| Author | Message | ||
     Greg French (Gregfrench) Senior Member Username: Gregfrench Post Number: 445 Registered: 11-2002 |
The owners of all of the major beer companies got together for a meeting, and all ended up going out to a bar together. The owner of Budweiser ordered a Bud, The owner of Miller ordered a Miller, Coors ordered a Coors, and so on. Then, the owner of Guiness stepped up and ordered a Coke. All of the others looked at him with a questioning look. Upon seeing their confusion, he said, "If you fellas aren't going to order beer then I guess I won't either!" Read that in Readers Digers today. Thought I'd share. | ||
| Phillip Perkinson (Rover4x4) Senior Member Username: Rover4x4 Post Number: 278 Registered: 02-2003 |
haha. I must say tho Budweiser only beer that ever made my head hurt the next AM. | ||
| Blake Luse (Muddyrover) Senior Member Username: Muddyrover Post Number: 899 Registered: 02-2002 |
thats true | ||
| Paul D. Morgan (V22guy) Senior Member Username: V22guy Post Number: 1621 Registered: 02-2002 |
Last month I spent two weeks in England and Man oh Man do they have some great beer. Why is it that our country has to limit everything? Well, I guess it could be worse, I could live in Utah. | ||
| Roland Kutasi (Disco1) Senior Member Username: Disco1 Post Number: 277 Registered: 10-2002 |
If you think English beer is good, you haven't tried the Aussie stuff. At least we chill it before drinking it! | ||
| Michael (Jebsdad123) Member Username: Jebsdad123 Post Number: 65 Registered: 11-2002 |
I lived in Germany for 4 years and went back on my honeymoon. They sure do know how to mix the hops and barley. | ||
| Read (Read) Member Username: Read Post Number: 47 Registered: 11-2002 |
Phillip, That might be true but I don't think your trying hard enough. Might I suggest that over the summer we (or any one else on the board) conduct exhaustive research on the subject. than in the fall we could compare notes... That is if we ever sober up...  p.s. imho, Belgian ale is the only way to go. nothing beats a min. content of 8.5% alc. Read | ||
| Stacey R Abend (Srafj40) Member Username: Srafj40 Post Number: 117 Registered: 03-2003 |
Greg, great joke. I remember going to the Great American Beer Festival. Budweiser was camped out side with their Beer University. They try to teach you how to taste beer. At the time Bud was doing all they could to bash Sam Adams. My buddies and I go in to kill some time. The "Prof" starts to talk about the smells of beer and what goes into Bud. She proudly says that Bud uses the finest RICE in its beer. If you smell Bud you can pick it out compared to the more traditional microbrews. Ironically, within a few years Bud invest in Redhook! At the same time Miller buys out Celis and as part of the terms can not start another brewery. Two of my three favorite beers tainted or trashed. Long live #1 Guiness. Stacey | ||
| Andy Thoma (Andythoma) Senior Member Username: Andythoma Post Number: 285 Registered: 01-2003 |
Actually if you live in Utah and love beer, you end up homebrewing. I'm to the point where I keg my own home brew. And have 2 different types of beer on tap at all times. I actually drink more now in the state of Utah the when I lived in PA. It's not that you can't get good beer in Utah, they just tax it a lot. You can go to the grocery store to get 3.2% beer (in pa no beer at all in the grocery store) so most beer is not hard to get. The problem is with Belgin ales and lambics or any Bocks. Hard to get because its alcohol content is to high to sell in any place other than bars and state stores. By the way for the guiness fans, the alcohol content is less than 3.2% by volume measured by utah law and if you buy a guini from anywhere in UT its the same you can get in any other state. | ||
| ken knebusch (Charlotterover) Member Username: Charlotterover Post Number: 181 Registered: 02-2002 |
Same here Andy. I have one keg tapped through one of my garage refrigerators. The freezer is loaded down with frosty mugs. Nothing like the content in HomeBrew. I keep a couple of cases on hand too! | ||
| Andy Thoma (Andythoma) Senior Member Username: Andythoma Post Number: 287 Registered: 01-2003 |
