/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>17611852
We can end the thread now

>>17611859
Not so fast, cowboy.

>>17611859
he said anything goes, not what makes you throw up

>>17611859
I'll drink most cheap beers. Busch is one I will never buy again. I'd buy red dog before this shit

Thank you Scotland

>>17611852
I finally had a rauchbier the other day - maybe it was just a mild for-export beer, but it wasn't nearly as smoky or "hammy" as /ck/ had led me to believe.

My Red Vienna not-lager turned out really, really well. I'd put it into a Pepsi challenge against the real deal.

>>17611879
? That still qualifies as “anything”

A friend smuggled some of this back from Germany once.
I've had many, many types of beer in my life. Pic related was fuckin' the absolute best thing I have ever drank.

>>17611901
Which one have you had?

>>17611875
There's water in the well and the outback is unoccupied.

>>17611932
Bro! I've always wanted to try Stroh's.
Is it still the 'Fire brewed beer'?

>>17611930
Rauchbier? We only ever get this here, apparently.

>>17611997
If you like a little rauch in your bier, america has a good sized handful of smoked porters to choose from that are pretty good.

>>17611852
I don't drink beer that often
I had Allagash White last night
It was really good.

>>17612012
I find they go from not-enough to "Holy-Jesus, was this on fire?" really quickly

>>17611859
>>17611875

>>17612048
The fancy beers don't got no say!... It's just you.

>>17611890
Superior domestic beer right there.

>>17611997
That's a bummer. OPs picrel tastes better than Schlenkerla. You might find it in speciality beer stores.

>>17612091
Local gov't has a stranglehold on alcohol sales, but I'll see what their chosen vendors can order in for me

I wish I could find more unpasteurized beers in my small corner of america. They taste so much better than mass market swill guzzle.

Never had pale ale before. Going to pick up a 12 pack today or tomorrow. What am I in for?

Irish bro here. Local beer from a village close to mine.
Local pub owner started brewing and selling his own stuff during the big coof lock down. Used to pick up 6 bottles of his red ale on my way back from a forest walk.
Goes down nicely and has a nice bite from the blueberry in it.

>>17612571
How's it look poured in a glass? Is it blue or hazy?

I miss you, beer. Someone drink one for me tonight bros.

>>17611997
PHENOMENALLY BASED.

>>17612618
For you, Anon. I shall drink 12.

I quit drinking two months ago and all of the beer ITT looks so delicious

>>17612631
thanks anon. take care of yourself though.

>>17611852
4 me, it hamm. the best $20 30 rack out there

>>17612643
Absolutely.

>>17611997
tried this a few weeks ago and loved it, it's my new favourite beer

hadn't heard anything about it online just saw the label and thought "oh a euro beer I haven't tried", it surprised me

I don't know how people online could dislike it, but you know how these things go, some people have good specialty stores near them with niche beers you'll never get to have, and they like lording it over the plebs

>>17612571
I see your blurry coin stash back there. don't think you can fool me you tricky leprechaun. Give me your gold patty!

>>17612645
I can't find it any cheaper than other macro lagers but I still choose it anyways. Wish I could find these crazy deals but lowest I've seen is $6 for a 6 pack of pint cans.

>>17612661
I was expecting more smoke out of it. It's probably for the best that's it's more of a fairly balanced brown/auburn with a bit of.... beech? Cherry? It's a very clean smoke. There's actually a writeup on the liquor control board's page for this beer that calls it "A glass of bacon." and now I want whatever bacon this guy's eating.

It makes me want to try a few other rauchbiers and see what I can play with that would be closer to that than the usually overdone smoked porters and stouts we have over here. Right now, I'd probably be dicking around with a bit of smoked rye, and a decent amount of mid-high lovibond crystal malts

>>17612759
It may be my imagination but I find that it makes the best red beer.

>>17612510
Kind of like a light IPA. Really good beer imo

>>17611852
Bought picrel and Einbecker Mai-Ur-Bock. Have too many beers stocked up and thus, won't be able to drink them for a couple of weeks. Just out of curiosity, is there a difference between a Maibock/Frühlingsbock and a standard pale Bock beer?

>>17612046
Unfortunately true.

>>17612591
Hazy, nothing unique in appearance but a nice Amber colour. I'll probably get it again along with the red ale at some point soon and take pics for the next beer thread I'm in.

>>17612676
Bejaysus you'll get no coin from me.
Quick tip, use Paddy not Patty. I'm doing my part to make sure the Irish are insulted properly.

>>17611890
Every time i decide to try something different, I regret it

Drinking this right now.

I love beer

>>17612645
20$? Last time I bought it it was 15$ wtf happened

>>17614750
Biden's America

>>17614750
Inflation because of sleepy Joe Biden.

>>17611890
I bought it one time. Waste of money

>>17611894
I miss their red beer so much it's unreal

>>17611932

My favorite

>>17614014
That shit sucks, it's full of fucking hops. I was so pissed

>$2.5 for a six pack
Any other Chadrrilitos here?

