A thread about GOOD beer

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Swamp Fox
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Apr 25, 2010 6:14am
My definition of a "good beer" is very simple really. One, is is very, very cold? Two, does it taste good to you? Three, can you buy it without committing to a five year 60 payment agreement for a single bottle? Four, is it a beer that at least some of your good friends have heard of? Five, does it have an ultra-yuppie name with at least six words, three or more of which are in a foreign language, or does it have a simple name like say...Bud Lite or Coor's Lite, or Ultra-Lite. If it falls under the last three, then it's my kind of beer.
(Unless it's warm)
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queencitybuckeye
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Apr 25, 2010 9:07am
If it's better the colder it's served, it's bad beer.
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BigAppleBuckeye
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Apr 25, 2010 9:56am
sleeper wrote: This isn't so much good beer as "Look at me, I buy beer that no one has ever seen before, I must be cool"

LOL, please.
Kindof like posting on a beer thread a "look at me" thread of your own?
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joebaseball
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Apr 25, 2010 10:34am
Love Abita Light just can't find it in Ohio. I can find all of the other Abita beers just not the light.

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BORIStheCrusher
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Apr 25, 2010 10:38am
Swamp Fox wrote: My definition of a "good beer" is very simple really. One, is is very, very cold? Two, does it taste good to you? Three, can you buy it without committing to a five year 60 payment agreement for a single bottle? Four, is it a beer that at least some of your good friends have heard of? Five, does it have an ultra-yuppie name with at least six words, three or more of which are in a foreign language, or does it have a simple name like say...Bud Lite or Coor's Lite, or Ultra-Lite. If it falls under the last three, then it's my kind of beer.
(Unless it's warm)
I'd disagree with your definition. 1. Not all beer is meant to be served at the same temperature. While some people drink their beer ice cold, different styles are meant to be served between 35-55 degrees depending on the style. As it warms up a bit you will get more flavor out of the beer and you won't numb your palate. Don't believe me, drink a glass of red wine ice cold next to a room temp glass. 2. I do agree this, people should drink what they like. 3. Like most things in life (food, clothes, electronics etc.), you get what you pay for. Having said that, You can get plenty of good beer for a decent price. 4. With the number of beers out there, I'm sure most people haven't heard of 99% of them. Even people around me who are drinking good beer don't know about a lo of good beers I do. 5. Is the name really more important than the taste?
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sleeper
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Apr 25, 2010 11:09am
BigAppleBuckeye wrote:
sleeper wrote: This isn't so much good beer as "Look at me, I buy beer that no one has ever seen before, I must be cool"

LOL, please.
Kindof like posting on a beer thread a "look at me" thread of your own?
I need attention =(
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BigAppleBuckeye
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Apr 25, 2010 11:17am
sleeper wrote:
BigAppleBuckeye wrote:
sleeper wrote: This isn't so much good beer as "Look at me, I buy beer that no one has ever seen before, I must be cool"

LOL, please.
Kindof like posting on a beer thread a "look at me" thread of your own?
I need attention =(
Its ok, we all get a case of the Sundays haha
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eski1
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Apr 25, 2010 11:26am
As I venture out into the world of real beer, Bud Light tastes like water to me...
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LJ
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Apr 25, 2010 12:24pm
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said_aouita
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Apr 25, 2010 2:12pm
Two great after dinner beers.

Stone Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout.


Young's Double Chocolate Stout
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From the Hills
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Apr 25, 2010 2:16pm
said_aouita wrote: Two great after dinner beers.

Stone Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout.


Young's Double Chocolate Stout
Chocolate and beer together?? Are you kidding me.
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bigkahuna
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Apr 25, 2010 2:20pm
BORIStheCrusher wrote: I know it's all over Toledo. You should be able to get it anywhere that has a decent beer selection. Be VERY careful when you pour it though, biggest head you will ever see on a beer. The first two I poured too fast and they overflowed all over the floor.
Well that's good because I just live over the border.
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BORIStheCrusher
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Apr 25, 2010 2:49pm
From the Hills wrote:
said_aouita wrote: Two great after dinner beers.

Stone Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout.


Young's Double Chocolate Stout
Chocolate and beer together?? Are you kidding me.
Chocolate and beer are great together.