Plus the homebrew hop effect is fun too. I keep lagers and ales on tap and bocks and lambics in bottles. One of these days I will get my basement finished with the a rec room that will have a wet bar. Then I will drill the holes throught the fridge side and run lines to tap on the bar. Problem is I will never want to leave home again! | ||
| John Moore (Jmoore) Senior Member Username: Jmoore Post Number: 712 Registered: 10-2002 |
Speaking of Belgian brew, there's a brewery in near me in Cooperstown, NY that specializes in Belgian beers, Omegan. Good stuff, but rather spicy with all the herbs and stuff they add. I homebrew but haven't in awhile, I should mix up a batch! Get something ready for the fall. | ||
| ken knebusch (Charlotterover) Member Username: Charlotterover Post Number: 182 Registered: 02-2002 |
that's right...and you won't be able to get rid of your friends. during the summer, the guys in the neighborhood will stop by and pour a draft. John, I'd like to try that. I'll see if I can find a recipe for it. | ||
| Andy Thoma (Andythoma) Senior Member Username: Andythoma Post Number: 289 Registered: 01-2003 |
Try here; http://www.beernut.com/. or here; http://www.thebrewhut.com/ good sites for info and recipe's, plus the first is my local brew shop, nice guys. | ||
| ken knebusch (Charlotterover) Member Username: Charlotterover Post Number: 183 Registered: 02-2002 |
i'll check them out. thanks | ||
| Brett W. (Offrovn) New Member Username: Offrovn Post Number: 12 Registered: 02-2003 |
Hey I loved the joke, I just got back from Ireland and visited the Guiness factory. What a place and at the end of the tour you go to there sky room which is a glassed room overlooking Dublin about 10 stories up and have a pint of guiness that is a day old at the most. They also said the reason guiness tastes different in America, worse is because its older and the water used in it is not nearly as good as what brewed in Ireland. Not that anyone actually cares, just thought I'd share. | ||
| Greg French (Gregfrench) Senior Member Username: Gregfrench Post Number: 448 Registered: 11-2002 |
I care. I noticed that. Being in the military, I get around a lot. I get hooked on beer from a country, then get back here and find it and it never tastes right. | ||
| Reed Cotton (Reedcotton) Member Username: Reedcotton Post Number: 166 Registered: 01-2003 |
http://asciimation.co.nz/beer/ | ||
| Brian Dickens (Bri) Senior Member Username: Bri Post Number: 459 Registered: 08-2002 |
To me without a question the best beer in the world is neither English or Aussie, but Belgian. There are a ton of Belgian beers that are great. The number of English beers that are good??? Well I can run the list of them on a single finger along with the list of excellent English foods. Just for starts if you have not had Chimay or Duvel, you have not lived. Be somewhat careful if you have not tried them before they are strong in alcohol and big in flavor. I think it is kind of funny to here that we in America are deprived of the good beer. Frankly I see hardly any real meaning to this. Especially in Co where we have the highest number of microbreweries per capita (last I checked). There are absolutely a ton of american micro brews out there are are just as good and many times even better than the European brew (of course with the exception of Belgian brews) ;-) I think the real problem is merely the import/export hassles. Not that you can't do it, just that it costs everyone too much so it is not worth it. Besides if we had every Eurobeer over here it sure would make traveling to many Euro countries a lot less fun. Brian | ||
| Paul D. Morgan (V22guy) Senior Member Username: V22guy Post Number: 1637 Registered: 02-2002 |
Right now in my Garage Fridge: 1 twelve-pack of Redhook ESB 1 twelve-pack of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale And a sixer of yuengling for guests  | ||
| Brian Dickens (Bri) Senior Member Username: Bri Post Number: 460 Registered: 08-2002 |
A couple of my old stand bys and favorites Paul. New Belgium's Blue Paddle, also one of my favs. I like Flat Tire, but I think it is somewhat over rated. Here are some other excellent ones: -Bridgeport IPA (double or triple hopped I believe--tastey). -Pete's Wicked Helles (brewed in Berline/German Helles style) -Mendocino: Blue Heron Pale Ale -North Coast Brewing CO: Scrimshaw Pils -North Coast Brewing CO: Old #38 Stout -Breckendridge: Pale Ale, Avalanche | ||
