I... don't do cider. Me + the first night of the Reading Festival + a case of Strongbow = results I don't want to repeat. I'm not the biggest of guys, so 9 cans (that I remember) is a little bit excessive.Ranooth said:My dad drinks Hobgoblin like water.
Me, im more of a cider man
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Tehe, it took me some time to like it, and normally about 7 cans of Strongbow made me go crazy, now i can drink it till the cows come home. (a point if you get the joke)thecaptainof said:I... don't do cider. Me + the first night of the Reading Festival + a case of Strongbow = results I don't want to repeat. I'm not the biggest of guys, so 9 cans (that I remember) is a little bit excessive.Ranooth said:My dad drinks Hobgoblin like water.
Me, im more of a cider man
I was the same, except replace Strongbow with Stella and make that 9 into a 5 and we're probably around about the same level of wasted =) Being such a light-weight really does have it's downsides. At pubs it's not such a bad thing, you end up spending way less money for getting way more drunk. But at places like Reading fest, where booze doth floweth most plentifully, passing out like an hour after you pitch up your tent is a bit of an epic failthecaptainof said:I... don't do cider. Me + the first night of the Reading Festival + a case of Strongbow = results I don't want to repeat. I'm not the biggest of guys, so 9 cans (that I remember) is a little bit excessive.Ranooth said:My dad drinks Hobgoblin like water.
Me, im more of a cider man
)I am a beer fan. I've tried many beers, and have many more to go. I am trying not to become a beer snob (much easier than with wine, which I have given up entirely), but I'm sad to say that some of the American mass-produced "label" beers really are lower quality by comparison. It's not necessarily a bad taste, just watery and less flavorful. I think beers like Budweiser are good for barbecues and even to put *on* the barbecue for flavor. I won't refuse to drink them, but I'll always prefer the better beers. And Americans are perfectly capable of making them. Most local microbreweries have something good to offer, and Samuel Adams provides a nice variety.
As far as foreign beers go, Europeans (specifically Germans) do it better than anyone in the world. Outside of Europe, Corona, LaBatt, and Fosters are pretty good; so are Asahi, Sapporo, Tsingtao, Harbin, and Singha for your Asian beers. Inside Europe, Smithwicks is a pretty good Irish brew (never liked Guinness), and Baltika is a good Eastern European brand. Heineken and Grolsch are good Dutch brews.
But nothing beats German beer. St. Pauli Girl, Becks, Warsteiner, Lowenbrau, and so many more. There is no finer liquid refreshment in all the world than German beer. Getting that first stein of Marzen on Octoberfest is better than opening presents at Christmas! I hope to one day go to the real Oktoberfest in Germany.
As far as foreign beers go, Europeans (specifically Germans) do it better than anyone in the world. Outside of Europe, Corona, LaBatt, and Fosters are pretty good; so are Asahi, Sapporo, Tsingtao, Harbin, and Singha for your Asian beers. Inside Europe, Smithwicks is a pretty good Irish brew (never liked Guinness), and Baltika is a good Eastern European brand. Heineken and Grolsch are good Dutch brews.
But nothing beats German beer. St. Pauli Girl, Becks, Warsteiner, Lowenbrau, and so many more. There is no finer liquid refreshment in all the world than German beer. Getting that first stein of Marzen on Octoberfest is better than opening presents at Christmas!
I hope to one day go to the real Oktoberfest in Germany.
I liked their "Fiddler's Green" more, but "Hobgoblin" is far from bad.curlycrouton said:
A week ago I picked up a sampler pack from the LCBO (Liquor Control Board of Ontario, the government-run monopoly for most alcohol sales in the province) of 2 bottles each of 4 imported beers:
I tried some Innis & Guinn on recommendation of someone I know, and found it dreadfully NOT to my taste. (I think I described it as "honey thinned with horse piss" in a moment of shock.) Much too sweet for me, and the hops after-taste ends up more sour than bitter as a result. I don't regret trying it, but I don't see myself buying more.
More to my taste were the Polish and Latvian beers in the pack, but alas I don't recall their names. I still have the bottles at home and I'll look them up if anyone's interested.
In the "strange but interesting" category was a brew made by Trappist monks; a different flavour, one I find hard to describe but pleasant anyway. Or maybe that's the 7.5% alcohol content speaking... I've had wines with less kick.
Still, my heart belongs to Guinness and Sleeman's Cream Ale for regular drinking, and Stella Artois or Hoegaarten for special occasions.
-- Steve
I've heard only good things about Hoegaarten so when I picked up my first bottle I was really excited about experiencing a truley amazing beer, only to find something not to my taste (pretty much how the first beer of any new beer I try goes) anyway, I'm sure it was something down to me pouring it wrong, or storing it wrong. Sediment brews pack a nastey final kick I seem to find.Anton P. Nym said:
Most of my favorites are from local microbreweries, but one of my favorites is Leffe Blonde, which is from Belgium.
My favorite beer is probably the pumpkin ale that a local brewery/pub called Steamworks produces. Unfortunately, they only make it in October. A place called Granville Island Brewing also makes a Hefeweizen that is absolutely delicious, and their Pale Ale and Winter Ale are also great.
My favorite beer is probably the pumpkin ale that a local brewery/pub called Steamworks produces. Unfortunately, they only make it in October. A place called Granville Island Brewing also makes a Hefeweizen that is absolutely delicious, and their Pale Ale and Winter Ale are also great.
Hmmm well I have to say...Red WKD..yep I said it, it tastes lovely, and im not much of a drinking person anyway
You gotta try Firestone Double Barrel Ale. Delicious, delicious beer. Unfortunately, only available out here on the West Coast... maybe I'm not going to move away...
If I could afford it I'd drink Woodforde Wherry and Woodforde Mardlers, unfortunately I can't so I have to make do with whatever crap lager is in the house.
Oh what. Theres no free beer in this thread at all
Favorite beer eh?
I dunno, I've been getting into little creaters pale ale and coopers pale ale lately. Hoegaarden usually goes down well also.
Lest favorite beer? easy, ANY and EVERY light beer, they ALL taste like as radish. I'm also not the biggest kilkenny fan either.
Favorite beer eh?
I dunno, I've been getting into little creaters pale ale and coopers pale ale lately. Hoegaarden usually goes down well also.
Lest favorite beer? easy, ANY and EVERY light beer, they ALL taste like as radish. I'm also not the biggest kilkenny fan either.
they are canadian, specifically from ontario. the funny part is the original owner's house is now a strip joint AND a historic siteSir Pysco Sexy said:
for me it's sleeman honey brown or guiness, tho boddingtons and tennants is pretty good