Any beer connoisseurs out there?

[Disgruntled70sHab]

Sounds like there's plenty of experience in our community. However, the first thing I should say is that I'm far from a connoisseur; more like trial and error with a few rough mornings over the years.

Moosehead Lager

As many of you know this is by far my favourite beer. Great for BBQs, great with salt and pepper chips in front of the TV. However, it's not an overly heavy beer. Great to sip on while sitting on the deck with just a hint of frost on the bottle.

Rothaus Pils

Probably one of the best beers I've tasted outside of Canada. It was the beer of choice by my German friends when we lived in overseas. I contacted the Liquor Control Board of Ontario and they told me they could bring it in. Didn't ask the cost but I'm tempted to do this for Christmas.

Miller Genuine Draft

Didn't have too much time for American beer until a neighbour of mine introduced me to MGD. Like Moosehead Lager, it sells for a bit more than regular domestic beers but you'll know where that extra coin went when you try one.

Corona

The lime slice definitely adds to this beer. Like MGD, it's one of the smoothest going down. Pretty popular party beer.

Anyone else?

Cheers.

[franko]

Beer . . . of the root variety. A&W before they got too commercial and watered things down.

[CentreHice]

What's a hockey board without this topic.....good one, Dis.

I recently got turned onto Hoegaarden...a Belgian wheat beer enthusiasts call "Hogie". A smooth, cloudy, less carbonated beer...served with a wedge of lemon. Goes down too easy....a real summertime beer. Just over $2/bottle in liquor stores. Some Beer Stores carry it...but I can't find it there.

Comparable beer is brewed in Quebec. Blance de Chambly. A little cheaper, but still over $2/bottle. Again, best with some lemon. This is "treat myself" beer...I can't afford to be drinking this stuff as my "usual".

President's Choice has come out with their version....and at their price...I have to give it a try.





If anybody can suggest more good wheat beers, it would be (burp) appreciated.

[Doc Holliday]

ooooooh absolutely my friend. I tried more beer than I can remember... Our Liquor Commission (SAQ) offers a really wide and great choice of imports. We also have great Bars in Quebec city and Montreal for trying out beer flavors from around the world.

Here are 3 must try in terms of beer IMO.

DAB (Dortmunder)
Great blond beer, rich and smooth. The true essence of Pilsener.

X.O.
A dark red beer with a cognac flavor. Astonishing product.

Fin de Monde Microbrewerie product from Quebec
A strong (9%) golden beer, packed with spicy flavors.

[CentreHice]

docholliday said:

ooooooh absolutely my friend. I tried more beer than I can remember... Our Liquor Commission (SAQ) offers a really wide and great choice of imports. We also have great Bars in Quebec city and Montreal for trying out beer flavors from around the world.

Here are 3 must try in terms of beer IMO.

DAB (Dortmunder)
Great blond beer, rich and smooth. The true essence of Pilsener.

X.O.
A dark red beer with a cognac flavor. Astonishing product.

Fin de Monde Microbrewerie product from Quebec
A strong (9%) golden beer, packed with spicy flavors.

Thanks Doc. End of the World? Great name for a beer!

[Disgruntled70sHab]

centrehice said:

What's a hockey board without this topic.....good one, Dis.

I recently got turned onto Hoegaarden...a Belgian wheat beer enthusiasts call "Hogie". A smooth, cloudy, less carbonated beer...served with a wedge of lemon. Goes down too easy....a real summertime beer. Just over $2/bottle in liquor stores. Some Beer Stores carry it...but I can't find it there.

Comparable beer is brewed in Quebec. Blance de Chambly. A little cheaper, but still over $2/bottle. Again, best with some lemon. This is "treat myself" beer...I can't afford to be drinking this stuff as my "usual".

President's Choice has come out with their version....and at their price...I have to give it a try.





If anybody can suggest more good wheat beers, it would be (burp) appreciated.

