Advice please! US Beers.

chin_grin · 04-03-2011 9:34am #1

Right so I'll be in New York for Paddys Day and I REALLY want to steer clear of the American beers cos they're pish (Bud, Coors [ok that's 'Canadian' but still], etc).

Has anyone got any ideas on good brews to try out while over there?

My usual tipples of choice are:

- Stouts from the porter house.
- Brain Blasta (porter house again!).
- Aventinus\Paulaner\Erdinger\Hoegaarden.

I know there's probably a snowballs chance in hell that I'll get any dunkel\wheat beers (especially German) over there.

Any\all suggestions welcome as I'd give anything a try (careful now!).

Thanks a mil.

KJ · 04-03-2011 1:15pm

I'm a big fan of Sierra Nevada. Not sure how widely available it is in New York though.

Jev/N · 04-03-2011 1:22pm

Some ones I've been drinking recently:

Sierra Nevada
Goose Island
Anchor Steam
Flying Dog
Boston Lager

ciaran76 · 04-03-2011 1:41pm

Most good beers covered above also if you like stouts in a hoppy way look for :

Speakeasy Brewery
Odell Brewing company

Blisterman · 04-03-2011 4:33pm

chin_grin wrote: »

Right so I'll be in New York for Paddys Day and I REALLY want to steer clear of the American beers cos they're pish (Bud, Coors [ok that's 'Canadian' but still], etc).

Has anyone got any ideas on good brews to try out while over there?

My usual tipples of choice are:

- Stouts from the porter house.
- Brain Blasta (porter house again!).
- Aventinus\Paulaner\Erdinger\Hoegaarden.

I know there's probably a snowballs chance in hell that I'll get any dunkel\wheat beers (especially German) over there.

Any\all suggestions welcome as I'd give anything a try (careful now!).

Thanks a mil.

You're very wrong about American beers, you'll be happy to hear.

When I went to New York last summer, nearly every bar had microbrews on tap, and there were loads of bars with literally dozens of beers from around the world on sale. Even saw Porterhouse beers in one bar.

chin_grin · 04-03-2011 4:54pm

Blisterman wrote: »

You're very wrong about American beers, you'll be happy to hear.

When I went to New York last summer, nearly every bar had microbrews on tap, and there were loads of bars with literally dozens of beers from around the world on sale. Even saw Porterhouse beers in one bar.

Yeah see I thought my post in the vain of : "lil' big-eyed Oirish feller in the big city, la".

Was just curious as to what people would suggest based on mine. And would like to broaden the palate a bit.

Thanks a mil!

noby · 04-03-2011 4:57pm

Blisterman wrote: »

Even saw Porterhouse beers in one bar.

They now have a Porterhouse bar in Manhattan.

chin_grin · 04-03-2011 4:58pm

noby wrote: »

They now have a Porterhouse bar in Manhattan.

Bit of a bus-mans holiday..............Still probably won't stop me from going in. I do try to steer clear of any\all Irish bars while on holiday. Anywhere! :pac:

Saruman · 04-03-2011 5:00pm

Right there in New York you have Sam Adams and Brooklyn Brewery. Both of which send some of their fine beers to Ireland. They are just the better known ones.

Oh just one thing... Coors is not Canadian, they are from the largest beer producing state of them all.... Colorado.

Enjoy America, probably my favourite beer producing country of them all.

chin_grin · 04-03-2011 5:02pm

Saruman wrote: »

Oh just one thing... Coors is not Canadian, they are from the largest beer producing state of them all.... Colorado.

Enjoy America, probably my favourite beer producing country of them all.

:eek:

New thing learned today! Although in all fairness I should've really googled it before posting. <facepalm>

Saruman · 04-03-2011 5:52pm

In fairness, it is not completely black and white as what we know of as Coors these days is actually Molson-Coors (they merged a few years ago) and Molson was in fact Canadian so it is an easy mistake to think Coors is Canadian.

ronnie3585 · 05-03-2011 8:20pm

Dogfish Head is beautiful:)

BeerNut · 06-03-2011 11:28am

Look out for the Captain Lawrence beers: they're from Pleasantville just north of NYC, and what I've tasted has been good.

