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General Topics => Off Topic => Topic started by: drck1000 on February 23, 2016, 09:33:13 AM
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I don't always drink beer, but when I do. . .
I'll pretty much drink anything that's ice cold and will always look for something that's on tap, even if I didn't really care for it when bottled. I've found that some IPAs are too bitter, but I do enjoy a number of IPAs. Lately, I've found myself with Belgian and Italian beers.
The past many years, I have been drinking Miller Lite when going out with friends. A large part of that is being good friends with a Miller distributor. Free beer is always good beer. ;D
I have a number of close friends that like trying beers from smaller or less mainstream companies. One that I tried recently is the Lagunitas Hairy Eyeball. That was pretty good. Also some stuff like limited edition Goose Island and St. Bernardus. Some of them can be quite pricey though, like $10+ for about a liter sized bottle.
Anyways, what're your favorite beers?
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Primo
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Eh wassamadda you, no laugh
True kanakas drink primo, not the green bottles.
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For what is readily available, Firerock Pale Ale.
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My favorite beer is whatever kind of beer I can trade for rum
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for awhile it was piraat ale but now it's pinkus hefe. expensive bottles to be drinking all the time though so only every now and then for special occasion.
http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/31/82/
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Budweiser in a can.
(I'm serious)
Unless I'm out eating and then it's Blue Moon.
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Root....yeah, I don't drink.
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Choosing a favorite beer is no small thing. I like lots of different styles of beer, and within each style, I like lots of different brands. And my tastes are constantly evolving.
That being said, the last several times I've bought beer, I've bought Kona Brewing Company's Pipeline Porter.
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For what is readily available, Firerock Pale Ale.
I've tried that. Good stuff. :thumbsup:
My favorite beer is whatever kind of beer I can trade for rum
What kind of rum? Haha.
for awhile it was piraat ale but now it's pinkus hefe. expensive bottles to be drinking all the time though so only every now and then for special occasion.
http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/31/82/
I've tried the Pirate Ale. If it's the one I'm thinking about, it was pretty pricey.
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drinking age used to be 18 here but that never stopped us and ice cold or not baby millers was the go to. twist psshht flick swig LOL good times
I bum off aieahound usually and it's my turn to buy :)
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Budweiser in a can.
(I'm serious)
Unless I'm out eating and then it's Blue Moon.
One of my best friends' preferred beer is Budweiser (bud heavy).
Choosing a favorite beer is no small thing. I like lots of different styles of beer, and within each style, I like lots of different brands. And my tastes are constantly evolving.
That being said, the last several times I've bought beer, I've bought Kona Brewing Company's Pipeline Porter.
I'm kind of the same way. Recently it's been Belgians. It could be ambers next week, etc. That's why places like Yard House with a variety of beer on tap is always fun. Speaking of which, I have a GC for there. ;D
I haven't tried Kona's Pipeline. I'll buy their Big Wave often, but haven't lately. I'll have to see if I can find the Pipeline. I didn't care for their Castaway IPA first time I tried it. Liked it better the second time, but not one that I would look to buy in the future.
I'll let you start the favorite whiskey thread. ;)
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drinking age used to be 18 here but that never stopped us and ice cold or not baby millers was the go to. twist psshht flick swig LOL good times
I bum off aieahound usually and it's my turn to buy :)
Yeah. If one wanted beer growing up, it wasn't difficult to get. If you were a guy and played HS sports, you had plenty of pressure opportunity to try beer. I recall my first taste of beer was Kirin Ultra Dry and thinking how the hell to the old guys drink this stuff?! ;D
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Any love for the stouts? For a bit I was into beers you could chew. LOL Back when black and tans were all the rage. But seriously was never a big beer drinker thus why am gravitating to the lighter stuff.
Yardhouse is a fun place! Haven't been in years though. How come we don't have roving G2Gs at da kine places lidat. Would be fun :)
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Yeah. If one wanted beer growing up, it wasn't difficult to get. If you were a guy and played HS sports, you had plenty of pressure opportunity to try beer. I recall my first taste of beer was Kirin Ultra Dry and thinking how the hell to the old guys drink this stuff?! ;D
haha! that's what I thought about green bottles so sour wtf! but was fancy imported beer whoa LOL
back in jr. high the fancy was mickeys big mouths. was that on purpose gimick marketing to get us kids drinking I wonder now.
