Beer (05/20/09)

[Alu]

Blue Moon
Sam Summer
Sam Adams Boston Lager
Black and Tan (yeah, not a single beer, but whatever, delicious)
Yuengling (always good...can never get it in MA...)


I'm not a big fan of "American Style"...

[JoetheShow]

Sweetwater 420- good bite to it, brewed in Atlanta
Sam Adams Octoberfest- I really wish this wasn't seasonal
Sam Adams Summer Ale- ditto for this but its here now!
Harpoon Celtic Ale- I picked this up a month or so ago and loved it.
Cable Car Amber Ale- Very smooth. Not strong, goes great with a meal.
Sam Adams Cherry Wheat- The first beer I bought when I turned 21, love it and they get better with each one.


I'll think of more later

[Ben]

I'm not really big on beers either, but if I do drink them it'll either be Guinness or Stella Artois.

I had a case of Corona sitting around for about 2 years collecting dust because after one bottle I was done. That tastes like piss and I eventually just poured all of it down the sink.

[shortkut]

stella is piss.

i'm more of a brown ale guy, but if i had to have something else, the darker the better.

no particular order for my beers:

newcastle brown ale
sam adams boston ale
three philosophers
stone smoked porter
arrogant bastard ale

[coheed]

Red Stripe
Sam Adams Cherry Wheat
some chocolate nonsense that was surprisingly good

[Heretic Monkey]

Shortkut, where'd you get the 3 philosophers? I've heard that was awesome.

[The JoZ]

Blue Moon

****in right! Do you favor any of the styles over the other? Personally my favorite is the Honey Moon Summer Ale, but I love the Spring and Winter as well as the "normal" one. I haven't tried the Pumpkin one yet though, so...

Stella Artois

My wife made me try this, stating "it's the beer of the Chavs, it's the worst beer ever" and she was right! I don't know how you stand it :chuckle:

Sam Adams Cherry Wheat

Hell to the yeah :cool:

My favorite beers happen to be:

Blue Moon
Cherry Wheat
Yuengling
Miller Chill (Hey it's good!)
Lindenkugel's Raspberry Ale

Good stuff.

[canadaguy]

My main go to would be Rickard's Red, but I can rock and roll with just about anything.


Although I have been known to go and buy the raunchiest beers I can find in the store, but that is usually only for softball games/camping.

[Alu]

****in right! Do you favor any of the styles over the other? Personally my favorite is the Honey Moon Summer Ale, but I love the Spring and Winter as well as the "normal" one. I haven't tried the Pumpkin one yet though, so...



My wife made me try this, stating "it's the beer of the Chavs, it's the worst beer ever" and she was right! I don't know how you stand it :chuckle:



Hell to the yeah :cool:

My favorite beers happen to be:

Blue Moon
Cherry Wheat
Yuengling
Miller Chill (Hey it's good!)
Lindenkugel's Raspberry Ale

Good stuff.
Haven't gotten any other of the kinds yet, mainly just squeeze the orange into the regular one then drop it in, then eat the orange peel after.

[The JoZ]

Haven't gotten any other of the kinds yet, mainly just squeeze the orange into the regular one then drop it in, then eat the orange peel after.

I've never actually done that, I've always just drunk it straight.

How much of a difference does the orange make?

[Alu]

I've never actually done that, I've always just drunk it straight.

How much of a difference does the orange make?
Its not a huge difference, but its definitely noticeable, and it makes it extra delicious.

And by eat the peel, I didn't mean the outside of it, my bad.

[Heretic Monkey]

I'm not a big fan of fruit in beer. I've tried lime in a couple of mexican beers (corona, dos equis amber, etc) and never really liked it. Blue moon is alright, just a little too fruity for me to enjoy on a regular basis.

[Tokugawa]

1. Free Beer
2. Any beer that I make myself (which is a lot)
3. Paulaner Doppelbock
4. Blackened Voodoo Lager
5. Chimay Grand Reserve
6. Arrogant Bastard Ale
7. Becks Dark
8. Mickey's Fine Malt Liquor (in a 40, in a brown paper bag)
9. Anything from Sam Adams
10.Guinness
11.Heineken

I could keep going, but you get the picture.

