What does C&V drink? Adult beverage wise now?
08-15-15, 11:49 AM
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Too many microbrews/craft beers around these days. Too many to try, and gets expensive buying a four-or six pack only to find you don't like it. Too many seasonal offerings, too. I want something I can get year round. No flavored stuff for me.
That said, my tastes go for traditional German beers.
My all-time favorite is Kulmbacher Edelherb.
but I can only get it around here in those 5 liter mini-kegs.
After that, it is generally Warsteiner
in either premium verum or dunkel form.
That said, my tastes go for traditional German beers.
My all-time favorite is Kulmbacher Edelherb.
but I can only get it around here in those 5 liter mini-kegs.
After that, it is generally Warsteiner
in either premium verum or dunkel form.
08-15-15, 12:08 PM
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Jack's Abbey Sunny Ridge Pilsner. Only brewed once a year for the warm weather. Local.
08-15-15, 05:38 PM
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08-15-15, 05:53 PM
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Barefoot Wines "Rich Red Blend" 
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08-28-15, 09:40 PM
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Currently enjoying a Firestone DBA. But I have some Sam Adams Rebal IPA in the fridge.
08-28-15, 10:23 PM
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Since my surgery, pretty much just water.
08-29-15, 12:05 PM
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Do German beers brewed for export to the US have the same alcohol content as what you get there? I was stationed in Germany for a couple of years and I was under the impression that their beer is more potent. Was it all in my mind?
08-29-15, 12:30 PM
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It was when all we drank was Pbr and bud, now with craft beer explosion we have much more choices. Lots of 10% plus triples and quads to choose from.
08-29-15, 12:42 PM
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I think you missed the point of my question. I'm asking if the German beers exported to the US are weaker than the same beers sold in Germany, not if you can buy craft beers with higher alcohol content in the US.
08-29-15, 12:46 PM
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I don't know about alcohol content, but the exact same beer in Germany tastes different to me than the imported version. I don't know if that is do to a different formulation for export, something that happens during the time to ship or if it just a perception only I have.
08-29-15, 01:00 PM
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I see, thought you meant their beer versus US, I see now. May depend on the brand, generally the alcohol content is right on the label, just had an 11% german last week, bought right here in good old NJ.
08-29-15, 01:17 PM
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Just buy it out of state and save a mint. 1.75 liters of JW Red or Dewars are about $39 in NJ.
08-29-15, 01:18 PM
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As far as alcohol I'm not sure. I'm headed back to Germany near the end of October, so I could take a look at the labels in a grocery store or getraenke store. Best evidence I can think of is to read the labels. If you PM me some of the ones you want to check.
As far as "brewed for export," I think the only comparison possible is to look at the labels here and in Germany, again. If what we receive is special and different, I bet it simply won't be offered in the German shops and bars.
German Pilsner is such a well-known and widely loved product, I think the breweries would be foolish to change it for the US market.
I think there are more seasonal variants available in Germany, and perhaps some of those are more potent. Plus, there are small and craft breweries in Germany, both doing Pilsner and other common styles their own way, and making artistic variants. Those could be either more or less potent than Pils.
@iab, your perception is not one that I strongly share, but it is difficult to compare flavors just-experienced with flavors recalled.
08-29-15, 05:46 PM
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BTW, this summer "Radler"-style 
beer was all the rage here in the Low Countries, which apparently has something to do with biking back in the Interbellum; as a promotion, they handed out bells and gave away 1920' style roadsters. It's lager mixed with lemon juice, and it's great after a ride. Really refreshing.
beer was all the rage here in the Low Countries, which apparently has something to do with biking back in the Interbellum; as a promotion, they handed out bells and gave away 1920' style roadsters. It's lager mixed with lemon juice, and it's great after a ride. Really refreshing. I got a lot less interested in hoppy stuff going into this past winter, favoring maltier things like stouts and Belgians, and have retained that taste ever since.
My favorite beers at the moment are probably Breckenridge Vanilla Porter (bonus points for nitro pours, yum yum yum!) and Rogue Hazelnut Brown Nectar. Yeah, they're both flavored, but in very natural ways, so the result is cohesive and not cloying.
08-29-15, 06:54 PM
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Eddy wasn't the only good thing to come put of Belgium (La Fin Du Monde technically Canadian, however Belgian style triple)
08-30-15, 10:08 AM
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@iab, your perception is not one that I strongly share, but it is difficult to compare flavors just-experienced with flavors recalled.
08-30-15, 11:42 AM
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Just went through Iowa on the return leg of a trip to Yellowstone and bought some Toppling Goliath Green Nugget IPA - good stuff. I also managed to smuggle about two cases of various beer back to PA from CO, MT, and some Three Floyds while passing through Indiana.
Local wise I drink Troegs, Zeroday, Snitz Creek, and other eastern/central PA beers. Mostly IPAs and Scotch ales when available.
If anyone is in Livingston, MT a must visit for beer lovers would be Katabatic Brewing. In Bozeman try Bozeman Brewing and Outlaw Brewing.
Local wise I drink Troegs, Zeroday, Snitz Creek, and other eastern/central PA beers. Mostly IPAs and Scotch ales when available.
If anyone is in Livingston, MT a must visit for beer lovers would be Katabatic Brewing. In Bozeman try Bozeman Brewing and Outlaw Brewing.
08-30-15, 11:47 AM
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I toured Troegs brewery in Hershey, the Merry monk is my favorite Xmas beer, very potent.