Morgan Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Used to hate this stuff when living in Edinburgh. Saw one in Italy made by the company that make Moretti today and bought some to see if it was as crap as I remember it being. It was. Does anyone like this cloudy, funny tasting lager? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daydream Believer Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 I quite like one pint of it but no more than that. I liked the Kronenbourg one but haven't seen it in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 You mean like an Erdinger type beer? Love it actually, but only for one or two pints. Gets a bit too much and have to switch to something else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_ Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Wheat beer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Camazzola Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 I quite like one pint of it but no more than that. I liked the Kronenbourg one but haven't seen it in a while. Kronenbourg Blanc IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daydream Believer Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Kronenbourg Blanc IIRC. Yeah, that was it. Just googled it and it seems they still make it. Might pick some up tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Used to hate this stuff when living in Edinburgh. Saw one in Italy made by the company that make Moretti today and bought some to see if it was as crap as I remember it being. It was. Does anyone like this cloudy, funny tasting lager? Not a great lover of Wheat Beer, but do try them on occasion, had one which is brewed in Venice, strangely called 'Bianca' and had a white label, funny enough, not that good to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King prawn Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Had Hoegaarden a few times - not a huge fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobNox Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 I find it quite refreshing on a warm day, enjoy a pint or two of Hoegaarden, but not really a session beer for me. ?I've been checking out a lot of those new trendy IPAs that come in eclectic cans. Some really nice beers among them, but need to be careful as some can be fairly potent, 6%+, 7%+ and higher. The local offie sells one that is 10.2% ffs. That would put the local jakies to shame with their Super Lager 8% pish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronJambo Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Yeah, that was it. Just googled it and it seems they still make it. Might pick some up tomorrow. It was taken out of the UK a number of years ago and I've not seen it here for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daydream Believer Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 It was taken out of the UK a number of years ago and I've not seen it here for a long time. You're right, that's a disappointment. Haven't thought about it in ages and now I'm dying for one and cant get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auldy19 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 I do like a Hoegaarden now and then . Some are minging . I had one that had a grapefruit twist to it . Made in the midlands but can't remember the name for the life of me . That was the absolute business . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobNox Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 You're right, that's a disappointment. Haven't thought about it in ages and now I'm dying for one and cant get it. Blue Moon is another wheat bear, Belgian style, quite pleasant and readily available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobNox Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Used to hate this stuff when living in Edinburgh. Saw one in Italy made by the company that make Moretti today and bought some to see if it was as crap as I remember it being. It was. Does anyone like this cloudy, funny tasting lager? As an aside Morgan, what do you recommend in the way of French Beer? Just that my middle daughter is off to Toulouse next month for a year and I'm planning a visit in October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronJambo Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 You're right, that's a disappointment. Haven't thought about it in ages and now I'm dying for one and cant get it. Lots of others around. Decent Japanese one here that can be found in tesco and marks and Spencer https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/697/2013/ Meantimes wheat beer and Blue Moon is also decent. The markets huge. I don't really drink them these days though so I'm a bit out of touch, I'm more into very hoppy American style IPA's these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronJambo Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 As an aside Morgan, what do you recommend in the way of French Beer? Just that my middle daughter is off to Toulouse next month for a year and I'm planning a visit in October. Drink wine instead. The beer in France is shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 did i read that right? Morgan turning his nose up at a beer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnrazor Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daydream Believer Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Incidentally, I'm drinking Marks and Spencer french lager right now. It might be the worst lager I've ever tasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locky Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Really do like the wheat beer. Erdinger is tidy. Although I recently learned in Germany that it's not a 'sesh' beer. More a beer to be drunk with a meal. I tanned about 10 pints of Hefe-Weizen and can't remember half the night. Was up at 5am on Saturday morning spewing and felt awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobNox Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Drink wine instead. The beer in France is shit. I was kind of thinking that may be the answer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Really do like the wheat beer. Erdinger is tidy. Although I recently learned in Germany that it's not a 'sesh' beer. More a beer to be drunk with a meal. I tanned about 10 pints of Hefe-Weizen and can't remember half the night. Was up at 5am on Saturday morning spewing and felt awful. if you like your wheat beer try this stuff, it is quite nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnrazor Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 I got a mixed box of wheat beers from "Beerhawk" I've had a couple of other mixed boxes from them, really good company to deal with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted July 28, 2017 Author Share Posted July 28, 2017 Not a great lover of Wheat Beer, but do try them on occasion, had one which is brewed in Venice, strangely called 'Bianca' and had a white label, funny enough, not that good to be honest. Same name as my one tonight Jimbo. Sorry the picture is askew! