Germany, in addition to the other many wonderful things it manufactures, makes the most glorious brews in the world. There are beers in every country that I love, but when I take a long pull at something like Rootberger Hell or an Aktiem, I’m in beer heaven.
Someday I’ll get to Germany and drink my way through all the little braueris.
Woo hoo…beer!!!
As you’d probably never guess from the username, I too love beer.
My first homebrew is in the primary as we speak, pretty much done with the vigorous fermentation but still not ready for secondary (want to eek out every last thousandth of a point of gravity…started at 1.082, and measured at 1.023 when I checked it Wednesday [hey, I really wanted a sample, ok!!]…if it drops to about 1.014, then I’ve got me a 9% oatmeal stout with a good 60-65 IBUs, according to ProMash 
).
I haven’t given up on commercial brew, though…unfortunately, being trapped in the beer hell that is West Virginia downright sucks, but I try to manage the best I can…tonight, bought a 6-pack of Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold in preparation for the snow tomorrow (was going to get the Sam Adams Brewmaster 12-pack, with Scotch Ale and Black Lager, but I don’t want to associate with anything Boston until the Steelers win 
), have very big beers that I buy when I head home to PA (current one is the 11% Old Salty Barleywine from the magnificent Heavyweight Brewing Company…“Bigger and Smaller than Most!!”), and well…the West Virginia Brewing Company makes fantastic beers within the 6% handcuffs that they have on them.
So, when life gives you hops, make beer!!!
And how could I forget:
Q: Why is American beer like making love in a canoe?
A: It’s fucking close to water!
I agree…I hate bring negativity into our paean to ambrosia, but this definitely is one of my pet peeves.
The truth is that a) most foreigners who say this have never had an American microbrew, and b) most national beers end up being boring pale adjunct lagers no better than Bud, Miller or Coors…DMS flavor is DMS flavor the world over.
I have never read anything so beautiful in all my life. I thing I will go have a beer 
Damn you, *Homebrew. I opened this thread specifically to mention that song! :mad:
I guess I have to settle for second best and mention Sneaky Snake…
Kat
This is grain, which any fool can eat, but for which the Lord intended a more divine means of consumption. Let us give praise to our maker and glory to his bounty by learning about… BEER. --Friar Tuck
Heh. I’m headed to the Brickskeller right now.
–Cliffy
Having my first Guinness in Dublin, Ireland was like simultaneously having the best orgasm I ever had and doing everything that led up to said orgasm, all at once.
Since I can’t drink Guinness in the US anymore, what with its feeling like being cast out of the Garden of Eden and all, my favorites are:
Well, you know what they say: you only rent SDMB threads!
So do you like rauchbier? If you can drink a half litre of rauchbier, then I’ll believe you.
I like almost everything, but can’t drink that stuff.
Rauchbier is good! Well, at least my rauchbier is good. I make a smoked porter that has won awards!
Wow, that’s some smart beer.
I’ve had a few beers that had some smokey character that I’ve enjoyed…mainly smoked porters. The serious German rauchbiers though, the ones that have the strong taste of smoked meat, are the ones that I cant take.
mmmm… meat beer…
I like Yuengling Porter.
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmMMMmmmmmm … Beer
beer foamy
beer good
mmmm beer
Now that I’ve slightly recoved my wits, beer I like:
(partial list, in no particular order except the top one)
Czechvar.
Young’s Brewery Double Chocolate Stout.
Anderson Brewing Co. Boont Ale and Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout.
Pike Brewery Kilt Lifter.
Orchard Street Brewery Stock Ale.
Silver Peak Brewery Peavine Porter.
Alaska Brewing Co. Summer Ale.
Pyramid Snow Cap.
Weihenstephan Hefeweissbier Dunkel and Kristal Weissbier.
Eggenberg Urbock.
Mac and Jack’s Serengeti Wheat, African Amber.
Big Time Brewery Snowmelt.
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.
La Conner Brewing Co. Pilsner.
Yakima Brewing Co. Bert Grant’s Perfect Porter and Deep Powder Winter Ale.
Stone Brewing Co. Arrogant Bastard Ale.
Deschutes Brewery Obsidian Stout and Mirror Pond Pale Ale.
Chimay Grand Reserve.
Stella Artois.
Spaten Optimator.
Well, I could get really carried away. If I start really listing Belgian and German beers, I’d never get through my list.
Beer!
As a final note: anyone who jokes about American beer being lousy proves him- or herself to be a beer ignoramus. Sure, the big U.S. domestic brewers make swill, but many of the thousands of craft and microbrews in America can stand proudly along any country’s beers in the world.
On the first day of Christmas my truelove gave to me… a beer.
Trunk that was beautiful. The only reason I didn’t name my daughter Beer was some grumbling from my wife about things she’d cut off if I even tried. Still considered it, but invoked Homer for the naming process:
The missus and I managed to split a fourpack of the tall Guiness cans with the widgets in 'em during and after the labor. Og bless beer!
A hundred?!
My friend, that goode and tastey beverage Bier has been helping the human race perpetuate itself and cope with life’s problems (love, war, The Boss) for well over three thousand years!
:to Beer!:
“You’ve come a long way, baby.”
Silensus:
You may not know it yet, but you are my new best friend.
Mmmmmm…Rauchbier.
It don’t get no better than that
Aahhh, I haven’t had a Rauchbier in 15 years. I’m going to have to head to Bev’Mo this weekend to see if I can find some.
Yeah, and the kicker is that “Rye Whiskey” is a traditional waltz. Man, I want to be at the dance where that waltz gets played.
1-2-3, 1-2-hic, 1-2-3 …
You’re all drunks, and I love you loads.