How much do you love beer?

Tar.Aldarion · 26-07-2011 02:39AM

1 isnt low enough

zenno · 26-07-2011 02:46AM

this looks like a good location for beer drinkers or anyone that loves alcohol and it is in the far reaches of space.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeezC9mYISw

KnifeWRENCH · 26-07-2011 02:53AM

Zebra3 wrote: »

Nope.

Can't beat a good wheat beer. :cool:

I wonder how many people on here have never tasted wheat beer. :eek:

I've never had wheat beer, actually. I was told I might like it.

I hate the taste of regular beer though. Can't drink it at all. Cider is much nicer.

zenno · 26-07-2011 03:01AM

KnifeWRENCH wrote: »

I've never had wheat beer, actually. I was told I might like it.

I hate the taste of regular beer though. Can't drink it at all. Cider is much nicer.

ahh the problem with cider is it has far too much sugar and can leave your full body in red spots. cider used to be my favourite drink but it can act funny on the brain, can and will cause blackouts if not taken in moderation.

Tar.Aldarion · 26-07-2011 03:05AM

It's all about the spirits

Zebra3 · 26-07-2011 03:21AM

KnifeWRENCH wrote: »

I've never had wheat beer, actually. I was told I might like it.

I hate the taste of regular beer though. Can't drink it at all. Cider is much nicer.

Buy a bottle of Erdinger and put in your fridge for three days or so.

Or try Hoegaarden. Has more of citrusy taste off it.

Give them a shot. You may just be surprised.

--LOS-- · 26-07-2011 03:28AM

beer in other countries is always way nicer

still it's no whiskey though

Turpentine · 26-07-2011 04:17AM

KnifeWRENCH wrote: »

I've never had wheat beer, actually. I was told I might like it.

I hate the taste of regular beer though. Can't drink it at all. Cider is much nicer.

If you think you'd like a sweeter wheat beer (considering you prefer cider) I'd recommend Franciskaner as a door-opener. Grolsch have a nice wheat beer as well.

Blue Moon might be a way of introducing yourself to wheat beer but that can be almost sickeningly sweet (for a beer).

Other than that you have your old staples Erdinger and Paulaner.

johnmcdnl · 26-07-2011 05:34AM

9 - the last 1 is in case you have to count Budweiser and Heineken and that other goats piss that gets passed as beer in this country as "Premium"

KnifeWRENCH · 26-07-2011 05:49AM

zenno wrote: »

ahh the problem with cider is it has far too much sugar and can leave your full body in red spots. cider used to be my favourite drink but it can act funny on the brain, can and will cause blackouts if not taken in moderation.

Never experienced a blackout from cider, thankfully. The worst thing it's done to me is maybe give a headache or stomachache. Have had much worse experiences from overdoing vodka and wine than cider.

Zebra3 wrote: »

Buy a bottle of Erdinger and put in your fridge for three days or so.

Or try Hoegaarden. Has more of citrusy taste off it.

Give them a shot. You may just be surprised.

Turpentine wrote: »

If you think you'd like a sweeter wheat beer (considering you prefer cider) I'd recommend Franciskaner as a door-opener. Grolsch have a nice wheat beer as well.

Blue Moon might be a way of introducing yourself to wheat beer but that can be almost sickeningly sweet (for a beer).

Other than that you have your old staples Erdinger and Paulaner.

Thanks for the recommendations, I shall keep them in mind. I'm actually going to Beerland (also known as Belgium) for a week or so in September, so I'll hopefully have acquired some sort of taste for the stuff by the time I get back.

I think most of the beers I've tried have been lagers. Maybe it's just lager I don't like.

MyKeyG · 26-07-2011 05:58AM

Anyone who says one beer is of lesser quality than another is just being pretentious. It's p1ss going in, it's p1ss coming out and boy how I love it:D

adamski8 · 26-07-2011 06:50AM

MyKeyG wrote: »

Anyone who says one beer is of lesser quality than another is just being pretentious. It's p1ss going in, it's p1ss coming out and boy how I love it:D

you've been drinking the wrong ones

Colin4May · 26-07-2011 07:04AM

As the title says, I particularly like cloudy wheaty beer.. especially on a hot Summer's day. Knocks spots of usual Lagers!

Sergeant · 26-07-2011 07:26AM

MyKeyG wrote: »

Anyone who says one beer is of lesser quality than another is just being pretentious. It's p1ss going in, it's p1ss coming out and boy how I love it:D

So a trappist beer from Belgium brewed by monks to a hundreds of year old recipe is the same as a can of Dutch Gold?

Or a bland mass-produced stout like Guinness has the same depth of flavour as something like O'Hara's?

