Top Ten BEER Brands

[FN Phat]

I don't drink, but if I did, it most definitely be Dos Equis ... stay thirsty my friends!

[cowboy]

This thread turned ridiculous in a hurry. Beer isn't champagne, or single malt scotch - you don't sip it while you pontificate over the constitionality of the Ten Commandments in a courtroom. You swill it - because you're thirsty. If you sip it, sniff it, and swish it while discussing it's various attributes then you probably need to pop your collar, buy a pair of skinny jeans, and just come out of the closet already. Going on a beer tasting binge to rate the various micro-brews is like taking a home tour through the trailer park to choose the best velvet Elvis.

Beer is made to be drunk in volume, and usually with friends, while you talk about sports, cows, trucks, and guns. It's not the topic of conversation, it's the enabler of the conversation. It doesn't insist on being the center of attention like that one reasonably hot chick that flirted with everyone who ignored her and then threw up on your best friend's shoes and couldn't figure out why nobody wanted to kiss her after she had puke breath. No, beer is content to be on the sidelines, helping you along, making your dance moves cooler and your pickup lines smoother. That's why all this best beer talk is nonsense.

Beers are like t-shirts - you either like them or you don't. Sure, some are more comfortable or fit better than others, but you don't sit around discussing their thread count. Debating the maltiness or hoppiness or earthiness of various beers is like discussing which brands of jean shorts will make your butt look big at the monster truck rally.

Frankly, all this beer talk reminds me of horse talk. When someone comes up to me and starts talking horses I know right away that they're new in town. The first thing people do when they move here from the city (after posting their NO TRESPASSING signs) is buy a horse so they can say they're a rancher. Once they have a horse, they think they can talk ranch talk with the locals by talking horses, but they don't understand that horses just aren't any more interesting than a truck or a 4-wheeler to a typical rancher. So, the greenhorn starts talking horses to try to fit in and be like the ranchers, and it just makes him look like more of a greenhorn.

I could be wrong (though I can't remember the last time I was), but the absence in this thread of the one CUFer who has been drinking beer since he started peeing standing up makes all this beer talk seems like horse talk to me.

[Non Sequitur]

This thread turned ridiculous in a hurry. Beer isn't champagne, or single malt scotch - you don't sip it while you pontificate over the constitionality of the Ten Commandments in a courtroom. You swill it - because you're thirsty. If you sip it, sniff it, and swish it while discussing it's various attributes then you probably need to pop your collar, buy a pair of skinny jeans, and just come out of the closet already. Going on a beer tasting binge to rate the various micro-brews is like taking a home tour through the trailer park to choose the best velvet Elvis.

Beer is made to be drunk in volume, and usually with friends, while you talk about sports, cows, trucks, and guns. It's not the topic of conversation, it's the enabler of the conversation. It doesn't insist on being the center of attention like that one reasonably hot chick that flirted with everyone who ignored her and then threw up on your best friend's shoes and couldn't figure out why nobody wanted to kiss her after she had puke breath. No, beer is content to be on the sidelines, helping you along, making your dance moves cooler and your pickup lines smoother. That's why all this best beer talk is nonsense.

Beers are like t-shirts - you either like them or you don't. Sure, some are more comfortable or fit better than others, but you don't sit around discussing their thread count. Debating the maltiness or hoppiness or earthiness of various beers is like discussing which brands of jean shorts will make your butt look big at the monster truck rally.

Frankly, all this beer talk reminds me of horse talk. When someone comes up to me and starts talking horses I know right away that they're new in town. The first thing people do when they move here from the city (after posting their NO TRESPASSING signs) is buy a horse so they can say they're a rancher. Once they have a horse, they think they can talk ranch talk with the locals by talking horses, but they don't understand that horses just aren't any more interesting than a truck or a 4-wheeler to a typical rancher. So, the greenhorn starts talking horses to try to fit in and be like the ranchers, and it just makes him look like more of a greenhorn.

I could be wrong (though I can't remember the last time I was), but the absence in this thread of the one CUFer who has been drinking beer since he started peeing standing up makes all this beer talk seems like horse talk to me.

Donny, shut the eff up. You're out of your element.

[cowboy]

Donny, shut the eff up. You're out of your element.

Wait, the Osmond version or the Bob and Tom version?

