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Favorite Summer Beer
8trackdisco Offline
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When it is hot, what is your go to beer?
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8trackdisco wrote:
When it is hot, what is your go to beer?

When it's hot, and I want a cheap icy beer.........Ice cold Budweiser with a squirt from a squeeze lemon....ice cold and delicious, and you can have 4 or 6 Beer
8trackdisco Offline
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I like lighter German beers. Krolsche styled.

Leinkugels Canoe Paddler was better than ok.
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Corona Extra with lime.
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I like Bell's Oberon for a summertime beer.

Founders All Day IPA and PC Pils are staples for camping trips.
Ewok126 Offline
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PBR, It quenches my thirst and it brings back memories of when granddad was not looking and I would sneak a chug out of his can while fishing. If I want a treat then Blue Moon Belgian White.Beer
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danmdevries wrote:
I like Bell's Oberon for a summertime beer.




Tried that back in May before we left Texas. Damn good. Can't find it in WYO

Been drinking Snake River Brewing Jenny Lake Lager. Tasty. Beer
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Bud Lights... Beer
MACS Offline
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I don't know if you can get Ballast Point in Wisconsin, but their California Kolsch is damn good. Had a few yesterday out on the water.

All in all, though... Spaten Premium Lager.
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8trackdisco wrote:
When it is hot, what is your go to beer?


Oooooo....I like the cold ones.
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dkeage wrote:
Tried that back in May before we left Texas. Damn good. Can't find it in WYO

Been drinking Snake River Brewing Jenny Lake Lager. Tasty. Beer


If you want some, send address and I'll gladly ship for cigar trade.
teedubbya Offline
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Kolsch fan here too in the summer. I brew a mean one which if I remember right the idea and idea to do the recipe originated with dmv.
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danmdevries wrote:
I like Bell's Oberon for a summertime beer.

Founders All Day IPA and PC Pils are staples for camping trips.


+1 Beer
dkeage Offline
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danmdevries wrote:
If you want some, send address and I'll gladly ship for cigar trade.

Thanks for the offer, Dan. We will be back in TX at the end of Sept, so I can get some then. Plus, I left most of my cigars at home in TX. I have to admit, I just received a shipment from overseas. Anxious
deadeyedick Offline
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Two cold ones I drink all summer are Moose Drool and Urquell.
I just can't find an IPA I care for very much.
Whistlebritches Offline
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Ewok126 wrote:
PBR, It quenches my thirst and it brings back memories of when granddad was not looking and I would sneak a chug out of his can while fishing. If I want a treat then Blue Moon Belgian White.Beer


Ditto.........PBR
Thunder.Gerbil Offline
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Same as the rest of the year, Sudwerk pilsner.

Bike Party Pilsner is also great, but that's soon going to be all gone for the year.

Dunloe has a fantastic pale ale and mineola orange Saison too.

Intergalactic has a stellar kolsch, but they don't bottle or can and distribution outside of San Diego is limited.
Thunder.Gerbil Offline
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Same as the rest of the year, Sudwerk pilsner.

Bike Party Pilsner is also great, but that's soon going to be all gone for the year.

Dunloe has a fantastic pale ale and mineola orange Saison too.

Intergalactic has a stellar kolsch, but they don't bottle or can and distribution outside of San Diego is limited.
frankj1 Offline
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just how many posts are enough for your enormous ego, TGerbs?
DrMaddVibe Offline
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teedubbya wrote:
Kolsch fan here too in the summer. I brew a mean one which if I remember right the idea and idea to do the recipe originated with dmv.



Nope...LeHockeyDad...MIA
MACS Offline
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Ol' TG was just making sure he got his point across. I can attest to the Sudwerk Pilsner... it is very good.
8trackdisco Offline
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Is Kolsche a seasonal beer?

Found the Beer Advocate website. Can't find a Wisconsin brewed Kolsche period. At least through #30.
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When it's really hot, need something light.
Production beer:Mic Ultra (okay I can already hear the haters).
Local craft: Mill City White from Avondale Brewing
teedubbya Offline
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Kölsch Is a style from cologne I believe. It's a leine seasonal but places like beulavard and schlafley make it year round. It's brewed weird using lager yeasts at near ale temps (sort of)
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teedubbya wrote:
Kölsch Is a style from cologne I believe. It's a leine seasonal but places like beulavard and schlafley make it year round. It's brewed weird using lager yeasts at near ale temps (sort of)


982 different styles of beer, and I pick a type I can't find in Wisconsin.

For shame.
Whistlebritches Offline
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8trackdisco wrote:
982 different styles of beer, and I pick a type I can't find in Wisconsin.

For shame.


See if you can find Gaffel.Hockeydad and DMV turned me on to it in Florida.Since I have tried many kolsch brews........none satisfied as well as Gaffel.


