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Cincydawg

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Re: Beer
« Reply #602 on: April 26, 2023, 10:55:47 AM »
I've mentioned that my wife likes lighter beers, pilsners etc., no hops to speak of.  She likes Sweetwater 420 which for me also is not at all bad, it has some flavor.  It's way better than Bud, to me, though it is light.

They have an excellent beer garden at their brewery just 2-3 miles north of us.  We enjoy it on nice days at times, they must have 30 different beers on tap, and very decent bar food.

When they finish the Beltline up that way, I'd be able to walk there though it's a bit of a hoof.

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Re: Beer
« Reply #603 on: April 26, 2023, 01:44:21 PM »
True pilsners have a ton of flavor.  They should have a generous amount of hops, the difference is that unlike American West Coast IPAs, they are also balanced with a strong malt backbone.

Amercian light lagers that are supposed to represent pilsners, are actually a far cry from the style.
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Re: Beer
« Reply #604 on: April 26, 2023, 04:44:15 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on April 26, 2023, 05:33:32 AM
One restaurant downtown Athens just off campus had Schlitz Dark which I thought was pretty good at the time. . . .
There was a Pizza restaurant in Norman that had Schlitz Dark. I too thought that it was pretty good.
Certainly better than stinky Heineken. (I know, the green bottles.)
When Foster's ("Australian for 'Beer'") became available, it was a popular choice.
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Re: Beer
« Reply #605 on: April 26, 2023, 04:55:21 PM »
popular cause of the bigger can in some cases

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Re: Beer
« Reply #606 on: April 26, 2023, 05:10:12 PM »
420 Extra Pale Ale - SweetWater Brewing Company

They don't call it a pils.  I like it well enough, I prefer Sam Adams.  They used to sell and ale I really liked.

39 IBUs.
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Re: Beer
« Reply #607 on: April 26, 2023, 06:31:13 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on April 26, 2023, 05:10:12 PM
420 Extra Pale Ale - SweetWater Brewing Company

They don't call it a pils.  I like it well enough, I prefer Sam Adams.  They used to sell and ale I really liked.

39 IBUs.

Well, yeah, because a pils is a lager and an ale is an... ale.  Do those yeasts prefer top or bottom, yo?
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Re: Beer
« Reply #608 on: April 26, 2023, 09:40:57 PM »
39 IBUs is plenty for me unless the Alcohol content is up over 5%

the higher the ALC the higher the IBU balances

well, for me anyway
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Re: Beer
« Reply #609 on: April 27, 2023, 08:41:52 AM »
420 is 5.7% ABV, so over your limit.  I like it pretty well on a hotter day sharing one with my wife.  If I let her, she'll open Champagne at the drop of a derby.  Sometimes when I don't.  

When it comes to beer, I only like ales and lagers.

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Re: Beer
« Reply #610 on: April 27, 2023, 09:47:25 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on April 27, 2023, 08:41:52 AM
420 is 5.7% ABV, so over your limit.  I like it pretty well on a hotter day sharing one with my wife.  If I let her, she'll open Champagne at the drop of a derby.  Sometimes when I don't. 

When it comes to beer, I only like ales and lagers.


I don't have quite that cachet, so I keep a lineup of Prosecco in the fridge. I guess I've reached the "ladies of a certain age" stage. They'll drink it mixed with any fruit juice I have on-hand.

I make a "French 75" that seems to go over well. I need to rip out a cabinet, build some overhead hangers, and acquire the appropriate glassware to make it classy!
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Re: Beer
« Reply #611 on: April 27, 2023, 09:51:29 AM »
I managed to get my wife "hooked" on the Costco Prosecco that is $8 a bottle here.  It's "not bad", I'll have a glass with her at times.  We buy it by the case but last time we were there they were flat out.  They had the rose' version which she doesn't like as much.

The Kirkland Champagne is $20 here, and it's in the "OK" range.  I'm not a huge fan of sparklers.  Champagne is basically bad wine with bubbles to make it taste OK, to me.  There are a few still Champagnes but I've never seen one.  It probably tastes like a cheap Chablis.

Champagne usually is made with up to three main grape varietals, two of which seem to surprise folks when I do a wine tasting.

It's also the name of two grape varietals used in Cognac ...
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Re: Beer
« Reply #612 on: April 27, 2023, 09:53:46 AM »
I limit the IBUs not the ABV%

my experience is if the ABV is around 5%, I limit the IBUs to 30

but, if the ABV is say 8-10%, then I can handle 40-50 IBU
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Re: Beer
« Reply #613 on: April 27, 2023, 10:41:57 AM »
Quote from: FearlessF on April 27, 2023, 09:53:46 AM
I limit the IBUs not the ABV%

my experience is if the ABV is around 5%, I limit the IBUs to 30

but, if the ABV is say 8-10%, then I can handle 40-50 IBU
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Re: Beer
« Reply #614 on: April 27, 2023, 10:52:15 AM »
important things I've learned at the bar
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Re: Beer
« Reply #615 on: April 27, 2023, 11:01:18 AM »
You can take verbal and visual cues, as well.

If it's called a "West Coast IPA" then you can immediately dismiss it.
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