budweiser:D
That's really a weird coincidence.
I usually don't drink beer, but today I felt like it and you make a thread about it. :crazy:
I just had 2 cans of Yebisu and 2 cans of Asahi (500ml each). (I'd prefer German beer, but I drink what I can get here.)
I think I drank it a bit too fast, because I'm feeling the effects already. I hope my typing isn't affected too much. (I'll check back tomorrow. :D )
I really don't drink much at all. But I was at a wedding last weekend and there was an open bar, so I figured why not. Had a Coors Lite (awful!) and a Yuengling (not bad!).
Bud Light Golden Wheat. It was okay I guess. Had the worse beer Ive ever tasted, Red Dog. Shit tastes like the aluminum can its in.
Duvel in Belgium a year ago, I don't drink haha.
Velkopopovický Kozel :crazy:
Quote from: MWK on July 04, 2011, 07:40:18 am
Velkopopovický Kozel :crazy:
That´s the Soda Popinsky one?
:crazy:
Last beer I drank? Asking for the brand of the beer? xD
Not like: "Last thing you drank" ?
Cuzquena when I was partying in Peru ^_^
'Black Butte' porter; One of my favourite locals. It has a froth-y, almost stout-like texture and a deep, burnt cocoa character to it. I miss being able to have a Caffrey's though, and I could surely go for a pint of Hen's Tooth right about now... I can find the draught-style cans (better than bottles) from time-to-time, but there's none to be had on draught locally/ :bomb:
Drinking a Hollandia right now. Not my favourite beer, but it's cheap :coin:
Tatra Mocna :blinky:
edit::Quote from: Strider_Hiryu on July 04, 2011, 09:08:35 am
Quote from: MWK on July 04, 2011, 07:40:18 am
Velkopopovický Kozel :crazy:
That´s the Soda Popinsky one?
:crazy:
Lol, nah, those are two different things, I believe Soda Popinsky drank some CCCP made liquor while Kozel was from CZ :-)
My own? It wasn't even a beer... but a homemade Mead... ;D
Strong as hell... knock ya dead drunk if you aren't careful. ;D
hahaha lets have a beer fest:D
MM Heineken :P
Sam Adams Harvest Pumpkin Ale
Couldn't taste the pumpkin :P
hoegaarden ;D
Suntory.
Fisherman's Pumpkin Stout
Heineken :D
Smädný Mních ("Thirsty Monk" ;D)
Don't remember, had too much of those goodies one week ago :blinky:
Asahi Super Dry.
@jpx72: Thirsty Monk sounds great!
Tiger.
(http://www.wickedgifs.com/sprites/Neo-Geo/SNK%20vs.%20Capcom%20Chaos_Sagat%20-%20Tiger%20Shot.gif)
Quote from: manuel on October 03, 2011, 07:35:01 am
Asahi Super Dry.
affirmative :P
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Quote from: The Uninvited Gremlin on October 13, 2011, 07:09:56 pm
...European market that sells Vegemite!
Wikipedia: "Vegemite is a dark brown
Australian food paste made from yeast extract"
.d o e s n o t c o m p u t e :D
MWK--- I hate you for that picture :D
Natty Light Fat Boy Bottles, its not bad and only ten dollars a 12 pack!
Tuborg Gold :bub:
Ha, I had my first full beer a couple of weeks ago. It was a Corona, and it was kinda gross. I've always taken a sip or something and never liked anything I've tried.
Tsingtao - a very large one.
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LXX74PaKvi0/S8vColGzZuI/AAAAAAAABy8/NVpA0CzWQ6Y/s1600/tsingtao.gif)
@JC - nice to see you back here!!
Having a tasty can of Suntory Rich Malt right now.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/865/45065
It's kinda beer!
Nothing but the best beer of Iceland, Thule :D
Hmm I drank Budlight, Heineken and do remember holding a coors light at the very end before everything went fuzzy ^_^ so COORS!
Yuengling. Sam Adams Cherry Wheat. Sam Adams Boston Lager.
Tuborg Christmas Brew , soooo gooooood ;D
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AVAptWW_530/TQlA9_2PkmI/AAAAAAAAAHw/l9grUEGl4AQ/s1600/Tuborg%2BChristmas%2BBrew%2B%2528Denmark%2529%2Bcan%2Bcropped.png)
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Whoa! Kronenbourg 1664 used to be my favorite beer back in the days... now it's really difficult to get any French one around here.
Smirnoff Raspberry Blast.
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Leffe Blonde, two words - good stuff 8)
I cannot relate :(
I guess I'm not missing much. It's just a drink, ain't it?
Quote from: petik1 on December 14, 2011, 07:06:44 pm
I guess I'm not missing much. It's just a drink, ain't it?
I really see it more as an entire drink category. Like water, soda, juice, milk, tea. There's also beer. (and wine, and liquor). I didn't really drink much of anything alcoholic until I was 28, so I'm not drinking just to get buzzed. I'm just bored of always ordering a Coke or unsweetened iced tea when I go out :P
You guys over in Europe and Scandinavia are lucky. You will not find Tuborg in America, wont find Leffe in that style, etc...
Although we do have some of the best micro-breweries. I just tried Dogfish Heads winter Beer and its delicious, and like 12% alcohol! :o
Quote from: UglyJoe on December 14, 2011, 07:51:32 pm
I really see it more as an entire drink category. Like water, soda, juice, milk, tea. There's also beer. (and wine, and liquor).
True, but you know what I meant ::)
Woodchuck Hard Cider. Not really beer, but close enough ;D
Michelada made with Dos Equis. Mmmmmm... :bub:
Been drinking a lot this week ;D
Shock Top Raspberry Wheat
Belhaven Scottish Ale
Amberjack ESB
Henry's Helles Bock
Asahi Super Dry (made in Canada :P)
11 shots of jack daniel's and hennessy. It ain't beer but it makes famicom games 100% more fun! :gamer:
TIGER
I just had 8 cans of Asahi Super Dry while watching Star Wars... :crazy:
Certainly didn't mean to drink so much...
Bell's Two Hearted Ale and Bell's Expedition both great Kalamazoo,MI made Microbrews. I don't drink anymore as my liver no longer works. That was over 1.5 years ago.
If we could expand this to "alcolholic beaverage" instead of "beer" ...
On Monday night, I had my first drink out at a friend's fire. UV blue mixed with lemonade. Two jars of it and I was good to go (already high though, so that's probably a factor). You call it a pussy drink, I call it tasty. :P
Quote from: nintendodork on May 23, 2012, 10:03:35 am
If we could expand this to "alcolholic beaverage" instead of "beer" ...
On Monday night, I had my first drink out at a friend's fire. UV blue mixed with lemonade. Two jars of it and I was good to go (already high though, so that's probably a factor). You call it a pussy drink, I call it tasty. :P
When you grow up you'll only want to drink beer... ;D
Had a Guinness with dinner tonight, I forgot how much I hate dark beer....yuck.
Quote from: Mi5terDNA on July 06, 2011, 03:10:42 pm
last beer I had was a pabst, my personal fav
::) Was it normal? Did you get it from the Gyno Colleges?
I'm not beer drinker much to the disgust of most of my friends but i do like my hard liquors i've been fighting the flu with shots of Opal Nera sambuca and today i decided to go half half in a shot with sambuca and butterscotch schnapps and well it was quite the mouth orgasm
Asahi Super Dry again.
Ah got a Wine weekend too ;D too much of it I'd say :crazy: got some Moldovia white semi-dry
I've been drinking Blue Moon Wheat Ale this past week... drank a whole case in 4 days, haha... I have a problem.
Was at a wedding on Saturday with an open bar, so ;D
Had a River Horse Hop Hazard (http://www.riverhorse.com/html/liquid_details.php?Hop-Hazard-5)
It's a shame I'm such a light-weight :-[
Drank close to half of a bottle of Everclear over the course of last night. :pow:
That is so dangerous and highly damaging to your poor liver.
