/ck/ - Food & Cooking

Worst: XXXX
Best: VB

broke so i picked up some busch light tonight and just kinda needed to take it easy for a night. its pretty fucking bad, and this is a guy who kinda likes natural light.

best beer i've had is hop devil by victory, great ipa

i want to try heaven and hell, its served at dogfishead taverns, a black and tan that is composed of world wide stout and 120 minute

worst beer ive ever had is either geneese cream ale or keystone light or ice

I had a Stone IPA for the first time yesterday. Bought a single for a buck. It was great and I need to buy more Stone beers. I know Self-Righteous is supposed to be good, as well as Arrogant Bastard.

I also have been wanting to get ahold of some Ruthless Rye. Never had a rye beer before, but I do enjoy rye whiskey.

I have been wanting to get more into Belgian/German beers, so some recommendations there would be welcome. I am not the biggest fan of hefeweizen (I even tried Weihenstephaner).

I just finished off the rest of my Sierra Nevada Rye. Going to head to the store tomorrow to pick up something else. Don't know what I should get though. Suggestions guise?

>>4178259
If you like IPA's and rye whiskey, you should enjoy the Ruthless.

>>4178259

Forgot to mention:

Worst beer I have ever had is Rainier. Keystone Light was more pleasant that this stuff.

beer power rankings
1. Hoegaarden
2. Itchaca apricot wheat
3&4. Shiner bock or smithwicks
5. guiness
6. Samuel adams cherry wheat (bottled)
9000. keystone l.
9001. Beer 30

would give my left nut to get a bottle of samuel adams utopias: pic related

Best (mass produced):
Blue Moon
Henry Weinhard
Fat Tire
Stella
St Pauli Girl

Worst:
This god awful local beer from Portland (can't remember the name)
Beck's

>>4178266
Rainier isn't bad. It's not the worst, I guess.
It's a pretty easy to drink beer and good for beer pong.

>>4178259

As a hardcore craft beer enthusiast whose go-to session beer is Stone IPA every time, PLEASE try more of their beers. Every one you try is going to taste heavier and stronger but those guys are fucking geniuses. They do not brew a bad beer. Their RIS (Russian Imperial Stout) is world class. Depending on where you are you might still be able to find a bottle of Double Bastard (released every November).

Tried it last Saturday... so clean, so fresh...

Excellent beer.

Worst? Coors Light

what do germans think of Wernesgrüner? went to Germany a long time ago, that's the only beer I remember drinking because the buddy I was staying with was obsessed with it. can't remember what it actually tasted like.

>>4178259
Belgianfag here, my personal favourites include:
Rochefort 10, a dark beer with a deep and complex taste (seriously this shit is like nirvanna in your mouth, but I'm bad at describing taste and it's been too long since I've had one)
Karmeliet: a surprisingly sweet blonde beer, but still balanced
Omer: another blonde, I prefer it over Duvel as it's similar in taste yet less bitter
My personal preference in pils is Jupiler, with Stella in second, but as you hopefully already know you don't drink pils for the taste, so don't blow your cash on imported Stella.

>>4178439
Forgot a pic

>>4178441
Local liquor store has that in, how is it? I almost bought it but I went with a barrel-aged RIS from a new local brewery instead.

>>4178453
Like I said, probably my favourite beer, and living in Belgium I've had the chance to taste quite a few. It's one of the 7 Trappist beers in the world, brewn according to century old tradition by monks and all that. Very rich taste.

>>4178466
Sounds right up my alley, I'll probably pick up a bottle the next time I'm there.

> beer
> lel 3%
> lel not hard liquor
> lel nonmenly

sage

Badger Ales are some of the best beers, in my opinion.

Fursty Ferret, Golden Glory and Tanglefoot are the 3 best. After that, there's a few other real ales a really liked. Maid Marian was a good one, by Springhead brewery.

Also, i'm pretty partial to Newcastle Brown Ale, as well as Guinness.

>>4178521
I bought a couple of bottles of Fursty Ferret on a whim, because I own ferrets.

I found it really underwhelming.

>>4178439
If you like sweet beers you sure live in the right place.

>>4178330
beer 30 is the worst
this is coming from someone who always trys to find shitty beer just to see how bad it is

>>4178570
I don't like them too sweet actually, not a fan of fruit beer at all for example. What Gouden Carolus is that though, it doesn't seem the same as I've drank before?

>>4178583
Try Dog Bite, Shit is hobo quality, but if you add some lime juice, it is a alcoholic wet dream, under $2 for 24oz of pure 10% abv terror.
Do not sue Genny because it made you do something horrible or made you shit your pants. Genny Cream Ale has been on the market for years, no excuses, just chug it.
Follow it up or down with a shot of Canadian LTD or Chymes. G2G brudda.

Best: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
refreshing, really tasty, environmentally conscious, and pretty affordable

Worst: Natty Ice
Had this at a frat party once. Tastes exactly like what I imagine refrigerated urine from someone who eats nothing but plain pasta tastes.

Best: Muskoka Twice as Mad Tom IPA
Worst: Coors Light (the first and only time I haven't been able to finish a beer)

I really wanna try some Dogfish and Stone brews, but they aren't available in Ontario. :/

>>4178200
Drinking mainly little creatures and james squires.

Wanting to get some more Dogfish Head, anything in their range.
If any aussies know of a bottlo that stocks their stuff please post, shits impossible to find here.

Most disgusting beer I've tried. It was like drinking carbonated syrup. It's called a quadruple or fucking diabetic shock.

Also, Uncle Jeffe's Weizen an unfiltered straw colored hefeweizen that tastes like stomach bile and dishwater. Newcastle brown ale because it just tastes like....oh wait it doesn't have any. It's just overpriced puddle water.

>>4178233
Mate! VB has a fermentation turn around of 24 hours!!!
It's full of chemicals virtually toxic waste.

>>4178737
If you're in Melbourne St Kilda bottlo on Acland ST.

This beer (Southern Tier-Iniquity) is so damn tasty, I always go to the store intending to try only new beers but I can never resist getting one of these as well. Southern Tier is just an awesome brewery in general, their oatmeal stout is fantastic.

Worst: PBR

This beer (Southern Tier-Iniquity) is so damn tasty, I always go to the store intending to try only new beers but I can never resist getting one of these as well. Southern Tier is just an awesome brewery in general, their oatmeal stout is fantastic.