>>17614836
>I bought it one time. Waste of money
picrel

>>17612645
>20 for a 30.
Sheesh.
Trump tariffs dindu nuffin.

>>17615175
I drink a few gallons of gansett a month

>>17612645
I want to try this bad but I don't see them in Tennessee, and their website refuses to show me

My wallet hates me but the german in me says feed me more life juice

>>17611997
Schlenkerla is amazing in cooking as well. Deglaze beef and mushrooms with this and make a sauce, over mashed potatoes. Serve with more beer (I'd use a different beer for serving, let's say Weihenstephaner Korbinian)

>>17611852
Bought a belgian tripel for $5 a bottle. Basically tastes like a malt liquor. Maybe a bit more complex, but I'm not sure why malt liquor gets such a bad rap besides snobbery. What's /ck/'s favorite malt liquor?

>>17615497
Its underhopped and associated with street drunks.

>>17611997
being a beer enjoyer and living in Leafland is suffering

>>17611852
The best industrial and widely available beer for the price.

>>17615723
I gotta try it from a can. I drank it from a green bottle and it definitely had some time in the sun, since it just smelled like weed

>>17611852
>>17611997
>>17612012
>>17615485
Have you anons tried Scotch Ale yet? I read somewhere that they dry their malts with peat and I think it might also have a smokey taste flavor?!

>>17615868
No, but now I want to. Only found one site that sells anything close too that and it's way too expensive (15€/L) so I guess I'm gonna have to wait for it to catch on.

>>17615723
Drinking this right now. Crazy how much flavor it has compared to other big lite lagers.

>>17613493
There's no difference. Maibock is just seasonal and many breweries don't produce bock the whole year so they stick with this term. Those, who produce plenty other bocks still rrlease maibocks in spring, because it's what people demand. Just buy all pale Einbecker bocks and test it yourself.
I liked that Bitburger Bock. Very bitter.

>>17611938
nah, it's some locale trend owned by Pabst. tastes and smells like literal onion when hot, figure it deserves a little love around here.

>>17611922
Somehow I find this hard to believe.

>>17611997
Idk man, Schlenkerla seems pretty smoked meaty to me and I enjoy Ardbeg.

Bros, how many beers do you drink every day?
I'm around 10 beers/day.

>>17616916
i've cut down to about 5-6

Local brewery is throwing a sort of festival thing with like 30 other breweries that are all going to have their beer there, getting vip tickets so I can drink all the beer I can in like 4 hours. Tickets are only like 80$ , should be a good time. It's in St. Louis(best place for beer in north America) on May 14th. Just got the tickets so I hope this next month goes by quick!

Drink Local!

>>17617011
I might have to visit St. Louis

Thoughts?

>>17611894
this beer is what pussy tastes like in heaven

How is pic related? I just bought a 24oz can of it for $1.09.

>>17618415
FUCK I forgot the picture.

>>17615342
DRINK THE RABBIT. TASTE THE RABBIT!

>>17615618
It's why there are so many microbreweries opening up. Unfortunately, a lot of them are giving into their baser instincts and just following the market... they don't realize you can't 'win' IPA, sours, or hops. Beer is not an arms race.

>>17615868
Scotch ales and Wee Heavies tend to be rather sweet here. There's usually a hint of peat smoke, but just a hint - more like being aged for a month in a scotch barrel than burning peat bog.

>>17615497
>>17615500
I dont care to drink malt liquor however it has fewer hops and as a result is better for my palate. What styles are also viable?

Consensus on Guinness?

>>17619117
Like drinking fucking bread...

>>17617174
> overpriced, can get better quality from local brews
Bud Light Platinum is my every day drink.
Weekends, though? Thank goodness my local liquor store has a good selection of locally brewed and regional IPA's. Flying Dog has some good ones, Six Point Brewery out of Brooklyn, NY has a good one called Resin, which is REALLY hoppy and dank. Sweetwater has ONE I like. 420IPA, tried it on a whim, quite sweet, but had a crisp bitterness in the after taste.
Columbus Brewery has a few I like, Bodhi being my favorite out of those. And right now I have one more Proliferous Double IPA from Seventh Son Brewery in Columbus. It's got a juiciness to it it shouldn't possess, and is actually quite sweet, but I like it.
> inb4 Three Floyds
If I want an overpriced IPA I'll grab Cap City or Pipeworks.

>>17619129
i don't get why people say this
its much lighter than most beers
it just has a dark colour

>>17618960
Scottish/Wee Heavies are lightly hopped - more malty or even sweet. Baltic Porters are dark, but usually fairly well balanced. Belgian Dubbels are usually darker in the 6-9% range. Tripels are usually paler in the 7-10% range. Quads are usually somewhere between in the 8-13-ish. All are more lightly tart than bitter. Vienna Lagers are sweeter than they are hoppy. Gruits as a stylistic constraint usually avoid hops entirely or sub most of them out for things like heather and spruce tips.

This is my absolute favorite lager. I'd buyout almost the entire stock at my old bottle shop.