I'm aware. I don't drink often at all.
A bottle of apple-beer, yesterday on a medieval festival
I am drinking a bottle of 7-11 Cabernet Sauvignon. This is actually supposed to be one of my "off days" for drinking (try to drink only on the weekends and on Thursdays, my off day, through the week) but was just feeling a bit frustrated tonight and needed a drink.
Before that, my last beer was a microbrew's dunkel. Before that I had some Belgians, and some German weizen beer and a hoppy "Czech-styled Pilsner" from another microbew. Made my own brews for about 2 years or so, and just love to drink finely-crafted beer. Usually don't drink to a terribly drunk point anymore, tipsy at best is usually my max by now. Just a sign of getting older I guess.
New Castle Brown Ale. Leftovers my father-in-law brought a few weeks ago. If I'm picking the beer (and I have the cash), I'll pick up a Trappiste ale like Rocheforte 6.
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Kirin Lager for a change.
I like it better than Asahi Super Dry (which I usually have).
What's the Japanese name for "beer"? We call it "pivo" [read pe-vo];D
biiru ;D
(ビール)
Quote from: jpx72 on August 18, 2012, 02:28:56 am
What's the Japanese name for "beer"? We call it "pivo" [read pe-vo];D
I would call it piss. Well, it's drinkable, but it's piss. Seriously. :)
Last beer i drink was Heineken or Carlsberg. Not sure which one was exactly the last :)
Quotebiiru ;D
(ビール)
Well that's not exactly a japanese word, is it? There is no original word for the drink made of hop and yeast?
to 80sFREAK: can believe that! But still would like to taste it! ;D
Exported japanese beer is different story.
Exactly.
jpx72, remember that Asahi beer I got about a year ago, pictured with my Beast? It was something like "Made in Japan, Produced in UK, Bottled in CZ, Distributed in PL" on the sticker label, lol :D
Quote from: jpx72 on August 20, 2012, 04:42:56 am
Quotebiiru ;D
(ビール)
Well that's not exactly a japanese word, is it? There is no original word for the drink made of hop and yeast?
Yes to both question! ;D
Budweiser! Always a Bud!
Sam Adams Cherry Wheat. 1 bottle down, 23 to go!
Yebisu
Miller Genuine Draft. Not my favorite beer, but, meh. It was free at the in-law's house.
Can't turn down a free beer.
...
Unless you're driving of course.
singha make me drank :(
Just had a couple Blue Moons.
Ehm something called "Anker" (supposedly Swiss). A bit sour for my taste.
Dr. Pepper, that's right. Stay edgy, my friends.
St. Pauli Girl. Last night. Went down good with the Corn Dogs I had for dinner.
Veltins. Great german beer ;D
6-pack of Kirin Lager.
I'd like a nice German beer now...
Quote from: Agent X on September 13, 2012, 10:43:14 am
St. Pauli Girl. Last night. Went down good with the Corn Dogs I had for dinner.
Nice, complete with the prostitute on the front, lol. Not my favourite German Bier, but not my least favorite either.
With dinner tonight I drank a Kirin's (I think it was Kirin) Kiwi Beer. It was....er interesting, definitely not something I would go for again.
I hate beer. its harmful for body and i realized it last 2 days ago.
It's actually healthy if it's not abused (get drunk). But i don't drink.
Today:
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Quote from: batlon13 on September 16, 2012, 09:47:54 pm
I hate beer. its harmful for body and i realized it last 2 days ago.
you should drink more, it will alter your opinion :crazy:
Quote from: batlon13 on September 16, 2012, 09:47:54 pm
I hate beer. its harmful for body
Almost anything is fine in moderation. Just because you personally had a bad experience (maybe drinking too much?) doesn't mean it's bad for you.
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I don't drink, but if I saw one of those I'd be tempted! ;D
Big can of Heineken last weekend while I watched the Packers play.
Kronenbourg - one of the best beer out there, don't you think ?
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I also like the colouristic composition, kinda reminds me of (http://www.famicomworld.com/forum/Themes/default/images/flags/pl.png) :crazy:
Quote from: MWK on November 13, 2012, 03:09:29 am
Kronenbourg - one of the best beer out there, don't you think ?
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I also like the colouristic composition, kinda reminds me of (http://www.famicomworld.com/forum/Themes/default/images/flags/pl.png) :crazy:
Where is that beer from?
I remember drinking Polish beer all the time while in Germany. My one German friend's parents lived in Cotbus, near the Polish border, and he would always cross over and bring back some beer for us when he went to visit his folks.
Now I am drinking 7-11 beer, titled "The Beer". Cheap, but not very tasty. Trying to scale back financially at the end of the month, hehe.
Time to revive this.
I'm having a can of Suntory Premium Malt's (Pilsner) right now.
Not bad.
Red baron !
Well, if you wanna get technical, my last beer was a.. Root Beer! :D
Last real beer I had was (See below). On a side note, I read the other day that Universal Studios in Orlando Florida is extending their Simpsons ride to include a replica of the town Springfield. And what comes with that is on-site brewed Duff Beer. :o
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Leinenkugel Summer Shandy
Supposed to be a kind of beer / iced tea mix. Tasted like beer with lemon :D
Tsingdao.
I like it.
Last beer I had was this bottle of Stiegl. I enjoyed the strong, "hoppy" bite it had to offer. Yeah, my Gyromite cartridge makes the best coaster these days :pacman:
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Last beer I had was a Shock Top Honeycrisp Apple Wheat!
It was actually the first beer I have EVER actually liked. I absolutely hate the taste of Hops, so finding Shock Top is amazing so now I have an option when I dont want to pay exorbitant prices for Strongbow or other ciders ;D
wow best thread ever.
Last beer.
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That's not beer, heathen! :fire:
(Sorry, the German in me came through. ;D )
On a more serious note: Was it good?
lol.. I dont usually drink this kind, was a gift from friend. It wasn`t good at all actually :) Do not like sweet beer. Yebisu black is my favorite.
Thought so. ;D
Dark beer is indeed very good.
I've yet to try Yebisu Black (I think...) ... I'll put that on my list.
Best black beer on the market shelves.. (In Japan)! Definitely need to try it.
Quote from: JessicaWolf on July 14, 2013, 03:23:59 pm
Last beer I had was a Shock Top Honeycrisp Apple Wheat!
It was actually the first beer I have EVER actually liked. I absolutely hate the taste of Hops, so finding Shock Top is amazing so now I have an option when I dont want to pay exorbitant prices for Strongbow or other ciders ;D
This one sounds crazy good.
Carling Premier. I mostly drink lager so whatever. :P
I drank an Asahi Super Dry tonight.
Have you Japanese based guys drunk the other Nagoya Kinsachi Beers yet?
You can get Green Tea and Miso Flavours!!!!! :pow:
However the best was this one at Xmas.....
Why don't they send those Japanese beers to Taiwan? We just get the shitty Japanese beers here, piss water is how I like to think of them, same with the local Taiwan brews, Korean brews, and Chinese brews. Right now the best thing I have access to at the convenience store is Becks, which isn't saying much, since they are quite low on my list of German beers.
JessicaWolf got me curious as to what Hard Cider tastes like, I'm hooked. (not really) http://imgur.com/A4NnlvL.jpg
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Not a bad Red Ale..
Labbatt Blue. Good Canadian beer.
Black Ice. Cheapish Canadian beer. 6.1% alcohol
Newcastle or was it some Spotted Cow, or was it Old Style... I don't remember...
Budweiser shots :)
Nice Sunday Beer
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Yuk... raspberry beer, awful, I really don't know why I did it :'(
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Long island iced tea premix with some lemonade because i'm a cheap drunk :P I know it's not beer and i'm about to say the most unaustralian thing ever I DON'T LIKE BEER
Quote from: security16 on October 13, 2013, 11:08:41 pm
Long island iced tea premix with some lemonade because i'm a cheap drunk :P I know it's not beer and i'm about to say the most unaustralian thing ever I DON'T LIKE BEER
lol.. i think you mean un(insert word here) just kidding.. Dark Ales and pales are the way to go. Light beer sucks except for Mexican beer..
