Thread: Anyone for ale?

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.

Yep, I like the odd ale now and then. I generally prefer Belgian beers or cider, but I had a couple of pints of Davys Old Wallop with a steak sandwich at lunch today. Yum!

I do enjoy a good India Pale Ale from time to time.
Namaste,
Morty -_-

What is this lager you speak of?

Erm well Tennants, Kronenberg, Fosters, quite a few of them...I'm just not that into them to be honest. I like belgian beers though.
It's like they're too light, and I want something that you can almost...eat?

Give me a 100+ I.B.U. India Pale Ale any day over a light, tasteless lager! The hoppier the better!

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