Ohhhh man. . ..That really burns me up. I just had a training down in Newport Beach not too long ago. You're telling me I could have stocked up on this stuff.

Well it is only 110 miles. . .through the worst traffic known to man. . .but it is really good beer. . .hmmm . ..

..and a pretty drive. Make sure some of them are cold.

they've got a bunch in the local Wine and Beer stores here. it's really easy to get aroiund here. and i totally agree, the belgians are outstanding people! very friendly to americans (at least in 2000) and the women are too fine!

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the women are too fine

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...and very affectionate once they see your 'BOOMSTICK'..



bigjohn

hey, what happened in belgium stays in belgium.....besides, i wasn't married then!

Speaking of Belgium...

I arrived at Ken's house to take care of his cats while he's on vacation in Mexico and found a couple bottles of Unibroue Edition 2004 sitting there waiting for me. Yes, I knew they are for me because they came with a belated birthday card. ) Pretty cool.

I propose, and I hope this isn't blasphemous...
That we move this thread to "the water cooler" either by way of starting a new one, or having this one relocated.

Just seems like now that we have a more officially "off topic" category, this belongs there!

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I propose that we move this thread to "the water cooler"

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i could do it either way. i would just hate for all the great info in this entire thread to get lost. i still reference it often for beer and alcohol decisions. if we could some how move the entire thing..? dont know if thats possible.?

i have drank MANY different beers over the last few weeks. i tried to make a review of them all, but without taking detailed notes at time of drinking them, i found myself forgetting the good and bad details of each.

so, i decided to simplify the process.. i have placed the beers in three categories: Bad, Average, Good. these ranks indicate my 'overall' impression of the beers. (sorry tom, i will do better next time)

BAD- KingFisher(horrible), Stella Artois Malt Liquor(too sweet), Saint Arnold Summer Pilsner(too much like Budweiser), Harp(the best of the bad, almost average)

AVERAGE- Newcastle Brown Ale(decent, but much less punch than expected), Blue Moon(good flavor from a coors product), Bass Pale Ale(very crisp)

GOOD- Anchor Steam(good flavor, very drinkable), Pilsner Urquell(great pils, bold, solid), Full Sail Amber(another great product from full sail), Paulaner Hefeweissbier(delicious, best of the bunch).

i had a few others, but i cant remember them. gonna bust open a few more during the heat/pistons game tonight. i dont really care about basketball til the playoffs.

bigjohn

Bass Ale is average?! AVERAGE?!?! Bass Ale is a great beer! Balanced, complex, yet still drinkable. I think you need to send away for Tom's beer tasting correspondence course.
But I'll second your opinion of Harp. Since production was moved to the Labatt's facility in Canada, Harp has lost all of it's former delicacy.
Ditto for Whitbread (now made in Ohio). It was once a good, complex, well balanced ale, but is now a nasty melange of incongruous flavors. A shame in both cases.

well, if it makes you feel any better, it was my favorite in the 'average' class.. i was actually looking forward to drinking some Bass, cause i had heard such good things about it. it wasnt unpleasant in anyway, i think it just lacked the bolder punch i prefer. i just remember it being non-distinguishable, which in my rating scale, made it average..

i would love to take a course or two of tom's correspondence course. even though i have enjoyed writing my little reviews, i will be the first to tell you that i am working on very little experience. sometimes i dont think i use the proper 'terms' to express what i am trying to get across. oh well, just keep at it, and eventually i might start making sense.

bigjohn