First Beer...

star-pants · 18-12-2008 02:06PM #1

Right - brothers I need opinions.

My brother is turning the ripe oul age of 18 on Monday and wants to try beer.
I am wondering what should we get him for his first?

The only tastes of alcohol I believe he's had is Rose wine with 7up (I know!! but that's what my parents let him have)

petes · 18-12-2008 02:07PM

Budweiser :pac:

Auvers · 18-12-2008 02:07PM

what!!!! hes 18 and has never tried beer :eek:

was he chained to a beam in the attic???

Splinter · 18-12-2008 02:13PM

his first taste of the wet stuff will turn his taste buds no doubt, he just needs to have a second of whatever it is and get used to it... i recommend heineken or carlsberg though.

The Recliner · 18-12-2008 02:24PM

A couple of cans of Dutch Gold, it will kill his taste buds and everything else will taste nice afterwards

Plus it will prepare him for drinking cheap stuff as a student

Will · 18-12-2008 02:39PM

Bring him to somewhere like the bull & castle.

If he's gonna be sampling the sweet nectar he may as well have the most choice going.

It is a difficult issue. Do you expose him first to the pure p!ss that is dutch, so everything from there on in is amazing. Or do you go down the route of hitting him with the good stuff e.g paulaner, erdinger etc.

Best bet, head to a nice bar, and ask the barman what he would recommend for the young man

or let him chose himself, at his own peril of course

(here was me thinking you were gonna drink beer)

Splinter · 18-12-2008 02:52PM

please note:

if you allow him to order himself and he picks wine or vodka... well, i wont say but it speaks for itself

Zaph · 18-12-2008 03:01PM

How about something like Nastro Azzuro? Relatively light and easy to drink, but with a decent flavour so you know you're not drinking total crap? It's available in most supermakets and offies.

If he's looking for something a little sweeter, maybe Anchor Steam beeer, which is almost a cross between a lager and an ale. Molloys stock it, and probably some other places too.

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star-pants · 18-12-2008 03:04PM

Thanks for advice -- Dutch Gold I would not let him near.
I always thought Budweiser & Heinekin were kinda gack (but then I don't like beer - which is why you were shocked will lol)

He lives in the World of Warcraft hence lack of eh... socialising! lol. But he's requested beer for his birthday.

edit- cheers Zaph, Might try one of those

smashey · 18-12-2008 03:27PM

Zaph wrote: »

How about something like Nastro Azzuro? Relatively light and easy to drink, but with a decent flavour so you know you're not drinking total crap? It's available in most supermakets and offies.

If he's looking for something a little sweeter, maybe Anchor Steam beeer, which is almost a cross between a lager and an ale. Molloys stock it, and probably some other places too.

:eek:

Zaff, are you a wine snob by any chance?

It's beer so all you need to say is "get it down yore throat".

Slow Motion · 18-12-2008 03:27PM

Insurgent wrote: »

I am a troll! :pac:

Read the Charter and be glad I don't report your ass for contravening it and the attempted leading astray of a poor innocent lad about to embark on a great journey!

OT I would suggest a good pint of uncle Arthurs (some wimmins put blackcurrent in it when they try it first, just sayin is all;)) Failing that I would suggest Hino or Carlsberg, both easy to drink and can be (I apologise brothers but the lads never had a beer before)..............shandied! TBH I think it's more about having a good experience in good company, so as long as you are with him, I am sure he will have fun!

Edit: Don't the Porter House let you taste samples before you buy? Might be worth a look!

Zaph · 18-12-2008 03:34PM

smashey wrote: »

:eek:

Zaff, are you a wine snob by any chance?

It's beer so all you need to say is "get it down yore throat".

No, I'm a beer snob :P

All I am doing is attempting to guide the young man towards some decent beer so that he doesn't err and fall into the clutches of a certain unnamed American fizzy water or its ilk. That said, the first beer I ever drank was Harp, and despite it being Harp I took to the taste of beer like a duck to water.

Fratton Fred · 18-12-2008 04:44PM

An Irish lad is turning 18 and he is being told to try disco fizz, shame on you all. :P

it's got to be guinness or shag all as far as I'm concerned.

Zaph · 18-12-2008 05:08PM

Fratton Fred wrote: »

An Irish lad is turning 18 and he is being told to try disco fizz, shame on you all. :P

it's got to be guinness or shag all as far as I'm concerned.

Very much an acquired taste, took me a little while before I could tolerate it, which was the only reason why I didn't suggest it. Murphys is sweeter than Guinness and probably an easier introduction to stout. It is from Cork though, which rules it out.

brianthebard · 18-12-2008 05:45PM

O'hara's stout if you're going black....

I wonder, do you need to drink the terrible p1ss like bud first to appreciate the good beers out there, or can you just go straight for the good stuff? My first was carlsberg and it was gak. I was so glad when someone told me I wasn't supposed to like it to begin with.

