Beer thread

Cantillon

>>9372423
Impossible to say without a side by side tasting
In a bubble I have preferred Bernard but my heart says Rocky is probably slightly better

st bernardus abt 12
karmeliet tripel
chimay double

those are the only once I still buy ie the best ones
but they're all goo desu

Which is the best temperature to serve beer? I heard that around 8-9 degrees is the optimal one. So considering that where should I store it?

>>9372423
You spelled Duvel wrong, but I'm also a huge fan of Orval and Flemish Reds, though I haven't had too much of those except for Monk's Cafe and Duchesse.

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I usually drink Lambics but this ain't bad.

>>9372482
Saison Dupont is also a great one.

>>9372482
I drank duvel yesterday since I found it on my local supermarket. Probably the best beer I had in a long time. I know that there is a triple hop version but unfortunately I can't find it.

>>9372493
Yeah, I haven't tried that one either. As it goes, I prefer lighter malts to darker ones, dark beers tend to sit in my stomach weird.

What's your go to beer? For me it's either leffe blonde or paulaner.

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These guys make some of my favorite Belgians. Their wit is phenomenal

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Rochefort 10!

Had this one as tonights first beer. Very nice right out of the fridge, got very boozy once it started to warm up.

Guinness or die, faggots

>>9372423
>rocheforte 12?
You mean 10, right?

>>9372484
>tfw I live a 10 minute drive from the brewery

La guillotine is their best beer.

>>9372481
Dunno if you mean C or F
Either way, just put it in the fridge, never the freezer

>>9372731
Nothing beats the taste of mediocrity

>>9372774
Celsius ofc

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Nice aroma and taste but sort of thin, drawback that comes with low abv.

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>>9372423
Piraat's my all time favorite, but OP's is pretty much as good as it gets.

Sorry your journey ended so soon, enjoy having the best taste in Belgians the rest of your life.

I feel like the Chimay is somewhat overrated, feels like the quality has slightly gone down over the years. Still a stellar beer.

St. Bernandus abt 12 and Rochefort 10 are equally great, though quite different beers. Both better than Chimay

Orval is interesting and complex, I can never make my mind up whether I like it or dislike it, always find it an odd beer

>>9372484
funny how they don't sell this where I live, but they do sell pints from a barrel at this one single pub

I've been meaning to try this

>>9373097
Just found chimay blue, gonna drink that tomorrow. I really wann know what's all the fuzz about.

>>9373140
try out the Rochefort and Orval afterwards

Orval is quite hard to find if you're overseas

>>9372423
Gulden draak.
End of discussion

>>9373246
yeah so far i went to 4 different places but never managed to find it.

>>9372484
neat bottle

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Sweaty armpit hops made taste somewhat good in this beer. Lots of onion on the aroma!

>>9372423
Westvleteren 12 is the best, but it's not enough of an improvement on Rochefort 10 and St Bernardus 12 to be worth the cost/difficulty in finding.

>>9372481
Depends on the beer. Lighter beers generally are served colder, very dark beers can be served like cellar temp.

>>9373385
Wow man, nice glass you got there

>>9373410
Back when Tek was comfy and i wanted to support them.

>>9373426
Oh yeah, now I remember where I saw too. It was a great channel, but unfortunately it became shit

>>9372481
varies from beer to beer, depending on abv, gravity and volatiles among other things.
But, most beers do well a little over fridge temp, which is what you'll get once you take it out and pour it into a glass.

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bought this on impulse because i saw it had a high ABV and want to get drunk....is it good? and will i have a terrible hangover tommorow?

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>>9373270
have a bottle waiting in my cellar
what am I in for?

>>9373270
My nigga. Straight up my favourite beer.

>>9372484
Tried that one, isn't bad.

>>9372491
for some reason this was the cheapest beer on the menu at the place where i went to last night
even though all the other beers were domestic.
not complaining though.

>>9372493
triple hop duvel is based my man

>>9372774
Yeah it's best served straight from deep inside your Icebox!.....

>>9376202
not all of them are good, the 2014 one was pretty shitty

>>9376253
i only had the 2016 one with an experimental hop. really liked it, although I see it is the lowest rated one on beeraavocate, which makes me really want to try the others

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>>>>>not drinking galician local beer with over 100 years of brewing tradition

wow what a bunch of american fags I bet you drink bud lite.

>>9376421
When you go out in the sun can everyone see your veins?