Worst: PBR

Ok so everyone I know who's had Köstritzer has agreed on it being at least a top 3 beer. For me, among many others, it's the very best.

I have forgotten the name of any of the three worst I've had. I think Rasputin was one of them though, which is American. The second one is from a Swedish brewery that went out of business, which had this one beer tasting like smoked salmon. The third one was also American. The 17% dark Leffe isn't that good either. Tastes like rotting wine.

>>4178935
Leffe is probably the most overrated Belgian beer, the regular blond isn't too terrible though, but it's hardly anything worthwile either.

Best: Surly Darkness from 09 I believe. Shit was delicious
Worst: Classic Ice. Tasted like sweetened aluminum.

Personally I drink a lot of Alfa, because of the fact that I live close to the brewery, I grew up with it. I also quite like La Chouffe, because of the taste, and my grandparents have their second house about fifteen minutes away from the brewery, so I used to visit the place every year. They have a small restaurant next to the brewery where they use a lot of the beers, not that special but worth a visit. Apart from that it's mostly La Trappe and whatever's on tap in the establishment I'm visiting. Damn you, student budget.

>>4178439
>Karmeliet
Mijn neger. Minder prettig om het te moeten tappen, maar des te lekker.

>>4178817
Sounds like a bad quadruple then. Good quadruples are delicious, and they after about seven you find out why many Belgian breweries have extremely comfortable armchairs. Hot damn.

I rarely drink beer but my mom got me into Warsteiner. I took her to a liquor store here in town that has a decent import section and she was ecstatic to see it.

Worst: Icehouse.

>>4178439
>>4179254

yeah Karmeliet fans! Just knowing it exists makes me happy. I live in Australia atm and unfortunately that beer doesn't seem to enjoy the journey here. Can't wait to get back to Europe and get one which hasn't been in a cargo hold.

I've been drinking this exclusively for the last month because it's a tasty, worthwhile mid-strength, which is pretty mindblowing.

>>4178663
Cuvée Van De Keizer Blauw. I try to pick up a bottle every year.

>>4178817
You must be new to quads. Stick to lighter, hoppier beers then.

>>4179254
I like Three Philosophers a lot. It's blended with a little kriek, which works well I think. I prefer it with a couple years of aging though. Ommegang is owned by Duvel BTW.

This is probably the best I've had.
Worst is keystone

>>4179254
Fuck yeah, La Chouffe! My parents have been going onto trips to the Ardennes for years to bring home bottles, but it's gotten a huge rise in popularity lately and you can find it almost everywhere (in Belgium) now.

>>4178427
pretty ordinary beer.

Has anyone here ever had Dragon Stout? It's disgusting.

Midnight Sun

>>4179442

Yeah, that was my opinion too, and I generally like stouts.

worst: a dark tsingtao and fucking old Rasputin(deal with it it tastes like goddamn car oil)

i always drink beers no matter how shitty they are, but these two...i had to pour them in the sink.

>>4178349

Weinhard's Blue Boar is my go-to beer to bring to a party. It's better than what most people bring, and isn't too hard on the wallet either.

>>4178468
Swede here, the Belgian's right. Trappistes are awesome.

The best beers I've had are Zombie Dust and Arctic Panzer Wolf by Three Floyds(hooray for living near Chicago!), Milk Stout Nitro by Left Hand Brewing, Anti-Hero IPA by Revolution Brewing, Hobgoblin by Wychwood Brewery and Double Bastard by Stone Brewing.

Worst I've ever drank would have to be Miller Lite and Bud Lite. Absolutely can not stand it.

A really good pils I say. Cheers to the belgians for having really good beer.

I'd love to try some UK-beer.

Oettinger has really shitty beers. But Oettinger is not our worst I think.

>>4179477
Me too, this just didn't taste like any stout I've ever tried. It was like an alcoolic Supermalt, only worse.

>>4178439
>Rochefort 10
Sweet baby jesus yes.

Tried this last weekend and was kind of disappointed. It had a mild taste like it's advertised to have, but god damn it had an after taste of bacon. It was strange and I didn't really enjoy it.

Lately though, I've been really into Yuengling Black and Tan, I think it just might be my favorite.

>>4179686
I prefer brown Leffe, give it a try.

>>4179692
Definitely will, just getting into beer so I'm up for anything really! Thanks for the suggestion.

>>4179602
Worst German beer is probably Landfürst.
It has almost the same carbonation level as carbonated water and it's just unforgivingly bitter, like earwax or something.

>>4178200
Just picked up some Surly Furious. Best beer I've had in a while.
Worst beer: Classic Ice

>>4179714
Why does it even sound like a cheap German beer?

The worst beer I had...some variety of micro imperial stout. It tasted awful and cost way too much money.
Honorable mention to Natural Ice for being disgusting swill (but at least it was bland enough to finish).

>>4179699
No worries!
If you're giving everything a shot, someone upthread mentioned rochefort 10- it's very strong and quite pricy in bars, but it's probably my favourite if I'm only going to have one.

I've been drinking this type of thing since christmas. If anyone has any suggestions which I can get from here
>https://www.beermerchants.com/
let your suggestions be known.

>>4179901
thats a nice little collection,

>>4179901
Too bad Kwak is also used in Dutch to desribe sperm. Always made me giggle a bit when I heard that silly belgian name.

drank way too much of this nectar

>Late January
>Not drinking delicious Hopslam

Do you even beer?

For my fellow Belgianfags on a low budget, try and get some Freedom, best price/quality pils imo. Cheaper than the big brands (Jupiler/Cristal/Stella/Maes/Primus...) and quite palatable.

>>4179918
That's why it's funny.
Also, it reminds me of the episode of Men Behaving Badly episode where they are sampling all the continental lagers with funny names, like 'Plop', etc.

Best beers: St. Bernardus 12, Rochefort 10. As for a lighter ale, I like La Chouffe.

Worst: One of the Grolsch seasonals - can't even remember which one. Tasted like absolute shit. Probably "Het Kanon", now that I'm thinking about it.

>>4180011
Grolsch Kanon is good for getting drunk, but Grolsch in general tastes like carbonated piss.

