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Koodari
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2007-08-15, 15:31

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"LAGERBIER HELL"?

Lordy, if that's *hell*, then take me now! I'm ready to be cast into the fiery pit.
Germans: hassle them enough and they'll give you hell.

hell (ger): clear, fair, bright, light, pale
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2007-08-15, 15:44

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Germans: hassle us enough and we'll give you Hoff.
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2007-08-15, 15:50

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The best beer to drink a large quantity of.
Canadian joke:
Q: what does American beer and making love in the bottom of a canoe have in common?

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709
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2007-08-15, 17:42

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Thank Dionysus you didn't post pscates horrible photo link as part of that.
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Eugene
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2007-08-15, 19:12

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Who needs a glass.
For the same reason that drinking soda through a straw doesn't taste quite the same as straight from the glass. As well as fancier reasons...premium European beers are served in their own unique stemmed glasses when you go to nice bars/pubs. They're first chilled to the same temperature as the beer on tap with running water, and the stem helps prevent your hand from heating up the beer.
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2007-08-15, 19:20

Eugene is correct as usual. Certain styles of beer should be served at certain temperatures, especially if you order draft (which is, in all honesty, very difficult to do in a brewhouse. I had glycol lines run through my pipes to keep the lower alcohol beers crisp and fairly cold...and my porters and stouts went to shit. Thank FSM I'm not in that business anymore).

Has anyone here ever had a properly poured Guinness? It takes a fucking half hour.

So it goes.
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Kickaha
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2007-08-15, 19:33

And worth every second.

I prefer most of my beers warm. Brings out the flavors.
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thegeriatric
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2007-08-15, 19:40

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For the same reason that drinking soda through a straw doesn't taste quite the same as straight from the glass. As well as fancier reasons...premium European beers are served in their own unique stemmed glasses when you go to nice bars/pubs. They're first chilled to the same temperature as the beer on tap with running water, and the stem helps prevent your hand from heating up the beer.
Wow. Ok pass me a glass please.............Thank you.
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Eugene
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2007-08-15, 20:21

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Has anyone here ever had a properly poured Guinness? It takes a fucking half hour.
ROFL, yeah. The first time I ordered one from tap I thought the bartender had forgotten about me... I'm not sure it tasted better, but the gradient was amazing.
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2007-08-15, 21:08

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And worth every second.

I prefer most of my beers warm. Brings out the flavors.
This is particularly true of darker, full bodied beers... the type of beers that actually have 'the flavors'. But still... cold drinks are refreshing.
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2007-08-15, 21:17

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This is particularly true of darker, full bodied beers... the type of beers that actually have 'the flavors'. But still... cold drinks are refreshing.
It has a flavor.




No, wait, *I* has a flavor.

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Windswept
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2007-08-15, 21:35

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Awwwww... what a cutie.
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2007-08-15, 21:47

You know, I'm in the midst of a mental battle right now. I usually have a couple of 6-packs of Sierra Nevada in the fridge, but today I look and I'm met with a couple 6-packs of Beck's. You know what? Not fucking bad. At all. For a nice crisp beer anyways.

An aside:

When I bought in to my brewery I had high hopes of possibly being able to make beers myself in my basement (as homebrewers do). The fresh yeast would give me an advantage to be sure, and I wouldn't have to rely on the hop pellets that most homebrewers do. We do centercut mostly for the domestics (imagine...4'x3'x2' cardboard boxes coming in from the West Coast filled with fresh, lovely hops... opening them up is as close to heaven as you will ever get), and the import stuff was pelletized but done right. With all these things to my ultimate advantage....do you know what I eventually realized? I am not fucking patient. At all.

I eventually came to this conclusion: I am a chef, not a baker. Truly, I will babysit a marinara from boil to serve, ever tasting and adding and stirring. I just can't leave my hands off the goddamn thing...but give me a homemade loaf of bread or something that needs to be left alone in the oven...I'm a goddamn mess. And God forbid your oven doesn't have an overhead light for me to peek in on. You might as well add an hour to the cooking time with all my peeking and letting the heat out. The only thing I've ever successfully baked was chocolate chip cookies.

