Do you drink crap or quality beer?

moonage

FruitLover wrote: »

Maybe your underdeveloped palette can't appreciate the flavour of a good beer, but for the rest of us, the enjoyment is more in the taste than in the alcoholic properties.

Oh dear! Here we go!

The bullsh1t is really starting to kick in.

Auvers

if its not above 5%

then beer = piss

really like the Polish beers at present, oh cant wait for a nice cold bottle of Lech tonight :cool:

nlgbbbblth

top choices for me are Fullers Honeydew and Whitstable Bay.

yupyup7up

I would drink pretty much whatever is on offer but if I'm buy it I'd buy,

For at home:
Stella - Lovely stuff when cold and very cheap!
Svyturys Ekstra Beer - savage stuff
Desperados
Tyskie
the odd time Ill buy carlsberg or heineken

For in the pub:
pints:
if its a really good pint,
heineken,
otherwise
carlsberg,

have recently become very fond of smithwicks with guiness head!
must give paulaner a go at the weekend actually.

american beers are piss water

Gerty

I don't get all this anti-beer nonsense.

I love beer. I think all beer tastes different. At the start of the night i'd usually buy four or so bottles of my preferred beer (Weihstephaner hw or Sierra nevada Kellerweiss) and by the time i finish that i'll usually move onto cheaper stuff when my tasting ability goes down.

For some reason its much more acceptable to be a wine expert. You'd never hear someone say that 'all wine tastes the same'. Well i hate wine, can't drink it, but i can still accept it and have no problem with those who drink it or take interest in it.

Just like i don't care if you think that all beer is ****e and tastes, just accept that some people think and taste different and we're not all snobs.

Angron

I don't mind beer, but I generally prefer spirits anyway.

fakearms123

Paulaner Weiss beer is lovely! So is tyskie and erdinger!

Promac

Weissbier is rotten. Beer shouldn't be cloudy.

I like a nice, crisp pilsner - german micro-brews are the preferred choice. After that, a nice ale - but cold. None of your room-temperature english tripe.

The Becks Vier in pubs is quite good.

I drink Smithwicks or an odd time Guinness.

If I cant get Smithwicks next choice would be Corona or Sol.

At home could be anything but usually corona, sol, fosters, tennants, harp etc.

M.J.M.C

Bar your joe average beers mentioned, there's some nice suggestions in here i'm yet to try.

Some of my personal favs are:

Quilmes:


Lowenbrau:


Spaten:


Paulaner:

MediaTank

Xavi6 wrote: »

Bitter wise, the standard is Victorian Bitter, more commonly known as VB. As much as I hate to stereotype, it's the Aussie knacker drink and tastes like piss IMO.

It is, in fact, a lager, not an ale.

fonecrusher1

Prof.Badass wrote: »

I hate this new wave of beer snobbery that's sweeping Ireland.
Have you ever wondered why the supposedly "piss" brands came to prominence?
It's not because they have a unique, full flavor (obviously), but neither is it some sort of corporate conspiracy.

The big brands got so big because THEY TASTE THE LEAST LIKE BEER!!!

And why you ask?
Because BEER DOESN'T TASTE NICE!!!!
Historically people didn't have much choice, and nowadays a lot of guys feel pressure to drink beer to fit in. Pathetic? yes, kinda. But you're only making things worse by adding extra pressure to not only drink beer but to drink even more disgusting/unpleasant beer than they used to drink.....

Personally, I'd much rather down some vodka with lucozade sport and get it over with than pretend i'm sophisticated because i treat alcohol as more than just a drug :rolleyes:. That said I do drink beer a lot (as it's cheaper in pubs) and i get whatever goes down easy and is cheap. And when people offer me beer at parties i'm fucking glad it's "piss" and not your fancy-pants bile.

If you enjoy a more expensive/less-mainsteam/stronger tasting beer then good for you. Enjoy it!

But don't fool yourself into thinking it makes you in any way better/more manly/more mature than anybody else.
Says a lot about society that many people feel pressured into training themselves to enjoy something they naturally find unpleasant, and that those who don't are often looked down upon.

/rant.

I like the taste of a decent chilled beer & its nothing to do with anything you've said here^. I think you have a few hang ups about not being able to drink beer.

curlzy

I drink quality beer. I would dislike drinking crap, it would give you rancid breathe:p

M.J.M.C

Exactly,

To me, It's like tasting / sampling different foods.