>>17619166
The beergas (nitro) gives a creamier feel to it. Dickbags who chug it tend to get full well before they catch a buzz.

>>17619166
It's a stout. Stout's are heavy beers, and Guinness is no exception. It's meant to be sipped and enjoyed slowly while conversing with your friends at an higher class bar, enjoying a smoke and maybe a couple appetizers. It isn't a meal beer. Anyone who drinks a stout with their meal is a fatty in body or in soul.

>>17619184
guinness isn't heavy at all
it has fewer calories than most lagers, and its not like most other porters or stouts

>>17619183
the lack of carbonation makes it easier to drink
i don't get it

>>17619184
Standard Guinness is a stout by name only. It's very dark red - more Porter than Stout in that regard. It isn't quite sweet enough to be a dessert beer, but it's definitely maltier than it is hoppy or charred. It's only 4% ABV and it's quite light bodied. It's basically Kilkenny with a bit of dark malt on the bill.

>>17619193

>>17619195
It also makes it harder to belch, and there is CO2 in beergas.

>>17619199
its true though
its light

>>17619198
There is no official difference between a porter and a stout. ‘stout’ has always just been slang for a ‘stronger than average porter’. To this day, there is no actual cutoff, and many porters are stronger than the stouts offered by other breweries.

>>17619202
you don't need to burp if there's no gas

>>17615342

Green is the colour!

>>17612510
Pale Ale => IPA => Double IPA => Imperial IPA
It's an IPA Jr so lower IBU
I like it

>>17618426
>>17619211
Hell yeah brothers

>>17616916
depends entirely on the day and future plans. Last night was five 9% ones after four days of sobriety

>>17612510
IT'S HAPPENING

First impression: it's very refreshing. More than I expected for being compared to IPA. I like that a lot.
Just noticed it says "can conditioned". Not sure if you're supposed to do this but I poured the whole thing.

i drink this piss based beer, it taste fucking bad but it's cheap

>>17618420
It's fucking shit,man, but you've probably figured that out by this point.

My favorite right now.
It's fairly sweet, but the sweetness is cut through by a bitterness that's pretty high for a New England. The aroma is amazing, tropical fruit, citrus and hints of black tea

>>17619771
You deserve better.
get pic related if you can find, not trash and not expensive

I like Shock Top

>>17614675

Gotta be my favorite beer. Anyone else try this?

>>17619117
Overrated brown water

>>17619206
Ok, Guiness Extra Stout should be the company's stout, and Guinness should be branded as a porter as it's only black in dim lighting. Better?

>>17619207
NO2 and CO2 are both gasses. Without them, Guinness would be bittersweet charcoal water. You can test this two ways: suck back a fresh draught of Guinness (or KIlkenny, or Caffery's, or...) like a fratboy and jot down your level of discomfort, and/or order a pint at the beginning of the evening and wait 2h at least to drink it, ideally just after a fresh one, jotting down your disappointment with (or approval of) the change in viscosity and flavour.

>>17619180
I hope you're not a Kraut cause there're many Land-, Keller-. Zwickelbier that taste better and are more affordable.

>>17617075
Its definitely the best city for beer in the country, I could be happy drinking nothing but local beer its just I like to try new stuff or shit i cant usually get every once in a while. Pretty psyched for that festival though, some of my favorite out of state(Sweet Water, Firestone Walker) breweries will be there.

>>17618445
Are you talking about Wee Heavies/Scotch Ales produced in the US?

Got some zombie dust and gumball head.
Finna bout to watch some attitude era wrestling and scratch my nuts for a few hours.

>>17619117
Good with pub food, but not exciting enough on its own for straight drinking.

>>17619117
Guinness is only good in Ireland and the UK because it doesn't travel well; Murphy's stout does tho, and US etc bars typically don't have the nitrogen mix to make it pour nice and creamy. It also is only good on draught if it's been pouring like all day long; a pint of Guinness in the evening in and auld man pub in Ireland will be 100% better than the first pint poured that day, and even better than a pint poured in a pub that just lashes out lagers and vodka dash drinks.

19 year old here. Tried a bud light once, tasted like shit. Never drinking beer again.

>>17622208
gumball head is great. I grew up just across the border from three floyd's brewing, kinda proud of the hometown heroes. sounds like a patrician's night in.

meanwhile my budding relationship has spontaneously imploded in such spectacular fashion that I am oddly compelled NOT to drink. and also I'm on antibiotics. but listen well my friend: never trust women.

>>17624030
Try wine instead, it's much better. Look for Franzia brand wine.

>>17624036
>I grew up just across the border from three floyd's brewing, kinda proud of the hometown heroes
Arctic Panzer Wolf is tasty stuff, great box-art too (why we bought it initially, consoomerz natch)
>never trust women
Trust no one™.

>>17624036
Grew up in ft wayne, dreadnought was always my favorite from them. Live in Maryland now, and they just started distributing here, so im stoked. Basically only get Zombie Dust, Gumball Head, and Alpha King. All better than whatever is local, so im happy to have any of it

>>17619837
Yep, thanks anyway.