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Any love for the stouts? For a bit I was into beers you could chew. LOL Back when black and tans were all the rage. But seriously was never a big beer drinker thus why am gravitating to the lighter stuff.
Yardhouse is a fun place! Haven't been in years though. How come we don't have roving G2Gs at da kine places lidat. Would be fun :)
I used to stay away from stouts. I would have Guiness, but only as black and tans and black and something (forget what other beer combination). My rule of thumb back then was I'd enjoy it if I could see through it. Well, with the exception of Hefeweisens.
Nowadays, I've come to enjoy many stouts. A recent one is the Samuel Smith Oatmeal stout. Got it as a gift pack from a buddy for Christmas and it was actually pretty good.
(http://www.savorsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Sam-Smith-Oatmeal.jpg)
The same gift box also had a chocolate stout. I was really surprised, but I liked this one too. :P
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fZ4xV772mqA/US7qgzMu4kI/AAAAAAAAAIA/G8k8LPWr6Uc/s1600/IMG_2482.JPG)
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oh yeahhhhh see? :D
nice!
dang only 1:20pm.
tick tock to beer o'clock!
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Mickeys! Haha
A couple friends were talking last night and Old English (8-ball) came up. That stupid game of "8 Ball scissor hands" where they duct taped Old E 40s to their hands. :-X
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Root....yeah, I don't drink.
+1...Never had more than a sip, didn't like the taste.
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What kind of rum? Haha.
Nothing but El Capitan Private Stock
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That being said, the last several times I've bought beer, I've bought Kona Brewing Company's Pipeline Porter.
Love that stuff, but I only buy it for dessert after finishing off pizza at the Kona Brew Pub here in Kona. Outstanding after dinner beer, for me a bit too heavy to have with food.
They have a Black Sand Porter that is really good too. Had them in a bottle, not nearly as good as on tap.
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Beer guy here. I like a wide variety, but I more so like red ale, brown ale, stout or dark beers. I also like lagers and a nice ice cold lager out of a frozen peach jar is a great thing on a hot day.
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Cold. ;)
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Any beer with alcohol in it.
For a while now I've been drinking rolling rock. Usually find it on sale for around $20-$25 for a 30 pack cans. Can't beat that!
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Love that stuff, but I only buy it for dessert after finishing off pizza at the Kona Brew Pub here in Kona. Outstanding after dinner beer, for me a bit too heavy to have with food.
They have a Black Sand Porter that is really good too. Had them in a bottle, not nearly as good as on tap.
Have a Longboard with the pizza! :thumbsup:
Beer guy here. I like a wide variety, but I more so like red ale, brown ale, stout or dark beers. I also like lagers and a nice ice cold lager out of a frozen peach jar is a great thing on a hot day.
I've noticed that a number of local bars have house reds. I think Stats has a Stats Red on tap and I recall another bar had that as well. The Stats red was pretty good.
I was wondering if that's a trend/thing nowadays for bars to have their own reds, or any other style of beer for that matter.
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Cold. ;)
My favorite variety as well! Ice cold! :thumbsup:
Any beer with alcohol in it.
For a while now I've been drinking rolling rock. Usually find it on sale for around $20-$25 for a 30 pack cans. Can't beat that!
I haven't had RR in a while. One of my former coworkers would always get RR.
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I generally hate beer but have been exploring hard apple ciders as of recent.
Generally the only beer I like is rooter, but there has been a recent increase in rooter flavored beers. They are actual brewed beers but done with the flavors that go into rootbeer. Some are just sweet like cheap rootbeer but some are actually very complex with notes of honey, vanilla, licorice, etc.
I have tried a few brands. Not your fathers rootbeer was good. Coney Island was ok, just more sweet and simple like soda, but the best was Mission Hard Rootbeer. It was not as sweet with a lot more complex flavors that didn't just taste like an artificial syrup added. It was also the most pricey. All of them are over 5% alcohol (Mission was about 7%) and all of them you barely noticed the alcohol.
Actually there is another form of beer that I do like. It is an old european style fruit beer called lambic. The hops are aged I believe which somehow takes away that bitter flavor common to most beers. It doesn't take much like a traditional beer at all but by definition it is a beer. It is good but a little too pricey for normal consumption.
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I should have said Bud Leaded in a can is my everyday beer.
But Newcastle Brown is my favorite..
Sweet nectar of the Gods. :D
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A wise man once told me...
There's only two kinds of beer: free beer, and beer you gotta pay for. Free beer's better.