>>4180018

Their slogan is "There's beer - and then there's Grolsch" for a reason.

>>4180036
It is? Ha that is ironically appropriate.

Grolsch is just another one of those nondescript commercial grade Euro lagers for me. They all come in green bottles and they all make your breath smell like puke after two pints.

Delirium Tremens is another good blonde.

>>4180079

It's been on my "to taste" list for a while, along with Malheur 10. How do they rank up?

>>4180096
I really like it. Smooth and slightly sour. They also do a dark beer (Delerium Nocturne) that's worth picking up if you can find it.

The best "cheap" beer hands down is PBR.

If i'm looking for a better beer I go with Blue Moon or Shiner Bock.

i think i had sam adams boston lager and i thought it tasted like aluminum.

Worst I've ever had was either Gordon Finest Gold or Platinum, don't quite remember, but it tasted like chemical waste.

>>4178583
thats why is at 9000+
BUT for 24 bucks for a 30 its a good filler when everyones drunk and dosent care after all the good stuffs gone

Best: LaGunitas Maximus Ale
Worst: King Cobra

I actually don't mind the taste of budweiser in a 40oz ice cold.

delicious this of the dortmunder gold variety

lately Busch because of the fundage
but had a Brrrbon -Widmer Bros
and i dig West Sixth IPA

>>4179714
Is that the garbage all those poor punks drink? while back when I was in Germany, friend wanted to go to some outdoor punk festival. You know, ironic swastikas and lots of dogs. whatever I drank didn't taste like beer, it was like sparingly carbonated piss.

>>4180531
>Ironic Swastika's
>Germany

pick one.
unless they don't mind serving an ironic prison sentence too. y'know - "for a laugh".

Obviously I haven't popped the Old Rasputin, but I had Rye Da Tiger on tap the other day and it was quite good. The others are all pretty good as well.

Worst recently was the Schlafly Tasmanian IPA. It left a wonderful burning rubber smell aftertaste wich I do not wish to visit again.

>>4179572
>Three Floyds

>>4180656
Goddamn right Three Floyds.

Best: Samuel adams Utopias.

Wost: Coopers vintage.

>>4178441

Here's my opinions about the rochefort series.

Aged 10 > Aged 8 > Fresh 8 > Fresh 10 > Aged 6 = fresh 6

Amazing brew!

>>4178453

I hve had about 550 quality beers in my life, and rochefort is among the top 15.

I'd say go for the 8 if you cant. 10 is Great, but i need some aging to make it justice.But, stay away from the 6.

I

Australian here: been starting to try out some craft beers recently and wondering where I should go next. Have tried some of the staples (James Squire range, Little Creatures, SNPA, Matilda Bay etc). Would prefer local stuff including New Zealand, as the American imports really are oppressively expensive.

Bought some Sierra Nevada Bigfoot today. I have the 2012 on hand too, so I'm going to do a small vertical soon. I might pick up another pack to age.

Also bought Speakeasy's double IPA. I've never had one of their beers before so I don't really know what to expect.

I've bought kind of a lot of beer over the past few weeks, but it's mostly stuff that I want to age (Green Flash Rayon Vert and Sierra Nevada Narwhal), so next week I hope my bevmo has SN Ruthless Rye.

Best beer: Russian River Pliny the Elder or Stone collab More Brown than Black IPA

Worst (non-macro): Uinta Hop Notch

>>4181043

where in aus are you? if you can find stuff from Feral Brewery (near perth) it's well worth looking out for. Burleigh Heads brewery do some good stuff too, you can get it in Dan Murphy's

>>4180985
I'm not super familiar with 6, but I could go along with that. 8 is a more balanced beer. Being a couple bucks cheaper than 10 doesn't hurt either.

>>4181068
I prefer Bigfoot with at least a year of aging. It starts to fall off after maybe 7-8 years though. I still keep a bottle around for novelty after that.

Pro-tip: Don't buy beers that are best fresh (e.g. IPAs) from BevMo. They suck at taking care of them.

>>4181138
Bundaberg QLD (microbreweries do not exist north of Brisbane and surrounds). I'll check out the Burleigh stuff, cheers.

>>4181195
Yeah I know, but there aren't many options around me right now that aren't too far away.

>>4181068
i'm bummed i can't get any russian river stuff where im at.

my most excitable find as of late was founders breakfast stout at some dive bar in PA, it was great and im not even a huge stout guy

>>4180665
One of the bars I usually go to has Arctic Panzer Wolf and Dreadnaught on tap. Farmhouse in Chicago. Haven't been there in a couple months though.

>>4178361
>Tfw you work for Bell's
>Tfw free Hopslam

Stock up while you can, we usually run out at around mid-march.

>>4180558
Needs more Expedition Stout.

last drank some Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
best I've had is Racer 5 IPA, by bear republic
been wanting to try Shipyard's signature IPA
worst beer I've had was some really stale, nasty Rolling Rock. tasted like sweaty gym socks smell

Local brew called Baltic Porter. Sweet, bitter, rich but smooth. Drinks almost like water.
And as for shitty beers, I've been trying for the longest time for IPAs but it just isn't taking. The fanishness and popularity of IPAs makes me think there's some sort of hops cult that's churning out believers. It's just bitter, vaguely fruity beer where all the craft brewers all try to out-hop one another.
If I start making my own beer, I'm going to call my beer IHH (India Hoppy Hop) and it'll have hop sediments so you can get your hops fix quick without pretending like you actually enjoy the shit.

Leinenkugel's Snowdrift Vanilla Porter.

I'm seriously going to cry when they stop brewing this for the season.

been drinking a fair amount in the last couple weeks... to name a few, stone ipa and ruination, coronado islander ipa, sierra nevada pale ale, la guinitas sumthin sumthin IPA

i'd really like to try stone's new enjoy by. i loved the first one and want to see how this one compares

worst beer, probably natty ice

Prohibition needs to be brought back and severe penalties for those who break the law.

>>4181680
xSTAYTRUEx

>>4181680

Yeah, cause that worked so well the first time. Also the second time with the "War on Drugs".

I just discovered NB's 1554. Not sure why I never tried it before, but this is a great session beer, especially for this time of year.

Maybe the worst beer I have had was a beer in the Philippines called "Beer na Beer". So bad, that people who drink malt liquor would turn their noses up.

