Lager goodness

[tentoze]

Went into the local Libation Store this afternoon to pick up some music juice, only to find that it's apparently out of season for Samuel Adams' White Ale, which I have been enjoying for the last couple of months or so.

In its stead, I picked up some

http://www.crowncaps4u.de/Pix/Netherlands/NL-Grolsch%20Blonde%20Lager.jpg

which I'd never run across before. It's good. Very good.

[RichPA]

Went into the local Libation Store this afternoon to pick up some music juice, only to find that it's apparently out of season for Samuel Adams' White Ale, which I have been enjoying for the last couple of months or so.

In its stead, I picked up some

http://www.crowncaps4u.de/Pix/Netherlands/NL-Grolsch%20Blonde%20Lager.jpg

which I'd never run across before. It's good. Very good.

Indeed it is, one of my very favorites.

[JDaniel]

I too like just plain ole Grolsch. Tis a good summertime beer. I really miss those fancy hinged tops on them like we used to get.

Earlier today, I was drinking Yuengling (sp?). It was ok. Not great, not bad. Probably won't buy it again.

And I've yet to try any Sam Adams I didn't like. The Octoberfest is my personal fav.

JD

[tentoze]

I too like just plain ole Grolsch. Tis a good summertime beer. I really miss those fancy hinged tops on them like we used to get.

Earlier today, I was drinking Yuengling (sp?). It was ok. Not great, not bad. Probably won't buy it again.

And I've yet to try any Sam Adams I didn't like. The Octoberfest is my personal fav.

JD

This Blonde Lager is different than the normal Grolsch. Both good, though.

Not much of a fan of draught beer, but put me in front of a Yuengling tap and I can do some damage.

[RichPA]

Not much of a fan of draught beer, but put me in front of a Yuengling tap and I can do some damage.

Well, you're gonna be in Pittsburgh some time, aren't you? :)

[tentoze]

Well, you're gonna be in Pittsburgh some time, aren't you? :)

Yup. And got a snootful when I was there in March as a prelim.

[BeerCan]

This Blonde Lager is different than the normal Grolsch. Both good, though.

Not much of a fan of draught beer, but put me in front of a Yuengling tap and I can do some damage.
We have a Yuengling brewery here in Tampa. A friend of mine who is a Yuengling freak wants to do the tour on tuesday. It ends at the beirgarten. I plan on doing some damage myself. That is if I can quit falling down.

[ozmoid]

Haven't seen the Blonde yet, Tentoze, I'll keep an eye out for it. I really wish I could get more variety in the Sam Adams here, I know they make a dozen or more brews I can't get here.

JDaniel, I'm not a Yuengling fan either. Much prefer the Highland Brewing for that style of beer. If you can find it (it has a tartan label) try the Oatmeal Porter. Superb. Good and Rich with a subtle choclate taste to the "bitter".

[dmax99]

I was visiting Boston last weekend and was drinking some of the white lager on draft. I thougrt it was quite good.Of course the the draft lager was very good as well.My taste in beer has moved away from the lites to beer with a little chew to it....

[ozmoid]

I run the gamut from Stouts and Porters to IPA's. Nothing with the word "lite" in the title gets past these lips.

[kuisis]

Tentoze when you come to Pittsburgh drop me a pm and I will take you to a couple of bars where you can experience real beer nirvana, not that Yuengling and the likes are bad, just that there are so many other beers out there. Lifes to short to drink sh*%ty
beer!

[tentoze]

Thanks for the offer, kuisis. I'll do that.

[kuisis]

There are a number of good beer bars in PGB. It's actually a great beer town.

[boyon00]

the wheat beers are excellent summer fare also.Light but a hint of sourness and complexity all in one.

[boyon00]

ozmoid,if you ever get the chance to try the Oyster stout,you will love it.It is called Oyster stout because it is great with shellfish

[boyon00]

sorry,Oyster stout is made by Marston's in the U.K.but available in North America.

[boyon00]

oyster stout is made by Marston's in the U.K. but available here.

[ozmoid]

ozmoid,if you ever get the chance to try the Oyster stout,you will love it.It is called Oyster stout because it is great with shellfishSince shrimp, crab, mussels, oysters, clams and crawdads are among my favorites, that sounds right up my alley! Thanks, boyon00!

(To be from the mountains, I can sure eat some seafood...)

[maxsmart]

Tentoze when you come to Pittsburgh drop me a pm and I will take you to a couple of bars where you can experience real beer nirvana, not that Yuengling and the likes are bad, just that there are so many other beers out there. Lifes to short to drink sh*%ty
beer!

