Hoegaarden...

cock robin · 05-10-2010 09:25PM

x in the city wrote: »

Is this not the finest beer ever invented...

No.

Lab_Mouse · 05-10-2010 09:27PM

WindSock wrote: »

No, it tastes like sweetcorn.

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

Aidric · 05-10-2010 09:50PM

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 · 05-10-2010 10:06PM

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 · 05-10-2010 10:20PM

x in the city wrote: »

Is this not the finest beer ever invented...

worms, michael.. you're drinking worms

Paddy Samurai · 05-10-2010 10:28PM

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

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ntlbell · 05-10-2010 10:31PM

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 · 05-10-2010 10:42PM

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

Karl Hungus · 05-10-2010 10:49PM

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 · 05-10-2010 11:14PM

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 · 05-10-2010 11:16PM

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 · 05-10-2010 11:40PM

Executive Steve wrote: »

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

Cop on.

darragh16 · 05-10-2010 11:57PM

Sam Adams....

Sharkey 10 · 06-10-2010 12:30AM

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 · 06-10-2010 01:09AM

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- · 06-10-2010 01:23AM

No, Franziskaner and Leffe trounce it

Even Duvel beats it

x in the city · 06-10-2010 02:40AM

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 · 06-10-2010 10:46AM

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 · 06-10-2010 10:50AM

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

Pookah · 06-10-2010 10:55AM

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.

Cavehill Red · 06-10-2010 11:03AM

It's better than the alco-pisswaters you normally get in Irish bars. But not by very much. It's very citric, and people aren't lying about that sweetcorn bang off it.
As far as Belgian beers go, it's pretty poor. There are many, many better Belgian beers out there. In fact, pretty much ANY Belgian beer (with the possible exception of Jupiler) is better than Hoegaarden.

Kold · 06-10-2010 11:15AM

Weissbiers will give you yeast infections. Innis & Gunn or a nice English ale for that refined gentleman with clean genitals.

builttospill · 06-10-2010 11:33AM

x in the city wrote: »

Is this not the finest beer ever invented...

No it's not. There are hundreds of other beers that are better. It's just that Ireland has **** beer, mostly sponsored by Diageo and people who are stupid enough to drink this pish, be it rotten pale lager or Guinness that really isn't up to scratch in most pubs anymore. Then something like Hoegaarden comes along and people think it's the greatest thing. It's only because the competition is ****. Now, don't be me wrong, Hoegaarden is okay but I suggest you go to somewhere like Redmond's in Ranelagh, the Porterhouse, drinkstore.ie or better yet-abroad, and begin to re-evaluate your statement.

Ireland really has it bad for alcohol, for a nation that prides itself for being drinkers. Pubs and most offies here serve the worst pish in the world. I suppose you can't really blame the customer. They can only really drink what they are spoon-fed.

brandon_flowers · 06-10-2010 11:34AM

I think it is chronic.

Paddy Samurai · 06-10-2010 01:45PM

Sharkey 10 wrote: »

I like strong tasting beers.

Duvel,Chimay,Kwak,Delirium tremens are stong tasting beers.The Christmas beers will be coming out soon and most of them are worth a look.

The strongest beer I tasted was Utopias (25%) by Sam Adams.Apparently it was a sipping beer,but no one told me.:o
But I have since aquired another bottle and will take my time.LOL the date says 2003,but it should be ok.

Sharkey 10 · 06-10-2010 02:22PM

builttospill wrote: »

No it's not. There are hundreds of other beers that are better. It's just that Ireland has **** beer, mostly sponsored by Diageo and people who are stupid enough to drink this pish, be it rotten pale lager or Guinness that really isn't up to scratch in most pubs anymore. Then something like Hoegaarden comes along and people think it's the greatest thing. It's only because the competition is ****. Now, don't be me wrong, Hoegaarden is okay but I suggest you go to somewhere like Redmond's in Ranelagh, the Porterhouse, drinkstore.ie or better yet-abroad, and begin to re-evaluate your statement.

Ireland really has it bad for alcohol, for a nation that prides itself for being drinkers. Pubs and most offies here serve the worst pish in the world. I suppose you can't really blame the customer. They can only really drink what they are spoon-fed.

I think the problem in I Ireland is that we dont produce a wide variation of alcohol but apparently we make some of the best whiskey in the world.
There are not that many regionally brewed beers like they have in england. The only one that i like is mc cardles and kilkenny can be nice but expensive.

06-10-2010 02:25PM

Smithwicks ftw!

Echospace · 06-10-2010 02:32PM

dfx- wrote: »

No, Franziskaner and Leffe trounce it

Even Duvel beats it

Fully agree here, franziskaner is the nicest beer I've ever tasted in my life. I think lidl are doing it for €1.50 a bottle this week.

Lockstep · 06-10-2010 02:34PM

I used to drink it all the time when I lived in Belgium where it's viewed as a cheap, low quality beer (like Fosters or Bavaria is here) I still drank it as it was dirt cheap and tasted nice.

Here it's very expensive and tastes like piss (they never get the head right, Belgian beers taste better with a large amount of head on it)

Mr Benevolent · 06-10-2010 02:43PM

Gulden Draak is phenomenal too.

Hoegaarden...

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