What is your favorite beer?

[AceHigh]

Heineken, Carlsberg, Urquell, Ringnes and lager beer of various small brands/small breweries. Can't remember them all.

[TwEeD]

Duvel = Belgium's finest! Highly estimated by Michael Jackson (the English beer guru

Heineken

I never understood the appeal of it, it's one of the things I hated each time I went out to a party in Holland (the other being their curfew) ... it's like goddamn overpriced water.

[AceHigh]

Heineken

I never understood the appeal of it, it's one of the things I hated each time I went out to a party in Holland (the other being their curfew) ... it's like goddamn overpriced water.

It's in my category as "everyday beer", which you drink as a refreshment. Besides I am sure that bottled water in Norway costs more than beer in Holland, so don't tell me about it being overpriced water 

Also I suspect that Heineken I buy here is slightly better, because it's a common thing that export versions are always better.

[rathoriel]

American
Stone, Rogue, ommegang, Goose Island, Abita
England
Boddingtons, Sam Smith, Black Sheep, Speckled Hen
Belgian
Rochefort, Duvel, Chimay, Stella Artois, Dupont, D'Achoffe, Leffe, Hoegaarden
Mexican
Tecate, Sol, Bohemia
German
Plank, Bitburger, Kostritzer
Assorted Others
Asahi (Japan), Lion (Sri Lanka), Guinness, Red Stripe, St Ambroise(Canada)

[TwEeD]

I'm writing these down - LOL

Some of those may be hard to find if you're in the US. The ales are all English (nobody else really does them right imo), Lager is Jamaican, Indian and Polish respectively and some of those Belgian beers are hard to find in Belgium

Didn't hear about Frulis but can guarantee I could get this without too much trouble as for the rest they get sold in most supermarkets in Belgium
Only hard to get is the "West-Vleteren'  Trappist bier as their is a limited stock brewed by the monks and they just sell it at their abbey (it has been awarded best beer in the world some time ago btw)

i am partial towards Hoegaarden.  the Europeans don't fuck around when it comes to beer crafting.  

Their Belgian white is the only kind I've seen in local stores in my area. I definitely recommend it.

Hoegaarden (and the Hoegaarden brewery)  is named after the town it is brewed (and is famous for making "witbier" ('white beer') since the 15th century: Hoegaarden (Belgium)

We Belgians don't fuck around when it comes to beer crafting

Which style of Hoegaarden do you recommend?

I would go for the original (try putting the glasses in the freeze and aftwerwards add a slice of lemon btw, something very common' in our region), my grandparents swore by it.

Grand Cru is nice and different but inferior to the original ...  my parent's have a restaurant/tea-room and that variant didn't quite sell well and thus I ended up drinking the unsold crates so I guess you can say i'm quite experienced with it

Rosé isn't anything special, don't waste your time on itl

It's in my category as "everyday beer", which you drink as a refreshment. Besides I am sure that bottled water in Norway costs more than beer in Holland, so don't tell me about it being overpriced water  

Your from Norway? Then I understand ... my parents went quite a lot on vacation with a full-loaded trunk of booze and had their hosts eye-goglin' when they saw how much alcohol they used to prepare food. I don't know if it still holds true but alcohol is quite expensive in Norway isn't it? Then I guess high alcohol percentage beers aren't that common

Maybe I'm in a way spoiled as everyday beer for me is Jupiler, Maes Pils, Stella Artois (Yes I know it get's marketed as Luxury beer internationally but in Belgium it's just plain ordinary beer...)  which are way better and waaaaay cheaper than Heineken..

Also I suspect that Heineken I buy here is slightly better, because it's a common thing that export versions are always better.

I wouldn't bet on it with beer... although I don't knew if Heineken get's brewed outside of Holland (which can make a difference in quality)


BTW: For the beer-lovers who aren't lightweights and like to experiment:






It tends to quite live up to it's name *g*

Fun fact: Up until three years ago we had something callled "'t Ostends Bierhuis" ("Ostend Beer House) were you could drink approx. 200 different beers from Belgium, we might be a small country but we ain't beer-country for nothing heh

[Tatsujin]

I don't drink alcohol.. But I drink coffee and tea.

[kekzorpowa]

Usally Tuborg and sometimes Budweiser, but baah it costs alot so its usally Tuborg 

[Airhawk]

Duvel = Belgium's finest! Highly estimated by Michael Jackson (the English beer guru

Heineken

I never understood the appeal of it, it's one of the things I hated each time I went out to a party in Holland (the other being their curfew) ... it's like goddamn overpriced water.

Dutch Curfew? Are you sure it was Holland? Because parties usually last from 2200 till 0700 (at which point everyone is so drunk you cant call it a party anymore because everyone is either sleeping or being so incredibly high on weed you can call them asleep - mentally)

[halfelite]

BTW: For the beer-lovers who aren't lightweights and like to experiment:






It tends to quite live up to it's name *g*

Fun fact: Up until three years ago we had something callled "'t Ostends Bierhuis" ("Ostend Beer House) were you could drink approx. 200 different beers from Belgium, we might be a small country but we ain't beer-country for nothing heh

I actually enjoyed that one If i remember it has a lot of spices floating around in it correct?. there is also another one i tried by the same company i think and almost same bottle but did not have the elephant on it. just sucks cause I think we paid 12$ a bottle for the 750ml

[TwEeD]

Dutch Curfew? Are you sure it was Holland? Because parties usually last from 2200 till 0700 (at which point everyone is so drunk you cant call it a party anymore because everyone is either sleeping or being so incredibly high on weed you can call them asleep - mentally)

I went a few times to Eindhoven (Redzone @ Effenaar) and I clearly remember everybody being on the streets going home @ 3am because everything was closing, with cops on horses on patrol through the streets and such... I have to admit I never went out anywhere else in Holland but for some reason I was under the impression this was a national thing (apparently not :p)

[Kam]

Here in California all the clubs and bars close at 2am on the dot.

[undetz]

Here in California all the clubs and bars close at 2am on the dot.

Here there are a few that stay up until 6 or so in the morning.

[JoonasTo]

Here in California all the clubs and bars close at 2am on the dot.

Here there are a few that stay up until 6 or so in the morning.

Pffft, that's nothing.

Here there are some that OPEN 6 am in the morning. 

[keviny1]

i would have to say, richards white ( gotta be draft though, with oranges), or plain ol bud light

[mgz]

eh im not a huge beer drinker.

I am currently on a kick for blithering idiot by weyerbacher - its a barelywine style ale and its pretty tasty.
I also enjoy the Quad also from weyerbacher.

Dont hate yuengling.

And enjoy hoegarden spelling

[Kam]

OPEN at 6am?? Where the hell on earth does this occur? I must visit!

[mgz]

OPEN at 6am?? Where the hell on earth does this occur? I must visit!

go to nyc and maybe LA

[Kam]

I live near LA, brother. I know for a fact that they do not open at 6am haha I wish they did though.

[JoonasTo]

Finland, capitol area.
Man I was as surprised as you are when I moved here. Where I used to live it was 6pm at earliest, usually between 8pm and 10pm.
Then I moved here and was like what? All open at 9am wtf? Then I take a few days to just walk around the city and 06-04. I stare at it for a while and phone my cousin(who happens to live in the nearby area), pretty much went like this:
"WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE HERE?"
"Huh?"
"6am, 6 A fucking M!"
"Yup"
"Man you people are weird..."
"So are you buying?"
"Yeah"

[Kam]

^LMFAO! Lucky Finns. You guys have beautiful women too. Must be nice.