What is the Official "Fifty Plus (50+)" Beer?
10-15-06, 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Little Darwin
Root
Henry Reinhard's
Hires
Barqs
A&W
All good!
Henry Reinhard's
Hires
Barqs
A&W
All good!
Another very good one is Sprecher's. And Bulldog. And there's one out of Chicago that I only had once, Gale's, that is excellent.
But I've drunk so much good root beer, root beer that is brewed & frequently uses sugar cane, and is not simply carbonated water, corn syrup and extract, that I cannot drink Hires, Barqs, A&W, Dad's, and a bunch of others anymore. IBC isn't too bad, as they use more extract. Stewart's is good too, for a non-brew.
But the real brewed stuff is much better than the cheap non-brewed varieties. Unfortunately several fancy-label brands are also non-brewed. For example expensive brands like Dr. Browns, Gray's, and Berghoff are simply typical mixes.
It's dangerous to drink the good stuff over an extended period. All I drank for nearly a year was Weinhard and Sprecher, then I had an A&W. Yech! It had a weak, artificial taste. Took two sips and threw the rest of the can away.
10-15-06, 09:54 PM
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Just what purpose is served by having this thread here on BF?
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Originally Posted by dauphin
Just what purpose is served by having this thread here on BF?
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My favorite is Gus Riley's Redfoot Dunkel Hefe Weizen. But the general public has a hard time getting it. 7% of the smoothest brew around, and it will make your face go to sleep! 
10-15-06, 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Fredmertz51
Hamm's
10-15-06, 11:58 PM
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I remember sitting in a greasy spoon diner up in Oregon when I was a kid, and they had a Hamm's display on the wall, featuring those bears. I loved it!
From Wikipedia...
The name is most famous not for the company's beverages, however, but for its advertising jingle and for its mascot, the Hamm's Beer bear.
The original jingle, first used on radio and later extended to television, was derived from "From The Land of Sky-Blue Water," a 1909 art song with lyrics by Nelle Richmond Eberhart and music by Charles Wakefield Cadman. It started with the beating of tom-tom drums, after which a chorus intoned
From the Land of Sky Blue Waters,
From the land of pines, lofty balsams,
Comes the beer refreshing,
Hamm's the beer refreshing.
Brewed where nature works her wonders,
Aged for many moons, gently mellowed,
Hamm's the beer refreshing,
Hamm's the beer refreshing.
From across the rippling water,
Through the whisp'ring pines and birches,
Comes the beer refreshing,
Hamm's the beer refreshing.
Comes a call to cool enchantment,
Comes a call to cool refreshment,
Hamm's the beer refreshing,
Hamm's the beer refreshing.
Hints of lakes and sunset breezes,
Dance and sparkle in each glassful,
Hamm's the beer refreshing,
Hamm's the beer refreshing.
https://mmd.foxtail.com/Sounds/hamms.mid
From Wikipedia...
The name is most famous not for the company's beverages, however, but for its advertising jingle and for its mascot, the Hamm's Beer bear.
The original jingle, first used on radio and later extended to television, was derived from "From The Land of Sky-Blue Water," a 1909 art song with lyrics by Nelle Richmond Eberhart and music by Charles Wakefield Cadman. It started with the beating of tom-tom drums, after which a chorus intoned
From the Land of Sky Blue Waters,
From the land of pines, lofty balsams,
Comes the beer refreshing,
Hamm's the beer refreshing.
Brewed where nature works her wonders,
Aged for many moons, gently mellowed,
Hamm's the beer refreshing,
Hamm's the beer refreshing.
From across the rippling water,
Through the whisp'ring pines and birches,
Comes the beer refreshing,
Hamm's the beer refreshing.
Comes a call to cool enchantment,
Comes a call to cool refreshment,
Hamm's the beer refreshing,
Hamm's the beer refreshing.
Hints of lakes and sunset breezes,
Dance and sparkle in each glassful,
Hamm's the beer refreshing,
Hamm's the beer refreshing.
https://mmd.foxtail.com/Sounds/hamms.mid
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Originally Posted by Tom Bombadil
I'm a big root beer fan. Have tasted close to 50 brands. It's Henry Weinhard, BTW, and that is very good. A smooth root beer with a nice vanilla finish.
