The Beer Thread

TexasF355F1 · Apr 1, 2011

So I stop in to Walgreens for allergy meds and remember there is a Walgreens beer, Big Flats.

$3 later I have 6 beers in my fridge. Its not terrible, but its not good.

4re Nut · Apr 1, 2011

TexasF355F1 said: ↑

So I stop in to Walgreens for allergy meds and remember there is a Walgreens beer, Big Flats.

$3 later I have 6 beers in my fridge. Its not terrible, but its not good.
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Ha! I've come close to picking up a six pk myself. If you make it thru unscathed I'll do it.

TexasF355F1 · Apr 1, 2011

4re Nut said: ↑

Ha! I've come close to picking up a six pk myself. If you make it thru unscathed I'll do it.
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1 down as of last night.......5 to go. It's gonna be a long week.

etickt · Apr 1, 2011

Reeeeaaally local beer
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TexasF355F1 · Apr 2, 2011

etickt said: ↑

Reeeeaaally local beer
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4re Nut · Apr 3, 2011

larz1 said: ↑

...Shiner Black Lager
This has become one of my "go to" brews since Shiner introduced it. It is a rich dark beer with a comfortable level of hops and a flavor that is surprisingly "bright" for such a dark brew. Similar in texture to Lienies Creamy dark, but a touch more hop flavor and finish. I'd put the flavor about 1/2 way between Becks Dark and Lienies Creamy Dark Lager.
Czechs in Texas brewing old world beer. Who'da ever thunk it......
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xotik said: ↑

Tried Shiner Bohemian Black Lager this weekend. Reminds me of Guiness without the bite.
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Drinking it tonight; so far so good.

GuyIncognito · Apr 3, 2011

4re Nut said: ↑

Drinking it tonight; so far so good.
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I had a sixer of those a while back (not all at once ), and wasn't particularly impressed. probably bc Shiner Bock is one of my favorite beers, so any other product by them has high expectations.

TexasF355F1 · Apr 5, 2011

GuyIncognito said: ↑

I had a sixer of those a while back (not all at once ), and wasn't particularly impressed. probably bc Shiner Bock is one of my favorite beers, so any other product by them has high expectations.
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Have you had Light Blond yet?

4re Nut · May 22, 2011

Been awhile since I was in beer drinking mood. Tonight I'm going with Estrella Galicia (in honor of today's F1 race) and ZiegenBock Amber (first time I've tried it).

Cheers!
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4re Nut · Jun 10, 2011

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/10/most-epic-beer-commercial-stars-delorean-monster-truck/

Starting from the very first button press and the resulting cassette blasting the theme to Knight Rider, the video you see after the break may very well be the best beer commercial ever. It comes from Hahn Super Dry, which is our new favorite beer from Australia.

Looks like we've found ourselves a new Australian word for beer...

Just in case gender-bending bodybuilders, beer-filled panthers and a ferret wearing a hair net weren't enough awesome for you, pay special attention about 25 seconds into the commercial. Your eyes do not deceive you, that is indeed a DeLorean monster truck...
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[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNQa5HCUYCQ[/ame]

lmunz22 · Jun 12, 2011

Finally tried some Srone this past week. One word: Amazing! Love their IPA and Arrogant Bastard. Didn't like the Cali-Belgie as much, but it was still a good beer.

Also had a few bottles of Berkshire Brewing's Coffeehouse Porter. Still my #1 beer.

Il Vecchio · Jun 14, 2011

Apologies if a repost:
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4re Nut · Jun 14, 2011

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Apologies if a repost:
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Yum!

4re Nut · Jun 19, 2011

A beer & two movies...
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I.T. Guy · Jun 20, 2011

To kill the heat
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I.T. Guy · Jul 13, 2011

In Dublin! My appetizer and main course Tastes different then in Canada.
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MaleficVTwin · Jul 13, 2011

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In Dublin! My appetizer and main course Tastes different then in Canada.
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My friend just came back from a Euro-trip that included the UK, he couldn't believe how much better Guinness tasted.

EDIT: My 4,000th post is about beer. My friends and family would not be surprised.

I.T. Guy · Jul 25, 2011

just a litre

I gained 10 lbs in 10 days. Duh.

