Hoegaarden...

Greyfox · 06-10-2010 03:05PM

x in the city wrote: »

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

I've tasted erdinger, hoeraarden and Stella and still prefer the taste of Bud and Heineken.

General Zod · 06-10-2010 03:36PM

I hate beer nazis.

Personally, I love a decent wheat beer and like trying beers from around the world. However, If I want to get a picnic of guinness down my neck that's my choice too. Feck off with your "It's not Irish/Diageo/Why not drink some microbrew stout" schisse.

bud is still piss though.

topper75 · 06-10-2010 03:53PM

Aren't Diageo the true beer nazis though? ie the ones ensuring that I'm presented with the same limited and poor quality choice in 99% of pubs?

General Zod · 06-10-2010 03:57PM

It's not like Diageo are pressganging publicans into buying their taps.

And the LVA aren't exactly diageo's enemies.

weiland79 · 06-10-2010 03:57PM

You all really have no idea do you. Check it out, it even has it's own Facebook page.http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2233552670

Oh and anybody that drinks 'BUD' or Carlsberg or Heiniken should by chemically castrated and banished to the far reaches of the planet. Forever more unable to taint the world with their bad taste.

Sharkey 10 · 06-10-2010 04:17PM

topper75 wrote: »

Aren't Diageo the true beer nazis though? ie the ones ensuring that I'm presented with the same limited and poor quality choice in 99% of pubs?

Thats true but you definatley get beer snobs which is very annoying.

Btw theres special offers in lidl this week and has some of the beers mentioned .

http://www.lidl.ie/ie/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20106020.index

Is hoegarden nice out of a bottle? Does anyone know what size the hogarden is ? dosent say Ive had leffe and that was very nice. Any other reccomendations?

Lockstep · 06-10-2010 04:18PM

If you like Hoegaareden, you'd love Trappist beers like Orvalle.

nobby grande · 06-10-2010 04:22PM

MMMM, blond Leffe. Those monks hit gold with that brew. Bit too expensive, but kicks like a mule after a few of them.

iPlop · 06-10-2010 04:25PM

This is a savage beer

06-10-2010 04:27PM

topper75 wrote: »

Aren't Diageo the true beer nazis though? ie the ones ensuring that I'm presented with the same limited and poor quality choice in 99% of pubs?

At least you know what your getting. I can walk in to almost every pub in Ireland and have my pint of Smithwicks. Its my favourite and I don't like or want to be presented with all all these beers from Belgium and Germany. Its like the beer houses and brewery pubs for instance the Franciscan well in Cork. Everything in that place is p*ss water imo. You cant even get a Corona.

In the UK I end up drinking Corona or Sol as its the only decent drink that can be got in every pub otherwise you end up drinking a different pint in every bloody place you go.

Sharkey 10 · 06-10-2010 04:35PM

Ayden Flat Scale wrote: »

At least you know what your getting. I can walk in to almost every pub in Ireland and have my pint of Smithwicks. Its my favourite and I don't like or want to be presented with all all these beers from Belgium and Germany. Its like the beer houses and brewery pubs for instance the Franciscan well in Cork. Everything in that place is p*ss water imo. You cant even get a Corona.

In the UK I end up drinking Corona or Sol as its the only decent drink that can be got in every pub otherwise you end up drinking a different pint in every bloody place you go.

I understand where your coming from but i think standardisation can be a very bad thing and alot of people might think corona is piss water. I always liked when going to england and tasting different ales in different pubs and travelling down south into devon and trying all the different ciders that you cant get here . Variety is the spice of life imo

I drink smithwicks a lot but thats only because of the lack of variety and all too often am disapointed with its quality. I think mccardles is the nicest ale in Ireland

Mr Benevolent · 06-10-2010 04:40PM

Ayden Flat Scale wrote: »

At least you know what your getting. I can walk in to almost every pub in Ireland and have my pint of Smithwicks. Its my favourite and I don't like or want to be presented with all all these beers from Belgium and Germany. Its like the beer houses and brewery pubs for instance the Franciscan well in Cork. Everything in that place is p*ss water imo. You cant even get a Corona.

