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April 13th, 2008, 03:05 PM
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Smoke Pipe
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Arkham
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Dark Star, Sam Smith, and Fullers are the best in England. They know their styles and make them very very well. It's just that I know what my beer is going to taste like when I get an English beer, but a lot of the American beers I've tried, I barely know what it's going to taste like because of the variety in the style.
The ESB style is definitely the best style in England though. |
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April 13th, 2008, 06:21 PM
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where the skies end
Join Date: Apr 2003
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It isn't really surprising that England is a lot more traditional with respect to innovation and variation in beer.
Not having tried many of those American ales (except whatever Doomcifer so kindly offered at DOBD, which was some good shit) I gotta say that the English ones can be very good, but Swizzlenuts is right on the mark: you can very much predict what you're gonna get, and for me, this is a bit of a turn off. I don't often buy the same beer twice in a short period of time, gotta mix it up, try new things etc. Tried Young's Double Chocolate Stout last week and it was good but I had a bad cold so I couldn't taste as well as normal. That sucked. |
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April 13th, 2008, 08:16 PM
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where the skies end
Join Date: Apr 2003
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I think the only beer I've tried oak aged has been Inis & Guinn or whatever. not the limited runs either, just the bog-standard one that they have in all the liquor stores around here.
it was pretty decent. oak aged anything is kickass in my book. |
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April 23rd, 2008, 05:37 AM
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not family oriented
Join Date: Jan 2006
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A friend just got back from Indiana (came back to soon, Dark Lord Day is upon us!)
So he hooked me up with some Gumballhead. Wtf, an Wheat Pale Ale? Anywho, twas pretty darn kickin'. 
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May 5th, 2008, 11:38 AM
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not family oriented
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: nowheres in particular
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Lost Abbey - Inferno
Lost Abbey - Cuvee de Tomme Port - 2nd Anniversary Ale* *Had it on cask at their party this past Saturday, farkin' epic!
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May 6th, 2008, 03:15 PM
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Meat Con Artist
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Tejas
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Hardly snobby, but I can't afford to be for Meat Camp. I almost bought Tarantula tequila again because it's cheap. Then I thought better of it and bought even cheaper tequila
 
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May 6th, 2008, 03:52 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: sunnyvale trailer park
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had a delicious dogfishhead 90min yesterday
about to take my last final of college!! evar!! yessssssssssss then homeward to drink myself stupid while cleaning the despicable mountain of trash that is my house
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May 6th, 2008, 04:15 PM
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I Flip More Than a Burger
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: FUBAR, Rhode Island
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congrats
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