I haven't had a beer since the end of February, I committed to two months of abstinence from alcohol, and by God I've gotten through it. I can barely wait for this Friday when I will taste it again.

>>17625727
>since the end of February
Oops, I meant January of course.

>>17618415
>>17618420
It's shit but will get you fucked up for cheap, don't listen to the trannies

Which one should I try first?

For me it's Aoi Brewing.
Too bad I can't get it in my country.

>>17611894
Unfathomably based. This is in my top 5

>>17612571
Does it use blueberries or bilberries? Are blueberries more typical in Ireland even though they aren't endemic?

>>17622195
Canada... It's something we don't seem to import. The local breweries don't do a terrible job of them - defini'ly nae Sco'ish, buh defini'ly nae bad.

>>17626478
I've got the fear. This seems like it would be a terribly Oregon twist on a good thing.

Orion is my favorite beer, period.
Still haven’t tried either of the Jap microbrews though.

>>17626499
Its amazing, the first time you taste it the hops really stand out. Worth a try.
Thi stuff is great too

>>17612645
My alcoholic housemate swears by Hamms

/ayinger/ bros report in

Got a new job and a new apartment. I’ve got the next four days off and just want a few beers tonight to celebrate but I know I’ll regret it tomorrow because I really need to lose weight. Fuck

>>17626693
Only had Ayinger Helles so far. It was kinda meh.
t. Kraut

>>17619746
>family owned, operated & argued over
kino

>>17627905
What's your favorite helles?

>>17627936
Picrel is probably my fav. I'd be surprised if they export their beers.

>>17627936
Picrel might be more accessible. I liked it more than the Ayinger one.

>>17628047
Never heard of it even, but I can find Ayinger (USA)

>>17628063
I found it at one expensive store. Eventually I'll try this.

>>17611852
I don't frequent many other threads so Idk where to ask but I've got some asparagus that's maybe 6-8 days old? Roasted some with some other veggies and I think they taste just a bit astringent. How long should they be good for? They're still hard and stuff, and not an off color.

>>17628145
Paulaner makes a very good Oktoberfest.

>>17614675
Gooners Sparkling Ale

>>17615161
baste and cheapopilled

>>17628260
One of (the big) six. I like all of them, but I like Paulaner and Hacker-Pschor slightly better than the others.

the best beaner babie beer

>>17624030
Don't feel too bad. I'm 24, and I've tried beer at least once per year to see if I might start liking it. It's just not very good. I've had "good" beers and cheap beers, neither were good.

>>17628337
Some people just don't have a taste for it. It's kind of weird to show up in a beer-specific thread to state it (or not; this is 4chins), but there's nothing wrong with disliking something, especially if it tends toward bitterness.

>>17624015
>US bars typically don't have the nitrogen mix to make it pour nice and creamy
Pro tip: go to a craft brewery's on-location pub if you want good nitro beer. They tend to know their gas blends and the keg rooms are often serviced by the brewery workers themselves.

>>17615175
You take that shit back, Gansett is the only bottom shelf beer that mogs PBR

>>17628337
What styles of beer did you try?

>>17628452
>I'm rolling for some low quality IPAs

>>17628469

>>17628469
>I see you rolling. I'm hating.

>>17628450

I must be the only beer drinker who doesn’t like PBR. It’s too malty for me.

>>17612645
BASED

>>17629552
Originally I liked that it tasted like something. Recently changed my mind. It's not as refreshing to drink something that tastes like crackers. Good pils don't taste grainy either.

>>17618420
Watcha know about that? prolly nothin

>Americans will never experience the godly juice that gets produced in small local brewerys in Germany.

I'm sorry anons

>>17629800
>favorite restaurant is a small pub style eatery owned by a portly German dude, from Germany in that wasn't apparent
>throws beer festivals once a year
>majority of the drafts are his own
Yeah man, Germans easily make the best beer. Hell, even german beers in bottles taste better than most drafts. Japs are a close second though.

>>17611997
Same here, it's the only one and not always available. Is it worth picking up?

This stout is perfection.

Currently very much wanking off to farmhouse ales and wild ales.

You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.

>>17630214
If you like smoked meat or fish, yes. It's not really useful to compare it to smoked scotch imo because of their different drinking habits.
To me it doesn't really matter what smoked beer you try just to try one once in your life. Most people don't like it anyways. And even if they say they like it they still never buy it. It's a niche style that almost died out for a reason.

>>17630228
People shit on Grolsch but it really does taste better than Heineken.

>>17630294
>no fine rip shirt with mustard stains
fail. otherwise true machismo.

>>17630411
Based wifebeater chad.

>>17630214
I enjoyed it. I'm not sure if my tastebuds are just fucked or what, but I didn't get as much ham or smoked salmon out of it as the rest of /ck/ seems to. What I got out of it was slightly-malty brown ale (even though it's a lager) with some smoke - more actual smoke than the char you'd get from black malt, but not the bacon beer I was promised.

>>17628431
>but there's nothing wrong with disliking something
Jesus. I never thought I'd read these words on 4chan. Bless you Anon.

