Beer of Choice?

ShayK1

As men who clearly love beer I'm interested in your input.

I like Tiger beer, Okochim and Zywiec.

Given the choice of any beer in the world... what would you have?

Don1

Hmmm, like Tigger, Moosehead, Molsen, proper heineken (not the brewed under licence) and some of the Porter House ones.

Love Dinkel Acker Privat, Sanwald Heiffeweisen and Bitburger Pils.

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Wow, this is a very mood and place dependent question.

Tyskie, Becks Vier for the lager. If neither is available, I'd go for Heineken, but never in bottles, the smell of bottled Heinieken makes me gag.

Large Bottle of Gionness, off the Shelf, is lovely.

Pint of Smithwicks with a Guinness Head. Creamy goodness.

missingtime

Carlesberg or Miller generally.

If I can get it Pilsner Urquell. Mmmm Pilsner Urquell.

yoyo

Carlsburg, Heineken, Fosters, Tuborg etc...

Nick

Necronomicon

Miller is usually the brew of choice, but where it's served I like Hoegarden as well. Tasty.

Slow Motion

Agree with Des on this one, Heinekin normally, but had a six pack of Tiger the other night as a little treat!

FlutterinBantam

Anything under 2.38 a litre tbh

balon

Anchor Steam Beer, Goose Island IPA or Hobgoblin. All quite different and delicious in their own way!

microgirl

I am horrified at the preponderance of yellow, fizzy water varieties in this thread so far. Carlsberg?! BUL Heineken?! Fosters???!!!!!

Iffen yiz're gonna drink lager lads, would yiz not at least drink Zywiec or even Budvar?

Ok, that's unfair of me, there is nothing whatsoever wrong with lager, but I wouldn't even call Fosters lager!

And ye call ye'reselves men

Me, I can't pick a favourite. But if I could have any beer in the world (that I've already tried), it'd be Stone Ruination IPA. But you can't get that here. Here, Galway Hooker on draught or Goose Island IPA in a bottle

voxpop

Schnider Weisse or Franziskaner at the mo. Guinness is also good

smashey

microgirl wrote: »

I am horrified at the preponderance of yellow, fizzy water varieties in this thread so far. Carlsberg?! BUL Heineken?! Fosters???!!!!!

Meh. At least nobody mentioned the "B" word.


Heineken ftw.

Don1

Thing is with the "fizzy yellow water" varieties like Heineken and Carlsberg etc. the varieties we consume in Ireland are brewed under licence and are not the proper version. Try a Heineken with Imported on the label and see the difference.

As for Fosters and Budw**** bleargh!!!! An affront to the term lager!!!

Also I don't understand why has that bud muck got weiser in the name. It's not even close to being a weissebier!!!

missingtime

smashey wrote: »

Meh. At least nobody mentioned the "B" word.

Indeed.

minidazzler

I am very Partial to both Guinness and Murphys. I also enjoy German imports from time to time.

yoyo

Don1 wrote: »

Thing is with the "fizzy yellow water" varieties like Heineken and Carlsberg etc. the varieties we consume in Ireland are brewed under licence and are not the proper version. Try a Heineken with Imported on the label and see the difference.

As for Fosters and Budw**** bleargh!!!! An affront to the term lager!!!

Also I don't understand why has that bud muck got weiser in the name. It's not even close to being a weissebier!!!

Students like the cheaper the better , Also Carlsburg/Heineken are actually very nice pints? Cans aswell... I wouldnt touch Bud but those 2 drinks are good, Tuborg and Fosters are cheap and decent...

Nick

Karl Hungus

Hoegaarden. Freakin' love the stuff.

dr strangelove

I really miss good ales like Greene King IPA and Adnams, but a good pint of Smithwick's in an old man's pub can still hit the spot.

kryogen

cant beat a good pint of guiness, can be hard to find though! i like Krombacher, Spaten, Francis Karner.....sometimes even the odd pint of carlsberg

Zaph

Don1 wrote: »

Also I don't understand why has that bud muck got weiser in the name. It's not even close to being a weissebier!!!

Nothing to do with weissbier. The style of beer it's supposed to be imitating is from České Budějovice in the Czech Republic, or as the Germans call the town, Budweis.

Staropramen is what I drink at home. I was in the Bull & Castle for the first time last week and was delighted to find it on draught there. Other home favourites would be Budvar, Spaten and Anchor Steam. When I'm out it's a pint of Heineken, you usually end up with warm bottles of the likes of Budvar after early evening in most pubs, which puts me off ordering that sort of stuff.

voxpop

spirit store in dundalk also has Staropramen. Nice alternative to the guinness or Erdinger

ArmedResponse

nothing better than an aul 10 bottle crate of miller!

Definitly the nicest beer!

After that its a tie between heiniken and guiness!

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Staropramen on tap in The Cornerstone too.

I enjoyed a few pints last weekend in there

Zaph

ArmedResponse wrote: »

nothing better than an aul 10 bottle crate of miller!

