Hoegaarden...

x in the city

Is this not the finest beer ever invented...

Biggins

Never heard of it, sorry.

WindSock

No, it tastes like sweetcorn.

leincar

Yes indeed, the greatest beer. Probably the only reason Belgium still exists.

Executive Steve

On a sunny day, with a slice of lemon in it, yes!

More than two or three pints and it gets a bit much though - definitely couldn't drink it all night. Real summer beer for me.

It's one of those beers you're best off buying in glasses rather than in pints as well.

There's a similar Belgian beer that they only sell in the summertime that is made with the same strand of yeast they use to make Champagne with. Very fond memories of living in Holland, lying in a hammock in a cherry orchard after work on a summer afternoon with a bucket of ice, a few of those, a pair of headphones and a big bag of weed.

squod

Wish it was cheaper I was richer

Jev/N

Love it, one of my favourites

Sergeant

I'm not a fan. Find it too sweet and sickly.

O'Hara's Irish Pale Ale or Galway Hooker would be the type of beer I enjoy, however taste is subjective. I love the hoppiness of that style of beer.

It is better than most mass produced lagers though.

RoadKillTs

Was over in Brazil recently and they have this beer called itaipava. Savage!

Micky Dolenz

Beer and spirit forum.

My name is URL

Not too fussed on it. I like my beer to taste like beer, though the Rosée one isn't bad.. only had it a couple of times

phasers

Hoe Garden



Hee hee

x in the city

but this serious beer deserves a discussion in AH...!

laugh

phasers wrote: »

Hoe Garden

aka phoenix park.

Star Bingo

the finest, really?! fresh outta kindergaarden or wha

fritzl wrote: »

Hoe Garden



Hee hee

bnt

If you want to freak out an Irish barman, try pronouncing it correctly - with a Flemish (Dutch) accent. The first part sounds like "hook" but with a "ch" (as in "loch") at the end. The rest rhymes with "garden", but longer. Hoeg-aar-den. :P

phasers

Star Bingo wrote: »

the finest, really?! fresh outta kindergaarden or wha

The finest what?

Star Bingo

phasers wrote: »

The finest what?

piss. i've brewed better in my bladder

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WindSock wrote: »

No, it tastes like sweetcorn.

Bloody hell, I can't think of anything worse that a beer could taste of!

No thanks !

Micky Dolenz

elviscostello wrote: »

Bloody hell, I can't think of anything worse that a beer could taste of!

Poo?

JohnMearsheimer

I was stuck in a hostel bar one night in Belgium and this was all they had. It was horrible but needs must.

ntlbell

I can't belive there's a man out there that put's a "slice of lemon" in his beer.

Sort yourself out man.

Nope...Palm is the best beer ever...fact..

Star Bingo

ntlbell wrote: »

I can't belive there's a man out there that put's a "slice of lemon" in his beer.

Sort yourself out man.

that'd be The Coronas

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Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Poo?

True.

Poo after eating sweetcorn too.

ntlbell

Star Bingo wrote: »

that'd be The Coronas

The corona gang I understand, it tastes like shiote and it's mostly drank by the gheys

but there's a man in this thread putting a lemon in his hoe.

not on.

celtic Liger

not bad but tis only a poor mans erdinger

Executive Steve

ntlbell wrote: »

I can't belive there's a man out there that put's a "slice of lemon" in his beer.

Sort yourself out man.

I'll bet you drink Carlsberg.

From a can.

ntlbell

Executive Steve wrote: »

I'll bet you drink Carlsberg.

From a can.

I drink gowl juice from your ma's furry cup

Executive Steve

ntlbell wrote: »

I drink gowl juice from your ma's furry cup

Proving my point that while you may well have an excellent and refined taste in vaginal secretions your knowledge of the world's beers and how best to enjoy them is limited and unsophisticated at best.

gurramok

Its a nice drink alright but its too sweet after a few pints(half litres for the pedants). Think of it like the sweet(Bulmers) equivalent of regular cider.

cock robin

x in the city wrote: »

Is this not the finest beer ever invented...

No.

Lab_Mouse

WindSock wrote: »

No, it tastes like sweetcorn.

Serious?sounds minging,thanks for the heads up!!

Aidric

Executive Steve wrote: »

More than two or three pints and it gets a bit much though - definitely couldn't drink it all night. Real summer beer for me.

This. I'd even say one is enough in draught format.

Mr Benevolent

It disturbs me to find people who think Carlsberg, Heinken or Budweiser taste like real lager/pils/whatever. Then again, my favourite used to be Becks until I tried real, non-pub beers (Drak, Delirium Tremens, Chimay etc etc, 8% and above). Now the only beer I can drink in a pub is Erdinger.

Star Bingo

x in the city wrote: »

Is this not the finest beer ever invented...

worms, michael.. you're drinking worms

Paddy Samurai

Its not a bad beer,but the one I have been drinking lately is Kwak.Lovely stuff!.

ntlbell

Confab wrote: »

It disturbs me to find people who think Carlsberg, Heinken or Budweiser taste like real lager/pils/whatever. Then again, my favourite used to be Becks until I tried real, non-pub beers (Drak, Delirium Tremens, Chimay etc etc, 8% and above). Now the only beer I can drink in a pub is Erdinger.

Irish people in general don't seem to like to try new things, it's the same reason all our shops and supermarkets are mostly filled with bland muck and there's only two places in dublin to get a decent coffee

karlog

I was hoping for a thread about a female escort in relation to her garden. How disappointing:(

Karl Hungus

I like Hoegaarden, but it's definitely far from the best. And yeah, I wouldn't particularly enjoy more than 2 or 3 pints of it on a night out. Also, don't put a slice of lemon in it, it's got quite a citrus taste to it as it is.