The last few beers I had were Alesmith's Speedway Stout and Pliny the Elder. I'm getting Hopslam in a trade soon and I can't wait to try it. Worst beer I've had Natty Ice.

Lately I've been drinking a lot of Maximus by Lagunitas because it's the strongest beer the store by my house carries.

Really want to try Westvleteren 12 but that probably won't happen for a long long time. Some stores here in the US sold part of a special shipment of it last December, which is unlikely to occur again.

My favorite beers lately are sours/wilds and Belgians, as well as anything with high ABV.

Worst beer, probably Steel Kettle lager, $5 for a 12 pack

Wait, no, Earthquake is definitely the worst beer (technically 'malt liquor') I've ever had

>>4181801
If you can't get Westvleteren, get St. Bernardus instead, it's pretty similar. Frankly Westvleteren is just not worth the hassle. It's good, but not let's drive all the way to the middle of nowhere just for one crate good.

Best: Deschutes Brewery's Obsidian stout. Fucking gorgeous.

Worst: Carling. Fucking carling. Makes me ashamed of my country that we produce this shit. Worse than the shittiest "* light" I ever drank in America.

>>4181838
If St. Bernardus doesn't require a trip overseas, I'll be sure to try it.

aftertaste is cigarette butts.

>>4181890

You should be able to find St Bernardus Abt 12 almost anywhere in the states

Now their witbier... I never see that shit and I'm salty about that

This is the best beer I've ever had. My absolute favorite.

>>4181565

>went up to the brewery two weekends ago
>bought a case
>bought some black note

Bell's is based as fuck

You guys should bottle and sell that Dagger stout, shit was delicious

Hey /ck/, just turned 18 last week, and now im trying to get into some beer. I do like the general taste of beer, but i hate beers that are very bitter and dark.

can you recommend me some decent beer ?, i have a store nearby that imports a lot of beer, so i might find some sweet one's there.

Appreciate any help realy.

>>4181978

sierra nevada kellerweis

try sierra nevada pale ale as well

>>4181978
corona extra

I am going to go buy the Stone Vertical Epic 12.12.12 today. I have been looking forward to it.

>>4181978
You dont like dark, and you dont like bitter...so that takes out Stouts and Porters, and IPAs on the other end...I guess that leaves you to try Hefeweisens, pale ales and amber ales.

I would say start with Sam Adams Boston, Sam Adams Cherry Wheat, Oskar Blues Dales Pale Ale, Stone Pale Ale, Alaskan Amber, Rogue Dead Guy Ale, Mac & Jacks African Amber, Rogue American Amber, Full Sail Amber.

>>4181981
>>4181986
>>4181999

Wow, that was quick. Thanks for the suggestion guys, especially that last post, which informed me of which categories i should look for.

Again, thanks a lot.

>>4181986
Fuck off, that's a shitty adjunct lager

If you're going to drink cheap, at least drink a lager with some hops, and grains that contribute to taste: rice beers suck.

PBR is the best cheap lager. Batch 19 beats it, but they're charging far too much for it.

>>4178349
>implying that Fat Tire is made on anywhere near the scale the other beers are

Seriously, more Blue Moon is sold in a year than every other craft brewery combined.

>>4181617
Good luck finding any Enjoy By. Stone's just using it to build hype. Same recipe between batches BTW.

>>4181777
Speedway is probably the best year-round imperial stout around here. Word is they're bottling a version made with Vietnamese coffee later this year. I might actually make the drive to the brewery for that one.

>>4181801
Don't worry about Westy 12. Rochefort 10 isn't exactly the same, but just as good IME.

>>4181890
Abt 12 is widely distributed and always around. I don't like it as much as Rochefort.

>>4181978
Can't go wrong with some Tripel Karmeliet. If they carry Weihenstephaner you'll be hard pressed to find a better hefeweizen.

>>4182007
DO NOT TRY CORONA
It's not even worth it man. Ignore what that guys says.

As a general rule, don't bother buying beer in green or clear bottles. 99% of the time, it's skunked from UV light exposure.

>>4182019
>As a general rule, don't bother buying beer in green or clear bottles. 99% of the time, it's skunked from UV light exposure.

>>4182008
>>4182015
>>4182019

no need to get all excited bro

>>4182024
Green and clear colored bottles don't protect the beer from UV rays. UV rays cause the chemicals involved in hopping the beer to transforms into 3-methyl-2-butene-1-thiol (thiol indicates sulfur). If you've had any of the traditionally skunky beers ( Heineken, corona, stella, St. Pauli Girl) on tap or in a can, they don't taste skunky.

>>4182024
Perhaps not 99% skunked, but you can be 99% sure there's shitty beer in there if a brewery doesn't care enough to protect their beer from light exposure.

>>4182029
That's an even better rule. No good beer is bottled into green or clear bottles.

>>4182031
Avec Les Bons Voeux is the only one I can think of.

>>4181978
Here again, i figured out i have a Heineken in the fridge (yes, its canned :() is it any good at all ? i've heard some bad things about it.

>>4182035
If it's in the green bottles, it's likely skunked. Just don't be surprised if it tastes like skunk/sulfur. If it's in a can, it's an ok Euro lager. Don't expect an amazing beer.

>>4182037
Its canned, as i wrote in the () marks. And really i dont know what to expect, i have literally no experience whatsoever with beer. Only think i've ever really been drinking is Scotch and Vodka at parties.

>>4182034
Oh yeah, I forgot about those dumb belgians that put good beers into those larger green bottles sometimes. Saison Dupont does the same thing.

>>4182040
Canned Heineken will taste like grain, crackers, it's quite light and refreshing. Carbonated, more lightly than most soda would be. Faint hop bitterness, which comes out as slightly floral. Won't pick up much in that beer though.

Pour it in a pint glass, ever drink beer straight from a can. Cans make for better beer containers ( no light gets in, at all), but never drink straight from them. Same goes for bottles too.

>>4182044
Yeah, i had planned to use a glass, as i've heard that makes for the best experience.

On another totally random note, is there any scotch/whiskey under 22% alc volume ? Since that seems to be the most i can buy unfortunatley.

>>4182048
I'm surprised you can find any that low. It's a distilled product, any lower and you'd just be drinking a product that might as well be a high gravity beer. Scotch and Whiskey start out as a beer type beverage.

