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First of all, HAPPY EASTER, EVERYONE! Today marks the end of Lent. Now, while I was born and raised Catholic, I can’t remember the last time I gave something up for Lent. It’s absurd to think I’ll be denied at the pearly gates for failure to make a 40-day sacrifice, but it sure would prove to be a good test of my will. Well, I’m happy to report, my friends, that I have been successful in giving up beer. Yes…I said beer. I love beer. Hoegaarden, Please! I’m certainly not an alcoholic (and no I’m not in denial), but you can’t go wrong with an ice cold beer. Now the question remains: Which beer will I have first?
I’d love to hear what beer drinkers everywhere suggest. I don’t really have a favorite beer, although I drink Coors Light more than any other beer…it’s a social beer (meaning I can drink more of them). I love Belgian beer and a good Hefe Weizen. Anyway, on Monday evening I’ll drink the beer with the most votes. And if for some reason I’m short on the votes, or if there’s no clear choice, I’ll just have one of each. Tuesday is gonna be a rough day at work.
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April 8th, 2007 at 2:34 am
Beer!?!?!
Stuff I like that you could find in Texas, hmm.. (I say that cuz i like a lot of the smaller brewing companies around Grand Rapids, but i don’t think they ship out there.)
I’m a fan of Leinenkugel’s beers, particularly the Sunset Wheat, or the Red.
Also check out this site, it’s helped me learn so much about beer it’s crazy.
http://beeradvocate.com/
April 8th, 2007 at 6:50 am
Belgian beers are great (try Leffe Brun for something a little different). But if you are going to have more than one (wink) I’d recommend going with one of my favorite Czech beers: Staropramen or Czechvar (formerly Budvar … and no, it’s nothing like Budweiser).
Cheers!
April 8th, 2007 at 7:34 am
If I’m picking up some “nice” beer, I’d usually grab some Blue Moon or some sort of Oak Stout. There’s even an Oatmeal Stout that was really good, but too expensive for typical drinking on my part.
Congratulations on making it through.
April 8th, 2007 at 10:27 am
Propst: I’ll check out Leinenkugel. I think I’ve had one before, but I can’t say for sure. Thanks for the link. I’ll check it out.
Silver: Big Leffe fan. That will definitely be in the mix. And I’ve had Staro but never a Budvar.
WildBluff: Thanks, man. Blue Moon? Can’t go wrong with a Hefe Weizen.
It’s funny that they’re promoting the orange in your beer. The first time I had a Hefe about 10 years ago, my uncle from Germany was the one that told me an orange was best in it.
April 10th, 2007 at 11:21 am
Yeah, the orange thing is definitely surprising. I had enjoyed Blue Moons for years before seeing a bartender put an orange in it at a wedding. I guess I’m usually just having it at home from the bottle, so an orange had never come up. It’s not too bad though w/ them.
April 8th, 2007 at 12:16 pm
Ummmmmmmmmmm…Keystone?
April 8th, 2007 at 1:01 pm
Happy Easter to you too!!
I haven’t given up anything for lent in a while..I’m a bad guy :-\ aha
April 8th, 2007 at 2:51 pm
Wow, lots of weird foreign beer names being thrown around. My two cents – if you drink anything other than a Steel Reserve, you are not a man.
April 8th, 2007 at 3:01 pm
I bet Bill Brasky drinks Steel Reserve.
April 9th, 2007 at 6:45 am
Here’s a ranking for beers that I found:
1. Steel Reserve
2. Everything else.
April 8th, 2007 at 5:25 pm
A common favorite here in Vancouver is Sleeman’s Honey Brown. It’s quite a heavy beer but it tastes great. I tried all sorts of German beers when I was there this summer and…you really can’t go wrong with anything there.
April 8th, 2007 at 11:07 pm
i’m always down for Stella Artois. but if i’m eating sushi, it’s Kirin for sure…
April 9th, 2007 at 2:31 pm
Felt like I needed to weigh in on this one. Here’s a quick list of five…
1) Blue Heron Pale Ale – First tried it on a skiing trip to Colorado. Excellent.
2) Anchor Steam – Went to San Fran and really got into this beer.
3) Redhook IPA – Beer = hops…so you need to mix in at least one hoppy IPA.
4) Murphy’s Irish Stout – Doesn’t have the Brilliant! commercials…but better than Guiness.
5) Coors Lite – I prefer Miller Lite, but since this is what you like…I’d get one ice cold in a frosty mug and enjoy…you’ve earned it.
April 9th, 2007 at 2:40 pm
Thanks for chiming in, Brett. Great to see a list of Brasky-approved beers. I’ve had all but 1 of these. It’ll be good to revisit these.
April 13th, 2007 at 8:52 am
Now that it’s over and you’ve been bathing in hops and barley for the last few days, I guess I’m a day late and a dollar short. I wanted to reply earlier in the week, but got busy and couldn’t think of the name of the first beer I wanted you to try (just knew it had a fish on it). But my bro came through with the Blue Heron Pale Ale. Excellent. And a good IPA is also a must. If you want to switch things up a bit, you could always try something like a Fuller’s ESB. Distinct flavor and not for everyone. But goes down well with certain food. And of course, can’t say enough about some of the better Belgian beers. If I get tired of Texas, that’s probably where I’m headed. If they won’t give me citizenship, I plan to sneak in and go on the lam for a few years. Just make ends meet by selling off my high school mix tapes and living off their sweet, sweet ales.