MickShamrock

I drink crap then.

fonecrusher1

MickShamrock wrote: »

I drink crap then.

You don't have to drink crap. There are some decent beers to be had for cheap. Or get 5/6 cans/bottles of crap & 2 cans/bottles of decent stuff.

munchkin_utd

Promac wrote: »

Weissbier is rotten. Beer shouldn't be cloudy.

böllöx
beer IS naturally cloudy.
Its only clear when you filter out all the particles out of it.

And there is filter-ified weissbier available: Erdinger Kristal and its ilk are uncloudy weissbiers.

Anyhow.
Like the OP, I cant touch Irish lagers like Budweiser, Carlsberg or Heineken.
Ironic that irish dont like carbonated mineral water, but there's more bloody fizz in an irish pint than even the most explosive of bottles of ballygowan!

Nowadays theres plenty of deals on half drinkable imported stuff like becks in the supermarkets that you can get a clatter of reasonable tipple without breaking the bank.

fonecrusher1

I actually thoroughly enjoy heading into the local off-licence/tescos to potentially find the greatest beer ive ever tasted.:D

I get my usual stash ie, becks/Lech/Tyskie & then look for something unusual or something thats been highly recommended. I enjoy buying my beer.

Cool_CM

For those who like good beer and are floating around Cork this weekend, the Franciscan Well are having their beerfest.

http://www.franciscanwellbrewery.com/

Always good for a laugh and great beer!

kfallon

I drink Heineken, it does the job, not bothered if ye look down your nose at me for it to be honest

Terry

I drink Bud because I like it.
I'm sorry if my taste buds offend others.

Actually, I'm not sorry. If my taste in beer offends you, then you should probably take up a hobby, because worrying about what other people drink is really sad. Really really sad.

Sykk

Cider and JD FTW.. I don't drink beer because it all tastes like piss. Though I may try one you've recommended.

jackiebaron

I've drunk 'em all. I've drunk the worst of the worst which are of course American beers. Bud, Coors and Michelob are bad but I've gone to the real sh!t of beer and tried Rheingold, Schlitz and Meister Brau. These beer are absolute crap and Nascar-watching slobs think they're being uber-exotic by quaffing cans of this muck.

But I love my good beers. Am currently in Germany and am like the proverbial kid in a candy store. Large breasted women in peasant-girl blouses serving tankards of pils is my idea of heaven.

Also love:

Spaten
Paulaner
Krombacher
Staroprammen

laga, laga, laga

johnmcdnl

I'm on the Zyweic and Tyskie at the minute and it is so much nicer than any of the piss you get in a pub anywhere in Ireland

munchkin_utd

I wouldnt really look down at anyone drinking IRISH Heineken or IRISH Carlsberg.
(they're different super fizzy beasties than the original homegrown stuff in the bottle)
If anything I have mighty admiration that anyone can drink it at all off draught.
And I used to myself. But never really enjoyed it.
Now can only drink guinness in a normal pub in Ireland and if I want something fizzy i'll go straight for mineral water.

fonecrusher1

johnmcdnl wrote: »

I'm on the Zyweic and Tyskie at the minute and it is so much nicer than any of the piss you get in a pub anywhere in Ireland

Nice isn't it?:D Lech is also a lovely beer. I recommend it. I used to drink bud & heineken as my standard weekend booze. Switched over to the Polish beers a year ago. No looking back, its in a completely different league. Its not for some wimps people though as it has a substantially higher alcohol content than standard irish beers & catches out light weight drinkers.

I used to think a pint you get in a pub is as good as beer can get. Very wrong. Gimme a cold bottle of polish/german beer anyday.

Links234

I don't really like to get drunk that much, so if I'm drinking I prefer to have something I like the taste of

jackiebaron

Confab wrote: »

My local is kind enough to keep a supply of Erdinger and Paulaner on tap. It's the only good beer in the place. Admittedly, my usual was always Beck's before I saw the light.

Paulaner ON TAP...in an Irish Pub??

What place is this my friend?

Big Nasty

Pub:

GUINNESS

Home: (In order of preference)
Westmalle Triple
Rochefort 8
Staroprammen
Chimay Rouge
Chimay Bleu
Duvel
Budvar
Leffe
Hoegarden
Paulaner
Erdinger

If I go in to an off licence and they don't have any of these I will travel until I find them!