AnonoBoy

If you have to put a slice of lemon into your beer then really you need to take a long hard look at yourself and ask, "Have I just put a slice of lemon in my beer?"

And if the answer is yes then you know that you have indeed put a slice of lemon in your beer and after all, as the old saying goes, if there's a slice of lemon in your beer then the chances are that someone put it there. And if that someone is you then you need to ask yourself "Why did I put a slice of lemon in my beer?"

And if the answer is "I don't know" then maybe you need to take a long hard look at yourself and ask "Why don't I know why I put a slice of lemon in my beer."


Etc. etc. etc.

gurramok

ntlbell wrote: »

Irish people in general don't seem to like to try new things, it's the same reason all our shops and supermarkets are mostly filled with bland muck and there's only two places in dublin to get a decent coffee

If only Irish people actually enjoyed the taste of beer rather than trying to get locked so fast and puke it up later. And also wonder why the chemically induced sh1te like Bud gives them a massive hangover the next morning. Education is the key

craggles

Executive Steve wrote: »

On a sunny day, with a slice of lemon in it

Cop on.

darragh16

Sam Adams....

Sharkey 10

There seems to be a lot of lads in here that know what there talking about when it comes to beer.
Could someone recommend me some beers i should check out , that dont break the bank ?

I usually drink ale or stout but if i drink beer i tend to stay away from the lighter tasting beers like bud , corona and miller . I like strong tasting beers. I did once go into a pub in galway that serves a wide range of beers ( down around the rosin i think )but i was too locked to appreciate any fine tasting beers.

Karl Hungus

AnonoBoy wrote: »

If you have to put a slice of lemon into your beer then really you need to take a long hard look at yourself and ask, "Have I just put a slice of lemon in my beer?"

And if the answer is yes then you know that you have indeed put a slice of lemon in your beer and after all, as the old saying goes, if there's a slice of lemon in your beer then the chances are that someone put it there. And if that someone is you then you need to ask yourself "Why did I put a slice of lemon in my beer?"

And if the answer is "I don't know" then maybe you need to take a long hard look at yourself and ask "Why don't I know why I put a slice of lemon in my beer."


Etc. etc. etc.

From what I've noticed, the problem is a lot of bar staff seem to serve it with a slice of lemon. I will always specify no lemon when ordering unless I'm sure the staff won't put one in it. Now, for some reason, people just assume that it's served with lemon, yet this is something I've never experienced anywhere but Ireland. I'd imagine you'd get some very funny looks if you wanted a slice of lemon in your Hoegaarden on the continent.

Sharkey 10 wrote: »

There seems to be a lot of lads in here that know what there talking about when it comes to beer.
Could someone recommend me some beers i should check out , that dont break the bank ?

I usually drink ale or stout but if i drink beer i tend to stay away from the lighter tasting beers like bud , corona and miller . I like strong tasting beers. I did once go into a pub in galway that serves a wide range of beers ( down around the rosin i think )but i was too locked to appreciate any fine tasting beers.

Try one of the Dogfish Head's ales.

www.dogfish.com

I recommend the India Brown Ale myself.

If you're in Galway, I also strongly suggest a visit to The Salt House on Raven's Terrace. They've a very fine selection of drink, and sometimes have guest ales on cask, which can vary but well worth trying. They once had a wheat beer on cask which I didn't find very good, but earlier in the year they had Emerald Ale, which was very good. Not many places in Ireland you'll find a proper ale on cask either.

dfx-

No, Franziskaner and Leffe trounce it

Even Duvel beats it

x in the city

Sharkey 10 wrote: »

There seems to be a lot of lads in here that know what there talking about when it comes to beer.
Could someone recommend me some beers i should check out , that dont break the bank ?

I usually drink ale or stout but if i drink beer i tend to stay away from the lighter tasting beers like bud , corona and miller . I like strong tasting beers. I did once go into a pub in galway that serves a wide range of beers ( down around the rosin i think )but i was too locked to appreciate any fine tasting beers.

erdinger, hoeraarden, stella,pauliner, and almost every other german/belgian beer is 1000% better than the mass produced piss that most Irish guys drink (you know what is it) and puke it up next morning.

czech and polish beer is also much better that your heineken, bud and puke inducing stuff you get here

ntlbell

Sharkey 10 wrote: »

There seems to be a lot of lads in here that know what there talking about when it comes to beer.
Could someone recommend me some beers i should check out , that dont break the bank ?

I usually drink ale or stout but if i drink beer i tend to stay away from the lighter tasting beers like bud , corona and miller . I like strong tasting beers. I did once go into a pub in galway that serves a wide range of beers ( down around the rosin i think )but i was too locked to appreciate any fine tasting beers.

Have a read over at Beer wine and spirits, lot of clued in folks there

pickarooney

I'm not a big fan. It's only redeeming feature is that you have to pronounce it in Al Pacino's voice.

Pookah

phasers wrote: »

Hoe Garden



Hee hee

Hoe is pronounced 'who'.

And the 'g' in Gaarden is elicited as if you were coughing some phlegm from the back of your throat, but without the phlegm, starting off as a k and softening into a g towards the end. Best to turn your head away from the person you're talking to on your first few attempts at this, just to be on the safe side.

And there's a little trill on the 'r', for good measure.