We've had some friends at the house for the weekend. One of them brought himself some Bud Light. I thought it was all gone, but just a moment ago, I grabbed a beer without looking, popped it open and took swig. OMG, I'd forgotten just how nasty that stuff is. :P
Call poison control! Tell them you inadvertently drank American Beer. They'll know just what to do.
Hey, technically it's owned by InBev, so it's Belgian. Not to insult Belgian beer too
Mmmmmm Beeeer!!!
You need to wash the taste away with a swig of English Real Ale.
Hey... At least it wasn't Coors Light.
I shiver at the thought...
At our next meetup, remind me to tell you my Pete Coors story.
Quote from: Ihateyoumike on July 17, 2012, 07:08:05 PM
Hey... At least it wasn't Coors Light.
I shiver at the thought...
Miller light is worse still.
Ugh....american beer. Especially american light beer.
Why is american beer like having sex in a boat?
Quote from: Guardian85Why is american beer like having sex in a boat?
Ah, the old ones are the best.
Brooklyn is a good beer, it's not the best American beer but its easy to find, cheep and you can actually taste the hobs.
There's plenty of amazing American beer. Problem is that it's craft beer, so often only available domestically, even regionally. But Sam Adams should be available for all of you. That's one example of good American beer.
And if you ever come across a beer from Bear Republic, Stone, or Founders, I guarantee you'll be converted.
What about Yuengling? That is supposedly a good beer.
Quote from: Firebird on July 30, 2012, 09:04:15 PM
There's plenty of amazing American beer. Problem is that it's craft beer, so often only available domestically, even regionally. But Sam Adams should be available for all of you. That's one example of good American beer.
And if you ever come across a beer from Bear Republic, Stone, or Founders, I guarantee you'll be converted.
I have a very good regular that I go to which has a huge offering of American beer, I can get all of those except for Founders. I tried Green Flash La Freak on Saturday and that was lovely, bit too pricy to drink regularly but great for a one off.
I once made a bet that I could outdrink someone (beer) but we only had warm beer avaliable. I lost. That is disgusting.
Never tried since :-X
Hmmmph! Back in the day, the question was; why to the brits drink warm beer? Answer; Because they have Lucas refrigerators.
To explain....Lucas is/was a manufacturer of electrical systems many of which were used on brit cars and motorcycles. The Lucas stuff was notoriously unreliable. To the credit of the Lucas name, they have gotten far more reliable of late. But I think the brit beer is still served warm....yukkk!
Quote from: Icarus on July 31, 2012, 01:42:07 AM
Hmmmph! Back in the day, the question was; why to the brits drink warm beer? Answer; Because they have Lucas refrigerators.
To explain....Lucas is/was a manufacturer of electrical systems many of which were used on brit cars and motorcycles. The Lucas stuff was notoriously unreliable. To the credit of the Lucas name, they have gotten far more reliable of late. But I think the brit beer is still served warm....yukkk!
I once ordered a Guinness at a pub in London, and was shocked when it was served room temperature. Apparently you need to order it "extra cold" or they assume you want it at the same temp as your typical British ale. Never understood the fascination with that.
Quote from: Firebird on July 31, 2012, 03:18:33 AM
Quote from: Icarus on July 31, 2012, 01:42:07 AM
Hmmmph! Back in the day, the question was; why to the brits drink warm beer? Answer; Because they have Lucas refrigerators.
To explain....Lucas is/was a manufacturer of electrical systems many of which were used on brit cars and motorcycles. The Lucas stuff was notoriously unreliable. To the credit of the Lucas name, they have gotten far more reliable of late. But I think the brit beer is still served warm....yukkk!
I once ordered a Guinness at a pub in London, and was shocked when it was served room temperature. Apparently you need to order it "extra cold" or they assume you want it at the same temp as your typical British ale. Never understood the fascination with that.
You cannot taste the full flavour of a beer if it's cold (or overly gassy). And who wants to drink a cold beer on a chilly, wet day? Let's face it Britain has no shortage of chilly, wet days!
Quote from: Firebird on July 31, 2012, 03:18:33 AM
Quote from: Icarus on July 31, 2012, 01:42:07 AM
Hmmmph! Back in the day, the question was; why to the brits drink warm beer? Answer; Because they have Lucas refrigerators.
To explain....Lucas is/was a manufacturer of electrical systems many of which were used on brit cars and motorcycles. The Lucas stuff was notoriously unreliable. To the credit of the Lucas name, they have gotten far more reliable of late. But I think the brit beer is still served warm....yukkk!
I once ordered a Guinness at a pub in London, and was shocked when it was served room temperature. Apparently you need to order it "extra cold" or they assume you want it at the same temp as your typical British ale. Never understood the fascination with that.
My grandfather still drinks his Guinness warm. Ugh... I can barely tolerate it cold let alone warm. It does look pretty neat when it's poured in the glass though.
I think the American and lager-style beers are brewed to be drunk cool. British bitter is designed to be drunk at room temperature and we like it that way. You can't compare apples and pears.
Quote from: OldGit on July 31, 2012, 12:42:59 PM
I think the American and lager-style beers are brewed to be drunk cool. British bitter is designed to be drunk at room temperature and we like it that way. You can't compare apples and pears.
Exactly.