A pretty glass of beer... (1 Viewer)

[Harrytheheid]

I am a German and very proud of plenty of good beers that are brewed in my home country. If I would be asked to name another country that makes good beer I most likely would pick Belgium first, followed by the Irish and then the British.
No offense to any other country not mentioned but beer is something you have to be honest about

I'm a world-citizen and also rather proud - but not too proud to prevent me drinking any kind of beer I can get my hands on.
Guinness is my number 1, closely followed by Adnams ale.
The Belgian stuff's okay as well, if a bit strange - cos you honestly think you're perfectly okay - until you try and stand up - at which point you realise attempting to stand up was a "bad idea", fall back down, and order another one.
Worst beer I've ever encountered was in Siberia where you had to strain the "floaters" through your teeth before swallowing any of it - closely followed by that Stella Export muck that you get in Egypt.
Mind you, if that's all that's available........

 

[OzDigger]

I have drunk hundreds of different beers from dozens of different countries and I couldn't honestly say I would rate any particular country above another. Of course anyone has their own personal preference for different styles of beer and like most Aussies I prefer a typical Australian style beer, being a Light colored Lager. However I wouldn't say that because of my personal preference this makes Australia the "Best Beer Country" in the World, it's just that I prefer the Aussie style of beer.

That said, I'm sure Australian beers are up the world's best considering Australia is Fourth in the world on per capita beer consumption. And in fact Australian Beers won Ten of the Fifteen Trophies in the recent Australian International Beer Awards: http://www.hospitalitymagazine.com.au/Article/Australian-breweries-dominate-beer-awards/474125.aspx

Here's the results section for those interested: http://www.beerawards.com/pdfs/2009-Beer-Catalogue.pdf

 

[Mardasson]

I am a German and very proud of plenty of good beers that are brewed in my home country. If I would be asked to name another country that makes good beer I most likely would pick Belgium first, followed by the Irish and then the British.
No offense to any other country not mentioned but beer is something you have to be honest about

I agree with you Kogu.
If I would be asked to name another country that makes good beers I most likely would pick Germany, after Belgium of course

 

[Mardasson]

More beer = fewer toy soldiers. Priorities, please. -- lancer

Lancer,
I agree with you. On a one to one basis, I would certainly pick up the soldiers.
But considering the number of beers you can have for the price of a K&C figures....that makes the choice more difficult

 

[sceic2]

My favorite beer is one I am drinking. Change the beer, change my favorite beer. Country or brand - it just does not matter. The worst beer I have ever had is the one I did not drink. Beer is kind-of-like sex - the worst sex I have ever had was better than no sex at all.

 

[Gideon]

This is a Fleur de Lehigh from Philadelphia Brewing Company (http://www.phildadelphiabrewingcompany.com). It has to be brewed with ginger as it has the smell and the snap but its not sweet - its a real ale.

I love everything they brew!

 

[theBaron]

That's a pretty glass of beer, too, Gideon! I like the color especially.

 

[Gideon]

That's a pretty glass of beer, too, Gideon! I like the color especially.

It's unfiltered so it has that opaqueness to it. Its good stuff...

 

[Njja]

Well, it's no secret that I like beer, it's my beverage of choice. And not just the taste-a good glass of beer should be a treat for the eyes. The color in the glass should please you.

As I am enjoying some pints this afternoon, it occurred to me to take a snap of a freshly-poured pint. This is a Black Chocolate Stout from Brooklyn Brewing Company:

Prost!
Brad

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Terrific looking glass of beer!

My family had a long association with Anheuser Busch, since the InBev

buy out we have moved on. I now have a slight interest in Miller Brewing

through investments. I love the brewing business.........but I can't stand the

taste of beer!

I grew up with it all around the house........never developed a taste for it.

Life is funny that way.

 

[arnhem44mad]

I have no relation to this thread..............or do I

 

[theBaron]

It's unfiltered so it has that opaqueness to it. Its good stuff...

That's one of the things I like about classic Bavarian Hefeweizen, especially when pouring, swirling the bottle to get the last bit of yeast and drip it into the glass. Urig, they call it, "original", in the sense of, "in the very beginning" or "a long time ago, when the world was still young..."

To me, it harkens back to a time, too, when beer was part of our normal diet. Think of the ploughman's lunch, or even "second breakfast" today in Munich, a glass of Weissbier, a pair of Weisswurste and a Brez'n, and you're fortified till dinner. Bud and Busch are pale yellow water, but a good Franziskaner or Erdinger will make you grow up big and strong.

Prost!
Brad

 

[Gideon]

That's one of the things I like about classic Bavarian Hefeweizen, especially when pouring, swirling the bottle to get the last bit of yeast and drip it into the glass. Urig, they call it, "original", in the sense of, "in the very beginning" or "a long time ago, when the world was still young..."

To me, it harkens back to a time, too, when beer was part of our normal diet. Think of the ploughman's lunch, or even "second breakfast" today in Munich, a glass of Weissbier, a pair of Weisswurste and a Brez'n, and you're fortified till dinner. Bud and Busch are pale yellow water, but a good Franziskaner or Erdinger will make you grow up big and strong.

Prost!
Brad

It really does harken back. Something "right" about it. I despise Bud, Miller, Coors - all that crap.

I have always loved Franziskaner - they have a DunkelWeiss that is incredible. Hacker Pschor (spelling) is another one I like. Theres also a pretty rare weissbier with like a black label I've had many times and that I love. I can't remember the name of it but I'd recognize the label.

My stepdad and I used to get esoteric German varieties of unfiltered beers and try em all. He had a set of hand blown German beer glasses from the 1850's so we used those to kind of complete the experience.

Man, I miss doing that stuff.

 

[Peter Reuss]

but a good Franziskaner or Erdinger will make you grow up big and strong.

Prost!
Brad

Now that I've developed a taste for it, I can attest to the big part...not so sure about the strong...