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Gee, thanks.
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Ooh, I liked that one. I'll have to look for it.
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Yeah some friends of mine made mead like that. It was really horrid. On the other hand, they also made some stuff that tasted horrid when it started out, but after sitting for a couple years, was really good.
Oh yeah, and they've also made good stuff straight off the bat, too.
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This thread has got me all pumped up to start brewing again. Soon as the weather breaks (93 F yesterday ![](/boards/images/icons/frown.gif) ) I'm there, dude.
That Czechvar is very good - quite a bit better than Pilsener Urquell - more balanced, better malt body, less snap with the hops, more intriguing hop flavors and aromas, but I still think Kulmbacher Reichelbrau is the perfect beer.
One of the Belgians that Tom recommended to me was the Carmeliet Tripel. It was stupendously fantastic - an unusual and memorable beer. I'll second the recommendation to y'all.
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OK, for my next beer tasting experiment...
i went to the grocery store and bought a six pack of a german beer called Bitburger(premium in gold label). i honestly thought it was one of the better beers i have ever tasted. not sure of color cause i drank straight from the bottle, but the taste was very straight forward. it had a great aroma, with a solid but not overbearing taste. there was next to no bitterness, which i have come to expect with german beers. the flavor was very full, with no unpleasant aftertaste.
i would HIGHLY recommend this beer. this was my first time to try it, and i would give it a solid 9, on a 10 point scoring system. BTW- while drinking the beer, i was eating brats with chili, and watching the cowboys fumble the ball to the steelers, and eventually loose the game. so, keep that into account if you think it might have affected my impressions of the Bitburger.
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I went to a nice inexpensive Belgian restaurant in Houston today. They had a lot of Belgian beers avaiable, and naturally I partook of a couple.
I started with Duvel, which they had on tap. Very nice beer. Golden color, slighty bitter, slightly sweet, both smoth and crisp at the same time. Lovely. 8.5% ABV, too.
With dinner, I split a 750 of Maredsous Trippel 10 (10% ABV!) with my coworker. This one is orange-brown in color. It's slightly bitter -- almost citrusy -- but also semi-sweet and malty. Yum!
We're probably going to hit Goode Company Barbecue for dinner tomorrow, so I don't think I'll be having any remarkable beers to report back on.
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Hey bigjohn, good call!! You have inspired me to get reacquainted with Bitburger. My previous experience with it was in Germany years ago - it is a very big brand there, with a huge marketing campaign. Catchy slogan - "Bitte ein Bit" (please, one Bitburger). I recall thinking that it was fairly dry and quite bitter - not uncharacteristic for a German pilsner. I am a little surprised that you liked it so much, as I'd have thought it was appreciably more highly hopped than your baseline beers.
I'm currently enjoying another offering, new to me, from Unibroue in Chambly, Quebec. Don de Dieu is a great, big wheat beer. 9% alcohol, soft, yeasty, sweet and smooth. Amazing balance, and wonderfully rich. Has the pronounced clove/banana esters you'd expect. Highly recommended.
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tom- i would agree that the Bitburger was a little dry, but not overly bitter at all.. like i said, i really enjoyed it a lot.. i will most definitely buy it again.
peter- goode is a great BBQ place.. i reckon you will dig it the most.. just make sure to save some room for dessert, and get a piece of their pecan pie. it is to die for. it is sweet and creamy, and just about melts in your mouth.. then you bite into one of those big pecan halves, and you KNOW you eating something goode..
try it, you'll like it...and may i suggest to have a tall glass of milk at the ready.
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bigjohn, I'm surprised you like that snappl export pils, too. Maybe the new (well, newly imported to the US) Lowenbrau Munich would be a nice selection? Malty, but balanced - not "skunky" at all.
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BigJohn, in that case, its Bitburger all the way!
I do miss the Goode company restaurants. My fav mexican place in Houston is Pico's, btw. try it if you get the chance.
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