UUCJEFF@ECNCDC.BITNET (jeff beer) (02/10/90)
You dare question my tastes in BEER? This is not a battle, this is WAR! ( as for the music content, all I can say is that music sometimes sounds better after having a few beers, especially the beers I recommend) Here are the current top 10 beers on this planet. This list is NOT open for debate. I apologize to our European readers for the its Yankocentricity, but the article was orginally written for that audience. ****** 10. Sprechter from USA The only beer from the USA to make my list, is brewed in Milwaukee, and that is the only place you can get it. They come in 3 or 4 varieties, all with a very strong taste, but clean nonetheless. These beers taste like they are good for you. 9. LaBatts from Canada Better than Molson's. (hey, the closest word to LaBatts on the Word Perfect speller is LIBIDO!) 8. Fosters from Australia Is better on tap, but lots of luck finding it that way. You either drink from a bottle or buy it in the Oil Can format. In the outdoors in the summer the challenge is to finish it before it gets warm. 7. Guiness from Ireland Also is better on tap, only slightly chilled, this is one of the first non-lagers I liked. Like drinking a loaf of bread. 6. Samiklaus from Switzerland The first one mentioned from the non-parlez-vous-anglais countries, this is a beer brewed only at Christmas for the next Christmas, very rare, very expensive, one of the strongest beers ever made. Challenge someone $100 to drink a six-pack of this, not only will win you a bill, but there will be 2 or 3 beers leftover that you can drink yourself. Not much fizz, it takes time to develop a taste for it, but it has a very refined flavor. 5. Dab Dark from BDR The last of the lagers, this is the best. Nice fizz, full-bodied taste, you can't beat it. Also available on tap in Chicago. 4. Chimay Belgium All of the remaining beers are Belgium, which is the best country for Beers. If you ever want to go to Europe to drink beers, just go to Belgium. Chimay is widely available in the US. This has a reddish color, lots of fizz, and gives a hallucinogenic buzz as far as beers go. This beer (actually an ale) is one of those brewed by the monks. 3. Westmalle Belgium Another Monk ale, triply fermented, this is also along the lines of Chimay. Is a dark ale, tastes very different than the lagers that most are used to. Tough to describe, but it hits the right spot. 2. Mort Subite Belgium This is not widely available, and is a very special beer. Mort Subite is french for "sudden death", but there is really nothing dangerous about this beer. Is very sweet, because it is made with cherries, raspberries, or currants, depending on the variety. Yet it still has the funk so you know you are not drinking a silly wine cooler. It is very similar to more easier to find Kriek or Gueuzze, but those are not as good. 1. Duvel Belgium (in flemish, pronounced "doo-full" Duvel means devil, and if you are not careful, you will see why. A relatively strong ale (8%), must be drunk half-way between cold and luke warm or else you will miss much of the taste. You need to pour it in a glass because hunks of yeast are floating in it. During the beer commercials, I always hold my glass up next to the tube to compare it with the watered down excuse for beer that the american companies are peddling. While you can see through the american beers, Duvel has hunks of funk floating in it. When playing a string of outdoor cafe terraces in Belgium, this is the beer that we would always find 2 of left on a table by a waiter for us. The guitarist I worked with didn't drink, so I would knock them both off. After 5 terraces...... Fortunately you do not need to be able to walk to play trumpet!! After a long absence, it has finally returned to the U.S.A. at Sam's on North Avenue in Chicago at $7.99 per 4 pack. Oh for the return of the days of the strong dollar. Honorable mention: Red Stripe, from Reggae land. This is a lightweight beer, but if it is 100 degrees in the shade, sometimes you need something like this. Perfect for copping the sounds of Bob Marley with... Worst BEER: Corona. You say it don't have an after taste? That's because it doesn't have ANY taste! 2nd worst beer(s): All those beers whose salient feature is commercials with a bigger budget than the shows they sponser. You have to drink them cold, it is the only way to hide their awful taste. (notice the strong musical thread running througout) ( give me a break ) jeff BEER ( you got that? ) P.S. Since I originally wrote this article, I went to Amsterdam on vacation and a Dutch friend turned me on to Bonne Abbey Esperanes which was totally awesome. Not only would it make the Top 10, it might even knock Duvel off the number 1 spot. Somebody send me a case of it just to make sure.
GWO101@URIACC.BITNET (Michael Lehnertz (Drummer)) (02/13/90)
Beer? The worst beer has got to be Harpoon from Boston. Now, I am sure
that most of you outside of New England haven't had the displeasure of trying
this Mahvelous beer. Next worst beer, Dragon Stout from, somewhere in the
Caribbean.
Best beer? Lite beer from Miller! Tastes great! Less filling!
Most gnarly beer. St Sixtus. UGH! Black, thick. Probably has "hunks
of funk" in it, but, you can't see ANYTHING. About $15 a six pack.
Can't find the stuff either...
- Drummer -