Beer Appreciation Thread

I didn't want to limit this thread to your favorite beers as it becomes people simply listing beers and (sometimes) being flamed for their choices. Thus, this is a beer appreciation thread!

I find I enjoy a wide range of beers, but I have a great love for hoppy beers. Stone Ruination and Stone Levitation are two of my favorites. Ruination can be very expensive and hard to find, but I do appreciate the absurd amount of hops in it that gives it such a bite. I also appreciate the citrus notes it has, they are noticeable without being overdone.

While the Ruination is the perfect IPA, Stone Levitation is an amazing American Amber Ale. Again it is extremely hoppy, but finishes with a caramel malt at the end that gives it a slightly sweet and smokey taste that leaves your tongue begging for more. It's really the perfect round finish to the hoppy start.

Of course, I enjoy lagers, stouts, etc, but tell me about your beers!

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D10 Brazil. April 26 2011 03:09. Posts 3246

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I rarely drink, I hate the effect Alcohol has on my cognitive functions, but when I do drink, I drink a Stealla Artois, very cold its almost like water, and 1 or 2 leave you well enough not to get drunk

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Dknight United States. April 26 2011 03:16. Posts 4134

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I love beer. And I love going to microbrew fests. Living in the metro Boston area, you get a lot of them in Boston, Manchester, and Portland. Huge fan of Magic Hat, Harpoon, Clown Shoes, and Shipyard.

Nothing beats a nice, heavy, dark beer. I love stouts and porters. Especially when they involve coffee beans. While they may be filling, nothing beats relaxing and having a porter or three.

Riku, for a citrusy beer, you should try Clownshoes' White Ale Clementine. Not sure how widely distributed they are but man, it's so good. Or Harpoon's UFO White which is made with orange rinds.

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Torte de Lini Canada. April 26 2011 03:19. Posts 27092

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Can someone explain to me what there is to appreciate when drinking beer? I don't drink beer at all, whenever I do, it tastes terrible, like really bad cough syrup.

I'm not asking with the intent of putting down beer (If I did, I'd be severely outnumbered), what I mean to ask is when I drink beer or try it, what kind of taste am I to expect? I don't like drinking to get drunk, I like drinking for the taste and potential feeling. However, I can only have maybe a glass before my mouth feels bland and maybe I'm just expecting beer the wrong way.

I drink a lot of soda and I love the strong taste and sugary feeling, will I just not like beer or should I just keep drinking until I eventually get comfortable with it. There are so many beers, so I don't even know which one to settle with (I don't even know that much about beers). Someone told me it's an acquired taste, so maybe that's it. I'm not a white wine guy nor heavy alcohol, I like red deep wine with a strong taste.

Thanks!

P.S: If it's any help, I'm in Canada, so suggest beers in Quebec/Canada.

Edit: If my post comes off condescending or poorly worded, please let me know and I'll fix it. I was trying to give an accurate portrayal of what I don't like and how it makes me feel to maybe give you guys a clue to tell me if this normal at the beginning or something that just outright tells me I'm not a beer guy

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D10 Brazil. April 26 2011 03:31. Posts 3246

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On April 26 2011 03:19 Torte de Lini wrote:
Can someone explain to me what there is to appreciate when drinking beer? I don't drink beer at all, whenever I do, it tastes terrible, like really bad cough syrup.

I'm not asking with the intent of putting down beer (If I did, I'd be severely outnumbered), what I mean to ask is when I drink beer or try it, what kind of taste am I to expect? I don't like drinking to get drunk, I like drinking for the taste and potential feeling. However, I can only have maybe a glass before my mouth feels bland and maybe I'm just expecting beer the wrong way.

I drink a lot of soda and I love the strong taste and sugary feeling, will I just not like beer or should I just keep drinking until I eventually get comfortable with it. There are so many beers, so I don't even know which one to settle with (I don't even know that much about beers). Someone told me it's an acquired taste, so maybe that's it. I'm not a white wine guy nor heavy alcohol, I like red deep wine with a strong taste.

Thanks!

P.S: If it's any help, I'm in Canada, so suggest beers in Quebec/Canada.

Edit: If my post comes off condescending or poorly worded, please let me know and I'll fix it. I was trying to give an accurate portrayal of what I don't like and how it makes me feel to maybe give you guys a clue to tell me if this normal at the beginning or something that just outright tells me I'm not a beer guy

Im like you, you need to drink it in the perfect temperature, to really judge it

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FallDownMarigold United States. April 26 2011 03:33. Posts 3228

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Keystone Light is my preferred brew

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Torte de Lini Canada. April 26 2011 03:33. Posts 27092

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On April 26 2011 03:31 D10 wrote:

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Im like you, you need to drink it in the perfect temperature, to really judge it

What temperature is that?

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Body_Shield Canada. April 26 2011 03:38. Posts 2651

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I'm into Innis and Gunn at the moment. A semi-light sweeter beer (well, Ale really), with hints of Scotch whiskey. I think I'm preferential to the blonde variant, but it depends on what I'm in the mood for.

