The "I believe I'll have a beer" thread

[DrewKaree]

There's paige, rollin' in his hoopty suckin' on a 40

[fredster]

Yeah who drinks beer with ice? Is this something common?

The pitchers we buy at the bowling alley have a conical ice cube in it to keep it nice and cold between refills....

[ChadTower]

Cold is one thing, watering it down intentionally is like CHOOSING to drink Lite.

You want cold beer, turn your temperature dial in your refrigerator.

Adding ice to beer.....I think that should disqualify you from this thread.

[ChadTower]

The pitchers we buy at the bowling alley have a conical ice cube in it to keep it nice and cold between refills....

What a coincedence, so does Hillary Clinton.

[Luxury]

Wow - I'm the first person to mention my favorite beer?

Negra Modelo

and the rest in no particular order:

Sapporo
Pacifico
whatever else if its in a bottle.

[Stingray]

I agree about bottle color. If the bottle is green, the beer is best avoided.

-S

[rgecko]

A good green bottle of beer .... Moosehead, can't go wrong with that.

[mrhowell]

I put ice in a zip lock bag and put the bag in the pitcher of beer.  Keeps the beer cold but does not water it down.  On another topic, do you drink more when you're gaming online (Warcraft 3, Halo, Quake 2, etc)?   I seem to drink two coronas in a 15 minute Warcraft 3 game.  That is if I can get the wife to bring them to me.

[ChadTower]

Two Coronas is not drinking, it's posing.

[Dire Radiant]

Leinie's Red. Only beer I've found since I've been in the US that doesn't taste like over-chilled horse pee. BUT... You have to take it out of the fridge ten minutes before you open it. When I get all homesick I'll drink Theakston's Old Peculiar for a little taste o' home even if it isn't really the same out of a bottle.

[ChadTower]

Dude, why are you drinking horse pee?  Please, at least tell us you're not drinking it from the tap.

[quarterback]

Two Coronas is not drinking, it's posing.

LOL

[patrickl]

I don't like green beers! (Heiniken, Rolling Rock, etc...)

I guess that's why Heineken is usually in brown bottles in the Netherlands and it tastes better here too. For some reason it's always in green bottles in export countries.

If I drink beer t all, it's usually Heineken or Corona.

[Stingray]

I have to say that while I'll drink a Corona in a Mexican restaraunt (if that's what they have) it certainly isn't a favorite of mine either. XX Amber is a far superior beer.

-S

[KenToad]

I've been brewing my own beer for about 8 years now. Pretty good schtuff. If I had to pick commercial beers:

Guinness
Sam Adams
Yuengling Lager

<the occassioncal fancy schmancy>
Young's Double Chocolate Stout
Young's Oatmeal Stout
Victory Brewing Hop Devil
Dogfish Head Raison d'Etre

Yessssss, you are absolutely on the money there, DemonBrew.  I brew my own too for about two years now.  I have a keg of India Pale Ale downstairs and five gallons Barleywine in the fermentor (carboy) right now. 

Add anything by Sierra Nevada or Anchor brewing.  Also, the hundreds of clones of those brews can be good--wonderful citrusy hops. 

Corona is definitely an on again off again experience for me.  Lime and the sun make it divine.  Too warm and it's piss.  The reason for it's unique flavor is the clear bottle and the Mexican sun.  The beer is actually slightly spoiled by the UV rays from the sun during packing and shipping.  No other professional brewer would tolerate that flavor in beer.  I've heard that when the brewers of Corona started canning their beer, they noticed that it didn't taste right.  They actually had to intentionally "spoil" the beer by treating it with UV light before canning to get it to have that particular Corona flavor.  I bet the imitation beers like Tequiza use artificial flavors to get their "beer" to taste that way.  Natural flavors is artificial flavors created using different catalysts, BTW, just a technical difference. 