In the UK I end up drinking Corona or Sol as its the only decent drink that can be got in every pub otherwise you end up drinking a different pint in every bloody place you go.

Ugh, that's like buying only Tesco Value food and proclaiming it the tastiest you've ever eaten.

Beer Nazis vs Beer Philistines. Who will win?

06-10-2010 04:43PM

Sharkey 10 wrote: »

I always liked when going to england and tasting different ales in different pubs and travelling down south into devon and trying all the different ciders that you cant get here . Variety is the spice of life imo

The major problem I have with english ales is they are too warm and too flat, I'm not saying I like my beer to be alive like a pint of Heineken but I like a bit of life in it. The exception is Guinness I don't mind that its flat but it has to be cold.

Confab wrote: »

Ugh, that's like buying only Tesco Value food and proclaiming it the tastiest you've ever eaten.

Beer Nazis vs Beer Philistines. Who will win?

Ive tried a lot of different beers none of which I liked as much as Smithwicks, I am very much a person who when I like something I'm not happy with having to drink something in its place. All them beers are also a disaster for hangovers.

pickarooney · 06-10-2010 04:51PM

Guinness is jam-packed with nitrogen. Flat Guinness would ming.

Pookah · 06-10-2010 04:55PM

pickarooney wrote: »

Guinness is jam-packed with nitrogen. Flat Guinness would ming.

That explains the ferocity of Guinness shites.

My favourite beer. Staropramen.

06-10-2010 04:57PM

pickarooney wrote: »

Guinness is jam-packed with nitrogen. Flat Guinness would ming.

Its not fizzy (for want of a better word) like largers though, that's what I mean. Smithwicks is a little fizzy, Heineken is like drinking gas.

Mr Benevolent · 06-10-2010 05:01PM

Pookah wrote: »

That explains the ferocity of Guinness shites.

My favourite beer. Staropramen.

Staropramen is good stuff, a favourite of mine after staying in Prague for a few days. Pilsner Urquell is great too despite being a cheap beer.

Greyfox wrote: »

I've tasted erdinger, hoeraarden and Stella and still prefer the taste of Bud and Heineken.

You're taking drinking the piss, right?

Greyfox · 06-10-2010 05:17PM

weiland79 wrote: »

Oh and anybody that drinks 'BUD' or Carlsberg or Heiniken should by chemically castrated and banished to the far reaches of the planet. Forever more unable to taint the world with their bad taste.

Confab wrote: »

You're taking drinking the piss, right?

I was forgetting about all the annoying beer snobs that are on here who don't seem to understand the concept of people having an opinion on something that differs to their own

Which part of not everyone likes the same beer do beer snobs not understand?

Karl Hungus · 06-10-2010 05:18PM

Ayden Flat Scale wrote: »

The major problem I have with english ales is they are too warm and too flat, I'm not saying I like my beer to be alive like a pint of Heineken but I like a bit of life in it. The exception is Guinness I don't mind that its flat but it has to be cold.

You do realise that the reason most common piss is served so cold is to mask the taste of how foul it actually is.

Give me a full flavoured English Ale from cask, served at cellar temperature any day of the week over some muck that's pumped with nitrogen and chilled to tastebud freezing levels.

Setun · 06-10-2010 05:21PM

6 bottles of Hoegaarden for €3 in my local. My local is in the Netherlands though :P

Try Chimay (http://www.chimay.com/) or Orval if you're looking for an adventure. Orval is heavy though, like drinking a glass of brown bread.

jonnyfingers · 06-10-2010 05:26PM

Back onto the topic of Hoegaarden, I went to Belgium on holiday this year and specifically went to the Hoegaarden brewery. Well worth the trip. It's a small, self-guided tour and unfortunately you don't see any manufacturing, but you do get entry to the tour and two free glasses of Hoegaarden for €6. Not too bad. Tried all their different brews, regular, Citron, Rossee, Grand Cru and Forbidden Fruit (a special brew, not a fruit beer!). The last two were my favourite.

