What's your favorite beer?

ejglows

What I would do for a Lindemann`s Framboise (sp?)...a Belgian raspberry that is not too sweet and just a little tart...

Bass is the regular at the pub...

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nick burns

Have you sampled any beers from US micro-breweries? There are many exceptional beers being brewed by them. At least they use high quality ingredients and seem to put more care into the production, as opposed to the mass produced US beers.
I'll add that I've enjoyed most of the Scottish beers that I've been able to find here in the US. McEwan's Scotch Ale is tough to beat.

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MountainPro

just a little joke on my part my friend...point me in the direction of these micro-breweries and i'll give it my all..

McEwans Scotch Ale eh? Havent heard of that one but it might be an export only beer. Scotland has lots of good small independant breweries making some astonishing ales.

nick burns

Right you are. I just read that McEwans is export only. Well, if you venture out of Scotland and see it for sale, give it a go. I don't think you'll be disappointed.

As far as getting US micros where you are, that could prove difficult. I'm not sure how many are exported to the UK. Most seem to have a hard enough time selling it here to the typical US beer drinkers. Samual Adams is one that might be found outside the US. They have a couple of decent beers and a few seasonal styles.
If you ever cross over the pond, try Anchor Steam Beer or Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. But there are so many more. The US, like Scotland, has many independants producing fantastic brews.
Cheers!

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Ashley3

So many beers, so little time. The U.S. micros, praise be to the lord above, have saved us from the dreadful stuff that long dominated the market here. Thanks for the history on how Prohibition lead to the taste for lighter beer among Americans. I've often wondered, and that's the first good explanation I've seen.
I love Guinness on tap and, call me crazy, I believe the notion that it's better the closer you get to the brewery. A pint draw in Dublin is better than a pint drawn in the U.S.
I'm fond of many of the European beers mentioned, but the one I most prefer is Grolsch.

James Bruce Gil

MP,

Are you trying to tell me that Scotch Whiskey is not Scottish?

BTW a "Merkin", if thats how its spelled, is a special wig used in ballet in conjunction with a body suit.

Kind regards,

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MountainPro

JBG,

I was referring to your spelling error. Scotch whisky is spelled without the 'e'. Whiskey is either Irish, American or Canadian. I live in none of those countries. So yes, Scotch whiskey?? is not Scottish, it's a figment of your imagination. That's all.

I am perfectly well aware of what a Merkin is. If you seek further clarification then ask Mr LimerickMan, or better still, as Mr Bush.

Strange that he is called 'bush' and referrers to himself as a Merkin...perhaps he has a fetish.

MountainPro

They sound great, I'll have a look out and certainly give it a try.

Most of the American beers here are Miller, Coors and Bud and the like. They have been 'cold filtered' to the point where it doesnt seem to taste of anything. I realise this is a mass produced beer and is designed to be cheap and easy to manufacture and to apply to as many people across the world as possible. This means that they have to take away any hint of flavour.

I am attending a wedding in June '05 in California and then visiting my cousin in Queens, NY. So i may get to sample some of the beers then.

Pity i cant take my mtb. Rumour has it that there is some nice riding down there.

Cheers,

FredC

These MTB's, I thought that they were Motor Torpedo Boats. Never mind. What are cyclo-cross bikes? Never heard of them for years. Dirt gatherers, we used to swill them down in the river, or the canal. Fill 'em full of pump grease. No problems, none of this namby pamby coddling. That's for road bikes.

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James Bruce Gil

MP,

Never ever thought I'd see the day when I would come up against an pedantic, erodite (parden the spelling if its wong) cyclist.

I just look for Glen Fiddich or Black Label Johnny Walker & occasionally Jamison. My tired old eyes don't peruse the labels all that carefully. My taste buds judge it.

Why does Limerick know so much about ballet accessories? Does he have to cover something up?

Kind regards,

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MountainPro

Pedantic? Me? ..btw, its Glenfiddich (one word) and its spelled Jameson and thats Irish blend, not Scotch.

just kidding...

I suggest you also research an alernative meaning of Merkin.

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mer·kin ( P ) Pronunciation Key (mûrkn)
n. A pubic wig for women.
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www.dictionary.com

Limerickman just knows a lot of useful things...thats all

or as Bush says, 'my fellow Merkins'

FredC

Struth mite! Ya need more loaf stealers, end some reel stuff ta drink while ya read libels. The word merkin turned up on one of premier TV political programmes, Bremner Bird & Fortune. So we stuck it on (or stuck on it). Yeah, us merkins are goin' to show the world that we mean business agin those terrorist ballet dancers, an am joinin' in the fight for freedom fries to be made in eyeraq, I ran, an' all countries that run oil so that the world can enjoy getting fat.

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James Bruce Gil

MP,

This thread is supposed to be about beer. I can understand getting on to whisky, but some how we have now dived below the belt and gone for the grope as it were. What is it about we men?

Kind regards,

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FredC

No, no, mite. Start on the top shelf with the optics, then you should be on your knees after..... the ambulance arrives.

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