I agree about dark beer and ale but you don't find that a lot in Japan right? Japanese beer works ok for me though. Better than Taiwanese beer at least.
I've never really liked beer too bitter for me. I'm not much of a drinker these days because I have issues with my liver and it's associates.I also don't like the taste of most booze anyway so it's something I don't often indulge in
Dark beer and ales are bitter. Try a nice Canadian lager or pilsner beer and you might change your mind.
Had a few Blue Point Toasted Lagers last night. For a lager, it wasn't bad. I typically only drink stouts and porters, but I wasn't complaining as a I drank it with my pizza.
I have been drinking labbatt blue for the last couple hours. I am about to crack open numero six
I just drank one of these bad boys. To be honest, I wasn't satisfied with it at all.
(http://rocktransmission.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/acdc-beer-2.jpg)
I bought myself a 6-pack of Bud Light Platinum. 6.0% alcohol, without the 6.0% alcohol taste lol.
Quote from: MaxXimus on December 01, 2013, 12:16:52 pm
I just drank one of these bad boys. To be honest, I wasn't satisfied with it at all.
(http://rocktransmission.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/acdc-beer-2.jpg)
Oh man, I would love to have one of those!
Yesterday I had some Taiwan classic beer, and a Carlsberg, relaxing with my brother. This week I've decided to abstain from alcohol though.
Unless you like a strong tasting bitter ale, you probably won't like it. :p the can looks really cool though eh?
Quote from: MaxXimus on March 11, 2014, 05:55:36 am
Unless you like a strong tasting bitter ale, you probably won't like it. :p the can looks really cool though eh?
I like bitter. ;) IPAs are growing on me - not my favorite style, but definitely one I like.
I do like that can though.
I used to love IPA (mostly because of the alcohol content) but it just makes me feel sick usually nowadays. I drank a few kinds of beer yesterday. Labatt blue. Kokanee, and budweiser shots.
I used to like lagers a lot, but by now, so many of them just taste flavorless to me. I would love to try my old favorite German lagers again, fresh and on tap in Germany, to see if my opinion of them would have changed by now or not.
Last beer I drank was a local Taiwanese beer. It really doesn't do much for me, but neither do the more expensive imported beers readily available here, so why not go local? I remember visiting that brewery when I first arrived in Taiwan, and I got a special tour, after the production manager had found out that I brew my own beer as a hobby. He asked what I thought of the Taiwanese beer made from his company, and I was a bit more honest than I should have been, oops! :-[
I love when Summer comes and than i go in Hungary on swimming pool and there we drink Radler Beer , it's beer mixed with orange or lemon juice!! it's so good!
Quote from: smeghead on March 25, 2014, 12:56:31 pm
I love when Summer comes and than i go in Hungary on swimming pool and there we drink Radler Beer , it's beer mixed with orange or lemon juice!! it's so good!
I like Radler too...I first had that in Germany. Fun fact: It is named for the word Rad, or wheel, basically as a bicycler's drink so that they could drink and ride. Hehe. At least that's what my German friends had always told me.
I am proud to say the last beer I had was a glorious stout called KBS from Founders. If anybody here is into the beer culture then you might know of the rumors of how amazing this is...and the rumors are true!.
Hite beer. A light crisp, cool Korean.
I had a Budweiser with my lunch and now I'm about to have a blue.
I don't drink. It's illegal for me to drink. Gotta wait two years + I don't want to end up like my dad and my mom's parents. Whatever. Idc.
Ive been getting drunk and high since I was 14. If alcohol doesnt matter to you, then I say stear clear, especially if you have a family history of alcoholism.
Budweiser.
Sam Adams Cold Snap. Bought a case of this a while back. Six bottles to go!
I had hard iced tea last night whilst playing cards against humanity. A pleasant drink and evening :D
I do not drink beer.
I drank 5 "Blue's" last night.
I drank a 4 pack of Cass last night, a crappy beer from South Korea. I never saw the beer before, and the convenience store recently got it in. That stuff was terrible, and today I have a mild hangover, bit of a stomachache, and the beer shits. Grr...
And that is how you know if the quality of beer is good or bad. Last weekend I went up to Taipei and went to a beer festival, where I sampled about 50 different craft beers. The size of the samples varied, but needless to say, I ended up getting drunk, and so did everyone I think. But I woke up fine the next morning, no headache, hangover, or anything, since the beers were top quality and had ingredients in them that end up reducing the effect of hangover the next morning.
Fcgamer. I hate trying new beer as im usually disappointed.
I just bought at 15 pack of molsen Canadian. They have these new vented tops so you can drink them fast.
I've been going to this one store attached to a bar that has all kinds of weird brands. Bought a couple "make your own six pack" deals and worked my way through those. I should post pictures later :D
Almost done my case of Cold Snap. Two bottles to go!
Quote from: MaxXimus on May 21, 2014, 02:05:31 pm
They have these new vented tops so you can drink them fast.
What's that for? I already drink pretty fast sometimes, but I've heard of some people taking a whole glass of beer in one shot. Drinking that fast you can't possibly enjoy it that much can you (unless it's nomihoudai and you want value for your money)?
I drink pretty fast. I dont chug beer or anything, but a bottle of beer is usually no more than 5-10 sips depending on how thirsty I am. This is why I shouldn't really drink alcohol.
Ah well...
Quote from: MaxXimus on May 21, 2014, 02:05:31 pm
Fcgamer. I hate trying new beer as im usually disappointed.
I just bought at 15 pack of molsen Canadian. They have these new vented tops so you can drink them fast.
I love trying different beers, and one of my hobbies when vacationing is checking out the local breweries around. With the Asian side of things, most of the mass produced beers suck, but I have still tried most of the ones I could find here, from Thailand, Laos, Korea, Taiwan, China, Japan, etc -- this is my attempt to see if I can find which beers offer the best flavor, for the cheapest price. Even among the crappy beers, some rate higher than others imo.
Over the weekend I was actually at a beer festival, and most of the beers were brought in from breweries around Asia; however, this was a craft beer convention and most of the samples I had were of an excellent quality. I wish the macrobreweries could produce beers of such a high quality.
Also, I am not really a big fan of Molsen. I only had it once or twice, but that was enough for me.
I'm also after trying new beers 8)
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(http://files.adme.ua/files/news/part_2/26782/RedApple_BBH_2.jpg) :crazy:
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it's a Radler (fruit beer) - this one is with lime, coriander and myrtle
Oh I know Karlovach, and I know radler-style beer. The radler I know is from Germany though, mixed with orange or sprite. Considered a bicyclists's beer, since there was less alcohol. I'd like to try that one Smeg, but I don't think I'll ever find it for sale around these parts.
A few nights ago I had drank a few shots of some Taiwanese Lychee Vodka. It is quite nice, imo. I still have about half a bottle left, but I won't be able to touch it until next weekend, I think. Yesterday I felt really sick, went to doctor, was put on medicine. So no drinking alcohol for this boy until the medicine is out of my system! Sucks too, since this was a three-day holiday, and the weather is nice, so why did I have to get sick now? :(
Last night I shared almost an entire bottle of southern comfort with a friend.
Quote from: security16 on June 02, 2014, 03:51:22 am
Last night I shared almost an entire bottle of southern comfort with a friend.
Now that's one of those drinks that brings bad memories to me, hehe.
Currently drinking this:
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So good :D
Quote from: Kiddo on June 24, 2014, 03:59:15 pm
Currently drinking this:
(http://www.borgbrugghus.is/media/floskur//Ulfur_flaska.png)
So good :D
IPA...is that one made in Iceland or where? That looks really good...I haven't had a good IPA in about a year or two, so hard to find in Taiwan.
