All things BEER!

[Benny]

If a beer needs food for it to be good, I pass.

 

[danielocean03]

If a beer needs food for it to be good, I pass.

^ This. ^

 

[Scutter01]

Sounds like I'm going by 21st Amendment on my way home tonight.

 

[theweakerbrother]

I have come to the decision to never fruit the beer. If it was meant to taste like a lime, orange, lemon, etc., it would have been brewed with it.

A lot of Hefes are brewed with orange and lemon zest, peels or juice. Adding the fruit enhances the flavor put in to the mix.

Lambics are (usually) open-vat Belgium beers brewed with LOTS of fruit and can pack 4 to 15 percent alcohol content. Pick one up sometime, but know they are expensive. Those monks were bored drunks!

Beer was often brewed hundreds of years ago with giant slabs of meat or whole plucked chickens or roosters. A lot of the times pubs would take chickens and preserve them in vats of beer to store during the harsher months. I have a recipe for it and can't find it online. Every combination of words I use, google only finds those weird beercan contraptions you put up chicken butts to make it taste like beer.

 

[lawrra]

A lot of Hefes are brewed with orange and lemon zest, peels or juice. Adding the fruit enhances the flavor put in to the mix.

Lambics are (usually) open-vat Belgium beers brewed with LOTS of fruit and can pack 4 to 15 percent alcohol content. Pick one up sometime, but know they are expensive. Those monks were bored drunks!

Beer was often brewed hundreds of years ago with giant slabs of meat or whole plucked chickens or roosters. A lot of the times pubs would take chickens and preserve them in vats of beer to store during the harsher months. I have a recipe for it and can't find it online. Every combination of words I use, google only finds those weird beercan contraptions you put up chicken butts to make it taste like beer.

I agree that if zest, peels, or juice were involved in the brewing, a slice or wedge of the fruit would compliment the taste. But if I can't drink a beer without first adding fruit, I may as well not drink it.

I've only had Sam Adams Cranberry Lambic, but I wouldn't hesitate to try others.

 

[Scutter01]

Scutter, the first time I tried the Summer Shandy I didn't know what to think. I didn't expect a beer/lemonade mixture, but it was quite refreshing.

A shandy is beer mixed with lemonade.

 

[theweakerbrother]

I agree that if zest, peels, or juice were involved in the brewing, a slice or wedge of the fruit would compliment the taste. But if I can't drink a beer without first adding fruit, I may as well not drink it.

I've only had Sam Adams Cranberry Lambic, but I wouldn't hesitate to try others.

If you're ever in the area, I'll buy you one!

 

[lawrra]

A shandy is beer mixed with lemonade.

Obviously, I'm not down with all of the beer lingo since I'm still a youngin'. But it all makes sense now....

 

[Scutter01]

Stopped at 21st Amendment on my way home and picked up a sixer of Bell's Third Coast and a Fat Tire, and also a pint bottle of Paulaner Hefe-Weisbeir. I was a little disappointed in their selection. Seemed like they focused on three or four microbrews (but had pretty much every flavor that microbrew sells). Now that the Hop Shop is gone, I don't have another good beer place to go to.

 

[samrothstein01]

Stopped at 21st Amendment on my way home and picked up a sixer of Bell's Third Coast and a Fat Tire, and also a pint bottle of Paulaner Hefe-Weisbeir. I was a little disappointed in their selection. Seemed like they focused on three or four microbrews (but had pretty much every flavor that microbrew sells). Now that the Hop Shop is gone, I don't have another good beer place to go to.

Mmmm....Third Coast....



Salut...and have one for me!

 

[Benny]

Stopped at 21st Amendment on my way home and picked up a sixer of Bell's Third Coast and a Fat Tire, and also a pint bottle of Paulaner Hefe-Weisbeir. I was a little disappointed in their selection. Seemed like they focused on three or four microbrews (but had pretty much every flavor that microbrew sells). Now that the Hop Shop is gone, I don't have another good beer place to go to.

Well, if they have every flavor of Bell's (at least within season), it sounds like that place is at the very least on the right track.



Third Coast is awesome...I'm not a big fan of Fat Tire though.



Has anyone had Bell's Expedition? Yum!

 

[Scutter01]

Well, if they have every flavor of Bell's (at least within season), it sounds like that place is at the very least on the right track.



Third Coast is awesome...I'm not a big fan of Fat Tire though.



Has anyone had Bell's Expedition? Yum!

Generally, I'm not a fan of Bell's, but I thought I'd try Third Coast (and yes, they had LOTS of Bell's). ISTR that I didn't like the Fat Tire either, but couldn't remember. It was on sale, though, so I figured I'd try it again. A guy I work with drinks it, so I can always trade it off.

 

[Dogman]

One I like when I can find it.

Otherwise I drink Coors or Killian's Red. Samual Adams used to have a Black and Tan but I haven't been able to find any for 2-3 years.

 

[cherokeewoody]

My beer is definately Miller Lite. Goes down smooth warm or cold.

 

[Scutter01]

One I like when I can find it.

Otherwise I drink Coors or Killian's Red. Samual Adams used to have a Black and Tan but I haven't been able to find any for 2-3 years.

Not sure how you can have a pre-mixed black and tan since it's generally a stout beer floating on top of a pale beer like an ale. My preference is a Guinness Draught and Bass (or Smithwick's) Ale.

My beer is definately Miller Lite. Goes down smooth warm or cold.

Comes back up the same way.

 

[Scutter01]

Now ain't that a beautiful, but sad sight? A nice Bell's sitting before me, but barely filling up an Imperial pint glass halfway. We're getting robbed on our beer bottles in the U.S.
*sigh*

 

[danielocean03]

Stopped at 21st Amendment on my way home and picked up a sixer of Bell's Third Coast and a Fat Tire, and also a pint bottle of Paulaner Hefe-Weisbeir. I was a little disappointed in their selection. Seemed like they focused on three or four microbrews (but had pretty much every flavor that microbrew sells). Now that the Hop Shop is gone, I don't have another good beer place to go to.

Crown Liquors on 116th/Brookschool and their location off of 37 and 141st, outstanding beer selection. Typically great staff as well, I recommend them to anyone.

 

[bigus_D]

Kahn's on keystone is 'the' beer store in Indy, in my opinion. Any Other suggestions?

 

[Rob377]

Kahn's on keystone is 'the' beer store in Indy, in my opinion. Any Other suggestions?

Where on Keystone? I'm new to these parts and looking for a good brew source!

 

[Scutter01]

Where on Keystone? I'm new to these parts and looking for a good brew source!

Kahn's Keystone Grand Opening

Kahn's Fine Wines

Kahn's Fine Wines & Spirits
5341 N. Keystone
Indianapolis, IN 46220
(317) 251-9463
(800) 621-8466


Hmm...suspiciously close to where I work. I may need to mount an expedition...