Pabst Blue Ribbon. It's cheap and tastes pretty damn good when cold.
What other award winning beer can you get for 50 cents a can?
What other award winning beer can you get for 50 cents a can?
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My connection to 3 Buck Chuck is 6 miles away. It's great having a Trader Joe's nearby. I really don't buy any other wine. They have some good cheap beers, too.
That is by FAR the best beer they brew. Flemish red and sour ales and true lambics (not the Lindeman's fruity abominations) are certainly an acquired taste, but they are probably my favorite genre of beer.
Try a gudenband (comes in a blue tissue paper wrapper) or a Duchesse deBourgogne and tell me it isnt one of the most complex things youve ever put in your mouth. La Folie is just the next step beyond that.
Truly amazing beer. I have three big bottles of La Folie aging in the basement and i cant wait to drink them!
I think it was partly my expectation. I was expecting a beer. And every beer I've EVER tried tasted like, well, beer. This didn't. It was kind of like champagne and beer. Regardless, I don't appreciate the flavor. I'll stick with regular ol' beers.
If you had only ever drank white wines and then were given a Cabarnet or Merlot it would be a whole different experience too.
Like I said, it's an acquired taste, and it's certainly not for everyone. La folie is perhaps a bit more "extreme" than some of the other Flemish ales you could start with to get accustomed to the flavor of them. Sort of like starting with a regular pale ale before going to an IPA and then to a double IPA. Give someone a Dogfishhead 90 as their first beer, and I bet you'd have a lot of people who would spit it out and never try beer again.
For what it's worth, the guy that runs John's Grocery in Iowa City which has as good a selection of beer as you'll find in Iowa, lives and breathes sour ale from what I understand.
Ding Ding Ding, we have a winner here(My wife will get a kick out of this knowing there are other cyclone fans that enjoy 3 Buck Chuck in MN)! I stay at the seven corners on business quite often and hit the Town Hall Brewery on my stays....great Mirco Brew and food. Anyway, how far is Trader Joes from the 7 corners?
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There are two Trader Joe's in the metro area, and a third on the way. The closest one to downtown Minneapolis would be the one in St. Louis Park, which would be probably 10-15 minutes from downtown, depending on traffic.
The one closest to me is in an eastern St. Paul suburb (Woodbury) and they have gotten the OK to build one in Saint Paul city proper, too.
Had some lemonade-beer this weekend, by Linneys ... not sure what its given name is, sounds crazy but I enjoy it.
Also have to admit I like the miller chill, though its the only Miller product I'd drink.
Also have to admit I like the miller chill, though its the only Miller product I'd drink.
Had myself a Belgian Brunette this weekend (that's Guinness + Stella Artois).
Actually, any Guinness concoction is pretty good in my book:
Black and Tan (Guinness + Bass or Harp, depending on who you talk to)
Black and Brown (Guinness + Newcastle)
Snakebite (Guinness + Woodchuck Cider)
There's another that off the top of my head I can't think of the name, but it's Guinness + Blue Moon.
Actually, any Guinness concoction is pretty good in my book:
Black and Tan (Guinness + Bass or Harp, depending on who you talk to)
Black and Brown (Guinness + Newcastle)
Snakebite (Guinness + Woodchuck Cider)
There's another that off the top of my head I can't think of the name, but it's Guinness + Blue Moon.
My suggestion, Find the place with the best beer selection you can find and buy a couple of six packs of something you've never had before. Maybe something you've never even heard of. The only way to really find out about new beers is to try something out of the ordinary. Myself, I'm pretty hard pressed to find a beer I don't like. Even the mas produced American Lights. Cheap crappy beer is cheap crappy beer, but, for the most part, your Millers and Buds, they'll give you a consistent taste every time. And they are easy drinking on a hot day. I'm with the person here too that mentioned Goose Island. By far my favorite beer I've ever had. But, my belief is that you've never really tasted a craft/micro brew unless you are at the shop they brew it at. Bottling and especially canning, really upset the basics of the beer that goes beyond freshness. So, another suggestion, if you do find something you really like in a bottle. Make it a point to travel to the brewery and have a taste there. It will really make you an even bigger fan. Goose Island as an example. I rarely buy it in bottle form anymore. I either kegerator it in my basement or buy it at a restaurant. One good thing about living in the Chicago area, if you like Goose Island, is that you're sure to get nice fresh kegs of it. It just doesn't taste the same from a bottle.