>>17630488
I dislike very few things... poorly prepared liver, overly sweet coffee, overly bitter (citrus and spruce warcrime) IPAs, and mushy fungus. I've tried to enjoy these things - I just don't. I can't tell someone "No, you must quaff the citra hop bomb!" when I'm not big on them myself... I guess I could, this is /ck/ after all.

>>17630485
>I didn't get as much ham or smoked salmon out of it as the rest of /ck/ seems to
Schlenkerla produces a variety of different beer styles, which use varying amounts of smoked malts. You might have experienced less smokey flavors if you drank their Helles or Weizen. Else it could be due to age, temperature or drinking vessel?

>>17630485
The smoke flavour is not as strong as in smoked meat or fish but more similar to it than scotch (although the latter has the much more intense smoke flavour). You still have to like it to drink 500 ml of smoky sweet water.

>>17630671
Yeah, it's definitely wood smoke, not peat smoke. We do have a few peat-smoked Wee Heavies made locally, and I'm glad they don't overdo it - it's a very acrid taste.

Can't wait for this to come back this year tbqph.

>>17611859
>>17611875
The classics. Taste like some water flavored with a hint of corn. Perfect for a hot day.

Lads, I'm at a crossroads.
I can't drink beer any more. Lager or ale, it doesn't matter, all beer gives me a bad stomach ache and bad diahrrea the next day. It's not a grains thing either, I can still eat all types of bread, whole barley grains in soups as well, no stomach problems after that. But beer = shitting myself. I was fine with beer in my 20s, but now I just can't stomach it any more for some reason.

So basically I have to move on. This is the crossroads. What alcohol do I move on to? Vodka reminds me too much of late teens and early 20s, that was just for getting absolutely wasted drunk. Love that time, love the memories, but it's not me any more. I never liked any of the other spirts desu. Still hate whisky, makes me gag like nothing else on this earth.

So I've basically narrowed it down to cider or wine. What should I switch to, beerbros? Cider is nice, luv apples, simple as. In terms of format it's a good like-for-like swap. But it doesn't go with all food, and it might get a bit boring? There's only so much variation surely, much less than beer I imagine. Or I could go down the wine route. That seems to be the 'logical' progression, seems to be what pople move to as they get older and mature anyway. Tied to food very strongly, there's a reason it's called wining and dining. I've never really seen the appeal of it. It's ok, I don't dislike it like I disliked spirits. But...it's never blown my mind, I've never understood why people go gaga over it. I don't want to become some pretentious faggot winefag. Wat do?

>>17630947
looks like you're stuck with hard seltzer brosef

>>17630947
as a biased bong i say give cider a try

>>17630947
Male wine drinker here. It’s funny buying a good Bordeaux. I usually get asked who I’m buying it for, Wife? Mother? Sister? Surely it can’t be for yourself. Then when I tell it’s for me, I get a shocked look. They recover and decide to ‘play along’ with me. Then they start telling me lots of things I know I about wine.
It’s at this point, if I can be bothered, I go through their shelves and tell them all the ones I’ve tasted and why I like them or not. Which regions I prefer, big up Marlborough, and why I’m not a fan of Californian and 100% prefer Spanish.
Now is when I think they feel bad. Because they always offer me loads of samples. I can usually free taste like 4/5 different ones min on every visit.
Having said that met a really nice man last time through the airport who was giving out Schlumberger samples. We had a great chat. He was awesome.
Now girls at bars when you order a large white find you immediately intriguing. They watch you take a sip. I think they are waiting to see if you make a face. When you look pleased then they have their in to strike up a conversation.
I don’t know a lot of other male wine drinkers but I wish I did. I can only go on so many tasting sessions with girls.

>>17630947
Is it just beer? Some people have issues with yeast, some have issues with alcohol. It could be the first signs of IBS, in which case all alcohol is going to do a number on your guts.

>>17630992
I'm a man, and I drink wine. I think what you're looking for though are called "faggots".

>>17631048
just beer. other alcohol is fine, grains otherwise also fine. i don't know what's happened. but it's been a few years, i'm ready to accept defeat, it is what it is nigga.

>>17631253
Wine is better anyways. Think of it as an opportunity.

Everyone should try some Zoigl

>>17631527
How do you expect people from abroad to try Zoigl if it isn't even readily available in other parts of Germany besides Oberpfalz?

>>17630228
I only buy Grolch so I can attach the caps to my shoes

>>17615342
Absolutely based. Grew up in Manitoba and my dad would drink these religiously. Drank them when he took us hunting, and every other day. He was a police officer there and after a long day of smacking up paddys and other subhuman immigrants who would work the mines you know he'd be drinking one of these.

>>17615723
used to love it, grew up drinking it back home but i find it to be too heavy for me. Check out the og budweiser if you can find it or czechvar, that's my favorite.

thoughts on this lager ? it made a move to the south a few months ago, has become one of my favorite lighter beers to drink (dark beer fan here)

Best beer

>>17632126
Its pretty decent for piss water. Almost kind of reminds me of Shiner.

