1 vote for Asahi Super Dry!
For me, domestic is better than imported, and micro-brew is better than big brewers. I'm partial to Granville Island Pale Ale
Corona Extra with an obligatory slice of lime.
Had Kokanee once. It was...unpleasant to state the least.
It even has one of me on it by chance:
(http://i50.tinypic.com/i1a5ie.jpg)
Tigerface.
Hard to pick one favorite beer. I guess my favorite of the beers I can find easily in a store would be Okanagan Spring Brewmaster's Black Lager. I'm also very fond of Pacifico, though I'm also used to paying the equivalent of about a buck fifty for it - needless to say it's not a buck fifty up here. :)
Draft beers... hmm. Maybe Crannog's Backhand of God stout.
As for beers I like, well, that's a very long list, and I'm trying new stuff all the time thanks to Alibi Room.
Whatever is in my hand :P
But seriously, it really depends on my mood. As far as pick-up LBC ales and lagers, I'd have to go with Philips Hop Circle, Tree Cutthroat Pale, and Howe Sound Lager. But for something a little more special, I love Laguntinas Maxximus, Anchor Porter, Old Rasputin Imperial Stout, Orval, Central City Red Racer IPA, Unibroue's Maudite or Fin du Monde... really the list goes on. I try to buy a few new beers I have never tried every few weeks.
Not a big fan of domestic beer so me and my dad pitch in to get our own special brew made at the distillery by my house.
homemade is great usually has a pure clean taste
but unfortunatly they don't sell my fav kind in Bc it's called upper canada they sell it in ontario
but besides that cariboo and canadian is good
Mine !
in order:
1) Red Ale
2) Cerveza
3) Honey Blonde Ale
4) Cream Ale
nuff said !
How did I miss this thread? My favourite, anytime beer is Steamwhistle from Toronto. There's quite a few craft beers out there I like, but unless it's something really special, I find I can make beers more interesting than a lot of the Craft beers out there that only exist for the sake of being craft beers.
If you're looking for interesting beers to try, I could offer you a few suggestions. Also, I just got a job in a specialty wine and beer store, so I can keep people abreast of new, sometimes rare stuff.
: TigerKindred March 15, 2013, 04:05:07 -06:00
It even has one of me on it by chance:
(http://i50.tinypic.com/i1a5ie.jpg)
Tigerface.
THIS! I saw a six of these in Alberta and neglected to buy it at the time and haven't seen it in any stores since.
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__lzASVEw640/TSDKt2tVmcI/AAAAAAAAABQ/pIbpT4ytSPw/s1600/kilkenny.jpg)
This stuff is also pretty good
Recently discovered a kiwi beer called "Epic hop zombie" Which was pretty damn amazing. And the label glows in that dark, so yea... Otherwise Phillips all the way.
If you enjoy banana bread and the taste of a good beer, you must try this!
(http://www.english-shop.de/images/banana_bread_beer_x4_L.JPG)
It really does taste like you are drinking banana bread.... so good..
: IrishLion March 16, 2013, 02:01:21 -06:00
If you enjoy banana bread and the taste of a good beer, you must try this!
I'd try that. I've had chai beer and salted caramel beer and jasmine beer, among others, so what the hell.
: Silvermink March 16, 2013, 10:00:25 -06:00
I'd try that. I've had chai beer and salted caramel beer and jasmine beer, among others, so what the hell.
3.50 a bottle at the LBC
Green cariboo and scandal beer
: IrishLion March 16, 2013, 02:01:21 -06:00
If you enjoy banana bread and the taste of a good beer, you must try this!
(http://www.english-shop.de/images/banana_bread_beer_x4_L.JPG)
It really does taste like you are drinking banana bread.... so good..
YES. This stuff is so very very good!
But I think my favourite beer I've ever had to this day is Elysian Night Owl Pumpkin Ale. By FAR the best pumpkin spiced beer I've ever had, and it's so fucking delicious!
Aside from that, my staple beer is Sleeman Honey Brown. I drink that stuff like it's water. :3
I like the beer that has no alcohol and is made from fruit and/or sugar and/or artificial flavors, also vodka, vodka is one of my favorite beers xD
: Sevrin March 16, 2013, 09:16:35 -06:00
I like the beer that has no alcohol and is made from fruit and/or sugar and/or artificial flavors, also vodka, vodka is one of my favorite beers xD
sounds more like a fruit punch found at an elementary school
Old Style Pilsner with the white bunny and red flag. Also Hoyner Pilsner is pretty good too.
: Neox March 16, 2013, 04:50:56 -06:00
YES. This stuff is so very very good!
But I think my favourite beer I've ever had to this day is Elysian Night Owl Pumpkin Ale. By FAR the best pumpkin spiced beer I've ever had, and it's so fucking delicious!
