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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-04-09 05:19 PM
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DUers who say they do not like beer - read this please


Please try a Belgian Style Beer.

You will probably like this - its a style that wins over many.

I just had a beer Dieu du Ciel Rigor Mortis Abt. that would make anyone reading this swoon.

It is quite possibly the perfect beer

Notes of dried fruit, smoke and tannin

There are many others, depending on your style of drink

Chimay makes three beers that could satisfy any drinker's needs

Chimay Bleu, Chimay Rouge or Chimay Blanc - one of those should have some appeal to you

Just try :)
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tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-04-09 05:30 PM
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1. Well, I like beer---a lot, and I will try it.
:beer:
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david13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-04-09 05:42 PM
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2. I won't say that I am representative of du in any way shape or forum
but I will say I do not like beer or any booze. I doesn't do anything good for me, and never did. And never will as I ain't gonna try it.
dc
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Bertha Venation Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-04-09 06:01 PM
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3. I hope you won't call me a heathen, but
are there any decent Belgian beers that one can buy at the local liquor store? I'm nowhere near a Bev'Mo' or other liquor warehouse.
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harmonicon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-04-09 09:23 PM
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11. Hoegaarden gets around
Not really the same style of beer mentioned, but a nice Belgian White ale all the same. Trader Joe's at least used to sell Wittekerke, which is another great one - six packs of cans even - and cheap!
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Bertha Venation Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-05-09 08:00 AM
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24. I think my fave, Blue Moon, is a Belgian white ale . . . n/t
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harmonicon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-05-09 09:27 AM
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26. it most certainly is
Try a few more. I get in big arguments with my brother about what the best ones are. They're all similar in a way, but within that area there are big differences. I would say that Hoegaarden, compared to blue moon, is less spicy but more citrusy, if that makes any sense.
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-05-09 12:15 AM
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13. You might try looking around work
MD is somewhat anal when it comes to everything, even beer, having to be in liquor stores. DC, not so much.
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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-04-09 07:20 PM
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4. I'll try it
but I never really liked alcohol.
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gmoney Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-04-09 07:33 PM
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5. I'm sure to a beer drinker, it's delightful...
but I'm also among the non-alcohol crew about 99.5% of the time. Just something about that whiff of alcohol smell turns me off.

To me, it's a little like someone saying "oh, this cigar is so good, even if you don't like cigars" -- not a value judgement of "sin" or anything -- just that the nicest, smoothest cigar in the world has the same lack of appeal to me as a cheap stogie: none.
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-04-09 07:45 PM
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6. Why drink beer when you can drink bourbon and Chanteuse? Or a Manhattan? Or a martini?
:toast:
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Sebastian Doyle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-04-09 08:26 PM
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7. Since winter beer season will soon be with us, I have another suggestion for the list
Edited on Sun Oct-04-09 08:28 PM by Sebastian Doyle
Samuel Adams Cranberry Lambic. Not sure how widely available it is, since I haven't seen it around here in years (apart from being mixed in with the Sam Adams Holiday sampler cases they sell at Costco)

Samuel Adams® Cranberry Lambic is a fruit beer that draws its flavor not just from the cranberries it is brewed with, but also from the unique fermentation character imparted by the rare wild yeast strain. The result is a flavor rich in fruitiness and reminiscent of cranberries and bananas, cloves and nutmeg. The yeast fermentation also will create a slight sourness on the sides of the palate, a signature of the original Lambic style which, with the subtle cereal note from the wheat malt, remind its drinker that, as fruity a beer as this is, it is still a beer.

Not something I'd drink every day, but it goes great with turkey!



http://www.samueladams.com/world_of_beer.aspx
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Arkana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-04-09 08:29 PM
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8. Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-05-09 12:16 AM
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15. "And malt does more than Milton can, To justify God's ways to man..."
-A.E. Housman. :beer:
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LostInAnomie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-04-09 08:32 PM
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9. I've never seen the point in drinking beer.
No matter what it always sucks. I have a feeling that most beer drinkers really don't like the taste of beer much either. If they did, non alcoholic beer would actually sell. Beer drinkers just like the fact that beer is cheap and easy to pace yourself with.

Hard alcohol though, that's for people that know how to drink.
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Tobin S. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-05-09 07:59 AM
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23. For me the point of drinking beer was
that hard liquor always made me sick. I've also never tasted a hard liquor that I liked. However, I could drink 15 beers in a relatively short amount of time, not get sick, and have a really good drunk going.