Not sure of either of your tastes, but Stoudt's brewery (micro house in PA) makes more than a few excellent types of beer. If you're in PA, I highly recommend trying their product! I would imagine kuisis is aware of their products, etc... It has been a long time, but I thought their product was as better than most in the nation.

[kuisis]

Yes Stoudts is great, also Victory and Weyerbacher in PA. You have Great Lakes in your city not too bad! I like to experiment, anything from Weiss beer to Quads. If you want to try a variety of beer you should head to the Penn State Microbrew fest in July. My favorite stoudts was their double, which is no longer made.

[KeninDC]

While I am partial to Porters and Stouts, warmer weather leads me to "lighter" brews. I just bought a sixer of Hoegaarden and it is a fine White Ale. It even has instructions on how to pour the bottle. Beer w/ a manual - how could an AKer not like that? Hoegaarden tradition states that the first Hoegaarden of the day must be finished in three gulps. The amount taken-in during the first and second gulp is of no concern as long as the third gulp completes the pint.

Ken

[bellavoce]

You guys are killing me! I'm still at work. ....that three gulp first frosty sounds mighty good....that's it I'm closing up going home for some cheap tasteless ice beer. Oh well, any porter in a storm.

[pmsummer]

http://www.brauerei-weihenstephan.de/site/img/de/werbung/vaeter.jpg

It really doesn't get any better than Wiehenstephaner.

[pmsummer]

http://www.shiner.com/beers/images/Kolsch.gif

[bigmacc]

tentoze - hope to see you at AK Fest next year. For your info Ernie (luvvinvinly) and l have started an educational program for our American AK brothers to teach them about the joys of "Real Beer". :thmbsp:

Here is how it works. We sit them down in front of some great vintage system and put on some tunes. I first give them some common Canadian brew Molson Canadian for example. At this time a look of wonderment will cross their faces a sort of going from a Bose Lifestyle system to a smaller Marantz or Pioneer Advent speakers set-up. :yes:

Ernie then brings in the premium Canadian beer. By this time the AK member will experience a state of rapture, ultimate joy etc. Please note Ernie and l are careful not to move too quickly in this process. :D

[Drybasement]

Bigmacc, I've been enjoying some of Britians' finest lately....

Morland's "Old Speckled Hen"
McEwan's Scotch Ale
Newcastle Brown Ale

And some of Canada's finest by the Unibroue Brewing Company....

La Fin Du Monde
Trois Pistole

Well, they're from Quebec. Some Canadians think Quebec doesn't belong in Canada. ;)

Cheers

[kuisis]

Unibroue that's the really great Canadian beer. Going to a pig roast today and talking a sixer of Don De Dieu

[Bogframe]

For years I drank beer, but wasn't really a fan. Bud, Miller Lite, Rolling Rock, Narragansett, they all tasted pretty much the same to me-nothing special, but were good for quenching a thirst. One hot day, I was coming home from work, and the place in the RR station was out of everthing but Sam Adams Boston Lager. Ahhhhhh, so THAT'S what beer is supposed to taste like! I've also discovered Brooklyn Lager, which is also a brew with some real flavor.

[shrinkboy]

being a sufferer of the irish virus, i can only look on in envy

[Drybasement]

I've recently been enjoying Samuel Adams Summer Ale, which is also seasonal. Great on those hot days after you've been out working in the yard all day. Tastey stuff.

Damn, reading this thread again has put a thirst on....

[tentoze]

I got on several many more of those Grolsch Pales last night. It is a looong day at work today.

[bentpencil]

I heard a news report yesterday that said they found that the hops in "beer" contains some chemical that helps prevent prostate cancer. They claim the only drawback is that you need to ingest apprx. 17 beers per day for it to be effective.

I understand the situation, but fail to see the problem.

[Just JP]

I heard a news report yesterday that said they found that the hops in "beer" contains some chemical that helps prevent prostate cancer. They claim the only drawback is that you need to ingest apprx. 17 beers per day for it to be effective.

I understand the situation, but fail to see the problem.

Drawback? Sounds like a "feature". :yes:

Jim

[VinylHanger]

:lmao: :beerchug: :beer:

[streckfu]

I heard a news report yesterday that said they found that the hops in "beer" contains some chemical that helps prevent prostate cancer. They claim the only drawback is that you need to ingest apprx. 17 beers per day for it to be effective.

I understand the situation, but fail to see the problem.


Drink a couple of Arrogant Bastard's from Stone's and you'll get all the hops you need. Stone Brewery (http://www.stonebrew.com)

[thedelihaus]

One of the good points of living in New England is the blessing of Sam Adams Brewery. I get to try them all. How probable is it to send a sixer out to someone say, in North Carolina, without it smashing in shipment? I imagine there'd be some legalities there too, eh?

