The Beer Topic!

[Comet]

We had Rochefort 10 last night, our first since last winter. That is one of the best Belgian beers, and the second strongest at more than 11%. It is well worth tracking down for anyone who hasn't tried it already :drink:

[SN30952]

New Budweiser beer will have caffeine

Looking to hold onto young adult drinkers, Anheuser-Busch Cos. next month will roll out a flavored, caffeinated Budweiser beer. ``Be'' is infused with caffeine, guarana and ginseng in the brewing process, the St. Louis-based brewer said Monday. It has a slightly sweet and tart taste. The beer will be packaged in a 10-ounce can that is slimmer than traditional beer cans and will contain 6.6 percent alcohol by volume.


infused with caffeine, guarana and ginseng
Don't have to buy that in thailand: that is dish water here!!!!

[sn26567]

New Budweiser beer will have caffeine

Beurrkkkk!

...and I guess it will also contain the usual ingredients of a Bud, i.e. rice and/or corn instead of malt!!!

These Americans really don't know what the word beer means

[Comet]

These Americans really don't know what the word beer means

And you do?

All this from someone who regards Orval as a beer

[sn26567]

All this from someone who regards Orval as a beer

As already said many times before, taste is something personal.



Doesn't it look tasteful?

And together with this:



...it is divine!

The Brewery is a Limited Company juridically distinct from the monastery and yet closely linked to it :

The Brewery belongs to the monastic Community;
because it is established within the monastery grounds, the Brewery adapts its commercial policy to the Community's lived values (limitation growth and particular attention to the quality);
the revenue from the licence-fee is at present devoted to charitable aid and to the upkeep of the monastery site.

[Comet]

I was only bloody joking

Don't you have a sense of humour?

[sn26567]

I was only bloody joking?

I know bloody well you're joking
So am I

[Comet]

I admit that Orval is very handsome in its proper glass And the cheese is probably very good too, we had some Chimay cheese a few weeks ago, and once we got past the smell of the stuff it was very nice and beautifully creamy. Port Salut is also very good Trappist-style cheese :fork:

But here you will see some truly magnificent brews


The best beer in the world in its proper glass!


One day I am going to drink some of this beauty


A serious rarity


This is a treat, the best Witbier. Had my first one in Brugge the other week.


Lovely winter beer :drink:


Ename - Belgium's greatest Abbey-style beer.

Those are what you call great beers :drink:

[VC10]

Chimay cheese is indeed wonderful.

However, on first encountering it, my first thought was that it stank like a shitty nappy, but, hold your nose and pop it in your mouth, and it is tryly delectable! :loveit: :loveit: :yummie: :yummie: :yummie:

Just wish it was available here,

[Comet]

Is there no one out there who shares my excellent taste in beer?

At least the Roman brews don't taste like vaccine :pukey:

And in 23 days I can go in a beer shop again

[Rago]

Is there no one out there who shares my excellent taste in beer?

Comet, I think you have to go with the Americans on this one... no taste at all!!!
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Joking

:cheers:

[Comet]

Rago - I share some of your taste in beer I think Bush is a very fine brew, I like both the ordinary 12% one and the Christmas one.

Here is my complete "beer log" for 2004 so far (I have noted down every beer type I have ever drunk and how many!)

1. Augustijn - 1
2. Mort Subite Gueuze - 3
3. Rochefort 10 - 2
4. Jupiler - 5
5. Bush - 1
6. Kronenbourg 1664 Premier Cru - 1
7. Carlsberg - 3.
8. Verboden Vrucht - 1.
9. Delirium Nocturnum - 1.
10. Scotch Silly - 1.
11. Piraat - 1
12. Rodenbach (Red) - 5
13. Hapkin - 2
14. Barbar - 3
15. Rochefort 8 - 1
16. Kwak - 4
17. Dogfish Head (21%!) - 1
18. Mort Subite Kriek - 1
19. Chimay Tripel - 1
20. Maes - 3
21. Sloeber - 6
22. De Koninck - 1
23. Primus - 1
24. Rochefort 6 - 1
25. Leffe Bruin - 1
26. Mort Subite Cassis -2
27. Palm Speciale - 3
28. La Trappe Quadrupel - 1
29. Tongerlo Tripel - 1
30. La Trappe Dubbel - 1
31. Augustijn Grand Cru - 1
32. Stella Artois - 2
33. Corsendonk Agnus - 1
34. Brugs Wit Bier - 4
35. Ename Tripel - 1
36. Peroni - 1
37. La Trappe Tripel - 1
38. Innis & Gunn Oak Aged Beer - 1
39. Ciney Blonde - 1
40. Brigand - 1
41. Judas - 1
42. Waggledance - 1
43. Black Sheep Riggwelter - 1
44. Kasteel Blond - 1
45. Firebrand Czech - 1
46. Duvel - 1
47. Zywiec - 1
48. Fiddler's Elbow - 1
49. Baltika - 1
50. Mater Wit Bier - 1
51. De Troch Tropical - 1
52. De Koninck Tripel - 1
53. Ename Dubbel - 1
54. Malheur Blond - 1
55. Guinness - 1
56. Arabier - 1
57. Timmerman's Gueuze - 1

That is since 1st January 2004.