Gaffel Kölsch is a Kölsch style beer brewed by Privatbrauerei Gaffel Becker & Co. in Köln, Germany

Good luck
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Silver bullets
MojoFilter Offline
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deadeyedick wrote:
Two cold ones I drink all summer are Moose Drool and Urquell.
I just can't find an IPA I care for very much.


Definitely dig the Urquell. Very clean and crisp with a nice bitter edge. Try Czechvar (another Czech Pilsner......although both are considered a Lager in the USA). A little sweeter than Urquell and a little less bitterness but I enjoy both.
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Pilsener Urquell is the original Pilsener; there are no authentic Pilseners outside of what is brewed in Plzen, CZ. The same goes for Budvar/Czecvar/Budweiser. Those beers utilize the Budejovice yeast strain from the town of Budejovice/Budweis.

Anheiser Busch essentially stole the name and the yeast strain albiet now the strains they use have been heavily modified.
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My favorite Czech Lager is Żatec; it's pretty hard to find here in Texas these days due to some import paperwork issues.

Another great one is Pivovar Samson's "Praga" both the light and dark lagers.

Believe it or not, Shiner Bock is modeled after a Czech Brežnak lager which essentially equates to a springtime amber.
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Way to much thought in this thread.

My favorite is the first cold container I touch after opening the beer frig.
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Call it a Pilsner or call it a Lager........it just tastes good (like a Pilsner shoud BigGrin)

Good call on the Shiner Bock. A hotel I stay at in Cincy, always has it on draft.
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Whistlebritches wrote:
See if you can find Gaffel.Hockeydad and DMV turned me on to it in Florida.Since I have tried many kolsch brews........none satisfied as well as Gaffel.


Gaffel Kölsch is a Kölsch style beer brewed by Privatbrauerei Gaffel Becker & Co. in Köln, Germany

Good luck


I'll look for that one. Thanks, Whistle.
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8trackdisco wrote:
I'll look for that one. Thanks, Whistle.


If you find it, buy extra... I'ma want some.
8trackdisco Offline
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MACS wrote:
If you find it, buy extra... I'ma want some.


I got an idea.

When you get here, we should drink something!..... and stuff.
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MojoFilter wrote:
Definitely dig the Urquell. Very clean and crisp with a nice bitter edge. Try Czechvar (another Czech Pilsner......although both are considered a Lager in the USA). A little sweeter than Urquell and a little less bitterness but I enjoy both.



Pilsners are lagers.

The lager / ale classification is determined by the type of yeast. Almost all beers are one or the other.

Pilsner is a style of beer, like stout (ale), or IPA (ale), heffeweizen (ale) dopplebock (lager), marzen (lager), kolsch (ale), gose (ale), etc...

Of course there are companies like Anchor Steam and Schrimshaw who make a beer they call pilsner, but use ale yeasts with a malt and hop bill that is aligned with what would typically be used for pilsner. Traditionally/technically they are not pilsners as they are not lagers. Yet those beers do compete in the pilsner lager categories though for judging. /shrug

The reason Urquell tastes like that is because it's transport damaged by the time you get it.
MACS Offline
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8trackdisco wrote:
I got an idea.

When you get here, we should drink something!..... and stuff.


Brilliant!!
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Thunder.Gerbil wrote:
Pilsners are lagers.

The lager / ale classification is determined by the type of yeast. Almost all beers are one or the other.

Pilsner is a style of beer, like stout (ale), or IPA (ale), heffeweizen (ale) dopplebock (lager), marzen (lager), kolsch (ale), gose (ale), etc...

Of course there are companies like Anchor Steam and Schrimshaw who use ale yeasts and call it pilsner, but traditionally/technically they are not lagers. Those beers do compete in the pilsner lager categories though for judging.

The reason Urquell tastes like that is because it's transport damaged by the time you get it.


You've just helped clarify how confusing the whole beer thing, and why I'll stick to bourbon. There are maybe five beers I like, and none that I love.
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TG,

Other than Canoe Paddler, are there any other mass marketed Kolsche beers I'll be able find easily, and may enjoy?
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TG anchor steam is a lager yeast. It would not be considered a steam beer if it did not use a bottom fermenting yeast.
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8track you could look for groelsch. I know all the Texas breweries pretty much always include a koelsch for their summer seasonal.
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8trackdisco wrote:
TG,

Other than Canoe Paddler, are there any other mass marketed Kolsche beers I'll be able find easily, and may enjoy?



Not sure, what is it about that beer that makes you like it over some others?

That's, what I feel is the more important thing for finding another beer you might like. Style is somewhat important, but there is often room for much variation within a style.

