What's your favourite beer?

Ahleckz · 19 Apr 2011 at 12:28

ots3go said:
One of the microbreweries I visited in Munich had the tap directly hooked up to the brewing tank. Unfiltered godlyness.

Majestic, the wine people, tend to sell 12x500ml of it or the Oktoberfest version.

Reminds me of a time when Martin (joint owner of Brewdog) was testing some beer in one of the fermentation vessels. He put a glass up to the wee side tap about 1/3 of the way up the FV and turned it on. Queue the valve coming off in his hand, and beer (which was under pressure) went spurting all over him and the brewing floor. It was like something out of a cartoon, with him looking around anxiously before trying to put his thumb over the hole (which obviously failed, and ended up with more beer going everywhere).
Being good employees, myself and another brewer just stood and laughed at him.

danza · 19 Apr 2011 at 12:49

Ahleckz said:
Reminds me of a time when Martin (joint owner of Brewdog) was testing some beer in one of the fermentation vessels. He put a glass up to the wee side tap about 1/3 of the way up the FV and turned it on. Queue the valve coming off in his hand, and beer (which was under pressure) went spurting all over him and the brewing floor. It was like something out of a cartoon, with him looking around anxiously before trying to put his thumb over the hole (which obviously failed, and ended up with more beer going everywhere).
Being good employees, myself and another brewer just stood and laughed at him.

LOL

Imagine if that had happened during a brewery tour/demo!

bledd · 19 Apr 2011 at 12:55

Oranjeboom

Oynas · 19 Apr 2011 at 13:42

I tried Leffe for the first time over the weekend and I really didn't get on with the subtle sweet note. I drank it, but I wouldn't have it again.

FTM · 19 Apr 2011 at 13:57

brewdog Punk IPA

how an IPA should be, sharp refreshing and strong

Ezyryder · 19 Apr 2011 at 14:10

Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier in draft...

Craig1981 · 19 Apr 2011 at 16:05

Tennants is about the only beer I can stomach and its once in a blue moon when I drink even that.

Beer = not for me.

medievaltw · 19 Apr 2011 at 16:29

Marston's Oyster Stout
Hobgoblin
Marston's Burton Bitter
Old Perculiar
Most things by Sam Smith
DoomBar

JaffaJedi · 19 Apr 2011 at 22:09

Anything from the Dent brewery in Cumbria

Spleenus · 19 Apr 2011 at 22:10

A few goodun's which I like include:

Tribute
Hobgoblin
Doombar
Golden Black Sheep
Old Speckled Hen
Proper Job
Admirals Ale

Just to mention a few...

Spleenus · 19 Apr 2011 at 22:12

Stovies said:
Anything from the Dent brewery in Cumbria

I'd agree with that, I quite enjoy a few when I'm in Lancaster as well as some from the Lancaster brewery.

mysticsniper · 19 Apr 2011 at 22:36

Guinness & Cider and at the same time as well

discobiscuits · 20 Apr 2011 at 09:45

Not many heineken lovers then? After going to Europe all the standard beers taste too weak plus this gets
Me going after only 1 pint

Podmonkey · 20 Apr 2011 at 10:16

I dont think an ice cold Corona + lime can be beaten in this weather.

jp_bl_68 · 20 Apr 2011 at 11:52

bledd. said:
Oranjeboom

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

London Pride and Honey Dew are probably my favourite beers at the moment.

Ahleckz · 20 Apr 2011 at 12:25

danza said:
LOL

Imagine if that had happened during a brewery tour/demo!

Yeah, that wouldn't have gone down very well.
The worrying thing about it was that I was in charge of 'quality control' (testing gravities, checking clarity, checking taste

) so if it was going to happen to anyone the odds of it being me were quite high. It's okay for the owner to mess up, something else for a lowly brewer!

J-FRO · 20 Apr 2011 at 13:06

jp_bl_68 said:
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.

chimponarope · 20 Apr 2011 at 13:44

For me it depends on my mood, a hot summers day I prefer a lager or a lighter ale, cold winter night a dark ale. Got one of the 20 belgian beer boxes from Beers of Europe a while ago and had fun going through those, not many I wasn't keen on.

Favourites though have to be:
Old Perculier, on draft, not from a bottle it's just not right from a bottle
Hobgoblin
Tsing Tao or Cobra for a lager
Most things from Badger except that awful ginger one they did recently

Matallica · 20 Apr 2011 at 15:18

Anyone remember Carling Premier? is it still alive!?

elmuzzy66. · 20 Apr 2011 at 15:25

St Pauli