| Paul D. Morgan (V22guy) Senior Member Username: V22guy Post Number: 1638 Registered: 02-2002 |
Yeah, I have had Fat Tire before. Not bad. Good Beer is one thing I miss about living out west. Every once in a while, I will have some friends bring me back some Molson XXX from Canada. Before Garrett slams the pea soup eaters from up north, I say that they make good beer. I gave a neighbor one of those XXX's and he couldn't believe how strong it was. Since I have moved to the south, I have developed a Scotch / Bourbon taste. Can't wait until after work. I will be enjoying a quality beverage and a nice cigar. | ||
| Andy Thoma (Andythoma) Senior Member Username: Andythoma Post Number: 327 Registered: 01-2003 |
Well, out west, Utah, I too developed a taste for Vodka, gin, scottch. Ah, you lucky bastards in Colorado, my only come back is I live closer to alta. Try some Alaska brewing company, or teton brewing co. products for good american beer too. Also Teton Glacer vodka is probably the worlds most perfect vodka, made in Idaho by the way. | ||
| Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) Senior Member Username: Leslie Post Number: 2291 Registered: 02-2002 |
http://www.pintspub.com/ -L | ||
| Blue (Blue) Senior Member Username: Blue Post Number: 47 Registered: 04-2003 |
http://www.stonebrew.com/ | ||
| Paul D. Morgan (V22guy) Senior Member Username: V22guy Post Number: 1639 Registered: 02-2002 |
Nice Link Blue. Of course like everything else that seems to be good, you can't get Stone in NC. Damn Bible Belt! | ||
| Blue (Blue) Senior Member Username: Blue Post Number: 48 Registered: 04-2003 |
I could be bribed into shipping the large bottles on dry ice....hehehehehehe | ||
| Greg Hirst (Gregh) Member Username: Gregh Post Number: 235 Registered: 10-2002 |
Yuengling for guests?!! Mr. Morgan is obviously a selfish bastard!! I would hate to be stuck and needing help with him around. He would probably drive by laughing and throwing rocks at you as you're stuck in the middle of a water crossing with his attitude! | ||
| John (Jroc) Member Username: Jroc Post Number: 119 Registered: 08-2002 |
24 hours in a day and 24 bottles in a case, coincidence??? I think not!!! | ||
| Brian Dickens (Bri) Senior Member Username: Bri Post Number: 462 Registered: 08-2002 |
http://www.shmaltz.com/ Andy, I lived in SLC when there were still mini bottles. Boy were all us drinkers upset when all of a sudden our shots became metered and 50% the size. I remember having to go to the Maiter De (sp) to get the spirits then back to the table to pour it in. The maiter de coincidentally had a state liquor store at the host stand. Amazing. Also I don't knock Utah that much. Although I might never live there again, I make a point to stop by the State Wine Store... still one of the best selections of wine that I have ever found in the US (REALLY!). Some French wines that are truely a steal since the State can legally only mark them up a certain amount. They also carry Chimay, Sam Smith and some others that are good, so at least it is not dry. | ||
| Andy Thoma (Andythoma) Senior Member Username: Andythoma Post Number: 330 Registered: 01-2003 |
True, you mean the wine store downtown? I do find a good wine selection and at good prices. But the big issue is we have poor beer festivals and octoberfests. Coming from PA to UT made me appreciate wine and liquir more. But my wife will disagree with me, I prefer a good beer over wine. Utah just doesn't get a great beer selection. Time to move to CO. | ||
| Greg (Gparrish) Senior Member Username: Gparrish Post Number: 1275 Registered: 04-2002 |
Greg H., That's not true at all. Paul rescued me from the water crossing without trowing any rocks. Even shared some of his beer.............. So there. LOL   | ||
| Art Vigil (Colorover) Member Username: Colorover Post Number: 198 Registered: 02-2003 |
