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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: rogwar on February 17, 2014, 11:45:19 PM
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In Kamloops BC right now. This stuff on tap is pretty darn good. Ever had it?
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I've had it. I do think it's pretty good.
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Beer is a funny thing. One mans love is not another. Ive had N/W stuff and found it tasty, Ranier for instance and a few others. Ive never had this one but lately Ive tapered off from my expensive micros and went back to the Beer my daddy drank back in the '60s, which was the first I ever tasted.
"Schlitz" Beer company used to own Chicago and then they changed the brew methods to make more for less and lost their entire base. Now they came back with the recipe that made them famous decades ago and its delicious. I feel you dont have to spend $10 a 6 pack to get a very fine brew at all.
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Working my way through the IPAs myself. I didn't used to like them but I've become one with the bitterness. I can't drink anything close to "regular" beer anymore. Tastes like the volume is turned way down hehe.
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actually, this has got to be my favorite.
used to be from what one could consider a micro brewery, but they've expanded. Very nice Red lager, with a nutty taste to it.
http://www.coolbeer.com/beer-buzz.php
I was concerned for a while about drinking it...because I'm subject to random drug tests.
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:)
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:D Game, set and match
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I've turned into a beer snob with age.
I won't drink American lagers like Bud, Miller, etc. I'd rather drink water.
Otherwise, it's IPA's for me.
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I've turned into a beer snob with age.
I won't drink American lagers like Bud, Miller, etc. I'd rather drink water.
Otherwise, it's IPA's for me.
LOL you sound like 99% of the people in Seattle. It's IPA beer snobbery heaven here. :lol
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Still one of my all time favorites when I had it in London. That Red Harvest stout they sold in the fall in the States comes no where close to it in my opinion.
Other than that, the Trappist beers more specifically the Tripel brews among my favorites. Not very common in the States outside of Chimay unless go to one of those bars that claim to have every beer from every country in the world.
For brews in the States, I do like Magic Hat, Saranac, and Shipyard. Amherst microbrewery has also produced some very good beers. Their graduation beer which they only produce around graduation time for colleges is definitely worth a trip to pick up a growler.
Just some New England flavor. :rock
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LOL you sound like 99% of the people in Seattle. It's IPA beer snobbery heaven here. :lol
Absolutely! :aok
What's funny is the younger generation and those outside of the Pacific Northwest think of coffee, grunge music pioneers when in reality, Oregon and Washington were putting out some of the best micro brews in the world here since the early 60's. It didn't become trendy until after the Starbucks years.
Those of us Beer snobs think we (The Pacific Northwest) were the pioneers for the microbrewery explosion that occurred in the 80's...
Finkel (Founder of Pike Brewing Company) credits Europe for his expansion of home brews to a more robust business, he traveled Europe and was exposed to many beautiful things, including ales in England, fruit beers in Belgium and pils, dunkels and dopplebocks in Bavaria.
He was a true pioneer expanding his business in this area and for microbreweries in general.
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LOL you sound like 99% of the people in Seattle. It's IPA beer snobbery heaven here. :lol
I don't like IPA. But there are *a lot* of other great beers around the Pacific Northwest (hefeweizens, porters, etc.). My favorites are Mac & Jac's (brewed in Redmond), Pyramid (a larger brand, but on tap I think is awesome), and Black Butte Porter (also a larger brand, but on tap is awesome). When I worked up in Mukilteo, there was Diamond Knot Brewery, and I loved their Nitro Stout. Most restaurants in the Seattle/East Side area have local beer on tap.
For British beer on tap, I like best (so far) Newcastle Brown Ale and Old Speckled Hen on nitrogen.
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I like Lagers and Ales. Brooklyn, Stone, etc.
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There must be some beer makers or beer experts on this topic. Why is it that beer on tap tastes so much better than the same brand in a bottle?
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I don't like IPA. But there are *a lot* of other great beers around the Pacific Northwest (hefeweizens, porters, etc.). My favorites are Mac & Jac's (brewed in Redmond), Pyramid (a larger brand, but on tap I think is awesome), and Black Butte Porter (also a larger brand, but on tap is awesome). When I worked up in Mukilteo, there was Diamond Knot Brewery, and I loved their Nitro Stout. Most restaurants in the Seattle/East Side area have local beer on tap.
For British beer on tap, I like best (so far) Newcastle Brown Ale and Old Speckled Hen on nitrogen.
I don't like IPA's at all.
Mac n Jack's is fantastic.
I'm in the Corona and a lime crowd.
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There must be some beer makers or beer experts on this topic. Why is it that beer on tap tastes so much better than the same brand in a bottle?
Draft beer is not pasteurized, beer that is intended for bottling has to undergo pasteurisation. This means that the finished brew is heated to kill off any bacteria that may grow between the time of bottling and the time of consumption.
I only know this because I have a guy who works for me tinkering with some medical weed infused beers for us to sell.
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Draft beer is not pasteurized, beer that is intended for bottling has to undergo pasteurisation. This means that the finished brew is heated to kill off any bacteria that may grow between the time of bottling and the time of consumption.
I wouldn't have figured it would change the taste that much, but obviously it does.
