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The fifth of April, I mean.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 4 April 2003 15:01 (twenty-one years ago) link

Mickeys is an old favorite of mine. As well as Heffenreffer...mmmmalt liqour.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Friday, 4 April 2003 15:07 (twenty-one years ago) link

Coors Light for $1.50 in NJ following two martinis went down surprisingly nicely.

― Mary (Mary), Friday, 4 April 2003 15:42 (twenty-one years ago) link

Favorite cheapies: PBR, Schlitz, Huber. (I like that Huber has a sort of apple-ish taste -- anything that's a dollar and doesn't taste like water or piss is all right by me.)

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 4 April 2003 16:13 (twenty-one years ago) link

three months pass...

is it just me or is Directors Bitter really quite bad.

and what are peoples thoughts on the various Youngs beers?

― gareth (gareth), Thursday, 31 July 2003 09:14 (twenty years ago) link

i'm quite fond of Directors Biiter actually..
Youngs is meh.
Otherwise UK fave is Newcatsle Brown Ale, while worldwide the mighty Czech Velkopopovicke Kozel rules supreme

― Fabrice (Fabfunk), Thursday, 31 July 2003 09:28 (twenty years ago) link

I think I disagree with Fabrice in every way except in terms of Velkopopovicke which I've never tried.

Youngs Ordinary = very fine session bitter, I can't think of a bad word to say about it except that the pint of it I was served in the Clock Hose a few weeks ago had a sparkler in the bottom (ouch).

Youngs Special = I don't, any more because it's stronger than its taste justifies.

AAA = very very nice indeed on its day, the fruitiest of the three.

All that christmassy chocolate stuff I can live without.

― Tim (Tim), Thursday, 31 July 2003 09:35 (twenty years ago) link

gales HSB, fullers London pride, green king abbot ale, adnams best adnams broadside, adnams old, hopback summer lightning, dragon stout, guinness, pilsner urquell, budweiser budvar, grolsch (when very cold), duvel, hogaarden, de konijk, leffe brun, corsendonck and too many other belgians to name... these are a few of my favorite things.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 31 July 2003 09:42 (twenty years ago) link

I've got a lot of time for the Youngs Special, I like 'em strong.

Directors has been ok a couple of times, in the Endurance it was revolting.

― chris (chris), Thursday, 31 July 2003 09:49 (twenty years ago) link

what about bombarbadier? i had some of that recently and was quite impressed. it was more fruity than i usually like, but it was just right for the time i think

― gareth (gareth), Thursday, 31 July 2003 09:53 (twenty years ago) link

I always find it a bit flat and sour myself.

― chris (chris), Thursday, 31 July 2003 09:56 (twenty years ago) link

Bombardier is top stuff, but not to be drunk in large amounts. This goes double for the bottles, whose contents is about a quarter as strong again.

― RickyT (RickyT), Thursday, 31 July 2003 10:07 (twenty years ago) link

all beer is to be drunk in large amounts you wuss!

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 31 July 2003 10:09 (twenty years ago) link

Stelfox to drink large amounts of D if he ever comes to a FAP.

― Tim (Tim), Thursday, 31 July 2003 10:12 (twenty years ago) link

Pint of roger and out Mr Stelfox?

― chris (chris), Thursday, 31 July 2003 10:13 (twenty years ago) link

Are you not coming to Trig Bruv, Mr Stelfox?

― RickyT (RickyT), Thursday, 31 July 2003 10:13 (twenty years ago) link

i'm going out trainer shopping then hope to make a brief appearance to say hello to y'all and then have to get home as i will be getting my rave on checking out dan bell later on, so may not do the massive booze thing then - but you can pretty much bank on it some time ;-)

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 31 July 2003 10:33 (twenty years ago) link

The beers I drank last Friday were quite good. Aecht Schlenkerla Rauch and Fordham's Oyster Stout. At least until that crazy bitch poured the dregs of her martini into my stout without my knowing. At least it wasn't roofies.

Everything I've had since then has been utter rubbish. I believe from now on I'm going to try and stay away from the overcarbonated yellow stuff as much as possible (budget allowing).

― Millar (Millar), Thursday, 31 July 2003 10:33 (twenty years ago) link

D? are you talking about that ayingerbrau D pils stuff... if so no way... that's only one short step away from special brew - have had a run-in or two with it before!

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 31 July 2003 10:36 (twenty years ago) link

where is dan bell on dave?

― gareth (gareth), Thursday, 31 July 2003 10:41 (twenty years ago) link

it's in hoxton - can't remember where but it's an output collective ticket-only do... think they still have some left - can get deets if you like gareth...

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 31 July 2003 10:48 (twenty years ago) link

I haven't been to the pub in like, a week and a half!!!!

I knew there was something missing from my life

― chris (chris), Thursday, 31 July 2003 10:51 (twenty years ago) link

The only correct answer is "Whatever I am drinking", I've found.

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 31 July 2003 12:54 (twenty years ago) link

the best answer to what? you've gone nuts...

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 31 July 2003 12:56 (twenty years ago) link

you all need to come to ontario and try creemore springs. then it will be "whatever i am drinking" – and thus, the correct answer.

