I know for a fact beer is good for you, from a doctor even. My little sis, born in '65, had a vitamin deficiency when she was about a year old. The doctor ask my folks if they drank beer. Stupid question around my old man, a case a day was nothing to him. He would get up in the morning, pop the tab on a Bud and wait on the coffee to get done. Then I would see him chase his coffee with the beer, or vice-versa. ;D Anyway the doctor said that beer had the vitamins my sister was lacking and to give her a couple ounces a day for a week or so. I guess since my folks couldn't afford the vitamins, beer was the next best thing. Back then it was cheap, Dad would take his gallon jug to the bar down the street and get it refilled for 25 cents. This was on the indian reservations in South Dakota. ;D
Myself, when I do drink anymore, it's Bud, but my favorite was a beer I found in a guesthouse in Germany. A local weissen beer, a wheat beer that would go down easy and had a hell of a kick. I didn't find a beer over there I didn't like.
While I was living in England, I got to really enjoy a nice cool pint of Bitter.
It is not carbonated, so it goes down quick and smooth, without burps !!
It is common knowledge that English beer is served at room temperature, so many Americans think it is warm, but that is not the case. The kegs are in the deep, dark and very cool cellars of the pub and are hand pumped to the bar for serving. So it is in fact, very cool and silky smooth.
Also, they do not measure the alchohol content by alchohol by volume (abv.), but rather by the specific gravity of the beer itself. The higher the specific gravity, the more kick it has, and let me tell you ... it has some KICK !!
My two favorites are Director's Bitter and 'Ole Thumper Ale. The last one really thumped me.
Do you buy them from the actual liquor store or out of the back of his van?
HA!
I bought a 6-pack of Miller High life a couple weekends ago because I had never tasted the stuff. AWESOME beer for drinking after a day of mulching and doing outside work. "That's living the high life"
That's my daily "affordable beer" Miller High Life Light - 30 pak = $14.50 @ Super Target - Been drinking High Life for years.
hm - well, I like beer and I'm not a snob about it - I'll try anything once.
The staples in our fridge are generally anheiser busch products - because they support our military, and they're a good value - living on the lake - you tend to go through quite a bit of beer, so having pricey stuff on hand generally is a hurt to the wallet.
I went to school in K'zoo MI, so I'm nearly required to mention Bell's brewery - very VERY tasty stuff comes from there in a miriad of varieties.
I'm also a big fan of yeungling - and knowing now that it's a long time pensyltucky brewery makes me feel even better about consuming some - may have to get some for the long weekend in fact!
Is it me - or does draft beer generally induce more headaches than bottles or cans?
some of my favorites, pardon the spelling:
Bells
Yuengling
Greatlakes brewing co.
Lienenkugles
mickeys big mouths
Schlits if they ever reintroduce it in the midwest
OldStyle (I grew up in Chicago what can I say?)
Heineken light (doesn't taste light)
Molson, Labatt's, and Canadian coors lite (tastes totally different than US coors lite)
Red Ass
Fat tire
Beer is proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy. - Benjamin Franklin
1.Yuengling
2.Rogue Dead Guy Ale
3.Sam Adams Black Lager
4.Samuel Smiths Oatmeal Stout
5.Guinness
6.Shipyard Pumpkinhead - gotta love pumpkin beers in the fall!
7.Leinenkugels
8.Cold
9.Draft
10.Free
How is light beer like sex in a canoe? They're both f***ing pretty close to water! ;D
The most popular beer in Australia (by consumption volume) is VB (Victoria Bitter).
Interestingly, Aussie's refer to beer belovingly as "Piss" and "On the Piss" means drinking beer !
I'm sure we can all guess where that comes from ....
Believe it or not, Foster's is not that big Downunder, although their brilliant marketing in the US makes it sound like it's the one to have.
;D
Some other popular favorites by State are;
New South Wales
Tooheys New
Tooheys Old
Tooheys Extra Dry
Full Sail
Squires Range
Sydney Lager
Bluebottle
Queensland
XXXX
XXXX Gold
Eumundi
Carbine Stout
Extra Dry
Thirsty Dog
South Australia
Original Pale Ale
Premium Ale
Dark Ale
Finest Export
Sparkling Ale
Tasmania
Cascade Premium
Cascade Premium Light
Cascade Special Stout
Victoria
Fosters
Piss
Piss Weak
VB
Western Australia
Emu Bitter
Emu Draft
Emu Export
Swan Draught
Swan Gold
1857 Bitter
Dogbolter
Red Ant
Matilda Bay Premium
Premium Beers
Cascade Premium
Coopers Premium Ale
Crown Lager
Hahn Premium
Hemp Premium
James Squire Range
Matilda Bay Premium
Hahn Vienna Red
Hop Thief
Southwark Premium
BlackoutSteve, jump right in here with some of the other favorites.
Peroni's is a good beer (Italian)
and Stella Artois (a.k.a wife beater in the UK) is also good
Used to drink alot of Stroh's and Labatt's Blue when I lived in Michigan
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