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I used to look forward to the Sam Adams holiday 12pk. It had my fav. Old Fezzywigs Ale. Sam Adams recently reduced the number of Old Fezzy bottles in the case to just 2. They noted the change in very small print.
I no longer buy any SA beer. My current fav is the the kona brewing co. island hopper variety 12pk. Variety is the spice of life.
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I generally hate beer
I'm shocked, shocked!
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I'm shocked, shocked!
Ok, i'll bite. Why are you shocked?
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:rofl:
Think you're the only one that doesn't get it
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I like big wave beer on tap, from Nikos restaurant.
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I hardly drink but when I do i love the taste of the Guinness Stout.
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Beer guy here. I like a wide variety, but I more so like red ale, brown ale, stout or dark beers. I also like lagers and a nice ice cold lager out of a frozen peach jar is a great thing on a hot day.
Any suggestions on a good brown ale? Samuel Smith is the only good one I know of.
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I just tried that 'Not Your Father's Rootbeer' brand; tastes like shoyu mixed with alcohol and rootbeer.
I'll stick with rum
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Not normally my thing, but when I was out with the gf last week, a product promoter friend gave us a sample of Henry's orange and ginger ale hard soda. The ginger ale one was actually pretty good. The orange was ok, but kinda sweet for me.
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Not normally my thing, but when I was out with the gf last week, a product promoter friend gave us a sample of Henry's orange and ginger ale hard soda. The ginger ale one was actually pretty good. The orange was ok, but kinda sweet for me.
Tried the orange one too.
Pour it out within 30 seconds of the first sip, and gave the rest of the 6 pack to my neighbor.
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I just tried that 'Not Your Father's Rootbeer' brand; tastes like shoyu mixed with alcohol and rootbeer.
I'll stick with rum
The best hard rootbeer I have found was Mission brand. It isn't quite as sweet and it has a lot more complex flavors. More of that earthy spiciness that good rootbeer has. A bit pricier though.
The ginger hard soda was pretty good. You could really taste the ginger.
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Any suggestions on a good brown ale? Samuel Smith is the only good one I know of.
Outside of homebrew, the most commonly found in stores and bars in Hawaii is Newcastle and I do drink it. Other good brown ales that I like, no particular order,
Petes Wicked
Old Brown Dog
Ellies
Indian Brown
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Kinda fell off of this bandwagon since, but a big fan of Bud Light Platinum in a frozen glass...it adds that extra chill that mutes some of the beer's stronger notes.
I generally hate beer but have been exploring hard apple ciders as of recent.
Stella Artois Cidrè and Smith & Forge Hard Cider are two solid dry-ish choices. The gf swears by Ace's Perry Cider.
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Any suggestions on a good brown ale? Samuel Smith is the only good one I know of.
Cooper from Australia made a a great brown ale, used to be hard to find. Not seen it in decades, so that info is likely useless.
You know about Sam Smith and Newcastle. Sierra makes a brown ale, cannot recall the name, do not see it in stores all that often.
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Kinda fell off of this bandwagon since, but a big fan of Bud Light Platinum in a frozen glass...it adds that extra chill that mutes some of the beer's stronger notes.
Stella Artois Cidrè and Smith & Forge Hard Cider are two solid dry-ish choices. The gf swears by Ace's Perry Cider.
I thought Ace's tasted like water. Very disappointed. Smith and Forge is not bad but it is actually just made by Coors I think. One of the big name beer companies.
Stella Artois is the next one to try. I have found a few large 24 oz size bottles of other smaller brands at Foodland and bought a few of them, just waiting to try them.
Of the mass market brands, Angry Orchard is my favorite. They have a 10% version that is quite tasty too. Costco had it for a little while.
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If I had to pick one, it would be Samuel smith organic lager
Also like kona brewery big wave golden ale for every day beer
I just got a 4 pack of Sierra Nevada Bigfoot ale from tamuras
That was some good stuff. Strong beer and good, hearty taste.
It's a Barley wine style. So it's thick. And has a bitter sweet taste.
If you like a thick strong beer, try Bigfoot ale.
Also like Deschutes mirror pond pale ale
For stout I like Murphys Irish stout.
Has a little sweetness to it.
:shaka:
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I have to jump on the Sierra Nevada band wagon. They make a variety of good tasting beer. I like the Pale Ale, Torpedo IPA, Ruthless Rye, Hoptimum, Hop Hunter... They make a good Porter and Coffee Stout too. My good friend (Coors Light addict) even likes their Summerfest Lager! So many beers, so little time. These beers are higher ABV than your average Bud Light, Miller, Coors, so I try to keep it to one or two at a time. Very flavorful, so they are a treat that way.
