I've been enjoying a six pack Narragansett beer. The funny thing I got it at Trade Joe's because it was in the local section and looked like a fun micro brew from the coastal town of Narragansett Rhode Island, with pictures of old new england whaling ships on the label. After my second beer I inspected the label closer and found out it wasn't brewed in Narragansett but 400 miles away in Rochester, NY. After which it some how didn't taste as good. Goes to show how with beer we are buying an idea of a far away place that doesn't really exist or at least not how we imagine it does. Would Guinness be the same if it was brewed in Mexico? I believe this has already happen that its brewed in other locations to facilitate international distribution.

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I've never been a big fan of guinness to begin with. People that have been to the factory, or in ireland for that matter, swear that the beer is much better over there. Don't know whether or not to believe them - maybe it's just that the idea of drinking a guinness in ireland is more appealing than drinking one elsewhere.
It's a good point you raise about beer and where it's brewed. The BMC beers in America - the big macros brews (bud/miller/coors) are no longer owned by american companies. Yeah, they're still brewed here for the most part, but budweiser is no longer as american as most people think it is. On 4th of july I made a lot of enemies...parading around with my Stone beers, pointing at people with BMC brews and calling them anti-american. lol

right now i'm drinking this big guy:


a bit uninteresting for a double ipa but it's good nonetheless.

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Originally posted by LAdazeNYnights I've never been a big fan of guinness to begin with. People that have been to the factory, or in ireland for that matter, swear that the beer is much better over there. Don't know whether or not to believe them - maybe it's just that the idea of drinking a guinness in ireland is more appealing than drinking one elsewhere.

I've had friends from outside the US say its because beer must be pasteurized here so Guinness sold here is different. One thing I can attest to is draft Guinness from the tap is superior to bottled. Not sure why but it is.

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It's a good point you raise about beer and where it's brewed. The BMC beers in America - the big macros brews (bud/miller/coors) are no longer owned by american companies. Yeah, they're still brewed here for the most part, but Budweiser is no longer as american as most people think it is. On 4th of July I made a lot of enemies...parading around with my Stone beers, pointing at people with BMC brews and calling them anti-American.

That's ironic because beer that ppl now regard as American, Budweiser and Coors, etc were once seen as foreign because they were brought over by German emigrants. Around WWI ppl wanted to ban beer because they felt that immigrant workers might be sympathetic to the Kaiser. Anti-patriotic belief might have been a contributing factor to prohibition, but I'd have to refresh my memory. Needless to say people opinion of a product are greatly influenced by its perceived origin and the current relationship that they have with that country.

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Originally posted by igottaknow That's ironic because beer that ppl now regard as American, Budweiser and Coors, etc were once seen as foreign because they were brought over by German emigrants. Around WWI ppl wanted to ban beer because they felt that immigrant workers might be sympathetic to the Kaiser. Anti-patriotic belief might have been a contributing factor to prohibition, but I'd have to refresh my memory. Needless to say people opinion of a product are greatly influenced by its perceived origin and the current relationship that they have with that country.

whoah. i never knew any of that. learn something new every day

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Originally posted by gehzumteufel Well, Adam, since seeing this, I went to the local bottle shop to pick up the standard Aventinus, I happen to also notice they carry (but don't list on their site!) the Eisbock. I bought both, and here are my thoughts. Aventinus Eisbock: Very strong flavour, and also has a very strong alcohol taste to it. A bit hard to drink as a result. Aventinus: A bit like Chimay blue, but still different. A good, flavourful beer in what seems to be a more Belgian style (I could be wrong on that though) ale.

Cool! Wish I could get Eisbock ere again, I only got to have it in Australia. Aventinus is as Bavarian as it gets though, in my opinion. I can see why you'd compare it to some of the darker Belgian ales, but don't forget Aventinus is made with wheat, and I think it's overall more drinkable.

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Levels is...decent...damn better than a lot of the shite dominating the charts at the moment. It sounds absolutely nothing like...a billion and one similar tracks in this big-room style. I always had a soft spot.

I forget what it was called, but has anyone ever had a belgian beer that comes in a ceramic-looking bottle and has an elephant on the label? I had it the other day, and it was terrible imo. I didn't know they made beer out of fermented elephant piss.

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Originally posted by srussell0018 I forget what it was called, but has anyone ever had a belgian beer that comes in a ceramic-looking bottle and has an elephant on the label? I had it the other day, and it was terrible imo. I didn't know they made beer out of fermented elephant piss.

Delerium Tremens or Delerium Nocturna. Tremens is by far my favorite beer

Definitely have to get it on tap though, the bottle just doesn't do it justice.

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Yeah that's it, I think it was Nocturna. It tasted like rotten fruit to me. Not a big fan at all. I'll stick to my stouts