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Started by Fireblade, August 22, 2009, 06:57:26 PM

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derspiess

#1470
May 10, 2016, 09:37:48 PM


Drinking my favorite session ale.  It started life as Madtree's Experimental Pale Ale #7, then they brewed it again as 007.  Then they called it James Bond.  Now it's PSA (Proper Session Ale).  Lots of taste, won't get you sloppy drunk & has only 135 calories per 12 oz :)
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Capetan Mihali

#1471
May 17, 2016, 10:00:33 AM
I'm drinking Ribena. :bowler:



Bumped into this in the "international" aisle, and since I'm looking for more interesting soft drinks these days, I decided to give it a shot.  I had vaguely heard of it before and got the sense that it was something of a British institution.

I love it, even though it is admittedly empty sugary calories. [Tesco announced they were going to remove it from the shelves in a health initiative (while leaving Coke and Pepsi :hmm:), which caused predictable Twitter outrage and probably boosted Ribena's brand quite a bit in the short term. :lol:]   '

I particularly like to make it with seltzer (it is a concentrated syrup that is supposed to make up 1/4 of the drink).
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MadImmortalMan

#1472
May 23, 2016, 06:14:28 PM
I had just a day before leaving Chile, we wanted to see the forts at Valdivia. There are some nice museums on the Calle-Calle river as well...and then this place popped up on yelp or tripadvisor or something. I don't know, my wife suggested it.

http://www.elgrowler.cl/

El Growler


Valdivia is home to the beginning of Chilean beer. It was where the primary thrust of German immigration was and current home of the Kuntsmann brewery, which is the best one you can consistently find around the country. I didn't go there though. I had many Kuntsmanns while in South America and also a few from Cervecería Austral in Punta Arenas (which on a guess has got to be the closest brewery to Antarctica, right?)

El Growler had about 20 beers on tap. Six of those were their own, and the rest guest beers. I was a bit startled to see they had Mermaid, Islander and a couple others from Coronado. And they also had a couple of IPAs of their own (and the only IPAs I saw in the whole country). Which were incredibly good. So I was suspicious and asked some questions. The brewmaster turned out to be from where I now consider to be the new beer capital of the world: Oregon.  :lol:
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derspiess

#1473
May 23, 2016, 09:43:21 PM
Glad to see growlers have made it to South America.  Haven't seen any evidence of them in Argentina yet.   I've had the Kunstmann Torobayo which is their English style Pale Ale.  It was true to style and was made with that very unique Patagonia Malt, which I'd like to taste again soon.
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The Brain

#1474
June 18, 2016, 03:36:31 PM
Straight Marky Mark.
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garbon

#1475
June 19, 2016, 04:53:38 AM
Had a very shitty Long Island last night - that I'd ordered in getting in a decent bit of alcohol. Note to the ignorant, Long Islands should not consist mainly of ice, coke and triple sec.
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Liep

#1476
June 19, 2016, 04:58:09 AM
Quote from: garbon on June 19, 2016, 04:53:38 AM
Had a very shitty Long Island last night - that I'd ordered in getting in a decent bit of alcohol. Note to the ignorant, Long Islands should not consist mainly of ice, coke and triple sec.

:lol:

No it should not, preferably you should get drunk or at least tipsy from just one of those.
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Caliga

#1477
June 19, 2016, 07:27:57 AM
Quote from: garbon on June 19, 2016, 04:53:38 AM
Had a very shitty Long Island last night - that I'd ordered in getting in a decent bit of alcohol. Note to the ignorant, Long Islands should not consist mainly of ice, coke and triple sec.
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derspiess

#1478
July 06, 2016, 09:11:15 AM
Cincinnati is finally getting some attention.

https://www.redfin.com/blog/2016/06/best-cities-for-beer-lovers.html
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Valmy

#1479
July 06, 2016, 09:32:28 AM
Quote from: derspiess on July 06, 2016, 09:11:15 AM
Cincinnati is finally getting some attention.

https://www.redfin.com/blog/2016/06/best-cities-for-beer-lovers.html

Huh. I am surprised to see San Francisco on there. I usually think about wine for that part of the country.

Most seem to be out there in Midwest, as one might expect. The Rust Belt may be kind of depressing but at least you can enjoy good beer.
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derspiess

#1480
July 06, 2016, 09:49:54 AM
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Huh. I am surprised to see San Francisco on there. I usually think about wine for that part of the country.

The craft beer movement pretty much began in San Francisco with Anchor.  Plus particularly in California breweries sprung up to complement wine  (in wine areas).  Russian River Brewing is a great example-- it was originally founded by Korbel.

QuoteMost seem to be out there in Midwest, as one might expect. The Rust Belt may be kind of depressing but at least you can enjoy good beer.

A lot of it is a function of gentrification going on in those cities, which to me is the opposite of depressing.  Unless you're in Cleveland or Detroit :P
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garbon

#1481
July 24, 2016, 12:11:13 PM
Had some of that Kremlin Award Vodka (licensed by Russian gov't) and that went down so smooth. :cool:

Almost made me forget about their crusade against my people. -_-
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

garbon

#1482
August 25, 2016, 07:02:35 AM
Belhaven Best - this has to be the lightest beer I've ever tasted. Were it not for the head and pale Amber colour, I'd think it was water. :hmm:
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

derspiess

#1483
August 25, 2016, 10:31:11 AM
Quote from: garbon on August 25, 2016, 07:02:35 AM
Belhaven Best - this has to be the lightest beer I've ever tasted. Were it not for the head and pale Amber colour, I'd think it was water. :hmm:

When my brother was in the UK a few weeks ago he was baffled by the low ABV of almost all the beer he had there.  Took him several beers to feel anything.  Mind you, he's accustomed to drinking beers 7.0% and up.
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Syt

#1484
September 13, 2016, 11:54:06 AM
Shepherd Neame & Co Faversham Brewery IPA
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