Definitly the nicest beer!

You're new to beer drinking then, are you?

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Actually, Miller ain't too bad in bottles tbh.

Wouldn't be my first choice though.

Zaph

Can't stomach the stuff, I'd put it in the same category as that other Yank "beer".

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Zaph wrote: »

Can't stomach the stuff, I'd put it in the same category as that other Yank "beer".

Ah come off it Brother Zaph!

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< that is the standard for acceptableness

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|Bud is here

Zaph

I'm just not prepared to go that far below the minimum standard

Gillo

Generally Erdinger, or failing that Stella or Guiness.

ArmedResponse

Zaph wrote: »

You're new to beer drinking then, are you?

I meant to warm up!:D

I think we all should be able to agree that fosters shouldnt be classed as a beer but rather as bottled piss!

Peyton Manning

Ive never had it before so I wont question your judgement, but why is Bud looked unfavourably on in these quarters?

Myself, a nice bottle of Hobgoblin will do me the finest. Or a pint of Guinness, but Im very fussy and it must be poured perfectly.

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Archimedes wrote: »

Ive never had it before so I wont question your judgement, but why is Bud looked unfavourably on in these quarters?

Because it isn't beer, it's insipid piss with no discernible flavour.

buckieburd

Buckfast!!!!!!!!!

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buckieburd wrote: »

Buckfast!!!!!!!!!

Hello buckiebird!

hows the form?

Zaph

Archimedes wrote: »

Ive never had it before so I wont question your judgement, but why is Bud looked unfavourably on in these quarters?

Beer
Ingredients: Water, barley, hops, yeast

Budweiser
Ingredients: Water, barley, hops, yeast and rice! Not forgetting the planks of wood they throw into the vats to "beechwood age" the stuff.

Beer
Colour: Anything from a rich gold to the deep, deep red of a pint of stout.

Budweiser
Colour: An insipid, watery yellow reminiscent of the colour of urine after you've drank about 3 litres of water.

Beer
Taste: Many, varied and often quite surprising.

Budweiser
Taste: None.

buckieburd

DesF wrote: »

Hello buckiebird!

hows the form?

Excellent although some skanger in my job called is sick yesterday so am shattered after being so busy in work......

And yes I just re-read the name of the thread and I am aware Buckfast is not beer.......

buckieburd

Budvar!!!! Nassou Astro (sp!)

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buckieburd wrote: »

some skanger

:D

Gaspode

Beer of choice: wet, cold, alcoholic, not light (esp. not Lite), plentiful.

Miller is an ok beer Zaph.
Lately my favourite beer is erdinger, closely followed by:
Budvar.
Paulaner-very nice.
Schoferhoffer-excellent stuff.
Maisels Weisse-very good.
Duvel.
Affligem-similar to Duvel.
1795 Budejovicke-similar to Budvar but not as good.
Cobra.
Tiger.
Hoegaarden-ok but not all that it's made out to be.
Franziskaner.
Watou's Wit- a little plain but quite drinkable.
Delirium Tremens-rocket fuel.
Ch'ti-frech beer,nice enough.
Leffe.
I don't like heineken/carlsberg. The worst drink I've ever had was newcastle brown ale-VILE.

John Mason

buckieburd wrote: »

Excellent although some skanger in my job called is sick yesterday so am shattered after being so busy in work......

And yes I just re-read the name of the thread and I am aware Buckfast is not beer.......

errr buckieburd, that was so uncalled for, i am mortally hurt, i shall never phone you again to get tell you that you are late for work

Reg'stoy

In a can it can only be Guinness extra stout can't abide that draught stuff thats what you go to bars for.
Bottles of Becks are very good, nice strong taste as oppossed to that weak american crap.

ArmedResponse

Agree with you in terms of guiness there mate but i still think miller has the nicest flavour whch is what this pollis all about!!

nothing beats miller from a bottle!

King of Kings

beck vier, becks, holsten pils


if i'm stuck in an uneducated bar and I'm stuck generally a stella will suffice.


spirits wise nothing beats Zubrowka bison vodka.

Hagar

Beer, that would be my choice too.

Xavi6

In Ireland it's Carslberg or Guinness. Can't stand Bud, like Miller from a bottle and am partial to a Corona with lime.

In Australia it's Toohey's Extra Dry, Carlton Dry/Cold, Pure Blonde, Swan Draught. Basically anything that isn't VB. P*ss water that is.

GrahamThomas

Have to say nothing beats Guinness. But I'm also quite partial to Budvar, Tiger Beer, and if there isn't a great selection, i'll usually go for Heineken. And most weissbeers get my seal of approval, especially Franziskaner!

Jimbo

Draught Bud or bottles of Miller

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jimbo78 wrote: »

Draught Bud

Jimbo

scruff321

depends on my mood but a nice cold well poured pint of guiness on a cold day in a warm pub cant beat it! few cans of fosters and tuborg go down well and cheap!however i aint too pick as long as its sweet,sweet beer il drink it!