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>>9376424
ok ahmed

>>9376421
>over 100 years of brewing tradition
that's supposed to be impressive?
you know there are breweries several times older than that, and they make actual good beer too

>>9376478
>drinking

>>9376442
Calm down Aiden

>>9372423
Westvleteren 12 is every bit as good as its reputation but Berny is a pretty good subsitute.

Sint Carnarus makes a god tier Tripel

>>9376510
kek

>>9376590
Oh and Straffe Hendrik Quad is fucking amazing too

>>9372470
>Tripel Karmeliet
My man!
But as the best Belgian beer I have to go with Gulden Draak. That's life in a bottle.

>>9372481
Rule of thumb: Depends on how good the beer is. Better beers can usually be served slightly warmer, since serving it cold hides more off-flavours.
Lagers though, I prefer cold.

>>9373270
I'll get a bottle next time I go beer shopping. It better be good faggot.

best german beer?

>>9376421
there is generally a negative correlation between how old a brewery is and how good the beer is

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>>9372423
orval by far

>>9377173
I read a lot of different opinion about this beer. For some it's a masterpiece, for others it's mediocre.

>>9377148
Weihenstephaner Hefeweisse

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Which one guy?

Also how many Belgians are there in this thread right now,?

>>9377402
Nice selection you got there. I would suggest to try duvel first to get an idea of what a typical belgiam taste like

Anyone else here prefer the Rochefort to the St. Bernandus Abt 12? Or is it just me?

>>9377402
start with the Duvel, then chimay then either of the last two

>>9378643
>Anyone else here prefer the Rochefort to the St. Bernandus Abt 12? Or is it just me?
the rochefort is actually usually hyped up more here on /ck/

>>9378643
I'm with you on the Rochefort, but would prefer Westvleteren, of the trappists. Had a La Trappe Quadrupel once which really restored my faith in them.

The blue cap is a fine Chimay, but the red cap is classic Belgian.

>>9372423
Westvleteren XII, and it isn't close.

>>9373270
It's almost too spiced. Almost.

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shit's discusting. Literally couldn't finish it even though it was a dollar.

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This stuff's ok. 6/10. Gets the job done but is a little too hoppy for my tastes. Theres a sweetness behind it all which I liked, but I got tired of the hops after a few beers.

>>9379420
idk y its sideways. phones drunker than me i guess

Bumping for interest

Rochefort 10 is better then 12. Also, its kinda cliche, but Westvleteren 12 is really good.

More people have been to In Der Vrede than I expected on 4chan lol

>>9372423
>rochefort 12
wat

I think Bernardus 12 is better than Rochefort 10, though.

>>9377402
not belgian but living there.

Rochefort Trappistes 6 and Westmalle Dubbel are my favorites.

>>9372449
Cantillon's Kriek was surprisingly good.

I also like the ones by the Brussels beer Project and the by Brasserie de la Senne.

>>9372532
I had their saison and wasn't overly impressed (though it might just be that I'm not familiar enough with the style). I'll have to try some more of their stuff.

So i'm gonna be in Nebraska next week, any beer I should try and find?

>>9372959
that was my 1st corked n caged belgian

loved it have to go back to it soon

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black lucifer

need to take a Belgian holiday pretty soon love so many of em

Got me missing Belgium now.

>>9383151
I fucking love the regular lucifer and really everything the het de anker brewery produces, never seen the black lucifer anywhere near me though

The Gouden Carolus is probably my favorite Belgian produced Tripel

>>9374207
I think their barleywine is probably their best offering but weyerbacher doesn't make anything truly poor. Their latest anniversary stout is worth trying as well

>>9375437
If you like dark/strong ales it will be extremely hard to be disappointed in it. Smells fantastic and works great as a dessert beer or on its own.

>>9372723
Oh shit is this a new release? Guess I have to wait for it to show up in my local. At least they finally got more EMJ

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Live very close to the Belgian border.
There are too many great beers to remember them all and the ones already mentioned are great, besides those try pic related, Saint Kristoffel, Leffe triple, ruby colored beers

>>9384107
I have leffe triple in my fridge right now. What am I in for?

Between St. Bernardus and Rochefort 10, I'd go with Rochefort. It's a bit more fruity and sweeter.

But damn, those two are close. It's a shame that Rochefort is extremely expensive here, so I end up only drinking St Bernardus.

Another great option is Orvall. It's a really different kind of beer. I don't think there are other brewers that do the same thing.

>tfw finally a beer thread without Americans shilling their shitty IPAs

>>9384178
But the only non-American beers I can buy locally are Heineken and Stella, therefore the only people who like non-American beers are just confused anti-American yuppies who don't know that we have the new craft beer now here in random flyover state #34 (at least we're not the south!)

