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HAMMERPETE · 10-30-2006, 07:24 PM

yeah the look on her freinds face is priceless

ChicsterMG · 10-30-2006, 07:29 PM

Holy cow...are they real or did they come with the outfit!

What were we talking about again?

**intimid8er** · 10-31-2006, 06:45 AM

Good Lord Pete!!!

HAMMERPETE · 10-31-2006, 08:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChicsterMG

Holy cow...are they real or did they come with the outfit!

What were we talking about again?

Yep they are REAL alright!

ChicsterMG · 10-31-2006, 09:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HAMMERPETE

Yep they are REAL alright!

Mom...can I get one of those for Christmas...

**87gsxrnut** · 10-31-2006, 10:05 AM

Me likey!!!!!!!

- Nut

ChicsterMG · 11-01-2006, 10:30 PM

Met my father last night and had a few at Cooper's Seafood house. We go just about every Tuesday. They keep about 24 different beers tapped and rotate many craft beers every month. Nice joint, a little price at times, but nice.

Well, we had Beck's Octoberfest. I thought about it and nobody mentioned Beck's. I know, most people hate it because it is like the Budweiser of Germany, but it is a great beer.
I prefer the Beck's original(now called Becks' Dark here).
The Beck's Light or not dark is a great refreshing beer. They have been doing it right for a long time and the Octoberfest is no exception.

**intimid8er** · 11-02-2006, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChicsterMG

Met my father last night and had a few at Cooper's Seafood house. We go just about every Tuesday. They keep about 24 different beers tapped and rotate many craft beers every month. Nice joint, a little price at times, but nice.

Well, we had Beck's Octoberfest. I thought about it and nobody mentioned Beck's. I know, most people hate it because it is like the Budweiser of Germany, but it is a great beer.
I prefer the Beck's original(now called Becks' Dark here).
The Beck's Light or not dark is a great refreshing beer. They have been doing it right for a long time and the Octoberfest is no exception.

I used to be a mark for Beck's. St. Paulie Girl too. I don't know if it's how the distributor down here handles the stuff or what...It's pretty bad by the time it makes it to my house.

I've been to some Distributor's warehouses, and the damn things are open air (in the Florida heat), and I believe Hell's ninth circle would be cooler.

Which brings up this open ended question:

Isn't beer supposed to be treated like milk? If so, then why bother? With the way it's handled in transport and storage it kinda defeats the manufacturers directions and claims about purity, freshness, and all that other good stuff. Am I right? Discuss......

**87gsxrnut** · 11-03-2006, 12:31 PM

I drank a LOT of Beck's when I was in L.A. last month. BOO YA! Been drinking Newcastles and Bass at the moment.

- Nut

**87gsxrnut** · 11-03-2006, 12:33 PM

Well, I can tell you that Guinness tastes MUCH better (i.e. fresher) in Europe than in the U.S. I am guessing the voyage across the pond degrades it somewhat.

- Nut

ChicsterMG · 11-03-2006, 01:06 PM

It all depends on how it is originally shipped.
Beer lasts a long time when kept at an average temp. While it is not true that all Europeans drink their beer warm, they are also not against a room temp beer.

If is beer is shipped cold, ie Coor's, and the distributor puts it in a warm area, yep, ruined!
If it is shipped at room temp and kept at a similar temp it will stay good for quite some time. Then you can chill to your content.

The exception, if it is extemely warm, like Florida temps in an open air warehouse, this will affect the flavor of the beer. After all beer is brewed, which means it is cooked, for a certain amount of time and at a certain temp based on the brand's requirements. Add heat after fermentation and bottleing and you just chaned the way the beer is made and it can and in most cases (no pun intended) will change the flavor and even the color.

Take a fresh case of bud, put a six in the cubboard at room temp, put a six in the trunk of your car and a six in the fridge. Wait a week or two, take them out and pour a bottle of each into their own glass, look at the color and then taste each one. While they all won't be bad, they will have definite different taste. Try it, it works.

