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xer0s wrote:I've been seeing a lot Amstel Light commercials here lately...that shit any good?

No.
It's not the worst stuff out there, but you can do much, much better.

Good rule of thumb: if it gets lots of advertisement, it's probably shit.



My latest: Goose Island IPA
Pretty good. It was the first Goose Island I've had where I wasn't completely impressed. Not bad by any means. Just not as great as their other stuff.

Don Carlos wrote:I have not read the thread a whole; so allow me to post the answer.

With you Don all the way

________________________________ Posted: 03-29-2010 11:06 PM

Whiskey 7 wrote:My mate likes this stuff. I bought some to share with him but he didn't show, now all mine



....not a bad drop at all

Not a bad drop at all Try it if you have the chance

I finally came across another phenomenal beer. It's easily the best pumpkin ale but I'd even go as far to say it is in my top 5 overall.



http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/3818/38394

Everything southern tier makes is amazing.

Also your PBR glass is pretty baller

Just a google image. I have a shot of the bottle on my phone but was too lazy to upload it.

Oohhhhhhh SHIT. Just got back from Belgium. And yes, I kept track of the beer I had. Over-sized list follows:

(deep breath)

--‘t IJ Zatte Tripel.
Had in a pub in Amsterdam. Pretty good.
Not my photo:



--Duvel.
Met a friend in Venlo, NL. His friend owns a bar and I showed up early to get some food. Turns out they don't serve food, and I didn't want to just get up and leave, so I ordered a beer instead. Not knowing what most of the beers were, I panicked and got something standard. Oh well, Duvel is still really good.


--La Chouffe.
At the aforementioned bar, I asked some of the old townsfolk to recommend a local beer. This is what the came up with. Very nice choice.
Not my photo:



--Maredsous 6.
Again, at the bar in Venlo. I was chatting with some Dutch locals, and my buddy came back from the bar with a glass for me. Quality stuff. Already the beers were great and I hadn't even made it out of the Netherlands.
Again, not my photo:



--Diekirch Grand Cru.
Yes, even Europe has its shit beers. I had this in Berdorf, Luxembourg. I just wanted a single bottle of something cheap, and I grabbed this from a tiny grocery store. It was garbage. Almost couldn't finish it.
My photo:



--Orval.
Visted the Orval monastery (good cheese, btw) so I grabbed a bottle of their Trappist beer. Fabulous. Nice and light for a trappist brew. Stopped for a countryside picnic in Belgium and drank it along with some Orval bier cheese. This stuff is delicious.
Not my photo:



--Maes Pils.
Ordered some mussels in Brussels, and the meal came with free beer, but I didn't get to choose. A bit flat in flavor, but not undrinkable. I think it complemented the seafood fairly nicely, but that was about it. Wouldn't buy it again.
My photo, Maes is in the background.



--Mort Subite Gueuze.
Wifey got this with her mussels. Loved it. Very nice lambic without the super-sweet fruitiness. In the foreground of previous photo.


--Hoegaarden De Verboden Vrucht.
Meh. Not bad. I don't really remember it too much. Had it in a pub in Brussels.
My photo. The pub was very dark so it's a shitty pic:



--Karmeliet Tripel.
The wife got this at the same bar in Brussels. Definitely preferred it to my Hoegaarden. Nothing new, though. I've had it in the states, too.
Same photo as above.


--Brugse Tripel.
At a restaurant in Bruges. Wife ordered this. Very nice, very refreshing for a tripel.
my photo:



--Straffe Hendrik Tripel.
Up to this point, my favorite of all. Strong tripel with a complex taste slightly more reminiscent of a dubbel. Yum.
My photo:



--Halve Maan Brugse Zot.
Took the brewery tour in Bruges, and got free glasses of their unfiltered blonde. It's amazing how the simplest beer in Belgium is heads and shoulders above most of what we have here. Good stuff.
My photo:



--De Konink Bruin.
Went to a bar in Bruges, and my wife ordered this. I remember it was good, but at this point so many beers were starting to run together. Anyway, I was focused more on the beer I ordered:


--Rochefort 10.
Best of the trip. Hands down. If you haven't tried it, do it. Heavy, thick, complex, and just quality. I contemplated going back the next day for more.
Photos of both:



--Dubuisson Bush Ambreé.
So we had a travel guide that suggested some beers to try, but they only picked them because of "uniqueness". Bush was on that list because it is supposedly the strongest Belgian beer. And it was still really, really good. I was expecting shitty cheap touristy alcohol swill, but I really enjoyed it.
My photo:



--Grimbergen Bruin.
Had this at a restaurant in Bruges. Fuck me if I can remember what it was like. I was focused more on the pot of flemish stew and fries, and the kilo of mussels we got. Oh, and it came with free champagne...
Photo:

lol, looks like you ate alot of garbage over there!

nice update

Great post werldhed. Very informative. Please post a photo of your face.
Cheers,
Brian

La Chouffe usually have some of those stocked.
also fuck you for being in Amsterdam and not telling me or Ryoki.

double fuck you since the IJ Brewery is about 5 mins away from my home.

