Thread: What are you drinking today?

Originally Posted by cyrille

Stella Artois

Mostly known as a woman's beer here in the states.

Well, you lot know fvck all about the topic, so that makes sense.

Originally Posted by cyrille

Well, you lot know fvck all about the topic, so that makes sense.

That old stereotype may have been true 40 years ago, but it couldn't be farther from the truth today. There are more craft breweries in North America alone than the rest of the world combined. Seattle alone has 70 breweries.

I am surprised nowadays that these old long standing Pilsner / Lager type beers like Heineken, Michelob, Budweiser etc are still being made with all these craft beers available.

I guess it's individual preference but there are some really good beers out there.

Originally Posted by Stumpy

I guess it's individual preference but there are some really good beers out there.

Indeed, there is. A pic from the last time I was at my local brewery, enjoying a fantastic organic IPA.

A nice variety of options as well as rotating taps from other breweries. Twenty+ taps to chose from.

Organic Beer (NEW) – Elliott Bay Brewing

^ How much are these craft beers, Snubs?

An insight into the wonderful watered down wazz available in the UK today...

Heineken, Britain’s biggest brewer and pub retailer, has announced a “multi-million pound launch” of a Spanish lager, Cruzcampo. It already produces its own lager along with Moretti and Amstel here and also brews Kronenbourg 1664 in a deal with the brand’s owner, Carlsberg. Most of these beers are produced at a giant brewery in Manchester or another plant in Tadcaster in Yorkshire. Drinkers may think they’re getting genuine Continental lagers but the truth is somewhat different. Kronenbourg 1664 in France is 5.5% alcohol and 5% here. Morreti is promoted as l’Autenica, but it’s hardly authentic when it’s produced in the UK rather than Italy. The most shocking difference is Stella Artois, which is 5.2% in Belgium, its country of origin, and 4.6% here. The owner, AB InBev, says it lowered the strength of the British version to encourage “responsible drinking”. It could have added that it saves millions of pounds in excise duty by reducing the level of alcohol. It says the beer is “born of 600 years of brewing tradition in the Belgian town of Leuven”. That’s comforting, as Belgium is acclaimed for the quality of its beers. The only problem is that the Stella consumed here is brewed in Magor, south Wales. The version of Cruzcampo that Heineken is about to launch here is 4.4% while the beer brewed in Sevilla is 4.8%. Four degrees of alcohol makes a substantial difference to the taste of a beer and, again, makes big savings in excise duty. Other lager brands that fly under false colours include Carlsberg, brewed not in Denmark but in Northampton, Carling, originally Canadian but made in Burton-on-Trent, and Foster’s, which is brewed in Manchester, where Mr Dundee can safely sup free from attack by crocodiles. Just about the only major lager brand that is a genuine import is Peroni, owned by the Japanese brewer Asahi but still brewed in Italy. The biggest lulu of the lot is Madri, launched with great fanfares in 2020. Madri is an affectionate term for people who live in Madrid so clearly the beer is made in the Spanish capital. But even though Madri carries the label Excepcional it’s not only unexceptional at 4.6% but isn’t brewed in Madrid or anywhere else is Spain. It was developed by Molson Coors, a Canadian and American conglomerate based in the former Bass breweries in Burton-on-Trent. Hasta la Vista, as they say in Staffordshire.

Originally Posted by Reg Dingle

An insight into the wonderful watered down wazz available in the UK today...

Originally Posted by Reg Dingle

How much are these craft beers,

At a Pub or at a liquor store? Like any bar/pub prices are really high. Depending on ABV they can range from $6 to $8 for a pint.i have had a few that were $10.

At the store, they can be had for $4 to $5ea. You typically cannot buy a case of good craft beers. But you can buy Budweiser and others by the case for about $1 each. On holidays you can pick it up for about .60 cents each if you can stomach drinking it.

Originally Posted by bsnub

A nice variety of options as well as rotating taps from other breweries.

Because you're from the US I had to think there about what you meant by 'rotating taps'.

Great bloody beer if you get the chance to try it. Obviously got this one in London but it is brewed and bottled in Italy. Bought a case of 24, wish I had bought more.