>>9384178
Yeah, I named belgian beers because these threads are always flooded with all those damn ipas

>>9384147
Save it for a sunny afternoon after a hard days work or exercise before dinner.
Take your time with it to enjoy it, it will go down pleasantly with a rich yet soft bubbly smooth beer, the hop flavor will have nothing even slightly disagreeable about it, you won't notice that it packs quite a punch until you stand and walk to get another.

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>>9384178
Plenty of IPA is great, stop wining about people liking good beer

>>9384182
Even in fucking Alabama, Belgian beer is decently available, there is no where in America where European beer is rare
Also, where in flyover is craft beer supposedly new? If anything its newest to the East coast and southeast, but its pretty well established everywhere besides the deep south

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Enjoying this Wild Beer Evolver atm.

Best IPA I've had in a while. An underrated beer. Nice pinapple on the nose and quite funky.

>>9384261
Found the defensive flyover
>Also, where in flyover is craft beer supposedly new
Look at any thread about "the new craft beer", the way flyovers talk about it, if you drink anything other than 11% alcohol sugar syrup soaked in oak chips, you're stuck in the year 2015

>>9384308
>Look at any thread about "the new craft beer"
am I supposed to search for it?
Hard to blame people for correcting you when you are wrong, I guess you could consider that defensive but kind of a stretch but what else do you expect when you say dumb things?

>>9384319
No, just lurk a while. It's a recurring theme in all /ck/ beer discussions. Also, "at least we're not the south" and "if you have an opinion that differs from mine you: (pick one)

>must be a religious maniac from {pick a religion I'm butthurt about}
>must be European and have literally never set foot in America
>must be from California and have literally never set foot in Wisconsin (for some reason flyovers think the US is comprised of two states, Wisconsin and California)
>must be trolling and/or insane
>must hate America

Oh and also, if you like balanced beers it's because of California IPA. Like the only ridiculous unbalanced novelty beers on the market are IPAs, and not just that but they are from California

>>9384341
What are you even talking about? Beer threads are nothing like that. Though it is true that unbalanced west coast style IPA is what gave IPA a bad name to the anti-IPA kids like you

>>9384319
>>9384341
Honestly, at this rate the only people who are ignorant/hateful of craft beer are either autistic neets who think that people just drink to appear cool or actual hicks who are scared of anything that might be associated with a 'nu-male'.

>>9375437

Black Licorice

>>9384361
You're a hipster aren't you?

>>9384361
By "craft beer" I assume you mean American craft beer. I'm not hateful of it. However I correctly recognize that there are other beers, from other countries, that have merit, and unlike certain flyovers I unironically enjoy them and do not believe it detracts from America's stature or prestige.

But, yeah, according to their point of view, if you don't camp out for 6 days in front of Binny's or whatever for the latest 3 year aged bourbon soaked undrinkable novelty abomination, you hate America and are simultaneously a hillbilly, teetotaler, Islamofascist terrornazi coastie cuckold Little Lord Fauntleroy whose every sip of non-flyover-approved beverages is a death blow against Freedom itself

>>9384376
define hipster and I'll let you know

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>>9384341
So you are the guy who really fucking hates Wisconsin for some reason?

>>9384379
Craft beer isn't limited to America. See this very recent post
>>9384292

>>9384379
What I mean by craft beer is really anything above macro lager with a few exceptions for Guinness and the like. Which means both new American craft and Belgian ales that have been brewed for centuries.

I've not encountered this hostility to non-American craft yet though, although I'm not an American.

>>9384380
Yeah, you're a hipster. Hipsters always say "you can't even define what a hipster is".

>>9384379
>By "craft beer" I assume you mean American craft beer. I'm not hateful of it. However I correctly recognize that there are other beers, from other countries, that have merit, and unlike certain flyovers I unironically enjoy them and do not believe it detracts from America's stature or prestige.
Stop comparing yourself to fictional strawman.
No one is saying any of these things

>>9384341
>Like the only ridiculous unbalanced novelty beers on the market are IPAs
That's not true at all. I work in the beer industry and there are plenty of novelty flavored Stouts and Porters.

Everyone makes IPAs nowadays.

>>9384400
alright man, I'm a hipster, your point being?

