What's your favourite beer?

[J-FRO]

As beer is supposedly the 3rd most popular drink after water and tea worldwide (source), I figured it'd be good to have a thread entirely dedicated to its consumption.

As a general definition, we will include under the heading of beer all lagers, stouts, pale ales, ales, wheat beers, fruit beers etc but not cider. Obviously...

So tell us about any recent beers your tried, and you've made yourself, what your favourite beer is, when and where do you enjoy drinking it most.

My personal favourite is Peroni. Nothing like an ice cold pint of Peroni on an afternoon after a hard days work.

 

[J-FRO]

Ahhh a desperado is good! First desperado I ever had was on my first ever rugby social at uni. We had all been to an all you can eat chinese before we headed of to this other pub. I headed to the cash point with this two 3rd year rugby lads, we got to the pub and everyone had already done their first pint. Cue rugby social sec saying we all have to neck our first pints. Being bloated from all the chinese, we neck our pints but I start feeling funny. Run to the loo's, throw up on route, throw up some more in there and then head back to the rest of the guys, cue round out applause and laughter with one of the guys handing me a desperado. The lime really helped get rid of the sick taste. Great night!

 

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Ahhh honeydew is pretty good! I love a pint of that. First had that in Covent Garden at le pain quotidien. Not a bad place for lunch either, one in Tottenham Court Road too.

 

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Indeed Although my sister laughed at me and said it's a girls drink..?! Either way, it's pretty tasty and a good one to get people who don't normally like ales as its smooth and sweet

Naaaaah its not a girls drink. No beer is a girls drink (except, in my opinion corona). Honeydew is a summer beer. It's refreshing.

Hobgoblin is pretty good. In Canterbury there's a few pubs named after some of these beers.

 

[J-FRO]

Carling

Really? Really Really?

 

[J-FRO]

You can't judge, you said you loved Desperado

LOL I said it was good, not that I love it!

 

[J-FRO]

Had my first pints of beer last night since January.

5 or 6 pints of Peroni and I have to admit I was a bit worse for wear.

 

[J-FRO]

I had this beer once, was belgian I think. Had it in a restaurant called cafe belge in Canterbury, it came out in a rounded bottom glass so it couldn't sit directly on the table but it had like a little wooden trophy holder for it. Can't think what it was called but that was beautiful as well. Couldn't drink too many for a 'session', but was lovely and smooth with dinner.

EDIT: It wasn't Kwak by the way, google image searches have led me to think that that glass and stand is pretty impressive though.

 

[J-FRO]

Having just come back from Belgium, I believe what you may be referring to is Leutebok. Comes in a wooden stand with a special glass that won't stand up on its own, unlike Kwak.

Another vote for Kwak here though, I could drink that all day, it's lovely.

OMG! YES! Thats the one!

cheer ma man!

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check this!

 

[J-FRO]

This website seems to be pretty good for all the continental brews. Seem to charge £6.75 no matter what for delivery as long as you're in UK mainland. Oh and they only accept orders of £20 or more. But could be a good shout for all those reading about brews on here and interested to try a few of them.

http://www.beermerchants.com/

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Check out some of the mixed cases at the above link half way down on the left, some cracking deals there too. Very tempting.

 

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It's a lager, not a tune! Haven't seen Oranjeboom in years.

Several pubs in Canterbury servie it The Monument pub used to be my local and all we ever drank in there was this.

 

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The white Kronenbourg beer.

Cor, not had that in a while!

 

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After some research I have decided that my favourite bottled ales generally come from Suffolk or Kent. Can someone have a guess as to why?

I like the bitter/hoppiness of these beers e.g. Adnams, Shepard Neame, St Peters etc... are Suffolk and Kent the best hop growing counties?

Kent is known as the Garden of England and just driving along the M2 you can see a whole host of hops and stuff growing for beer.

I'll get slated for this.
But I see a lot of lagers in this list when the question relates to your favourite beer.

As a general definition, we will include under the heading of beer all lagers, stouts, pale ales, ales, wheat beers, fruit beers etc but not cider. Obviously...

That's why everyone is referring to lager as well.

 

[J-FRO]

Bottled - Corona with lime.
Pints- Becks Vier

Holy thread revival batman!

Must say, rather loving Brooklyn Brewery Lager at the moment.

And Hobgoblin!

 

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What I found myself drinking and trying on Sunday evening at Blues Kitchen in Camden

Big Wave was pretty nice, quite refreshing and a little bit fruity.

And then of course my reigning favourite beer:

Still can't get enough of Brooklyn Lager.... even in a can!