Cans = Never!

Terry

jackiebaron wrote: »

I've drunk 'em all. I've drunk the worst of the worst which are of course American beers. Bud, Coors and Michelob are bad but I've gone to the real sh!t of beer and tried Rheingold, Schlitz and Meister Brau. These beer are absolute crap and Nascar-watching slobs think they're being uber-exotic by quaffing cans of this muck.

But I love my good beers. Am currently in Germany and am like the proverbial kid in a candy store. Large breasted women in peasant-girl blouses serving tankards of pils is my idea of heaven.

Also love:

Spaten
Paulaner
Krombacher
Staroprammen

laga, laga, laga

Are you not poor enough to enjoy NASCAR?

jackiebaron

Auvers wrote: »

if its not above 5%

then beer = piss

really like the Polish beers at present, oh cant wait for a nice cold bottle of Lech tonight :cool:

Which is better? A cold Polish beer and a warm Polish woman or a warm Irish beer and a cold Irish woman? :pac:

kfallon

jackiebaron wrote: »

Which is better? A cold Polish beer and a warm Polish woman or a warm Irish beer and a cold Irish woman? :pac:

Cold polish beer and warm Polish woman with a toasted swan n' cheese sambo!

Turnstyle

at home: Spaten, Krombacher, Tyskie, Lech, Bitburger the odd time

out: for a handy few in a reliable pub its Guinness, on a session its Carlsberg as I find I normally get a consitent pint

house party: anything thats going

poor quality beer gives me raging heartburn, i was buying the specials in Tesco the odd time (stella/becks) and found it was giving me the heartburn badly. I have often drank tesco/becks from a regular off license or in a bar and never had a problem...

fonecrusher1

Auvers wrote: »

really like the Polish beers at present, oh cant wait for a nice cold bottle of Lech tonight :cool:

Hell yes.

4 Lech & a few Tyskie for me tonight.

jackiebaron

Terry wrote: »

Are you not poor enough to enjoy NASCAR?

If I was in debt to a churchmouse I still wouldn't watch Nascar. I sneer at it because it's crap and the people who watch it are rednecks. The financial disposition of anybody is of no concern to me or do you have some other issues? Are you insinuating that I am some kind of snooty wealthy person who looks down on those less well-off?

M.J.M.C

jackiebaron wrote: »

Also love:

Spaten
Paulaner
Krombacher
Staroprammen

laga, laga, laga

Solid taste

Never tried Staroprammen, but I will do this weekend,
Drinkstore.ie is a quality place to pick up hard to find beers

Turnstyle

jackiebaron wrote: »

If I was in debt to a churchmouse I still wouldn't watch Nascar. I sneer at it because it's crap and the people who watch it are rednecks. The financial disposition of anybody is of no concern to me or do you have some other issues? Are you insinuating that I am some kind of snooty wealthy person who looks down on those less well-off?

southpark..

Promac

munchkin_utd wrote: »

böllöx
beer IS naturally cloudy.
Its only clear when you filter out all the particles out of it.

And there is filter-ified weissbier available: Erdinger Kristal and its ilk are uncloudy weissbiers.

Bollox right back at you. It's like saying tea should be black cause it doesn't naturally have milk in it.

Besides, it's more the taste of weissbier than the appearance.

And there's a feckin load of beer snobbery in here - nothing wrong with heineken. It's a quality beer. People just think that whatever is popular is piss and that they look a lot cooler drinking obscure czech beers.

DaDartle

I drink different beers for different occasions. Different beers at home, different beers in the pub, etc.

But lads, Americans make the BEST beer. (Yeah, the Belgians are good too)

Next time you're in the US or somehow find anything by these breweries, try them, you'll see the light.

Russian River
Founders
Stone Brewing
Goose Island
Bear Republic
Dogfish Head
Rogue
Lagunitas
Weyerbacher The list could go on.

Porkpie

They're all p*ss really, let's be honest here, I think for most people it's just a matter of what is most tolerable in the quest to get drunk. I would challenge anyone to say they actually enjoy the tast of beer. I mean, if that is the case, why don't people (apart from alcoholics) have a drink with their breakfast, or drink a beer with their lunch?

