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Just make sure it's ICE cold. Nothing worse than a warm Heineken.
People drink these voluntarily?
I love Sam Adams Octoberfest. It is hands down the best beer they make. I don't like their traditional Boston Lager or a lot of their beer, but the Octoberfest is nice and malty without the excessive hoppy after taste that is a Sam Adams trademark.Sorry to necromance here, but, has anyone tried Sam Adams Octoberfest? Man, what an awesome beer.
Kingfisher - India (perfect with a Vindaloo!)
Tsingtao - China
Singha - Thailand
Is that anything like Woodchuck Cider? Woodchuck tastes almsot like apple juice. I haven't had any other ciders, but want to try them so I can have a "beer" that my wife will drink too.
Coors is probably the only one that I will drink willingly. If you like Killian's or Blue Moon you will like Coors. As far as I am concerned all the rest taste like dirty water.
great choice! bitburger is my favourite domestic beer.
My favorite British beer is Bass.
Guinness has an undeserved reputation for being a "heavy" beer.
In the US I can usually buy a six pack of imported beer for $8 but one bottle in the local bar/pub/restaurant will run close to $4, if not more in some places. It gets even worse if you compare the price of a keg to the cost of a pint on draft.considering that I pay just £2.50 for a pint bottle for it in my local should say something about the mark-up the Irish bar is making on the stuff
You shouldn't have to chew your beer.
If you like anything by Sierra Nevada or any IPAs for that matter then we definitely have different tastes in beer.
And this is what is considered traditional American beer, Coors being the "best" of the bunch in my opinion. Trust me, you are better off with your local Irish brews or imports from other countries. My favorite bar has a three page beer menu and I immediately flip to the import section. The only time I willing drink traditional American beer is if there is nothing else or at $1 beer night at a baseball game. They had Budweiser Select and it went down like nasty water. I thought if I drank enough it would affect me to the point that I wouldn't notice but it is so watered down that I never even felt a buzz. At least with imports I can feel something by the fourth beer.
I don't agree. Most of the macro brews in America are lagers loosely based on recipes that would have been imported from Europe in ye olde days. If anything, the American craft beers are more American than Coors and Miller - they're American because they use American hops and barley and because they've gone their own way and produced styles that aren't traditional in Europe. American Pale Ale is recognised style of beer because it's distinct from an English Pale Ale, though it evolved from it, but nondescript lagers like Budweiser, Coors, etc. is just the same style of crap as the macro lagers over here.
I know it's not a 'beer', but I've been drinking a bit of Magners recently as well... you have to be careful though, since some places (esp. Irish bars, for some odd reason) can really rip you off with it... one pub I was in sells it in half bottles too, but they charge you over £2 for a half... (but with the ice in the glass, it 'looks' like a pint once you've poured it... perhaps their argument is that you drink it as quickly (or as slowly) as a normal pint and therefore they charge you more for it)... but the full bottle is over £4... considering that I pay just £2.50 for a pint bottle for it in my local should say something about the mark-up the Irish bar is making on the stuff
They'd be good bottles to stick to!!!!
Exactly; although I don't really search much further than a liquor store or the local supermarket (a decent variety in multi-cultural South Florida, quantity rather than quality in the rural areas, maybe Heineken can be found).
How can anyone drink beer?It's disgusting! But, I guess if you get drunk, you won't be able to tell what it tastes like...
Wow, what a difference a year would make.
Brewed by the small brewery in Mammoth Lakes, CA. their Mammoth Double Nut Brown Ale is absolutely wonderful! 👍
I agree that craft brews are American. There is no doubt, they don't stand up to the imports they are imitating. But depending on the bar/liquor store you will pay import prices for it. Killian's "Irish Red" is about $20 more for a six pack than Coors and their Blue Moon "Belgian White Ale" will run about $3 more. The craft brews are a tricky way for American companies to make more money with little extra effort. They taste better than traditional American beer and can be good to drink but are far from a good import.
The only beer I avoid due to price are the lambics. They aren't good enough to justify the prices.
Flying Dog is interesting and I enjoy their beer, but I rank them as moderate as far as good does. They are about like Old Leghumper and Elliot Ness Pale Ale. Good, but I can find better for my money, in my opinion.
Red Stripe is a love it or hate it beer. If they are on a special I will drink a lot and love it. I've also picked up a six pack for a party before. It is the only beer tasting beer that my wife will drink. It is crisp and goes down easy, but if you want something a little heavier or darker you might not enjoy it.
I think they do. They have it on tap at my local bar. The tap handle is a big goose head. It looks funny amongst all the other beer brands typical looking handles.
You just described my opinion of about 90% of their line. They have enough variety so that everyone can find something they like, but sometimes it requires a lot of bad taste-testing. I suggest the Octoberfest or try some of their holiday brews at Christmas. Judging by the cocoa flavor you described I think it may have been their dark lager.
) Try Peroni (Nastro Azuro) or San Miguel for that mediterranean vibe. Or if you like your beer a little sharper go for the East European Staropramen or Pilsner Urquell. If its a strong beer that you want to enjoy at home not just chuck down your neck, than you can't go wrong with the trapist style Belgian offerings like Leffe (around 6.5%) or Duval (about 8.5%) - they're an aquired taste, but a taste well worth aquiring 
Mediterranean? When did they move the Philippines there? Despite it's Spanish sounding name, San Miguel is about as European as Kangaroos. 
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This is the proper San Miguel we get in Europe and blighty - not that Pilipino rubbish you must get in the US.