Aside from that, my staple beer is Sleeman Honey Brown. I drink that stuff like it's water. :3
Not anymore, you don't! =p
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aaWlRkrlqfM/SvHLWBj7PNI/AAAAAAAADRA/65vxl2dVgX0/s400/innis+and+gunn.JPG)
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BBBUUUUURRRRRRRRPPPP
(http://www.thecoast.ca/images/blogimages/2010/05/14/1273856078-wildcat1.jpg)
This stuff is pretty decent as well, if not a little strong. Plus it's got a cat on it, so that's an instant bonus
: Kaeori March 17, 2013, 11:11:00 -06:00
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This stuff is pretty decent as well, if not a little strong. Plus it's got a cat on it, so that's an instant bonus
Ooo, the tiger had to indulge and purchase some of these! (my boyfriend being also, a puma :P)
To me has an aftertaste of fresh springwater, and 6% not being bad as I would had thought with my sensitive throat and all. Certainly added to my top 5. :-3
Max made it in to a nice little sink cup for us:
(http://i.imgur.com/zFGNxkn.png)
It depends on the occasion!
Labatt for all-around tastiness
Red Stripe for conversational sipping
Gulden Draak when I'm feeling :vik:
Carling Black Label Special when I'm feeling classy
Runner ups:
The blue Granville Island Brewery beers (just the blues)
Asahi (Comes in 2Ls!)
: TigerKindred March 25, 2013, 12:08:47 -06:00
Ooo, the tiger had to indulge and purchase some of these! (my boyfriend being also, a puma :P)
To me has an aftertaste of fresh springwater, and 6% not being bad as I would had thought with my sensitive throat and all. Certainly added to my top 5. :-3
Max made it in to a nice little sink cup for us:
(http://i.imgur.com/zFGNxkn.png)
Ya, it's pretty delicious!
Also, That my friend, is what you call a 'rez cup' I can't count how many of those I've seen, hell I've made one before :P
: Kaeori March 17, 2013, 11:11:00 -06:00
(http://www.thecoast.ca/images/blogimages/2010/05/14/1273856078-wildcat1.jpg)
This stuff is pretty decent as well, if not a little strong. Plus it's got a cat on it, so that's an instant bonus
mmmmmmmmm shitty kitty is great its like swish you can barely get it into ya but goddam does it get ya some kinda drunk
Rather have a nice pint of Newcastle, or Marsten's. Tsingtao or Red Stripe. Anything, anything BUT Wildcat, I prefer beers that actually have something resembling merit and nuance!
I have drank the abyss. Odin's Tipple from Norway. Thick, syrupy, black as night, black as pitch, blacker than the foulest witch... Yet when you swallow it feels like you somehow missed. This is the kind of thing those nerds who think the only metal worth calling metal is Norwegian Black Metal, and it would kick their butts into humble submission.
Nice to sit back and relax after work with a nice Hefeweizen. Haven't had one of these in awhile, forgot how good they are!
If you see Phillip's Twisted Oak rum barrel aged red ale, I suggest snapping it up. It won't last long and is super tasty. Smooth and easy to drink, very strong vanilla notes. Also Wolf Brewing's Black Tail is a pretty nice, well rounded, dark ale. Nothing too special, fairly standard, but not something I've seen a lot of recently.
The Double Dragon Imperial Red is out right now, too. Also a limited release, but I'm not a huge fan.
I've really started to like the Farmhand saison by Driftwood Brewery lately.
5.5% and nice and evenly sweet. It's a nice change up from the last year of drinking bitter IPAs. The bottle looks like this: (http://victoriabeers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Farmhand-1024x682.jpg)
It costs $5.50 or so at any BC liquor store.
: IrishLion March 17, 2013, 08:38:07 -06:00
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These are fucking gross and I can't recommend.
: Ember April 19, 2013, 04:07:53 -06:00
These are fucking gross and I can't recommend.
Blasphemer!
I tried out the Wells Banana Bread and it was pretty good. I'm also fond of the Driftwood Farmhand Saison.
So, Hoyne's Off The Grid is a bit of an enigma at first, but there's a little story on the label that hints at it being a Vienna style lager.
There have not been many of these on the market for some time since all the old timey beer makers fled Vienna when the Nazis invaded. Those who settled in Mexico went on influence Dos Equis and Negra Modello, which were the only Vienna style lagers on the market for some time, though I wouldn't really consider them to be premium beers any more. We used to get Negra Modello from the states, it came in larger bottles and tasted waaaay better than the stuff you get here, so that may still be a thing. Other than that I think Stiegl is the only other beer that touts it's self as a Vienna Lager. Again, not really a premium beer, so its nice to see some of the craft breweries tackling it, especially with the plague of IPAs on the market. I'm happy there's another well balanced, easy drinking but not bland lager out there
I have mixed feelings about Hoyne's hops/malt intensity scale, they say this one is pretty low in the hops, where I'd say it's just about perfectly balanced. There are some interesting flavours showing through, I'm going to guess they're from the malt, but I can't say I've had any beers that would have contained or showcased any of the more unique ingredients particularly well.
