What's in your glass / cup right now .....

James Burton said:
No, no, **NO**, not Foster's anything. Here are some alternatives...

- James Squire
- Jamieson's
- James Boag
- Cascade
- Grand Ridge
- Haagen

and that's if you MUST go Australian. I have Mac's Black in my glass right
now (from N.Z.).

p.s. actually CUB (Fosters, Victoria Bitter, Carlton etc) have a new dark ale that
is quite OK. Nice and cheap here too.


James
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Australia's best beer, imnsho, is Cooper's Sparkling Ale. Simply my favourite.
Elsewhere, the Czech's make the best beer. Pilzner Urquelle for me.

Usually I'm a huge Shiraz (Syrah) fan, and Australia boasts some fantastic examples - you can't go far wrong if it's from the McLaren Vale region, or South Australia in general. I recently found a taste for tempranillo from Spain - in particular Hacienda Durius' 2002. Great with food (especially tapas, of course 🙂 ). Perhaps some of you locals could advise me further...? And while you're at it, good Sherry recommendations?

Cheers!
Steve
 
the best czech beer is krusovice, the best polish beer is zywiec, the best belgian beer is stella, ciney, westmalle dubbel, duvel, cristal ,..., the best irish beer is guinness, the best german beer is bitburger.

joris
 
Dang, I shouldn't have read this thread... now I'm craving kefir and the local Russian grocery store is closed :bang:. Thanks, guys, thanks a lot. 🙂
 
jorisbens said:
the best czech beer is krusovice, the best polish beer is zywiec, the best belgian beer is stella, ciney, westmalle dubbel, duvel, cristal ,..., the best irish beer is guinness, the best german beer is bitburger.
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I'm writing these names down for the next time I go to Prague, Berlin (hopefully Hamburg), and Vienna. I hear the real Budweiser is good too. I only had two or three beers when I was in the Czech Republic, Austria and Germany. I know, "wasted" trip. I didn't like beer as much then. I'm beginning to develop a taste for a few good beers.

Goose Island ain't that bad, but I'm curious to to have some Czech beer next time I go over there (alas, if only I managed my PTO well).
 
gabrielma said:
I'm writing these names down for the next time I go to Prague, Berlin (hopefully Hamburg), and Vienna. I hear the real Budweiser is good too. I only had two or three beers when I was in the Czech Republic, Austria and Germany. I know, "wasted" trip.


It is NOT necessary! You can't make any mistake. There are the large brands without any risk, but try the local types too. But be patient. I'm trying to explore the Czeh beers for more than 25 years and year by year find new sides...

nemjo
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Wrong!
The best Polish beer is the beer that's in your glass, after the other 10 beers earlier in the evening!

Zywiec is ok, but Tychy is a bit better (my wife and her family sing the Tychy anthem like it was the national anthem....she was born in Tychy)

The best Polish beer I've ever had isn't made anymore...I always forget the name. Hevelius or something, from Gdansk. They had a dark (something like a stout) that was to die for.

Budweiser (the real one, not the carbonated equine urine sold in the States) is now marketed in the US often as "Czechvar." It's fairly easy to find, if you live in a big city, and have a "fine" grocery store. It is excellent, and is the benchmark for mass-produced pilsners. As any true beer-lover knows, Budweiser America sued Budweiser Czech for exclusive rights to the name....basically everywhere but Europe, Budweiser is the American version. Pilsner Urquell isn't to shabby either, and if you have a Trader Joe's, they have two good pisners from Czech for cheap...Strobruno and Brew-Czech.

And at the moment my glass is empty...I'm going to have to get up and fill it!
 
A man's beer is Canadian beer. For the average American, 2 Canadian beers wll do it. American beer's too watered down---good for boys.
 
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I am no longer a big beer drinker, but when I do enjoy a brew, I try to make it a good one. With all due respect to Frank, my favourite Canadian beers may not be what he had in mine, since I don't really know any left coast/BC suds. So, that being said, I'm kinda restricted to Ontario, and have not been able to sample a lot of the current brew-pub fare. (The chocolate ale I had at C'est What on Saturday was quite good!) So here goes:

Lager: Creemore Springs. This is not your light, simple lager, but is full-bodied and complex. Not cheap, but worth every penny. Molson has bought the company and has pledge to leave everything as it is. Right, we'll see how long that lasts.

Ales & Bitters: Wellington County Iron Duke Strong Ale. A dark ale with great balance. Not too heavy-tasting, but definitely lots of body.

Arkell Best Bitter, also from Wellington County Brewery. Nice hops bitterness balanced with a touch of malt sweetness.

Specialty: Upper Canada Maple Ale. Now owned by Sleeman's, Upper Canada makes good lager too. This one is not overly "mapley", and is a good match with richer foods that can benefit from a sligtly sweeter ale.

Earl
 
Just finished a Guinness, which gets better the closer you are to Dublin. It's true.

jorisbens sure you claim to be Belgian and all but how did Stella get your pick over Chimay Red Cap?

Arkell Best Bitter, there's an amazing, but not well known beer I'll second that.

My wife's from Alberta so I must mention Big Rock's Traditional Ale (known as 'Trad') and Grasshopper.

A recent favorite is Cameron's Cream Ale which comes in unusual 9-packs.

Scotch - well Lagavulin 16 is my favorite hands down, and well there's too many wines in the world to list...
 
Frank Granovski said:
A man's beer is Canadian beer. For the average American, 2 Canadian beers wll do it. American beer's too watered down---good for boys.
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Frank, you must make a point to get out more often. There are a lot of good beers coming out of the US

Sam Adams
Sierra Pale Ale
Black Dog
etc etc,

Take a holiday and go to Portland, there are now over 20 micro breweries in that town.

and right now, I'm drinking an Oolong tea.
 
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Trius said:
Ooooh, I haven't tried that one, and so didn't know it was an Islay. How does it differ/compare to the other Islays?

Earl
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it's the peatiest of all the Islay single malts , leaves Laphroaig in the dust. Now you know have fun.
 
wlewisiii said:
Fosters Bitter - cheap but much better than that excuse for a lager they sell. Plus a bit of Jim Beam in another glass... 🙂

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Just checked in on this thread now. My feelings exactly!! The Fosters lager (blue can) is pee. The bitter is something else again and if you would open the can and let it sit opened in the refrigerator for a few hours and then drink it it is better still as some of the CO2 has escaped. If you will look closely you will see that the Fosters we get in the states is brewed under licence in Canada.
Kurt M.
 
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