Recommend me some good beers.
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Due to not being American I can't help a great deal with small local breweries, but in terms of international beers, I'd recommend
Budvar Dark, an excellent, rich Czech dark lager.
Deuchars IPA, a Caledonian brewery ale, which may or may not be available in the USA.
Hobgoblin may well be available abroad, and is a genuine if fairly standard real ale.
I'm a big fan of Old Speckled Hen, too; a strong, slightly fruity ale.
Budvar Dark, an excellent, rich Czech dark lager.
Deuchars IPA, a Caledonian brewery ale, which may or may not be available in the USA.
Hobgoblin may well be available abroad, and is a genuine if fairly standard real ale.
I'm a big fan of Old Speckled Hen, too; a strong, slightly fruity ale.
Honestly, I would say come to Quebec, we have the delicious beers!
No, really. More than a few microbrew (and not-so micro) have won world championships. Local brands like Boreal, St-Ambroise, Unibroue are pretty well known. Plus there's a bunch of the smaller places in Montreal that serve some quality drinking brews as well.
Personal Suggestions:
Boreal Blonde, Rousse, and Noire (sorry, more familiar with the French names, still veeeeeery good.)
St-Ambroise Oatmeal Stout (if you like darker beer), and they have an Apricot Wheat Ale that is very good for summer afternoon drinking.
Unibroue's known for stronger beers like Maudite, Fin Du Monde, and a very good white ale called Blanche de Chambly, though they are definitely thicker than most and thus not good 'WE'RE GETTING FUUUUUCKED!' brews despite the high alc%.
Off the top of my head, that's what I mainly drink. And I think I'll go drop by my local corner store for a case if you don't mind.
No, really. More than a few microbrew (and not-so micro) have won world championships. Local brands like Boreal, St-Ambroise, Unibroue are pretty well known. Plus there's a bunch of the smaller places in Montreal that serve some quality drinking brews as well.
Personal Suggestions:
Boreal Blonde, Rousse, and Noire (sorry, more familiar with the French names, still veeeeeery good.)
St-Ambroise Oatmeal Stout (if you like darker beer), and they have an Apricot Wheat Ale that is very good for summer afternoon drinking.
Unibroue's known for stronger beers like Maudite, Fin Du Monde, and a very good white ale called Blanche de Chambly, though they are definitely thicker than most and thus not good 'WE'RE GETTING FUUUUUCKED!' brews despite the high alc%.
Off the top of my head, that's what I mainly drink. And I think I'll go drop by my local corner store for a case if you don't mind.
I don't particularly like beer, I've tried loads and all I can think of when I'm drinking it is "x tastes nicer, why the fuck am I drinking this". Corona, however, is at least tolerable for me. Although without lime it tastes like someone's lower back sweat.
Again, I don't know much about beers so I can imagine my taste being hated for the fact it's a well known beer. I'm more of a cocktail person anyway. /pinkyup
Again, I don't know much about beers so I can imagine my taste being hated for the fact it's a well known beer. I'm more of a cocktail person anyway. /pinkyup
Holy Grail from the Black Sheep Brewery (or actually any of their beers). It tastes nice, and is Monty Python related. You rarely even get one of those in a usual beer.
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Bah, I mean visit. La Belle Province, she is Belle for une raison, no?DJDarque said:
(Also: Visiting allows access to the greatest follow up to beer: Poutine.)
As for the 'Our our better than ...', in general that comparison is made between artisan beers (micro brews and other lesser varieties) and mass-produced beers, and always to the detriment of the big brand name. Quality craftsmanship and care vs. 'I'm paid so and so an hour regardless' makes for a very unfair basis to compare. I'm sure there are some good local brews across the states, sometimes they just need a little searching to find.
As a lager fan, I can recommend you some good ones:
Budvar: Not as good as the stuff in Prague, but the exported lager form ships a lot cheaper and a fair bit better than the real deal.
Stella Artois, Kronenberg 1664 and Carlsberg Export: Popular for a very good reason.
Zywiek and Tyskie: Polish. Made of pure refined epic.
Leffe: Blonde or dark, but not too much of it at once.
Ales and bitters are good to experiment with, but remember they'll always be better at the source. Many of the best ones don't travel particularly well.
Budvar: Not as good as the stuff in Prague, but the exported lager form ships a lot cheaper and a fair bit better than the real deal.
Stella Artois, Kronenberg 1664 and Carlsberg Export: Popular for a very good reason.
Zywiek and Tyskie: Polish. Made of pure refined epic.
Leffe: Blonde or dark, but not too much of it at once.
Ales and bitters are good to experiment with, but remember they'll always be better at the source. Many of the best ones don't travel particularly well.
I'm quite partial to a pint of London Pride (English) which is an ale.
Good widely available largers would be Cobra, Tiger (Indian), Peroni, Nastro Azzuro (Italian), Kirin Ichiban (Japanese), Stella Artois (French), San Miguel (Spanish) Corona (Mexican) and possibly Carlsberg Export (Dutch?)
If stored correctly, Guiness (Irish) is a beautiful stout.
All taste exponentially better on draugh (pulled pint) than in the bottle.
Has anyone tried any Rekorderlig (Swedish) ciders? Their strawberry and lime cider is immense!
Good widely available largers would be Cobra, Tiger (Indian), Peroni, Nastro Azzuro (Italian), Kirin Ichiban (Japanese), Stella Artois (French), San Miguel (Spanish) Corona (Mexican) and possibly Carlsberg Export (Dutch?)
If stored correctly, Guiness (Irish) is a beautiful stout.
All taste exponentially better on draugh (pulled pint) than in the bottle.
Has anyone tried any Rekorderlig (Swedish) ciders? Their strawberry and lime cider is immense!
i have never seen that before and the brewery is quite close to my hometown. i must have some at once!!!!!!!!thenumberthirteen said:
Big fan of the black sheep in general though
Just about anything from the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company is going to be good. If you like really, truly dark beers, I can recommend an Imperial Stout -- the main one I can find around here is Old Rasputin Imperial Stout. Also, going back to that Blue Moon beer you had, crack open another one, and drink it with an orange slice. It's a wheat beer, and is meant to be served differently from other beers.