― dyson (dyson), Thursday, 31 July 2003 13:03 (twenty years ago) link

Dyson, close but wrong, get thee some Clancy's, similar but better then Creemore. Only place I've found this beer in Ontario is at Duke of Argyle. go figure, its 'Nova Scotia' themed.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Thursday, 31 July 2003 13:13 (twenty years ago) link

Warsteiner (Pilsner or the Wheat one), Harp & Guinness are probably my favorites, but I ususally get some type of Michelob or Sam Adams because import beer in Kentucky is freakin' expensive. I can't even find Warsteiner around where I live, but it is good beer.

Meisterbrau, Wisconsin Club and Falls City are my favorites of the shit beer category. Wisconsin Club used to be the best, you could get change back on a fiver, it came in bottles and then one could use the boxes to make furniture. Quite a mulipurpose brew for the cheap.

― earlnash, Thursday, 31 July 2003 13:44 (twenty years ago) link

i really like keith's ipa when i'm in canada and upper canada dark aint bad either...

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 31 July 2003 13:47 (twenty years ago) link

I have to say that this thread features the most ridiculous statement I've ever read on Ile.

― chris (chris), Thursday, 31 July 2003 14:20 (twenty years ago) link

I get cases of Krombacher thru work, it owns.

― Matt (Matt), Friday, 1 August 2003 01:18 (twenty years ago) link

I prefer Hoegaarden blanche in the summer, Guinness the rest of the time.
I learned after going through six or seven different beers at DC's Brickskellar (500+ beer list) that ending with this particular Polish brew (v high alcohol content, odd cough syrup aftertaste) will pretty much wreck the next day..

― daria g (daria g), Friday, 1 August 2003 01:46 (twenty years ago) link

In the blanche league, I recently discovered the true nectar of the summer.. the amazingly refreshing Erdinger (from Bavaria I think). I used to hate blanches but after one pint of Erdinger on a warm Berlin night, everything was revealed..

― Fabrice (Fabfunk), Friday, 1 August 2003 06:50 (twenty years ago) link

chris is your mind boggling at the mention of harp a little further up?

so lets get this right earlnash "harp" as in dutty dutty english 70s lager hell???

(i've just finished man walks into a pub so have learnt all about how carling is canadian and lagering and all sorts...)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 1 August 2003 12:51 (twenty years ago) link

nope Steve, I'm sure that some people enjoy Harp. There's summat far more ridiculous than that.

― chris (chris), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:00 (twenty years ago) link

"blanche"?!

Proper terminology:

German style wheat beer (e.g. erdinger) = weisse
Belgian style wheat bear (e.g. hoegaarden) = witbier

― fletrejet, Friday, 1 August 2003 13:06 (twenty years ago) link

what statement is that chris...

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:13 (twenty years ago) link

He's left us all on tenterhooks as the pig gets out of work at 3 on a friday.

― Vicky (Vicky), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:18 (twenty years ago) link

i like budweiser and hoegaarden but not budwar ?

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 1 August 2003 22:52 (twenty years ago) link

Hello, it's with regards to the quality of beer in America, haven't got time to find it unfortunately, but I tried some of the new american premium small brewery beers when Safeway were selling them not long ago on a promo, and largely they were really really disappointing.

― chris (chris), Saturday, 2 August 2003 10:21 (twenty years ago) link

Thanks for clearing that up, piggy.

― N. (nickdastoor), Saturday, 2 August 2003 10:24 (twenty years ago) link

you should go to wisconsin and visit the lakefront brewery and the new glarus brewery.

chris, not N.

― RJG (RJG), Saturday, 2 August 2003 10:27 (twenty years ago) link

I'd like that RJ, will you take me?

― chris (chris), Saturday, 2 August 2003 10:28 (twenty years ago) link

I'd love to, will you pay for me?

― RJG (RJG), Saturday, 2 August 2003 10:29 (twenty years ago) link

Oh, sorry, the student loans company just caught up with me and I had to send them a big cheque :o(

― chris (chris), Saturday, 2 August 2003 10:32 (twenty years ago) link

Still fond of the North Coast Brewery stuff, especially Old No. 38 Stout.

― Chris Barrus (Chris Barrus), Saturday, 2 August 2003 10:32 (twenty years ago) link

when we're older, chris.

― RJG (RJG), Saturday, 2 August 2003 10:33 (twenty years ago) link

From monday I shall be spending two weeks within walking distance of a Black Sheep house.

― Ed (dali), Saturday, 2 August 2003 10:42 (twenty years ago) link

>Hello, it's with regards to the quality of beer in America, haven't
> got time to find it unfortunately, but I tried some of the new
> american premium small brewery beers when Safeway were selling them
> not long ago on a promo, and largely they were really really
> disappointing.

I think I probably made this "most ridiculous" statement and I still stand by it. Of course there are terrible american microbreweries but there are also some very very good ones that I mentioned upthread.

Chris Barrus: North Coast is great! Their 2003 Old Stock Ale is probably my 2nd favorite beer right now.

― fletrejet, Saturday, 2 August 2003 19:25 (twenty years ago) link

Chimay. Ha.

― Millar (Millar), Saturday, 2 August 2003 19:37 (twenty years ago) link

it's not bloody aingerbraü. Chimay is good but Duvel is better for barminess. Millar, we need to FAP Brussels.

― Ed (dali), Saturday, 2 August 2003 22:08 (twenty years ago) link

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