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Food & Drink Best mainstream bottled beer

Discussion in 'General' started by niro, 21 Feb 2011.

  1. niro

    niro What's a Dremel?

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    I know mainstream bottled beer cannot touch the 100s of indie beers, lagers, ales, etc (and by mainstream I mean widely available as multipacks in supermarkets), but I was wondering what people think is the best mainstream bottled beer?

    Just the type of beer you can have couple of while you sit back and relax watching tv or playing a game, not when your trying to get wasted, basically the best tasting.

    p.s. anyone who mentions budweiser you might as well give me the cash you spend on it and i'll send you back my own er 'personal' brew ;)
     
  2. jhanlon303

    jhanlon303 The Keeper of History

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    Sam Adams is usually good and the seasonal variations are also tasty
     
  3. Chairboy

    Chairboy I want something good to die for...

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    Becks, Peroni or Grolsch are my personal faves
     
  4. Canon

    Canon Reformed

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    Was about to warn of budweiser sinning. I may get slapped here, but Brahma is nice, light and tasty. I'm a Guinness draught guy through and through so I usually don't drink so much of the stuff.
     
  5. BRAWL

    BRAWL Dead and buried.

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    What has squire got against le budweiser?

    I drink either Bud Or Heiniken when on the beer. Fosters occassionally depending on how warm the weather is... but I usually stick with rum and cola =]
     
  6. Canon

    Canon Reformed

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    oh and Harp.
     
  7. BentAnat

    BentAnat Software Dev

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    Hmm... Difficult one (geography and all).
    I'd have to say though:
    Windhoek Lager (Should be available overseas as well. Not sure of it's brother which I prefer: Tafel lager)
    Schöfferhofer Hefeweizen
    Paulaner Weiß
    Urbock (seasonal, locally brewed Bockbeer that is mainstream here)
     
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    [ZiiP] NaloaC Multimodder

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    Birra Moretti is quite nice, fairly light and crisp.

    Since it's available in Tesco's though, I will state that Weihenstephaner is the best beer you can buy. Oldest beer too. Started in 762, commercial licence in 1040. They even do multipacks :D

    Best beer, ever.
     
  9. faugusztin

    faugusztin I *am* the guy with two left hands

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  10. jhanlon303

    jhanlon303 The Keeper of History

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    What do they call those beers that have a bit of the yeast still in bottom of the bottle. I had one on my birthday last year in downtown Seattle and can't remember what to look for. Yes, it was a good birthday.
     
  11. sp4nky

    sp4nky BF3: Aardfrith WoT: McGubbins

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    Since they're available in most supermarkets, I'd go for Leffe (blond) or Chimay (blue). However, my local beer shop has Leffe (9), which is an obvious winner. One 750ml bottle is plenty for an evening.
     
  12. Fingers66

    Fingers66 Kiwi in London

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    Pieface Modder

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    I don't drink Beer, don't like the stuff. I prefer Cider.


    But my favourite mainstream Cider is called Aspall's.
     
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    mrlongbeard Multimodder

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    TSDAdam Beard!

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    If we're not talking ale here (I'd happily fill a thread by myself for that ;) ), I'd go with Asahi (cheeky gits, call it import but it's brewed in Czech Republic), Paulaner, Weihenstephaner and Hoegaarden (I know, I know, Interbrew borged but it's still tasty).

    Yes, I like the Weissbier ;)
     
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    Weissbier is win... :D
     
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  17. niro

    niro What's a Dremel?

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    Almightyrastus On the jazz.

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    As far as American ones go, Blue Moon is pretty good and easily bought at Sainsburys.

    For more mainstream I quite like Heineken, took a liking to that whilst visiting the mother in law in Holland a while back and even though they serve it in a tiny glass with about 3" of head on it, not bad at all.

    I will normally go for one of the smaller beweries ones though, something a touch darker.
     
  19. Kaiwan

    Kaiwan Shinigami

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    I'm assuming from your post you mean lager and not the real ale.
     
  20. logonui

    logonui Minimodder

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    In all honesty I would probably choose any of the wychwood beers.

    I'm quite partial to an Old Speckled Hen or Bishops Finger though now that I mention it...
     
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