On another note, about the Trader Joe's Wines. The same could be said about beer as wine. You're getting mass produced, out the door wine there. Drink what you enjoy, but, I highly suggest, to everyone who enjoys a glass of wine, to one day experience a nice bottle from a reputable winery that has been allowed to age.
On another note, about the Trader Joe's Wines. The same could be said about beer as wine. You're getting mass produced, out the door wine there. Drink what you enjoy, but, I highly suggest, to everyone who enjoys a glass of wine, to one day experience a nice bottle from a reputable winery that has been allowed to age.
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Agree with this. I also vaguely remember Consumer Reports doing a beer review where they put bitterness and malt on and x and y axis and rated several beers. I recall that almost all of my favorites among those they rated were clumped together in the bitter/malty quadrant. Anyone aware of anything similar out there?
Another suggestion is to find the nearest Old Chicago and sign up for the World Beer Tour. Yes, it does get pricey, but it's another good way to diversify your beer drinking...
Official Yuengling Web Site: America's Oldest Brewery
I am lucky enough to be in Maryland for the next couple months and have been trying my hardest to drown in this stuff since I arrived. It is one of my favorite beers hands down. I have been on my local liquor store for the last 7 years to start carrying this back home but they keep saying that can't get it. If any of you get out to the east coast it is a must try.
I have gone through many beer stages in my life.
1. The "Can you buy me some beer" stage - Whatever the guy who is carrying a large plastic bag full of cans will buy you if you let him keep the change.
2. The Quantity vs Quality stage - I don't care what it is, just give me a lot of it.
3. The Beer Snob stage - If more than 2 people have heard of it, I ain't drinkin it.
4. The old guy stage - If there is a good beer around I will drink it, but good old fashioned American beer is just fine and dandy with me.
1. The "Can you buy me some beer" stage - Whatever the guy who is carrying a large plastic bag full of cans will buy you if you let him keep the change.
2. The Quantity vs Quality stage - I don't care what it is, just give me a lot of it.
3. The Beer Snob stage - If more than 2 people have heard of it, I ain't drinkin it.
4. The old guy stage - If there is a good beer around I will drink it, but good old fashioned American beer is just fine and dandy with me.
That stuff is barely beer. But I LOVED it. They sell it in champaigne bottles and were out last I was there but will absolutely be buying it next time. Its one to sip, not drink like normal beer.
I too can apreciate almost any beer for what it is and most I will drink one of. I have to like it a little bit if I'm going to drink more (maybe this doesnt apply for the blah american lagers - I can drink as many as needed because they arent interesting enough to be offensive)
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Why is it so hard to finf Yuengling in Iowa? Out east it is BY FAR the best beer you can get at a good price...
PBR is a solid, solid beer. I'll drink it as soon as I'd drink any import.
Having said that, the best beer I've ever had is Caffrey's, an Irish cream ale. Unfortunately they stopped distributing it in the U.S. so others must not have agreed with my opinion.
Wheat beers rock, Negra Modello is awesome, Foster's Bitter is very tasty, regular Foster's is horrible, most American beers are serviceable (except Natty Light and the Beast family of beers), and Newcastle is my fallback beer when nothing else looks good.
Why can't I find Yuengling nationwide?
The Yuengling Brewery is a regional brewer that has manufacturing plants in Pottsville, PA and Tampa, FL. Currently we distribute our products over a ten state area along the eastern seaboard. While there is significant interest for our products nationwide, unfortunately we do not have the manufacturing capabilities to service customers across the United States. As a result, our focus and efforts continues to be on our loyal customers and markets that are logistically feasible to our production facilities.
Thanks for the info, that sucks. We were just in Nashville and I loved picking up a 12 pack for less than 12 bucks... Should have grabbed alot more to bring home!