ChicsterMG · 11-03-2006, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 87gsxrnut

Well, I can tell you that Guinness tastes MUCH better (i.e. fresher) in Europe than in the U.S. I am guessing the voyage across the pond degrades it somewhat.

- Nut

Here you need to be careful where your distributor gets beer from. The time from there to here can affect it, but there are other factors.

I like Carlsburg, one of my favorites. Well, they have breweries around the world. Including Canada and Japan.
Around here they get it from Canada a lot. Well, I only bought it once. First of all they charge the same for it, second it sucks! Not the same beer! So I make sure I get Carlsburg that was brewed on Copehagen, DK only. It is on the box. Don't confuse this with the importer, that will be different.
Sopporo bought in the US is made in California, it is not imported.
The other factor is a lot of European Brewers make their beers a little different for shipment to the US, including Guiness. They may use preservatives or brew just a little longer to keep it from spoiling on the trip over here.
Also, Guiness is a Nitrogen charged beer, so, if you buy it by the can or bottle it is much different than if you get it from a proper Guiness tap.

PHEW, \\\wipes sweat from head///

I love BEER!

**intimid8er** · 11-03-2006, 01:28 PM

Excellent! Chic..

Now...let's bring this one level further.

Is it all Beer to be treated as milk?

OR just Kegged Beer, and not Bottled? As has been suggested above.

ChicsterMG · 11-03-2006, 04:26 PM

I would say, no. All beer does not have to be handled like milk.

JRoc · 11-05-2006, 07:03 AM

That explains it,
I had a heineken in Europe and I swore the girl poured me something else when I wasn't looking! Then I ordered another, asked for the same rather than order by name just to make sure I got whatever it was that she previously poured, and watched as she poured this beer from the heineken tap. I couldn't believe it, what a difference. I can't drink heineken here in the states, just too many other beers that I think taste a WHOLE lot better.

Thanx...

HAMMERPETE · 11-06-2006, 09:30 AM

I have to agree on the treatment. Even in Costa Rica...Imperial beer...Best beer I have ever drank. Smooth and cold. Here in the states they don't taste as well..but still good

Shabaman · 11-06-2006, 11:24 PM

Has ne1 ever tried Great White, it's a wheat beer that tastes amazing!!!!

**87gsxrnut** · 11-07-2006, 01:29 PM

ne1???? We're not texting here

Anyway, check out Abita "Purple Haze" Raspberry Wheat beer. It is brewed in Louisiana. I had some last night. Pretty darn good.

- Nut

ChicsterMG · 11-07-2006, 01:48 PM

I've had Great White. Not bad for a wheat beer.

Purple Haze, I have had that also. Too fruity for me. (and I mean Raspberry flavor).

I don't particularly care for fruit in beer. Only when it is used to subtlely enhance flavor, not when it overpowers the beer. If I want fruit, I'll buy a wine cooler.

**87gsxrnut** · 11-07-2006, 02:04 PM

Yeah, I was thinking that it on the verge of tasting like a wine cooler.

- Nut

10-30-2006, 07:24 PM	#161 (permalink)
HAMMERPETE Bridal Boutique Manager Joined: Oct 2005 Bike: 2005 HAMMER Location: SOCAL %%%%%ES Posts: 2,957	for the love of beer yeah the look on her freinds face is priceless __________________ "There's not a whole lot ways this can go right" - Johnny Knoxsville "I did something in a previous life that must have been spectacularly good, because I'm getting paid in this life just magnificently, more than one would dare imagine or hope for." - RIP George Carlin. Life's Journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, But rather to skid in side ways, totally worn out shouting HOLYSHI$T What A RIDE!!

10-30-2006, 07:29 PM	#162 (permalink)
ChicsterMG Refrigerator Magnet Test Engineer Joined: May 2005 Bike: Boulevard C50 Location: Afghanistan Posts: 3,506	Holy cow...are they real or did they come with the outfit! What were we talking about again? __________________ Sometimes you need to ask yourself, "WWGD?"...Just be awesome, that's all! GUT-CUT 2007: 177 LBS. 160 LBS.