I just looked up their description on the beer and what I find interesting is that they have some rye in the grist, very non-traditional, but used in the right proportion, rye can bring a really unique spice and clean bite to the beer on the back end.

Also, there is the theory that once you find one you like, stick with it.

Thunder.Gerbil Offline
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jjanecka wrote:
TG anchor steam is a lager yeast. It would not be considered a steam beer if it did not use a bottom fermenting yeast.


At one time it was. Not so much now. At least that is what the analysis from White Labs came back as. I trust them over what's written on the carton and the style guidelines that often get ignored.
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Thunder.Gerbil wrote:
Not sure, what is it about that beer that makes you like it over some others?

That's, what I feel is the more important thing for finding another beer you might like. Style is somewhat important, but there is often room for much variation within a style.

I just looked up their description on the beer and what I find interesting is that they have some rye in the grist, very non-traditional, but used in the right proportion, rye can bring a really unique spice and clean bite to the beer on the back end.

Also, there is the theory that once you find one you like, stick with it.



I'm not sure if you can figure out what these four or five beers have in common at all. I don't really have time or the desire to start chasing down micro brews, so these are all mass marketed beers.

Lienies Canoe Paddler
Sam Adams East-West Kolsche
Lienies Oktoberfest
Killians Irish Red
Labatts Blue Light (if I'm having a light beer)

To your point, I should just stick with the above and quit chasing the great white..... ale (or lager).
MACS Offline
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Three Weavers Brewing Company - Seafarer Kolsch

Drinking one right now. It's good.
Thunder.Gerbil Offline
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8trackdisco wrote:
I'm not sure if you can figure out what these four or five beers have in common at all. I don't really have time or the desire to start chasing down micro brews, so these are all mass marketed beers.

Lienies Canoe Paddler
Sam Adams East-West Kolsche
Lienies Oktoberfest
Killians Irish Red
Labatts Blue Light (if I'm having a light beer)

To your point, I should just stick with the above and quit chasing the great white..... ale (or lager).



Well, I can say that it appears as if you don't like heavily hopped beers. Unfortunately, that only leaves about half the beers in existence to work your way through.

Was more interested in what it was about the Canoe Paddler that you liked.

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Thunder.Gerbil wrote:
Well, I can say that it appears as if you don't like heavily hopped beers. Unfortunately, that only leaves about half the beers in existence to work your way through.

Was more interested in what it was about the Canoe Paddler that you liked.



Paddler
-crisp taste
-not cloudy (I know I don't like wheat beers)
- slightly sweet after taste
- lower alc content, but not a light beer
- flavorful without being hoppy
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I don't really drink much beer these days but I've had my fair share. Maybe some of these will resonate with y'all.

Jjan's Top Beers:

10. Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale

Just a generally good Ale, well balanced, good flavor, and generally available across the US.

9. Kingfisher STRONG

Ok, these might have a little bias because they were .50 cents a pop in India and 8% alcohol but the fact remains that for a potent lager this is one of the better ones. Nice and smooth. The regular kingfisher is just ok but kingfisher STRONG is absolutely great.

8. Tucher Hefeweiß

My original pick would be the now defunct Oberdorfer but since that's gone Tucher is pretty good if you can find it. I think there's still a distributor somewhere in the Carolinas.

7. Wisconsin Microbrews

When you know the state's motto should be changed to, "I'm not drunk officer, I'm from Wisconsin." You know that there's some great things going on up there.

6. Chimay Blue

Made by Benedictine Monks in Belgium, Chimay uses the most modern and experimental practices to maintain consistency in their brewhouse. They have their recipe down to a science and they process it in the same manner. Consistent flavor everytime with just the right amount of bitterness.

5. Shiner Bohemian Black Lager

Made in Texas, this is a great example of a solid Czech Black that is generally obtainable in the US.

4. Victory Golden Monkey

Great Tripel with a solid malt backbone and the smoothest 9% you can drink.

3. ANY microbrewed lager in the Czech Republic

These are hands down the best lagers you will ever drink. Perfect fermentation, crisp grassy saaz hops, just a hint of sweetness from the malt. Superb.

2. Buffalo Bayou "More Cowbell" Cedar Cask Double IPA

Clean fermentation, great hop bitterness, the oil from the hops/cedar coat your entire mouth and leave a long lasting cedar finish. Absolutely awesome.

1. Schaefer Light

Schaefer is the only beer that tastes exactly the same when you drop it on accident while floating the river.




HONORABLE MENTIONS

Labatt Blue - Somehow this beer was my go to from 18 to 22 years old. I think it had something to do with the Sundowner in NF.

Pabst Blue Ribbon - Poor man's special. Made it through many a nice winning that worn out ribbon.

California Beers - Thanks for screwing up microbrew in the US.
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