Best drink made today....

[HDPhysiques]

1) Guinness
2) Hoegaarden
3) Murphey's Stout
4) Tucher Hefeweizen Dunkel
5) Franziskaner Hefeweizen Dunkel

[LatsMcGee]

[BroadStreetBruiser]

Did someone say Philadelphia? 


/agree with ya re: microbrews. there's a great brewpub not 5 minutes walk from me and they're always trying new things. handpump beer engine, too! 

are you in philly?

[Tombo]

Toohey's!  Oh no!  I rest my case.   

Little Creatures does some good beers if you can find it in your area.  I like their pale ale, but it might be too strongly flavoured for you.  Their other brews aren't so aggressive tho.

Yeah i've heard of those, i've got a little local grog shop that sells alot of the lesser-known brands i might check it out but its convenient when you only pay 15 bucks for a 6-pack, god help us all if that ridiculous beer and wine tax passes, fucking bastards putting the thumb on a way to relax.

[dr.chimps]

are you in philly?

Nope. North of the 49th in a small(ish) city. Almost never buy beer retail. Just take a wander over and see what they have on their chalkboard. And their menu is similarly eclectic. 

/oh, and they make their own cider, too!   

[Purple Aki]

Nope. North of the 49th in a small(ish) city. Almost never buy beer retail. Just take a wander over and see what they have on their chalkboard. And their menu is similarly eclectic. 

/oh, and they make their own cider, too!   

I spent all day Sunday enjoying the weather and drinking Stowford press cider in my local's beer garden.

Still don't feel right today

[wavelength]

not at all. in fact, beer above 12% is far from uncommon when you go into your strong abbey ales, and i heavily doubt the monks of trappist breweries are doing anything that anyone would call "cheating".

Are you familiar with the 'Reinheitsgebot'? In European breweries, especially in bavaria they are kind of anal about this. AFAIK, with regular barm, you will not get above 12-14%, because the barm disintegrates above that. If you wanna get higher you need to use different kinds of yeast, add sugar/alcohol or extract water.

[Bast000]

theres is absolutely zero point in drinking alcohol if your not getting drunk.

you can still get buzzed off a few or even 1 if it's a strong drink and you don't drink a lot.

[swoody]

Hey hey!  We got a Unibroue fan!  Personally I love the Trois Pistoles... that brewing company makes som FLAVORFUL high-point beer... got an A rating on beeradvocate.com...

[MisterMagoo]

Hey hey!  We got a Unibroue fan!  Personally I love the Trois Pistoles... that brewing company makes som FLAVORFUL high-point beer... got an A rating on beeradvocate.com...

all unibroue is pretty good, with trois and monde being top of the list. far as i'm concerned, the best american (counting canada) breweries are, in no order:

1) unibroue
2) stone
3) dogfish head
4) rogue
5) Stoudt's
6) Victory

[Camel Jockey]

I don't drink all that fancy shit, and besides, nyc has all kinds of restrictions on alcohol levels of beers.

Forget Lee Priest's take, I think Fosters is a great beer.

I'm gonna pay a visit to a beer and tobacco shop in flushing. Hear they have some nice micro brewed stuff and imports as well. 

[Mydavid]

I just posted this in my fav thread "Gayer Than" but anyhow my place is having a "Christmas in July" Festival starting today with these beers on tap and 30 plus more-
 Delirium Nocturnum, Paulaner Salvator, Grimbergen, Gouden Carolus Ambrio, Avec les Bons Voeux and Scaldis Noel

[technokc]

We just got a flying saucer here in kansas city, and that place is a god send for people who enjoy good beer.

Lately I have been on an Avery kick, and this is one of the best beers around.

[MisterMagoo]

I just posted this in my fav thread "Gayer Than" but anyhow my place is having a "Christmas in July" Festival starting today with these beers on tap and 30 plus more-
 Delirium Nocturnum, Paulaner Salvator, Grimbergen, Gouden Carolus Ambrio, Avec les Bons Voeux and Scaldis Noel

bar around here has the delirium noel ready for "christmas in july" next week, and we just got the gouden carolus d'or for 2008. there's a few magnums in the basement from 2000 that cost $65 a pop, i'm tempted to pick one up.

[Mydavid]

bar around here has the delirium noel ready for "christmas in july" next week, and we just got the gouden carolus d'or for 2008. there's a few magnums in the basement from 2000 that cost $65 a pop, i'm tempted to pick one up.

Delirium is great...Don't forget my bar has all rights to that name

[Tre]

I find oatmeal stouts to be sour.

If it's cold and then gets warm for too long (without serving), the taste can be ruined for good.