I also like trying other small brewery beers too. On a recent trip to San Diego, we went to Ballast Point, Stone and Coronado Brewing companies. We would get a flight of five or six types of beer so we could taste as many as possible. Also went on the Taylor Guitar Factory tour, but that's another story.
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"I'm from Milwaukee, and I oughta knooooooow" ::)
Born, weened and raised on Miller High Life.
I'll drink a Corona with Mexican or as a substitute and Kirin or Sapporo with my sushi. :P
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"I'm from Milwaukee, and I oughta knooooooow" ::)
Born, weened and raised on Miller High Life.
I'll drink a Corona with Mexican or as a substitute and Kirin or Sapporo with my sushi. :P
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So then you are a racially motivated beer drinker?
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That reminds me, I love Sapporo.
Especially with my sushi.
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That reminds me, I love Sapporo.
Especially with my sushi.
Yup. Japanese beer with sushi. I like Asahi if available, but whatever. The old Kona Kai used to bring in the Asahi that was bottled in Japan. I would swear it was better than the ones bottled in CA, but then after the first few glasses, whatever. :P
Echigo Koshihikari is also one of my favorites. Used to be rare, but now seems to be available all over. Don Quiote has sales often.
Damn, now I want sushi. . . and beer!
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Old Rasputin. 9 something percent and black as the finish on my AK. I'd drink it every day, but then I'd have to buy all new surfboards because of the extra weight.
(http://sr1.wine-searcher.net/images/labels/98/16/10419816.jpg)
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Has anyone tried Raspberry Lambic? That is some good beer. A little pricey though.
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Had some Lagunitas "lil Sumpin" last night. Good stuff. On the stronger side at 7.5%, but smooth. It's a sweeter ale and good with pupus. It's a little expensive though. :(
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Old Rasputin. 9 something percent and black as the finish on my AK. I'd drink it every day, but then I'd have to buy all new surfboards because of the extra weight.
No joke! Many years back, I didn't drink for about 4-5 months. During that time, I was steadily losing weight and it's not like I was dieting or anything like that.
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That reminds me, I love Sapporo.
Especially with my sushi.
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speaking of sushi and stuff, yesterday I went to Ahi Assasins by Pucks Alley and obtained a rather unusual container of poke.
It was made with fresh ono seasoned like cold-ginger-chicken.
Sadly, I have no beer in the frig right now :'(
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speaking of sushi and stuff, yesterday I went to Ahi Assasins by Pucks Alley and obtained a rather unusual container of poke.
It was made with fresh ono seasoned like cold-ginger-chicken.
Sadly, I have no beer in the frig right now :'(
my friends have been making that cold ginger ono since the mid-90s
not sure where they got the idea from, though
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So then you are a racially culinary motivated beer drinker?
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Any suggestions on a good brown ale? Samuel Smith is the only good one I know of.
I saw the Samuel Smith Nut Brown Ale at Fujioka's yesterday. I was tempted, but was heading to a friend's house for drinks and dinner and he doesn't particularly like the darker beers. Will be sure to try this one soon. I'm quickly becoming a fan of the Samuel Smith beers.
I've also heard of Swamp Donkey. I've always wanted to try that one as well.
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my friends have been making that cold ginger ono since the mid-90s
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And yet I have never seen it at those 2a get togethers....whut, holding out on the good stuff? Lol
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Outside of homebrew, the most commonly found in stores and bars in Hawaii is Newcastle and I do drink it. Other good brown ales that I like, no particular order,
Petes Wicked
Old Brown Dog
Ellies
Indian Brown
Thanks, Newcastle is not what it used to be. I'll try some of these this weekend if Tamura's has them :thumbsup:
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Favorites?
Pipeline in the winter and Taddy Castle in the summer.
You should not be able to see light through your beer and it should be chewy.
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St. Paddys day in on the horizon laddies.
Getting into the spirit now.
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Here are a few I have been enjoying as of late....
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And a few more...
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St. Paddys day in on the horizon laddies.
Getting into the spirit now.
I'm always down for a Guiness. BTW, Ruby Tuesday's has a Black and Blue which is Guiness and Blue Moon and they have a Black and Red which is Guiness and Killian's Red.