So it goes.
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Kickaha
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2007-08-15, 21:54



Yeah, beer making is all about the setup. Then waiting. A lot. There's no rushing it.
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thegeriatric
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2007-08-16, 08:25

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An aside:

The only thing I've ever successfully baked was chocolate chip cookies.
Yummy. Send a box my way. Just attach a load of helium filled balloons, and I'll catch them as they float by.
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thegeriatric
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2007-08-16, 08:27

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No, wait, *I* has a flavor.

Looks very uncomfortable!!
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thegeriatric
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2007-08-16, 08:31

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"LAGERBIER HELL"?

Lordy, if that's *hell*, then take me now! I'm ready to be cast into the fiery pit.
No. Sorry can't oblige. We have a spot reserved up here especially for you.
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Kickaha
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2007-08-16, 09:18

Now wait just a minute, I know for a fact she's got a seat on the bus.

*shakes fists in air*

Curse you, bureaucratic cockups!
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thegeriatric
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2007-08-16, 12:45

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Now wait just a minute, I know for a fact she's got a seat on the bus.

*shakes fists in air*

Curse you, bureaucratic cockups!
Hold on a mo.......................* Checks paperwork*........................................ ...
No. The big feller has definatley reserved a spot. Cloud 9, with a lovely view.
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Windswept
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2007-08-16, 13:02

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Yeah, beer making is all about the setup. Then waiting. A lot. There's no rushing it.
Aleut beer:

Spear one walrus; hollow out guts, leaving skeletal structure intact and upright, still covered by outer skin; throw a few bushels of small dead birds into walrus carcass; sew up skin; leave birds in carcass for a few months to... uh... ferment.

I have no idea what sort of fluid is brewed up via this process. I would probably choose to die rather than taste it, however. *shiver*

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Looks very uncomfortable!!
Yeah, the flattened angle of his ears shows his general displeasure with the proceedings at hand.

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No. Sorry can't oblige. We have a spot reserved up here especially for you.
Awwww, gee whiz.

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Now wait just a minute, I know for a fact she's got a seat on the bus.

*shakes fists in air*

Curse you, bureaucratic cockups!
Well, yeah. But the bus *I'm* on is one of those fancy, double-decker Alaska tourist buses. The top level is pretty much all glass - both roof and walls. Comfy seats. Drink service at your seat. Ohhh, yeah!

And I'm told this one has a nifty sauna in the back! Woot!
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Kickaha
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2007-08-16, 13:03

*sigh*

I'm gonna have to escalate this up to my manager. Maybe my boss can call your boss, do lunch, get together...


No, wait, that's a VERY BAD IDEA(tm).
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Windswept
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2007-08-16, 13:07

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*sigh*

I'm gonna have to escalate this up to my manager. Maybe my boss can call your boss, do lunch, get together...


No, wait, that's a VERY BAD IDEA(tm).
Um... Sorry, but I *have* no boss.

I'm a free agent.
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Kickaha
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2007-08-16, 13:12

I meant theoldguy's boss.
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Windswept
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2007-08-16, 13:19

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I meant theoldguy's boss.
I had a feeling you'd say that.
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Banana
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2007-08-16, 13:41

Hey! Talk about beers or get outta here!



Anyway, I've always been partial to fruity beer; I find them "fun".



(Black Dog Honey Raspberry Ale, quite very yummy)
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Windswept
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2007-08-16, 13:48

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Hey! Talk about beers or get outta here!
Fine. You got it. I won't be posting in any of your threads in the future, so that should make you happy.
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2007-08-16, 13:56

Red and amber beers for the win!

My two favorites:

Casco Bay Riptide red:



Gritty's Halloween Ale (seasonal ):



Click for descriptions.

Time to empty the rest of the fridge to make room for some more.

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2007-08-16, 14:06

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Fine. You got it. I won't be posting in any of your threads in the future, so that should make you happy.
For everyone's benefit, I should clarify that I was being silly.
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Moogs
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2007-08-16, 15:14

DOH! Damn double-posts.
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2007-08-16, 15:15

Mmmm... Beeer wench.

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