Lots of good beer suggestions here. I too, enjoy Unibroue Brewing Companys beers- especially La Fin Du Monde, Maudite, and Trois Pistoles.

A vote for Hoegaarden here as well, with a slice of Lemon floating on the top.

Love the new-to-the-States offering from Guinness, called Smithwick's (pronounced Smiddicks), a mild amber ale brewed by the Guinness brewery, that requires the special Guinness tap head for drafts. Delish!

And any of you ever heard of a Milk Stout? Mackeson's is my favorite- Mackeson's Brewery acquired the patents to produce it back in 1910. Since then the production has been licensed to other brewers. Milk Stout is also called Sweet Stout or Cream Stout and contains lactose sugar derived from milk. Because it's unfermentable, it adds a real sweetness and body to the beer.

Milk Stout was supposed to be very nutritious, and was given to nursing mothers in the way-back days.

:beerchug:

[streckfu]

Unibroue makes great beer!

I don't think Mackeson's is labeled as a Milk stout anymore and just goes by the name Mackeson's. I may be wrong though.

I'm also a big fan of the Belgian beers such as Duvel, Piraat, Delerium tremens, Corsendonk, etc.

So much good beer, so little time.

[thedelihaus]

Just met the brewmistress from the Mercury Brewing Company, makers of Ipswich Ale. She passed on to me a few bottles of their new soda, got the cream soda flavor and root beer. Had no Ipswich Ale on hand. But beggars can't be choosers!

Thank you, miss brewmistress, whoever you are! Much appreciated!

[Strangeband]

This Blonde Lager is different than the normal Grolsch. Both good, though.

Not much of a fan of draught beer, but put me in front of a Yuengling tap and I can do some damage.

I'm there with you. Too many years ago I toured the Yuengling Brewery. Afterwards, a half-dozen of us spend a couple of hours drinking our fill with the then president of Yuengling, Dick Yuengling.

And Yuengling is the oldest continuously operating brewery in the U.S. They made near-beer during prohibition (and likely some of the real stuff too).

[onepixel]

I got turned onto that Grolsch over the the 4th. It is very good and a easy hot weather drinking beer.

[simplynuts]

I like Micheal sheas black and tan lager. Cheap too.

[pmsummer]

HIGHLY recommended. This is TRUE German-style bock (not just caramel coloring added to a lager/pilsner). At 7.5% AC, it WILL buck.

http://www.rahrbrewing.com/images/labels-buckingbock.jpg

[TheLordofPain]

Unibroue and Stone are my two favorite brew companies.

As far as lager goes though, give me some Okocim please.

[pmsummer]

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/6841/p9060009lq5.jpg
thedelihaus sent me a gift. I can't get the tubes to light up (but I'll probably GET lit up myself).

[Drybasement]

I've had a few of those.

Whadda think?

Pretty unique wasn't it. That Root Beer was something. Loved the ginger. The George Washington porter was my favorite.

Edit: I have one set left. Saving it for a special occasion or whenever.

[CortR]

HIGHLY recommended. This is TRUE German-style bock (not just caramel coloring added to a lager/pilsner). At 7.5% AC, it WILL buck.

http://www.rahrbrewing.com/images/labels-buckingbock.jpg
Bock's my favorite, but where'd you find it? The Sigel's nearest me acts like they never heard of it.

[pmsummer]

Cort,

Central Market on Lovers Lane had it for awhile, and I presume can still get it, but that shelf slot has been filled with their Summer Wheat as of yesterday. I usually get mine when I go to Fort Worth (that's where I can still get regular Pearl, too...a hereditary taste perhaps, but I like it).

Rahr has had a difficult time with their Dallas distributor. Whole Foods won't even handle it because the distributor blew 'em off for a tasting event.

Rahr bock tastes like a true German Marzen beir...very malty and somewhat sweet. Similar to Spaten Oktoberfest (which for my money is more of a Marzen/bock than an Oktoberfest).

Love them bocks.

BTW: I'm working on setting up an AK Meet-Up and Show-Off at the Rahr Brewery on a Saturday afternoon this fall. Rahr is a family operation: Fritz Rahr, his wife and two young sons, and his in-laws, run the Saturday tastings. Good people.

[jimfet]

Bigmacc, I've been enjoying some of Britians' finest lately....

Morland's "Old Speckled Hen"
McEwan's Scotch Ale
Newcastle Brown Ale

And some of Canada's finest by the Unibroue Brewing Company....

La Fin Du Monde
Trois Pistole

Well, they're from Quebec. Some Canadians think Quebec doesn't belong in Canada. ;)

Cheers
How could you do it. That Old Speckled Hen is the worst stuff I ever put in my mouth. No one at the house could drink a whole can. I even ruined 2lbs of shrimp trying to get rid of the last can.