"Anon" (tjsielsistneb)
04/04/2015 at 02:28 • Filed to: None
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"Anon" (tjsielsistneb)
04/04/2015 at 02:28 • Filed to: None | 3
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I long held the opinion that beer wasn't that good. After having a Guinness Draught the other night, I would like to redact that opinion. I have found I like darker beers as opposed to light beers like Hoegaarden. Also, Only 24 more days till I can legally drink! I'll finally not have to bum alcohol off older friends! Also, it will make buying my dad birthday presents a whole hell of a lot easier!
whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU
> Anon
04/04/2015 at 02:43 |
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Guiness Extra Stout. All you need.
Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast
> Anon
04/04/2015 at 02:44 |
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So many beers but only one liver, life is hard.
BATC42
> Anon
04/04/2015 at 03:04 |
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You have to try some strong european beers then, especially trappist beers if you can find one. I especially recommend the Trappiste Rochefort (from Belgium) and La Trappe (from the Netherlands), both in their strongest flavour (that would be around 11% of alcohol)
TopSirloin
> Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast
04/04/2015 at 03:12 |
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"I'd rather be a good liver, than have one"
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TopSirloin
> Anon
04/04/2015 at 03:16 |
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There is a vast, vast ocean of bad beer out there. It's easy for someone to grow up thinking all beer sucks, especially if they aren't exposed to real beer. Real beer is a wonderfully complex world that almost any doubter can find their niche within. Darker beers are great! You may find you like hops or a particular brew style in particular. Fun fact! Guinness adds a small amount of a sour beer brewed from the same yeast strain and recipe for hundreds of years to each batch, so that Guinness can never be exactly replicated. See? You're a fan of sour beers too and didn't even know!
Justin T. Westbrook
> Anon
04/04/2015 at 03:20 |
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I had some sort of Chilean Chocolate beer from the Triangle Wine Co. in NC and it was some of the best booze I've ever tasted. Also, 91 days until I can legally drink!
Sam
> Anon
04/04/2015 at 03:21 |
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I agree. Still can't legally drink, and don't actually drink at all. But I know that the mainstream light beers taste like shit.
Big Bubba Ray
> Anon
04/04/2015 at 03:48 |
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Glad you cnanged your opinion! Beer is great. A Guiness on draught is one of life's greatest things.
Beer is an acquired tasted but you'll learn to love the differences in beers as you try many more of them. Once you turn 21, I suggest buying a six pack of a different beer every week. It sounds ridiculous, but that way you can figure out what you do and don't like.
Svend
> Anon
04/04/2015 at 04:47 |
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I've been a Guinness drinker for many moons (I'm 35 so have been drinking it for about 21 years) and I love the stuff. I drink pale ales too such as Old Speckled Hen and the like.
Light ales have a place but they are few and far between in finding one that's right for me.
Light beers and lagers are generally just crap.
Glad you've come over to the dark side, good things come to those who wait.
Cé hé sin
> Anon
04/04/2015 at 04:48 |
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"Only 24 more days till I can legally drink!"
You can't legally drink on private property?
Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
> Anon
04/04/2015 at 08:53 |
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I'm more of a Harp guy myself but I do like guinness black lager, and I really rant to try Guinness blondie
RockThrillz89
> Anon
04/04/2015 at 09:04 |
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If you do like I did, you'll need a new liver by 21, and all the good stuff about drinking goes away (i.e. breaking the law). For a year or two. Then you get a real job and become an alcoholic again, only with better booze. Just wait until you can have Guinness from the tap. It's so much better when they pull a lever to give it to you than in the little bottle. But that little bullet in there is pretty neat.
Autofixation
> Anon
04/04/2015 at 09:40 |
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Welcome to the dark side! I too definitely prefer the darker beers. Love my porters and stouts. Oh, and there is such a thing as Guinness Extra Stout, much better than the draught in my opinion.
BunkyTheMelon
> Anon
04/04/2015 at 10:07 |
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Try the Guinness Black Lager. It addresses all my complaints with regular Guinness (flat beermilk).
Tim (Fractal Footwork)
> Anon
04/04/2015 at 10:20 |
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First off, actual draft beer is 10x better than bottled.
2nd, the best beer I've ever had is Spotted Cow, but you can only get it in Wisconsin.
3rd, I love Guiness like it was essential for live.
That's all. Cheers!
HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> Anon
04/04/2015 at 10:30 |
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Beers are, like cars some are great some are aweful.
Hamm's Is like the Mitsubishi Mirage of beers.
MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig
> Anon
04/04/2015 at 10:37 |
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Find it and try it. It's fantastic.
pauljones
> Anon
04/04/2015 at 12:12 |
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Interesting; I've always held that Guinness is actually a terrible beer. To start with, people say that it's a meal in a can - but it actually has a lower calorie content than any of the standard "light beers." The same goes for alcohol content, which is ironic considering that the call it a stout. Stouts and Porters are very similar beer styles; the stout came about as a stronger, higher alcohol Porter. Guinness, I believe, is a 4.2%er. On top of it all, it's utterly bland, and their quality control is sometimes lacking.
Really, a lot of the love that Guinness gets is a result of decades of great marketing, the inexplicable tendency towards group think and wanting to be cool like everyone else, and the power of simply wanting something to be.
If you like darker beers, try a good solid Porter. The Port City Porter is a fantastic choice, as is the Allagash Black. Both are amongst the best Porters on the market today. If you like things that are yeasty and malty, just about any Irish Red will have you covered. The Great Lakes Conway is by far one of my favorites in that genre. Usually only a March beer, you should still be able to find it around.
Also try a good solid schwarzbier; it'll change your impression of what a dark beer is. Most people think that a dark beer is necessarily a heavy-bodied, yeasty thing, but that's just not the case. Many, in fact, are dark lagers or ales that have a great deal of depth and complexity, but are as light-bodied and easy to drink as a budweiser.
And, finally, don't count out lighter-colored beers too quickly, either. If you like the depth and flavor found in darker beers, you'll find plenty of the same in wheats, saisons, and tripels. And you're right in the season for them. For reference, try the Boulevard Brewing Tank 7 (a saison), the Ommegang Witte, and the Victory Brewing Company Golden Monkey.
Joel Ness
> pauljones
04/04/2015 at 12:26 |
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This... I agree with this. Also, check out the Creme Bruele Stout from Southern Tier brewing. Not only is it good on its own, it makes the best beer float you'll ever have.
Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
> Big Bubba Ray
04/04/2015 at 12:30 |
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Or just go somewhere where you can pick your own 6.
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Big Bubba Ray
> Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
04/04/2015 at 13:29 |
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Oooh, good call. I think Trader Joes does that.
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Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
> Big Bubba Ray
04/04/2015 at 13:32 |
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If Louisiana has Publix's, they have that too. I have no recommendations though, because I've got another 5 months until I'm 21. Fuck. I just realized I haven't had any alcohol in over a year.
wafflesnfalafel
> Anon
04/04/2015 at 22:19 |
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http://www.brewersassociation.org/
PanchoVilleneuve ST
> pauljones
04/05/2015 at 16:02 |
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Guinness' role is to be the beer that people who like beer like before they actually try something good.