to enjoy the flavors and the alcohol be a pleasant side effect. Personally, if I don't like it more than Sam Adams, I'm more than happy to spend my time and money on more Sam Adams, which is IMO the best nationally-sold beer around.
As for imports, most of them I think spend too long in shipping and don't taste right. If there's one beer that's probably another nation's Budweiser that I like quite a bit, it would be Warsteiner, which a great little place less than a 10 minute stumble from my house called Nine Irish Brothers (http://www.nineirishbrothers.com) carries. :)