Author Topic: Recommend me some good beers! (Read 17740 times)

_tom_ · « **on:** November 26, 2006, 05:14:36 PM »

Its my 18th tomorrow, so as I can legally buy the stuff, I decided I need to celebrate with some good beer :) I want to try something different - I've only really had the typical cheap beers such as Carling, Fosters etc and theyre a bit boring.

:D

froglord · « **Reply #1 on:** November 26, 2006, 05:20:19 PM »

Are you talking lager or real ale? If it's real ale I can give you a LOT of recommendations!

_tom_ · « **Reply #2 on:** November 26, 2006, 05:22:33 PM »

I'm not really bothered :lol: Never tried any real ale so I guess I should give it a go.

genocidal tendencies · « **Reply #3 on:** November 26, 2006, 05:35:50 PM »

Beer for your 18th? Pfft. Try a bottle of smirnoff blue. Or of course you can't go far wrong with bacardi. Well, as long as you avoid all the piss water they market as breezers.

_tom_ · « **Reply #4 on:** November 26, 2006, 05:41:38 PM »

Quote from: genocidal tendencies

Beer for your 18th? Pfft. Try a bottle of smirnoff blue. Or of course you can't go far wrong with bacardi. Well, as long as you avoid all the piss water they market as breezers.

I think I've tried some of that.. I hated it.

froglord · « **Reply #5 on:** November 26, 2006, 05:49:21 PM »

For an interesting lager with lots of flavour, try Grolsch.

Real ale is something of an acquired taste. Some people loathe it, others love it, still more come to love it after thinking they loathe it...

The best place to drink real ale is in a pub ("on draft"). If you're buying from a shop, buy bottled ale instead of canned, and, if possible get stuff that is marked "bottle conditioned". This means it continues to ferment in the bottle, leaving a dusty deposit of yeast at the bottom (am I selling you on this? :D ).

Some rules of thumb:
* The madder the name, the better it tastes.
* Local stuff is often better than big name beers.
* Avoid anything with "Best" in the title. It usually isn't.

Try one or more of the following:
Sneck Lifter
Timothy Taylor Landlord
Dark Island
Black Sheep
Duchy Originals Organic
St. Peter's Organic
Hobgoblin
Titanic White Star
Old Speckled Hen
Co-op Bumble Bee
Tanglefoot
Fursty Ferret
Bitter and Twisted
Old Peculier
Spitfire
Bishop's Finger
HSB
Summer Lightning

If you find 1066 on draft, order a pint immediately. This is what Rush were talking about when they sang, "For I have dined on honey dew and drunk the milk of paradise." (Or was that Samuel Taylor Coleridge? :D ).

_tom_ · « **Reply #6 on:** November 26, 2006, 05:52:53 PM »

Cheers for the list, I'll try some. Co-op do a 3 for a fiver thing on quite a few of those you mentioned so I'll have to get me some :) Is the real ale meant to be drunk chilled, or at room temp? Read somewhere ages ago that some beers are totally ruined by chilling.

froglord · « **Reply #7 on:** November 26, 2006, 05:59:13 PM »

If it doesn't say anything on the bottle, assume it's to be drunk at room temperature. Let us know how you get on!

38thBeatle · « **Reply #8 on:** November 26, 2006, 06:14:16 PM »

Happy birthday for tomorrow Tom-enjoy a good proper beer as Froglord suggested-avoid tinned beer it is generally rubbish. Once you have mastered the art of drinking beer we proceed to lesson 2-whiskey.

Ratrod · « **Reply #9 on:** November 26, 2006, 06:17:03 PM »

Although I enjoy a Grolsch once in a while, it's not a beer for the beginner. It has a very robust flavour.

Try a nice Corona, Mexican beer. It's best when it's cold and a slice of lemon in it. Drink it straight from the bottle.

Cheers! :drink:

_tom_ · « **Reply #10 on:** November 26, 2006, 06:17:43 PM »

hahah cheers. I've tried whiskey many a time at various parties/bbqs and I never understood how people could enjoy it :lol:

As for Grolsch, I dont really like it that much.. not much flavour, unless the stuff in cans is different.

Davey · « **Reply #11 on:** November 26, 2006, 06:41:35 PM »

i dont see any Courage Bitter on that.

mmmmm, ale *drool*

willo · « **Reply #12 on:** November 26, 2006, 06:54:51 PM »

Cains, if they are selling it nationwide again now (don't know if its still just Liverpool area)

Alternatively, drink a treble or quadruple Jagermeister in a pint of red bull. 4 or 5 of those and you'll be bollocksed.

dave_mc · « **Reply #13 on:** November 26, 2006, 07:38:20 PM »

I'm really digging sam adams at the moment- it's american, but don't let that put you off! it's actually nice american beer- lager, but kind of tastes half-way to ale.

frog's recommendations on ale sound good, though- i've only heard of one or two of them.

grolsch is quite nice too- though I think I prefer stella, kronenbourg or amstel if you're going down the continental-style lager route.

EDIT: happy birthday!

willo · « **Reply #14 on:** November 26, 2006, 07:46:38 PM »

oh, Staropramen is damn nice too. And Zywecz too. (dont check me on those spellings, damn Czech and Polish beers)