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Post by pantsgoblin on Jan 16, 2024 11:41:19 GMT -5
Budweiser (Belgique)Does InBev maintain its Beechwood ageing across the Atlantic? Does the King of Beers know where it is in the Southern Hemisphere? Can its advertising phenotype have expression in a place where the dominant trait is Heineken? Answer: No. No 1 - Found in a 500ml can, this beer has some hint of the peak Beechwood ageing most commonly remembered in the 1980s version of Drinkability King. No 2 - Budweiser barely scratches the veneer of Australasian drinking scene, in my experience. Just happy to see it in the bottle shops again after, say, 3 years. No 3 - Basically hidden in a few of the shops near me. Not always there. Only the most prodigious of shops with the lowest wages paid to the employees has this for any duration of its temporary availability. I was just talking with someone about my grudging respect for AB/InBev, shamelessly adaptable to the newest trends. It's the KISS of mass-produced swill; for anything that hits like the Chelada there are a half-dozen travesties like this:  |
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Jan 29, 2024 14:04:08 GMT -5
Post by repulsionist on Jan 29, 2024 14:04:08 GMT -5
Ekstra Svyturys
The godparent of other Lithuanian beers licensed by Carlsberg Group. Highly touted as decent Dortmunder pilsener in Beer Advocate and the like, it hits as advertised.
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Apr 24, 2024 3:15:00 GMT -5
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Post by repulsionist on Apr 24, 2024 3:15:00 GMT -5
Nam Nam Alley
Pretty gutsy for a beer to name itself so near the gutter. Like Export 333 or Beer Saigon, this Viet beer slakes thirst on a hot day in a high humidity environment.
Only available in Straya or Vietnam.
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Post by LazBro on Jun 4, 2024 11:43:23 GMT -5
I have a 2016 Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA. It's a super-high alcohol beer, between 18-20% (DH never commits), so even though it's an IPA it's still intended for cellaring. I didn't mean to keep it for so long, but I forgot I bought it. Really. I'd stowed it far back in the liquor shelf, where things go to die, and only re-discovered it about 6 months ago. I've since moved it to the fridge, which I guess is the first step toward getting serious about drinking it, but I don't know. I try to keep my beers relatively low alcohol, since I'm the kind of guy who, if I'm going to have one, I might as well have five.
But who knows. Maybe if things actually go okay tomorrow I could crack it finally?
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Post by 🐍 cahusserole 🐍 on Jun 4, 2024 15:58:09 GMT -5
Gutted to hear of its collapse, 🐍 cahusserole 🐍 . Their California Lager is such a nice accompaniment to many dishes. To see they had done a Mexican style lager of late (San Pancho) twists the knife a bit more - knowing I will not likely experience the libation. Anchor Steam was the go-to 30 years ago when seeking an original, craft beer at the bottle shop/convenience/Von's/whatever. I guess it's North Coast Brewing near term, when in a pinch and wanting an beer akin to Anchor Steam. anchor's back, baby!!! www.kqed.org/news/11988398/anchor-brewings-sale-to-chobani-ceo-good-news-for-everybody-co-op-leader-says |
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Post by pantsgoblin on Jun 25, 2024 18:24:11 GMT -5
Yes, this is a real beer variety and it's apparently 12%. I want to try.  |
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Post by Pedantic Editor Type on Jun 26, 2024 8:45:44 GMT -5
Yes, this is a real beer variety and it's apparently 12%. I want to try. I saw a Tumblr post about this beer yesterday. Hubbard's Cave is the name of the brewery and not a real cave. It's a section of I-90/94 in Chicago that goes under a railroad underpass and between large buildings near Hubbard St., creating a cave effect. The label alludes to that, but I'm pretty sure the Tumblr author didn't notice or understand. (They make great beer!) |
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Jul 23, 2024 17:30:31 GMT -5
Post by repulsionist on Jul 23, 2024 17:30:31 GMT -5
Asahi Super Dry (Japan)
Normally, the Australasian Asahi Super Dry is brewed by Lion Breweries in AU or NZ. While the zaibatsu oversees the bureaucracy of Lion Breweries it does permit the locals to do their wort their way. But continuous fermentation process used by Lion Breweries, a method that is also used for adjuncts worldwide, has a strong "water-soaked Grape Nuts" flavour deep in the palette. This is true for most all Lion Breweries lager adjuncts. More so than Budweiser, Coors, Michelob, and the like. That difference does not appear in the Japan-brewed Asahi. It is markedly better.
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Sept 11, 2024 19:06:19 GMT -5
Post by repulsionist on Sept 11, 2024 19:06:19 GMT -5
Japan Beer Report
Kirin Green - A low carb beer with more active carbonation bouncing around your mouth than a regular beer. Very little flavour, mostly feeling.
Sapporo - A much different taste to the bottled or large silver can one usually sees in groceries and such outside of Japan.
Suntory Blue - A lower equivalent to Asahi SuperDry.
Hoppy - A 0.8% super fizzy beer-like drink commonly mixed with soju, sake, or other Asian rice liquor. Purchased as a curiosity and persuaded by cute advert involving a fuzzy white bear with large spectacles enjoying a drink of Hoppy.
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Sept 13, 2024 19:23:29 GMT -5
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Post by repulsionist on Sept 13, 2024 19:23:29 GMT -5
Heineken (Netherlands)
A sixer of cans from the land of windmills. Keep spinning, multinational beverage concern. You're still not doing it right. Reinheitsgeboo!
Budweiser (Vietnam)
Of course you North Americans wouldn't know InBev had allowed production of an American brand in a former conflict country. I didn't either until I closely examined the label. My thoughts are that this is not as good as the Belgian brew of the Beechwood King.
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