Patrick Bateman
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Come to Europe and you'll never again claim that US-beer is good.
Klaxon said:Come to Europe and you'll never again claim that US-beer is good.
Jugendstil said:I can't believe there's no more Bell's in Chicago, it sucks. One of my friends drove to Wisconsin and bought 3 cases of it.
Big-E said:I am drinking a Hoegaarden right now.
Favre4435 said:Also, those that said Deschutes are right!
distantmantra said:Deschutes is my very favorite, but I don't think it's sold outside of Washington, Oregon and Idaho.
What makes it even better is that a good family friend became the head brewmaster a few years ago. Weekends in Bend drinking all kinds of special beers rule.
Chichikov said:Industrially mass produced beer sucks (yes, even if it says it is made from a secret Belgium monks recipe on the label), in the US, prohibition killed many of the smaller breweries, leaving the the market largely controlled by the Budweisers, Coors and their ilk.
But in pretty much every North American city you can find great local beer.
much like you don't judge every Dutch beer by Heineken, you should not fault the US's due to Miller.
I like my beers with alcohol, but that's just me.Klaxon said:That's a good start, now try some Guiness or some Flensburger Pilsener.
Forgotten Ancient said:Yup, stay away from pretty much any beer advertised on TV. There are so many better beers to be found at local breweries.
SlackMage said:I hear a lot of crap from foreigners and a lot of people in the states that think they know their shit saying American Beer sucks. Well, if all you've drank is Coors/Bud/Miller you don't know jack shit. I know there are others out there that have drank some really good US beer and I want to hear your suggestions! Ill start: This is Pyramid Hefeweizen. It is my favorite beer ever! I believe it is brewed somewhere in Washington. It is unfiltered to give it that extra taste and aroma!
Our award-winning Flagship ale is now in bottles!! This is an ale made in the tradition of the great strong ales of Scotland. Amber colored, malty sweet with underlying note of smokiness.
Alcohol content approximately 6.0% by volume (ALWAYS ON TAP!!)
Medals - Great American Beer Festival (GABF) 1998 & 1999 & 2003 - Bronze - Scottish-Style Ale
Our Hop Knot IPA is made only from American malt and lots of American hops, which produce a big, broad-shouldered, hoppy beer backed up by a character as warm as, well, Mom and apple pie
Hop Knot IPA get its peculiar name from the weaving of four different hops added at four separate times during the brewing process. Including our cavernous hop-back, which gets so stuffed with whole leaf hops that we feel genuine guilt for its excess. Hop Knot is an ale that is to be enjoyed with friends, spicy food or any time you need a good hop fix without the harsh bitterness. We hope you enjoy this pioneering beer made in the bold spirit of Americans everywhere.
Alcohol content approximately 6.0% by volume (ALWAYS ON TAP!!)
Medals - World Beer Cup 2006 - Bronze - American Strong Pale Ale
Great American Beer Festival (GABF) 2006- Bronze- American-Style Strong Pale Ale
Hopsquatch® Barleywine NOW ON DRAFT (April 2007)
What is it?
Barleywines are super strength beers that have their roots in old England. They are comparable to Ports or Sherry in their sweet flavor and high potency. Ours is more of an American style in that it has been infused with massive amounts of hops.
How was it made so strong?
Lots of malt. In other words, lots of food for yeast. More yeast food equals more alcohol. When there is so much alcohol though, the beer needs time fore those flavors to mellow out. So we aged Hopsquatch for one year in stainless. This long aging period also allowed some of the harsh bitter flavor from the hops to buffer out and blend with all of the other flavors. This creates a fine, full flavored, very complex ale.
What's with the name?
Traditionally barleywines have colorful names like, Monster, Old Nick, Sudden Death, Old Knucklehead, Old Fart, etc. Ours is no different. When we brewed it we had these metaphorical visions of a twelve foot tall hop-covered beast lurking in the cellar for a year. No body believed us, so like the legend of Bigfoot, Hopsquatch was born That, and it sounds funny.
What's with the "Pimp-Chalice" glassware?
See the above description (Hat tip to all the brewers on this one).
Medals - World Beer Cup 2006 - Gold- Barleywine Style Ale
Medals - World Beer Cup 2004 - Bronze - Imperial or Double Red Ale
Forgotten Ancient said:I can't begin to imagine what I'm missing from all the other microbreweries in the country.
nope.Triz said:actually brewed in Sacramento CA
seconded.shoplifter said:14 Stone Imperial Russian Stout (I buy 12 every year and drink one every 4-6 weeks to let it age over the course of the year)
kablooey said:My experience with beers is pretty limited, but I like me some Newcastle. Oh, but that's not American, right.
iapetus said:Um, no. It's from... Newcastle.
max_cool said:But it's not a beer...
Damn my ignorance!worldrunover said:Actually, Barleywines are beers. They're called "barley wine" because many of them can be as strong as wine (in ABV), but since they're brewed with grain and not fruit, they're very much-so beers.
Chichikov said:nope.
it's based in Seattle.
But they also have breweries in other places in the west coast.
Not really. Miller Lite is slightly less shitty than Bud Lite. I can't even remember the last time I've seen a Bud commercial.iapetus said:This isn't an American thing. It seems to be a universal rule that the quality of the beer is inversely proportional to the quality of the advertising.
shoplifter said:I've been wanting to start brewing my own stuff but I need to make sure I can get something to store the finished product in over the long term. Once I get my shit in order I'm planning to try mostly stouts, possibly some bocks/dopplebocks, and IPAs.
max_cool said:Damn my ignorance!
but thanks for the info
funny (or not) story about PBR -briefcasemanx said:I drink pabst exclusively because I'm poor, and also because I like the taste of piss swishing around in my mouth. I also hate foreigners*.
That stuff is shit. Düff is much better. It's from Sweden.refreshZ said:
140.85 said:I think when most people say "American beer sucks" they are actually voicing a 2-part opinion. 1. American beer sucks and 2. (The silent opinion which is never voiced): There is probably good American beer somewhere but it's too hard to find.
The problem isn't that Americans are bad at making beer, it's that the good stuff isn't easy to find. You can't just walk to any store and grab a six-pack of the stuff most of you have been posting and until that changes, American beer sucks.
Oh and Sam Adams is overrated - definitely not a good example of American beer. I remember being really surprised the first time I had it. I was expecting it to be great because of the way people talked about it. Then I thought maybe it was an isolated incident, but, nope - everytime Ive had it its been bad. Although the cherry wheat is pretty good, aside from it tasting a little like cough syrup.