The Adult Beverage Thread..

[TheFrugalTech]

Samuel Adams does seasonal varieties and they can range anywhere from "WOW, they should make this all year" to "WTF, did I just drink my own urine?".

[Bigfoot]

As my friends know, i don't drink much anymore.

I can drink cheap domestic beer and do, but prefer ales or stouts. I love Guinness but only from the tap. Tastes different in bottles or cans. I have made some great homebrew and that was always an ale or stout. One of my favorite types is an Irish Red.

Leinenkugel beers are some of my favorites. They put out many seasonal beers and i haven't found on i didn't enjoy yet.

[trbig]

LOL.. Yeah, we had a friend of the family that was retired military, and dad would have him pick up several cases of Heidelberg from the base at @ $3 a case. That's what was around the house. If us teens ever had a get-together keg party, it was always Rainier. I had some senior pics taken in front of the Olympia breweries waterfall. Never got a taste for that one though.

[crazy steve]

... Rainier used to be the cheap party beer back when I was in high school. Last time I bought some while visiting Washington, they've gotten a bit "High Brow" with a price to match. Sure made me sad when I went to tour the brewery in Seattle and saw it's no longer there next to the highway.

'Back in the day', Rainier was one of the 'better' local beers here in western Washington. The three 'big' brands were Rainier, Heidelberg, and the locally roundly-derided Olympia, all with local breweries. The cheap beers were Schmidt (AKA 'animal' beer for the game animals on the label), Lucky Lager, and Columbia Pale Ale. Miller, Pabst, and Budweiser were the expensive eastern 'imports'..

I drank a lot of Heidelberg for a couple of reasons; one, I liked the taste better than the other two, and two, a close friend's father worked for Heidelberg and would get mis-fill cases for about $3 each! That's 24 12 oz bottles, not 12-packs! Sometimes we'd get cases of quarts, but those are hard to drink fast enough to keep them from going flat (but we tried! And sometime succeeded! ) and really fueled drunken parties.

Rainier is ok beer, but it always gave me the worst hangovers....

[jwhughes3]

Nope, it was Samichlaus Beer. I did some reading and it says it is only at 14%, but back when I tried it, it was in the low 20's % alcohol. It has since been replaced as strongest beer by Sam Adams Utopias Millennium II at 24%.


Rasputin... Rainier used to be the cheap party beer back when I was in high school. Last time I bought some while visiting Washington, they've gotten a bit "High Brow" with a price to match. Sure made me sad when I went to tour the brewery in Seattle and saw it's no longer there next to the higway.

Highest commercial bottled beer maybe...if in Heidelberg visit the Vetter brauhaus and try the Vetter "33" said to be the highest alcohol content beer in Germany at 33% ....it tasted good served in only a 150mL glass and had some kick, but tasted really more like a strong port wine than a beer. If I want that much alcohol give me Schnapps!

John

[TheFrugalTech]

I agree with Don, Burger was the worst ever made in Cincy. Although it did have medicinal purposes. A six pack of Burger and a few sliders from White Castle was guaranteed to clean your colon.

Sam Adams Utopias? Yes please!

[Rasputin]

If I had to pay $8.68 for Ranier, I can say for certain that I would not be drinking it. I can't say I'd drink it at any price. BTDT, got the T-shirt.

I've come to the point where if I'm going to drink, it has to be something I really enjoy. Otherwise, I do just fine without.

All I can say is there is only one beer available here that is cheaper. I would love to have a taste for the more expensive beers, but money is still money no matter what country you are from. Like I say ...I only rent it... so why blow my retirement on having a few beers.

[jetmechmarty]

If I had to pay $8.68 for Ranier, I can say for certain that I would not be drinking it. I can't say I'd drink it at any price. BTDT, got the T-shirt.

I've come to the point where if I'm going to drink, it has to be something I really enjoy. Otherwise, I do just fine without.

[Rasputin]

Rasputin... Rainier used to be the cheap party beer back when I was in high school. Last time I bought some while visiting Washington, they've gotten a bit "High Brow" with a price to match. Sure made me sad when I went to tour the brewery in Seattle and saw it's no longer there next to the higway.

Up here Rainier is $8.68 for a six pack. That is about half of what the premium beer(for lack of better words) cost. Some of the normal beers here go for up to $14-$15 bucks for six. It is called a sin tax and they hit us with it hard. We also pay about $14 bucks for a 20 pack of cigarettes.

[jetmechmarty]

I don't care for American beer. By that I mean Bud, Miller, Coors.

I like Murphy's Irish Stout. Only draft.


Best IPA. I'm serious about this one!


I like ale.

I spend a lot of time in Germany. The beer is all good. Still, I prefer what they drink in the UK.

[trbig]

was it
La Bière Du Démon ??

Nope, it was Samichlaus Beer. I did some reading and it says it is only at 14%, but back when I tried it, it was in the low 20's % alcohol. It has since been replaced as strongest beer by Sam Adams Utopias Millennium II at 24%.


Rasputin... Rainier used to be the cheap party beer back when I was in high school. Last time I bought some while visiting Washington, they've gotten a bit "High Brow" with a price to match. Sure made me sad when I went to tour the brewery in Seattle and saw it's no longer there next to the higway.

[Rasputin]

As I only rent the stuff anyways I drink good old mountain fresh Rainier beer. Cheaper than pop and it gets the job done.

[MaximPhil]

While there is no Bad Beer some are better than others

When in the US I look for Yeungling Lager from "Americas oldest brewery"
While "Life is too short to drink cheap beer" was a catch phrase from Warsteiner, which i like, I only buy it when it is on Sale.
Others from Germany include DAB Holsten, Bitburger, and some others I can not spell. FAXE from Denmark. From England Lanacaster Bomber and Spitfire are my favourites. Kronenbourg when in France.



Phil

[WMarshy]

If you happen to come across them, I recommend a variety pack of Dundee beer. It's brewed locally to me in Rochester NY and its good stuff. I like the IPA and the Porter but wont turn down any one of them.

http://www.dundeebeer.com/

[crazy steve]

LOL..... I think we can all agree that the best beer is....#1 COLD......#2 the beer that someone ELSE bought.

Yes!!!