10-31-2006, 06:45 AM	#163 (permalink)
intimid8er It's A Conspiracy Joined: May 2005 Bike: '06 XB12X Location: 30 41'47.99" N 83 11'26.54" W Hold My Beer Posts: 9,795	Good Lord Pete!!! __________________ Song Pick of the Week 10/08 The Butthole Surfer's - Who Was In My Room Last Night? <Insert nothing original in this space>

10-31-2006, 10:05 AM	#166 (permalink)
87gsxrnut Ho Dog Joined: Dec 2003 Bike: 867-5309 Location: Terror Lake Posts: 4,203	Me likey!!!!!!! - Nut __________________ Person or person's unknown.

11-01-2006, 10:30 PM	#167 (permalink)
ChicsterMG Refrigerator Magnet Test Engineer Joined: May 2005 Bike: Boulevard C50 Location: Afghanistan Posts: 3,506	Met my father last night and had a few at Cooper's Seafood house. We go just about every Tuesday. They keep about 24 different beers tapped and rotate many craft beers every month. Nice joint, a little price at times, but nice. Well, we had Beck's Octoberfest. I thought about it and nobody mentioned Beck's. I know, most people hate it because it is like the Budweiser of Germany, but it is a great beer. I prefer the Beck's original(now called Becks' Dark here). The Beck's Light or not dark is a great refreshing beer. They have been doing it right for a long time and the Octoberfest is no exception. __________________ Sometimes you need to ask yourself, "WWGD?"...Just be awesome, that's all! GUT-CUT 2007: 177 LBS. 160 LBS.

11-03-2006, 12:31 PM	#169 (permalink)
87gsxrnut Ho Dog Joined: Dec 2003 Bike: 867-5309 Location: Terror Lake Posts: 4,203	I drank a LOT of Beck's when I was in L.A. last month. BOO YA! Been drinking Newcastles and Bass at the moment. - Nut __________________ Person or person's unknown.

11-03-2006, 12:33 PM	#170 (permalink)
87gsxrnut Ho Dog Joined: Dec 2003 Bike: 867-5309 Location: Terror Lake Posts: 4,203	Well, I can tell you that Guinness tastes MUCH better (i.e. fresher) in Europe than in the U.S. I am guessing the voyage across the pond degrades it somewhat. - Nut __________________ Person or person's unknown.

11-03-2006, 01:06 PM	#171 (permalink)
ChicsterMG Refrigerator Magnet Test Engineer Joined: May 2005 Bike: Boulevard C50 Location: Afghanistan Posts: 3,506	It all depends on how it is originally shipped. Beer lasts a long time when kept at an average temp. While it is not true that all Europeans drink their beer warm, they are also not against a room temp beer. If is beer is shipped cold, ie Coor's, and the distributor puts it in a warm area, yep, ruined! If it is shipped at room temp and kept at a similar temp it will stay good for quite some time. Then you can chill to your content. The exception, if it is extemely warm, like Florida temps in an open air warehouse, this will affect the flavor of the beer. After all beer is brewed, which means it is cooked, for a certain amount of time and at a certain temp based on the brand's requirements. Add heat after fermentation and bottleing and you just chaned the way the beer is made and it can and in most cases (no pun intended) will change the flavor and even the color. Take a fresh case of bud, put a six in the cubboard at room temp, put a six in the trunk of your car and a six in the fridge. Wait a week or two, take them out and pour a bottle of each into their own glass, look at the color and then taste each one. While they all won't be bad, they will have definite different taste. Try it, it works. __________________ Sometimes you need to ask yourself, "WWGD?"...Just be awesome, that's all! GUT-CUT 2007: 177 LBS. 160 LBS.