[Heretic Monkey]

9. Anything from Sam Adams

Even the irish red? That's pretty much the only sam adams i can't drink with a straight face. It's disgusting, imo.

11.Heineken

.....really?

[Tokugawa]

Yes, even the Irish red. Hell, I've got a sixer of their Raspberry wheat in my fridge right now, next to some Corona and Dos Equis for Cinco de Mayo. I tried some Sam Adams Triple Bock once upon a time. I'm not sure if they even make it any more, but that stuff was hard to drink. It came in an 8oz blue bottle with a cork, and it wasn't carbonated. Had about the same consistency of motor oil, but I think the motor oil might have tasted better, but I would still drink it again.

What have you got against Heineken? Hell, Pabst Blue Ribbon wouldn't be too far down on my list.

[Crosshair?]

I rarely drink beer, but when I do, I drink Dos Equis. . .

[Tokugawa]

...even his enemies list him as their emergency contact.

[JoetheShow]

Yes, even the Irish red. Hell, I've got a sixer of their Raspberry wheat in my fridge right now, next to some Corona and Dos Equis for Cinco de Mayo.

I haven't been able to find that anywhere. Its pissing me off.

[PyroFox]

Newcastle is great, when I can find it.

Unfortunately, I live in bum**** hickville, and 80% of the beer shelves consist of Budweiser, Miller high life, and other **** beers with "ice" in the name.

Heineken, Guinness or Corona is also acceptable.

We stopped off in Ireland on the way back from a deployment to Iraq, and I got to have my first beer in half a year, a Guiness from the nearby port bar.

Best beer I ever had.

[Tokugawa]

I haven't been able to find that anywhere. Its pissing me off.

I could be wrong on this, but someone told me once that each state has a board that determines what beers the local stores can sell. There have been so many times that I have found a great beer while traveling, and couldn't get it at home, so I can sorta buy it.

[Alu]

Any of you Guinness drinkers ever have Murphy's?

[shortkut]

Shortkut, where'd you get the 3 philosophers? I've heard that was awesome.
new york. 9.8% pure deliciousness with a hint of cherry :)

[marasamune]

I'm a big fan of the sam adams summer ale. Unfiltered wheat beer. I swear to god I think Tim Koch mugged god to get those paradise hops. It's the only explanation. I can (and often do) drink that all day, every day during the summer. THIS summer however, I'm going to just go get a keg of it to put in the kegerator. It will save so much time.

Other than the sam adam's beers, (which I like because they actually taste like ****ing BEER... I'm looking at you anything made by anheuser-busch), I thoroughly enjoy DogFishHead beers. Same sort of thing as sam adam's, but not quite as refined on the use of the extra hoppiness. Still great though. If neither of those options are available, I'll go with a guiness if they have it on draft, newcastle if they don't. Other than that, I'm a liquor man. (except vodka. we all have that one particular liquor we'd like to never have to smell again, and if you don't personally have one, you haven't been drinking long enough. Same story as it always is. Too high a proof, too short of a timeframe, empty stomach, projectile vomiting. You know the deal. In this case it was Absolut 100 proof. 1 liter bottle... ugh...) So I'm usually the guy at the bar who's on his fifth jameson (water back, no rocks) by the time everyone else decides that their going to start taking a piss every 7 minutes because they're drinking cheap beer that takes forever to tack a buzz on with.

...that's when it's time to start playing darts for drinks. Heh.

[Heretic Monkey]

Harpoon UFO Hefeweizen is also a pretty good, widely available (i think) unfiltered beer.

Anyone else had Sam Adams Hallertau Imperial Pilsner? I was surprised as hell that a pilsner could have such a strong flavor. At first i didn't like it all that much, but after a couple of sips, i realized it was one of the best beers i've ever had.

[lk6.200]

All beer sucks. Drink Jack.

[JoetheShow]

Anyone else had Sam Adams Hallertau Imperial Pilsner? I was surprised as hell that a pilsner could have such a strong flavor. At first i didn't like it all that much, but after a couple of sips, i realized it was one of the best beers i've ever had.

Its not available in Alabama so I drove to LaGrange to get it. I'm glad I experienced it but I found it undrinkable.

[Alu]

All beer sucks. Drink Jack.
This is the beer thread, go to the other thread about drinks to talk about that.

