|
|
Post by oftrollorigins on Jan 19, 2020 7:35:43 GMT
West Coast breweries usually aren’t as good as the East Coast ones in my view. Then you get Chicago in between with its suck-my-dick and drink Old Style crowd and then all is good. Chicago tries to balance out the West and the East. We have lots of breweries and alcoholics to spare, but we make damn sure to ship our homeless out to California so they don’t freeze to death here.  |
|
|
|
Post by dianachristensen on Jan 19, 2020 10:48:01 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by masterofallgoons on Jan 19, 2020 15:22:28 GMT
Is there a craft beer that tastes like Budweiser? (note I don't think I've had more than a half dozen bottles of Bud in my life) No, most craft breweries make ales and budweiser is a lager. But if you like bud, one beer I would recommend is Weihnstephaner Original. It's imported from Germany and has a very clean taste and quite refreshing. You can probably find it at places that have a nice selection of imports. There are plenty of craft breweries that make lagers. A lot of them just try to make all different styles. I had one last night from Captain Lawrence, which was basically a better version of Budweiser. I'd recommend it if you like that kinda thing. |
|
|
|
Post by stickman38 on Jan 19, 2020 15:41:07 GMT
No, most craft breweries make ales and budweiser is a lager. But if you like bud, one beer I would recommend is Weihnstephaner Original. It's imported from Germany and has a very clean taste and quite refreshing. You can probably find it at places that have a nice selection of imports. There are plenty of craft breweries that make lagers. A lot of them just try to make all different styles. I had one last night from Captain Lawrence, which was basically a better version of Budweiser. I'd recommend it if you like that kinda thing.
Yeah, there are craft breweries that make lagers but not exclusively. In fact, the only craft brewer I know of that only makes lagers is Jack's Abby.
|
|
|
|
Post by masterofallgoons on Jan 19, 2020 15:46:59 GMT
There are plenty of craft breweries that make lagers. A lot of them just try to make all different styles. I had one last night from Captain Lawrence, which was basically a better version of Budweiser. I'd recommend it if you like that kinda thing.
Yeah, there are craft breweries that make lagers but not exclusively. In fact, the only craft brewer I know of that only makes lagers is Jack's Abby.
Most of the craft breweries I'm familiar with have a pretty wide variety of styles. You'd probably know better than I would, but I barely know of any that makes any one style exclusively. |
|
|
|
Post by stickman38 on Jan 19, 2020 16:05:06 GMT
Yeah, there are craft breweries that make lagers but not exclusively. In fact, the only craft brewer I know of that only makes lagers is Jack's Abby.
You'd probably know better than I would, but I barely know of any that makes any one style exclusively.
Yep, they do. But there are only two categories for beer, lager and ale. Underneath these two categories are the styles. It's quite simple really as to what determines whether a beer is a lager or ale, it's all in the yeast they use during the brewing process. If they use lager yeast, its a lager, if they use ale yeast, its an ale.
There are plenty of craft brewers that only makes ales but there almost none that only make lagers. Most craft brewers make at least one lager but the rest of their brews are ales.
And to end all confusion on Stouts and Porters, they're ales, because they use ale yeast to make them. Although, a Baltic Porter is usually made with lager yeast.
Here's a picture that goes into more detail about the different styles of beer -
this just barely scratches the surface though, there are more styles than this like around 100 different ones....
|
|
|
|
Post by masterofallgoons on Jan 19, 2020 16:18:13 GMT
Most of the craft breweries I'm familiar with have a pretty wide variety of styles. You'd probably know better than I would, but I barely know of any that makes any one style exclusively.
Yep, they do. But there are only two categories for beer, lager and ale. Underneath these two categories are the styles. It's quite simple really as to what determines whether a beer is a lager or ale, it's all in the yeast they use during the brewing process. If they use lager yeast, its a lager, if they use ale yeast, its an ale.
There are plenty of craft brewers that only makes ales but there almost none that only make lagers. Most craft brewers make at least one lager but the rest of their brews are ales.
