can we please get back to the 0th minute discussion

Nah, that topic has gone cold, or should I say warm?

Good point. Has BAIDS been paid yet?

If you like Riesling, try one from Washington State called "Kung Fu Girl" -- it's remarkable and not very pricy ($12 at my local).

Belgian beers full of obvious fruit flavours, so which ones are they?

Only ever had mass produced swill, all tasteless piss.

Did OAFK participate in that?

Just pour some Ribena into a pint of Becks, the effect is the same and you'll be a fiver richer.

Orval, Chimay, Westmalle, St Bernardus, the list goes on and on.

Lol, talking from experience?

This guy gets it. Euro beers aren't bad, the scene here is just so incredible these days.

Pilsner Urquell here is pretty terrible. I was like 23 and free in Europe at the time so probably just tasted better in my mind. I'll still maintain it's better over there than the **** they bottle over here.

Which ones have you tried? I'll try to help you see if you are running bad or just drinking ****ty beer

Thankfully many brunellos are under $100.

I'm a massive fan of: Canal Sopra, Sesti di Sopra, Fuligni, Uccelliera(most of the time), Casanova Di Neri White Label(the tenuta is good, but I'm oak averse), Le Potazzine. Those are just off the top of my head.

I'd also say not to sleep on Felsina's line-up as they make some killer Chiantis and the Fontalloro.


This could get Cashy to hate Riesling. He lives in Austria and has access to a ton of killer German and Austrian Rieslings. A cheap American imitation won't cut it after he's had Keller.

No u.

No, just trying to help you save some dollars to pay for your inevitable IKTS defeat. I don't really dig Belgian beer, I find the taste too strong after more than one or two.

Believe me, when i go to Europe I'm not bringing my own IPAs from America t drink with me or anything. I want to try everything Europe has to offer. I've tried quite a bit. Some I really enjoyed, and some was really good, just not beer that is like oh my god I need to go back and have that beer again, until I stumbled on that Kabinet Brewery which is relatively new.

It's also not nearly as accessible as it is here and selection is way ****tier, at least in places I've lived and traveled. As more true craft beer breweries start opening up I think some great things are going to come out of Europe, but for now I'd much prefer the vast majority of what the USA has to offer.

As for warm beer, I guess it's personal taste. I love IPAs and tried a few in England (one of the places was the bar someone here recommended outside Fulham's ground, another in Bristol, and another in London) and it was just gross to me. The whole consistency of the beer was strange but the taste was not good and tasted more like a syrup than a beer. That's not the best way to describe it but I can't describe it any better.

And re: the session, we have tons of session beer here. Some are actually really good, but obviously lack the taste of their hoppier, stronger % cousins. For example if you drink a big IPA or 2xIPA and then drink a session it's not gonna taste as good. Obviously

I have friends who rave about Brewdog Punk IPA. I've had it in a bottle here and it was decent. I know they're out of Scotland. Also, especially with IPAs but most beer in general on tap >>>>>>>>bottle. And freshness makes a HUGE difference with IPAs

To clarify, for the purposes of the this discussion I'm using the term "warm" to refer to beer that is served at room temperature or "warmer" than traditional beer as we know it here in Yank#1Landia. I am not, in fact, referring to beer that is boiled or heated up like coffee

LFC, when you refer to warm beer are you talking about cask ales as well?

Brewdog Punk IPA is terribad.

The one thing I will say about Ale in the UK, is lots of pubs keep it utterly terribly.

There is a huge probability of trying a great Ale and thinking its **** because the pub kept it badly, you really have to go to an "Ale" pub to get it proper. Or live in Yorkshire.

Generally not a fan of IPA, but since everyone always raves about their favourite IPA, I always give them a try. Not sure I've had that one though. Will look for it next time.

patiently waiting

Yes, especially those

What's your favorite beer? And what Yank craft beers have you tried?

btw best OT discussion in a long time in here. Should have saved it for an international break