Most of the beer brewed in the world (read: US macrobrews like Bud, Miller, Coors, etc.) are not brewed with enough barley to have a beer flavor without additives like "natural" flavors.  I believe Miller uses around 40% percent corn sugar as they brew because it's cheaper and has no flavor, so they can use the additives to make it taste however they want.  Bud is largely the same.  About 40% rice, I believe.  Since I learned that, I stay away from those brands on principle and because they're not that much cheaper than the microbrews when you see how much quality goes into the beer.  I'll drink anything as long as I know it is what they say it is. 

My fiancee is German and loves beer, especially dark lagers.

Cheers,
KenToad

[spocktwin]

  My father owned a couple of bars as I grew up,,,you might say the brew put me through college.  My father said as long as its paid for its good beer.....we tipped many a glass before he died.  Some of my best memories are with my Dad beer in hand.  Not drunk mind you just  pleasurable drinking......he was a Black Label fan.  Rest in Peace Dad I'm sure you found God's favorite watering hole and he probably put you behind the bar because  people loved to talk to you so!!!  (as I toast a Bud to you now (his second favorite))

[scooter]

Anything by Dogfishhead:
90-minute IPA (favorite)
60-minute IPA
Raison d'Etre

Stone Mountain Arrogant Bastard Ale
Bell's Two Hearted IPA

And, whenever in Cleveland, Great Lakes Brewery is divine!

[KenToad]

Anything by Dogfishhead:
90-minute IPA (favorite)
60-minute IPA
Raison d'Etre

Stone Mountain Arrogant Bastard Ale
Bell's Two Hearted IPA

And, whenever in Cleveland, Great Lakes Brewery is divine!  Commodore Perry IPA is not to be missed.

Edit:  Seems that I favor IPAs.  Yes sir!   

IPA's are awesome.  I have one in my hand right now, which will need refilling soon.  Nice choices for the beer, BTW.  I would buy DogFishHead more often, but they are soooooo expensive.  You should try brewing your own.  You can make an IPA that is hoppier and fresher (i.e. never pasteurized or filtered, although I'm not sure about DogFishHead--most non-wheat beer is centrifuged at least, even by the microbreweries ... you lose the vitamins) than anything you can buy commercially. 

I just took a tour of Great Lakes Brewery last March.  They make great beer.

Cheers,
KenToad

[HyperHautian]

Ok, time to mention my fav's.... in no certain order

Guinness (on tap please)

Hoegarden (and no.. it's not a garden full of hoes

[ChadTower]

Anyone who refers to their beer as "their flava flav" probably is drinking horse piss from the tap.

[HyperHautian]

Anyone who refers to their beer as "their flava flav" probably is drinking horse piss from the tap.

OMG it was a joke...

..... assuming your a good ol' bud drinker, I see where you missed it..

[ChadTower]

OMG it was a joke...

..... assuming your a good ol' bud drinker, I see where you missed it..

Advice:  never, ever make a pretentious joke in front of the Chief Kicker.  It's just not worth the risk.   

[HyperHautian]

WOW!! Had I known that, I would have taken your remark with more a submissive attitude.

My sincere apology!!!!

[Dire Radiant]

I like this guy already!

[HyperHautian]

I like this guy already!

LOL

[Stingray]

You just have to realize that you're not really a member here until Chad has insulted you.

Welcome aboard.

-S

[DarkKobold]

You just have to realize that you're not really a member here until Chad has insulted you.

Welcome aboard.

-S

Well, at the rate Chad is going these days... we are gonna have a lot of new members

[HyperHautian]

Thanks!  It's good to feel at home, I mean, don't we all work with a guy like that???  You know, he shoots his mouth off all day (because there are no consequences), and it makes him feel like he is
King Sh*t of F#%k Mountain.  Then he goes home to play a good game of "Wheres Arnie??" with his Grandma until she tucks him in bed with a nice glass of warm milk and a kiss on the cheek.

But seriously, I mean no harm to anyone by saying "flava flav".. It's so not my way of talking that it was funny to me....

Again, I bow to you in the most submissive way (cross's fingers hoping not to be accused of drinkin' peepee again).

p.s. still jokin.... 

[ChadTower]

Thanks!

[Stingray]

I just remembered that I started this thread in an attempt to create a contraversy free zone in the Everything Else forum. I was so young and naive then.