Agent Smith · 18-12-2008 07:19PM

good things come to those who wait....

_blank_ · 18-12-2008 09:00PM

Zaph wrote: »

No, I'm a beer snob :P

And a damn good one too.

I got some nice ones from the us and a recently.

Sierra Nevada, and something called Anchor and a celebration christmas ale, which I can't drink until the 25th

star-pants.

I recommend you start the young brother off on something like Zaff suggested, nothing too hoppy tasting, that could put him off the stuff for a while. he's not going to be used to the "beer" taste, and it is an acquired taste after all, and hops are what give beer that taste after all.

some of the paler lagers.

bringing him to the bull and castle or one of the porterhouses isn't a bad idea.

Or, get to a molloy's offo, they have a nice selection of beers, and their staff are fairly knowledgeable.

I think Baltika 3 is a nice one to start on

Zaph · 18-12-2008 09:16PM

Des wrote: »

something called Anchor

That one in my post up there ^ or a different beer?

star-pants · 18-12-2008 09:28PM

Thanks boys

Guinness isn't a beer as such, it's a meal! lol Far too heavy to start with

But I'll try one of those Sierra Nevada /Nastro / Carlsburg (I can't stand the smell of heiniken or bud) He'll be drinking in the house, I doubt he'd be into going to a pub just yet. Just so we can have something for him to try

Podge2k7 · 18-12-2008 09:34PM

Miller or Budweiser

Zaph · 18-12-2008 09:36PM

Podge2k7 wrote: »

Miller or Budweiser

OUT! NOW!

Fratton Fred · 18-12-2008 10:04PM

Zaph wrote: »

Very much an acquired taste, took me a little while before I could tolerate it, which was the only reason why I didn't suggest it. Murphys is sweeter than Guinness and probably an easier introduction to stout. It is from Cork though, which rules it out.

He should be given the same advice boys are given on their first day at boarding school...

Close your eys, brace yourself and swallow it in one

Des wrote: »

bringing him to the bull and castle or one of the porterhouses isn't a bad idea.

Or, get to a molloy's offo, they have a nice selection of beers, and their staff are fairly knowledgeable.

I think Baltika 3 is a nice one to start on

They had a Boston beer on when I went to the Bull, I'm pretty sue it was an IPA. it was bloody gorgeous. :cool:

AlmightyCushion · 18-12-2008 10:11PM

Not tenants that's for sure. That's what my first beer was and it was awful. Miller would be pretty easy to drink no matter what you like so it might be a good one to start with and let him experiment with other beers until he finds one he likes.

Fratton Fred · 18-12-2008 11:24PM

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Not tenants that's for sure. That's what my first beer was and it was awful. Miller would be pretty easy to drink no matter what you like so it might be a good one to start with and let him experiment with other beers until he finds one he likes.

It might be worth pointing out a few things to him though, such as Budweiser is for people with no willy.:D

justsomebloke · 19-12-2008 08:41AM

you could try him and something like Leffe or Paulaner which are generally a lot easier to come by these days.

That or if he wants a beer with stabilisers he could try a corona or cold oz beer, as they don't really have that much of a taste

Splinter · 19-12-2008 11:42AM

really wouldnt recommend Paulaner for his first, taste is nice once your used to it but its definetly an aquired one

Degsy · 19-12-2008 12:39PM

Temple Brau in the porterhouse or Becks in a bottle somewhere else.

P.C. · 19-12-2008 10:49PM

I like Zaph's idea.

Something 'easy' drinking.

Whatever you do, DO NOT give the young man mass produced American carbonated water(with a few added hops). It will just ruin the experience for him, and it is his first time.

nkay1985 · 21-12-2008 12:15AM

This can be tricky. By the time I was bought my first beer by a family member, I had been drinking cider for about a year and a half (I don't know how) but couldn't have them all knowing that, so had to decide on a beer the spot. I went with Heineken and it wasn't the worst decision I've ever made.

Your best bet is to get him something easy to drink and commonly available. The easy to drink bit is obvious. But I feel it's just as important for it to be commonly available so that he feels comfortable the first time he goes to order beer for himself in a pub. My recommendation would be Miller, Carlsberg or Heineken, in that order. All will go down easy.

The only other thing I'll say is bring the lad to a pub, no matter what he says. I'd have rathered my first alcohol to be a nice pint in a nice pub with my brother (or sister in your case) but, alas, I ensured that was not the case with my teenaged drinking...

Mr. CooL ICE · 21-12-2008 08:14PM

star-pants wrote: »

He lives in the World of Warcraft

Maybe one of these?

star-pants · 26-12-2008 10:40PM

Well, thought I'd report back, Dad bought a can of the following
Heineken
Budweiser
Bulmers
Guinness (yes a can)

After some wine on Christmas Day he decided to try the Bulmers... and really liked it lol..
we'll see if he tries any of the others over the next few days.

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