What's your favourite beer(s)

[Wombat]

Paul,
I forgot to mention (just for you) that Coop's does a Jalapeno ale.

[Indiana]

Favourite beers:
1. Jever (very Pils'ish)
2. Bitburger
3. Fürstenberg

Beers I DON'T like:
1. Guinness (not really a beer IMO and much too soapy shoam)
2. Veltins
3. Heineken

[Wombat]

I can understand you not <I>liking</I> Guinness, but why isn't it a beer?

[RedRed]

The only reason you dont like guiness - you cant have had a real one!

I didnt put it in my fravourates, because its hard to get perfect, and if you have had it perfect, you cant go back.... I have friends who travel to the other side of Ireland each year to follow the 'guiness trail' - a series of Guiness and Oyster festivals round cork to Galway..... 4 or 5 weekends of guiness and sea food...... (and mighty hangovers!)

redred

[cbman]

My favorites are

Canadian, Blue, Kokanee, Black Ice

Favorite Alcohol

Rum, Anything that says 40% + on the label.

Least Favorite

Boomerang and Hooch... (I'd still drink it though )

I'm a wannabe alkie

[Marshmallowman]

Red, what time of the year is the 'guiness trail' , it sounds like something I would like to try, I don't mind a drop of guiness now and then and seafood...

[ALBPM]

I'll try that Jalapeno ale with a Scotch chaser

Paul

[Wombat]

Actually, funny you should mention that. They also have 40+ single-malt scotches, and some small-batch bourbons.

[Taz]

Guiness from the brewery at St James Gate in Dublin

Go on a tour of the brewery and get a free pint at the end, even better if your parents don't drink

[Paddy]

yumm, yumm yumm yumm yumm

Hoegaarden
Old Speckled Hen
Guiness
Tiger Best Bitter (local)

and of course Kingfisher.... although by the time I drink it, I cac't taste it

[cjolley]

Ok, I admit it. I don't like beer.
Can I still be a MURCer?
Chuck

Here is my favorite wine:

Yellow Tail
2001 Shiraz

Growing Region:
Mildura/Riverina - These are the fruit bowls of Australia, supplying nearly all types of stone fruit, citrus and grapes from fertile soils irrigated from the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers.
Mildura is situated approximately 20Km to the West of the South Australian and Victorian Border in what is known as the "Riverland Region" of Victoria and South Australia, and irrigated by the Murray -one of Australia's 3 great rivers.

The "Riverina", also known as the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (M.I.A.) grows 55% of
New South Wales grapes and constitutes 15% of the county's total vintage.

The climate in both these areas is hot and dry with approximately 400mm to 600mm of rainfall each year.

Winemaking:
The fruit is allowed to ripen to between 13 to 14 Baume in order to allow maximum fruit richness and flavour whilst giving a deep purple hue to the colour. The juice is fermented on skins for up to 3 weeks allowing soft tannins to be formed into the rich and soft palate seen in many great Australian Shiraz'.

The fermented wine is then drained and the skins pressed into a new vessel to allow a natural malolactic fermentation occur, giving a further softening and palate rounding to this rich variety.
After settling, a portion of the volume is transferred to oak and allowed to mature for 6 months before blending back into the original wine, adding complexity and texture to the fruit driven palate.
This wine is then chilled, clarified and bottled on the Estate to ensure maximum quality control in the final product.


Tasting notes:
A rich colour and deep hue introduces your nose to a ripe and rich flavour. A cracked pepper and spice nose is blended with vanilla and fruit ripeness. The vanilla softness on the nose takes you into a ripe palate crammed with weight and soft, sweet oak length.

Cellaring:
Drink now or enjoy until 2005 with correct cellaring

Food accompaniments:
A perfect accompaniment to this wine would be Rich rare char-grilled beef and asparagus or a rich confit de canard to bring out its juicy palate.

[Technoid]

Only beer I tested that I didn't imedialtly disliked was Elephant Beer.....

Only problem was that it had enough alcohol to knock your socks of 10% +

Normaly I like Cider....

[Joel]

Faygo's root beer.

Faygo kicks ass!!!

You got that right.

Joel

Anyway I don't care for beer I go for the hard stuff, Rum being my favorite(Bacardi 151). Hell I want to get drunk not full.

[Wombat]

For me, drinking beer and getting drunk have almost no overlap of intention.
It's practically coincidence that beer happens to be alcoholic. It's still damn good stuff.

[ALBPM]

If it isn't a Single malt and at least 12 years old DON"T DRINK IT!!! .....ROTFLMAO!!!!!!


Paul....hic