Tommy Alpha wrote:

Mark Hansen wrote:

that damned fly wrote:i'm not all fancy with my unknown beers, but i like stella, negra modello, modello especial, and red stripe.

Negro Modello is ok, but Red Stripe is crap.

Bullshit. Stella is crap, utter crap, but the stripe? 6 for a fiver- no finer drink when ice cold on a hot summers day. don't let it get warm though.

guys, guys guys!

it's still beer and it's not natty ice or beast or pbr, so drink it, and be happy about it.

My local brew Flying Herbert (North Yorkshire Brewery) is the greatest thing on earth.


After that

Sierra Nevada Pale (Heaven in a bottle)
Marston Old Empire
Anchor Steam
Staropramen and Jever (Tied for the greatest pilsner)
Köstritzer
Coniston XB

Alaskan Smiked Porter
Theakstons Old Peculiar
are both nice but I can only manage one or two in a sitting.

I went to the Heartland place under the Empire State Building recently
and sampled a number of their beers, all of which were pretty tasty. For
no apparent reason the barman gave us a free pint each. Result. The food
was pretty good too.

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that damned fly wrote:

Tommy Alpha wrote:

Mark Hansen wrote:

that damned fly wrote:i'm not all fancy with my unknown beers, but i like stella, negra modello, modello especial, and red stripe.

Negro Modello is ok, but Red Stripe is crap.

Bullshit. Stella is crap, utter crap, but the stripe? 6 for a fiver- no finer drink when ice cold on a hot summers day. don't let it get warm though.

guys, guys guys!

it's still beer and it's not natty ice or beast or pbr, so drink it, and be happy about it.

Catford= Red Stripe. Gotta fight that corner.

old speckled hen. Theakstons Old Peculiar. Fullers London Pride.

geez I'm Australian and love proper english ale.......

but, lazing by the pool on hot summers day, cant beat a cold Corona. I know lots of you hate it, but it's considered quite the delicacy here. 50-60au$ a box.......eeek

New Glarus Imperial Weizen
I assumed this was gonna be a rather light one as far as ABV goes.
I forgot that assumed makes an ass out of you and Ed, whoever he is.

I like regular beer, Quilmes, Stella Artois, Jag

for tough guys:

Quite enjoying Budvar just now. Czech lager is seriously good.



And for beer, London Pride is very nice, but I prefer it from the bottle.

lil'kim wrote:for tough guys:

Any beer that ends in -ator is bound to be an asskicker.

That's a tradition that dates back to Paulaner Salvator, generally considered to be the first dopplebock-style beer. Dopplebock is a strong lager of about 9% abv or greater.



Salvator is an exceptionally strong and malty lager that was originally formulated in mid-17th Century Munich by the German monks of St Francis of Paula for use during their Lenten fasting season. Though they were forbidden from eating solid food, there was nothing on the books that prohibited drinking alcohol during Lent. The monks must have figured that a nice, sweet, full-bodied brew would quell their hunger pangs, and the high alcohol content must have made it much easier to get to sleep on a (nearly) empty stomach. The rich, high-gravity beer also provided needed calories, protein and vitamins.

This style of beer was later brewed for general consumption (about 100 years later) and in the 1900s came to be referred to as doppelbock, or "double-bock" because of its similarity to strong "bock" beers. Out of reverence for the original, brewers in Germany and worldwide have adopted the tradition of naming their dopplebocks one-word names ending in "-ator".

Spaten Optimator
Tucher Bajuvator
Ayinger Celebrator
Abita Andygator
Bell's Consecrator

Today their are some 200 "-ator" Doppelbock names registered with the German patent office.

I'm sure there have been at least a few thousand homebrew doppelbocks named "Masturbator"...

The strongest commercially available dopplebock is Samichlaus, made by the Swiss Hürlimann brewery, weighing in at 14-15% abv.