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11-25-2008 09:09 AM |
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Originally Posted by Treasenuak
(Post 507983)
Can any of you beer lovers suggest a good beginner's beer for a girl who finds most of the beers she's tried so far to taste like piss? I've tried Coors, Bud, and Miller, and hate all of them. Disgusting. So where should I start with GOOD beers?
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Not to be bitchy, but your problem is the crappy american beer. Try some darker beers, or IPAs. What kind of flavors do you normally like? Belgian ales tend to be a little bit sweeter and more winey flavoured. Barleywines are very strong, with a bitter edge (and 10% abv :D). Porters and stouts are very similar, most are stronger flavoured with a bitter edge, but some have a sweetness as well. I like hoppy beers, or certain kinds of hops anyway. Rogue makes some good beers, as does Dogfish Head and Sweetwater. Sweetwater IPA is a great beer. Drink it really cold. It has a grapefruit kind of flavour to it. It's my favorite IPA. Some of the darker stouts and porters are better if you drink them slightly warmer, not ice cold.
the flavours become more full as the beer warms. Because it takes me about an hour to drink a beer, I will chill it fairly cold, then as I drink it the flavours slowly reveal themselves, as the beer warms.
If you can get it, try Cole Porter. That is my favorite beer right now. It has a roasted chocolate-coffee flavour and it's pretty bitter. It's yummy. Or try Chimay blue label. That's a really good Belgian ale.
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