>>4182048
Pretty sure that at 22% and under the only things you can get are beers, wines and creme liquors (Armaro, Irish Cream, Creme de Cassis, etc...)

>>4182048
Nope. Maybe you can find some shochu though. It's distilled and can be made with barley. Usually no barrel aging.

>>4182052
>>4182049
Yeah, that's what i thought. O well, not the end of the world.

>>4182041
Those 75cl bottles are awkward, since most higher quality beers are typically drunk from 33cl glasses.

>>4182078
Never has been for me, but I have a couple of 25cl tulips. Works out fine.

I want to try Alizé to see what the fuss is about butI'm afraid I'll be laughed out of the store because I'm white

>>4182101
You'll also be a dumbass, spending that kind of money on a shitty drink.

I got this in the Flying Dog "Shock and Awe" mix pack. The pack also came with an Under Dog Atlantic Lager and their classic pale ale and IPA. The stout was really good, and I couldn't really taste the oysters.

>>4182101
yeah it's not very good the only advantage you get is being able to yell ALIZAY! in a black person's voice

Ok, New Drinker here, I am 20 and have no plans to drink till I am 21.

What drinks should I try? I want to try what are considered "Girly drinks" Appletini, side cars, etc... but I dont want to be laughed out of a bar.

Any good alcohol that taste good but wont make me loose guy points?

>>4182203
Lager.

>>4182203
Ale.

>>4182203
>loose
considering intellect is one the strong points of being a man, you just lost points.

>>4182203

Ale

>>4182210
....And you are the reason why I am on reddit.

>>4182251
Like people don't do the same thing there? Fucking faggot.

Oh yeah, I forgot, r/food is fucking prole central.

>>4182268
>this guy
No one missed your little break from /ck/.

Just drank this delicious Astra Alsterwasser.
Refreshing mix of Beer and Lime Juice.

>>4182271
>implying I take breaks
>implying you aren't a prole

>>4182251
Stay there then.

Been drinking Augustiner Hell, one of the best beer you can get in Munich and around. Though not very well known outside of Bavaria.

>>4182299
just about to go and pick up a couple of these from the shop

see this on the front page

what the fuck

Next time I try Prost.

>>4182339
my colleagues told me Prost would be worse than Öttinger

At this time I'm drinking König Ludwig Dunkel.
It's a little bit expensive but it's great.
I've liked it since my 16th birthday.

>>4182203
OK you want good tasting non-beer mixed drinks that wont make you lose "man points"...rum and coke, black russian, white russian, mojitos (in the summer), baby guinness

>>4182640
Dont listen to this guy

Manhattans, Martinis, Whiskey sours, Gin and tonics, Moscow Mules, presbyterians, gimlets, old fashioneds, bloody mary. All of those drinks are manly, classy, and delicious

>>4178935
>>4179517
Plebs detected. Russian Imperial Stouts are the best beers on earth and Ol' Raspy is one of the best in the States.

In any case, my favorite beer is Slap Your Mammy Double IPA from Trinity Brewing in Colorado.

Worst I've had was probably just a Coors or something. I try my hardest to stick to good micros.

>>4178441
GOAT beer right here. Big fan St. Bernardus 12 as well.

>>4179929
Can't get it in the Northeast :(

>>4182812
I'm not big on imperial stouts, but Stone's russian imperial was fucking delicious. Haven't tried rogue's. Their stuff always seems too overpriced, apart from dead guy ale.
The guy at my liquor store doesn't sell their stuff anymore after they raised the price on it 3 times in a 6 month period.

>>4180273
You should try Allagash White if you like Blue Moon.

>>4182844
fuck your goat, return that acronym to /sp/

>>4182888
Forgot I wasn't on /sp/

>>4182761
>micro hipster
>calling anyone pleb

Just cracked open my first of these babies of the day/evening. Not extra fancy, but an old standby favorite of mine, and for some reason I can buy a 12er of bottles at my local supermarket for the same price it costs to buy a 12er of coors light, in cans. Why anyone would ever pick the coors I have no idea.

>/ck/ faps over old Rasputin
>DO WANT
>cant find it anywhere
> suddenly found some!
>buy 4pac
>ready to drink and fap furiously
>pour that shit up
>its tick as fuck
>nice aroma!
>take a sip....
>fuking tastes like SHIT

i still have 2 beers in the fridge, i bought them like 5 months ago

Should a novice try beers in sequence like
Malty to Hoppier or light to dark?

pic related was super strong to me and almost bad, but I come home and see it gets stellar reviews

>>4182894
>Implying you're not some "anti-hipster" faggot that drinks macro brews to show the world your a working class man with true taste.

Micro breweries in the states brew better beer than 95% of Europe (save Belgium and some German beers). Get better taste faggot.

>>4182928
That was basically my experience, except I've never seen anyone mention it here. Old Rasputin is horrible.

Drinking my last Twice As Mad Tom, definitely going to be buying more.

Kinda want to pick up some more Smashbomb first though.

>>4182943
This.

>>4182928
You're missing out on a lot if you're drinking it at fridge temps. Try it at cellar temp (~55F) or warmer.

>>4182950
I won't say it's horrible, but there are much better imperial stouts out there. It's been many years since I've bought Old Rasputin.

>>4182950
>>4182950
I thought that too, the I realized imperial stouts are all horrible.

>>4182943

Boom. Right now in the beer community is the golden age for beer, more specifically, centralized in the US. People who REALLY love beer are finally realizing that they can brew it, and they do, with incredible results.

This is not a disputable thing. We have some amazingly talented and adventurous brewers in the world today that are really trying to push what beer can be.

On my fourth pint of Fuller's London Porter. Cheers ck.

currently drinking Blue Moon Belgian White Ale

Worst
>Old Milwaukee
Best
>Great Lakes Christmas Ale

I'm a plebian when it comes to beer knowledge but hand me a Christmas Ale and pic related

Best: Sierra Nevada Kelleweis

Worst: Delirium. God I hate that

>>4178200
Worst Beer: Coors

Best Beer: Any if you add a shot of whiskey (Boilermaker/Depth Charge ftw)

>what I have been drinking
Samuel Adams Griffin's Bow
>been wanting to try
Pliny the Younger
>what I like
Lazy Magnolia Southern Pecan
>what I hate
Natural Light, Southpaw, Coors

This is such a beautiful fucking beer.