Originally Posted by Stumpy

Depending on ABV they can range from $6 to $8 for a pint.i have had a few that were $10.

Plus the tip?

Fuck that, gimme a big bottle in a brown paper bag like Snubby, any day.

I'm gonna find at least one nice beer garden today, unfortunately then it will involve simulating Eddy drinking a hot camomile and lavender tea and nursing and sipping one of these 6 pound beers that Cyrille speaks of. There will be no gratuitous gratuities involved, mind

^^It seems to be popular these days.

Originally Posted by Bonecollector

Great bloody beer if you get the chance to try it.

I saw those in Morrisons, I also saw they are .2abv weaker than the normal Peroni and more expensive and thought what kind of wanker would buy that?
Thanks for clearing that up

Originally Posted by Reg Dingle

How much are these craft beers, Snubs?

I did the math and they are £6. During happy hour, they are about £4. Seattle ain't cheap, but those beers and ciders are the bomb. What I do is have a meal there and 4–5 beers, then head over to the local dive bar and drink cheap canned pints with a shot of whiskey. The tab there is about half the price.

Originally Posted by Reg Dingle

Plus the tip?

Nah. Add another buck.

Originally Posted by Reg Dingle

I also saw they are .2abv weaker than the normal Peroni and more expensive and thought what kind of wanker would buy that?

Originally Posted by Reg Dingle

I saw those in Morrisons, I also saw they are .2abv weaker than the normal Peroni and more expensive and thought what kind of wanker would buy that?
Thanks for clearing that up

lolol nice one, cunty but nice 5555

Normal Peroni brewed and bottled in the UK, Peroni Red brewed and bottled in Italy, it makes a difference worth paying for, I wonder what pikey wouldn't pay for that.....thanks for clearing that up

Originally Posted by bsnub

head over to the local dive bar and drink cheap canned pints

Dive bar, doesn't Beyonce sing about one of those?
Sounds like a Wetherpoons or one with a red pool table

Originally Posted by cyrille

Because you're from the US I had to think there about what you meant by 'rotating taps'.

And I'm still thinking of Tom Cruise juggling some copper pots impressively as in 'Cocktail'.

Prior to pouring out the Vladivostok Vulvas to his duly impressed customers.

^^^ Sorry mate, I got you all wrong.




I see they are even weaker

lolz lolz

I did get them for 24.46

Here is the craft beer brewery I always stop at a few times when I visit the US. They are always making new beers. The C-Rations IPA is outstanding and is a regular on their list. Some of them kick your ass if you aren't watching how many ya drink.

Originally Posted by bsnub

Mostly known as a woman's beer here in the states.

Why?

Because the woman gets it after a skinfull.

Originally Posted by Joe 90

Why?

Because the woman gets it after a skinfull.

Is that before or after this 'shitting the bed' thing you're always on about?

Originally Posted by bsnub

That old stereotype may have been true 40 years ago, but it couldn't be farther from the truth today. There are more craft breweries in North America alone than the rest of the world combined. Seattle alone has 70 breweries.

Newer numbers here :

94% of world’s 19,000+ breweries are craft, says new survey from The Brewers Journal and Alltech

According to a new survey released by Alltech and The Brewers Journal, the number of breweries worldwide has surpassed 19,000, representing 209 countries and territories surveyed.

• U.S. leads the world in number of craft breweries: 4,750
• The U.K. has the most breweries per capita: 25 per million people

The craft beer revolution is taking hold in more countries across the globe. Consumer demand and a growing passion for craft brewing mean you can now get an IPA in India or Iceland, a Saison from Belgium or Brazil, and an APA from the U.S. or Ukraine.
According to a new survey released by Alltech and The Brewers Journal, the number of breweries worldwide has surpassed 19,000, representing 209 countries and territories surveyed. Some 17,732, or 94%, of these breweries can be defined as craft beer producers. For the purpose of the survey, a craft brewery is defined as having fewer than 30 staff or producing less than 5,000 hectolitres per year or more than 50% of the brewery being privately owned.