Thread: Anyone for ale?

just thought i'd bump the thread and let you guys know i just purchased a six pack of sierra nevada tumbler brown ale.. i'm loving it so far.

Originally Posted by gregs656

Yer it was introuduced and marketed to women to be drunk in halfs. Pretty interesting stuff when you think of how it's percieved today.

And that was with a dash of lime cordial to take the nasty taste away!

Gareth

Originally Posted by Galopede

And that was with a dash of lime cordial to take the nasty taste away!

Gareth

at the age of 29 is still have a good night out tipping lager and lime down my neck.

Originally Posted by Galopede

And that was with a dash of lime cordial to take the nasty taste away!

Gareth

You can't blame them for that. Lager is almost tasteless these days, this whole super chilled thing has really taken off. I don't mind it sometimes, I wouldn't say no if it was all a buddy had in his fridge - but it's just not very interesting.

I have a 6 pack of Guinness in the fridge chilling at home. If the plane goes in for maintenance today as planed I will consume 1 or 2 of that fine vintage tonight. I usually do not get the opportunity as I am an on call pilot. But if the plane is in the shop do not call me.

If I have a beer I will not fly for the next 24 hours, that is more than the FAA requires however; that is my standards. Why risk it.

I started drinking beer when I was 14 in England and can not get the image of drinking colored water out of my mind when someone orders a Bud.

I walk the DARK SIDE.

Originally Posted by gregs656

You can't blame them for that. Lager is almost tasteless these days, this whole super chilled thing has really taken off. I don't mind it sometimes, I wouldn't say no if it was all a buddy had in his fridge - but it's just not very interesting.

Most major lagers are sort of mainstream these days - somewhat tasteless and you can't even taste the difference between different brands.

That is no reason to give up hunting good lager. Try small local breweries and surprise. They are not trying to make one-for-all beers but rather various different beers for different tastes. I've found maybe the best beers i've ever tasted from those places, be it here or then abroad.
Also there are long and honorable traditions of beer making in many Eastern European countries such as Czech, Slovakia and Estonia (+ many others).
I do not know if they export their beers but it is a shame if they don't.

Originally Posted by Sheebay

I am one who really can't take the taste of light lager, but I'll drink it if I'm on a night out or at friends etc.

What I love is heavy ale, like this scottish based company. They're really fantastic BrewDog Beer - Award winning brewery

If anyone has the cash to order from the us, it's well worth it.

checked out that website, will definately be ordering some in the near future. thanks for the link

-dan-

MMM haven't had a good Ale for awhile. I like the maltier stuff m'self.Hopps just gets to me. I was just commenting tonight with a friend about my fear that in 20 yrs the US will be a nation of light beer swillers.Blecccchhh ! Gimme a nice meaty homebrewed ale that you can call food !

There are some pretty hoppy lagers available too. Stella Artois and Pilsner Urquel come to mind. On a hot summer day I prefer a clean lager with a noble hop backbone. When you are doing yard work lagers just taste right to me.

If you asked me the same question in the winter I would say I like a saison or a strong dark abbey style ale that is dripping with esthers. My goto abbey ale is Trader Joes Vintage Ale. If you are a fan of Chimay Blue or Rochefort 8 Give TJs Vintage Ale a try.

Lagers and a good malt based wheat beer for summer, Ales all year round, and a decent Guinness for winter. Home brewing is the best way to go IMHO, and I brew mainly Wheat beer since it's mostly hot where I live, with the addition of lagers, ales and anything that strikes me as needing to be sampled. A beer we have here in Queensland, colloqially called 'Four Ex' because of its label of XXXX, is called a bitter ale but is really a very tasty lager. It comes second in my book to a Western Australian Wheat beer called Redback (Serve with a squeeze of lemon or lime).


Mick