Tonight it's My Bloody Valentine and Sculpin.

>>4183437
Had it on tap the other night. It was really good, but I kind of expected more. I didn't feel like I got slammed with hops. It's no more hoppy than other double IPAs, it's just high abv.

>>4183448
The Breakfast Stout is delicious. Founds is an incredible brewery.

Just tonight picked up some Founders Harvest Ale, and some Sierra Nevada Narwhal.

>>4183478
You will not be dissapointed with the Narwhal.
Right now, i am gonna drink a pounder of Busch Light in the shower, and decide whether or not to open a bottle of Killer Penguin, or just finish the Busch cause its leftover from a party, and its gonna get even worse...

>>4183510
>Busch Light
You should probably just donate it to charity, but you wouldn't be doing anyone any favors.

I was hoping the Narwhal would be good. SN make a good beer, but I've never had anything dark from them. Breaking into that later tonight.

>been drinking
St. Arnold Elissa is my reg, among a few others
>been wanting to try
Brother thelonious abbey ale. I need to try
>what you like
I like beer. But my faves are IPA, hefeweizens and double IPA's.
>worst beers you've had
pic related. its the only time in my life I've actually thrown away five beers from a six pack.

Despite having turned 21 yesterday, I have not consumed any alcohol since a couple of weeks ago. I do not know what beers I like yet. The worst I have had is Bud Light Platinum. There is a food and wine/beer pairing thing at a local bar/brewery tomorrow that I might attend. The beers were all brewed on location and the wines were all made at a nearby winery.

>>4183448
breakfast stout is delicious, if you ever find it anywhere make sure you get some KBS, it will blow your mind!

>>4183478
narwhal is good stuff, sadly its already come and gone around here

>>4183418
>pliny the younger
still haven't got my hands on this but i cant wait till i do!

>>4183047
i recently re-visited old rasputin, it is much more hoppy than i remember, not terrible but your correct MANY far superior imp stouts

>>4183566
Where are you from?

>>4183437
agreed, im more of an RIS kind of guy but i love this time of year when hopslam comes around again

In no particular order
Favorites- Pic Related
Anchor Brekle's Brown
Samuel Adams Winter Lager
Moose Head
Paddock Wood 606
Big Rock Black Amber

Cheap and Drinkable - Lucky Lager

Worst
Budweiser, Coors Light, Keiths IPA, Rickards White

been drinking the last of the 805 my sister brought me :) Been wanting to try Flying Dog Brewery's limited edition "El Dorado" IPA. I love their shit and drink that on the regular. or whatever I get from costco. last week it was Sierra Nevada Torpedos... as for the worst beer, I would have to say that award goes to a home brew disastrously done by friend of mine. He made it for a LARP group competition, and the first test batches were... special.

>>4183664
read that wrong first time and thought you were saying torpedo was worst.... i almost raged, im not a fan of flying dogs lighter beers but i enjoy their darker stuff pearl necklace is weird, but worth a shot for something different

>>4183673
Have you tried SN Ruthless Rye IPA? Freaking delish.

>>4183673
yup! rye also not my favorite style but its growing on me... that one is perty tasty

>>4183683
>>4183702
replied to wrong post, but this thread is so hopping im sure you got that..... pun intended

>>4183726
>ba dun tss

I did.

drinking:
Shocktop honeycrisp apple wheat, newcastle, miller light

wanting to try: There's a couple with chocolate and chili I wanna try.

worse: Genessee Ice.

my post was deleted
is the mod a old rasputin lover or WTF?

suck my dick you stupid MODerfucker

>>4183615
I'm currently living in Rolla, Missouri so I can go to university here.

>>4183841
Genny Scream Ale is way worse than Ice.

>>4178694
This.

I also like stone Ipa fucking good but a little pricey.

Worst in my opinion is miller lite in that aluminum bottle bullshit they sell at like poolside in Vegas

I can't drink alcohol anymore.
Doctor's orders.
Otherwise, I have had a quite few.

Favorite Beer: Great Lakes Elliot Ness
Least Liked Beer: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.

Also, you can pour the hate-on. I didn't care for Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout.

The reason being? The Sierra Nevada and Old Rasputin may have been skunked. Otherwise, they both tasted like things I would have pulled out from under my sink with which to clean.

>>4184172

I gotta widen the beers I try I pretty much just stick to what the super market sells. Whenever I read these threads I feel like I'm missing out on so many good beers.

A Surfer on Acid is the best drink i've ever had

The best, Coopers stout.

The worst, any of the new flavourless low carb beers, its beer made not to taste like beer so the fairys can feel like men.

>>4184185

This guy knows what he's on about.

>>4184113
their cream ale? it's drinkable. The ice... it's seriously the only beer I've ever had that I couldn't drink.

>>4184339
Its not about that, it was the first beer that gave me the shits. My father laughed at me when i brought it home, and told me what i was in for.
He went to Genneso College and knew the effects. I was trapped in my single story ranch bedroom fartbox of death by the time i woke up and Halo 3 chorus music was playing at 6am.
Traumatizing, the cheap beer way.

Been trying some US beers which are pretty hard to find here in the UK, had a porter and an IPA from Odell's and they were both great. Sierra Nevada and Goose Island pale ales were nice. Wasn't keen on Stone double bastard or arrogant bastard though, it was basically just HOPS!!! and fuck all else.

Also tried this stuff at the Brew Dog bar and it was fucking horrible.

>>4184378
If you think the Stone arrogant bastard brews were just hops. Stay the fuck away from American Strong IPAs. Those things are just hops on more hops with a side of hops.

I think it means I'm pissed when I start listening to this over and over and over and over....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl6TRuuGM

>>4184175 I understand, here...
The best place to look would be your state store, a specialty beer store, an independent grocer with a great wine and beer selection, and/or an upscale chain store.

In my case, I have Jungle Jim's, good Kroger's, a few good independent liquor stores, and a few other places.