>>9384379
You're working yourself into a tizzy creating these fictional characters

>>9384403
I think that was sarcasm (you can never be too sure though)

>>9384398
>I've not encountered this hostility to non-American craft yet though, although I'm not an American
Its not a real thing, he is referring to when people call random mass produced german lager mediocre. Because if you don't prefer german lager to good beer that means you only drink unbalanced west coast double IPA and 15% ABV tequila barrel aged imperial stout flavored with a random ingredient that isn't actually used anywhere

>>9384397
I'm aware that there are beers in other countries that ape the "novelty gimmicks for the sake of novelty gimmicks" approach to brewing

See the thing about "experimentation" is that 9 times out of 10 it is disgusting. We saw this with fusion cuisine too. People like Vongerichten (flyovers are invited to google him) made genuinely good dishes by "experimenting", then a bunch of retards started randomly combining "asian" stuff with "western" stuff and before long fusion had gone from a prestigious food concept to a word you do not utter in polite company

I believe there is a place for slavish copying and there is a place for boundary pushing and innovation. If you don't have the chops, feel free to copy and clone. But no one told that to the brewing industry and we have a lot of people who are perhaps a bit too invested in the notion that "weird for the sake of weird" is a good thing and will get offended if you suggest that maybe people who have been continuously brewing good beer for hundreds of years might actually have a clue what they're doing

>>9384400
Everyone is either a hipster or a bro, both are bad and the line is blurry

>>9384411
I don't know what he's really saying exactly.

>and 15% ABV tequila barrel aged imperial stout flavored with a random ingredient that isn't actually used anywhere
I actually love these beers haha

>>9384400
>calls someone a hipster
>asked to define hipster
>provides no definition just responds if you have to ask you are one

Your rhetoric skills need work, faggot.

>>9384417
Its ok if you don't like good beer, just stop making up shit about the people that do

>>9384417
>If you don't have the chops, feel free to copy and clone
Maybe for homebrewing, but there's enough boring beer on the market already that we don't really need.

This trend will continue at least for a while though since people have this moronic obsession with only buying microbrews when a beer is not inherently better because it's made by a small brewery.

You can argue that in practice this is correct, but there is no reason why it has to be. We should be utilising economies of scale far more than we are in the craft beer market.

>>9384417
Dude, do you actually think more than a tiny portion of craft beer is "weird". There is nothing weird about a nice juicy IPA, or a coffee stout. Not everything has to be made by reinheitsgebot, a law designed to make bread cheaper at the expense of beer quality. Just because something is old does not suggest it is good, though some old things are indeed good, many are outdated and mediocre

>>9384423
Barrel aged imperial stouts are typically great. Not liking them is actually pretty weird, but this fictional guy who yells at everyone who doesn't exclusively drink them is purely fictional

>>9384418
>>9384428
You can't win with that question. You either say that you are one, ask for a definition or say no.

Saying yes obviously shows that you are and if you give either of the other responses all they have to say is 'that's what a hipster would say'.

Absolutely a 'heads I win, tails you lose' situation.

>>9384450
Nah, I can think of plenty of people who don't like the intense flavour of an imperial stout.

Yelling at others for not liking them, that's another story.

>>9384436
>drinking novelty flavored beer that tastes like oak staves and bourbon extract
Just like people who put hot sauce all over everything without even tasting the food first

If you don't like beer, drink something else

>>9384457
>intense
They taste like carbonated sugar syrup. They're fine as an occasional novelty but let's stop acting like they're some manly macho thing that "separates the men from the boys", you could put that shit in a sippy cup and the average 3 year old would love it

>>9384441
>people have this moronic obsession with only buying microbrews when a beer is not inherently better because it's made by a small brewery.
Not true. Horny Goat was a microbrewery that made meh-tier beer. Within a year it was out of business. The beer industry is fucking ruthless because customers only want the best.

>>9384441
>We should be utilising economies of scale far more than we are in the craft beer market.
Beer is super cheap, most people can afford and don't mind paying more to try a new local place instead of buying Sam Adams or New Belgium or other national craft brewers
A big part of it is that people who drink good beer are highly interested in trying new things typically, and they tried most of the large craft brewers' stuff years ago, plus they typically are not loyal to a specific brewery unlike drinkers of previous generations

>>9384459
given that nothing else on the market tastes like most novelty beer, that's pretty invalid

>>9384463
>They taste like carbonated sugar syrup
Utterly false, you can usually taste the malt or alcohol in most of them.

>let's stop acting like they're some manly macho thing that "separates the men from the boys"
When has anyone ever implied this?

>>9384459
>things I don't like are a novelty

>>9384463
Jesus Christ, do you have the palate of a 12 year old?

>>9384473
I don't think you understand what malt is, and the perceived alcohol strength is offset by the insane amount of sugar. You wouldn't know, because wine is for fags, but this is also why port wine doesn't necessarily taste as "strong" as it is.