[shortkut]

I thoroughly enjoy DogFishHead beers. i've only had their blueberry beer. a little too fruity for my taste, but my girlfriend likes it and is easy enough to drink so not a problem for me

[King Ducky]

Let's see... In the month and a half since I've been 21, the best beers I've had are Newcastle, Blue Moon, and New Belgium "Fat Tire" Amber Ale, which I just had this past Saturday. My stepdad also has a couple of bottles of Guinness Extra Stout which have been in the fridge for at least 2 years, but I popped one open and it still tasted pretty good.

:eek: There are still so many beers to try!!

[Alu]

Let's see... In the month and a half since I've been 21, the best beers I've had are Newcastle, Blue Moon, and New Belgium "Fat Tire" Amber Ale, which I just had this past Saturday. My stepdad also has a couple of bottles of Guinness Extra Stout which have been in the fridge for at least 2 years, but I popped one open and it still tasted pretty good.

:eek: There are still so many beers to try!!
Yes there are.

A few of the brothers in the Maine chapter of my fraternity have a house with shelves going around near the ceiling of the kitchen and living room. These shelves are holding empties (several hundred), one kind of each beer they've tried. There are no multiple flavors.

[Tokugawa]

I thoroughly enjoy DogFishHead beers. Same sort of thing as sam adam's, but not quite as refined on the use of the extra hoppiness.
If you like hoppiness, try Arrogant Bastard Ale. Completely changed my opinion on Ales entirely. In my humble opinion, it has the best hoppiness of any non-Sam Adams brew.
Anyone else had Sam Adams Hallertau Imperial Pilsner?
I haven't tried that one yet, but I used Hallertau hops in the last Dopple Bock, and the last Pilsner that I brewed, and it turned out so well, I ended up buying some Hop rhizomes and planted them a few weeks ago. I'm not holding out too much hope, since it is probably too hot here, but for twenty bucks, even if I get a half yield from each plant, I'll still have about forty pounds of hops for when I start brewing lagers in the fall (focusing on ales for the summer). In short, hallertau are some of the best damn hops.

[Heretic Monkey]

Yes there are.

A few of the brothers in the Maine chapter of my fraternity have a house with shelves going around near the ceiling of the kitchen and living room. These shelves are holding empties (several hundred), one kind of each beer they've tried. There are no multiple flavors.
I just keep a text file. I ran out of shelf room a long time ago...

[Two Angels And A Dream]

Kronenberg 1664 is the only beer I can stand drinking casually. Stella I can drink if already drunk though I try to avoid doing that, it's now known as 'wife beater' for nothing. Guinness if I have a hangover but otherwise I avoid the stuff. Much more of a Cider man.

[Alu]

Kronenberg 1664 is the only beer I can stand drinking casually. Stella I can drink if already drunk though I try to avoid doing that, it's now known as 'wife beater' for nothing. Guinness if I have a hangover but otherwise I avoid the stuff. Much more of a Cider man.
Hard cider right of of the bottle? Good stuff.

[Two Angels And A Dream]

Any Cider, mainly Strongbow but I drink proper Scrumpy when I can get my hands on it.

[One Of Light]

Anything Sam Adams...
Newcastle is good, wish I could get it draft...
When I was FIRST 21 I drank the hell outta Killians Irish Red, but I'm kinda over it now...
I like dark ales... I'm not too big on most beers... especially anything made by Anheiser-Busch (or however you spell it) or Miller/Coors/any of the major distributors... they just kinda suck lol.
O'course I'm more of a whiskey guy...

[Alu]

Anything Sam Adams...
Newcastle is good, wish I could get it draft...
When I was FIRST 21 I drank the hell outta Killians Irish Red, but I'm kinda over it now...
I like dark ales... I'm not too big on most beers... especially anything made by Anheiser-Busch (or however you spell it) or Miller/Coors/any of the major distributors... they just kinda suck lol.
O'course I'm more of a whiskey guy...
You, like a lot of us, hate "American Style" beers.

[shortkut]

i can get newcastle on tap around campus... actually two bars have it on tap :D

[One Of Light]

You, like a lot of us, hate "American Style" beers.

indeed, you're right lol... I made the mistake of trying Bud Light Lime just cuz some place was giving them away... *vomits again*

[Heretic Monkey]

I hated killians irish red out of a bottle, but it was really good on tap. I've heard the same about Guiness (i hated it in bottle form), but haven't found a good place that has it draft (or draught).