American & Canadian (In no particular order)--
May I suggest Dogfish Head, Brooklyn Brewery, Flying Dog Brewery, Rogue Ales, Three Floyds, Victory Brewery, Tröegs Brewing Company, Southern Tier, Great Lakes Brewing Company, Unibroue, Brasserie Dieu Du Ciel, Central City Brewing, Driftwood Brewery, and Les Trois Mousquetaires...

Belgian:
Brasserie Cantillon, Delerium Tremens (Huyghe Brewery), Brouwerij Westvleteren, Boon Brewery, (Brasserie d'Orval) Orval Brewery, Bières de Chimay, Brasserie de Rochefort, and so many others...

UK, Ireland, and Australia:
Harviestoun Brewery, Fuller Smith & Turner, Samuel Smith Old Brewery, J.W. & Lees, Guinness, Old Chimney's, Belhaven, Kernel, Orkney Brewery, BrewDog, Little Creatures, Feral, Jamieson Brewery, etc.; etc...

Germany, the Netherlands, and elsewhere:
Weihenstephaner, Wurzburger Hofbrau, Bitburger Brewery, Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu, Rothaus, Erdinger, König Brauerei, Hacker-Pschorr Brewery, Paulaner, Brauerei zur Malzmühle Schwartz KG, Bierbrouwerij De Koningshoeven, Brouwerij De Molen, and so on...
Any other questions, comments, etc. just let me know. Good luck.

>>4182274
Astra is a headache inducing beer but their Alsterwasser is one of the best.

>>4184343

I live in green county Wisconsin and I have the minhas brewery and the new glarus brewery. I love Wisconsin!

>Be American soldier stationed in Germany.
>Find god tier German beer.
>Most soldiers stay in barracks drinking Bud Light.
>cryingsoldier.jpg

>>4184497
>Brouwerij De Molen

My nigga. They try some awesome stuff with their "Hell and Damnation" brews. Plus, their beer store has fucking everything.

>>4184758

lagers suck no matter what country you're in

>>4185172
They make some pretty good ones in the US...

>>4185915
>liking anything except over 9000 IBU hopfishdog imperial russian you can't handle this tripel IPA
>the year after I was old enough to drink legally

you must be new here. enjoy your natty ice.

Best, Moka d'Or

Light Rashberry beer, eastern Canada.

I have a Gigantic IPA to drink tonight, and I wonder how it will be. I had another beer from this microbrewery before, and it was quite good.

I recently bought a couple singles of Bigfoot to add to the cellar, along with two bottles of the Stone 12.12.12 Vertical Epic. Not sure if I should drink one soon and then age the other. I'd hate to save both only to find I dislike it, though the description is quite enticing. Anyone have one of these yet?

>>4184975
Definitely! They're incredible. Whenever I see anything from thing, I buy it.

>>4186178
I'm not familiar with that beer. Looks tasty.

worst named beer of all time
not counting supermarket brand lagers

>>4186192
IPA don't forget to drink it room temperature

>>4186192
The Stone 12VE was one of the more complex beers I've had recently. It's thick and spiced and fucking delish.

>>4187754
Crown's Castle isn't that bad a name.

I recently turned 15, and I am legally allowed to drink alcohol. You mad?

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There's a brewery that just opened locally called Tin Man. Their IPA (Alloy) and their red ale (Rivet) aren't really something you'd expect from a brewery in Evansville.

>>4187805
I meant to say
You jelly?

Here are my favourites.

Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA
Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale
O'Dell Brewing Co.'s Cutthroat Porter
Sam Adams
Heineken

I just find the last one so crisp and refreshing when I crave a beer.

>>4187806
Those however are bad names, though I dislike most American beer names.
>>4187817
>Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale
An acceptable name.

Just finished a beer sample thats going to be our second released beer ever. Simple APA with loads of hops.

Started a micro brewery in 2012.

>>4187821
You got a problem with our beer names? You want a fuckin beatin?
I think they can be creative and/or funny.

>>4187806

The stout tasted like nothing but water both times I had it. The fat guy with the facial hair working at the bar was a douchebag too.

Got one of those Chimay samplers with the chalice last week. The white label is probably the best beer I've ever had, and the blue is way the fuck up there.

>>4183159
Funny thing about this boom is that Europe is not at all a part of it. If you look at the various beer review websites all the highest rated in the world (Save some Trappist beers) come from North America. Europe with their high and mighty history are stuck brewing the same shit they have been for 200 years and you get asshats like Cpt.Anti-Micro who just can't get over that fact.

Europe needs to step up.

>>4187805

>>4188123
I got one of those as well, been trying to regift it ever since.
I had a chimay in a champagne botte years and years ago. Worst beer I ever drank.Tasted of sherry.

>>4187805

Mods <3

>>4188267

>>4188138
>Europe needs to step up.
If I go to an average cafe/pub here, I can order at least 10 to 20 different kinds of beers, most of them of great quality. At least 2 of them are Trappist. I think things are fine the way they are.

>>4188386

I don't think that guy has been to europe.

>>4188138
Well, sites like ratebeer or beeradvocate are mostly populated by north americans. No wonder american beers are a little bit overrated there.

>>4187805

Guinness
ALdi has it down to 99c a tin so im not going to argue with that.

I cannot wait to get back to cork, the local fancy beer shop has been stocking more and more beers I have never tried. They ahve been going on a big American kick and I have to say the country gets a bad reputation internationally but when sampling the beers on offer there is a lot of tasty beverages to be had.

>>4178935
Dude, if you're into german black beer. Don't waste your time with Kötritzer, stuff became pretty bad lately.

Protip: Störterbeker Schwarzbier.
Best german style black beer out there atm

>>4188610
*Störtebeker,
Sry.

Its National Chocolate day

So Ommegang Chocolate Indulgence Stout!

>>4187766
not room temp.... aiming more for 50F or so, let it warm up in a snifter for a bit before you indulge

>>4178200
Oude Geuze by Brouwerij Drie Fonteinen

>tfw I am Australian

we can't get any great beers here, we don't even import the ones we do get. We make them here using our shitwater.

>>4189585
you could homebrew mate..

I went out and got some Hobgoblin, among other things, today.

Is it nice? I've never tried a bitter sweet beer before.

>>4189812
s'alright. nothing special. a nice earthy red beer. a little overhyped if anything these days.

It's brewed in Witney, just outside Chipping Norton.

>>4189833
Obama's is Goose Island 312 btw.