>>9384469
Horny Goat blew it so badly. They got in the market at a great time to be successful, but just made mediocre stuff and failed wildly

>>9384481
Yes, an Islamofascist European California 12 year old boomer feminazi hick hipster.

>>9384463
Maybe if you keep making stuff up, the Euros who have not tried it will believe you. Is that your goal?

>>9384469
I'm not saying that microbreweries don't go out of business, they absolutely do. All I'm saying is that people should explore beer regardless of who makes it.

Sure, I can understand avoiding a brewery if their stuff is seen as universally shit or you've tried other beers from them that you thought were bad. There are breweries here that are owned by conglomerates but still produce better beer than the majority of the craft market.

>>9384471
While this is true that price isn't a major impact on people who drink good beer already, perhaps more people would drink good beer if the industry was not so unnecessarily decentralised.

>>9384489
Yes, the purpose of discussing beer is to either impress Europeans or make them hate America. Why else even have an opinion?

>>9384482
Imperial Stouts have all sorts of attenuation rates, some are kinda sugary, some are very dry. A few mediocre ones taste kinda syrupy, but to state that that is typical is rather disingenuous

>>9384503
What other purpose would one have for lying about facts that most of us here immediately know are false from first hand experience other than to convince people without that experience that the false statement is true?

>>9384482
I don't know what malt tastes like? I actually work in a beer bar so I think I'd know.

I can't think of many breweries other than Omnipollo that add so much sugar that you can't detect a hint of malt or booze, and not even all of their beers are like that.

Also jokes on you because I am a fag and I drink wine too.

>>9384246
>people liking good beer
>generic IPA #953
>good
Funny.

>>9384825
>limited distribution and production beer
>generic
Stop using words you don't understand

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>>9384825
Most midwest and east coast style IPA is at least pretty good, King Sue is excellent, truly one of the best hoppy beers
Though DDH Sue might be even better

>>9384836
I'm going to visit their brewery next week. Anyone else ever been there. Especially curious about where should I eat lunch nearby?

>>9384832
Tastes the same as any other IPA. I think you are the one who don't understand the meaning of the words.

>>9384836
>le hueeeeege hop explosion xD

>>9384854
there is an incredible variety in IPAs

>>le hueeeeege hop explosion
Thats not what it is at all, you clearly are out of your element in a beer thread

What do you guys think about leffe?

>>9385382
I feel like I'd rather have Orval if I'm looking in that price range, but if it's not available it's certainly not a bad example of what it does

Petrus is definitely worth checking out if you like Leffe, widely available and has a sour character you don't see in other pale ales from the area

>>9384854
Does 50 IBUs count as an explosion?

>>9384854
>all IPAs taste the same
Here's how I know you're underage or haven't drank IPAs or any beer at all for that matter, considering there's many different types of hops that all have a different taste.

>>9385447
Exactly, the high-acid Warrior is worlds away from the aromatic Centennial which in turn is nothing like the west-coast-loved citrusy Cascade

Then you have brewers like Terrapin that throw them all into one beer anyway just to do it

Pale Ale Hop Power Rankings?
1. Citra
2. Mosaic
3. Centennial
4. Azacca
5. Simcoe
6. Nelson
7. Amarillo
8. Galaxy
9. Mandarina Bavaria
Anything else deserving of a top 10 ranking? I am sure I am forgetting a bunch

>>9385598
You forgot the good old go-to for anyone making beer, Noble Hops!

>>9385602
I intentionally did not include them. I don't think they are particularly useful for pale ales. Necessary for lagers though

>>9385612
I didn't read your "Pale Ale", forgive me I'm retarded. Citrusy Pale Ales are the bomb while I tend to shy away from Piney or Resiny Pale Ales.

>>9385627
>Citrusy Pale Ales are the bomb while I tend to shy away from Piney or Resiny Pale Ales
I'm with you there. Left off Cascade for that reason

>>9385430
I think that leffe is a good beer if nothing better is available. I mean there are way better belgian ales, duvel is an example, to drink rather than leffe.

>>9385382
the blonde is pretty good, the brune is excellent

>>9385382
It's just ok. I lived once in a place where those were the most available and cheaper belgian beer, so they were good at the time.

But if you have better selection, then there are much better options, like La Trappe.

>>9372484
Tfw spent a whole rainy day in Amsterdam in their cafe looking out over the docks, perfection

ABInbev creates the most wonderful, well-priced beers. Leffe tripel, Leffe royale, Hertog Jan grand prestige etcetera etcetera. The value is much better when compared to Belgian trappist beers.

