A Beer Thread?

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

Tsingtao is good, yes, as well as Kirin Ichiban from Japan and, in my estimation, Hitejinro or Hite from Korea.

I had a Japanese beer once, I can't remember which one, but it was good. I don't think I have ever had a Korean beer.

In terms of the mass produced stuff, Baltica is king. Tiger isn't bad either.

Tiger is alright, but it didn't particularly stand out.

I hadn’t tried Korean beer until a few months ago. One of the local Chinese restaurants owned by a Korean couple started serving it and I tried it. Twas good. Can’t drink it anymore but Hite is, for blonde beers, rather tasty imo.

[Kernen]

I make beer. Fun stuff. Big on New England IPAs right now, since they're so much fun to get juuuuuuuust right.

[Greater vakolicci haven]

I make beer. Fun stuff. Big on New England IPAs right now, since they're so much fun to get juuuuuuuust right.

Everyone I know complains about IPAs being bitter. I'm like 'I know, they're very nice.'

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

I make beer. Fun stuff. Big on New England IPAs right now, since they're so much fun to get juuuuuuuust right.

Everyone I know complains about IPAs being bitter. I'm like 'I know, they're very nice.'

Some IPAs can be, but some are a good balance.

[Las Palmeras]

Yes, I drink beer. Usually for social reasons or when it's really hot out and there's money to spare. Can't say I'm a snob and I'm mostly clueless on terminology. I just taste it and if I like it I drink.

My preferred brand is Victoria. 2nd best for me is Montejo because I like the sweet corny aftertaste. The seasonal Noche Buena, Bohemia, León and Corona are fine too. I consider Heineken Lager Beer, Foster's, Indio and Carta Blanca to be meh-ish. Also, I dislike Tecate and Tuborg.

[Kernen]

Everyone I know complains about IPAs being bitter. I'm like 'I know, they're very nice.'

Some IPAs can be, but some are a good balance.

A good NEIPA shouldn't be bitter. They should be relatively crisp and particularly full of hop flavor with almost no bitterness.

[Bear Stearns]

Even though I am in my mid-20s, I still like to knock back a 30 rack of Busch with the boys on a Saturday watching puck and grilling brats. Combine it with a log of chaw and I'm good to go.

[Te Netherlands]

I like drinking beer, but only on a Friday evening, and I am 22. So if I write crappy on Friday evening, you know. (Sorry mods if this sounds quite chatty)

[Page]

I drink beer when I can, it's good.

The question is though, German or Irish?

German beer, Italian wine, Irish whiskey.

[East Ustya]

I tried it a few times, but most beer is just to bitter.

Dutch beer SUCKS. LOL

[Te Netherlands]

I tried it a few times, but most beer is just to bitter.

Dutch beer SUCKS. LOL

From a Dutchie: I agree that Heineken isn't really tasty. Try Grolsch, Hertog Jan and Holger, they are MUCH better! (If you can get it in your country)

[East Ustya]

I tried it a few times, but most beer is just to bitter.

Dutch beer SUCKS. LOL

From a Dutchie: I agree that Heineken isn't really tasty. Try Grolsch, Hertog Jan and Holger, they are MUCH better! (If you can get it in your country)

The only one I liked so far is Guiness, but I am more of a wine guy I think...

[Kernen]

From a Dutchie: I agree that Heineken isn't really tasty. Try Grolsch, Hertog Jan and Holger, they are MUCH better! (If you can get it in your country)

The only one I liked so far is Guiness, but I am more of a wine guy I think...

I am sorry for your tastebuds.

[East Ustya]

The only one I liked so far is Guiness, but I am more of a wine guy I think...

I am sorry for your tastebuds.

Haha.

I just do not like bitter. ;P

[Kernen]

I am sorry for your tastebuds.

Haha.

I just do not like bitter. ;P

Your loss. Beyond the passing aversion to bitterness lies a world of complex flavors.

Though it helps that I cannot perceive bitterness as a flavor.

[Island of the Weasels]

I have been drinking a Salted Lime Kolsch that I recently discovered from a brewery near me that I'm really Enjoying. But honestly, I'll drink just about anything except IPA's... which taste to me like eating raw hops. Very plant-y. Same reason I can't drink gin... If I wanted to lick a Christmas tree I would just lick a Christmas tree.

[Lillorainen]

I tried it a few times, but most beer is just to bitter.

Dutch beer SUCKS. LOL

From a Dutchie: I agree that Heineken isn't really tasty. Try Grolsch, Hertog Jan and Holger, they are MUCH better! (If you can get it in your country)

Oii Dutchie,
Funnily enough, I can get to the Netherlands within an hour from my home (theoretically, at least, assuming, that there are no traffic jams anywhere in NRW, so at 2AM in a Sunday night, I might have a realistic chance to speak of), and aside from Heineken, I can't find any of these in my hometown, sadly. (Granted, I live in a rather rural area.) I might take a selection of Dutch brands home next time I go there, so if you have any more recommendations, I'm open for them. We really run short at (good) Dutch beer in here.
(Make an educated guess as to where I had Amstel the first time in my life.
...
Should your guess be "the Balkans" for whatever dumb reason, you guessed right, kudos to you.)

[Te Netherlands]

From a Dutchie: I agree that Heineken isn't really tasty. Try Grolsch, Hertog Jan and Holger, they are MUCH better! (If you can get it in your country)

Oii Dutchie,
Funnily enough, I can get to the Netherlands within an hour from my home (theoretically, at least, assuming, that there are no traffic jams anywhere in NRW, so at 2AM in a Sunday night, I might have a realistic chance to speak of), and aside from Heineken, I can't find any of these in my hometown, sadly. (Granted, I live in a rather rural area.) I might take a selection of Dutch brands home next time I go there, so if you have any more recommendations, I'm open for them. We really run short at (good) Dutch beer in here.
(Make an educated guess as to where I had Amstel the first time in my life.
...
Should your guess be "the Balkans" for whatever dumb reason, you guessed right, kudos to you.)

For me the really "good" Dutch/Belgian (brewed in Belgian but sold in the Netherlands) is Holger, it has a soft taste, not too cold, not warm, just cold, of which I would definitely recommend you, The other good Dutch beer I know is Grolsch and Amstel. But the cheapest I can get is Holger (just € 0.20 + € 0.10 "Statiegeld" of which I don't know the English word of)

[Lillorainen]

Oii Dutchie,
Funnily enough, I can get to the Netherlands within an hour from my home (theoretically, at least, assuming, that there are no traffic jams anywhere in NRW, so at 2AM in a Sunday night, I might have a realistic chance to speak of), and aside from Heineken, I can't find any of these in my hometown, sadly. (Granted, I live in a rather rural area.) I might take a selection of Dutch brands home next time I go there, so if you have any more recommendations, I'm open for them. We really run short at (good) Dutch beer in here.
(Make an educated guess as to where I had Amstel the first time in my life.
...
Should your guess be "the Balkans" for whatever dumb reason, you guessed right, kudos to you.)

For me the really "good" Dutch/Belgian (brewed in Belgian but sold in the Netherlands) is Holger, it has a soft taste, not too cold, not warm, just cold, of which I would definitely recommend you, The other good Dutch beer I know is Grolsch and Amstel. But the cheapest I can get is Holger (just € 0.20 + € 0.10 "Statiegeld" of which I don't know the English word of)

Holger, enjoying cold, yet not ice-cold. Grolsch and Amstel - I know the latter, I remember having quite liked it. Trying to keep that in mind. ^^
I know Statiegeld - it's Pfand in German, but I'd have to look an English term up as well.
Bedankt! ^^