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IPA's are typically more hoppy, and the older you get, the less taste buds you produce, thus old farts can handle beers you young boys cannot. :neener: :old:
Try Elysian. They also have a restaurant next to the Clink, on Occidental ave (Soon to be renamed "Seahawk Place" ;) )
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IPA's are typically more hoppy, and the older you get, the less taste buds you produce, thus old farts can handle beers you young boys cannot. :neener: :old:
Try Elysian. They also have a restaurant next to the Clink, on Occidental ave (Soon to be renamed "Seahawk Place" ;) )
I've had Elysian, they make Mens Room right? Still to bitter for me.
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There must be some beer makers or beer experts on this topic. Why is it that beer on tap tastes so much better than the same brand in a bottle?
A lot has to do with the pressurization and the freshness. I used to go a German joint where i knew the owner and the bartenders and they used to tell me when, and what kind, of Beer they just tapped. They were Germans so they never let their Beer sit around to long and NEVER in the light. Another thing, "Light" cant get into a keg and light can ruin beer. Also they always kept their kegs in a cooler.
Working in a super market we used to get big deals on sale Beer and lots of it would end up sitting for weeks and months in the back. An interesting sight http://differenttypesofbeer.com/ There are really only two types of Beers. I still dabble in Ales but im mostly a Lager guy, specifically Pilsners.
The really big deal with Beer is its freshness. Micros control their output and distribution, as well as lovingly make smaller batches, and you get the stuff to table quicker. Most of them are sold at high out put micro beer stores so again they arent sitting on the shelf long and are probably locally made. Again assuring freshness. Hell Ive had Bud and Pabst right out of the brewers vat and they were delicious. When I was over seas the brewery was right outside the base and I still crave that stuff.
Then again there havnt been a whole lot of Beers I didnt like. What matters but your own taste buds?
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To add to what Rich posted, back in the old days Mexico used to bottle all their beer (or imported beer) in clear glass and rarely kept it out of the sunlight, something abundant in the south near the equator. ;)
Their beer would spoil and give you the craps pretty fast, even locals, so the tradition of putting lime into beer was born, as the acidic lime juice would kill off bacteria (in theory).
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I'm a big craft brew fan which works out great as there is a plethora of them here in Maine. I prefer a good pale ale - Sierra Nevada's being one of my favorites!
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I'm in redneckville...If it's not Bud, Miller, Coors, etc... the bars don't carry (unless it's a pretty good size bar). I'm a Coors man myself (I prefer the Banquet beer, but Light will suffice). I forgot which of the IPAs I tried, but I thought it was awful. I've been drinking a little Yuengling Lager lately and find it to be to my liking. I've also tried Sierra Nevada, and like it as well.
All in all, when it comes down to it, just give me a Colorado Koolaid!
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great beer my 2nd favotitte after Labatt Blue Litte; i have both most of the time in my fridge. I moved to Canada in" 99 with European beer preferences like Amstel,Heineken, Stela Artois, but after awhile I realized the Canadian beer is more refreshing,taste great.
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I do have a list of personal favorites just to name a few...
Bell's Two Hearted Ale
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Smuttynose Finestkind IPA
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Guiness
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Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter
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Stella Artois
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Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier
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Samuel Adams Boston Lager
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Yuengling Traditional Lager
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And the list goes on and on and on.... :cheers: :rolleyes:
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I never had an Eddie Fitz yet but they do make a lager, I forget the name, that is very good GLB is a fine brewry.
Bells makes a very nice dark called Kalamazoo. I still have some upstairs. This is a nice stout http://www.kentuckyale.com/kentucky-bourbon-barrel-stout I still have a few bottles upstairs.
Im quite fond of Lagunitas, most of all their Pilsner but they do specialize in Ales. They are a California company but are opening a new brewry tap room close to work this spring :devil http://lagunitas.com/category/new-brewhouse/# I like ALL their stuff. 3Floyds is opening up a new brew house due to demand, most of all for their Zombie Dust. Which around here is considered the Mona Lisa of Ale and extremely hard to find. http://www.3floyds.com/
A Brutha works hard and deserves to sip one or or two fine ones while bombing the crap out of cartoon stuff on his computer, wearing His jam jams. Thats my take on it. Drink whatcha like.
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I'm in redneckville...If it's not Bud, Miller, Coors, etc... the bars don't carry (unless it's a pretty good size bar). I'm a Coors man myself (I prefer the Banquet beer, but Light will suffice). I forgot which of the IPAs I tried, but I thought it was awful. I've been drinking a little Yuengling Lager lately and find it to be to my liking. I've also tried Sierra Nevada, and like it as well.
All in all, when it comes down to it, just give me a Colorado Koolaid!
Location and income level definitely has an impact of how well microbrews sell in various parts of the country.
In around a 100 mile radius of where we live, every tavern or bar has various taps of beer such as pictured below in the foreground. Incidently, this particular bar set a Guiness book of world records several years ago for the largest burbon selection in the world. Not sure if that record still holds but Hitech would love it here. :)
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I love two-hearted ale and Smuttynose IPA is my staple beer. If you like those IPAs and you can get ahold of it I suggest giving Jai Lai IPA by Cigar City Brewing a try. Had it when I was in Florida and it is up there as a favorite.