This one is for CheezeFlixz

[RCMerchant]

I'm doing my darnedest to clean out my email box tonight, and having a glass of Maker's Mark whiskey.

Excellent, excellent choice.

In proper quantities, Maker's can make most e-mails and many people make more sense.

Here's and cheers to a happy family ...



Remember kids, always drink in moderation and know when to say when, never drink and drive. (And for some people they should never drink and type.)

Yeh....whut idjits...anoyinf az hell 1 ,,, (... ...)

[Dennis]

I'm a Jim Beam man myself 

Excellent choice, and since I've had a trying day at work I think I'll imbibe a shot or two, if Poogie reminds me that I've got to work tomorrow I'll just say Andrew and CheeseFlixz talked me into it.

[Trevor]

I'm doing my darnedest to clean out my email box tonight, and having a glass of Maker's Mark whiskey.

Excellent, excellent choice.

In proper quantities, Maker's can make most e-mails and many people make more sense.

Here's and cheers to a happy family ...



Remember kids, always drink in moderation and know when to say when, never drink and drive. (And for some people they should never drink and type.)

Yeh....whut idjits...anoyinf az hell 1 ,,, (... ...)

[RCMerchant]

ok...THIS one is for Cheezy! 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VjsomPd3ms

[Andrew]

That evening I had to give up finishing my email box.  Just too much, and I was burnt.  The liberal application of Maker's Mark wasn't helping, either.

[CheezeFlixz]

ok...THIS one is for Cheezy! 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VjsomPd3ms

LMAO  That was funny!

I have had so much work to do (we're in a recession you know ...) that I haven't had time to do hardly anything. No even partake in a MM on the rocks.

[frank]

...especially German brew....

... Belgian ale...

(Sorry, but comparing German beer to Belgian beer is like comparing the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to the Yokohama BayStars. While both of the latter have some merit due to novelty and "strangeness", they are in a different league. That, and I'm German)

[Rev. Powell]

...especially German brew....

... Belgian ale...

(Sorry, but comparing German beer to Belgian beer is like comparing the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to the Yokohama BayStars. While both of the latter have some merit due to novelty and "strangeness", they are in a different league. That, and I'm German)

Germans make lagers, Belgians and the English make ales.  It's like comparing white and red wines.  Germans definitely make the best lagers, but I just prefer ales. 

[frank]

I'm not sure all the Belgian beer is ale. But I now that the German Kölsch and Altbier belong to the "ale family". As far as I know, the distinction nowadays is top-fermented for ales and bottom-fermented for lagers. There is a long tradition of "beer wars" here, that is, everybody thinks the people of a certain part along the river Rhine are a bit strange, mostly due to the fact they drink top-fermented beer (and go totally nuts on Carnival - coincidence?). Funny thing is, that the people of, say, Cologne drink Kölsch and always have the greatest fuss with the people of, say, Düsseldorf, where they drink Altbier. Both top-fermented, so quite different of the Pils everybody else drinks over here...

Personally, I prefer Pils, but as you said, it is a bit like the red/white wine thing.
My quarrel with Belgian derives from only one occasion when I tried vast amounts of different brands in Brussels and most of them had awkward flavours like strawberry, mint, etc.

[Mofo Rising]

I'm strictly a beer man. I find that if I drink hard alcohol, I have a very hard time judging my limits. That's how I learned Jim Beam is never my friend; we've had some very serious arguments. Of course, when I do drink hard alcohol I tend towards the Wild Turkey 101. I'm not proud.

As far as beer goes, my favorite by far is Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. It has a crispness about it that is perfect for the hot weather here in Phoenix. Sierra Nevada is expensive though. My favorite cheap beer is Icehouse. (I know, I know.) For my money, the best brand of American p**swater.

Lately I've been drinking a lot of Tecate, because it's the best cheap beer the Circle K by my house sells. I like the stuff, but it's never going to win any awards.

[Trevor]

For my money, the best brand of American p**swater.

Strange you should mention that, Mofo: a Belgian friend of mine said that no one should ever drink Heineken as, according to him, it has 46% horse pee in it. He said that the label says hors concours which actually translates as "out of competition", not horse pee.

[Rev. Powell]

My quarrel with Belgian derives from only one occasion when I tried vast amounts of different brands in Brussels and most of them had awkward flavours like strawberry, mint, etc.

Do you mean lambics?  I love a nice sour kriek, but I rarely have the opportunity to get one here in the US and they're very expensive in specialty shops.  But they don't taste much like traditional beer, actually more like wine in some cases. 

I never realized altbier was top-fermented.  Maybe that's why it's my favorite type of German beer.

Mofo: Sierra Nevada  !  Try their porter when fall/winter rolls around if you can find it.  For a cheap American beer, I like Dundee's Honey Brown. 



 

[frank]

Do you mean lambics?  I love a nice sour kriek, but I rarely have the opportunity to get one here in the US and they're very expensive in specialty shops.  But they don't taste much like traditional beer, actually more like wine in some cases. 

Could be, but my memory is all blurry....
However, I think it was cheaper stuff, while lambic sounds more pricy. Interesting though. There is something called beerpost here with reasonable prices for specialities shipped conveniently to your home. I might try it. BTW, last thing I ordered was Sam Adams, the favorite beer of my girlfriend when she studies in the States for a couple of years....

[Rev. Powell]

Do you mean lambics?  I love a nice sour kriek, but I rarely have the opportunity to get one here in the US and they're very expensive in specialty shops.  But they don't taste much like traditional beer, actually more like wine in some cases. 

Could be, but my memory is all blurry....
However, I think it was cheaper stuff, while lambic sounds more pricy. Interesting though. There is something called beerpost here with reasonable prices for specialities shipped conveniently to your home. I might try it. BTW, last thing I ordered was Sam Adams, the favorite beer of my girlfriend when she studies in the States for a couple of years....

A blurry memory is usually the sign of a great beer sampling session.   

Some of Sam Adams specialty beers aren't bad, but the regular brand is just a little above average, IMO.  There are better American beers.  Here's a pretty good list, though most are ales: I can vouch for the Dogfish and the Sam Adams, and some of the opthers are good but not top 25 material in my opinion. I'd add Sierra Nevada Porter and Anchor Steam to this list.

[CheezeFlixz]

I can not believe you people are polluting a perfectly good thread on the finest Kentucky Bourbon every made with a bunch of cheap beer talk.

And Sam Adams ... the WORST after taste I've ever had in a beer ... nay paint thinner.