MKJ wrote:La Chouffe usually have some of those stocked.
also fuck you for being in Amsterdam and not telling me or Ryoki.

We were only in Amsterdam for a day. I suggested the idea of contacting you dutchies, but the wife wasn't keen on meeting internet nerds...


Also, we didn't actually go to the IJ brewery... just got a glass of it in some bar.

MKJ wrote:La Chouffe usually have some of those stocked.

Just had it on tap last weekend. Pretty good.

werldhed wrote:
............ the wife wasn't keen on meeting internet nerds....

That made me

Me, I just bought a case (24) of Cascade_____________________ ____ _________________ This stuff is made on that little (maybe not) island to the south of Australia called Tasmania

I visited there for 2 weeks, about a year ago on a fly drive holiday. Just a beautiful place As a matter of fact, drove past that brewery. Wishing now I did that in-house tour Well, maybe next time.

its official. Underpants' wife > werldhed's wife.

MKJ wrote:its official. Underpants' wife > werldhed's wife.

No doubt there. I also forgot to mention that we had already planned to meet some friends in the Netherlands, so our time was pretty booked.
Sorry.

Anyway, here's some more beer.

shaft wrote:http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/13014/53267

Is that any better than Surly's other stuff?
Every time I try their beer, I'm disappointed...

On this stuff at the moment...full of win

This for special occasions:

werldhed wrote:

shaft wrote:http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/13014/53267

Is that any better than Surly's other stuff?
Every time I try their beer, I'm disappointed...

I dunno? I like IPA's so thats usually what I stick to. I've had Surly Furious and I like it, has quite a citrus flavor. This stuff is seasonal not definitely not as citrusy. Very fresh and expensive 4.25 a pint. Hard to find, I cleared out the liquor store.

shaft wrote: I dunno? I like IPA's so thats usually what I stick to. I've had Surly Furious and I like it, has quite a citrus flavor. This stuff is seasonal not definitely not as citrusy. Very fresh and expensive 4.25 a pint. Hard to find, I cleared out the liquor store.

The descriptions of Wet sound pretty good. I'll have to give it a try. I think Surly's stuff is fine, but it's not as outstanding as everyone makes it out to be. It's way overpriced for what it is... so $4.25 sounds about right. I'll keep a lookout for it. Stub & Herb's always has their stuff on tap, so it will probably show up there before long.


Went out to the Happy Gnome last weekend and had:

Lake Superior Kayak Kölsch - Been searching for a Kölsch for a long time, and finally got it. Interesting style. I prefer it to pilsner, but still not my first choice. I can't compare Lake Superior to anything else, but it was decent.

Great Divide Hibernation - Complex and malty... that's all I remember. And that it was good.

Lift Bridge Chestnut Hill - Fantastic take on a brown ale. Very nutty flavored. As good as -- if not better than -- Goose Island Nut Brown Ale.

I also had a few samples of brews I didn't care for. I think the waitress got sick of us asking for so many samples, because she brought mine out in the tiniest glass I've ever seen:

Ain't that just the yeast, the stuff that drops to the bottom?
Sometimes they serve that with your beer ey.

Nah, this was actually a beer sample that I requested. Usually, I get a half-filled old-fashioned glass, but this time I got a thimble.

A few I had recently:

Dread Pirate Dunkelweizen - Fitger's Brewhouse, Duluth, MN
My sis-in-law bought me a growler of this as a thanks for letting her crash at my place. Meh, I've had much better from them.




Lakefront Pumkin Lager
Again: meh. As my wife said, I wanted a nice pumpkin porter, and I got a lager instead.




Vieille Provision Dupont Saison
Not usually a fan of saisons, but it got better the more I drank (first glass was unchilled, second was chilled). By the end, I had changed my tune: Very good

Lindemans Gueuze Cuvée René
Yum. I'll have some more of this tonight.




Also recently had:
Summit Winter Ale -- fucking fantastic. So happy to see the winters are out again
Odell Isolation Winter Ale -- Very nice, but not quite as great as the Summit.

I recently had Southern Tier's Cuvee 2, really good stuff.

http://www.southerntierbrewing.com/beer ... uveeanchor

bitWISE wrote:I finally came across another phenomenal beer. It's easily the best pumpkin ale but I'd even go as far to say it is in my top 5 overall.



http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/3818/38394

Tried this last night and I must say it's very good. No alcohol comes through despite higher content and a very pleasing taste considering they use only pumpkin puree and no artificial flavours.