Best beer.....ever?

[mrogowski 5,000+ posts]

Come gather 'round...

From England it would be Fullers 1845 Ale hands down:

http://www.fullers-ales.com/1845.php

Young's Double Chocolate Stout would be second:

http://www.youngs.co.uk/productPage.aspx?pageID=11

From Germany, well there are just too many to mention, but a very good start would be Paulaners Salvator Dopplebock:

http://www.germanbeerinstitute.com/Doppelbock.html

In Belgium, its all about complexity, so Lindemans Kreik Cherry Lambic is a beauty:

http://www.merchantduvin.com/pages/5_breweries/lindemans_kriek.html

For Canada, one of the best tasting and carefully balanced IPA's I've ever had was Sergaent's IPA from Old Yale:

http://www.fest-of-ale.bc.ca/brewers.html

The US has so many boutique breweries now its difficult to discern which is good and which isn't. I think a good example of an American style ale would be Fish Tale Wild Salmon Pale Ale:

http://www.fishbrewing.com/wildsalmon.html

Guiness isn't all its cracked up to be. I can name at least a half dozen Stouts that blow it away. Folks who say its the best don't know what they are talking about.

I have yet to have anything resembling a decent beer from Japan, Africa or Australia. Avoid all beer in green and white bottles. They are poo.

 

[HitManSE 10+ year member]

Wow that can't be good for anyone, so dark. lol

Edit: 8% acoholic beer, lol

Close, its actually 10.8% //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

Its pretty good stuff, I wouldnt recommend more then 1 bottle at a time though. 1bottle down feels like you drank 8+ beers.

It can be found at places like sprouts, whole foods, for if you can find one of those liquor stores with a wide selection.

Best bet to locate them, go to ratebeer.com search the type of beer you're looking for and via zipcode it will show you the closest location.

Also try anything made by Ayinger.

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

Guiness isn't all its cracked up to be. I can name at least a half dozen Stouts that blow it away. Folks who say its the best don't know what they are talking about.

To be honest, taste is subjective. I have had many other stous, but I prefer Guinees Draught over anything I have tried. Perhaps you could find one that can change my mind, but until then you can't really say I am wrong or don't knowwhat I am talking about when it comes to such a subjective matter. Actually you can say it, but to me it makes you sound like a pompous elitist //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

Been there, done that. I swear yuengling black and tan is a ton better.

Well, to each thier own. The only bottled B&T I found better than making it was mississipi mud. That was some good drink.

 

[genxx 10+ year member]

The best but I can't find it anywhere in the states so far. Carlton Cold-Australia

Second best-modelo especial

Frozen Glass-Tecate

Draft-Amberboc/Fosters

GoingCheap- Miller Light

Anyone now a place that get beer from anywhere in world imported

 

[mrogowski 5,000+ posts]

To be honest, taste is subjective. I have had many other stous, but I prefer Guinees Draught over anything I have tried. Perhaps you could find one that can change my mind, but until then you can't really say I am wrong or don't knowwhat I am talking about when it comes to such a subjective matter. Actually you can say it, but to me it makes you sound like a pompous elitist //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

Pompous? Never! Elitist? Maybe... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

Agreed, taste is a subjective thing. But the stigma surrounding Guiness as the best Stout ever is due to the overzealous marketing of the company, and the narrow focus of the average Joe. Mention the word 'Stout' to anyone and they will say Guiness. Few know there is a life that exists beyond this one brandname and IMO this is where the underlying problem exists.

Do you recall which other Stouts you have tried? There are different variations of the style, some good, others not so good. The Youngs Double Chocolate I mentioned is a great tasting Stout, but is of a different variation. If you understand that for what it is, there are plenty of very good tasting Stouts out there.

If you like Guiness, you might be more interested in seeking out different types of Porters since the Stout is a derivative of the Porter and actually predates the Stout by many years.

Best,

Mark

 

[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

that stuff looks like it would have vomit aftertaste

 

[Brock 5,000+ posts]

Don't let crappy Guinness cloud your judgment.
Guinness = Kia

Stone IRS = Ferrari

you're an idiot. comparing guiness to a russian imperial is like comparing the new york rangers to the yankees. both are good at what they do, but are completely different genres. ok so not completely different, more like comparing little league to the yankees...but in no way would i consider it a kia. maybe in comparison to beamish, but, eh, whatever nevermind. lol

 

[gordos420 10+ year member]

my favorite is ZYWIEC then maybe heineken

 

[Ctminime 10+ year member]

i have always been fond of german beers... in particular when my dad imports them. Einshenfaust is the shiz. so is berliner kindel. and not to mention shuletiess. mmmm good beers...

 

[wj94 10+ year member]

you're an idiot. comparing guiness to a russian imperial is like comparing the new york rangers to the yankees. both are good at what they do, but are completely different genres. ok so not completely different, more like comparing little league to the yankees...but in no way would i consider it a kia. maybe in comparison to beamish, but, eh, whatever nevermind. lol

really? they're different beer styles? i had no idea! the fact is guinness tastes like ******* and stone IRS tastes like the sweet nectar of life.

 

[elementxero 10+ year member]

this is more my kinda beerhttp://www.victorybeer.com/golden_monkey.html

but i also enjoy this

http://www.victorybeer.com/moonglow.html

and that is a adaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn dark beer

I had golden monkey on tap the other day it was dangerously delicious. Was drinking them as fast as I drink crap beer and I ended up so tanked that I tried to fight the cab driver.

 

[elementxero 10+ year member]

Also all those old school advertisements make me realize that advertisers used to use much more complex language to sell their shit. Now they all just talk to us like we are complete morons and shovel on that vague sense that "they are with you" so that we feel they can be trusted.

****s.

 

[Fast1one 10+ year member]

Best "budget" beer...

SOL

Makes Corona taste like Natural light //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[mrogowski 5,000+ posts]

really? they're different beer styles? i had no idea! the fact is guinness tastes like ******* and stone IRS tastes like the sweet nectar of life.

I'm pretty sure this is sarcasm, but I'll bite anyway. Check this out:

http://www.bjcp.org/styles04/