[woot]

This thread turned ridiculous in a hurry. Beer isn't champagne, or single malt scotch - you don't sip it while you pontificate over the constitionality of the Ten Commandments in a courtroom. You swill it - because you're thirsty. If you sip it, sniff it, and swish it while discussing it's various attributes then you probably need to pop your collar, buy a pair of skinny jeans, and just come out of the closet already. Going on a beer tasting binge to rate the various micro-brews is like taking a home tour through the trailer park to choose the best velvet Elvis.

Beer is made to be drunk in volume, and usually with friends, while you talk about sports, cows, trucks, and guns. It's not the topic of conversation, it's the enabler of the conversation. It doesn't insist on being the center of attention like that one reasonably hot chick that flirted with everyone who ignored her and then threw up on your best friend's shoes and couldn't figure out why nobody wanted to kiss her after she had puke breath. No, beer is content to be on the sidelines, helping you along, making your dance moves cooler and your pickup lines smoother. That's why all this best beer talk is nonsense.

Beers are like t-shirts - you either like them or you don't. Sure, some are more comfortable or fit better than others, but you don't sit around discussing their thread count. Debating the maltiness or hoppiness or earthiness of various beers is like discussing which brands of jean shorts will make your butt look big at the monster truck rally.

Frankly, all this beer talk reminds me of horse talk. When someone comes up to me and starts talking horses I know right away that they're new in town. The first thing people do when they move here from the city (after posting their NO TRESPASSING signs) is buy a horse so they can say they're a rancher. Once they have a horse, they think they can talk ranch talk with the locals by talking horses, but they don't understand that horses just aren't any more interesting than a truck or a 4-wheeler to a typical rancher. So, the greenhorn starts talking horses to try to fit in and be like the ranchers, and it just makes him look like more of a greenhorn.

I could be wrong (though I can't remember the last time I was), but the absence in this thread of the one CUFer who has been drinking beer since he started peeing standing up makes all this beer talk seems like horse talk to me.

I couldn't disagree more strongly. Sure, I go through a 30-pack of Natty Light on occasion so I know what you're talking about, but that swill has about as much in common with a Belgian-style dark ale as it does with a fine wine. It's just different stuff. I have yet to taste any beverage as delicious as some beers, no matter the price.

Also, I think you have your signals crossed regarding hipsters. They like PBR because PBR is famous for being terrible. When it comes to liking good beer, you're thinking of normal people.

[Devildog]

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[lambdacoug]

This thread turned ridiculous in a hurry. Beer isn't champagne, or single malt scotch - you don't sip it while you pontificate over the constitionality of the Ten Commandments in a courtroom. You swill it - because you're thirsty. If you sip it, sniff it, and swish it while discussing it's various attributes then you probably need to pop your collar, buy a pair of skinny jeans, and just come out of the closet already. Going on a beer tasting binge to rate the various micro-brews is like taking a home tour through the trailer park to choose the best velvet Elvis.

Beer is made to be drunk in volume, and usually with friends, while you talk about sports, cows, trucks, and guns. It's not the topic of conversation, it's the enabler of the conversation. It doesn't insist on being the center of attention like that one reasonably hot chick that flirted with everyone who ignored her and then threw up on your best friend's shoes and couldn't figure out why nobody wanted to kiss her after she had puke breath. No, beer is content to be on the sidelines, helping you along, making your dance moves cooler and your pickup lines smoother. That's why all this best beer talk is nonsense.

Beers are like t-shirts - you either like them or you don't. Sure, some are more comfortable or fit better than others, but you don't sit around discussing their thread count. Debating the maltiness or hoppiness or earthiness of various beers is like discussing which brands of jean shorts will make your butt look big at the monster truck rally.

Frankly, all this beer talk reminds me of horse talk. When someone comes up to me and starts talking horses I know right away that they're new in town. The first thing people do when they move here from the city (after posting their NO TRESPASSING signs) is buy a horse so they can say they're a rancher. Once they have a horse, they think they can talk ranch talk with the locals by talking horses, but they don't understand that horses just aren't any more interesting than a truck or a 4-wheeler to a typical rancher. So, the greenhorn starts talking horses to try to fit in and be like the ranchers, and it just makes him look like more of a greenhorn.