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Anything from Belgium with more than 6.2% is almost always great.

>>9377402

Just my opinion.

Rochefort 10 > ABT 12 > Duvel > Chimay Blue.

Chimay can do some decent stuff, but it's better to save the bottle. Every year i buy their vintage editions and they are good. Few years ago i bought the 1999 edition and it was great.

All the others are perfectly good fresh.

>>9377137
Shitty rule of thumb. Follow this instead: anything hoppy (IPAs and pale lagers, essentially) should be stored at 5°c at all times and served only a bit warmer. Dark beers around the 4%-7% abv should be around 8°c-12°c, depending how much sweetness there is in the beer. Just about everything dark over 7% abv should be 12°c and up. A good rule of thumb is always to err on the side of too cold - it's easier to warm up a glass of beer than to cool one.

>>9386883
But how do I know the temperature of the bottle? Can I measure it with something?

>>9385598
Pretty good list desu

I do like cascade tho. And Sorachi for just plain old weirdness.

>>9386895
Cool overnight in the fridge to the around 5°c mark, and then let warm at room temp. Takes about 20 minutes for 5°c rise in temperature. Alternatively, just pour into a glass straight from the fridge and warm with your hands.

>>9386895
You have find the current room temperature using a smartphone app, then set your cooler to the desired temp. Then do some simple math and calculate how long to keep a beer at room temp in your cooler at the specific temp you set it at. It's tricky, but once you get it down it'll be worth it. Make sure you get a good barometer too, because that can't have an effect on your calculations.

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Just bought a six pack of this because it showed up in my grocery store. I've heard it has coconut accents in it. I'm fucking excited but I wanted to finish up the other stuff I had tonight

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Duvel
Chimay
Leffe
And this stuff........

>>9386953
If you like coconut with your stout, Evil Twin's variations of Even More Coco Jesus will be right up your alley, and probably their Doughnut/Biscotti Break series as well

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This was pretty good. I think I like the one aged in brandy barrels more though. Not sure.

>>9386930
Yeah, I considered putting Sorachi in there but just wasn't sure what to do with it

>>9381636
I had their marigold the other day. Hoppy Belgian wheat. It was great

>>9386966
Le Quebecoise du monde rouge d'erable le cochon

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What autumn/fall brews is /ck/ looking forward to?

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>>9372939
Best beer Brewdog ever made

>>9377169
uhhhh no

unless you're a pardner then i guess so

>>9387183
at best there is no correlation at all, but there surely seems to be a negative correlation

>>9387159
I like the Pumking and Warlock from Southern Tier, the only pumpkin beers I don't find either weak on the pumpkin or have it artificially strong
I'll probably sample a few of the multitude of Oktoberfest lagers from breweries I've liked stuff from before. Left Hand puts out a good one.

>>9387165
They only did this because they made a 'transphobic' ad and they had to figure out how to rectify it without apologising. They have this stupid philosophy of not apologising for anything, but then they go out and do this which is pretty much a cop out.

By the way, the 'transphobic' ad wasn't so at all. All it showed were two guys who had been humiliated by being forced to crossdress. As they were clearly men, I don't see how this is a dig at trans people as most men don't like dressing as women. The only people that you could say that could really be offended by this are male crossdressers.

>>9387183
>pardner
Been enjoying some Beavertown in Corsica lad?

>>9386966
If leffe was made with a>>9386966
ll organic ingredients I would be an alcoholic. I can only imagine that banana bread and complex yet crisp snapy taste.

I haven't had a drink in life three or four months.

>>9387417
mate the only thing you catch me drinking at corsica is water

>>9387822
same, but one beer does go down well before hometime

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>>9387159
I tried pumpkin ale for the first time recently, it was better than I expected.

>>9372939
tesco were selling these reduced to clear for 60p 7 odd months ago
bought every single one of them. 40+ bottles
good times
now theyre £2.15 each

I fucking hate that I have to drive for 30 minutes to get to a store that has more than the pisswater that is mainstream beer.

>>9389167
damn sounds rough buddy

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I love dark island by the orkney brewery. Especially with a whisky chaser (black bottle is working good with it. don;t want to waste asingle malt)

in scotland it would be known as a pint of heavy.....whilst in the rest of the UK it would technically be a mild.

scots confirmed as faggots.....who make good beer

Name ONE good lager

>>9390112
lager being "good" is situational.

after a long day in the hot sun chasing clunge....a pint of pilsner urquell is indeed good

>>9390112
all baltic porters ever
most pilsners
most bocks

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Anyone /turkish/ here?