Last beer I had was Bit Burger, a lager from Germany. They started carrying it here in Taiwan for the summer, and this brew really brings back memories, as I had drank it a lot on tap when living in Germany. Now I don't really drink lager anymore (prefer more flavorful, stronger beers), but this really hit the spot after running, and was good for memories too. Gotta stock up on these once I get paid. ;)
Quote from: fcgamer on June 25, 2014, 10:51:58 am
IPA...is that one made in Iceland or where? That looks really good...I haven't had a good IPA in about a year or two, so hard to find in Taiwan.
Last beer I had was Bit Burger, a lager from Germany. They started carrying it here in Taiwan for the summer, and this brew really brings back memories, as I had drank it a lot on tap when living in Germany. Now I don't really drink lager anymore (prefer more flavorful, stronger beers), but this really hit the spot after running, and was good for memories too. Gotta stock up on these once I get paid. ;)
Yeah it's made in Iceland. Won an award for the best European IPA in 2012 if I recall correctly :D
Bit Burger is a great lager. They have it from time to time in the shops here.
I don't usually drink and I don't do beer either but i've found that Swedish cider is the shiz!
Personally I'm sticking to beer but cider is very popular among girls in Sweden.
Quote from: P on June 28, 2014, 11:47:32 am
Personally I'm sticking to beer but cider is very popular among girls in Sweden.
I actually can easily get a few ciders from Sweden here in Taiwan. I love apple cider in particular, as I come from an apple region in the USA. However, some of the Swedish ciders have been getting a bit too sweet for me as of late...good when I first drank them, but too sweet now. I hope this change doesn't mark some internal body changes as well.
Swedish food and drinks are generally sweeter than in more southern countries. Many foreigners thinks Swedish candy is too sweet anyway. I think it has to do with the fact that it's a northern country (more energy is needed when it's cold). However my friends from Iraq eats some really really sweet pastry that's too sweet for me.
Quote from: P on June 29, 2014, 02:59:02 am
Swedish food and drinks are generally sweeter than in more southern countries. Many foreigners thinks Swedish candy is too sweet anyway. I think it has to do with the fact that it's a northern country (more energy is needed when it's cold). However my friends from Iraq eats some really really sweet pastry that's too sweet for me.
That's quite interesting. I've always liked sweet things, but the last time I had one of the Swedish ciders, it tasted almost syrupy. And that just made me feel like I was going to get diabetes or something, so I stopped drinking it. I forget the brand though.
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I drank a pear cider tonight from the UK, not really my favorite though. Also had a South African lager and a kellerbier from Germany, once again forget the names. The Kellerbier was by far the best, but the other two I could take or leave.
I'm not much of a fan of bitter drinks so nice sweet ciders work for me :P
Thinking about heading out to pick up a few wheat beers before settling in for the night. Have something I need to finish typing for tomorrow, would prefer to finish it tonight than get up early tomorrow and do it.
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It was a terribly rough week, and I still need to go into work tomorrow morning (Saturday) to do a presentation before I am done for the week. So I decided to have a few beers after getting off work at 21:15. Now drinking a can of Tiger lager by a Singapore company, and gonna then raid the fridge for the two remaining cans of Bear beer, a so-so at best strong lager by a German company.
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On another note, I could really go for a Barleywine at the moment. Does anyone here know this style of beer? Maybe L___E___T or some of the other Brits might know it, but I doubt many others will.
Ha, I prefer beer that is light and doesn't taste of much, so I'm afraid I don't know it :)
Last beer I had was a Blue Mountain or something, a Japanese beer I had in Hong Kong.
I'm currently enjoying a large can of SUNTORY 金麦. As far as beer-ish liquor goes, it's heads and shoulders above the rest. The perfect taste for a night of Donkey Kong 3. :)
Quote from: L___E___T on July 05, 2014, 06:38:36 am
Ha, I prefer beer that is light and doesn't taste of much, so I'm afraid I don't know it :)
We call that water ;) I hate "weak" beers, and they always give me hangovers the day afterwards (and this is true, because these beers are filtered, and so the yeast residue, which can help stop hangovers, is stripped away as well).
I got paid today, so I am browsing websites and thinking of my next gaming purchase, while drinking a Bit Burger. I love this beer, totally takes me back to my Germany days.
This evening, I'm trying this new-ish beer from Sapporo called White Belg.
Quote from: Shumi Nagaremono on July 09, 2014, 04:20:40 am
This evening, I'm trying this new-ish beer from Sapporo called White Belg.
I like that style, how is that particular beer? I always that Japan sucked at making beer, but then I had visited several Japanese brewery stands at a beer festival in Taipei, and had tasted some pretty good craft beer from Japan, among the crap.
I don't have to work tomorrow until quite late in the afternoon, so I am drinking some beer and cleaning the apartment. Now I am having a strong stout from one of the Danish breweries...not really my favorite, but at 8% alcohol it is acceptable if I want to have a merry time.
The Belgi isn't *technically* beer. It's a "beer flavored liquor", which just means that it was made in such a way as to avoid Japan's harsh taxes on beer.
As far as hopposhu (the beer flavored liquors) drinks go, it's definitely one of the better ones. Pour it in a nice beer glass, serve it at an appropriate temperature and it's pretty good.
I wouldn't say that Japan makes shit beer, but pretty much all of the popular brews are *very* mediocre. And at like 300 yen *per can* it's not really a good value.
Kirin used to have a REALLY good Stout, but when it came back, the formula had changed. Now it's undrinkable. It's like three parts Guinness Extra Stout, one part yesterday's black coffee. :(
Tonight, I'm going with actual beer. Typhoon's comin' and I don't need them to dig my body out of the wreckage surrounded by cheap fake beer. I want 'em to dig me out of the ruins of my apartment, EMPTY Asashi Super Dry can clutched in one hand, Dogbone controller in the other. Yee-haw!
Quote from: Shumi Nagaremono on July 09, 2014, 09:20:24 pm
The Belgi isn't *technically* beer. It's a "beer flavored liquor", which just means that it was made in such a way as to avoid Japan's harsh taxes on beer.
As far as hopposhu (the beer flavored liquors) drinks go, it's definitely one of the better ones. Pour it in a nice beer glass, serve it at an appropriate temperature and it's pretty good.
I wouldn't say that Japan makes shit beer, but pretty much all of the popular brews are *very* mediocre. And at like 300 yen *per can* it's not really a good value.
Kirin used to have a REALLY good Stout, but when it came back, the formula had changed. Now it's undrinkable. It's like three parts Guinness Extra Stout, one part yesterday's black coffee. :(
Tonight, I'm going with actual beer. Typhoon's comin' and I don't need them to dig my body out of the wreckage surrounded by cheap fake beer. I want 'em to dig me out of the ruins of my apartment, EMPTY Asashi Super Dry can clutched in one hand, Dogbone controller in the other. Yee-haw!
I'm honestly not sure that I would consider Asashi Super Dry as being a good beer. Asashi is actually one of the Japanese brands heavily imported in Japan, and aside from one or two, they all just taste like water to me; however, I am not one to criticize one's personal taste in brews, and am also one that never turns down free beer ;) Whenever I make it to Japan, I want to go Famicom game hunting and maybe tour / visit some of the local breweries. I know, I am so cultured when visiting foreign countries ;D
I just ran out and came back, and am drinking a Bear Beer Strong Lager, which taps in at 7.7% alcohol. By looking at the can, this one was made in Germany but by a subsidiary of the Danish Harboe brewery company. Definitely not my favorite beer by a long shot, but there is a special going on in Taiwan, basically a tall four pack for $1.70 per can, or just shy of $7 total. Considering the other options available and prices, this one offered the best bang for the buck, so that is what I grabbed.