Schmaltz are another great New York brewery, they make the Coney Island and He'brew ranges.

Manhattan bars to hit for decent beer include Blind Tiger (281 Bleecker Street), McSorley's (15 East 7th Street), Against the Grain (620 East 6th Street) and The Gingerman (11 East 36th Street).

Saruman · 06-03-2011 1:20pm

BeerNut wrote: »

Against the Grain (620 East 6th Street) and The Gingerman (11 East 36th Street).

Hmmm....

chin_grin · 06-03-2011 11:20pm

Saruman wrote: »

Hmmm....

.................they're gay bars aren't they?

EDIT: Not that I have anything against homosexuals or insinuating that the previous poster is......Never mind.

BeerNut · 07-03-2011 10:10am

chin_grin wrote: »

they're gay bars aren't they?

In the sense used by Brendan Glesson in In Bruges, perhaps.

Saruman · 07-03-2011 1:43pm

chin_grin wrote: »

.................they're gay bars aren't they?

EDIT: Not that I have anything against homosexuals or insinuating that the previous poster is......Never mind.

No I was just struck by the fact that two recommended New York bars for beer share the same name with two Dublin beer bars recommended for craft beer.

Plazaman · 07-03-2011 1:48pm

Michelob is a lovely beer and one which I shall relish drinking in vast quantites on my hols in NY later on in the year.

BaZmO* · 11-03-2011 10:41am

I was in NY in March 2009 and I was in a bar up around 50th and 9th

Great Bar with such a wide range of beers, but for the life of me I can't think of the name of it.

BeerNut · 11-03-2011 10:50am

Any of the yellow pins here ring a bell?

BaZmO* · 11-03-2011 11:27am

BeerNut wrote: »

Any of the yellow pins here ring a bell?

Excellent!

99.9% sure it was House of Brews

It was definitely in the middle of the street and I seem to remember it having Beer or Brew in the name so I reckon that's the one. It was quite a sketchy night tbh as I got through quite a lot of local brews.

I remember also being quite surprised at how young the crowd were. Real hopping lively place.

BaZmO* · 11-03-2011 1:59pm

Look at this for cruel irony though. The truck that happens to block the Google Street view of their premises on 51st Street

BeerNut · 11-03-2011 2:49pm

It happens. Here's the Gunmaker's, one of London's best pubs:
Image.

BaZmO* · 11-03-2011 2:53pm

BeerNut wrote: »

It happens. Here's the Gunmaker's, one of London's best pubs:
Image.

Yeah but at least it's not a Bud Light van!

FISMA · 13-03-2011 5:17am

chin_grin wrote: »

... I REALLY want to steer clear of the American beers cos they're pish (Bud, Coors [ok that's 'Canadian' but still], etc).

Doesn't Guinness brew Budweiser in Ireland?

Simon Adebisi · 19-03-2011 12:51pm

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Yeung Ling ( i think thats how its spelled)
Brooklyn Lager
Anchor Steam
Sam Adams

As good as anything you'll get in Europe.

BeerNut · 19-03-2011 1:13pm

And all sold in Dublin, except Yuengling.

Simon Adebisi · 19-03-2011 9:44pm

Pity i live 120km away

Sammy & Brooklyn are all i can get here. One place sold Sierra for all of one week and then replaced it with more Bud.

scrotty · 20-03-2011 3:31pm

Might not be everyones cup of tea but Pabst blue ribbon is good for the thirst.

chin_grin · 28-09-2011 10:17pm

scrotty wrote: »

Might not be everyones cup of tea but Pabst blue ribbon is good for the thirst.

Sorry for digging up my ol' thread. (Also thanks a mil for all the suggestions, it was very [hic] much appreciated!).

But just in relation to Pabst, is there anywhere in Dublin I can get this?

eurokev · 28-09-2011 11:51pm

blue moon

one of my favs

Advice please! US Beers.

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