>>4189833
Should I drink it cold or warm?

>>4187748
You can find it in rare supermarket and specialized place

>>4189961
slightly chilled, or room temperature. It depends on where you drink it.
If you want a refreshing pint then chilled is nice but loses flavour. If you are eating food then serve it room temp and you'll taste the complex flavours through the food.

Just had this recently and found out they're not going to release it anymore.
Feels terrible, man.

>>4188386
>>4188393

I'm not that guy, but I think the point is not to discredit Europe for its contribution to the beer community or it's current state - some really great beers come from Europe.

But. Right now, small breweries in the US are taking over due to the quality and fresh ideas that they're putting into their beers. It's not that one country is better than the other, it's just that it would appear the US is more exciting in it's ideas at the moment.

>>4190103
There are still some breweries in Europe which try new ideas.
Mikkeller for denmark, Emelisse for the netherlands, Brewdog in Scotland...
I live in France and I've been surprised: these last 5 years, there have been some brewers doing interesting and new beers: Mont Salève, La Corrézienne, Outland, Fleurac,... Not as many as in the US, but it's still promising.

Had a 650ml Double Bastard last night and for some reason it got me pretty fucked up, ending up listening to Channel Orange, getting feels and drunk texting girl I like.

>>4190122
That's good to hear. Mikkeller actually did a collaborative brew with a brewery I live near last year. It was good.

>>4178468
Went to the liquor store today and picked up two bottles of that Trappiste 10, will try one tonight. Also got some Innis & Gunn rum cask beer and one of Howe Sound Megadestroyer. Love that stuff, I wish it was available year round.

>>4190103
>it would appear the US is more exciting

The important words: "would appear" and "exciting".
Microbrewery is a hype industry in the US. We don't get many unadulterated US tv channels over here, but the noticeably ones like Discovery, Nat Geo and Bloomberg have all of them run puff piece shows about US brewers.

I like the idea of brewing being taken back from the conglomerates, but you need to cut through the hype machine of rich marketers and go for the product. USA has not established its ability to consistently make magical ales like the Brits and the Belgians as yet.

What's a good beer that doesn't have a terrible aftertaste like Modelo?

>>4190221
Is that your glass? It's sweet.

>>4190497
>cut through the hype machine of rich marketers

The breweries I'm referencing don't have any hype marketing money to advertise with - it's basically all word-of-mouth from fans of their brews. You don't see any Three Floyds billboards or ads in magazines.

That rule applies just as much here. If they can afford to really put up an ad campaign, they probably aren't worth your time.

Alright, so I don't drink beer. I'm more of a liquor type of guy. I've tried beer before, and while I don't remember the brand, I do remember not enjoying it at all.

That said, I've been invited to have beer with a friend and ask, What beer is best for a person who doesn't like beer? Or rather, what beer is generally considered best? Hell, what do I even look for in beer?

>>4190538
"Beer" is a pretty broad term.

What was it you didn't like about beer?

Worst: natural ice
Best: boddingtons pub ale.

This with a few ice cubes. Either have a beer (any except that light crap) or lately a bottle of hard cider (Angry Orchard cuz that's what they have).

Drank five yesterday at the bar watching golf.
Feels good man,

>>4190521
marketing today isn't billboards and tv commercials. that's dinosaur.

marketing today is viral, social and astroturf (fake grassroots support). hype is hype whether it's commercial or amateur enthusiasts. There is much hype surrounding the US microbrew market. Hype should never influence the drinking of ales. "Appearing" to offer "exciting" products is falling for the hype.

My local shops only have a small selection of beers. Mostly English ales or cheep imports like Fosters and Stella.

It's a shame.

>>4184758
Is the legal drinking age 21 on the base? Surly a lot of soldiers ago into Germany just to take advantage of the more liberal drinking laws.

>>4178262
Get a Modus Hoperandi IPA.

>>4190538
A friend of mine only likes wine and didn't like beer.
I gave her some "rouge de flandres" or "vieille brune" like Rodenbach, Ichtegem, Duchesse de Bourgogne or Liefmans Goudenband, as it's the type of beer which resembles the most to wine.
She did like it.
Another friend of mine doesn't like bitterness in beer. She only likes fruity, shitty beers. So for her it was lambic (gueuze, faro, kriek from Cantillon, Drie Fonteinen, Timmermans,...) that did the trick.
But, like >>4190560 said, if you don't tell us what you don't like in beer, we won't be able to help you.

>>4190560

shitty after taste and bread flavor

>>4190516
Sadly no, it's just a picture off the internet. I'd love to have one like that though.

Also if you see that beer around and you like imperial stouts, it's definitely worth a try, the licorice flavor goes really well.

troegs hop back amber ale

one of the best beers i've bought in a while

Worst beers I tried recently were Canadian Steam Whistle and American Blue Moon IPA.

Both countries make good beer these days BTW, but you still have to know where to search.

Drinking Bellheimer Silber-Pils as I post. What I would like to try again is Polarbär from Bamberg. (I don't think anybody knows this outside of Germany.)

>>4184378
O'Dell's makes a great American Amber called 90 shillings. give it a try if you can find it in Inga-land

>>4190628
That's pretty much all ales and stouts then.

Try a lager?

It's like liquid caramel mixed with malt. Or, to put it another way, like two beautiful women making love in my mouth.

Pic is my favorite
Lagunitas Little Sumpin Sumpin is a big favorite of mine also
Rasputin is a stout I enjoy
Red Hook IPA is a great introductory IPA
Red Stripe is a beer that everyone likes
Sierra Nevada is an always reliable brand
Just got into Brooklyn recently

>>4190628
I said that too before I tried some decent beers. What have you tried thus far?

>>4191270
>like two beautiful women making love in my mouth

So it's exciting for the first five minutes and then you wish there was actually something happening?

jk. I've tried Leffe, it's just not my bag.

>>4190615
>>4190560
Well, it was quite a while since I had a beer, but the only thing I can really remember being put off by was the taste, so I suppose I could start with that.

>>4191065
I'll give it a shot.
>>4191449
That wasn't me. I can't remember the brand I tried. It was a long time ago.

What do Britfags think about the minimum price being proposed?

45p/unit England/Wales
50p/unit Scotland

This will mean most beers go up in price substantially.