Of course, consuming that amount of alcohol is bad for you no matter the source. I don't drink at all now days.

Have you ever seen a non-alcoholic liquor? The fact that non-alcoholic beer even exists says more about beer's drinkability.
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cyberswede Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-05-09 01:31 PM
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32. That is ridiculous
I like the taste of beer. Not all beer, but many. Non-alcoholic beer doesn't actually taste anything like real beer; that's why it doesn't sell. The trick is to stay away from crappy American beer like Bud and Miller. That does suck. In general, yellow beer is inferior - go for something darker.

My current favorite is Duchy Originals Ale.
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chrisa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-07-09 11:57 AM
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51. I like the taste of beer.
I hate hard alcohol. Might as well just open up a bottle of Scope and drink that.

I love the taste of certain beers, mostly more expensive ones. I'm a fan of dark (golden to black) beers.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-04-09 08:36 PM
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10. Does Budweiser count as a Belgian beer now????
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-05-09 12:17 AM
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16. No. And neither does Stella.
:P
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busybl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-04-09 11:46 PM
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12. beer tastes awful.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-05-09 07:20 AM
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20. I agree. nt
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Missy Vixen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-05-09 12:16 AM
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14. I'll try it
I didn't drink alcohol, at all, till I was 23. Needless to say, I missed "the beer years". I usually have a couple of sips and decide I've had enough. (I'd rather have a martini!)

It would be nice to fit in somewhat; I'll definitely have to try your Belgian Style beer.

Thanks for the suggestion! :woohoo:
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unpossibles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-05-09 12:52 AM
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17. I've had Belgian beer and am not a big fan of beer in general
and know people who hate beer. I'm not sure they'd be won over, as good as a lot of Belgian beers are, although I guess it depends on why the person dislikes beer.
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ovidsen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-05-09 01:23 AM
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18. Anything's better than an American beer.
Okay, there are exceptions. The brews that Sam Adams (the Boston Beer Company) makes, for example, as well as the numerous offerings from microbreweries across the country.

But (and I don't expect to get much of an argument here) the mass produced "beers" from Budweiser, Miller, ad nauseam are pond scum. To the DUers who say they can't stand the taste of beer, I'll bet you've only tasted these poor substitutes.

Sipping a well-crafted beer is like tasting heaven.
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chrisa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-07-09 11:53 AM
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45. Yup. Might as while knife a gasoline drum,
And then drink what comes out of that. I can stand the taste of those beers, but I don't drink them because they're unenjoyable. Plus, the crappy "light" stuff that passes as beer is in fact just like drinking scummy pond water after an oil disaster. Yummy.
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jobycom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-05-09 01:34 AM
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19. The first beer I liked I drank in a bar in Belgium.
It was eye-opening, and made me realize that I'd never had beer before. I liked it so much I went out and got into a street brawl over a girl with some American brats whose daddies worked for NATO while a crowd of Belgians laughed at us from balconies and bars, after trying to photograph a hooker through a brothel window. We scattered moments before the cops arrived, and when my group of three were stopped two streets over a few minutes later, we just kept speaking in English until the cops got annoyed and motioned for us to go home.

Beer. Beer. BEER!
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spiritual_gunfighter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-05-09 07:21 AM
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21. I love beer
but being a recovering alcoholic it is a bad idea for me to drink it.
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old mark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-05-09 07:42 AM
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22. I loved beer, but I am no longer drinking. I do remember the many
varieties of Eurpoean beer that were far superior to the crap we get here.
My favorite US beers were made by Yuengling. Their porter is great, and their lager is very good as well, at least it was 21 years ago.....


mark
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-05-09 08:18 AM
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25. Belgian Lambics are good
but wheat based foods tend to upset my GI tract.

I'll stick with cider thanks.
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Patiod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-05-09 10:40 AM
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27. It's the fizziness/gas
Anymore I don't drink soda or any other carbonated beverage, or even sparkling water - they all just make me feel bloated.

I like the taste of Stella Artois, but not the bubbles.

