cozeny wrote: People's Republic of Norfolk. Used to have 1 brewery per ~2000 head of population I think. Probably less since the recession. You'd have to visit them to taste them though, I don't think they export to non-locals. |
Which Country Produces the Best Beer? • Page 3
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localnotail 23,079 posts
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JuanKerr 37,710 posts
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Registered 15 years agoTHFourteen wrote:
Oooh, I do like a pint of Summer Lightning.
Goes down well. They never have it anywhere though.
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Load_2.0 33,582 posts
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Registered 18 years agoTHFourteen wrote:
w00t wrote:
TH, you must be joking.
I think Asahi is my favourite lager.
Nope. if i walk into a bar and see fosters on tap, i'm there.
High 5!
It gets shat on by everyone especially Aussie's but the stuff is great! That scuba ball they put in the cans made it my tipple of choice when buying at the supermarket.
Other than the golden nectar I vary my selections, if it is stinking hot you can't go wrong with a Brahma or a Corona. A Guiness is great in winter etc...
Not a huge fan of NZ beers but if I had to promote them Steinlager pure is not bad (All other versions are AWFUL) and DB export super dry is fantastic stuff but gives the worst ever hangovers.
For all you ale drinkers if you ever see Monteiths from NZ give it a try, fantastic stuff. -
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billythekid 12,595 posts
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Registered 16 years agoryandsimmons wrote:
sport wrote:
ryandsimmons wrote:
However a special shout out to Namibia for the delightful Windhoek
I've just recently started seeing large ads for Windhoek on my local highstreet. My favourite beer back in SA by far.
Just a pity it's so expensive over here. I am glad though that you can even get it, I remember when I first came to the UK you could occasionally find Castle and that was it, now it's easy to find Hunters, Savanah, Windhoek etc.
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DFawkes 32,785 posts
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Registered 16 years agoWhat do UK licenced brews count as? You know, things like Stella or Coors (not the best choices of beer but they apply to my point?) that are brewed in the UK but aren't really UK beers? -
MetalDog 24,076 posts
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Registered 20 years agoJuanKerr wrote:
sport wrote:
/Puts drunken arm around Juankerr
SHING WID ME!! - "Waltzing Matilda!!!! Waltzing Matilda!! blah blah blah!!!
Get your fucking hands off me.
You boys really should try some proper English Ales. You'll never touch Fosters again. -
Alastair 24,828 posts
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Registered 20 years agobillythekid wrote:
Ooh, I like Windhoek too, I'll have to look out for some.
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opalw00t 12,836 posts
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Registered 17 years agoI class ale and Fosters in the same category - stuff I do not like. -
Load_2.0 33,582 posts
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Registered 18 years agoPfffft Ale is so over rated.
Maybe the next time I am out on the moors in my flat cap with my whippets I will pop in to the Barley Arms for a half. -
nickthegun 87,711 posts
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Registered 16 years agoAlastair wrote:
JuanKerr wrote:
Besides, Fosters is brewed in the UK isn't it?
Almost definitely.
Most of them are. Theres a real difference in quality too. If you get a belgian Stella it tastes very different from the high sugar piss water we get over here. Its actually drinkable.
Asia (not a country) must be in with a reasonable shout. Singha is one of my favourite lagers, Ashai is nice and Tsingtao has its moments. -
sport 17,064 posts
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Registered 16 years agoMetalDog wrote:
JuanKerr wrote:
sport wrote:
/Puts drunken arm around Juankerr
SHING WID ME!! - "Waltzing Matilda!!!! Waltzing Matilda!! blah blah blah!!!
Get your fucking hands off me.
You boys really should try some proper English Ales. You'll never touch Fosters again.
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MetalDog 24,076 posts
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Registered 20 years agoWhy does the Guinness in Dublin taste fine, but the Guinness over here taste like it's been mixed with earwax? -
As said before it is easily
UK (possibly just England) for ale, Belgium/ Holland and Germany for Lager.
There are nice alternatives from other countries ofcourse, but overwhelmingly my favourites come from the above.
P.S. Australia makes a corker of an ale I cant remember the name of
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MetalDog 24,076 posts
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Registered 20 years agosport wrote:
What, like Carling?
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sport wrote:
MetalDog wrote:
JuanKerr wrote:
sport wrote:
/Puts drunken arm around Juankerr
SHING WID ME!! - "Waltzing Matilda!!!! Waltzing Matilda!! blah blah blah!!!
Get your fucking hands off me.
You boys really should try some proper English Ales. You'll never touch Fosters again.