I personally don't have a problem with american beers as long as they're not "THE ALL AMERICAN, NASCAR-SUPPORTING, 24-CANS FOR $10" type of beers. Sam adams, Breckenridge, Starr Hill, Red Hook, and (to a lesser extent) Flying Dog are all very good, widely available (i think) american brewers with multiple flavors and brews.

indeed, you're right lol... I made the mistake of trying Bud Light Lime just cuz some place was giving them away... *vomits again*
My friend brought a 12-pack over to my place one night a few weeks ago and left 3 here. There's still 2 left in the fridge. That **** wasn't good enough even after 6 yuenglings.

[One Of Light]

I hated killians irish red out of a bottle, but it was really good on tap. I've heard the same about Guiness (i hated it in bottle form), but haven't found a good place that has it draft (or draught).

I personally don't have a problem with american beers as long as they're not "THE ALL AMERICAN, NASCAR-SUPPORTING, 24-CANS FOR $10" type of beers. Sam adams, Breckenridge, Starr Hill, Red Hook, and (to a lesser extent) Flying Dog are all very good, widely available (i think) american brewers with multiple flavors and brews.


My friend brought a 12-pack over to my place one night a few weeks ago and left 3 here. There's still 2 left in the fridge. That **** wasn't good enough even after 6 yuenglings.
Yeah those NASCAR All-American beers are the problem really, my dad drinks either Natty Light or Busch, both of which make me wanna hurl... I've never tried most of what you mentioned however, of course I live in Alabama... we have access to a few of the better microbreweries...
Yeah both Killians and Guiness are better on tap, lol last time I was in Atlanta my friends and I found Guiness Draught in 40's, which was a BIG deal to us being from rural 'Bama, we stocked up and brought some home...
oh and Shortkut...
way to brag buddy lol... I just remembered there's a bar about 40 miles away that has it on tap... I'll have to head up there this weekend.

[Alu]

I hated killians irish red out of a bottle, but it was really good on tap. I've heard the same about Guiness (i hated it in bottle form), but haven't found a good place that has it draft (or draught).

I personally don't have a problem with american beers as long as they're not "THE ALL AMERICAN, NASCAR-SUPPORTING, 24-CANS FOR $10" type of beers. Sam adams, Breckenridge, Starr Hill, Red Hook, and (to a lesser extent) Flying Dog are all very good, widely available (i think) american brewers with multiple flavors and brews.


My friend brought a 12-pack over to my place one night a few weeks ago and left 3 here. There's still 2 left in the fridge. That **** wasn't good enough even after 6 yuenglings.
You're not getting the difference between "American beer" and "American Style beer"

Sams is an American brewed beer, but it is not American Style (I'm going with terms that those american style beers use in their commercials, I think it was Miller Light advertising that they have won in beer tasting competitions the round for "Best American Beer" several years or something, and then you look at Sam Adams and they have awards as well, but in categories that are not "American Beer")

[Heretic Monkey]

What is "american beer" then? Does it have a label/classification besides just "american"? Something like lager, pilsner, stout, etc? Or do i just assume that anything like miller, coors, bud, icehouse, or the like are the only things that can be called american beer?

[Alu]

What is "american beer" then? Does it have a label/classification besides just "american"? Something like lager, pilsner, stout, etc? Or do i just assume that anything like miller, coors, bud, icehouse, or the like are the only things that can be called american beer?
Yeah, its the stuff like Bud, Miller, Natty, Coors, and all the other stuff thats like that.

[shortkut]

essentially piss water with alcohol

edit: damn you alu :grr:

[Alu]

essentially piss water with alcohol

edit: damn you alu :grr:
Your explanation defines the taste...I just gave examples.

[Thrice]

i love me some yuengling.... couldn't get it in CT when i lived there, but down in GA, 8 bucks for 12 bottles....

right now i'm stocked on that and bud light lime.

i like a lot of beers though.... a lot of the sam adams brews and a few random ones.