Rubbish. I like plenty of Irish craft beers, I like the concept of Irish people consuming a quality product that is produced locally by Irish people, generating employment and tasting strongly of that wonderful drink - beer.

If that makes me a beer snob, well then that is what I am.

Turpentine · 26-07-2011 08:00AM

MyKeyG wrote: »

Anyone who says one beer is of lesser quality than another is just being pretentious. It's p1ss going in, it's p1ss coming out and boy how I love it:D

Maybe ignorance is bliss.

MyKeyG · 26-07-2011 08:45AM

adamski8 wrote: »

you've been drinking the wrong ones

Don't get me wrong, I've had more different types of beer than you can shake a stick at and there are certainly nicer ones than others. I've visited breweries all over the place, long weekends in Munich and Brussels and I've yet to come across one that I would consider a 'high quality' beverage. Some fine one's but quality compared to say a fine wine/whiskey etc then certainly not.

Crazy Horse 6 · 26-07-2011 08:49AM

Horrible ****e that only ladies drink. Gimme a bottle of spirits anytime instead.

Turpentine · 26-07-2011 08:53AM

MyKeyG wrote: »

Don't get me wrong, I've had more different types of beer than you can shake a stick at and there are certainly nicer ones than others. I've visited breweries all over the place, long weekends in Munich and Brussels and I've yet to come across one that I would consider a 'high quality' beverage. Some fine one's but quality compared to say a fine wine/whiskey etc then certainly not.

So you admit your previous post was completely stupid so? There's no "getting you wrong" involved.

MyKeyG · 26-07-2011 08:56AM

Turpentine wrote: »

So you admit your previous post was completely stupid so? There's no "getting you wrong" involved.

I'd rather be wrong than be a sarcastic pr**k. How does that suit? There's a difference between something tasting nice and being of a certain quality.

Turpentine · 26-07-2011 09:00AM

MyKeyG wrote: »

I'd rather be wrong than be a sarcastic pr**k. How does that suit? There's a difference between something tasting nice and being of a certain quality.

Who's being sarcastic?

Define quality hotshot.

MyKeyG · 26-07-2011 09:18AM

Turpentine wrote: »

Who's being sarcastic?

Well if you were being serious then ironically your statement is moronic. My two posts made a distinction between one thing being nicer than another and something being of a high quality there was no contradiction.

Define quality hotshot.

OK then:
qual·i·ty/ˈkwälətē/Noun
1. The standard of something as measured against other things of a similar kind; the degree of excellence of something: "quality of life".
2. General excellence of standard or level

By comparison:
nice/nīs/Adjective
1. Pleasant; agreeable; satisfactory: "we had a nice time".
2. (of a person) Pleasant in manner; good-natured; kind: "he's a really nice guy".

While some beers are nicer (more pleasant) than others as per my 'don't get me wrong' post there is no beer in my experience that while being considered as a social/relaxing beverage is of a particular high quality (excellence) as per my 'p1ss going in, p1ss going out' post. Catch my drift?

Turpentine · 26-07-2011 09:25AM

MyKeyG wrote: »

Well if you were being serious then ironically your statement is moronic. My two posts made a distinction between one thing being nicer than another and something being of a high quality there was no contradiction.OK then:
qual·i·ty/ˈkwälətē/Noun
1. The standard of something as measured against other things of a similar kind; the degree of excellence of something: "quality of life".
2. General excellence of standard or level

By comparison:
nice/nīs/Adjective
1. Pleasant; agreeable; satisfactory: "we had a nice time".
2. (of a person) Pleasant in manner; good-natured; kind: "he's a really nice guy".

While some beers are nicer (more pleasant) than others as per my 'don't get me wrong' post there is no beer in my experience that while being considered as a social/relaxing beverage is of a particular high quality (excellence) as per my 'p1ss going in, p1ss going out' post. Catch my drift?

I get what you're saying. You can't appreciate beer and have to resort to an online dictionary to make up for your lack of argumentative skills.

Therefore all beer is of a similar quality and you only enjoy the taste of piss as a social/relaxing beverage. (Sarcasm?)

emeraldstar · 26-07-2011 09:38AM

Scale is flawed: 1-10? Where's the 0 option?

Yuck.

Korvanica · 26-07-2011 09:43AM

Beer is good, Beer is good, Beer is good !!

And stuff...

Beer is good, Beer is good, Beer is good

Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrr

Big Nasty · 26-07-2011 10:01AM

Another vote for craft and speciality beers here. Once you've got the taste for them you'll never go back. Only main stream beer I can drink is Guinness.

mightyreds · 26-07-2011 10:12AM

oh i love beer.. havent been home in 6 months but i cant wait till thursday to get my big cold pint of bud ice..the beer in the southern hemisphere is not half as nice