Was very interested to find that corriander seeds and orange peel are two ingredients largely used in the brewing process. And that Hoegaarden nearly disappeared in the 80's until Interbrew came in and saved them. The brand went international soon after and became what it is today.

It's one of my favourite beers but I hate when I get a slice of lemon in it. They don't do that in Belgium so I don't think we should either!

stovelid · 06-10-2010 05:27PM

Sounds like slang for a female bush?

Sharkey 10 · 06-10-2010 05:32PM

Pookah wrote: »

That explains the ferocity of Guinness shites.

My favourite beer. Staropramen.

theres a very strong taste from staropramen that comes true im sure its one of the ingredients over powering the others . Anyone know what it is?

topper75 · 06-10-2010 05:33PM

General Zod wrote: »

It's not like Diageo are pressganging publicans into buying their taps.

And the LVA aren't exactly diageo's enemies.

If I ran a pub, I'd be a fine fool to mess with Diageo. If I want to stock their ubiquitous stout then their market weight obliges me to go with their lager and ale muck. In a true free market I could choose my own brands. Ergo they are the beer bullies.

billymitchell · 06-10-2010 05:34PM

Check out Asahi, a japanese beer. Its pretty hard to come by in Ireland, only a few establishments stock it. Nectar so it, nectar

Karl Hungus · 06-10-2010 05:42PM

billymitchell wrote: »

Check out Asahi, a japanese beer. Its pretty hard to come by in Ireland, only a few establishments stock it. Nectar so it, nectar

Japanese beers can be very nice indeed, but the Asahi we get here isn't brewed in Japan, it's brewed under license in the UK. Not really the same as beer I've drank while in Japan myself, they were far better.

If you want to try a decent Japanese beer, give Yebisu a go, it's imported rather than brewed under license.

leedsfan88 · 06-10-2010 05:44PM

leincar wrote: »

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

that and leffe

06-10-2010 05:55PM

Karl Hungus wrote: »

You do realise that the reason most common piss is served so cold is to mask the taste of how foul it actually is.

Give me a full flavoured English Ale from cask, served at cellar temperature any day of the week over some muck that's pumped with nitrogen and chilled to tastebud freezing levels.

When I drink a beer I want a cold refreshing beverage. The thought of drinking uncooled beer with no gas turns my stomach.

builttospill · 06-10-2010 06:06PM

In the UK a house ale in any pub would be better than most of the muck we drink here. Guinness is way over-rated in my opinion. It's all about the history, the connotations and the advertising. It can be nice in some pubs but generally speaking it's dull as fcuk and lacking in flavour. Sure there are certain pubs that do a nice pint but Wrasslers on tap in the Porterhouse is much nicer IMO.

I find it fairly frustrating the way Irish people are brainwashed into thinking that pish pale lager like Carsberg, Heineken or Corona are okay drinks. It's laughable. The reason these carbonated flavourless drinks are so widespread here is because they are so cheap to make and in general Irish people have bad taste. Then throw fancy advertising into the equation and the drinks companies are on to a winner.

Seeing people sticking lemons or fcuking limes into a bottle of Corona is akin to seeing someone throw some dressing into a can of spam in an attempt to make it taste nicer.

The sad fact of the matter is that you can get really good beers here in Ireland if you dig a little deeper. Like music, film and everything else people are too narrow minded to look any further.

rugbug86 · 06-10-2010 06:17PM

Karl Hungus wrote: »

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.

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.

I got a slice of lemon and a slice of lime in a Hoegaarden I got in Amsterdam...

Hoegaarden...

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