We used to make our own root beer as a kid...with naturally occuring carbonation, etc. Wow, it tasted good!
10-16-06, 06:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Grampy™
I'll vote for Carona.......
10-16-06, 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted by lhbernhardt
Back in the days of the British Empire, when the Raj governed India, the Brits had to supply their troops with beer. In order for the fine British ale to be able to survive the long ocean voyage, they had to fortify it with extra hops; hence, India Pale Ale. Because this obviously had to be the stuff drunk by the Bombay Bicycle Club back in those days, and because you have to be a real beer drinker to enjoy the extra bitterness of this brew, and because it just has more character (and taste) than normal "bland" beers, and because most cyclists 50+ have more character and taste than any younger riders, I vote for IPA as the "official beer of theFifty Plus (50+) geezers."
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10-16-06, 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by lhbernhardt
Oh, and I want to vote for Islay single malts as the "Official Scotch of the Fifty Plus (50+)" for roughly the same reason - very smoky, peaty flavor that takes a while to acquire. I'll have a snifter of Laphroaig or Caol Ila please...
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Just as I support my LBS, I must support the local Microbreweries....hence my nomination of all local Microbrewery Beer..
10-16-06, 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by mollusk
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I particularly like Laphroaig. YUM!
I particularly like Laphroaig. YUM!
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Originally Posted by Digital Gee
Let's not forget Dad's Old Fashioned...
Nor the fact that I had to go back and edit my misspelling of Henry's name... Still not 100% sure, but at least now it starts with the right letter.
10-16-06, 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Grampy™
I'll vote for Carona.......
Ballentine IPA, now THAT was a beer.
10-16-06, 09:57 AM
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I love this place -- we are drawn together by a common interest (beer, errrrr, bikes? 
), and then we learn more about each other by chatting about other things -- like bikes . . .
This what community is all about!
), and then we learn more about each other by chatting about other things -- like bikes . . . This what community is all about!
10-16-06, 10:07 AM
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If you really like the taste of beer, then IPA is the way to go. But pale ale is also good. Here in Montana we have lots of local brews, two of which I like a lot: Bent Nail IPA and Mirror Pond IPA. Sierra Nevada pale is good, as it Full Sail. And don't forget Guiness Stout, my absolute favorite. Fat Tire is too mild for me.
10-16-06, 10:51 AM
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Good votes one and all, but I fear you show your ignorance. The best after biking beer is.......Full Sale Amber from Bend Oregon. I can say this with full assurance as I have spent more years and time beer testing than I have riding (at least in the last 30 years).. I have turned the tide this year and am riding way more than beering.
10-16-06, 11:24 AM
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I'll try to keep this on-topic with bike stuff camouflaging the beer underneath. I vote for local microbrews and jerseys, Saint Arnold from right here in Houston. Their Elissa IPA is one of my favorites, and I drink lots of different IPAs 
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Oh, and what about those jerseys ?
B'Dog
....Oh, and what about those jerseys
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Originally Posted by trackhub
Corona?!? I call that "the official beer of the fake ID crowd". I'll stick with a grown-ups beer. My vote goes for Guinness. If you can get the real thing, in an actual Irish pub, more power to you.
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Obviously, an official beer is an impossible quest. In my limited travels, I've managed to sample terrific beers from micro, local and regional breweries. Some are better than others, but all are great when served cold after a day of trekking, biking, kayaking, diving . . .
So my vote now goes to whatever cold brew is set up before me, as long as you are buying!
[Still, it is fun to expand my horizons with possible beers to sample after my next great adventure, whether it be around the corner or over the next hill! When in Bend, it will be Full Sale Amber, in Houston I'll lift up Saint Arnold and praise their jerseys! When on the Homer Spit, don't miss the Alaska Red at sunset . . .]
So my vote now goes to whatever cold brew is set up before me, as long as you are buying!
[Still, it is fun to expand my horizons with possible beers to sample after my next great adventure, whether it be around the corner or over the next hill! When in Bend, it will be Full Sale Amber, in Houston I'll lift up Saint Arnold and praise their jerseys! When on the Homer Spit, don't miss the Alaska Red at sunset . . .]