Cold brings out the whiskey flavor, as it warms that flavor fades slightly; drinkable in both states (more-so when cold obv).

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emperorchampion Canada. April 26 2011 03:38. Posts 4138

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On April 26 2011 03:19 Torte de Lini wrote:
Can someone explain to me what there is to appreciate when drinking beer? I don't drink beer at all, whenever I do, it tastes terrible, like really bad cough syrup.

I'm not asking with the intent of putting down beer (If I did, I'd be severely outnumbered), what I mean to ask is when I drink beer or try it, what kind of taste am I to expect? I don't like drinking to get drunk, I like drinking for the taste and potential feeling. However, I can only have maybe a glass before my mouth feels bland and maybe I'm just expecting beer the wrong way.

I drink a lot of soda and I love the strong taste and sugary feeling, will I just not like beer or should I just keep drinking until I eventually get comfortable with it. There are so many beers, so I don't even know which one to settle with (I don't even know that much about beers). Someone told me it's an acquired taste, so maybe that's it. I'm not a white wine guy nor heavy alcohol, I like red deep wine with a strong taste.

Thanks!

P.S: If it's any help, I'm in Canada, so suggest beers in Quebec/Canada.

Edit: If my post comes off condescending or poorly worded, please let me know and I'll fix it. I was trying to give an accurate portrayal of what I don't like and how it makes me feel to maybe give you guys a clue to tell me if this normal at the beginning or something that just outright tells me I'm not a beer guy

As a good rule of thumb, stay away from beer brewed in Quebec or in the US.

Alexander Keith's is a great, fairly inexpensive beer, it's probably my favourite at the moment. If you really want to love beer, work outside all day in the sun, then open a cold beer- best thing ever.

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BloodNinja United States. April 26 2011 03:40. Posts 2062

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On April 26 2011 03:19 Torte de Lini wrote:
Can someone explain to me what there is to appreciate when drinking beer? I don't drink beer at all, whenever I do, it tastes terrible, like really bad cough syrup.

I'm not asking with the intent of putting down beer (If I did, I'd be severely outnumbered), what I mean to ask is when I drink beer or try it, what kind of taste am I to expect? I don't like drinking to get drunk, I like drinking for the taste and potential feeling. However, I can only have maybe a glass before my mouth feels bland and maybe I'm just expecting beer the wrong way.

I drink a lot of soda and I love the strong taste and sugary feeling, will I just not like beer or should I just keep drinking until I eventually get comfortable with it. There are so many beers, so I don't even know which one to settle with (I don't even know that much about beers). Someone told me it's an acquired taste, so maybe that's it. I'm not a white wine guy nor heavy alcohol, I like red deep wine with a strong taste.

Thanks!

P.S: If it's any help, I'm in Canada, so suggest beers in Quebec/Canada.

Edit: If my post comes off condescending or poorly worded, please let me know and I'll fix it. I was trying to give an accurate portrayal of what I don't like and how it makes me feel to maybe give you guys a clue to tell me if this normal at the beginning or something that just outright tells me I'm not a beer guy

What beers have you tried? Were there any attributes that you liked with some of them? Depending on what you have tried and liked / didn't like would affect recommendations given greatly. Much like other threads in this style the product is extremely vast and giving blanket recommendations is hard without knowing your preferences.

To the thread though - Right know with the weather heating up I am looking forward to drinking some good hefeweisens. Though, I do miss college and going out to river with a case of Bud light and wasting a day away though.

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solidONE United States. April 26 2011 03:41. Posts 152

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i turn 21 tomorrow so i'm going to appreciate beer more than anyone here!

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Body_Shield Canada. April 26 2011 03:42. Posts 2651

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Aphasie Norway. April 26 2011 03:42. Posts 431

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Beer is awesome.

Aass is what i usually drink. Amazing brewery, imo their Pilsner (lager) rivals Budvar and Urqell (almost

). But there are simply so many awesome beers that its impossible to list them all. I usually prefer Boddington, Guiness, Spitfire, Kilkenny when it comes to british. Gernany has so many awesome beers that its almost impossible to list all of em. I usually drink Schwarzbier, Weisse (wheat) or just regular pilsner beer. Franziskaner, Edel Weiss and Klosterbräu (sp?) being the favorites.

Ive never been crazy about beer from the BeNeLux countries or France. Of course there good beers there, but the regulars like Amstel, Heineken (awful - dont flame), Hoegarten, Chimay, etc ive never enjoyed. Even tasted beers from the best cloister brewery, but it certainly didnt live up to the hype (i.e. best beer in the world).

Poland also has a few good ones, and those american i have tasted that werent that shitty budweiser/miller/cools (or whatever)/etc were pretty good. Like Samuel Adams i greatly enjoyed. And also one brewed on maize, with an aztec on the bottle (might be mexican).

Overall i enjoy almost every type of beer. Wheat, Pilsner, Bock, Porter, IPA, Ale, Bayer, anything that is skillfully brewed.

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Synystyr United States. April 26 2011 03:46. Posts 1415

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I think we have this thread already....