Yay for not working mornings for Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays this July. :)
Quote from: fcgamer on July 10, 2014, 11:02:49 am
I just ran out and came back, and am drinking a Bear Beer Strong Lager, which taps in at 7.7% alcohol.
7% something beer is quite common in Sweden too. I don't like it though as it tastes mostly alcohol (of course after a number of beers it doesn't matter anymore).
Someone got a bottle of Hitachino Nest White Ale for my wife since it has an owl on it (http://i.imgur.com/ZLHsrn4l.jpg). She didn't like it very much (tastes too much like beer). I enjoyed it, though (tasted like beer ;D).
For the new year I decided to make the infamous resolution again, of losing weight. Oh, and an upcoming half marathon in March also made me realize that I need to do something about my weight situation, and as such, I greatly reduced my alcohol intake for about a week now. Last night I was out with some friends though, and I had a Sam Adams Winter Lager on tap, before moving to a small local brewery and having one of their own brews, Ghosts in the Graveyard I think it is called. Very yummy stuff.
I think that this year I want to take up homebrewing again, as I am just missing the craft beer scene so much when I am away from the States.
Westmalle tripel trappist, its good to live in Belgium.
(http://www.trollekelder.be/cafe/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/westmalle-tripel.jpg)
Last beer I drank (well I am drinking it currently, while packing my bags) is a Mt. Roscoe Grape Lager, a flavored beer produced by Roscoe Brewery (my brothers and my old nanomicrobrewery, haha)
Quote from: jinshu on January 05, 2015, 04:18:59 am
Westmalle tripel trappist, its good to live in Belgium.
(http://www.trollekelder.be/cafe/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/westmalle-tripel.jpg)
Wow, this beer is awesome, i love those trappist beers... La Trappe is also nice, but here is so damn expensive ... 0,33 L bottle costs more than 5$!
Quote from: fcgamer on January 05, 2015, 05:59:25 pm
Last beer I drank (well I am drinking it currently, while packing my bags) is a Mt. Roscoe Grape Lager, a flavored beer produced by Roscoe Brewery (my brothers and my old nanomicrobrewery, haha)
:)
That sounds very interesting, i've never tried Grape Lagers and that's because i didn't seen it in any super-market.. ( btw im sick of those radlers with different flavours.. ugh. )
Quote from: P on July 10, 2014, 02:32:25 pm
Quote from: fcgamer on July 10, 2014, 11:02:49 am
I just ran out and came back, and am drinking a Bear Beer Strong Lager, which taps in at 7.7% alcohol.
7% something beer is quite common in Sweden too. I don't like it though as it tastes mostly alcohol (of course after a number of beers it doesn't matter anymore).
Faxe Royal. 8% beer. 500ml for $3.25. A very mild tasting STRONG beer.
This was after 5 cans of Budweiser 355ml. Needless to say I am a little buzzed.
I haven't ever tried the beer you drank, but I generally like strong beers. I've found a few at about 15% alcohol, but that is incredibly strong for a beer; after about 11 or 12%, you really need to manipulate it to make beer.
I don't really like Budweiser, at least not the American version.
I had a large Heineken can after my run tonight. I got off of work and got home around 10 pm, then went for a run, so I needed something to relax. As a whole though, I have been drinking a lot less beer since my mom has been visiting me. Tomorrow I *might* stop at the import shop on the way home from running errands, to see what sort of interesting beers they have. It all depends how lazy I feel.
Quote from: MaxXimus on January 15, 2015, 05:01:36 pm
Quote from: P on July 10, 2014, 02:32:25 pm
Quote from: fcgamer on July 10, 2014, 11:02:49 am
I just ran out and came back, and am drinking a Bear Beer Strong Lager, which taps in at 7.7% alcohol.
7% something beer is quite common in Sweden too. I don't like it though as it tastes mostly alcohol (of course after a number of beers it doesn't matter anymore).
Faxe Royal. 8% beer. 500ml for $3.25. A very mild tasting STRONG beer.
This was after 5 cans of Budweiser 355ml. Needless to say I am a little buzzed.
I've never tried American Budweiser but the Canadian variety is awesome. Very mild and refreshing.
Quote from: MaxXimus on January 16, 2015, 12:27:45 pm
I've never tried American Budweiser but the Canadian variety is awesome. Very mild and refreshing.
Is the Canadian Budweiser the one from the Czech Republic? If so, you are drinking the original Budweiser beer. :)
I am finishing up an Extra Strong 12% beer by Harboe, a Danish company, before heading to bed. The beer is mediocre at best, but I wanted to relax with a nice buzz and some warmth before drifting off to sleep tonight in my cold apartment. I have made a conscious effort to cut back on my drinking dramatically over the past few weeks (though I started to make a 12 liter batch of apple wine...go figure), but over the weekend I just can't resist the urge to drink a few and relax, clear my mind and also open my artistic side.
I never knew the Czech had a Budweiser. Is it any good? I just looked it up and our Budweiser is different. They do however sell it in Canada as Czechvar so I will have to try that some time.
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Alright. I bought a bottle of this. It is a green 500ml bottle with Czechvar Original B. I assume that stands got Budweiser. It is 5% ABV. I'm just cooling it off right now. Pretty excited to try. What should I expect?
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It's not bad at all. It tastes nothing like Canadian Budweiser though. It has a very sharp kind of citrusy bite to it.
Quote from: MaxXimus on January 17, 2015, 11:30:39 am
I never knew the Czech had a Budweiser. Is it any good? I just looked it up and our Budweiser is different. They do however sell it in Canada as Czechvar so I will have to try that some time.
Post Merge: January 17, 2015, 02:02:33 pm
Alright. I bought a bottle of this. It is a green 500ml bottle with Czechvar Original B. I assume that stands got Budweiser. It is 5% ABV. I'm just cooling it off right now. Pretty excited to try. What should I expect?
Post Merge: January 17, 2015, 06:46:55 pm
It's not bad at all. It tastes nothing like Canadian Budweiser though. It has a very sharp kind of citrusy bite to it.
Yeah I don't think Czechvar is bad...it is the original Budweiser, and IMO should be the only Budweiser (basically the American company copied the name back during the 1800s, but back then American Budweiser actually tasted fairly good...i.e. like a German / European lager. Only after prohibition did it (and a lot of the other German-American breweries, i.e. Busch, Pabst, etc) begin watered-down and start to taste like swill. I had read a very interesting book on the history of beer in America, and I would have loved to be able to taste some of the macrobrewery beers when produced by the (mostly) German founders during the 1800s.
Right now I am sipping on some fermented apple beverage before heading to bed. The beverage I made / am making myself, and is currently somewhat comparable to Germany's Apfelwein / ebbolwoi, though I hope to make It more into a cider before I am finished.
Let's bump this bad boy to the top. Last beer I drank was a Taiwan Gold Medal beer...not really my favorite, to be honest, but in the rural areas it is hard to find decent beer locally. :(
Last week my girlfriend decided to come and stay the night, and since I didn't have to go into work until late on Friday, we decided to get a bottle of lychee vodka and have a fun night. Things started out fine, we took a few shots, mixed some drinks, and also ate some nice snacks that I had purchased for us earlier. We dimmed the lights, put on some club music, and it was looking to be a nice night.
A few hours later though, we nearly finished the bottle of vodka. Then things took a turn for the worse. I don't remember exactly what happened, but I do remember lying on the floor and playing with my cat's one cat toy, batting it around. A little while later my girlfriend had told me that she peed on the tile floor a bit, before heading to the bathroom. :upsetroll: Then I miraculously ended up making instant noodles without burning the apartment down, befor calling it a night and heading to bed. Damn I am still recovering from that night, that is how I know I am getting old.
My last beer was a Chang Beer in Thailand .
Not the worst one but coming from northern France far from what I could get in Belgium .
I have been cutting back even more lately. I am down to 2 beers per sitting and for the first time in my life, I actually don't feel like drinking all the time. I think I'm actually ready to stop getting wasted altogether and just have a few beers every once in a while.
