Beer thread

[Dio]

I am unable to comment on this subject since the legal drinking age is 21  .

[Green1]

At one time in the US, it was 18. But, there was a temperance group called Mothers Against Drunk Driving that started a national movement to bump up the age to 21. Two states - Nevada and Louisiana held out and were the last to change the age to 21. They folded under enormous pressure.

A side effect of this was that these guys were big "police power" advocates. Laws were changed to make roadblocks common to catch drunks, people driving illegally, illegal immigrants, pot heads, you name in in spite of 4th amendment protections against unreasonable search an seizure. The term "for the public safety" superseded that protection.

Imagine if you were a kid almost 18 at the time and then it bumped to 21! Not to mention, you could still be given a machine gun and shipped off to the USA's current war. Old enough to get shot at, but not for a brew...

[Buster's Uncle]

In NC, they bumped it up to 19 in 1984, then 21 by sometime in 1986.  I knew a guy in the dorm only slightly younger than me who got roaring drunk on his 21st birthday repeatedly shouting "Third" [censored] "time I've been legal!"

[Green1]

In NC, they bumped it up to 19 in 1984, then 21 by sometime in 1986.  I knew a guy in the dorm only slightly younger than me who got roaring drunk on his 21st birthday repeatedly shouting "Third" [censored] "time I've been legal!"

I personally believe they should get folks around it when they are younger. That way the mystique of it is worn off and they can be responsible about it.

But then again, getting way too drunk is one thing a lot go through until they smarten up. Either that or get responsibilities where they can not.

[Rusty Edge]

I personally believe they should get folks around it when they are younger. That way the mystique of it is worn off and they can be responsible about it.

But then again, getting way too drunk is one thing a lot go through until they smarten up. Either that or get responsibilities where they can not.

I think it works best when you grow up in a family that drinks responsibly.

The drinking age was always 21 in Pennsylvania. The mountain roads there are often fatal for drunks. At 21, they're more likely to plan ahead, and stay overnight, or have a driver, or even drink in moderation. At 18 most of them are too excited/impulsive  to use common sense, or too young to have much of it.

[Rusty Edge]

Here is a chart that groups beers by type and gives examples.

http://popchartlab.com/collections/prints/products/the-very-very-many-varieties-of-beer

[Geo]

German and especially Belgian beers are woefully underrepresented on that chart compared to Anglo "brew".

[Rusty Edge]

It was a New York chart. I'm guessing there isn't room for all of the German beers, and that most of the names would be meaningless to people who'd never been to Europe.

If you get the urge to supplement it, I suggest you devote one post to each circle of your choice.

[Geo]

I'm pretty sure your knowledge of beer is superior then mine.
I rarely drink alcohol, so...

[Rusty Edge]

I guess we'll leave it open for now.

[Green1]

Lately, due to being in a very proletariat area, I have merely decided to rotate between what is available. I avoid all Anhieser-Bucsh products. I am also not going to include what is in bars on 3rd Street (Baton Rouge's "wannabe CBD New Orleans type area). I dislike going out and paying too much for beer. I especially dislike going out to bars alone.

What I have available:


Hieineken, for better or worse, is the go-to house beer. It is available in 2 oz cans, 12 oz bottles, and the proper Louisiana serving size of a 1 pint bottle. For being considered a crap beer by international standards, I have found it far superior to Americrap hands down. It has an excellent aftertaste and is very refreshing.

Blue Moon (blue label). I was pleasantly surprised by this very lighty Belgium style ale. I hear from beer sites, this is very popular up in the New England states. I also hear there is another Blue Moon offering with an orange peel taste. Can not find that, though.

Rolling Rock. This was even lighter than the Blue Moon and MUCH, MUCH lighter than even Bud Light, but smoother and more polished than Bud Light. I have kind of a memory from this one. An ex-gf of mine visited her dad and step mom. He and his partner were indie programmers and he had quit his job at a bank to work for himself. hey had just sold a piece of software to a medium sized company ad celebrated with this. It, too, is very light. A bit light for my taste being New Orlenians tend to have taste buds that lean towards heavier beers.

Corona: THE Mexican beer. I think it taste better than it's competitor, Dos Equos.  however, Corona suffers from the stigma of being a "girly drink". It is frilly and requires a lime to enjoy the way it is meant to be enjoyed. A single man in NOLA or BR must keep a Corona or two in the fridge for the lady he plans to bring back and shag after a night on Frenchmen (NOLA) or 3rd Street (BR) for extra points.

Dos Equos: ha a bit of an aftertaste I do not care for, but seems a tad heavier than Corona. Awesome marketing campaign with "the most interesting guy". A tobacco shop I frequent used to rent out a cutout of that dude in the commercials to middle aged lady parties. But, cool ad campaign does not equal a go-to beer.

I will return with my thoughts on more with the various Abitas.

[JarlWolf]

[Unorthodox]

[Dio]

 . I think that was a funny reply.

[Green1]

It is always the Russian bears.

"Sometimes you get bear, sometimes bear get YOU." was said to me in a broken Russian accent as I was raped repeatedly in a video game by Ruskies slurping vodka.

But, if you change the words, it makes sense too.

"Sometimes you get beer, sometimes beer gets YOU".

Beer, like the Russians, has gotten me in the past instead of me getting it. Fortunately, if you have foresight and knowledge and awareness, you can get them