>>17630516
>spruce warcrime IPAs
Agreed, I don't know who in California decided beer was supposed to taste like that, but he's just about as wrong as it gets

>>17630947
Hard seltzer
Also your liking for beer might come back in some years. I thought i hated beer and was done with it forever. Then some years past and i could drink it again.

>>17614836
>>17615175
>>17615197
>>17628450
>>17629552
>>17629649
>he didn't buy the "beer of the clam" one with the clam bake recipe on the back

>>17632180
Aw shucks, that's the one kind of IPA I accept. Embrace the botanical side of beer. The stuff I hate is when it gets "dank" while bitter and tastes like edibles which are fucking gross to anyone who isn't a degenerate.
Citrus is good unless it's grapefruit, the worst fruit. There's a fine line between tangerine+pine or grapefruit+dank.

>>17632271
I like beers that taste like the smell of weed oil. Nice to enjoy a marijuana note without being a fat sack of crap who zones out to Adult Swim.

>>17611852
>Rauchbier
Is it as revolting as I imagine it to be? I liked smoked meats but smoked liquids sounds horrible.

>>17632087
>budweiser if you can find it or czechvar, that's my favorite
Took the budweiser pill. based.
>>17632448
The very first sip is the worst. After a while you'll start to notice other flavors and then the smokeyness will be less bothersome.

>>17632271
>>17632285
This isn't reddit

pseudo-macro brews:
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
New Belgium Voodoo Ranger
New Belgium Fat Tire

My actual favorite:
A micro brew that has breweries in a few cities in my state

>>17632829
So what microbrew is it?

>>17632886
Skillet Donut Stout and Griddle Imperial IPA by Burial Beer

>>17632899
Do they taste like their namesake? I can't imagine how a donut fits into the flavour profile of a stout

>>17632915
it tastes like a donut in the same way that red wine tastes like cherry

>>17632899
>Burial
I wish they still made Belgian beers. They were really good at them but now 10 taps out of 14 are some overly sweet NEIPA. Try Eurisko if you can find them, they're really good.

t. Asheville fag

Mildly sweet and refreshing

>>17632271
There are botanical hops. Late adds with most traditional British hops will give some pretty decent herbal and floral notes, maybe even a hit of angelica and gentian here and there. Overdoing CTZ is just... well, a hard hit of limonene, pinene and some myrcene with bitter alpha acids. It gets very grapefruit pith littering a pinegrove full of stoners real quick. I think it's just how overexposed I've been, but I prefer just about anything else to citra, cascade and CTZ for hoppy beers at this point.

>>17632774
And yet here you are anyway.

>>17633259
Too bad citra is in virtually everything. There's some good new hops with all the tropical flavors but they make me nervous it's gonna be excessively dry hopped and have hop burn. Breweries all seem to be trying to make the fruitiest juicy beer now, I haven't seen one with Goldings hops or anything like that.

>>17633601
I tried to effect the change I want to see - I brought my brewer friend an EKG and Fuggle IPA. Still nice and hoppy, but not Yakima Valley.

Citra can be a pleasant hop - an amber or red ale at about 25 IBU with Citra added around 30-40 mins into the boil, and Galaxy added about 40-50 mins in is pretty gosh darned alright 99% of the time - It's just almost always too much of a good thing when brewed "professionaly".

>>17633601
A lot of the NZ and new European hops have been bred out of the classic noble hops. The last IPA I made was a single hop with Motueka, which is a descendant of Saaz. Might not be exactly what you had in mind, but the hop breeders have certainly been busy.

>>17633652
Neat, I had no idea

>>17633660
If you brew beer, see if your supplier has a hop list (or check hopslist). It's how I found out about Motueka (which is almost never in stock here), Adeena (great for not-quite-English lagers and ales) and Southern Passion (very... tropical - actually really good in sweet stouts).

Just cracked a Kilkenny, what will I think of it?

>>17633792
You will find it to be a red Guinness, or a milder Smithwicks.

>>17630849
For me, its Vienna Lager. Tried for the first time during the Fall Festival in Fairfax, VA.

i like this one with wheat flavor but it's expensive and I usually drink Spaten when I have money to spare

>>17629689
>throws up a little chugging a steelie too quick
relatable after the 3rd or 4th one

>>17630992
I'm a guy and love wine but I don't imagine I'd get off to the whole conceited metrosexual thing. I drink it at home on occasion when my girlfriend wants it usually or if I make something for dinner that calls for wine. Usually we drink beer because we aren't faggots.

Is this the alcoholic thread, or.is.it the whiskey thread

>>17634386
On my 4th St. Ides right now, iktfb

>>17634295
in germany thats what you buy when you cant afford augustiner <img class="xae" data-xae width="28" height="28" src="https://s.4cdn.org/image/emotes/25908e08_PepeLmao.png">

>>17635008
Shit costs almost the same. Real connaisseurs buy Oetti rouge.