And to end all confusion on Stouts and Porters, they're ales, because they use ale yeast to make them. Although, a Baltic Porter is usually made with lager yeast.
Here's a picture that goes into more detail about the different styles of beer -
this just barely scratches the surface though, there are more styles than this like around 100 different ones....
So I was right. You do know more about it than I do. |
|
|
|
Post by dianachristensen on Jan 20, 2020 4:04:53 GMT
No, most craft breweries make ales and budweiser is a lager. But if you like bud, one beer I would recommend is Weihnstephaner Original. It's imported from Germany and has a very clean taste and quite refreshing. You can probably find it at places that have a nice selection of imports. There are plenty of craft breweries that make lagers. A lot of them just try to make all different styles. I had one last night from Captain Lawrence, which was basically a better version of Budweiser. I'd recommend it if you like that kinda thing. You must have been drinking Liquid Gold, it's actually an ale (Captain Lawrence doesn't make a lager), but it does taste just like a much better Bud. Citra Dreams, which is an IPA, is the one that sells out first, off the beer fridge shelves, these days. I don't know how close you live to Captain Lawrence, but I know the more local you are, the more selection you'll see in the stores in your area. Check out the first listing under "Seasonal and specialty offerings" Fudgie the Beer with real Carvel chocolate crunchies! Lol, so New York en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Lawrence_Brewing_Company#Beers
|
|
|
|
Post by dianachristensen on Jan 20, 2020 4:17:40 GMT
Most of the craft breweries I'm familiar with have a pretty wide variety of styles. You'd probably know better than I would, but I barely know of any that makes any one style exclusively. Yep, they do. But there are only two categories for beer, lager and ale. Underneath these two categories are the styles. It's quite simple really as to what determines whether a beer is a lager or ale, it's all in the yeast they use during the brewing process. If they use lager yeast, its a lager, if they use ale yeast, its an ale.
There are plenty of craft brewers that only makes ales but there almost none that only make lagers. Most craft brewers make at least one lager but the rest of their brews are ales.
And to end all confusion on Stouts and Porters, they're ales, because they use ale yeast to make them. Although, a Baltic Porter is usually made with lager yeast.
Here's a picture that goes into more detail about the different styles of beer -
this just barely scratches the surface though, there are more styles than this like around 100 different ones....
Not anymore. For example, you can brew a porter or a stout with lager yeast and it's still a porter or a stout which, as you pointed out, are technically both ales. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porter_(beer)#United_States
|
|
|
|
Post by stickman38 on Jan 20, 2020 4:30:08 GMT
Yep, they do. But there are only two categories for beer, lager and ale. Underneath these two categories are the styles. It's quite simple really as to what determines whether a beer is a lager or ale, it's all in the yeast they use during the brewing process. If they use lager yeast, its a lager, if they use ale yeast, its an ale.
There are plenty of craft brewers that only makes ales but there almost none that only make lagers. Most craft brewers make at least one lager but the rest of their brews are ales.
And to end all confusion on Stouts and Porters, they're ales, because they use ale yeast to make them. Although, a Baltic Porter is usually made with lager yeast.
Here's a picture that goes into more detail about the different styles of beer -
this just barely scratches the surface though, there are more styles than this like around 100 different ones....
Not anymore. For example, you can brew a porter or a stout with lager yeast and it's still a porter or a stout which, as you pointed out, are technically both ales. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porter_(beer)#United_States
Well, okay but I am a traditionalist. As far as I'm concerned if you brew a Porter or a Stout with lager yeast it's simply refereed to as a 'Baltic Porter'.
But yeah, the American breweries experiment all the time. But if you just want something really different, DogFish Head brewery is notorious for making "weird beers" . lol... They're like the Ben and Jerry's of the brewing industry.
|
|
|
|
Post by dianachristensen on Jan 20, 2020 4:41:33 GMT
Well, okay but I am a traditionalist. As far as I'm concerned if you brew a Porter or a Stout with lager yeast it's simply refereed to as a 'Baltic Porter'.