>>9390112
Pilsner, helles

>>9390170
anan zaa xd

>>9390170
Remove kebab.

>>9390112
many lagers are good, very few are the best beer available at a given store or bar

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Malt liquor fo the win

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>>9387159
Bell's Best Brown Ale and Expedition Stout both have a September release

>>9387159

anyone know any Octoberfest beers coming out in Quebec?

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>>9390112
Moon Dog Love Tap Double Lager

>>9372423
I prefer rochefort but they're both great

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Working on a pack of these bad boys atm.

>>9372723
I need this in my life, I love Evil Twin so much. Some of their beers do tend to be a bit boozy, but that is hard to avoid when so much of their stuff is 11% or more.

>Molotov Cocktail is 12% and boozy even when cold but so tasty

>>9375437
Very sweet but very, very flavorful and a great beer, the more it warms the better it gets.

>>9391756
that shit aint a lager lmoa

>>9372423
belgian fries

>>9386953
This was fucking great, by the way. Try it if you like a good stout.

>go a pub
>try a bunch of craft beers
>drink so many I forget which ones I actually like

Does anyone else have this problem?

>>9392224
>go to In Der Vrede to drink Westvleteren
>drink seven because it's bloody wonderful
>remember the taste cos it's not my first visit, but don't remember the day with the girlfriend at all

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How often do you drink?
I usually have a beer either for breakfast or in the evening at weekdays, and two or three beers a day on weekends.
Since I'm a poor student I only drink cheap pilsners

>>9391538

Expedition Stout man, that beer is fucking incredible.

>>9372484
Great beer. Dont get the holiday brew though, they kinda sucked.

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Quickly becoming my favourite. I would be surprised if you can get this outside of Belgium, tho.

Also, I've been drinking a lot of Faro lately. It's not the most complex beer, but it's heaven after a hard day at work.

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>>9392393
I drink every evening when I get home from work or my classes. I'm not sure if I'm an alcoholic but I do love ending a stressful day with a cold bottle of beer

>>9392393
I drink a few beers every day, I have beer on tap at home so it's hard not to.

I normally get drunk on Saturday.

>>9392040
really need to try this

>>9392047
how so?

>>9392224
use Untappd

Would anyone be interested in starting up a Discord or something for beer threads on /ck/?

Thought it might be fun to talk about what we've been drinking since there's probably enough people who drink on the regular here.

>>9392913
Start a Telegram group and I might share some straight out of BE stuff.

>>9392921
>Telegram
never used it before

>straight out of BE stuff
what do you mean?

>>9392926
>never used it before
It's popular for groups of strangers discussing one topic. Like whatsapp, but not by fb.

>what do you mean?
Belgian beer.

>>9392934
I'm cool with using whatever but don't you think that Discord would attract more people? I'm not arguing for it, I just really don't know.

Nice that you have some Belgian stuff. So do I but it's mainly Belgian-style, not actually Belgian itself.

>>9392938
Can't say, I don't play videogames and I see discord is mostly popular for that.

Just start something and see if it catches on I guess.

>>9392941
Yeah, Discord is mainly for videogames but since this is 4chan I supposed that more people would have it rather than Telegram.

I suppose I could start both, but I think it would be much more effective being posted in the OP of the thread. Maybe I'll create both if there's any extra interest in this thread or perhaps I'll make the next beer thread with invites in the OP.

>>9392958
Either a telegram or a discord group would be perfectly fine. I prefer telegram tho, since I'm not always on desktop so reading messages on my phone would be more easy. Anyway if you decide to create one of them, remember to post the link here.

>>9392236
Going to Der Vrede is probably one of the highlights of my life.

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not for every day but man, geuze is just perfect in summer. nothing quite as refreshing as this thing

does anyone else quickly feel saturated when drinking belgians? i mean i like them, particularly most dark varieties but my stomach has a bad time handling more than a few. except for lambics

>>9393292
yeah, they're really highly carbonated usually
I always hard pour them to mitigate this

>>9393332
i think it's not related to that, at least for me. they just feel heavy on the stomach because of the flavour, i sometimes can't have more than two without feeling queasy

>>9393342
it could also be the alcohol I guess, but high carbonation is usually the cause of stomach pain when it comes to beer

>>9372723
Jag kommer aldrig tröttna på din miljonprogramsdiskbänk. Jag har sett den flera år i rad här nu på /ck/

RECOMMEND ME GOOD BEERS TO TRY.

Im 21 years old and I have yet to try a beer that I actually enjoy.

inb4 maybe you just dont like the taste of beer.

NO, I am not a pussbot. I am going to keep trying beer until I like it.

though, I have to say, IPA's to me really dont taste good and I've have Pliny before. I think I enjoy the lighter beers more

>>9393991
try a german Weizen like Paulaner
try some belgian beers (the one in OP is great)

>>9393991

Lighter types to try and suggestions of widely available beers of the type, picked mostly nonhoppy ones because you don't seem to be a fan of that. Names to remember when you're at the shop:

American blonde - Bombshell Betty if you're near Texas (personal fave), else Victory has a good seasonal one called Summer Love

American wheat - Something from Lagunitas, probably Little Sumpin Sumpin, get the Extra variety if you're feeling bold, so damn good

American brown - Bell's is probably most to your liking, but the Founders brown is so good if you like nutty deep flavors

American pale - Dale's Pale Ale from Oskar Blues, be prepared for a malty taste though so stay away if you're not into that

Belgian non-strong pales - a lot of big names here but they carry the extra export price if you're a murrican. Weyerbacher actually has a really good one that's cheaper if you can find it. Petrus might be at a decent price and it's cheaper than the big names

Lambic - get a fruity one with your favorite flavor(s), hard to go wrong with anything of Lindeman's

Witbier - strong wheaty flavor and usually spiced undertones if you don't like that stay away, Allagash White is a great entry point and will make you realize how shit Blue Moon is

Milk Stout - Get the one from Left Hand or Duck-Rabbit and have it for dessert, only if you like sweet lactic beverages, Stone's one is very underwhelming

Berliner Weiss - So fucking refreshing and light, usually at a low ABV, Evil Twin has a variety of these, pick your favorite fruit flavors. The Nomader Weisse is a great one to start with. People really like the Dogfish Head one but I'm very meh on it but not a huge peach dude

Gose - not a huge fan of this style but it's light and crisp, also usually sour. Maybe somebody else can recommend a good widely available one. Maybe try something cheap and local, it's hard to really fuck it up

Pilsner - Mama's little yella pils from Oskar Blues, accept no substitutes

>>9392958
If you create one, use Discord.

>>9393991
This one >>9392393 is pretty good. I find that most lagers are pretty easy to stomach. Also a bad lager mosty taste like water so it's not a huge "risk" of it tasting repulsive.

>>9394382
I find pale lagers are often pretty repulsive, since there are no bold flavors to mask any possible issues
it's much harder to make a good pilsner than it is an IPA

>>9393204
Something magical about it isn't there? And sitting out in the beer garden by the hop fields was 10/10 for atmosphere

>>9372731
Can or bottle. This is the true pleb filter

>>9374207
Classic white beer. Very smooth but in return does give terrible hangovers if you drink a couple.

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All time favorite. I've tried Dead Guy rouge but it's just not as smooth as Hofbrau

>>9377402
Only had Chimay, extremely decadent. Are the others less so?

>>9384178
Honestly everytime I do to a damn Brewery the IPA's are double the selection of the other beers combined. Shit really sucks if you only enjoy them once in a while

>>9386966
Every time I go to Montreal I have a couple of these bad boys

>>9394978
What do you mean by decadent?

>>9387159
Southern Tier Pumpking is godly

>>9395001
Full Bodied, Rich.

>>9395053
Yep, it has lots of flavors and a really good body. Great beer.

>>9394978
The belgian have quite a carachteristic taste that you won't find in other beers. That's what I really like abou them.

>>9394232
Dude little yella isn't a good pils. Victory pils is a better option with just as much accessibility

>>9395119
I figured that would be a bit hoppy for his taste considering his dislike for IPAs, but it's solid. I do have a hardon for Oskar Blues in general though, I think their whole lineup is good to great

>>9395132
Yeah but it's a different type of hop. Much more crisp with no bitterness really.
I like oskar blues, but I rarely buy any of their stuff anymore. There's just so much other shit I want to try it's overwhelming

>>9372423
What are some good craft lagers?

>>9395205
Kona Brewing does Longboard lager that's great fro easy drinking

>>9394232
how can you like berliner weiss but not gose

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god i am salivating just thinking about it

so sour it makes you pucker but its so fucking good

>>9396165
I don't remember it being that good. Love To Ol and Buxton in general though.

On another note, the bar I work at is doing a Scandinavian tap takeover again for the city's beer festival next year and I can't wait.

>>9387187
What's your favorite beer, anon?

>>9396165
love a good sour

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I can't wait for these to get popular

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Had time for a few new pickups tonight. Some with heavy flaws sadly.

This one was great though, sours with fruit added are fast becoming my new go to low abv style!