>>17635064
I am an Oettinger Connaisseur aswell, but Oetti Hell is Piss and you can only drin Export really <span class="xae" data-xae="rofl">&#x1F923;[/spoiler] :grinsweat:

>>17635071
Do you mean Oettinger Urtyp? Cause that shit is fire. Their Schwarzbier is based too.

>>17635087
>Oettinger Urtyp
<img class="xae" data-xae width="32" height="32" src="https://s.4cdn.org/image/emotes/6f0d4e37_POGGERS.png">
never even heard of this one. Oettinger Rouge = Helles right?

Thoughts on sours? Had sour monkey, I was not a fan

>>17634627
It depends where I am. If I'm at a restaurant with a strong wine list, I'll probably have wine with dinner. If I'm at a sportsbar, and the options are "White" or "Red" I'm probably going to stick with beer, and depending on how shitty the place is, I might even avoid draught. If I'm hanging with my drag queen friends - especially if I'm playing wingman - chances are I'll have a few cocktails. Again, depends on the place: I can get a pretty good Sazerac, a great Hurricane, and the best god damned Negroni I've ever had, but not at the same gay bar. Almost makes me wish I could stomach appletinis.
Sorry, that got long-winded. If you're out at a place that's got decent wine, just get the wine. If you're worried that all your bros are gonna call you a fag, remind them how many of their kids are actually yours - might give you something better to talk about than how your team hasn't won in five years.

>>17635376
>gay bar<img class="xae" data-xae width="28" height="27" src="https://s.4cdn.org/image/emotes/ad2977e6_FeelsWeirdMan.png">

>>17635092
The only one I'm seeing with a red label is the bock. When a brewery makes more than one family of beers, the helles is never labeled red - its a powerful colour, gives the wrong impression about the beer.

>>17635384
Some of my bros are hoes. I'm comfortable enough with my sexuality to know that six shots of tequila isn't enough to get a cock in my mouth.

>>17635376
fag

>>17635393
fire hazard

>>17635092
>>17635387
Their Helles was red until like 2 years or so.

>>17635405
and its still piss <span class="xae" data-xae="grinsweat">&#x1F605;[/spoiler]

how do i avoid alcohol munchies?

>>17635405
I guess it never made it here until the change. That's an unfortunate colour for a helles. It feels like false advertising... or labelling for an American market.

>>17626693
luv me ayinger
their centennial anniversary lager is probably my favorite, followed by their hefeweizens, and i love their pils
great brewery

>>17628068
>>17628145
paulaner is solid shit
ayinger really impressed me as a talented brewery but paulaner has that massive production line for a constant supply of kino
their lager is my favorite, their hefe is good too but i’m partial to franziskaner’s hefe

>>17634295
This is brewed domestically in Leafland, tastes like absolute piss. Always wanted to try the real stuff, same goes for lowenbrau. Also:
>German "style" beer

>>17629689
fuck it, right? gotta get the day started

Still one of the best beers i have had!

>>17634627
imagine being self-conscious over fermented juice

>>17634749
whats the difference

>>17635356
drink lambics not american craft swill
also oud bruins and flemish reds if you can find them

>>17635376
big yikes

>>17635603
smoke weed too then blame it on that

Variety boxes haven't been worth shit in over 5 years, fuck every company who puts 50%+ IPAs in a variety box <img class="xae" data-xae width="32" height="32" src="https://s.4cdn.org/image/emotes/f2ecf801_PepeHands.png">

>>17630947
I've always found beer unbelievably faggy. Everytime I just wish for a nice whiskey or scotch.
Beer is like alcohol for pussies.
>>17630992
Wine is pretty nice, though. It's a lot more of a drink, it's something you can appreciate. It doesn't need the harshness of hard liquor to still have some flavor, unlike beer which always feels like some fizzy bullshit to me.
I'd go drinking with you, anon, provided you tone down the faggotry a bit.

>>17636669
If it's being brewed in Canada with Canadian barley and hops, they can't very well call it German beer.

>>17636742
from little tykes

>>17636802
Fuck me that box looks nice.

>>17611997
This is one of the first beers I tried drinking underage in a local ale pub. I fucking hated it and still do to this day, I’m glad I didn’t swear off of any non-lager beer

>>17636814
DUDE ORANGE JUICE FOR PUSSIES
heh, a croissant? NO THATS FOR FAGS
in not eating no fucking spinach that’s LEAVES
fermented grape juice im not a fucking GIRL

unironically kill yourself childish insecure chud retard

>>17636857
Nice reading comprehension, retard.
I like all four of those things. Fresh croissants are excellent.

>>17611886
Corona is the worst in that regard, tastes like any other generic beer but made significantly worse for whatever reason

>>17636868
I have come. I have read. I have understood. I do not agree that suicide is the answer, but I do agree that the problem is your insecurity.

>>17636879
<img class="xae" data-xae width="28" height="19" src="https://s.4cdn.org/image/emotes/3d8675e9_peepoWTF.png">autism

Tolerance breaks are the best thing you can do.. after weeks of no booze I’m completely vibing after just 2 beers, it’s like a warm reintroduction you’ve forgotten about

>>17636814
>beer is faggy
I can intuit from this post that you rarely drink around other people.