So, if you're tired of over-hopped/poorly-hopped beers, give this one a shot. Pre-IPA rush, I think it still would have stood out among other beers of similar weight. I'd compare it to Blue Buck in colour and body, but I think the Hoyne has a nicer finish. Really, thick, sudsy head though. Hard to take a big gulp of it.
Everyone's favourite beer is so eclectic and unique! Shucks I suddenly feel so inexperienced after a decade of drinking- haven't heard of half of these O.o
I'm pretty standard for good ol' Alexander Keith's and Granville Blue. I've gone through a pretty big mix of ales, IPAs, darks, lagers, pilsners, and in the end my easy favourite always comes back to being a lighter, well-carbonated and not-so-fruity beer and Keith's fits that perfectly. Plus nowadays it's actually found everywhere.
Got a friend who opened up a brewery down in Oregon recently called Vagabond with some friends and they also make a great microbrew too :)
Don't be intimidated. I'm mostly just posting nice stuff I find. My favourite beer of all time is Steamwhistle, which some would argue is plain and boring. Nice to have your staples. I won't criticize anyone for the flavour of beer they like, though I might criticize the brewery and recommend something local of higher quality.
I have to say, on the bottled beer side, Anchor Steam Beer is pretty good. Only tried it out recently.
I have only ever "liked" beer on the couple of occasions where I was already drunk, and by then I don't really care what brand it is. haha
... But I haven't had alcohol in years.
: Silvermink May 26, 2013, 09:35:25 -06:00
I have to say, on the bottled beer side, Anchor Steam Beer is pretty good. Only tried it out recently.
That is a classic American craft beer and there's nothing else like it. I haven't had it for ages. But for anyone who thinks they don't like beer, I say try anything by Unibrou from Quebec(Particularly Trois Pistoles with the flying nightmare horse on the label), or go right to the origin of the species and check out some Belgian beers. Otherwise, try the stouts and porters. Not everything is a bland lager or an over-hopped, super bitter IPA. I'm drinking La Vache Folle Imperial Milk Stout right now. Very thick and rich, nothing in common with any of the big corporate beers.
Absolutely addicted to Phillips Ginger beer. (http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5267/5556720170_7a7b783d58.jpg)
Been a while sits since anyone posted on here. But i couldn't help poke how EXPENSIVE your beer is here compared to my Homeland UK as much as 3X more in stores and bars..sniffs so sad..and i cant find my Fave Kronenberg..But hay least your scotch is oddly cheaper than than UK Loves me scotch XD
In my home town they make a beer called Zunga Beer and its soooo good. Rin loved it but then again my dad just shoving it infront of him lol.
: Ashemia July 14, 2013, 06:39:30 -06:00
In my home town they make a beer called Zunga Beer and its soooo good. Rin loved it but then again my dad just shoving it infront of him lol.
Townsite is pretty much the only good thing about Powell River :P. I was glad to see their stuff down in Van because they really seem like they care about beer.
: terutt July 15, 2013, 09:17:23 -06:00
Townsite is pretty much the only good thing about Powell River :P. I was glad to see their stuff down in Van because they really seem like they care about beer.
Wow someone knows PR lol I'm surprised but I grew up in Lund mostly and yes townsite is nice and is Zunga beer in Van? If so where can I find it lol
o..o id have to say rashpberry ale is my first favorite :3 and after that it depends on my mood :p
Haven't posted for a while, but I realized I haven't shared a new favourite of mine which I really think some of you will like.
From Nanaimo, Longwood's Steam-Punk Dunkel.
You see, what they've done here is take a man wearing an old-timey suit, given him a vacuum tube for a head, then perched a bird wearing goggles on his wrist and set them over an art-deco, gear motif.
I-N-S-T-A-N-T S-T-E-A-M-P-U-N-K.
Well, at least someone is attempting to tap that market and thankfully it's a quaint little brewpub with a good product.
It comes in full, imperial pint cans for about $4. Dark in colour, light in body, heavy coffee notes and a crisp, dry finish. Despite being so dark, it's even good on a hot day.
Not in any way is it a good example of German-Style dunkels. But it certainly is dunkel and at least they didn't try rhyming 'Dunkel' with 'Uncle' like so many other breweries have.
Though I happened to meet the guy who helped come up with the name and when I applauded him for that, he said they did consider it.
For the quantity/price/quality. I think it's a great everyday craft brew.
(http://hiredgunscreative.com/sites/default/files/longwood/group-of-5-bottles-04.jpg)