What ever the case, the last beer I had was Czechvar. The taste is really starting to grow on me. It's nice to slowly slip one over an hour or two.
Yeah that's the way to go. A few beers and some good friends is all I need. No hard drinks or anything that gives you nasty hangovers and stuff. Last beer was Norrlands Guld (standard draft beer).
Quote from: MaxXimus on March 12, 2015, 07:26:03 am
I have been cutting back even more lately. I am down to 2 beers per sitting and for the first time in my life, I actually don't feel like drinking all the time. I think I'm actually ready to stop getting wasted altogether and just have a few beers every once in a while.
What ever the case, the last beer I had was Czechvar. The taste is really starting to grow on me. It's nice to slowly slip one over an hour or two.
I've found that the more active I am, the less I drink. On the nights that I go running, I usually don't drink at all, and if I do have a beer or two, it is never to the point of getting drunk or wasted.
The night I drank all the vodka with my girlfriend, the night before I had ran 15 k or so. Talk about going from one health extreme to the next.
I recently got a bike and although I don't feel 100% comfortable riding it yet (I haven't rode a bike in 10 years or so, and never in a city environment), I took it out for a test run today, and hope that after my half marathon on Sunday, that the next week there will be some nice weather where I can plan some nice bike rides in the more rural areas. Once again, won't be drinking when doing that stuff, and probably won't have the desire to either.
Yeah they say that addiction comes easily when you are under-stimulated and the best cure against it is to keep yourself occupied by various things. When there is not much interesting things to do it's easier to fall back to drinking again.
Kirin Nodogoshi Nama
Not technically a beer, but it gets the job done.
I kinda miss German beer...
Is it not possible to import german beer? I'm curious what you have to recommend. I'll be spending july in germany with my girlfriend, and the drinking age is wonderfully low there
Of course importing would be possible, but I'm kind of on a budget.
Buying German beer where I live would just be much too expensive. Sometimes maybe a bottle or two, but basically I'm stuck with Japanese stuff.
Gotcha. What are your favorite german beers?
Quote from: famiac on April 02, 2015, 10:17:13 pm
Gotcha. What are your favorite german beers?
I am curious to hear this too.
Where I sit, in the larger cities you can get a small selection of German beer, but I've come to discover that I much prefer beer on tap. My tastes are also changing with beer, and I much prefer craft beers. But I am curious to see if any of my favorite German beers, from when I was in Germany, are the same as Manuels
I don't actually have any favorite brands, but since I'm from Bavaria I tend to prefer Bavarian (Erdinger, Franziskaner etc.) and Czech brands.
I like "dunkles Weizenbier" (dark wheat beer) and "Bock" type beers.
Quote from: manuel on April 02, 2015, 11:00:03 pm
Franziskaner
That's one of the few beers my wife actually likes. She usually hates the taste of beer.
Nice! So she has good taste! ;D
Bock beer in my opinion is VERY. Strong tasting, bordering on the line of tasting like hard alcohol. You can get a 7% here and it tastes way stronger than a 9.5% Belgian style triple that you can also get here. Not a bad taste, but very strong tasting.
I drank 2 8% FAXE beers last night. I have looked FAXE up on beer review sites and it always gets horrible ratings but I really enjoy it.
I think it depends on the brand.
Some of the bock beers can be quite creamy and mellow.
909 IPA by PolyMath, it's one of my faves from the local brewery. It is literally walking/stumbling distance from my house. ;D
http://vin512.wix.com/brewcrewincwebsite
I want to try Guinness some time.
A few opinions on it maybe?
Quote from: manuel on April 04, 2015, 08:52:27 am
I want to try Guinness some time.
A few opinions on it maybe?
You've never tried it before?
I like it, but it is better served slightly chilled, as opposed to cold. Many of the bars / stores sell it refrigerated, and that is too cold...it takes away from the taste and I don't like it that way.
Guinness is not the best beer in that style, but it is quite popular, and available. That is why I drink it. If I had access to others of that type in Taiwan, I would rather purchase microbrewery varieties.
Thanks for the input. :)
As you said, it's widely available, which is nice.
I think I'll try it soon and then post my thoughts (maybe). :yoshi:
I also recommend to try Guinness if you haven't. I like it a lot if I'm drinking a little finer beer.
My brother's favorite beer styles are porters and stouts. That style is always much more expensive / high end though, at least in the states.
That sounds like something I would like. :)
Heineken :D
Tiger. Had one that was in the fridge so I used it up.
All y'all talking about Guiness like it's a beer... tut tut
Had a couple of Tsing Taos last night, I prefer it to the Changs, Tigers and Singhas that are more prevalent here.
Quote from: L___E___T on April 10, 2015, 04:16:39 pm
All y'all talking about Guiness like it's a beer... tut tut
So what is it? :-[
Had a Kirin Lager yesterday for a change.
DosEquis
Quote from: L___E___T on April 10, 2015, 04:16:39 pm
All y'all talking about Guiness like it's a beer... tut tut
Had a couple of Tsing Taos last night, I prefer it to the Changs, Tigers and Singhas that are more prevalent here.
I prefer Tiger to Tsing Tao, I personally think it is a bit more flavorful. None of these are on the top of any of my lists though.
Now I am drinking a Kronenbourg 1664. I wanted to grab some Sam Adams lagers (just found a shop that sells them), but I didn't have time to do so.
Quote from: iStreet on April 10, 2015, 01:27:29 pm
Heineken :D
I had a Heineken a few days ago.
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I felt like trying somethjng new so got this.
Went to the sushi place nearby and they apparently don't serve Asahi anymore...
Had a Heineken instead.
Quote from: UglyJoe on April 11, 2015, 06:55:23 pm
Went to the sushi place nearby and they apparently don't serve Asahi anymore...
Had a Heineken instead.
Consider yourself lucky ;) Heineken is a much better beer than Asashi...
Funny, I will now take back the comment I made last post ;)
Asashi has apparently been making some new line of beers, based off of craft beer styles. Apparently the second installment in this series is Asashi's "Dry Pale Ale". I saw this beer at the convenience store, so I grabbed a few cans and was impressed. The beer was reasonably priced, and quite hoppy and flavorful, compared to the other choices available in these parts. This is about as close to craft beer as I can find here, without searching out some specialty shop, I hope this one stays around and isn't just some summer exclusive, like they usually do with importing beers into Taiwan (basically in the summers the convenience stores import a larger variety of imported beers, but during the spring, fall and winter we are stuck with dregs). This one is a keeper, and I am quite surprised by that. I wonder what other beers in this series will come out.
On another note, TTL (Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor) just released a Honey Lager. I had high expectations for it, since another local restaurant makes a honey craft beer; however, TTL got it wrong and their version sucks. To me, it just tastes like their weak lager with some honey added into it...not particularly good. On another note, I actually (accidently) insulted the guy in charge of the quality control at TTL, about three years ago, but that is a story for a different time ;)
I had a Toña with dinner last night in Nicaragua. Still not a beer guy, but it's dirt cheap here. That said, I gave the other half of it to my friend and ordered a rum and coke instead.
Hard alcohol, the forbidden fruit. 8)
Haha just kidding. I'm not missing anything but messy sloppy times. I can't just have a couple so I avoid it at all costs. The last beer I had was a Faxe which was about a week ago.
Quote from: fcgamer on April 12, 2015, 08:21:17 am
Quote from: UglyJoe on April 11, 2015, 06:55:23 pm
Went to the sushi place nearby and they apparently don't serve Asahi anymore...
Had a Heineken instead.
Consider yourself lucky ;) Heineken is a much better beer than Asashi...
Asahi Black beer is pretty much the only Asahi beer to drink for me. Light brings back bad memories..
Well well well its been 5 years since the last time I posted in this thread lol. How are you guys? I do remember Manuel, uglyjoe, nintendodork, petik, are they still active here?:D
Ho ho wb buddy, we're still here ;-) what took you so long?