Leslie, what's with the Pints Pub link? I live very near that place but prefer the two places below. The falling rock has something like 70 beers on tap for when I'm really thirsty or want to "explore" new brews. Bull & Bush is more cozy and brews it's own beers. Both are great but neither compare to "real" pubs like they have in the UK. http://www.fallingrocktaphouse.com/ http://www.bullandbushpub.com/ ~Art Vigil Denver, CO | ||
| Christopher Boese (Christopher) Member Username: Christopher Post Number: 90 Registered: 10-2002 |
If anyone here is from Southern California, this is the place to be: http://www.yardhouse.com/about.shtml. Well over 200 taps in Long Beach. Another Yard House is almost right across the street from Land Rover Rancho Mirage, which is a good thing given the desert weather and how damn far you have to drive to get your truck there. | ||
| Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) Senior Member Username: Leslie Post Number: 2298 Registered: 02-2002 |
When I was in Denver the spring before last, some of the other geologists with OSM took me over there for dinner, said it was their hang-out... thought I'd appreciate its Britishness... Have to say, I really enjoyed it. Beer, food, atmosphere.... all kinda cool.... FWIW..... -L | ||
| Greg Hirst (Gregh) Member Username: Gregh Post Number: 237 Registered: 10-2002 |
GregP- That's good to hear! And I assume the beer shared with you was not Yuengling!! I was starting to be concerned for the welfare of Marines everywhere until your response. I'll just presume his threat was some sort of tasteless(?!!) joke... | ||
| John (Jroc) Member Username: Jroc Post Number: 120 Registered: 08-2002 |
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." | ||
| John (Jroc) Member Username: Jroc Post Number: 121 Registered: 08-2002 |
"When we drink, we get drunk. When we get drunk, we fall asleep. When we fall asleep, we commit no sin. When we commit no sin, we go to heaven. Sooooo, let's all get drunk and go to heaven!" | ||
| Paul D. Morgan (V22guy) Senior Member Username: V22guy Post Number: 1640 Registered: 02-2002 |
LOL! I would never drive by leaving someone stranded. I even helped a guy in a Freelander once. But he didn't give me beer like Leslie or share Cigars like Greg!  | ||
| Jack Parker (Jack) Member Username: Jack Post Number: 173 Registered: 03-2002 |
United States Department of Agriculture Nutritional Data for Milk and Beer MILK (1 cup, 2% milk) Fat (g) 5 Fiber (g) 0 Sodium (mg) 122 Cholesterol (mg) 20 Calories 122 BEER (1 cup) Fat (g) 0 Fiber (g) .5 Sodium (mg) 12 Cholesterol (mg) 0 Calories 97 I have not verified any of this, but if it's on the web, it's gotta be true I can't remember ever drinking only one cup of beer either... | ||
| Ronnie McKinney (Ronnie) Member Username: Ronnie Post Number: 70 Registered: 08-2002 |
For anyone that's into beer, you should check out www.realbeer.com It's a really great website, with lots of info on rare beers, brew pubs all over the place, and news about beer, etc. And since people are plugging their local watering holes, if you're every in Montgomery, you should head over to www.thebrewpub.info | ||
| Curtis N (Curtis) Senior Member Username: Curtis Post Number: 506 Registered: 05-2002 |
Brian, "They also carry Chimay, Sam Smith and some others that are good, so at least it is not dry." Cool you mention Chimay. I grew up on this stuff and have enjoyd it for many years intil moving to Utah. We would buy it in those 1-Liter bottles and truly savor it. Now that I am living in SLC it is good to know how to get it here - thanks! If I recall correctly, the seasoned label on the bottle says it is made by monks living in a seminary in Central Europe. I guess those vows of silence do some good for the rest of us! | ||
| Roland Kutasi (Disco1) Senior Member Username: Disco1 Post Number: 305 Registered: 10-2002 |
After you have finished drinking you can always try stretching your petrol.  | ||
| Brian Dickens (Bri) Senior Member Username: Bri Post Number: 475 Registered: 08-2002 |
The monks of Chimay have been brewing their beer for many hundreds of years. Always in Chimay Belgium. Nice people, sold me some beer even on a Sunday. I remember when I moved from SLC to CA. At the time the state wine store and state liquor stores required cash. After moving into my new home, I went to safeway at 3:00am Sunday morning and bought some booze with my credit card, just cause I could. Blue laws suck. I just tried the new 12 oz bottled Guiness draught witht the all new rocket widget (releases CO2 when opened, like the draft can). Not as good as the can and the can still is not like drawn from tap). Still mothers milk though. | ||
