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Now, I don't have a large amount of beer-tasting experience, having only really started trying different brews a few years ago. Right now, I've been working my way through various ales while very rarely trying lagers. Newcastle is one of my fav's, and I think Guiness Stout is very overrated. Though, I hear the actual stuff from Ireland is far superior to the stuff us Americans get from Newfoundland.
Right now, my favorites are Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and Fat Tire Amber Ale (which I am absolutely loving). Sierra has somewhat of a fruity aftertaste that I can only describe as "Christmasy". I have no idea how I arrive at that word or why it tastes like that, it just does. Fat Tire is basically described as having a biscuit-like malt flavor, that's just really delicious. FYI, it's much, much better from the bottle than from the tap.
I was also impressed with some Polish beers, Zber and Tsyke (these are very close approximations, it's been a while since I had those and they had funny non-english characters in their name). Sadly, I had them such a long time ago, that I forget what they taste like, I just know they went great with hearty, Eastern European dishes.
As far as mixed drinks go, I usually go with a Vodka Tonic with lemon, a rum and Dr. Pepper, or a Bloody Mary with a lot of kick. I also found that mixing sake with pure apple cider is dang good.
I wouldn't be a part of any religion that forbade drinking or any other form of self-indulgence that's benign in moderation... but then, I wouldn't be part of any religion to begin with.
Right now, my favorites are Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and Fat Tire Amber Ale (which I am absolutely loving). Sierra has somewhat of a fruity aftertaste that I can only describe as "Christmasy". I have no idea how I arrive at that word or why it tastes like that, it just does. Fat Tire is basically described as having a biscuit-like malt flavor, that's just really delicious. FYI, it's much, much better from the bottle than from the tap.
I was also impressed with some Polish beers, Zber and Tsyke (these are very close approximations, it's been a while since I had those and they had funny non-english characters in their name). Sadly, I had them such a long time ago, that I forget what they taste like, I just know they went great with hearty, Eastern European dishes.
As far as mixed drinks go, I usually go with a Vodka Tonic with lemon, a rum and Dr. Pepper, or a Bloody Mary with a lot of kick. I also found that mixing sake with pure apple cider is dang good.
I wouldn't be a part of any religion that forbade drinking or any other form of self-indulgence that's benign in moderation... but then, I wouldn't be part of any religion to begin with.