I honestly can't remember the name of the wheat beer we drank in Germany but I remember it for two reasons; it can put the weight on you very easily and it was a great beer that filled in the cracks after a big meal.

If you ordered a Weizenbier (wheat beer) the Deutchers would ask you if you perferred, "Dunkelheit oder Kristall" (dark or crystal (lite)).

Smooth indeed. Hangovers could be brutal.

Cheers.

[duster]

Hmmmm.....beer.

So many beers, so little time

I do have a few favourites. We have a lot of microbrews here in B.C. and some of them are quite good. Shaftesbury, Okanagan and Granville Island come to mind. There are a couple of local brew pubs around the area that make really good beer as well.

I think the oddest beer I've tried is a cherry beer made by Unibroue. Not only was the taste unique but you are supposed to drink it hot (the bottle is gradually warmed in hot water). Warm beer, who knew?

Then there is this beer from South Africa. It kind of reminds you a little of those cup 'o noodles in styrofoam containers. Open lid partially, pour in boiling water to cereal/sugar mixture, close lid, shake, wait a while and voila...Primitive but effective. A little gritty though.

I like Hoegaarden. Simply yummy. Not easy to find around here. Plenty of English beers though such as McEwans, Boddington's etc... One of my faves is still Kronenbourg 1664. I acquired the taste for it in France. In the U.S., I always look for Pete's Wicked Ale or Sierra Nevada.

I'm intrigued by Doc's X.O. beer. Time to visit la Belle Province for, ahem, research purposes.

Great topic Dis

[Rimmer]

my favourite beer is Harp. it's an Irish lager beer, sometimes called 'White Guiness'. I once read somewhere that it's also brewed in Canada?

although I prefer lagers to ales, I really liked Spitfire, an english ale that I actually found in a pub in a small town in the south of Sweden. now every time I go there on business, I stop for a pint of Spitfire.

I also like austrian lager Gosser.

there are quite a few others I liked, but these three somehow left the biggest impression.

R.

[franko]

The paternal side of my family knows nothing but "Cinquante". Microbreweries are an anathema, as are "foriegn" brews and anything made by "that other so-called major brewery in Canada". US? Pah!

But that's them. What do I know?

[Disgruntled70sHab]

franko said:

Beer . . . of the root variety. A&W before they got too commercial and watered things down.

Dis Jr even has his best root beer, Franko. It's Barq's or bust. But, he's never had an A&W root beer before. I practically grew up on that.

Cheers.

[CentreHice]

The best beer per buck (bbpb) used to be the 500 mL bottle of Okocim (Oh-koh-chim) from Poland. I bought it not two years ago at $1.85 per bottle.

Now they've caught on...and so the price went up to around $2.50.

Another good one is Kozel from the Czech Republic....$2.15 for the 500 mL bottle.

Rimmer's Gosser is only $2.05 for the 500 mL can.....that's a darn good bbpb rating.

[blny]

As long as it isn't a pilsner, I'm pretty good.

1. Keith's IPA
2. Keith's Red
3. Corona
4. Rickard's Red
5. some of the Sleeman's brews

[Disgruntled70sHab]

blny said:

As long as it isn't a pilsner, I'm pretty good.

1. Keith's IPA
2. Keith's Red
3. Corona
4. Rickard's Red
5. some of the Sleeman's brews

Used to live in PEI from '84 to '86 and the Island came out with it's own draft beer called, "Old Abbey." The released it on a Friday and the vats were dry by Sunday. Probably the harshest beer I've tasted since the original Moosehead Ale.

Keith's was pretty popular but back then you could only get it in cans on the mainland. I imagine you can now though.

Cheers.

[Skilly]

Not much of a beer drinker (gives me heart burn ). I usually drink the American light stuff (Coors light, Bud light, Miller Light) or Corona (with a lime). But if you get a chance try:

1) Dominion Ale
2) India
3) Jockey Club
4) Blue Star
5) Black Horse
6) Quidi Vidi 1892