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Was never interested in alcohol as a young adult. At age 27, after one very hot summer day of exertion, there was no water about, an aquaintance offered me an icy cold Miller longneck from his cooler. I gulped it down without tasting anything. It was marvelous. About 6 bottles later I began to realize what all the fuss was about. First low blood sugar/dehydrated alcohol buzz. Euphoria.Flash forward a decade. I'm home brewing. Had no idea bier actually had flavor, texture, nose, and lingering finish. Hooked.
Flash forward a decade. So many excellent microbrews available that it makes no sense to homebrew. I've been to every Michael Jackson lecture at the University of Penn., year after year. I'm a bier snob.
So, here's the thing: with so many excellent biers around, what standard do you use to judge them all?
My reference biers:
1. Samuel Adams Boston Lager. (on tap, of course)
Simply stated: this is the Best Bier in America. If you disagree you don't know anything about how difficult it is to build a well-balanced bier with outstanding Nobel hops nose -- time after time.2. Guinness Extra Stout (must be on tap). Go frack yourself.
That said I rarely drink these -- I go back to them as a reference for what is perfection: so many brews/ so little time.
So yesterday the State Stores are closed (You Have Got a Fiend in Pennsylvania) to celebrate the massicare of 500000000 Indians by the Catholics (Columbus Day).
I found a bier dealer open though. Went looking for anything interesting, and saw a display of "Guinness Foreign Extra".
Qua???
I thought all Guinness was foreign? and all Guinness Stout is "extra"???
Very expensive.
I was prepared to be massively dissappointed (I will not drink Guinness from a bottle). High alcohol ruins most biers -- it's very very difficult to get the balance right. And -- not having Nitrogen in a Guinness! Satan Get Behind Me!
WOW. Massively recommended. Not for women.
May be the best Guinness ... I'd love to feel this one on draught.
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