But yeah, the American breweries experiment all the time. But if you just want something really different, DogFish Head brewery is notorious for making "weird beers" . lol... They're like the Ben and Jerry's of the brewing industry. Oh shoot, I missed your note about Baltic Porter in your previous post. You covered pretty much everything, indeed. That image that you posted works as a great chart. How about the Carvel of the brewing industry? fudgiethebeer.comI had mentioned that to masterofallgoons in this post: imdb2.freeforums.net/post/3599949/thread(tagged him here in case he wants to check out the actual Captain Lawrence page for it).
|
|
|
|
Post by petrolino on Jan 20, 2020 5:14:10 GMT
Great Lakes Brew Company, Cleveland, Ohio.
|
|
|
|
Post by stickman38 on Jan 20, 2020 5:19:47 GMT
Well, okay but I am a traditionalist. As far as I'm concerned if you brew a Porter or a Stout with lager yeast it's simply refereed to as a 'Baltic Porter'.
But yeah, the American breweries experiment all the time. But if you just want something really different, DogFish Head brewery is notorious for making "weird beers" . lol... They're like the Ben and Jerry's of the brewing industry. Oh shoot, I missed your note about Baltic Porter in your previous post. You covered pretty much everything, indeed. That image that you posted works as a great chart. How about the Carvel of the brewing industry? fudgiethebeer.comI had mentioned that to masterofallgoons in this post: IMDB2.freeforums.net/post/3599949/thread(tagged him here in case he wants to check out the actual Captain Lawrence page for it).
I usually won't drink beers that have chocolate added. It just seems like it defeats the purpose because they usually do this with a Stout or Porter and a good Stout already tastes like chocolate, no real reason to add chocolate to it. Seems kind of weird to add coffee to a stout too when again, they already taste like coffee.
But one of my favorite beers that has added flavors is Victory At Sea from Ballast Point Brewing. That is an amazing beer. Although, I've had some pretty weak batches of this stuff that weren't very good. But when you get a good bottle of this stuff, it's out of this world. Here's a picture of it -
It's got coffee and vanilla added -
|
|
|
|
Post by masterofallgoons on Jan 20, 2020 12:37:58 GMT
There are plenty of craft breweries that make lagers. A lot of them just try to make all different styles. I had one last night from Captain Lawrence, which was basically a better version of Budweiser. I'd recommend it if you like that kinda thing. You must have been drinking Liquid Gold, it's actually an ale (Captain Lawrence doesn't make a lager), but it does taste just like a much better Bud. Citra Dreams, which is an IPA, is the one that sells out first, off the beer fridge shelves, these days. I don't know how close you live to Captain Lawrence, but I know the more local you are, the more selection you'll see in the stores in your area. Check out the first listing under "Seasonal and specialty offerings" Fudgie the Beer with real Carvel chocolate crunchies! Lol, so New York en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Lawrence_Brewing_Company#Beers It was actually a lager that was made specifically for a new bar in the area. I don't think it's available elsewhere. |
|
|
|
Post by dianachristensen on Jan 21, 2020 6:00:46 GMT
You must have been drinking Liquid Gold, it's actually an ale (Captain Lawrence doesn't make a lager), but it does taste just like a much better Bud. Citra Dreams, which is an IPA, is the one that sells out first, off the beer fridge shelves, these days. I don't know how close you live to Captain Lawrence, but I know the more local you are, the more selection you'll see in the stores in your area. Check out the first listing under "Seasonal and specialty offerings" Fudgie the Beer with real Carvel chocolate crunchies! Lol, so New York en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Lawrence_Brewing_Company#Beers It was actually a lager that was made specifically for a new bar in the area. I don't think it's available elsewhere. Was it this? www.captainlawrencebrewing.com/6th-borough-pilsner/
|
|
|
|
Post by masterofallgoons on Jan 21, 2020 11:46:19 GMT
It was not. It was the 'pig something' or 'something pig' lager. I don't see it listed there. |
|