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Blue Moon is another wheat bear, Belgian style, quite pleasant and readily available. It should be Belgian style, the guy that sold the Hoe brewery to Interbev (I think) moved to the USA where he now brews Blue Moon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted July 28, 2017 Author Share Posted July 28, 2017 As an aside Morgan, what do you recommend in the way of French Beer? Just that my middle daughter is off to Toulouse next month for a year and I'm planning a visit in October. French beer is pish. I quite like 1664, my wife hates it. Thankfully, because we live more or less on the French/Italian border we buy most of our stuff in Italy and have access to well priced and good Italian beers - Peroni, Moretti, Nastro, Porettii, Menabrea. My beer of choice however is Heineken believe it or not. Favourite lager ever though is the fantastic Estrella from Barcelona. Enjoy Toulouse by the way, we've been there once for a football match and it was a really cool place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bauld Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Lovely stuff. Not something for regular drinking but a nice glass with dinner is the business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted July 28, 2017 Author Share Posted July 28, 2017 did i read that right? Morgan turning his nose up at a beer? Still drank it like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bauld Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Off topic slightly but I'm thoroughly enjoying my first one of these tonight with some excellent German smoked cheese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted July 28, 2017 Author Share Posted July 28, 2017 Off topic slightly but I'm thoroughly enjoying my first one of these tonight with some excellent German smoked cheese. Is that like Old Speckled Hen Bauld? Mate of mine in Edinburgh used to do five or six pints of OSH every lunchtime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted July 28, 2017 Author Share Posted July 28, 2017 Had that on a recent work trip to Italy. Was ok, but nothing great. Mind you, at 99 cents for 66cl it's not to be sniffed at. That's what I paid today. Won't buy again though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Is that like Old Speckled Hen Bauld? Mate of mine in Edinburgh used to do five or six pints of OSH every lunchtime. so that explains why jonno is the way he is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Still drank it like! you've kept the little bit of respect i had for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bauld Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Is that like Old Speckled Hen Bauld? Mate of mine in Edinburgh used to do five or six pints of OSH every lunchtime. Old speckled hen but a bit stronger. 6.5% OSH is 5.2% which I drink often and enjoy as well as the old golden hen. This stuff goes down very nice though and I'm not a lightweight by any means but you get a lovely wee buzz off this after about 3/4 of the way through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted July 28, 2017 Author Share Posted July 28, 2017 Nice, think I paid a fair bit more in a supermarket. Do you go to some kind of hypermarche? Nope, just a standard supermarket near Sanremo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted July 28, 2017 Author Share Posted July 28, 2017 you've kept the little bit of respect i had for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobNox Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 French beer is pish. I quite like 1664, my wife hates it. Thankfully, because we live more or less on the French/Italian border we buy most of our stuff in Italy and have access to well priced and good Italian beers - Peroni, Moretti, Nastro, Porettii, Menabrea. My beer of choice however is Heineken believe it or not. Favourite lager ever though is the fantastic Estrella from Barcelona. Enjoy Toulouse by the way, we've been there once for a football match and it was a really cool place. Cheers Morgan, might stick to the French wine or 'foreign' beers when I'm over. Estrella is a lovely pint, been to Barcelona a few times and love the city. Nothing better than enjoying a cold pint of Estrella while soaking up the sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Love dunkel weiss beir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronJambo Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 It should be Belgian style, the guy that sold the Hoe brewery to Interbev (I think) moved to the USA where he now brews Blue Moon Blue Moon is brewed by Coors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Reekin' Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Really do like the wheat beer. Erdinger is tidy. Although I recently learned in Germany that it's not a 'sesh' beer. More a beer to be drunk with a meal. I tanned about 10 pints of Hefe-Weizen and can't remember half the night. Was up at 5am on Saturday morning spewing and felt awful. Hefeweiss is brilliant - unlike yourself, I find it's the German beer that gives me the fewest problems the next day: my head and guts are usually OK, unlike when I've been on the pils or export or whatever. The unflitered (Klosterbier? / Zwickl?) lagers are great too: cloudy but really tasty and don't often get hangovers after knocking back a good few litres of the stuff. Deutschesbier ?ber alles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvoys Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Hitchamo Nest and Hoogarden big time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthVodka Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 It should be Belgian style, the guy that sold the Hoe brewery to Interbev (I think) moved to the USA where he now brews Blue Moon Some of the seasonal brews they do are pretty good also. Unfortunately never make it over here, but always worth a try when over in the USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Is that like Old Speckled Hen Bauld? Mate of mine in Edinburgh used to do five or six pints of OSH every lunchtime. Mind i had 2 pints of old speckled hen in Ryries after a Hearts game, you knew you had downed a rich beer. As for wheat beer, normally have lager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted July 29, 2017 Author Share Posted July 29, 2017 Mind i had 2 pints of old speckled hen in Ryries after a Hearts game, you knew you had downed a rich beer. As for wheat beer, normally have lager. Two pints Harry? Reckless beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serge Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Drink wine instead. The beer in France is shit. Except for this stuff.... Usually found in 75cl bottles without a closer so there's always a good portion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Same name as my one tonight Jimbo. Sorry the picture is askew! This is the one I had in Venice. Wasn't that good to be honest. The best Venetian brewed beer I had was a ruby beer called San Marco (8.6%), the lager was bog standard and the Rossa was ok just. Had a bottle of beer at Caffe Florian (their own label) ?13 for a 330ml bottle, expensive I know, but hey just had to be done when in Venice, besides I didn't have a choice as the wife wanted to have a glass of wine and a sandwich at Caffe Florian in St. Mark's Square. French Beer, Upon checking, I've had a wheat beer from Corsica called Colomba which for a wheat beer was alright, had a hint of lemon flavour to it, according to my notes. Used to be quite partial to CH'TI Amber, not had one of them for quite some time now. Apart from that there isn't really any other French beers I've tried which stand out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locky Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 if you like your wheat beer try this stuff, it is quite nice I'll keep my eyes peeled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locky Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Hefeweiss is brilliant - unlike yourself, I find it's the German beer that gives me the fewest problems the next day: my head and guts are usually OK, unlike when I've been on the pils or export or whatever. The unflitered (Klosterbier? / Zwickl?) lagers are great too: cloudy but really tasty and don't often get hangovers after knocking back a good few litres of the stuff. Deutschesbier ?ber alles! Previously I'd heard that it doesn't give you a hangover. But my German mates told me the morning after I tanned a fair bit, that because it's extremely gassy, it's not great to drink a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Gin Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Weissbier is superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_ Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Remember being in Munich a few years back. Could buy bottles of Erdinger, Schneider Weiss, Weihenstephan etc in the local Aldi for about 70 cents, 20 cents of which was the bottle deposit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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