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FBRacing · Jul 29, 2011

I dont know if you guys overseas can get your hands on it, but here in Holland we have great beers.
My favorite one is still Grolsch but when were playing music we drink Warsteiner (great tasting brewery over there) sometimes thats even better.
But there are alot of other great german beers like Krombacher, Bittburger.
And the Italian beer: Forst also very nice to drink when sitting in the Italian mountains on the balkony.

Cheers,
Floris

GuyIncognito · Jul 30, 2011

for reasons I'm still not entirely sure of, I bought some Bud Light tonight.

what a terrible beer.

4re Nut · Jul 30, 2011

GuyIncognito said: ↑

for reasons I'm still not entirely sure of, I bought some Bud Light tonight...
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Simple, NASCAR withdrawals due to a 2 week break in the Cup season.

Forza SRB!!!

GuyIncognito · Jul 30, 2011

4re Nut said: ↑

Simple, NASCAR withdrawals due to a 2 week break in the Cup season.

Forza SRB!!!
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I think it's more like Cubs/Cards weekend. now I need some Imo's pizza and toasted ravioli.

and yeah, this has been an odd break in the NASCAR season.

SefacHotRodder · Aug 4, 2011

Happy IPA day guys!
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I.T. Guy · Aug 4, 2011

From Poland
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4re Nut · Aug 4, 2011

JasonP said: ↑

just a litre

I gained 10 lbs in 10 days. Duh.

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Drool.

My thirsty Thursday special, Abita AndyGator.

A plug for a local brewer, article below is from '08.

When it first began brewing a beer called Andygator in the late 1990s, Abita Brewing Co. considered it an occasional beverage line.
"We just made a brew every once in a while of it," said David Blossman, president of the St. Tammany Parish brewing company. "We didn't make it commercially available for sale until about three years ago."
Since then, sales of the upstart brew, which is 8 percent alcohol and still available only on draft, have taken hold.

"It's done fantastic," said Blossman, who plans to begin selling Andygator in 22-ounce bottles in January.

High-alcohol brews like Andygator, known in the trade as big or extreme beers, are among the many craft beers that are grabbing a growing share of the nation's beer market. Extreme beers are reshaping the beverage's image and helping craft brewers grow at a time when many of the nation's largest beer-makers, including Anheuser-Busch and Miller Brewing Co., are undergoing consolidation.

"Extreme beers is such a vague category, it's something that changes all the time," Blossman said. But generally speaking, extreme beers push the envelop in terms of flavor, alcohol content or both.

"It's anything that's outside the norm," Blossman said. And consumers seem to have an appetite for it.

Last year craft brewers posted 17.1 percent growth over 2006 and accounted for 6.5 percent of the $9 billion in supermarket beer sales in the United States, up from 4.5 percent in 2003. Some expect growth in extreme beers to help craft brewers make further inroads in the overall beer market, which is valued at $95 billion, including sales in bars and restaurants.

"It is not a fad," said Julia Herz, director of craft beer marketing for the Brewers Association, a trade group based in Denver that represents more than 1,000 of the 1,400 craft breweries in the nation. "It's a solid direction the market is going."

It is uncertain how fast craft beers will continue to grow, but Herz said the indicators are good. After a shakeout in the mid-1990s, the nation's remaining 1,400 craft brewers have a stronger hold on shelf space and restaurant menus. Anheuser-Busch and Coors are making their own line of full-flavored beers. And the Brewers Association's book "Start Your Own Brewery" has sold more than 1,000 copies.

"A brewery in every town is not so crazy to think about in the future," Herz said. "It all goes back to the movement of consuming products that are locally produced."

Growing out of home-brewers' efforts to emulate British and German beers, craft beers started showing up in the United States about 30 years ago, and larger varieties bubbled up in the mid-1990s on both coasts as brew masters chased their fantasies to the outer limits.

Abita Brewing got its start in 1986 when it began producing Abita Amber. With an alcohol content of 4.5 percent, Amber remains the company's strongest line.

By today's standards, Amber is not considered extreme, but it was 20 years ago.

"People would say 'Wow, look at that beer. Wow, look at the flavor.' Back then, you'd consider Amber kind of an extreme beer," Blossman said. "Our first beers were all extreme. Twenty-two years later, they're not."

That's because consumers' taste for beer is evolving.

"People are a lot more sophisticated now," Blossman said. "People are just flocking to more flavor, and that's what we pride ourselves on. We try to make full-flavored ales."

Abita Brewing will be coming out with another 8 percent brew in January called Abbey.
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