ah, beer, one of my favourite topics…
Dough… the stuff that buys me beer
Ray… the guy who brings me beer
me…the guy thats drinking beer
Far…the distance to my beer
So… I think I’ll have a beer
La… la la la la la beer
Tea… no thanks, Im having beer
which brings me back to…
etc etc etc
Personally, I love Bulmers Cider http://www.bulmers.ie
And, of course, A nice, Creamy, off-cold Guinness with a bishops Collar… aaahhh
Guinness is my #1 choice.
If I’m not in the mood for such a heavy, dark beer, I go with Harp.
If there is a worst case scenario, and the pub I’m at doesn’t have either (unlikely that I’d frequent a place like that :)) I’ll go for a Murphy’s or Sam Adams.
To be perfectly honest, I’m not a big drinker. 95% of the time I’ll end up drinking seltzer or Diet Coke. But, when I’m in the mood those are my choices.
Larrigan, I’ve been desperately trying to remember the words to that. Yay!
Doh!
A deer!
A FEMALE deer. . .
To quote from that great american scribe, Homer Simpson. “I like my beer cold, my T.V. loud, and my homosexuals flaming!”
Coldfire, glad to see someone else who loves Grolsh. When I lived in Amsterdam it was my drink of choice.
For all of you SN fans out there, kudos. I too am quite the fan.
Lagunitas makes, IMHO, the best IPA. Even better than Anderson Valley’s. Although they have an excellent Oatmeal stout and an excellent Amber.
My favorite bottled beer has to be Delirium Triemens (sp?). A beer that can trully kick you on your ass and leave you begging for more.
For best brewery? I have to say it’s a toss up between New Glarus brewery in Wisconsin. And the good ol Medocino Brewing Company. Every one of their 5 main brews is trully in a class by itself. If anyone has a chance I urge you to check out any one of their beers.
I just read this and had to share. It’s the best description of the differences betweens ales and lagers I have yet read. It’s from the Lagunitas Brewing Company
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“In The beginning, there were ales. As far as anyone knows, the first beers made were ‘top-fermented’, which is longhand for ‘Ale’. Sometime long before the 1860’s, beers became popular that were made in Northern Europe with a bottom fermenting yeast strain that liked the colder temperatures. Because they had to spend weeks aging before they tasted their best, they were known as ‘Lager’ beer. Lager is the German word for ‘storage’. Since they had to sit a while, they took up more time and space and as such were harder and more expensive to make. Where ales are meaty, lagers are sinewy. Where ales are stree, lagers are ‘haute couture’. Where an ale might hit you over the head and take your wallet, lagers donate to charity and adopt stray cats. While an ale might steal your car or try to date your daughter and keep her out all night for who-knows-what purpose, a well bred lager would offer to clean your house while you’re on vacation and leave fresh scones and coffee for you when you return. Now, don’t get us wrong, ales can be a lot of fun to hang out with when you’re in the right mood, and if you have bail money on you. But what’s wrong with livin’ uptown from time to time, on a nice street, where the doormen all wear those little uniforms, the air smells of flowers, and lagers rule the Earth. Cheers!”*
My beer knowledge came from a man that I call Big Pappa. He was a bartender at the bar that I worked at who I lost a game of pool to hence the title.
I worked at Fox and Hound where we served over 100 different beers, and I got to try them all except guiness. Sorry guys, but if it doesn’t move when I serve it I won’t drink it! How many of you get it served right with the shamrock in the head? Do you people know what it takes to pour that let alone get it right? Any fans of black and tans?
Anybody out there like Newcastle? Makes a great cheese soup.
For you Bass lovers have you tried Bass and Harp together? Had a group of guys who swore by it.
For the people who like hoppy beers I think the one I want to let you know about is called three kings. There is another one out there and I have to get back to you on that one.
As for me I like Hornsbys Draft Cider, Leiney Honey weiss, Boulevard Pale Ale, Petes Strawberry Blonde, Blue Moon Belgium White, Two Dogs either orange or lemon, and a local one Bent River Pale Ale.
Yep, I like em’ lite and sweet.
As soon as I hit Reply, I remembered that it is Three Floyds.
BTW John, funny stuff! If you like ciders try the Hornsbys, better on tap, but good in the bottle if you get the stuff with the blue lable. There is also one called Woodchuck Granny Smiths cider.
Look, if you want to talk about apple juice, go start your own thread. We’re talking beer here, dear. 
Hey, that’s not fair! John started it!
I naively wallowed in manufactured piss water until I went to England in the early 90’s with my brother. He had some friends there who took us out and ordered each of us a Guiness.
My brother and I each took our 1st sip, looked at each other, and wondered what was this black stuff. Being troopers, we continued to drink until we finished it. A funny thing happened on the way to the bottom of the glass. A warm light from the heavens opened up and bathed us in its glow. Then the true meaning of beer came through and we immediately ordered another Guiness. I’ve never looked back.
The first night I met my wife, we ended up in an Irish Pub in Boston. She was unsure what to order. I recommended a Guiness with one caveat–Do not form an opinion of it until you reach the bottom of your glass. She finished it and ordered another. That was when I knew I had to have her.
Others I enjoy include Newcastle Brown, Bass, Harp.
Carlsburg