In an effort to cut my consumption down even more I decided to give some low alcohol beer a go. I had 2 0.5% beers the other day. Honestly, not too bad, and I even got a little pretend buzz from them haha.
Quote from: SumixXam on June 05, 2015, 02:02:32 pm
In an effort to cut my consumption down even more I decided to give some low alcohol beer a go. I had 2 0.5% beers the other day. Honestly, not too bad, and I even got a little pretend buzz from them haha.
Around 2010 I had somehow contracted C-Diff, and my doctor had originally misdiagnosed it, saying I had Chrohn's Disease or Colitis. He gave me a large list of items not to eat, including the following:
-fried foods
-raw vegetables
-alcohol
-caffeine (so no tea, no chocolate)
-dairy products
It was nuts, as it seemed I couldn't eat or drink anything!
Later I had more tests done, and after the true cause for my problem was revealed, I went through several drugs until I finally got cleared up.
Why am I sharing this? Well, during that time I had decided to give non-alcoholic beer a try, as well as non-alcoholic wine. I personally felt the beer tasted better than the wine. Although not nearly as good or with as much variety as craft beer, for example, the non-alcoholic beer available (I had found lager as well as one other type, I forget) wasn't bad, to everyone's surprise.
Yeah, low alcohol wine sucks for anything other than cooking.
Last night I had a few budweisers and a few brewhouse(cheap beer) and got fairly intoxicated for te firs time in a while. It was a good night. The morning however sucked. I had a major headache which is something I haven't got from alcohol in a while. I guess that means I have flushed it from my system.
Quote from: SumixXam on June 07, 2015, 06:37:28 pm
Yeah, low alcohol wine sucks for anything other than cooking.
Last night I had a few budweisers and a few brewhouse(cheap beer) and got fairly intoxicated for te firs time in a while. It was a good night. The morning however sucked. I had a major headache which is something I haven't got from alcohol in a while. I guess that means I have flushed it from my system.
That's great news though, I think!
In the near future, I think I am going to be drastically cutting back my alcohol intake. I really need to lose some weight before I go to Japan, or I will literally get murdered in my sleep by roommates for snoring loudly. And I know drinking beer is definitely one of the large players stopping me from my weight loss goals.
Thread revival!!!
I have good news and bad news(I guess it could also be good depending on how you look at it ha-ha)
First the "bad" news. I have been drinking beer a little more regularly lately. Not to the excess I was before but I have been having s couple beers a day for the last while.
Now on to the good news.
I am drinking a Budweiser right now. :) who else has a beer in their hand at the moment?
How did I not see this thread before....!!!!
Got together with some friends and drank some beer and ate something called Hayashi Rice (stew of hashed beef with rice I think) last night. Drank a Swedish Christmas beer which was surprisingly good (called Julsofiero, a Christmas version of Sofiero beer) and then a few cheap beers and some whiskey. Not too much, just the right amount. :)
Just some Kronenbourg the other day. I feel like I'm getting man-flu today, so I might have some whisky later. For purely medicinal reasons, although my wife will no doubt disapprove :)
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I have made a hot toddy. One tablespoon of honey, one teaspoon of lemon, and enough warm whisky to make my liver cringe. If it doesn't cure me, after a couple I'm really not going to care all that much :D
Ah yes. The nectar of the gods; whiskey. Ha-ha. I used to love the stuff. :p
Right now I am on my 2nd FAXE beer. 500mls at 8%abv. Good stuff. After this one I'll have a happy smokey smoke and sip a 3rd FAXE while playing some games.
Living the dream my friend :)
I'm on meds and off booze unfortunately. The last year has been a health rollercoaster, must be getting old.
Depending on the med, I'd probably still have one or two drinks. It may compliment the buzz ha-ha. :p
In all seriousness though, I hope everything is OK, and I totally feel the getting old thing.
Coors Light, with pork scratchings ;D Pork rinds over the pond?
Asahi Super Dry. My go to beer. Always goes well with cheanp Little Caesars pepperoni pizza ;D
Hell yeah there's pork rinds over the pond! I can only eat a few though before the oil becomes too much. The first couple bites are always the best!
Also, $5.99 CAD Little Caesars pep and cheese pizzas are awesome for the price. They were my go to lunch for a while.
LC pizza is one of the few that doesn't ruin my stomach. And yeah $5 is a steal.
Free afternoon, so I'm being incredibly unproductive while drinking Guinness West Indies Porter. Lovely stuff. And I've swapped the pork rinds for wasabi peas... Words cannot describe how good these are :pacman:
Last beer? Kirin, the Heineken of Japan :octorok:
FAXE and Budweiser.
Budweiser!
Shock Top
4 Red Stripes. Unfortunately they were after a very rapidly consumed bottle of white wine. My head hurts.
Some local stuff from DC while I was at MAGFest. First time I had drank in a while... Gotta lay off the calories. :'(
It was some sort of craft beer. We had a get together and my boyfriend bought a variety pack of craft beers, all of which were good. I think the last one I had from it was this lime flavored thing.
Carling. Here in the UK it's cheap, shitty lager. I think they employed the "Black Label" moniker they used in the ads here to sell it in other markets.
Too many.
Well they where great yesterday. First time I got a real lasting hangover in a while, can't say I miss it.
Kirin Ichiban. Got sushi with my dad while my mom and wife were at a baby shower. He kept ordering more of them without asking me so I ended up drinking like four of them :-[
Blue Moon Harvest Pumpkin Ale.
Not bad!
This variety pack also has a Chai Spiced Ale, which I was curious about since I like chai tea. It's not a subtle spice and the beer is anything but subtle. I don't know how I'm going to get through the remaining two bottles :-[
Chill it till it's about to start frosting and then drink fast haha. That's what I would have done back in the day anyway. I did a bit of drinking over the thanksgiving weekend(in Canada). Mostly Budweiser but some other stuff as well. Stella Artois and some other stuff.
Not really my last beer but a story of my last big drinking party in Japan this summer.
We where supposed to go with nomihoudai (all-you-can-drink) but we where waiting for some other friends so we decided to take a few quality drinks first while we were still sober (nomihoudai in Japan is more about quantity). I had some good nihonshu (saké) and imoshouchu (sweet potato liquor) and all was good, our firends showed up and we went with the nomihoudai. Our friends, who were still sober, wasn't happy with the quality of the nomihoudai drinks so they ordered some more expensive drinks and gave me the cheap ones. Also of course since it was nomihoudai I also kept ordering a steady flow of beer to get as much bang for the buck as possible. I think we ended the nomihoudai with some more hard liquor when the time was up. Damn I haven't been that wasted in years, I somehow managed to get back to my hotel before the last train went though.
Maybe it's good that we don't have nomihoudai in Sweden.
I've just about given up drinking all hard liquor, and rarely drink wine although I like it. Now I am giving up beer until my brother comes to visit on the 26th of this month, so abstaining from drinking for ten days.
Lately I think my drinking has been a little over the top, and I just want to get away from it. Gonna also try to start jogging again in the evenings.
Been in UK recently so a couple pints of draught Guiness!
You can get it only in bottles here...
Standard Kirin 5.5...Nothing more, nothing less ;)
Here is my last beer that i had
Look at the new post ;D below
An empty white square?
Ah my image link was broken here is a new one :D
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Iron Maiden beer?
My last beer was Norrlands Guld, the normal draft beer in a local pub. Cheap (well for Swedish alcohol prices) and yet good.
Nice i love the iron maiden one and the ac / dc one is not bad either ;D
I had a Cobra and a Kao (Cypriot lager) yesterday. Then some 4 Buds and far too much wine.
Wow you must like strong beer. The AC/DC beer is really strong tasting lol. At least the AC/DC beer from Canada is.
It's monday so yes Norrlands Guld it is.
Molson Dry
Not beer but I bought a bottle of Gekkeikan, and I've never had sake before.