-S

[HyperHautian]

I just remembered that I started this thread in an attempt to create a controversy free zone in the Everything Else forum. I was so young and naive then.

-S

LOL, I thought I was doing fine until it was brought to my attention that perhaps I was drinkin' good ol' peepee...

[scooter]

You should try brewing your own.

Yep--I do make my own.  But I currently have two fermenters with mead in them (honey and agave nectar).  Yum!  And yes, expensive is one of the downsides to DH.  But did you happen to catch the growler prices at Great Lakes?  They charged me $17-18 dollars for a fill (already had my own growler).  I went back in to ask someone else if that was the correct price. 

[ChadTower]

p.s. Still just havin' a poke at whomever wants poked

[KenToad]

Yep--I do make my own. But I currently have two fermenters with mead in them (honey and agave nectar). Yum! And yes, expensive is one of the downsides to DH. But did you happen to catch the growler prices at Great Lakes? They charged me $17-18 dollars for a fill (already had my own growler). I went back in to ask someone else if that was the correct price.

That's cool.  I actually have some mead brewing as well, just a five gallon batch, my second ever.  The first one took a year to clear out.  This one will be a year old in August, where it will be served at my friend's wedding.  I would like to keep some Mead around for a really long time, but we never can seem to leave the stuff alone for long. 

Agave nectar sounds like an awesome addition.  I used a gallon of local unfiltered and unpasteurized Apple Cider and a gallon of local wildflower honey, along with chopped organic raisins to give the yeast some nutrients to fight the antibiotic properties of the honey.  I have heard but not confirmed that this kind of mead is referred to as cyser (actually mentioned in the Strangebrew brewing software), but usually cyser is just cider and honey with no added water. 

Great Lakes has strange pricing schemes, apparently, since you can buy a 5 gallon keg for $60, I believe, with only a $10 deposit for the keg, (or is it $60 total).  So really you could keep the keg and that's about the best bargain for a keg that I've ever seen.  I have everything for the kegging setup except the CO₂ tank, which I'm currently borrowing from our local DIY shop.  I'm about three and a half hours from Cleveland, but have friends who live there and go home every month or so.

Also, the owner of the DIY store has been hosting beer brewing competitions, about three times a year.  For ten bucks, you can be a judge and taste between 15 and 30 brews.  I got crazy for the first one and tasted 27 beers, including garlic beer and an awesome coffee stout that was about 8% Alcohol and had four pots of strong coffee in it.  The coffee stout won.  Maybe I should let you beer lovers know when the next competition gets scheduled.  You can also enter your own beer for free and be a judge for free.  The owner of the shop gives away gift certificates to the top five or so.  Judging is less than scientific as you can imagine.

Cheers,
KenToad

[ChadTower]

I need to get into that hobby.

[Stingray]

I've often thought that as well, but realisticly I have more hobbies than I really have time to support already. I sure wish I had a buddy who was into it though. I'd be happy to be a taste tester!

-S

[HyperHautian]

I've often thought that as well, but realistically I have more hobbies than I really have time to support already. I sure wish I had a buddy who was into it though. I'd be happy to be a taste tester!

-S

I hear ya.. I'd love to be a "guinness pig" for a pal who had the time to make it!

At the local brewery here, I sometimes get to taste the CV right outta the tank.. wow what a kick in the pants that stuff can be sometimes

[KenToad]

BTW, the homebrew competitions are in Southeastern Ohio.  If it's not too far to drive, just let me know if you want info about the next one, which I'm guessing will be in August or September.  We also had a wine/mead competition once, but I missed that because I was in Germany for Christmas.  A friend took my mead and apparently it got fifth or sixth place, but I got no prize .

Cheers,
KenToad

[scooter]

Cool.  Actually, my meads have been "fermenting" for 2.5 years now.  And not because I am intentionally aging them, it has more to do with my laziness.     Both are my first.  One is a 7-gallon batch.

And maybe "mead" was a misnomer for one of those in the fermenter--it was not an addition, it is 100% agave nectar (well, has added water and yeast).  Should be "interesting?"