Top 5 best beers in your opinion.

Mo14

rossie1977 wrote: »

anyone here tried Franziskaner Weissbier?? i saw it in lidl yesterday for about €1.70 for a 500ml bottle but didn't take the gamble, only when i got home i saw it got decent ratings on beeradvocate

Very tasty stuff, seems quite popular with the members of this board. Lidl put it on special offer once in a while, picked up a case of it when it was €1.20 a couple of months ago. I'd say take the gamble next time if you like wheat beers. Aldi also do a fairly nice, cheepish weissbier, can't remember the name though.

dancrowley

In no particular order:

Brooklyn Lager
Paulaner hefe weissbier naturtrüb
Guinness Draught
Stone IPA
Sierra Nevada IPA

...

Honorable mention:

Superbock Lager
Windhoek Lager
Hoegaarden Witbier
Brooklyn Sorachi Ace
Farmer Jon's Oatmeal Stout
Spaten Oktoberfest
Southern Tier Imperial Pumking Pumpkin Ale

rottenhat

3 Fonteinen Oude Geueze
Rochefort 8
Stone IPA
Victory Storm King
Fullers London Pride

Grayditch

Weissbier's are my favourite. I'll check out those Lidl and Aldi ones. Paulaner's are 6 for €10 in Tesco at the moment. You can mix it with Wiehnstephanner and Edringer too.

The deal not the drink

bnt

Conor_M1990 wrote: »

Ive never heard of half these beers metioned

Considering how many beers there are in the world, that's hardly surprising! I've only tried a tiny fraction, here are five faves in no particular order:

• Affligem Blonde
• New Belgium Fat Tire
• Kirin Ichiban Shibori
• Saint Arnold Fancy Lawnmower
• Fullers Organic Honey Dew

Good to see so many American beers here, including the two on my list. There was a time when I thought all American beers were crap, and I guess the locals thought so too and did something about it. At an ice hockey game in Denver a few years ago, all they sold was draft Coors, but even that was decent, better than the Coors you get here.

I haven't included any microbreweries since I think they can be variable. For example, I remember I had some great wheat beer at the Soho Brewing Company in London, but it wasn't the same when I went back over a year later. I like Dunkel (dark weissbier), but can't single any one out since I've yet to find a bad one.

Honourable mention: the first beer I had more than one of was in South Africa - the local version of Amstel, which was superior to the Amstel you get here. It was the premium SAB brand at the time, and priced accordingly (but still inexpensive). I wasn't that keen on drinking (still aren't) and wouldn't have bothered had I not found a decent beer then.

bonnieprince

Wow great thread!!

in no particular order

Pilsner Urquell
Estrella Damm
Budvar
Peroni
Boags (Great Tasmanian Beer from O'Briens & my favourite)

Asphyxia

1. Fosters
2. Miller
3. Desperados
4. Budweiser
5. Dutch Gold

Big Nasty

Asphyxia wrote: »

1. Fosters
2. Miller
3. Desperados
4. Budweiser
5. Dutch Gold

Wrong thread?:eek::eek::eek:

Sarky

There are so many amazing beers I couldn't possibly have a definitive top 5.

This is what I've been tending towards recently. I'm sure it'll change when ht elocal gets in some new brands:




Brew Dog's Bitch Please - Expensive, but holy crap, beautiful flavour.

Kelpie Seaweed Ale - It's a lot more delicious than it sounds. There's a vague hint of the seaside off it, but in a good way.

Innis and Gunn - There's something ver special about this. Sweet, refreshing, decent price.

Helvick Gold - This is a pretty awesome drink, especially from a proper ale hand-pump.

Rothaus - I first encountered it about 8 years ago when I visited the Black Forest. I was surprised and delighted to see the Bierhaus in Cork got it in for their Summerfest weekend, and they still have it. One of my favourite weissbiers of all time, although their pilsner is pretty awesome too.

redalan

rossie1977 wrote: »

not a beer expert by any means but my current favs include

1. Hoegaarden
2. Paulaner
3. sam adams boston lager
4. König Ludwig dunkel
5. guinness draft (stuff in cans and bottles :mad:)

Is the Konig Ludwig Dunkel available in Dublin?

Grayditch

Heogarden and Paulaner have also claimed first and second spot on my list. I'm also loving Erdinger Kristal this summer. Great beer.

applejacks

James Boags
Budvar
Heineken
Becks
Tsing Tao