[shortkut]

yuengling is the best of the crap beers or the worst of the "good" beers

[The JoZ]

I freely admit to liking Bud Light, but I will also be the first to tell you that a host of other American beers are downright awful. I don't understand how anyone can drink Natty Light, it is positively one of the grossest things I've ever had, yet I know people who have drunk the stuff like water...ugh.

Coors, Miller Lite, pretty bad as well. Bleh.

But Budweiser/Bud Light is pretty drinkable I think, at least if you don't compare them to, say stuff like Sam Adams or what have you.

I did try Bud Light Lime, however, and didn't like that. Miller Chill is far superior if you can get into the whole lime in beer thing.

[JoetheShow]

Corona is worse than 90% of American Beers though.

[Alu]

Corona is worse than 90% of American Beers though.
I've never actually had one to be honest...I did bud light and other stuff like that for drinking games, and then immediately tried the microbrews and imports and other non-american styles and suddenly realized why people actually enjoy beer.

[The JoZ]

Corona is worse than 90% of American Beers though.

See, I had Corona before, and I believe it tasted like ass, to be sure.

But, I mean, I've had stuff like Natty Light, Coors, Busch, and Old Milwaukee, and just...

Rainwater in a gutter probably tastes better than that swill.

[shortkut]

corona sucks. at every opportunity i make fun of my friends who enjoy to drink it... unless they are female since it is not really beer.

also, anyone who says natty (any variety) is the worst ever has never had keystone. i was given a 24 case of it and after trying one of them i tried to give it away. no one wanted it. i tried another the next day. poured it out again. no one would take it for free so i poured out the remaining 22 cans to make room for better beer

[The JoZ]

corona sucks. at every opportunity i make fun of my friends who enjoy to drink it... unless they are female since it is not really beer.

also, anyone who says natty (any variety) is the worst ever has never had keystone. i was given a 24 case of it and after trying one of them i tried to give it away. no one wanted it. i tried another the next day. poured it out again. no one would take it for free so i poured out the remaining 22 cans to make room for better beer

I admittedly have never had Keystone, but I've heard it was pretty bad.

Still...

[shortkut]

I admittedly have never had Keystone, but I've heard it was pretty bad.

Still...
i would take natty, natty light, or natty ice over keystone any day. hell, i would even take corona and old milwakee over it

[JoetheShow]

Keystone, Bud Ice, Milwaukee's Best, and Bush Lite are my Mt. Rushmore of awful. Natty Ice on tap is drinkable if you have to. I can handle Coors Lite, no problem.


The tragedy atall of our bars is that PBRs are $1.

[The JoZ]

i would take natty, natty light, or natty ice over keystone any day. hell, i would even take corona and old milwakee over it

I guess I'm going to have to brave at least one Keystone to see how bad it really is. After Natty Light, I'm not sure how much worse it could get.

Maybe Olde English or Steel Reserve though, those are pretty bad. I think they are technically malt liquors, but they look like beer, so.

[shortkut]

I guess I'm going to have to brave at least one Keystone to see how bad it really is. After Natty Light, I'm not sure how much worse it could get.

Maybe Olde English or Steel Reserve though, those are pretty bad. I think they are technically malt liquors, but they look like beer, so.
in a 40 they are ok because it is a 40

[JoetheShow]

Hahaha ok, I forgot Steel Reserve. Only beer so bad it made me puke after 3. That is satan in a can.

[Heretic Monkey]

*Puts up flame shield*

I think Heineken should be added to the list of horrible beer. I had half a bottle, and poured out the rest.

As for american beer, yuengling is my cheap beer of choice, coors light is drinkable if it's available (i.e. free), and bud select was actually not that bad. Not good, but not horrible.

[Two Angels And A Dream]

German beers are by far the best due to the Reinheitsgebot. Eisbock beer is pretty good, I'm impartial to it but everyone else I know who's tried it has fallen in love with it, plus being about 9-15% means it's a good way to get hammered, espcially seeing as it's served in litre and 2 litre mugs.

[shortkut]

i've actually had some polish beers which were delicious... but i don't remember what they were called :( there is this polish store near my girlfriend's house and the beer is sold with a smallest size of 500ml. each one i have tried was at the very worst, good

[Alu]

in a 40 they are ok because it is a 40
I've never actually bothered doing a 40 before...

Also, I forgot about Milwakee's Beast...****...