Although back in the day, I'd drink anything, including most of a case of Rolling Rock ponies....
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CBGLuthier Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-05-09 10:52 AM
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28. Trois Pistoles
Lately I have been drinking Trois Pistoles a Canadian beer done in the Belgian style. Very tasty and very potent at 9% alcohol. Ten bucks for a four pack which is enough for two.
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-07-09 11:56 AM
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50. YUM! Dieu Du Ciel is also a Montreal Brewer
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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-05-09 10:53 AM
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29. What if I don't like beer, but never really say it?
:shrug:
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-05-09 11:58 AM
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30. If you drink beer and have never been to Belgium, all I have to say is get off your ass!
:toast:
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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-05-09 12:01 PM
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31. Do you work for the Belgian Brewers Council?
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Lethe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-06-09 12:54 PM
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33. i am drinking a Chimay Rouge at the moment
very nice. expensive tho...


what do you think of Fat Tire? that is kind of a domestic homage to the belgium beers.
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Crankie Avalon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-06-09 03:26 PM
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38. You might want to try Ommegang Abbey Ale...
...like Chimay Red, this is also a dubbel, but for much less.

Ommegang is brewer from Cooperstown NY that brews excellent Belgian-style ales that cost between a third to a half less than ales like Chimay or Duvel that are actually from Belgium.

Comparison of Ommegang Abbey Ale and Chimay Red from Beer Advocate:

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/42/142
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/215/672
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-06-09 08:37 PM
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39. Personally I like Three Philosophers.
Edited on Tue Oct-06-09 08:38 PM by Initech
Definitely a dessert beer if there ever was one!
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-07-09 11:55 AM
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48. New Belgium makes better beers
Try their Lips of Faith stuff

Fat Tire is OK - I would take it anyday over Macroswill
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RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-06-09 02:29 PM
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34. I am not a beer drinker, but today I saw a magazine ad
for Michelob Ultra flavor beer that made me want to try it. There are three flavors: Tuscan Orange Grapefruit, Pomegranate Raspberry and Lime Cactus. Might just buy a 6-pack.
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elocs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-06-09 02:36 PM
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35. I don't like beer and until 2 years ago I hadn't drank for 32 years.
Now I'm at the point where I just don't like anything where I can taste the alcohol. I look at it if I don't like the taste there is no point in drinking.
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-06-09 02:45 PM
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36. Here's a French beer that wine loversmight enjoy...

La Choulette Framboise

I also enjoy Dupont Saison. :toast:
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Beer Snob-50 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-06-09 03:15 PM
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37. I recently had and loved duvel green
great flavor, very smooth.
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-07-09 11:54 AM
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47. Duvel is good stuff!
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The Velveteen Ocelot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-06-09 08:43 PM
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40. I'm not crazy about beer in general, but
on a trip to Amsterdam I got taken to a little bitty bar, Le Belgique, that just carries Belgian beer, and I had a glass of Kwak beer that was totally excellent!
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JCMach1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-07-09 06:43 AM
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41. Loved Luxembourg beers too... Diekirch and Mousel
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Tommy_Carcetti Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-07-09 06:47 AM
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42. Does Blue Moon count?
I've got a case in my refrigerator. It's sort of the official family beer for whatever reason.

For the record, I like beer a lot, but have come to the conclusion most brands, foriegn or domestic, taste more or less the same to me.
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-07-09 11:54 AM
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46. Theoretically - but there are better Belgian Wits out there
Tell me where you live and I can find one

It's ALL in the local microbreweries!
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Tommy_Carcetti Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-07-09 11:55 AM
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49. South Florida. nt
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-07-09 11:58 AM
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52. Cigar City Brewery makes some good stuff - they are out of Tampa
You should be able to get ahold of some Dogfish Head stuff

Its not specifically a Wit, but a Berlinerweisse - try Dogfish head festina peche
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chrisa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-07-09 11:49 AM
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43. Light beers, Budweiser, crappy American cheap beers.
Edited on Wed Oct-07-09 11:50 AM by chrisa
Nasty. I like to enjoy a good, heavy beer slowly, and have small amounts. I'll never understand people who just pound the stuff like it's kool-aid.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-07-09 11:51 AM
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44. I don't like beer, malt shakes, or malted milk balls. They all turn my stomach.
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quakerboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-07-09 12:01 PM
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53. No good. Been there done that
I just don't like any real degree of bitter or bland. My wife is big on the Chimay's. And they do not immediately "offend" my palate as many forms of beer do. But while there are beers that are not really "Bad", they still have little to recomend them.

I will never understand the drive for beer. Ohhh.... its alcoholic and costs 4 times as much as a sprite and doesn't have refills at the bar, I must have it...
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Akoto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-07-09 12:06 PM
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54. I don't like it because I'm allergic.
I miss out on all the fun. :(
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