nice going guys, you have to go ruin this happy thread by having a pissing contest over whose got better taste and telling other people that they have sucky tastebuds. why can't you just be nice once in a while uicide:
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i wanna talk about why gonzo's pal thread was locked with arpi in the lead with 2 votes. i feel this is a terrible injustice to sleeper, he needs a chance to get a second vote...
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I used to manage a liquor store...one of the biggest, if not THE biggest, in North Jersey. I probably tasted/got drunk off of every beer available in the area. I even met Michael Jackson (the beer guru, not the princess). Now I don't drink at all. I don't really miss being drunk, but I miss the taste of the beer.
For the best, gotta go with the Trappists - Chimay, Westmalle, etc. The other Belgians are great - Duvel, Lucifer, Hoegaarden...
German Weisse is nice...Franziskaner Hefeweizen especially
Microbrews are great of course, Dogfish Head out of Delaware made some excellent beers. If you ever get the chance to try Dogfish Head Blackfish, cut your arm off for it if you must. It's that Damn good.
As for brewing your own...I used to do it. It's an art, really, so don't be discouraged when your first few batches don't come out too well. It's easy to make your own beer, but it's not as easy to make GOOD beer. Ale takes a few weeks to ferment, so don't expect to buy the equipment today and start drinking your own shit tomorrow, but with some practice, time, money, and patience, along with the right resources, within a few months you should be on your way to brewing something halfway decent. Check the Ale Street News for places to buy homebrewing equipment...and good brewpubs, microbreweries, beer stores, and the like.
DGW, it's just that the microbeers have more fluctuation in the flavor of their beer. For example, a cherry Starburst has a greater bouquet of flavor than a Twizzler. But I would never say that a person who likes Twizzlers in an uneducated, uncultured dolt, nor would I call a person who likes Starburst a fag. They are just two candies with different characters. Some of us have just decided to hit C-10 on the candy machine instead of hitting C-6 everyday.
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so far, out of the ones I've tried, I like Rolling Rock, Sam Adams Cherry Wheat, San Adams Cream Stout, Yngling (sp?) and PBR for when I'm feelign ghetto
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