I could be wrong (though I can't remember the last time I was), but the absence in this thread of the one CUFer who has been drinking beer since he started peeing standing up makes all this beer talk seems like horse talk to me.

[Non Sequitur]

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When I went to Australia I was surprised to find that nobody drank Fosters. In fact, they laughed at me when I brought it up. I ended up drinking Toohey's most of the time.

[Coach McGuirk]

This thread turned ridiculous in a hurry. Beer isn't champagne, or single malt scotch - you don't sip it while you pontificate over the constitionality of the Ten Commandments in a courtroom. You swill it - because you're thirsty. If you sip it, sniff it, and swish it while discussing it's various attributes then you probably need to pop your collar, buy a pair of skinny jeans, and just come out of the closet already. Going on a beer tasting binge to rate the various micro-brews is like taking a home tour through the trailer park to choose the best velvet Elvis.

Beer is made to be drunk in volume, and usually with friends, while you talk about sports, cows, trucks, and guns. It's not the topic of conversation, it's the enabler of the conversation. It doesn't insist on being the center of attention like that one reasonably hot chick that flirted with everyone who ignored her and then threw up on your best friend's shoes and couldn't figure out why nobody wanted to kiss her after she had puke breath. No, beer is content to be on the sidelines, helping you along, making your dance moves cooler and your pickup lines smoother. That's why all this best beer talk is nonsense.

Beers are like t-shirts - you either like them or you don't. Sure, some are more comfortable or fit better than others, but you don't sit around discussing their thread count. Debating the maltiness or hoppiness or earthiness of various beers is like discussing which brands of jean shorts will make your butt look big at the monster truck rally.

Frankly, all this beer talk reminds me of horse talk. When someone comes up to me and starts talking horses I know right away that they're new in town. The first thing people do when they move here from the city (after posting their NO TRESPASSING signs) is buy a horse so they can say they're a rancher. Once they have a horse, they think they can talk ranch talk with the locals by talking horses, but they don't understand that horses just aren't any more interesting than a truck or a 4-wheeler to a typical rancher. So, the greenhorn starts talking horses to try to fit in and be like the ranchers, and it just makes him look like more of a greenhorn.

I could be wrong (though I can't remember the last time I was), but the absence in this thread of the one CUFer who has been drinking beer since he started peeing standing up makes all this beer talk seems like horse talk to me.

Right or wrong, that was great and the same thought I was having.

[Devildog]

When I went to Australia I was surprised to find that nobody drank Fosters. In fact, they laughed at me when I brought it up. I ended up drinking Toohey's most of the time.

Well if you went to any of the straight clubs... they might've been drinking Fosters there.

Just kidding.

As far as I'm concerned, the emperor isn't wearing any clothes... except for a few of the ales and wheat beers... most of that stuff tastes like shit.

I'll just take a good old macro-brew.

[woot]

When I went to Australia I was surprised to find that nobody drank Fosters. In fact, they laughed at me when I brought it up. I ended up drinking Toohey's most of the time.

It's a shame, but beer acts like music (bear with me here...). If you've heard of a song, it's probably the worst one on the album. If you've heard of a beer, it's probably the worst one from that country. It's probably just the lowest common denominator issue, but it also might be that Americans just really love shitty beer. Either way, Becks, Fosters, Heinken, etc. are all very similar and are all similar to a million cheap-ass beers made by giant corporations here (well, made by American companies, anyway; they're often manufactured elsewhere now).

[SeattleUte]

I don't like beer much. I drink about a glass a year. I blame myself; I just don't "get" beer; beer has been too important a drink for eons to dismiss lightly. Those of us who are of Northern European ancestry, our ancient ancestors practically lived only on beer during winters.

I also blame my physiology. I drink a glass of beer and I feel horribly bloated, like I've consumed a loaf of bread. If I did drink much beer I'd probably lose weight.

Here though are a few observations about the occasions when I appreciate beer. I like pilseners, cheap American beers, Asian beers (which are all about the same thing, since the Germans taught the Asians how to brew). I like beers you can clearly see through. Also, bottled or canned beer is to me undrinkable. The difference between properly stored and drawn tap beer and bottled or canned beer is indescribable. It has to be freezing cold. The best thing about PF Chang is how they freeze their glasses and then serve Asahi or a competitor Asian brand on tap so it turns icy. Thus, yes cowboy, I think the whole craft beer thing is nonsense. But I blame myself and my physiology. Fortunately, red wine doesn't give me headaches. That's kind of a woman thing, I think.