[The JoZ]

in a 40 they are ok because it is a 40

But see, I'd much rather just pay a little more and buy two deuce's of Bud Light and not only do I get, IMO, a better quality beer, but I get four more ounces of beer as well.

I've never actually bothered doing a 40 before...

Also, I forgot about Milwakee's Beast...****...

While we're at it, let's not forget "classic" staples like Colt 45 or Schlitz.

Ugh.

[marasamune]

I bought a case of forties once. Just budweiser though. I did get a couple of bottles of Olde English just for me.

[shortkut]

40s of olde english are like $1 around my campus

[marasamune]

Yeah, that's why they're great.

[Rahul]

Bdubs had 1 dollar pints for the Redwings game tonight (even BLUE MOON!). Needless to say, I'm extremely trashed as I post this.

[Digital Emu]

While we're at it, let's not forget "classic" staples like Colt 45 or Schlitz.

Ugh.

Hey, Colt 45 works for Lando, it should work for you. Even if it doesn't, why take chances?

How has no one mentioned any beers from the Pacific Northwest yet? Redhook ESB, anything Pyramid, Widmer, Deschutes, Mac & Jacks, etc. All of them are delicious. Even Rainier is drinkable as far as cheap beer goes.

[Thrice]

part of the reason about not listing the NW beers is because a lot of us are from the east coast of the us or england...

[Heretic Monkey]

How has no one mentioned any beers from the Pacific Northwest yet? Redhook ESB, anything Pyramid, Widmer, Deschutes, Mac & Jacks, etc. All of them are delicious. Even Rainier is drinkable as far as cheap beer goes.
I've had Redhook ESP, Sunrye, IPA, Longhammer, Winter Hook, Copper Hook, and Late Harvest Autumn Ale, and they were all pretty good. A reliable brewer.

As for pyramid, i've only had their Hefeweizen, and it was one of the better unfiltered beers i've had.

[Alu]

Bdubs had 1 dollar pints for the Redwings game tonight (even BLUE MOON!). Needless to say, I'm extremely trashed as I post this.
I...I hate you...I want pints of Blue Moon for a dollar...BWW is right down the road from my house...

[shortkut]

Yeah, that's why they're great.
the only reason though

[Andre the Giant]

When I was 20, my friends and I decided to take a full swig of beer whenever nothing happened in a baseball game (all avid baseball fans). Within 90 minutes, I had put away 16 beers. That was the worst night of my life.

[The JoZ]

When I was 20, my friends and I decided to take a full swig of beer whenever nothing happened in a baseball game (all avid baseball fans). Within 90 minutes, I had put away 16 beers. That was the worst night of my life.

Holy **** that's a lot of beer.

Why the hell did you not think that was a bad idea? I mean, I loved playing baseball as a kid, but watching baseball can be pretty damn boring sometimes...:P

Not like the NFL where there is always something happening, heh.

[JoetheShow]

I'm glad I'm home for a week because I stopped in flippin' WINN DIXIE and found the Blackberry Witbier. Absolutely delicious but I was expected more of a bite. Definitely good though.

[Vulpes]

Yuengling (always good...can never get it in MA...)

Yuengling is okay. Everybody drinks that stuff around here because the brewery is literally in my backyard. :x

[Alu]

Yuengling is okay. Everybody drinks that stuff around here because the brewery is literally in my backyard. :x
Its just a novelty for me because of the fact that I can't get it.

[Heretic Monkey]

Its just a novelty for me because of the fact that I can't get it.
You're not missing much. It's my cheap beer of choice, but it's still cheap (re: taste) beer.

[Alu]

You're not missing much. It's my cheap beer of choice, but it's still cheap (re: taste) beer.
I don't think I've had it in a long while, and my tastes for beer have changed since the last time I had it. So who knows at this point.

[The JoZ]

I had a beer-tasting party for my college graduation, and man it was fun, and there were some pretty good ones too.

Tried Red Stripe for the first time, I was surprised that this was actually good. Don't know why I assumed it would be bad, just was surprised it was tasty.

Estrella, a Spanish beer was also really tasty, nice and smooth as it went down. Dos Equis also surprised in this category, and I also thought this one would not be that great.

Same for LaBatt Blue, I always assumed this was just a cheap Canadian beer, but it was very tasty.

