34 Differnte Types of Beer

sakuarius102

Hi everyone, in the last purchase I made the shipping costs was free, I have ordered several types of beers to have in the fridge.

What does it look like?.

littlegreenman

You've druny'd them all haven't you?

tone1

littlegreenman said:

You've druny'd them all haven't you?

Defnetty has

merlin

Who's playing on the backing track?

scrumhalf

sakuarius102 said:

What does it look like?.

An almighty hangover.

WezV

Go for quality rather than quantity next time. 

There are some nice ones there, and some fillers

hywelg

And not 34 types either .Mostly European in origin, missing significant styles from the English speaking world. Missing the the IPA, DIPA, NEIPA, RIS , porters,  etc.etc.

Phil_aka_Pip

Your use of the word "beer" is somewhat generic. A lot of those look like lagers. I could choose more ales than that even around here where cider seems to be more of a thing, and I wouldn't have to use the fridge.

I think lager is sold chilled because if you could taste it, you wouldn't want to drink it.

hywelg

@Phil_aka_Pip lager is beer. Beer is the catchall for fermented malted grains. A lot of those probably aren't "lagers" but weiss, hefeweizen, wheat, bocks or stuff that we ale drinkers would lump.in with lagers but aren't. And Johnny foreigner wouldn't necessarily recognise the word lager,  reverting to pilsner or other variant. Lager just means "store".

Roland

@WezV for a brewer’s view.

WezV

Phil_aka_Pip said:

I think lager is sold chilled because if you could taste it, you wouldn't want to drink it.

It certainly helps give it mass appeal, same with cider.  All beer has an ideal temperature which suits it best.

It's extending to ale now too, and not just the American "craft" stuff. Itsvbecoming a lot  more common for pubs to ask us to make their handpulls cold   For me it's the wrong temperature for the liquid, but many want that.


There are loads of great "lagers" once you step outside the generic mass market stuff. 
Even they have very distinct flavours.  In simple terms Carling is like sweetcorn, fosters is more vanilla, Bud is quite ricey

Personally I like my beers dark and strong, but I still enjoy a cold pilsner on a warm day 

It's amazing how many different styles you can get from the same 4 ingredients.

prowla

There's some nice beers there, but if I'm right that I spotted a banana one, that's putrid.

Mind you, I haven't had an alcoholic drink for a while now; I went to the pub after work on Friday and had a beer, a non-alcoholic Erdinger.

Phil_aka_Pip

@hywelg ; yes "beer" is certainly a catchall, maybe I should have just said that I didn't see any ales represented ... I have tried various other forms of "beer" and while I know that I can't write it all off as "eurofizz", that's the conclusion I am often led to draw

hywelg

Phil_aka_Pip said:

@hywelg ;; yes "beer" is certainly a catchall, maybe I should have just said that I didn't see any ales represented ... I have tried various other forms of "beer" and while I know that I can't write it all off as "eurofizz", that's the conclusion I am often led to draw

Yes once you see Stella and Corona in a collection my interest wanes rapidly . 

Now you're over that side of the country keep an eye open for Salopian beers, mostly excellent. 

Phil_aka_Pip

hywelg said:

Now you're over that side of the country keep an eye open for Salopian beers, mostly excellent. 

so far I've tried Butty Bach and HPA. Also beers from the Otter, and Ludlow breweries

duotone

Got a bottle of the Paulaner Weiss in the fridge, lovely stuff.

Kitsune

WezV said:

Go for quality rather than quantity next time. 

There are some nice ones there, and some fillers

This. Stella? Budweiser?

At the moment, I've a couple of cans of Gamma Ray in the fridge. Trying to not keep too much beer or wine indoors as the temptation to bust a couple open late night gets too strong - which doesn't mix well with an 8 week old baby.

My current beer of choice for 'aving a pint is Bibble IPA from the keg. I'm forever trotting down St John to have some of that at lunchtime.

Favourite beers altogether at the moment is the Hitachino range, probably the Saison or White Ale.

WezV

Both Stella (Belgian Pilsner) and Budweiser (American Lite) are very good examples of their respective style.  Not for me, but they are not bad beers

just like Duchess De Bourgogne is an excellent example of a Flanders Red Ale, Bud is the perfect example of an American Lite.   Most traditional ale drinkers would turn their nose up at either of them

If you get chance and are interested in beer,  and want to expand your palette its fun to work through the styles  using something like the table below (others are available)...nice to have a couple of examples of each, even the commercial lagers.

CHRISB50

On a normal day, I'm quite happy with Old Peculiar, especially now it's getting chillier outside.

If the sun is shining I quite like Scarlet Macaw from Oakham.

Last Christmas, and for this Christmas it will have to be Bingham's Vanilla Stout. It's bloody lovely.

sakuarius102

merlin said:

Who's playing on the backing track?

Hi Merlin, is a free copyright song from Youtube. The tittle is "Blue Creek Trail" 

sakuarius102

scrumhalf said:

sakuarius102 said:

What does it look like?.

An almighty hangover.