[Flystripper]

For BITF:

I am tempted to start another thread since the original poster doesn't even know what a beer brand is but DH has all of us afraid...


As was mentioned earlier in the thread a Corona (almost always a bar serves this with a lime) is a simple order and a good beginner beer. I also think wheat beers both German and Belgian styles are pretty good for beginners since they drink relatively lightly and are low in hoppiness. These beers usually have strong carbonation to help give some contrast to the underlying sweetness of the beer. Many wheat beers are brewed with other spices to give it some variety like coriander and orange. Here are a few decent brews to try that will give you quite a variety in the wheat beer genre (assuming you have already had a Blue Moon or a Shock Top). In no particular order...

1. Allagash White
2. St. Bernardus Wit
3. Dog Fish Head - Namaste
4. Ommegang Witte
5. Bell's Oberon Ale
6. Leinenkugel's out of Wisconsin makes a few decent choices
Leinenkugel's - Sunset Wheat - Has a very fruity taste in fact to me it tastes like fruity pebbles and now I can't taste anything else when I drink it so I can't really drink it anymore.
Leinenkugel's - Summer Shandy - My wife absolutly loves these but they are only available in the summer. Think lemonade mixed with beer.

Wheat beers eventually led me into a torrid love affair with Belgium. In particular, with the many varieties of Blondes, Dubbels and Tripels. These beers are a fairly easy transition from the wheat but be careful since they range from 7-11% in alcohol. Some of my favorites include Maredsous, Gouden Carolus, Karmeliet, Westmalle, Piraat, Unibroue (not from Belgium but still delicious)

With my love for Belguim styles firmly in place, I began looking for something on the opposite end of the palate. Incredibly fresh Double IPA's are my current obsession. Russian River's Pliney the Elder, El Segundo's Hoptanker, and Stone's Enjoy By are my current mistresses.

I have tried many porters and stouts but I simply do not care for them.

[Pelado]

I think beer is gross. I like white Russians and frozen mojitos

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[Non Sequitur]

For BITF:

I am tempted to start another thread since the original poster doesn't even know what a beer brand is but DH has all of us afraid...


As was mentioned earlier in the thread a Corona (almost always a bar serves this with a lime) is a simple order and a good beginner beer. I also think wheat beers both German and Belgian styles are pretty good for beginners since they drink relatively lightly and are low in hoppiness. These beers usually have strong carbonation to help give some contrast to the underlying sweetness of the beer. Many wheat beers are brewed with other spices to give it some variety like coriander and orange. Here are a few decent brews to try that will give you quite a variety in the wheat beer genre (assuming you have already had a Blue Moon or a Shock Top). In no particular order...

1. Allagash White
2. St. Bernardus Wit
3. Dog Fish Head - Namaste
4. Ommegang Witte
5. Bell's Oberon Ale
6. Leinenkugel's out of Wisconsin makes a few decent choices
Leinenkugel's - Sunset Wheat - Has a very fruity taste in fact to me it tastes like fruity pebbles and now I can't taste anything else when I drink it so I can't really drink it anymore.
Leinenkugel's - Summer Shandy - My wife absolutly loves these but they are only available in the summer. Think lemonade mixed with beer.

Wheat beers eventually led me into a torrid love affair with Belgium. In particular, with the many varieties of Blondes, Dubbels and Tripels. These beers are a fairly easy transition from the wheat but be careful since they range from 7-11% in alcohol. Some of my favorites include Maredsous, Gouden Carolus, Karmeliet, Westmalle, Piraat, Unibroue (not from Belgium but still delicious)

With my love for Belguim styles firmly in place, I began looking for something on the opposite end of the palate. Incredibly fresh Double IPA's are my current obsession. Russian River's Pliney the Elder, El Segundo's Hoptanker, and Stone's Enjoy By are my current mistresses.

I have tried many porters and stouts but I simply do not care for them.

If you like Belgian beer and you like Blonds, you should try Leffe Blond. It's hard to find on tap, but worth the effort finding it if you can. A couple of other Belgian beers I like a lot are Chimay and Hoegaarden.