Worst beer was a tie between one called Bavaria and one called DreamWeaver. I honestly can't remember why they were so bad, but I know those were the worst on our list.

I will try to get the full list if anyone is interested, but I don't have it on me now :^:

[Tokugawa]

Many Many moons age, Bennigans used to have this "Beers of the World" club, and they would carry a huge selection of beers, and you would swipe your card, and get points for how many different kinds you had tried. They had some good ones too.

[Heretic Monkey]

Estrella, a Spanish beer was also really tasty, nice and smooth as it went down. Dos Equis also surprised in this category, and I also thought this one would not be that great.
I've had estrella before, and it was definitely on the low end of my personal scale. Dos Equis is a good mexican lager though, and i thoroughly recommend Dos Equis Amber.

Many Many moons age, Bennigans used to have this "Beers of the World" club, and they would carry a huge selection of beers, and you would swipe your card, and get points for how many different kinds you had tried. They had some good ones too.
I would love that, although drinking that much beer at a restaurant/bar would probably get expensive...

[shortkut]

today is bar crawl. in about an hour or two we hit the bars, with special mugs the beers are less than half price. probably not leaving the bars until 3am!

[Alu]

today is bar crawl. in about an hour or two we hit the bars, with special mugs the beers are less than half price. probably not leaving the bars until 3am!
Good old new york bars...

Bars in MA close at 1.

[Rahul]

I was in New York the other night and went to some Irish pub called McSorleys (the oldest one in Manhattan I think). They have, hands down, the best dark ale I have ever had in my life. Absolutely delicious stuff.
Bars in MA close at 1.
Damn, and I complain about the 2AM closing in Ann Arbor. That sucks...

[Alu]

I was in New York the other night and went to some Irish pub called McSorleys (the oldest one in Manhattan I think). They have, hands down, the best dark ale I have ever had in my life. Absolutely delicious stuff.

Damn, and I complain about the 2AM closing in Ann Arbor. That sucks...
Yeah...its no good. Especially when you live in a college town where there is nothing to do but go to bars.

I want karaoke night to last longer dammit! Also trivia night, but thats awesome regardless.

[Tokugawa]

I would love that, although drinking that much beer at a restaurant/bar would probably get expensive...
We would go there after work all the time, and start off with one or two of the good beers, then switch to the crap beer, so it wasn't too expensive. I had gotten up to 73 out of 100 before we quit going there. Went on a date with one of the waitresses, it was all bad, and she was psycho too, so that ended that.

today is bar crawl. in about an hour or two we hit the bars, with special mugs the beers are less than half price. probably not leaving the bars until 3am!
A group of us had gone to Playa Del Carmen, Just south of Cancun, and when we left the bar after one particularly brutal binge, the sun was up, and the locals were heading to work. I have no idea when/if the bar actually closed. There was a bar in Albuquerque that catered to the night shift workers at a local semiconductor plant, and they had a 7AM happy hour.

[marasamune]

7am is never a happy hour. It's a terrible hour. **** 7am.

[The JoZ]

7am is never a happy hour. It's a terrible hour. **** 7am.

6am is even worse.

Which is the hour at which I must get up to take my wife to work until she learns to drive a damn car.

[marasamune]

6am is alright, it's still dark at 6am most of the year.

[The JoZ]

6am is alright, it's still dark at 6am most of the year.

It's not anymore here, and even then, getting up to drive in said dark doesn't make it any easier for those of us trying not to fall asleep while behind the wheel of a car...

[marasamune]

No, I meant, I don't go to sleep until like 7. Because the goddamn sun comes up. It's too bright.

[Alu]

7am is never a happy hour. It's a terrible hour. **** 7am.
7AM i when I'll be on my way to work most of the time unfortunately. Starting in June that is...hopefully I'll be able to move closer soon, so I can get up at 7 and still make it to work for 8, instead of getting up at 5:30 to get to work for 8

[Tokugawa]

No, I meant, I don't go to sleep until like 7. Because the goddamn sun comes up. It's too bright.

Back when I was working the Graveyard shift, I used to have the same problem. I down right resented sunrise.

[Thrice]

i wish i was working night shift again.... :( then i would have a 7am happy hour prior to passing out