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=184597

It's not the exaaaact same, but I think you could have this same discussion in that thread as well

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TadH Canada. April 26 2011 03:50. Posts 1820

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On April 26 2011 03:19 Torte de Lini wrote:
Can someone explain to me what there is to appreciate when drinking beer? I don't drink beer at all, whenever I do, it tastes terrible, like really bad cough syrup.

I'm not asking with the intent of putting down beer (If I did, I'd be severely outnumbered), what I mean to ask is when I drink beer or try it, what kind of taste am I to expect? I don't like drinking to get drunk, I like drinking for the taste and potential feeling. However, I can only have maybe a glass before my mouth feels bland and maybe I'm just expecting beer the wrong way.

I drink a lot of soda and I love the strong taste and sugary feeling, will I just not like beer or should I just keep drinking until I eventually get comfortable with it. There are so many beers, so I don't even know which one to settle with (I don't even know that much about beers). Someone told me it's an acquired taste, so maybe that's it. I'm not a white wine guy nor heavy alcohol, I like red deep wine with a strong taste.

Thanks!

P.S: If it's any help, I'm in Canada, so suggest beers in Quebec/Canada.

Edit: If my post comes off condescending or poorly worded, please let me know and I'll fix it. I was trying to give an accurate portrayal of what I don't like and how it makes me feel to maybe give you guys a clue to tell me if this normal at the beginning or something that just outright tells me I'm not a beer guy

I'd say go for a bottle of Keith's. One of the best beers out there.

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Hans-Titan Denmark. April 26 2011 03:53. Posts 1708

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Buy Czech beer.

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Riku United States. April 26 2011 03:55. Posts 986

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On April 26 2011 03:40 BloodNinja wrote:

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What beers have you tried? Were there any attributes that you liked with some of them? Depending on what you have tried and liked / didn't like would affect recommendations given greatly. Much like other threads in this style the product is extremely vast and giving blanket recommendations is hard without knowing your preferences.

To the thread though - Right know with the weather heating up I am looking forward to drinking some good hefeweisens. Though, I do miss college and going out to river with a case of Bud light and wasting a day away though.

The first good beers I started buying for myself were hefeweizens, do you have any recommendations? They tend to be difficult to find, but, you're right, they are PERFECT for summer.

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Cragus Canada. April 26 2011 03:56. Posts 115

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On April 26 2011 03:19 Torte de Lini wrote:
Can someone explain to me what there is to appreciate when drinking beer? I don't drink beer at all, whenever I do, it tastes terrible, like really bad cough syrup.

I'm not asking with the intent of putting down beer (If I did, I'd be severely outnumbered), what I mean to ask is when I drink beer or try it, what kind of taste am I to expect? I don't like drinking to get drunk, I like drinking for the taste and potential feeling. However, I can only have maybe a glass before my mouth feels bland and maybe I'm just expecting beer the wrong way.

I drink a lot of soda and I love the strong taste and sugary feeling, will I just not like beer or should I just keep drinking until I eventually get comfortable with it. There are so many beers, so I don't even know which one to settle with (I don't even know that much about beers). Someone told me it's an acquired taste, so maybe that's it. I'm not a white wine guy nor heavy alcohol, I like red deep wine with a strong taste.

Thanks!

P.S: If it's any help, I'm in Canada, so suggest beers in Quebec/Canada.

Edit: If my post comes off condescending or poorly worded, please let me know and I'll fix it. I was trying to give an accurate portrayal of what I don't like and how it makes me feel to maybe give you guys a clue to tell me if this normal at the beginning or something that just outright tells me I'm not a beer guy

You are probably drinking bad beers. La Fin du Monde is a good Quebecois beer that you might want to try; La Fin du Monde is a Belgian-style ale with very high ABV (9%) so don't drink too many, but it is quite flavourful and rather sweet. Innis & Gunn is a Scottish beer that you may find palatable as well, as it is very sweet. A decent hefeweizen (usually strong notes of banana) might be a good intro into good beer for you as well. I would stay away from porters, stouts, and most pale ales as they are usually too bitter for someone that isn't used to it.

In most cases the flavours are not going to be as up front as pop, but while they are more subtle, they are also more complex and interesting. So if you want a pop-style drinking experience, you will be disappointed, but it is very rewarding to learn to appreciate the subtleties of a good brew.

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Riku United States. April 26 2011 04:03. Posts 986

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On April 26 2011 03:46 Synystyr wrote:
I think we have this thread already....

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=184597

It's not the exaaaact same, but I think you could have this same discussion in that thread as well

I saw that thread. I addressed why I made this thread and did not simply post in that one in my original post.

Thanks for your concern, though.

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CaptainCrush United States. April 26 2011 04:16. Posts 784

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Fellow hop-head here! I love IPA's with one of my very favs being Green Flash West Coast IPA. I'm also an avid homebrewer, I keep two 5 gallon kegs on tap all the time. One is an IPA and the other is whatever I'm feeling at the moment. I really cram the hops in there too (yum!) Im not that big on lagers although I do love a good Oktoberfest, and really the only style of beer that I'm not a fan of is scottish ales.... just not for me.

I also HATE corona, I'll take water instead if that's all that is available.