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Steven, I agree on the pilsner, and IMHO Shiner Bock is one of the great full bodied beers. Word of warning - NEVER - buy it in cans. Distorts the taste. Fresh from the brewery and from glass it is a delight. But I lean toward the dark side. http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/smile.gif
Until two weeks ago, I lived within an hour of the brewery. Neat little town too. Nothing much to do there, just a quaint old German flavored town.
In October the brewery sponsers "Bocktoberfest" quite a blow-out. Draws college types from all over the state.
Cheers!
Jim
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I'd like to add one but it isn't a micro brewery. Yeungling (oldest brewery in America)you can only buy it in the PA,NJ,DE area but it is some darn good beer.
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Timothy S. Furey Sr.
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Uno's pizza has an amber ale they brew...man, that stuff's good.
Roger, that last bottle of amber looks familiar, what is it?
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Oh my...What a thread! Yes Diane, Genesee is one of the less bad bears we have here in New York State. When my nephew was in the naval academy, he would load up his car with it every time he went back from a short break. The midshipmen loved the stuff and the old lady that ran the store down by the harbor saw a good thing and started carrying it. Don't know if she still does or not. I like the idea of a bunch of micro breweries. I've tasted their wares and it does compare with some of the Munich beers. I spent nearly 3 years there (in Munich) trying to drink it as fast as they could make it and tried all the German beers I could find. I came to one conclusion that may be good for you to remember in case you go there. IMHO, its best to STAY AWAY FROM THE "EXPORT BEERS". You will be drinking cheap American type beers with fancy foil wrapped tops and the same old bubbly flat taste. For a good beer, head for the gastehauses where they have good beer on tap. Gastehouses are or were tied up in some way with the breweries and some were wholly owned by them, therefor they would sell only one brand but several types. My favorites were Spaten(spades),Hacker(hatchets or axes. Lowen (lions) had a good beer in March that I liked but its nothing like the export available here and I would stay away from any other Lowen product except the draft available in the gastehauses. The Lowenbrau exports, at least years ago were known to give Americans headaches, me included. Thomas Bier was always good. Outside Munich, it seems that every village of any size had a brewery. I liked one in particular, (Tegernseeer Hofbrau) Located on Tegernsee, a beautiful lake from which flows an equally beautiful Mangfall River...an excellent trout and grayling stream. Further east there is an area where Weiss (white or gin clear) beer is sold and some guys liked it but as I spent time there my choise evolved in the opposite direction. I became very fond of Doppelspaten, a beer darker than the Irish Stout. It seemed that the darker the beer the less I drank. One large glass would last a whole evening.
Ftroop7
Yeungling is now available in NY's southern tier. I like its color and am so afraid that I'll be disappointed when I taste it that I havn't tasted it yet. Your post gives me hope.
Roger...where do they get the water to make that beautiful stuff in the pilsener glass.
Do I see a tadpole in there or is it a crawdad?
Nowindknots...There's an old memory. I prolly only had 6 beers in my life before I went to Germany in 1950. Dang thing of it is that one of 'em was a 3.2% Falstaff at an airbase in Illinois. Heck, I got drunk on it before it as half gone. Whats your beer of choice now that you're rich?
Thanks anyway splitditch. Shows your hearts in the right place...snifff!
silvertop2
I think that the black label (Carling) brewery in Baltimore went belly up many years ago. Don't know about any others they may have had.
Kaboom
Yup!
Ohiotuber...
When I was in the Antarctic during the International years, they sent us Pabst, Millers Bud and Schlitz. After being frozen for a good while only Schlitz was clear when poured into a glass. The others had an ugly stomach churning (looked like slime but wasn't) in it. The Sea Bees called Bud and Pabst and to a lesser extent millers "Goober Beer". The schlitz disappeared first and the Bud last. But we drank it all!
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Flats, Snipe...
Abita is made north of New Orleans in Abita Springs, La. It is made from untreated water from a VERY deep artesian well. It is an awesome brew. They have several varieties, but amber is my favorite. Rich, a little stout, full-bodied. Love it!
Check them out at [url=http://www.abita.com.:b58ae]www.abita.com.[/url:b58ae]
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Da only good beer is the one used ta make the boiler maker!! No beer? Straight whiskeyis alllll rrrriiiiggghhhtt.
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Here in Northern VA there's a local micro-brewery, Old Dominion, that brews an excellent lager called Oak Barrell Stout. According to them, it is conditioned in oak bourbon barrels with hints of vanilla. Excellent brew, in my mind. Of course, you definately have to get a growler full. It just doesn't taste the same in bottles. They have many other good brews and even a good root beer and ginger ale too.
ftroop7 - I've been able to find Yuengling here too. Definately one of my favorites. A few Black and Tans would hit the spot right about now.
"Don't drink more, drink better" - Old Dominion Brewery
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Dear Snipe,
I feel for you buddy. Are you from Elmira by any chance?
I moved from the Binghamton area in 2001. You could still get Schlitz back then but I was always a Gennie man.
"Our one brewery makes it best" used to be their slogan.
Try the Yuengling, there is a reason why they are still in business after 176 years. Everyone seems to like their Lager, I do too, but the Premium is mighty fine.
I wish that I could still get beer in one pound returnable bottles. It's easier to get beer with fruits and vegetables in it than it is to find an honest to God 16 ounce bottle.
Civilization as we have known it is dying.
Regards,
Tim Murphy
[This message has been edited by Tim Murphy (edited 25 February 2005).]
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Tim,
The last time I was in PA, you could still get a good ole' Genny in 16 ounce returnables. I can't say its my favorite, but one of the last pounders I've seen.
Shawn
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Dear Smeck,
I used to be able to get Gennie in pounder bottles up until yesterday.
I was informed by my local beer distributor that they will no longer carry 16 ounce returnables.
Like I said, Civilization is dying.
Regards,
Tim Murphy