11-03-2006, 01:28 PM	#173 (permalink)
intimid8er It's A Conspiracy Joined: May 2005 Bike: '06 XB12X Location: 30 41'47.99" N 83 11'26.54" W Hold My Beer Posts: 9,795	Excellent! Chic.. Now...let's bring this one level further. Is it all Beer to be treated as milk? OR just Kegged Beer, and not Bottled? As has been suggested above. __________________ Song Pick of the Week 10/08 The Butthole Surfer's - Who Was In My Room Last Night? <Insert nothing original in this space>

11-03-2006, 04:26 PM	#174 (permalink)
ChicsterMG Refrigerator Magnet Test Engineer Joined: May 2005 Bike: Boulevard C50 Location: Afghanistan Posts: 3,506	I would say, no. All beer does not have to be handled like milk. __________________ Sometimes you need to ask yourself, "WWGD?"...Just be awesome, that's all! GUT-CUT 2007: 177 LBS. 160 LBS.

11-05-2006, 07:03 AM	#175 (permalink)
JRoc In Training Joined: Sep 2006 Bike: 2006 Star Stratoliner 2005 KTM 625smc Location: New York Posts: 104	That explains it, I had a heineken in Europe and I swore the girl poured me something else when I wasn't looking! Then I ordered another, asked for the same rather than order by name just to make sure I got whatever it was that she previously poured, and watched as she poured this beer from the heineken tap. I couldn't believe it, what a difference. I can't drink heineken here in the states, just too many other beers that I think taste a WHOLE lot better. Thanx...

11-06-2006, 09:30 AM	#176 (permalink)
HAMMERPETE Bridal Boutique Manager Joined: Oct 2005 Bike: 2005 HAMMER Location: SOCAL %%%%%ES Posts: 2,957	I have to agree on the treatment. Even in Costa Rica...Imperial beer...Best beer I have ever drank. Smooth and cold. Here in the states they don't taste as well..but still good __________________ "There's not a whole lot ways this can go right" - Johnny Knoxsville "I did something in a previous life that must have been spectacularly good, because I'm getting paid in this life just magnificently, more than one would dare imagine or hope for." - RIP George Carlin. Life's Journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, But rather to skid in side ways, totally worn out shouting HOLYSHI$T What A RIDE!!

11-06-2006, 11:24 PM	#177 (permalink)
Shabaman Clunked into first gear Joined: Nov 2006 Bike: Suzuki Bandit Location: Tampa FL Posts: 216	Has ne1 ever tried Great White, it's a wheat beer that tastes amazing!!!! __________________

11-07-2006, 01:29 PM	#178 (permalink)
87gsxrnut Ho Dog Joined: Dec 2003 Bike: 867-5309 Location: Terror Lake Posts: 4,203	ne1???? We're not texting here Anyway, check out Abita "Purple Haze" Raspberry Wheat beer. It is brewed in Louisiana. I had some last night. Pretty darn good. - Nut __________________ Person or person's unknown.

11-07-2006, 01:48 PM	#179 (permalink)
ChicsterMG Refrigerator Magnet Test Engineer Joined: May 2005 Bike: Boulevard C50 Location: Afghanistan Posts: 3,506	I've had Great White. Not bad for a wheat beer. Purple Haze, I have had that also. Too fruity for me. (and I mean Raspberry flavor). I don't particularly care for fruit in beer. Only when it is used to subtlely enhance flavor, not when it overpowers the beer. If I want fruit, I'll buy a wine cooler. __________________ Sometimes you need to ask yourself, "WWGD?"...Just be awesome, that's all! GUT-CUT 2007: 177 LBS. 160 LBS.

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11-07-2006, 02:04 PM	#180 (permalink)
87gsxrnut Ho Dog Joined: Dec 2003 Bike: 867-5309 Location: Terror Lake Posts: 4,203	Yeah, I was thinking that it on the verge of tasting like a wine cooler. - Nut __________________ Person or person's unknown.

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