Beer drinking thread

[Dry]

Originally posted by Adalbertus

I've some doubts that the Belgians always keep to it.

We don't have that Reinheitsgebot thing. It's typical german: "Ach, you hav to make bier like zis: the book, the BOOK! Streng verboten to make it other way".
That's why our (belgian) beers have different tastes. I tried german beer (mainly bavarian one). It's ok, but exept one I drank it in the (small) brewery itself (very fresh), there's almost no difference.
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[Earwicker]

Originally posted by Lung
Coopers Sparkling Ale

Mmmmmmmm, Cooooopers! Now you're making me thirsty.

Sadly, very hard to find here in the states . . .

[Adalbertus]

I tried german beer (mainly bavarian one). It's ok, but exept one I drank it in the (small) brewery itself (very fresh), there's almost no difference.

Two things: First, there is some unfortunate tendency to brew beers which are quite alike. Second, apparently you didn't drink far enough. Weizen (quite similar among themselves) which is made from wheat as you may have guessed, Bock, Doppelbock, and dark beer you certainly could have tried in Bavaria. Kölsch or Alt which use a different type of yeast are to be tried in Cologne or ...errrm....Düsseldorf. Jever provides you with loads of hops. Something which apparently done quite often with Belgian beer is to mix it with other things like fruit sirup. I know this only from Berliner Weiße (often served with raspberry juice, sorry, Mr. Fun) and the famous "Radler" (for south Germans) or "Alsterwasser" (for those around Hamburg) which is a 1:1 mixture of lemonade and beer and is very efficient against being thirsty.
In fact, Belgian beers are usually stronger, and (for my taste) a bit sticky.