Any recommendations on how I should drink it? :-\
Oberon i think. It's a local microbrew
Oh sake! I'm no expert but I absolutely love sake! I prefer heated sake the most, but some types of sake are better served cold, and in summer cold is probably best. If you don't know which one is best you could try both ways I guess. I've never prepared it myself so I don't really know how to do it, but I think heating is usually around 40° or so but there are several types of heating.
Bud Light ::)
Smirnoff Lime
Interesting beer choice :D
All Day IPA by Founders. Another local brew. They're awesome and come in 19.2 oz cans.
Quote from: mammal93 on May 08, 2017, 04:57:39 pm
All Day IPA by Founders. Another local brew. They're awesome and come in 19.2 oz cans.
You know, I think I've seen this before in Taiwan but always passed due to the low alcohol content and higher price (all craft beers are going to be higher here).
I am drinking now a Kasteel Donker 11%, $3 Belgian beers, I don't miss the $7+ they tax for these back in the States.
Tried Gekkeikan on the rocks. I can never get used to the aftertaste. I'll try it heated next time.
Quote from: fcgamer on May 09, 2017, 09:16:10 am
Quote from: mammal93 on May 08, 2017, 04:57:39 pm
All Day IPA by Founders. Another local brew. They're awesome and come in 19.2 oz cans.
You know, I think I've seen this before in Taiwan but always passed due to the low alcohol content and higher price (all craft beers are going to be higher here).
I am drinking now a Kasteel Donker 11%, $3 Belgian beers, I don't miss the $7+ they tax for these back in the States.
Wow really? It's a small town Michigan beer.
Quote from: Jedi QuestMaster on May 10, 2017, 08:46:08 pm
Tried Gekkeikan on the rocks. I can never get used to the aftertaste. I'll try it heated next time.
Oh I see, yeah maybe it's better heated. I know many Japanese that don't like nihonshu (as sake is called in Japanese) that much, but some of them say that they like it only together with Japanese cuisine. Personally I love the "ricey taste" of it and can drink it together with about any food though.
I never drank sake heated, but maybe next winter I will try. When I buy it and drink at my apartment, I just drink it room temperature, not bad at all. I think it tastes good, but it doesn't taste nearly as strong as it is, so it can easily catch up on me (in comparison, I usually drink "strong" beers", also room temperature, and with them you can taste the alcohol content in them.
Asahi Dry - The big standard here in Japan.
Rolling Rock last night at friends.
Got drunk at the Chicago O'Hare airport (then had my flight canceled and had to sleep on the floor). Stuck with Goose Island since they're local :
Goose IPA
312 Urban Wheat (best of the night)
Goose Green Line Pale Ale
Matilda (wish I had drank this one earlier so I could have appreciated it)
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Tsingtao - unremarkable, but tasted plenty good after some spicy vegetable soup.
Yeah, Tsingtao isn't the best, but the local stuff I bet was amazing.
I had a few Heinekens and a Grand Kirin JPL. The latter is quite nice, but I only drink one or two of those at a time, then switch to something cheaper if I want to drink more.
The Family Mart near me frustrates me...every summer they have a selection of summer beers, from around the world. Some are mediocre (like Pilsner Urquell), but others are actually fairly nice, like some craft brews from Anchor Brewery in the USA (I have no idea how Anchor compares to other craft brewers in the States, I've been away for too long, but anything craft over here in Taiwan is nice compared to what is usually available, and the pickings are always quite slim for this sort of stuff). So last week or so they had posted on the beer fridge and also the front door they have this sale, buy three of the summer beers, get 20% off. The only problem is that the shop doesn't carry any of those beers...
I talked with the cashier the other day, then she referred me to the boss and I spoke with her, and she said the reason is because there isn't enough space in the fridge. She asked which beers I wanted, and said she would get them in. But so far, no dice, and since Taiwan is such a small island, next day delivery is pretty much expected, so it seems like this just isn't happening.
The thing that makes me the most frustrated though, is the idea of advertising something you aren't even carrying for sale. Last August or September I remember the same sort of bullshit, where a drug store sent out sales fliers and among the stuff was a cream that was supposed to help with eczema and psoriasis. I went to a few of the shops and tried to buy it, but they then said it was only available in the capital city. Again, I was left scratching my head and wondering why stores even bother to put stuff in sales fliers and run specials on products they don't even sell. Maybe it draws more customers into the stores, but in the end, it just pisses me off and makes me want to shop at those stores even less.
The last beer I had was on May long weekend.
The longer time goes on, the less interest I have in alcohol actually. I used to get so wasted and just make a fool out of myself. It put a lot of strain on my relationship. Being in more of a sober mind now, I see how destructive I used to be (I'm sure some of you remember how drunk I used to get. Let's not forget the " inhibitions set to -50" thread lol...) and don't want to ever get back to that. I'm pretty sure I'm completely done with alcohol.
That's great news Max - sound like just growing up and Fatherhood to me though, don't be so hard on yourself :)
I rarely drink either, but I like to enjoy a small whiskey on a Friday night every now and then.
So I hardly ever drink beer now, unless I'm watching TV with my Dad.
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Had a couple Asahi blacks over the weekend (I suppose it's a Japanese stout) as we had really nice weather here and friends over.
Thanks Luke. Means a lot. :) I also want to be a better role model for my kids. My oldest son (6) only has one kidney, so the lifestyle I used to live with all the alcohol would be dangerous for him. I still smoke pot thpugh. It keeps me level headed. I have cut down on that too but that's going to be a lifelonger I think.
The idea of having a nicely chilled beer on a hot sunny afternoon is extremely appealing though lol...
Yeah good to hear Max. Alcoholism is quite common here unfortunately, and I try to be careful to not get addicted to it.
I also drink much more to enjoy the beer rather than to get drunk nowdays. Getting wasted was also more fun when I was younger (suddenly everyone around me seemed to be on friend-terms with me, yay!). I'm usually fine with one or two beers, it's especially good tasting after karate practice and the like.
Quote from: UglyJoe on June 15, 2017, 07:44:35 pm
Got drunk at the Chicago O'Hare airport (then had my flight canceled and had to sleep on the floor).
Ouch! What happened? Getting drunk while waiting for a plane doesn't sound like a good idea.
Quote from: fcgamer on June 18, 2017, 10:22:58 am
The thing that makes me the most frustrated though, is the idea of advertising something you aren't even carrying for sale. Last August or September I remember the same sort of bullshit, where a drug store sent out sales fliers and among the stuff was a cream that was supposed to help with eczema and psoriasis. I went to a few of the shops and tried to buy it, but they then said it was only available in the capital city. Again, I was left scratching my head and wondering why stores even bother to put stuff in sales fliers and run specials on products they don't even sell. Maybe it draws more customers into the stores, but in the end, it just pisses me off and makes me want to shop at those stores even less.
Yeah that sounds really strange and bad business practice.
Lemonade.
I'm 10 years old my address is
syke you freaking predators
I'm pretty sure that you have to be 13 to sign up for an account? Hmmmm...
Tatra Mocne!! My favorite.
Drinking a Taiwan Classic right now. Trying to cut back for the next few weeks, before my brother comes to visit. So just one beer for me tonight. :)
Found a 22oz bottle of Troegs Mad Elf while cleaning the kitchen. 11% abv. No way I'm going to finish this ;D
Edit: finished it! But it took me four hours :P
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Oh I love that beer. I toured the (old) brewery quite a few times, I really enjoy their scratch series as well.
Sweet Baby Java. It's like Sweet Baby Jesus, but with espresso beans infused. Good stuff.
Quote from: fcgamer on September 03, 2017, 10:07:40 pm
Oh I love that beer. I toured the (old) brewery quite a few times, I really enjoy their scratch series as well.
I live pretty close to their current brewery. It's a cool place to get a drink (if you can find a parking spot!). I never knew about the old location :P