What, like Carling?
Carling isn't an ale.... -
sport 17,064 posts
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Registered 16 years agomcmonkeyplc wrote:
sport wrote:
MetalDog wrote:
JuanKerr wrote:
sport wrote:
/Puts drunken arm around Juankerr
SHING WID ME!! - "Waltzing Matilda!!!! Waltzing Matilda!! blah blah blah!!!
Get your fucking hands off me.
You boys really should try some proper English Ales. You'll never touch Fosters again.
What, like Carling?
Carling isn't an ale....
Prove it! -
X201 22,150 posts
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Registered 16 years agoMetalDog wrote:
Why does the Guinness in Dublin taste fine, but the Guinness over here taste like it's been mixed with earwax?
A couple of years ago I would have understood, as it was brewed in the UK.
But now all UK Guinness comes from Dublin. -
THFourteen 54,987 posts
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Registered 16 years agoMetalDog wrote:
sport wrote:
What, like Carling?
You fucking heathen =)
I like carling too. And carlsberg. -
billythekid 12,595 posts
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Registered 16 years agoAlastair wrote:
billythekid wrote:
Ooh, I like Windhoek too, I'll have to look out for some.
Is this stuff available in any major high street retailers?
It's only recently been released from what I've just read and it's supposedly available in Tesco, Morrisons and Asda. -
MetalDog 24,076 posts
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Registered 20 years agoX201 wrote:
MetalDog wrote:
Why does the Guinness in Dublin taste fine, but the Guinness over here taste like it's been mixed with earwax?
A couple of years ago I would have understood, as it was brewed in the UK.
But now all UK Guinness comes from Dublin.
It's been a while since I dared drink it over here, so maybe the situation has improved! -
sport 17,064 posts
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Is sport a) a wind-up merchant or b) a fanny?
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JuanKerr 37,710 posts
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Registered 15 years agoGuiness tastes the same everywhere (including Dublin) - over-rated. -
I think Belgium wins in a walk for me but the US gets points for the huge diversity / renaissance / experimentation going on during the past 10-20 years. It's pretty awesome. Germany's tradition is amazing obviously but the home brewing / craft brewing community in the US is pretty cool and it's continuing to grow and develop.
There are some really incredible US beers out there and they've done an awesome job:
1.) revering old-world styles, paying homage to older brewing traditions by crafting very faithful and pretty delicious versions of them (e.g. most of what Great Lakes Brewing Co. does, also Ommegang - they're basically a default Belgian brewery now and have won respect all over the world in brewing circles
2.) re-interpreting older styles and making them completely their own. e.g the American IPA, the Russian Imperial Stout. There is not a single brewery outside the US that makes a better version of either of these two styles. The better American IPAs and RISs are some of the most complex and interesting beers I've ever tasted; and,
3.) even creating new styles, or resurrecting defunct ones and making them into something totally new. Dogfish Head is pretty hit or miss most of the time, sure, but the experimentation they've kind of ushered in is really cool and has won them a ton of respect and admiration among both US and European brewers. Just about every brewery tour I've been on, the brewers have mentioned how exciting DFH is and how they've really encouraged brewers to innovate AS WELL as look to older and possibly extinct brewing traditions for inspiration.
Although the US probably deserves to lose some points for the abundance of over-hoppy beers. Why overhopping is considered a virtue I still can't understand. It seems to be a substitute for actually developing a decent flavour. That said the high points of the US brewers' art are spectacular and you can't really argue with the wider popularity of microbrews in the states when compared to Real Ale drinking in the UK.
That said, England is pretty booming too - a hot day and a pint of cask Best Bitter (southern, no sparkler nonsense please) is pretty special. -
sport 17,064 posts
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Registered 16 years agoThe best Guinness comes from Nigeria, FACT! -
Yeah, get yourself a proper chocolate stout instead. -
JuanKerr 37,710 posts
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Registered 15 years agoMagic_Thighs wrote:
Yeah, get yourself a proper chocolate stout instead.
A proper stout or Porter beats the shit out of Guinness. It always surprises me how many people drink Guinness, but have never even tried another type of stout (or even heard of Porter). -
mrpon wrote:
Anyone from Manchester remember the LOG42 from the Las O'Gowrie? Jesus that was some potent stuff, bloody nice as well. Also the Flea & Firkin was a regular haunt during my student days, Dog Bolter I think it was called was rather quaffable.
Ahhh.
I wonder if the Flea still do Liquid Doom. 12% madness. Smelled like (bad) wine, tasted like (bad) beer.
/nostalgia
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