I definitely agree though that drinks such as Carlsberg and Harp are total vomit. I know I'll probably get a lynching from the connoisseurs here....

Promac

Porkpie wrote: »

They're all p*ss really, let's be honest here, I think for most people it's just a matter of what is most tolerable in the quest to get drunk. I would challenge anyone to say they actually enjoy the tast of beer. I mean, if that is the case, why don't people (apart from alcoholics) have a drink with their breakfast, or drink a beer with their lunch?

I definitely agree though that drinks such as Carlsberg and Harp are total vomit. I know I'll probably get a lynching from the connoisseurs here....

Are you 12?

I love the taste of a good beer. I'll often have a beer with my lunch if I'm not going back to work - the reason I don't have beer for breakfast is because of the alcohol and because I prefer coffee in the morning.

If no-one enjoyed the taste of it they'd just be injecting alocohol straight into the bloodstream and bypassing the taste of it altogether.

M.J.M.C

Porkpie wrote: »

I would challenge anyone to say they actually enjoy the tast of beer.

Em, ok - you're on

Porkpie wrote: »

I mean, if that is the case, why don't people (apart from alcoholics) have a drink with their breakfast, or drink a beer with their lunch?

For the same reason people who enjoy different types of wines don't have a cheeky bottle of red with their lunch on a work day.

Enjoy it responsibly!

CiaranC

jackiebaron wrote: »

Paulaner ON TAP...in an Irish Pub??

What place is this my friend?

Paulaner is on tap all over Dublin mate

CiaranC

Porkpie wrote: »

I would challenge anyone to say they actually enjoy the tast of beer.

Youll understand when youre an adult

Dony

500ml bottles of Staroslav from Aldi -thats if its in stock. Lovely taste!
A Czech lager.
Taste is very similar to Budvaar.
Roll on this evening .

fonecrusher1

Anyone who says they're all piss, doesn't have a clue what they're talking about or drinks tasteless piss & judges all beers based on their highly limited knowledge of what a good beer is.

If your not able to drink beer, stick to the alcopops but don't have a go at people who do enjoy beer because of your own insecurities.

W123-80's

I never ever go near Heineken, Bud, Carlsberg, Miller or the like.

I'm very easily pleased with pints of Smithwicks. Or Cans of Smithwicks.

Chimay from time to time is good. 2-3 bottles of an evening.

Ocassionaly I will have an old fashioned bottle of guinness. I prefer them slighly colder then room temperature as opposed to ice cold.

I'm also Partial to the odd bottle of Innis & Gunn when I can get it. I find 3 or 4 of them is enough as they are very sweet. They are 6.6% too..!

In general my preferance is for dark beers. Quality is a must.

davrho

Bought 15 bottles of Becks in Tesco for 10euro so tonight is dealt with.

I like Heineken on draught. Way better than the Tennants i drank in Glasgow. The local were doing Budvar for 4 euro a bottle for a while so drank that till the deal stopped.

To be honest if a beer is cold i will probably enjoy it but to say they all taste the same is bizzare. To say they don't taste good is even worse.

Somone mentioned Karpackie earlier on. Great taste from this cheapy and I rate it up with the other Polish beers.

There is a great off license just before the Blanchardstown centre(if your coming from Lucan) that has one of the best selection of beers I have seen. Worth a visit. Cant remember the name of it but will post it when i do.

you don't get bad beer only better ones...........

Tigger

Porkpie wrote: »

They're all p*ss really, let's be honest here, I think for most people it's just a matter of what is most tolerable in the quest to get drunk. I would challenge anyone to say they actually enjoy the tast of beer. I mean, if that is the case, why don't people (apart from alcoholics) have a drink with their breakfast, or drink a beer with their lunch?

I definitely agree though that drinks such as Carlsberg and Harp are total vomit. I know I'll probably get a lynching from the connoisseurs here....

er i enjoy beer and the reason i don't drink beer at breakkie is becuse i have a job and a wife

when i was in college saturday and sunday were both beer for breakfast days

beer is delicious and i'm sad now because its 3 hours till i get to go home

neilthefunkeone

Love IPA's.. brew dog.. Sierra nevada and such..

Depends where i am.. If it a ****ty main stream club then it's Ken..

Was in 'Against the Grain' on wexford street last weekend.. Was a pleasure not to see a bud, coors or ken tap in sight.. Worked through some very tasty beers!