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Oooh. I love Fin Du Monde! Right now I'm drinking Broker's Gin and tonic. Sorry.

I drank a lot of UFOs this summer, but summer is waaay over now. I went to the Harpoon brewery in VT a few months ago and tried their new Brown Ale. That's good smurf. A friend of mine bartends at a local dive on Thursdays and it's the kind of place where you don't want to risk drinking anything that's run through their lines and taps so I find High Life pretty smurfing tasty when it's free. Lessee...I think I now prefer Smithwicks to Guinness. Newcastle bombers are pretty irresistible when I see them in the local packy case. Can't remember the last time I drank a beer from a can ('cept Guinness, of course). Baseball's over so $6.50 10oz bud light season is over, thank Dog. Hmmm...yeah. That about covers it. Back to the gin.

pottymouth wrote:

Oooh. I love Fin Du Monde! Right now I'm drinking Broker's Gin and tonic. Sorry.

Don't apologize.  I'll probably switch to g&t when all my beer is gone.

I love good dark beer.

Had to give it up.

Coors Light?! 

I am a big fan of German biers, Paulaner & Spaten more specifically.  Orange beer.

But when I am home having a beer I drink Summit EPA or their Winter Ale when it's in season (like now, there's one sitting right by my right hand. :sips:).  Not everybody likes it, but that keeps people from swiping my beers at parties. 

Pabst.

jkahless wrote:

Ain't it wonderful?  I'm drinking Unibroue's La Fin Du Monde right now.  It's a Belgian style strong pale ale, and it is delicious. Only problem with it is it's 9%, so you can't drink too much of it.  Later I'll switch to Grandville Island's Lion's Winter Ale.  Nice and creamy.

What're  you all drinking these days?

Fin du Monde has been my favorite for the past two months or so.

On a hot summers day, as long as it's ice cold and not "lite", not Coor's, Schlitz or a Miller product I am happy.
Truth be told I think old fashioned regular Bud red label is one of the best summer time cooler beers.
In winter I am more of a Jack Daniels and ice water chaser kinda guy.

Here I like Pilsner Urquell. It's especially good on tap from the place which is luckily only a block from my flat.

When in Canada I like Big Rock Traditional Ale. But there are soo many amazing micro brews to choose from there.

I also like Kingfisher (Indian) and Cobra (Indian Style from UK).

Edit: Oh yeah and Guiness Extra Cold when in the UK.

Last edited by thume (2007-12-16 8:20 am)

thelegendofjohn wrote:

Pabst.

Word buddy.  Lived on that and keystone last year.

I don't drink.

But I wonder what the most pretentious beer might be.

I recall that there was an old standard beer in Canada called Carling Black label. It was supposed to be an old timer's choice in legion halls. Then I think it was in the 80's it got the re-branding treatment by some or other ad agency, and was promoted as an artsy beer for the alternative crowd; black turtlenecks, aloof women, gallery openings and other high society/high art trappings.

I think the promo worked insamuch as it supposedly rescued the sales of a tired old brand. I don't know for how long. Funny how that works.

Last edited by Ribtorus (2007-12-16 10:31 am)

I got a six of Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout in the fridge.
No actual Chocolate in the brew, just certain "chocolate-like " esters given off -it is a very "big" beer, a very, very nice Imperial Stout.

I'm about 2 miles from their brewery, and Brooklyn Lager, Pennant ale and seasonals are often in my fridge.

Had some Duvel and Orval last night, also a belgian Holiday Beer (Noel) whose brand name I have forgotten. Good stuff.
In winter I favor the stronger heavier ales, stouts and porters. Always love IPA, especially ones of the "California" style -almost too hoppy.

Guinness is always a staple. One of the finest beers ever. Big flavor, relatively low calories. One of the few beers that is both refreshing in summer and warming in winter.

Summer time I go for German and Czech style Pilsners.
I used to be crazy about Hefe Weizen, but lost my fondness for it in recent years -though I did have a schneider's recently. If you like Hefe Weizen, get yourself sme Schneider's, you'll like it.

Unibroue makes very nice belgian style beers as does Brewery Ommegang of Cooperstown.


I wish there were more english cask-conditioned "Real ales" available in the US. There really is nothing quite like it.

The lefthand milk stout is pretty excellent also.

I had a double bastard by stone brewery last night, and the rogue chocolate stout is pretty good. I'm kind of a beer snob. I dont know why you would limit yourself to smurfy watery beer.
Other than that, we just went through a log of smuttynose gnome at the bar i work at. only place in the area to have it as we bought it on presale. its a belgian ipa, so if you know your beer id reccommend you trying it.