>>17635405
>>17635877
In Germany blue labels usually mean the beer is a Helles iirc.

Is there a better bang for your buck Lager out there? I can get it for $2 per tall boy in Canada which is roughly the same price as Bud.

<img class="xae" data-xae width="32" height="32" src="https://s.4cdn.org/image/emotes/d3c674ba_monkaHmm.png">

>>17637326
picrel:
> $0.31/0.5L
> 3/5 untappd
> 4/5 German beer rating website

>>17636875
With lime it's fine, but most beers are drinkable with lime

>>17619117
I love stouts and dark beers so I thought Guinness would be excellent but it just tasted watery the two times I drank it. Like a regular stout that had legitimately been watered down. Is the extra the same?

how do i stop drinking every day /ck/? Every time the evening comes round again I just can't resist a delicious beer.

>>17637463
The extra's a little different depending on where you are. The Irish extra stout is what Guinness should be. The Canadian extra stout is Molson Canadian with some black malt. The Foreign Extra Stout I had in Singapore was great - I'm guessing it's brewed in Malaysia or Indonesia.

>>17637500
I'm in Australia so good stouts aren't in huge supply. Everyone here loves pisswater and fruity craft beers. Anything darker than a lager gets ignored.

>>17637613
That's a fucking shame, because you guys have the perfect winters for tropical stouts.

>>17615326
west tennessee ? i wanna fuck you in the ass cowboy<img class="xae" data-xae width="32" height="31" src="https://s.4cdn.org/image/emotes/8a527ac8_WanWan.png">

>>17636832
That is what IPbAbies/S0ys took from us <img class="xae" data-xae width="32" height="28" src="https://s.4cdn.org/image/emotes/ba70c4d9_REEEEE.png">

>>17637430
All I get here is Burgkrone Premium Pilsener and it's only rated 5.5/10 :(

>>17615723
>pilsner urquell
seconding. really good shit.

>>17611894
woh
thats something worth looking into
chhers

>>17640090
shop didnt have the dsrk innis gunn, hust the standard one and couldn't be bothered with that
saw pic attached though so got couple of cans of that for a laff
only when got home did i bother to look at the details - 9% abv
first couple of swigs it tastes like coffee so not an immediate mistake
ill finish them off but unless some euphoric event happens wont be buying again

>>17636888
knew someone who had some illness thing and didnt drink for a couple of years
got the all clear and got some beers
they said after half a can they were rocking back and forth on a bench in the garden chuckling inanely to themselves

>>17641636
its actually pretty more-ish

>>17641636
Coffee is good for you

>>17611859
/thread

>>17641702
starting to have a change of mind
i could see myself starting the day with a can of this coffee flavoured drink

best Bock coming through

>>17641724
That's a fine idea actually. I wouldn't want to drink a bunch of coffee beverages at night.

>>17641786
friday saturday night yes as will get up when can be bothered next day
toil days, nooo
well, maybe occasionally

>>17641781
impregnates your mommy

I just grabbed one of these on a whim. There are definitely better Belgians out there, but I don't regret buying this. It's got a bit of tang to it - can't decide if it's just a lot of candi added, or if it's ever so slightly soured wheat. It's fairly light for being an 11% beer - tastes and feels more 8-ish. Despite that sharp tang up top, it's very round in the mouth, and it smells fucking amazing. The head's nice and soft, but lingers. I am not disappointed in this beer. It's no Unibroue, but it's not bad for a small Toronto brewery working with dead and dying rockers.

Is there a beer with the same flavor profile as Corona Extra but not so watered down and actually good?

>>17612571
can you get it cheaper because it's local? how much it is btw?

>>17642942
It's based on the German version of pilsener/light lager, but definitely (north) Americanized. You might enjoy Sol and Tecate, but they are very similar beers. If you want something with a bit more oomph to it, Hacker Pschorr Munich (a bit grassier) and Pilsner Urquell (a bit hoppier) might be beers you'd enjoy.

>>17611859
<-----blocks your path

>>17643082
My nigga

Happened upon this at the liquor store today. It came with the glass
>>17637491
Why would you want to stop? Nothing wrong with a beer or two with dinner each night

>>17643771
I didn't find it to be the holy grail that people say it is, but it is very good.

>>17643797
You mean my image or the one I replied to? If mine, yeah it's not amazing but I did want the glass. Makes me feel like I'm holding a fat cock

>>17643807
The Vitus. I enjoy it, but I've had so many people sploosh over it... it's not even the best thing Weihenstephaner makes.

>>17642880
>dead and dying rockers.
what now?

>>17645103
One member of Rush is dead. The two remaining are old, and probably have health problems of some variety. Hugh (the artist) himself is no spring chicken.

>>17624230
IPAs are fucking trash made for faggots. There is nothing Nietzchian about choking down one of these with your ghost peppers. Losers.

>>17625727
No point in stopping if you just plan on picking it up again. Do it or don't it.