The Beer Thread

Absolutely astonished nobody has mentioned Spaten Optimator yet. Deeeeeeeelicious doppelbock. Really easy to find, too. Check it out. http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/142/99

 

Ugh, don't get me started on this. Our Trader Joe's don't carry alcohol. I hear that their "two buck chuck" wines are fantastic for the price, but I can't get at 'em.

 

its sooo weird to hear retail beer/alcohol stores

where i live, the only place you can buy that stuff is from THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA

 

There are states like that in the US as well... Ohio, for example. I went out there for a convention one year, and you could buy beer/wine just about everywhere, but you had to buy any hard liquor from a store with a very simple, direct sign, "STATE-RUN LIQUOR AGENCY". There was one, and only one, in the entire city of Colombus.

 

A good friend of mine owns a liquor store in Oklahoma, and he's got the same thing, no sales on Sundays. But the bible belters take it a bit further. An "intoxicating beverage" is defined as something with >=3.2% ABV. "intoxicating beverages" are sold at liquor stores, and "supermarket beers" are sold at supermarkets. There can be no crossing of the two types, meaning, that if a beer is made in the 3.2% ABV version, the brewer cannot legally sell the full-proof version to liquor stores. That means, no Bud, no Coors, no Miller, etc etc at liquor stores. Fine, who drinks that swill anyway? The problem comes with the other brands that those brands own. Budweiser InBev owns Spaten, so no Optimator or Franziskaner in liquor stores. It's all "supermarket beer". Diageo, with all the brands they own. Can't be sold in the versions we know. It's all 3.2% ABV or less near beer.

Oh, and they can't get Yuengling there at all, either. And they just a few years ago got Sam Adams. It's like an alcoholic third world country.

 

Have you ever had Nigerian Guinness? Guinness changes the brew for the local markets and the Nigerian version is like extremely alcoholic Horlicks (Horlicks is a malt bed time drink sold in the UK)

 

This World Cup I have mainly been drinking:

The Belgian Ales - Fruity and summery - Hogaarden with a slice, etc. Some Stell Artois to clean the palette bewteen brews.

I have also been enjoying - The Flying Fish Summer ale
http://www.flyingfish.com/beers/seasonals.html

South Africa, Chenin blanc - simple summer white wine

Some delightful Sangiovese and a little Rioja
(so done with Malbec and Merlot)

and Pimms - ginger ale, mint and limes

Sticky summer and I have been very thirsty

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimbergen_%28beer%29

Chimay is a very modern beer - 1862

 

Well for you people in OK, you need to learn how to make your own brew. It's not hard. There are several sites out there to get you started. All you need is Malt, Barley, Hops, Water, & yeast. I am sure in OK you can get those materials together. Here is a kewl site to get you started on making your own home brews.

 

ok you alcoholics, its summer time and want some suggestions for some good stuff

and go

 

be specific

i live in canada, and the gov has a shitty selection of good beers

 

This is absolute SHIT!!!!!!!!!!

 

I know i hate it!!! yuk!

 

http://www.lcbo.com/products/beer/en/conveyer/premium.shtml

can anyone suggest anything from here

these assholes have chimay red and white but no blue

 

Duvel is the only one available here , its lighter than i thought it would be but very enjoyable, a good beer for a very limited selection

thanks for the the recomendations

if your ever in an unfortunate situation where only Canadian beers are available give this a try, it isn't anything special but will do the job no big brewery will

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/455/1654

 

Oktoberfest at Bridge.

http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~2386649,00.html