| Art Vigil (Colorover) Member Username: Colorover Post Number: 201 Registered: 02-2003 |
http://www.partypig.com/ Everyone needs one of these - they actually work quite well. ~Art Vigil | ||
| Brian Dickens (Bri) Senior Member Username: Bri Post Number: 478 Registered: 08-2002 |
I have purchased a couple of those at a local liquor store, I cannot remember what brewery distributed to the store. I only bought one since it was 90% foam. The guy at the liquor store told me that he did not even have any other complaints though so it could have been a fluke. | ||
| Joe Blanchard (Joeblanch) Member Username: Joeblanch Post Number: 41 Registered: 01-2003 |
It's hard to tell the difference betwen Guiness in a can or in a bottle. But when faced with either of those or a buttweiser. Guiness will win every time! Don't recall ever tasting a Belgian beer. Currently, I do have a fondness for Sierra Nevada pale ale. Tried their Summerfest last week. Not too bad. Without going to a pub. It is hard to find good beers in the Bible belt. I second that..Blue Laws Suck! Can I get An AMEN! | ||
| Brian Dickens (Bri) Senior Member Username: Bri Post Number: 479 Registered: 08-2002 |
Amen brotha. So far my best camping beers are Guiness Draft in the can, Negro Modelo and Heinekin since all can be purchased in a can and smashed cans take up little space. | ||
| Andy Thoma (Andythoma) Senior Member Username: Andythoma Post Number: 334 Registered: 01-2003 |
The problem with camping and a guini can is the sound it makes when opened, you find that you get all sorts of "friends" after you open it. Of course that's when you hand those "friends" a Yuengling and smile while enjoying the your stash. My friends and I where camping in Tuckermans Raven in New Hampshire for winter camping, ice climbing and skiing. We hauled some draught cans up the mountain with packs weighting like 60 lbs full of climbing and skiig gear. First round of cans we opened attracted a crowd of "friends". We didn't share. lol. | ||
| Brian Dickens (Bri) Senior Member Username: Bri Post Number: 483 Registered: 08-2002 |
I try to camp far enough away from others that they do not become "friends". Hey Andy ever heard the joke about why you never take *one* Mormon camping? He'll drink all your beer! No offense to any Mormons out there, just a joke on those "Jack" Mormons. | ||
| Andy Thoma (Andythoma) Senior Member Username: Andythoma Post Number: 335 Registered: 01-2003 |
First time I go to moab, we camp in the blm camping area on dead horse road. We where mountain biking and it was memorial day weekend. You get up at the crack of dawn to insure your off the trail at noon and out of the heat. So we drank beer and shot the shit till 9ish/10 ish and hit the sack. The group next to camping site proceded to sing hymns and recount missionary stories very loudly till 3am. Its a strange world out here, even the drunk atv riders on the otherside of us stopped making noise at about midnight. | ||
| Art Vigil (Colorover) Member Username: Colorover Post Number: 204 Registered: 02-2003 |
Brian, I bought a party pig last night from Heavenly Daze brewery - 2.25 Gallons $24. Had a "few" last night and only saw an excess of foam on the first two glasses. After that, no problem at all. Yummy yummy fresh beer. I think I'll have more tonight just to make sure it's okay - I'll update later ~Art Vigil | ||
| Paul D. Morgan (V22guy) Senior Member Username: V22guy Post Number: 1656 Registered: 02-2002 |
I like this Party Pig thing. Good Idea. The Mrs. purchased me a new GE Fridge for the garage and is designated for one thing.....Beer Life is grand! | ||
| Art Vigil (Colorover) Member Username: Colorover Post Number: 205 Registered: 02-2003 |
Yeah, the pig is cool. I like being able to pour fresh beer from the fridge. Here's the version of the party pig available in the UK: http://www.stellaartois.co.uk/swf/mainMovie.html On the menu, go to: products - draught barrel. ~Art Vigil |
