Favorite Beer

[AZ_Tim]

My Chinese girlfrind and cook was born in Tsingtao, so that is what we usually drink.  Green bottles; kind of a German-style lager.  They built the old brewery in Tsingtao before the '49 revolution.  Chairman Mao tossed them out on their ears.  Correct spelling nowadays is Qingdao.

Haven't has one of those since I was in China-Town, NYC, in 1989 or so...

[redhunter]

Greasy Dick Bros.  drank it years ago when in the Navy.  I just liked its name. It has now been revived as a brand again in St. Louie and and sold in pubs as a draft beer by the great grandsons.  :D

[VA Sean]

Griesedick Bros.  drank it years ago when in the Navy.  I just liked its name. It has now been revived as a brand again in St. Louie and and sold in pubs as a draft beer by the great grandsons.  :D

Carl -
You mind giving a phonetic pronunciation of that name?   ;D

[redhunter]

Griesedieck Bros.  drank it years ago when in the Navy.  I just liked its name. It has now been revived as a brand again in St. Louie and and sold in pubs as a draft beer by the great grandsons.  :D

Carl -
You mind giving a phonetic pronunciation of that name?   ;D

DONE - I just modified my reply "Greasy Dick" as the Navy referred to it  ;D

[VA Sean]

That's what I thought!  LOL  :D  :D  :D

[Ragnar]

The trouble with beer threads is you keep remembering new ones. I want to add 2 English beers to my first list.

 Summer Lightning a very pale coloured bitter, superb taste.
Pitlield Dark Star, a dark bitter deceptively strong.

I am just about to open a bottle from the oldest brewery in England, Shepherd and Neame, called 1698, 300 years, never drunk it before (off work and not planning to ride). 

[VA Sean]

Do any of you guys have a separate fridge just for beer?   8)

When I bought my house in 2000, the p.o. had an old (circa 1960s) fridge in the basement... she was a widow and she said she kept her vegetables in there because it kept them very crisp.

I don't know if that is true, but it does a great job keeping all my beer cold!   ;D  ;D  ;D

[Dean Rose]

Had one in my house in Florida. Just keep a cooler on the front porch at the lake when I'm up there.

[VA Sean]

I was wondering if you'd ever chime in Dean...
So whatcha keep in dat der cooler?

[VA Sean]

Kev-
You just perfectly described the one in my basement.
I have debated whether to make it a kegerator or not.

[paroyboy]

I was born and raised on Old Milwaukee until I learned better!  Being from PA, I gotta drink Yuengling.  Usually the lager or light lager.  Every now and then a Black And Tan works.  If I need to be a beer snob, I'll order a Stella or Killians Red.

[guzzibob]

Anyone for Negra Modelo?

I like it just fine-though I prefer Dos XX Amber among Mexican beers.

[Cam Lay]

Homebrew.  Mine.  Usually anybody else's.

Lambic ale.  Even the mass-market stuff.  Now if Frans ever invites us all to a party at his house...

[Wayne Orwig]

Anyone for Negra Modelo?

When I have to go to Guadalajara, it is Negra Modelo or Bohemia.

[paroyboy]

Anyone for Negra Modelo?

I like it just fine-though I prefer Dos XX Amber among Mexican beers.

OK, on the Mexican beer topic, does anyone remember Simpatico?  It was in a black bottle and alot of times bars would put a little sombrero on it?  Cant find it anymore.

[Wayne Orwig]

Do any of you guys have a separate fridge just for beer?   8)

I keep a small beer fridge in the basement with the skunk piss beers for visitors.    ;)
I keep a mini-keg in the main fridge for me.  ;D

[VA Sean]

For Mexican beer -- it has to be Pacifico!

[VA Sean]

If I need to be a beer snob, I'll order a Killians Red.

NOW HOW IN GOD'S NAME can you be a beer snob when ordering a Coor's product?

You can say that again!

[Dean Rose]

I started to make that comment also, but it seems that the bars and resturants think that way about Killigans. I like it, it shouldn't be considered anything exotic though just because it has an Irish name.

[sanman60]

mmmmmmmm........... Blatz.

[Dean Rose]

mmmmmmmm...........Blatz.

Isn't that what you do after you drink a bunch?

[Doc V]

Stella

[Vince in Milwaukee]

mmmmmmmm...........Blatz.

I like Blatz, living in Milwaukee and all, but man does it give me gas!!! ;D

[alanp]

Orval Trappiste when I'm feeling flush, Young's Old Nick when I'm not!

A man of true taste....

[alanp]

Do any of you guys have a separate fridge just for beer? 

What else would you use a fridge for???

[Anacrust]

As for Coor's products, I'm a big fan of Blue Moon(Belgian Ale style). It taste like perfume, so you either love it or hate it. Newcastle Brown is one of my favorites, but you either have to order your own keg of it or drink it from a bottle. It has tasted skunky at every bar I've had it. Smithwick's is sort of an awesome mix between Newcastle and Guinness that has appeared recently around me. When it's cooler out, I like a nice cider like Strongbow or Magners(those are the least sweat tasting ciders i've had). When my friends and I get a keg, it's usually Yeungling, but in the last 2 years or so the price has gone from $58 to $80 per a keg.

[alanp]

Anyone for Negra Modelo?

I like it just fine-though I prefer Dos XX Amber among Mexican beers.

OK, on the Mexican beer topic, does anyone remember Simpatico?  It was in a black bottle and alot of times bars would put a little sombrero on it?  Cant find it anymore.

I remember it, and have a bottle in my collection...but I haven't seen it in awhile.

But speaking of Mexican beer, does anyone remeber Nude Beer, with topless women on the labels?  Now that was some real enjoyable horse piss!

[VA Sean]

As for Coor's products, I'm a big fan of Blue Moon(Belgian Ale style). It taste like perfume, so you either love it or hate it. Newcastle Brown is one of my favorites, but you either have to order your own keg of it or drink it from a bottle. It has tasted skunky at every bar I've had it. Smithwick's is sort of an awesome mix between Newcastle and Guinness that has appeared recently around me. When it's cooler out, I like a nice cider like Strongbow or Magners(those are the least sweat tasting ciders i've had). When my friends and I get a keg, it's usually Yeungling, but in the last 2 years or so the price has gone from $58 to $80 per a keg.

$80 per keg works out -- the volume is much better than buying cases.  4 cases of anything halfway decent will set you back $100.00.  So the keg is the better buy everytime.

[Ragnar]

I have a mini fridge in the living room, only holds 4 500ml cans. At the moment it's full of Tanglefoot.
Bottles have to go in the main fridge, can't get them in the mini.

[pebra]

Thanks for the reminder Frans! It's always fun to travel around in Belgium sampling beers. There's something for everybody!

My favourite is Duvel, a great Belgian beer.

Serve at almost 10C and in a special glass. Yes, it does matter .....