| Author | Message | ||
     Orion |
Red Hook ESB. As a matter of fact I had a few too many at the hockey game last night...  J.D. | ||
| Firemanjim |
Like my women,strong,dark,good head,and tasty.I have the fortune to have a baby brother who is a certified beer taster(what a gig,he judges at fairs etc)and he brews some killer stuff.Labeled as Biohazard Beer. | ||
| Xgecko |
As a rule I avoid beers with red in the Name Killians "RED" and of course "RED" Dog but Redhook ESB is pretty good beer/ale. | ||
| Cyclone8u |
Iggy, I'm sure you have all the ability you need to brew beer. The number one thing you need is a passion for good beer, after that the rest is just accedemic. You should be able to go to a local brew supply store and pick up a basic starter kit for cheap money. My recomondation would be to try the starter kit or piece together your own if you don't find one that fits your taste buds. If you can find them, the Grolsch style bottles with the swing tops are the best to use if your just experimenting. That way you don't have to worry about buying a capper right away. After that the sky is the limit, my buddy Terry and I started doing 5 gallon batches. Then we entered and won two back to back contests, after which we decided that we weren't the only ones that liked our beer so why keep giving it away to judges. (yes I'm stingy) Now we pretty much stick with 30 gallon batches for 2 half-barrel kegs. This lets us bottle 15 gallons (A bunch of bottles) and still have a keg left over for those special occasions.... Here's some links that may be helpful in picking out just the right ingredients for your first brew, as well as plenty of tips and pointers for making it the best tasting beer you've ever had. The Brewery Brewing Techniques Realbeer page Zymico Beertown Have fun, -jsw | ||
| Libnosis |
Ok. I had one to many hefe weitzens last night, but I think they kept me from freezing my ka hone aaas off. | ||
| Sybren |
My head hurts..  NOT Zatte, made out of Amsterdam canal water. | ||
| Iggy |
cyclone8u, newfie sounds like a natural progression for me to take. will start in once i get a job offer. graduating right now is pretty annoying. question to all we all know that with any booze some people get distribution and others don't (i've never seen berghoff outside of the illinois area). some of these non-distributed brews are pretty good, rivally or surpassing the major leaguers. now i'm a huge guinness fan, but my fear is there's some little irish brewery out there making even better stout but not getting any distro (i hope the beer gods don't strike me dead for this one). anyone have any info? iG | ||
| Warp2 |
1- Kilt Lifter Scottish Ale, Four Peaks 2- Murphys Irish Stout 3- Chimay Black Lable 4- Redtail Ale, Mendicino Brewery 5- Kronenburgh, French 6- Mackeson XXX , for desert. | ||
| Blake |
Rocket: The Theakston's OP gets a top rating from me; VERY good beer! Unfortunately, over here it's a tad bit expensive, over $10 for a six pack of 12 once bottles.  Warp: You sound like a true connoisseur. God bless those monks! | ||
| Prof_Stack |
My favorite beer is also my own. A trip to Germany in 1984 got me to brewing in 1985. Hans is right, German beer on tap in Germany is amazing. vom Fass, bitte!  I have a pilsener ready to tap after 3 months of lagering. It should be good... Otherwise, Redhook, Widmer, and Hales are among my favorites (local NW breweries). | ||
| Blake |
Cheers to you Rocket from Kilgore, Texas!  | ||
| Court |
Scares me when Blake and Rocket, even separated by an ocean and a continent start to share drinkin' intel! | ||
| Rocketman |
Yep, that's the stuff that gave me such a bloody hangover yesterday !!!!!!! Cool glass Blake San. Rocket in England | ||
| Blake |
I should have mentioned... the glass is courtesy Brian's HD/Buell. Got a pen too!  Court: This one's for you!  | ||
| Dust_Storm |
Blake, where do you get those little smiley icons, they are just the Shizn'it! (translate = damn cool!) [Ds] | ||
| Blake |
DS: Here.  | ||
| Spiderman |
One word for you guys STROH'S | ||
| Loki |
Spidey. gettin harder and harder to walk into an establishment and order up a SHORTS | ||
| Spiderman |
i only now of one restarunt in the livonia area that has stroh's and a place down rive called the music station that has it every once in a while. I always get a grin on my face when i walk into a liquor store and find some cause then i useally buy 5-6 packs man i havent heard it called shorts in the longest | ||
| Detroit |
Hey I'll chime in on this one. I believe the birthplace of STROH'S was Detroit. But my beer of choice is Miller High Life. My discription would be American Corona. | ||
| Spiderman |
You are correct sir the birth place was detroit and it is now made in millwaulke right alon with Miller my second fav followed up on a close third with MGD I belive Miller bought out Stroh's did u get my e-mail detroit? | ||
| Blake |
Used to be a Shorts brewery right here in Longview, Texas, but you couldn't find it in the stores. It's since closed.  Old Milwakee = Old Sweatsocky  How about Iron City? | ||
| Shot_Gun |
My favorite is yenguling lager. Favorite beer at the track is straight Miller. Free beer is ok too. | ||
| Spiderman |
blake you like stroh's?  | ||
| Loki |
used to be a shorts brew house in St.Pual also. But alas even back home it is getting harder to find a bottle of Schmidt. How about a Rolling Rock? a Perminator(the Terminator) a Moosehead Dry (what a kick in the arse that is) or for the sweet tooths, Leinies Big Butt Loki | ||
| Blake |
Spidy: I like most good quality beers. My taste varies with the season, my mood, and the food, if any, that I'm eating. I usually enjoy a darker heavier brew, but sometimes a lighter pilsner really hits the spot. By "lighter", I mean a standard Coors, Strohs, Miller, Bud, not a light/diet beer. That just isn't beer, that low calorie diet/light stuff ain't anything but chilled and carbonated dog whiz. | ||
| Spiderman |
PREACH IT ON THE MOUTIAN BROTHER, it is always funny when i'm at the bar an i see a hot girl i'll buy a bud light and walk over to her give it to her and 99% of the time i get "how did you know i drink bud light". Almost all women drink bud light, i do know a few who drink real beer other than Scudwiser  | ||
| Henrik |
Spider: I know several women who'd whup yo' ass for that "light beer" comment  Henrik | ||
| Blake |
My wife snagged one of my Theakston OP's earlier this evening.  | ||
| Spiderman |
i ny it is a little different my girl friend in long island does shot for shot with me, but all the college girls an hooters girls here in detroit all drink the light crap |
