Colorado Springs. McCabes Tavern is very bike freindly. So is Jack Quinn's Pub but they don't show bike racing on the big screens.

https://www.mccabestavern.com/

https://www.jackquinnspub.com/

I don't know what it tastes like but that has to win for best label ever.

very nice tasting Belgian beer, and pretty potent stuff
the regular vintage is 8.5% ETOH and some of their special brews
(Delirium Noel) are in the 10% ETOH range.
I'd put them right up there with Newcastle Brown for butt kicking ability.

Marty

Prescription for fast summer ride
1 Sparx and 2 Vitamin I (ibuprofen) before.
Test positive for EPA (extra pale ale) after.

I'm usually in for a lower alcohol content after a ride, but if you want something butt-kicking, this badly-labeled, but outstanding Polish brew is 9.4%



Sounds like sacrilege, but it's outstanding as an ice cream float. Really. Good for a hot summer evening.

Karl

These are my designated Phillies game beers.

I'm sorry, but the only 'true' Philly beer is Rolling Rock, before
it was bought out by whoever bought it and turned it into a crap beer.

as I recall, way back when it gave Coors a run for its money in terms of taste,
of course I've slept since then so I may be wrong on that account

Karmat,

French bike enthusiast needs to drink French beer


note ETOH content.

BTW, this is for the SE Michigan vintage ride.

Dude, being anything less than rabidly enthusiastic about Philips beer is a Victoria blasphemy! I can't wait for the hops on my friends farm to become a new Philips brew...mmm, local beer.

I'm totally with you on the pilsner, 1516 epically. I put it on my taps (Peacock Billiards) to hit a price point and it's now my favorite draught that we carry. If you like it in the bottle, I strongly recommend trying it on draught, it's excellent! I also carry Pilsner Urquel if you're looking for the oldest pilsner in the world!

For alcohol-inspired jerseys: https://www.skaide.de/cat-94,Radtrikots-kurzarm

I have a couple of those (Dos Equis and Caracu) and, although I've never tasted those beers, the jerseys are good ...

Rolling Rock is/was "From the Glass lined tanks of old Latrobe, PA" about 100 miles fom Philly. They were bought by Labatt from Canada.

If you want true "Philly" beer from yester year it would have to be Schmidt's or Ortliebs. Preferably in a quart bottle, on a neighbor's front stoop, in August, when the temp is still 85 degrees at midnight and the humidity is in the low 90% range.

How is Schmidts a Philly beer? the can I'm looking at right now says "G. Heileman's, Milwaukee", and Their slogan is "the brew that grew in the great northwest." Was the name bought by Heilemans and resloganeered for us out here in the great northwest?

edit: doesn'yt taste that great, the cans make good shim stock, though.

The Philly Schmidt's went under in the early 1980's. Hence the yester year reference. It too tasted lousy but at $1.00 a quart, how could you say no?

oh god, Ortleibs and Schmidts in a quart bottle, memories of High School in South Jersey. . .

marty

Well,my vote is for:

One of the best Blondes in Belgium.

Can someone please start a thread on donuts?

This is much more interesting than what's today's rusty dumpster find worth.

Duvel's one of my favorites, too. Since moving to Michigan I've discovered Bell's Best Brown


maybe not the perfect cap to a summer ride, but a great all around brown ale.

BTW, Road Fan, what were we drinking the other day? Was it Olde No. 22 from Arbor Brewing Co? Very good stuff.

Just got back from an 60Km just in time since here in Belgian, the weather changes fast. It just started to pour once I got home a while ago. But back to the beer....I just poured a fresh glass of this from my Philips Perfect Draft.

I know that it sounds blasphemous but, on most hot nights, after my ride home from work, I tend to grab whatever beer is in the fridge and mix it half and half in a mug with Squirt/Diet Squirt or lemonade.

Completly refreshing.

Before you start throwing things at me, consider that this is very common in England and Germany (referred to as a Shandy or Radle, respectively). Other parts of Europe as well, I'd guess.

I used to have Bavarian friends who said that it was traditional to go hiking in the Alps on Sunday mornings and then drink them for lunch. Same concept.

Red Seal for a nice kick in the pants...

Fixed . And you know what radler means in German, don't you? Bicyclist! that is perfect! And you are right, they are very refreshing.

Here in Belgium they mix the beer with Grenadine . At first I thought it was a girlishl drink but after running or riding it's pretty damn refreshing as well. Don't know about Squirt or lemonade, but I'm going to try it right now. It better be good.

yea, rolling rock is from Latrobe which is about 250 miles from Philly, or 60 miles out from Pittsburg. Nothing Philly about it.

The Pennsylvania standby throughout the state, the beer whch is ordered by simply saying "i'll have a lager" at any bar within the state and nearby, is Yuengling.

Speaking of Schmidts, when I moved into my house, there was a stand alone garage that is now my "bike shop". I found a bunch of Schmidts cans in perfect shape hidden in the loft above the garage. they are now on "display" next to various bike parts. I'll have to snap a pic.

Both Schmidts and RR were good PA beers once, but were bought out and made elsewhere (RR was bought out not by Labatts, but by the evil A-B conglomerate. Even though it's now a stablemate with Bud and not the beer it once was I still drink it, out of nostalgia I guess)
I'm waiting for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton crew to mention Steigmeier....
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