Anyone want to discuss any of those types? Or see my beer logs for other years? I've kept one since 1999 after my first ever Bud Ice!

[Rago]

17. Dogfish Head (21%!) - 1

Nice list, but don't know number 17

Where did you drink it? I'll have to try that one!

[Comet]

I'm sorry Rago but I can't give you much help with your question.

Dogfish Head Worldwide Stout is an American beer which was sold in the Safeway supermarket chain here in the UK. We had a local Safeway here in Scarborough where I used to get some of those beers from, but it closed down when it was sold to another supermarket chain (Safeway no longer exists) and the supermarket we have here now in its place is a real pool of loose sh*te. There is no Belgian beer on sale at all

I don't know where you would find it in Belgium. We miss it too

[sn26567]

47. Zywiec - 1

Have you been to Poland lately? Was it the pilsner type or the "porter" brown?

17. Dogfish Head (21%!) - 1

That can only be an artifical mix of beer and alcohol. The bacteria that change sugar into alcohol stop working above 13-14°.

[Comet]

47. Zywiec - 1

Have you been to Poland lately? Was it the pilsner type or the "porter" brown?

No. It was the pilsner.

Eastern European beers are often overlooked but they can be very good. Czech beers are excellent, and Baltika is a pleasant one as well.

[concordino]

Isn't Plzen in Czechia where pilsner beers were born?

I acquired a couple of cases of beer from the Pardubice region earlier this year - very pleasant but much too quickly consumed - don't keep logs of beers drunk - writing goes funny after a while

[Comet]

You are exactly right Concordino.

And I write my beer logs before I drink the stuff to avoid any funny writing

[Comet]

Here is the beer log for 2003. First beer of that year was Delirium Nocturnum, Christmas beer was Sloeber and last beer was Kwak.

1. Delirium Nocturnum - 1
2. Chimay Red - 1
3. Mort Subite Kriek - 4
4. Verboden Vrucht - 1
5. Guinness - 9 (had a holiday in Dublin!)
6. Kwak - 2
7. Juplier - 3
8. Rochefort 10 - 3
9. Maes - 7
10. Carlsberg Export - 4
11. Mort Subite Gueuze - 1
12. Piraat - 1
13. Goose Island Honkers Ale - 1
14. Rochefort 8 - 2
15. Palm Speciale - 3
16. Hapkin - 1
17. De Koninck - 8
18. Samuel Adams - 1
19. Samiclaus - 1
20. Kozel - 1
21. Stella Artois - 2
22. Brooklyn Lager - 1
23. Singha - 2
24. Circle Master - 1
25. Chimay Tripel - 1
26. Moretti - 1
27. Leffe Bruin - 1
28. Young's Special London Ale - 1
29. Waggledance - 3
30. Chimay Blue - 1
31. Duvel - 7
32. Budweiser - 3
33. Fiddler's Elbow - 2
34. Hobgoblin - 2
35. Monty Python's Holy Grail - 1
36. Hoegaarden Grand Cru - 2
37. Rodenbach (Red) - 1
38. Summer Swallow - 1
39. Diebels - 2
40. Timmerman's Gueuze - 1
41. Summer Lightening - 2
42. Grimbergen Blond - 1
43. Gouden Carolus Classic - 1
44. Tongerlo Tripel - 2
45. Sloeber - 2
46. Primus - 3
47. Petrus - 1
48. Ciney Blond - 1
49. Ename Blond - 1
50. Tripel Karmeliet - 1
51. Westmalle Dubbel - 2
52. Kasteel Blond - 1
53. Ripon Jewel - 1
54. Kronenbourg 1664 Premier Cru - 1
55. Innis & Gunn Oak Aged Beer - 1
56. Birra D'Oro - 1
57. Cooper's Sparkling Ale - 1
58. La Trappe Dubbel - 1
59. 1845 - 1
60. Gulden Draak - 1

[Comet]

Maes Pils is the best pils in the world

That's what I was drinking last night :drink: