Beer/Ale/Lager Appreciation Thread

[MacabreEternal]

Just had a Ringwood Forty Niner - sounds like a local beating technique in the gents of the local pub but is in fact a nice golden ale. Very rich with a nice dry aftertaste.

[MacabreEternal]

This afternoon to officially bring my week off work to an end I shall be mostly drinking this. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

[BlutAusNerd]

This afternoon to officially bring my week off work to an end I shall be mostly drinking this. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

The first 6 pack of beer I ever bought. It was through an older friend when I was 16, and it was lovely. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

[MacabreEternal]

Really hoppy this stuff. Leaves a nice crisp aftertaste. Great initiation to the world of beer BAN.

[FatherAlabaster]

Road trip/Father's Day haul from an amazing bottle shop that was right across the street from our hotel in Massachusetts. I haven't had any of these before, but all of these breweries are fantastic and I'm stoked to try them. Tasting notes to follow.

[FatherAlabaster]

My favorite boilermaker: Pacifico lager, Maker's Mark whiskey, lemon juice, and ice. Proportion is the key.

[GratuitousTK]

I've been drinking Negra Medelo's all weekend. Best mass produced Pilsner Lager on the market in my book.

[GratuitousTK]

I've been drinking Negra Medelo's all weekend. Best mass produced Pilsner Lager on the market in my book.

I guess its not a pilsner technically, but still great.

[FatherAlabaster]

Yeah, not a pils, it's a dark lager. It's a good beer. Pacifico is made by the Modelo brewery too, I think. Definitely a cut above regular old Modelo Especial.

[BlutAusNerd]

Modelo Negro is probably the best Mexican beer I've had, but it still tastes like a south of the border Newcastle at best. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

[FatherAlabaster]

Modelo Negro is probably the best Mexican beer I've had, but it still tastes like a south of the border Newcastle at best. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

I see where you get the comparison, but it's a different style. Negra Modelo is a lager, Newcastle is a brown ale, so the yeast and the fermentation process are different. They probably have a similar grain bill. I think the malt character of Negra Modelo is pleasant; I find Newcastle to be one dimensional and cheap-tasting, it barely deserves to be called a brown ale.

[BlutAusNerd]

I see where you get the comparison' date=' but it's a different style. Negra Modelo is a lager, Newcastle is a brown ale, so the yeast and the fermentation process are different. They probably have a similar grain bill. I think the malt character of Negra Modelo is pleasant; I find Newcastle to be one dimensional and cheap-tasting, it barely deserves to be called a brown ale.[/quote'] I'm aware that they are different styles, but the malt character and flavor is quite similar, though Newcastle does seem to have a slight cigarette smoke flavor to it. I guess I would agree that Negro Modelo is better, but by a very narrow margin. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

[RelentlessOblivion]

There's a beer and BBQ festival early next month that I'll be going to. Lots of microbrewers and some of the best chefs in the state trying their hand behind the grill what could possibly go wrong...and it's Aussie as hell to have a barbie and a beer in the middle of winter.

[BlutAusNerd]

There's a beer and BBQ festival early next month that I'll be going to. Lots of microbrewers and some of the best chefs in the state trying their hand behind the grill what could possibly go wrong...and it's Aussie as hell to have a barbie and a beer in the middle of winter.

Sounds like fun, I dig those kinds of festivals. You should definitely go, and then report back to fuel our jealousy. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

[GratuitousTK]

Going to a Fried Catfish festival in July. My hillbilly DNA has a built in a love of fried catfish and Bud Light that's hard to overcome with mere logic or concerns of health.

[RelentlessOblivion]

Sounds vaguely familiar. Not the catfish and bud lite (oh dear lord) but the overwhelming need to act a certain way based on the environment. For me it's a need to drink beer and cook meat until it's pretty much charcoal whenever the sun is shining, or not shining, and finishing sentences with the word "mate"...mate.

[GratuitousTK]

Sounds vaguely familiar. Not the catfish and bud lite (oh dear lord) but the overwhelming need to act a certain way based on the environment. For me it's a need to drink beer and cook meat until it's pretty much charcoal whenever the sun is shining' date=' or not shining, and finishing sentences with the word "mate"...mate.[/quote'] I'm descended from Scotch-Irish hill people. I say the word ya'll a lot. And to my people watery mass produced beer is mothers milk.

[RelentlessOblivion]

Not a lot of good Aussie beers either tbh though I have had a couple. Highlight was this craft beer I had in January - crisp dark ale with a big hit of plum at the back. Yeah same Irish heritage on my dad's side and Spanish on my mum's so I handle the grog well, cuss like a sailor, have a short fuse, love my food spicy, and the Aussie upbringing means I am fucking mental about sport...particularly Aussie Rules football which is quite possibly the most complicated game in the world.

[BlutAusNerd]

I'm descended from Scotch-Irish hill people. I say the word ya'll a lot. And to my people watery mass produced beer is mothers milk.

Nonsense, there's no excuse for imbibing swill. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

[FatherAlabaster]

Nonsense, there's no excuse for imbibing swill. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

You and I should drink together at some point.

[BlutAusNerd]

You and I should drink together at some point.

Agreed, maybe you could make it to MDF next year, that's about the only time I'm even close to your area... Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

[FatherAlabaster]

I would love that. I've gotta plan it out. No impulsive spontaneity for me...

[BlutAusNerd]

I would love that. I've gotta plan it out. No impulsive spontaneity for me...

I think they're announcing the first round of confirmed bands for next year in about a month. Planning an undertaking like this takes time, but it's a very worthwhile and doable trip trip, especially if you're within 1,000 miles of it. Let me know if you decide to give it a go, I have friends that go every year, so splitting transportation and lodging would be easy. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

[RelentlessOblivion]

Hey where's my invite? Aussies like a cold one every now and then too you know.

[FatherAlabaster]

I think they're announcing the first round of confirmed bands for next year in about a month. Planning an undertaking like this takes time, but it's a very worthwhile and doable trip trip, especially if you're within 1,000 miles of it. Let me know if you decide to give it a go, I have friends that go every year, so splitting transportation and lodging would be easy. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

Right on. I may even have some friends nearby that I could stay with, but they recently had their fourth child, so that might be out of the question...

Hey where's my invite? Aussies like a cold one every now and then too you know.

You'll be too busy teaching Iceni to cook.