Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Commonly attributed to Ben Franklin out of Poor Richard's, but......

So, many here have an appreciation of the brewed beverage.

What do we drink?

I've got a case of one that I have been a bit partial to on the past:

[Rufus T. Firefly]

What? Nobody drinks beer anymore?

[Mitch]

I'm surprised you have any of that crap left after staining your deck with it!

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I'm surprised you have any of that crap left after staining your deck with it!

Well, the crap that they sell you with beer on the label that you can see through doesn't repel water.

Get a good breakfast stout ~12% alcohol to start your day off right instead of that swill that you have to cool to just above freezing so you can't taste how bad it is,

[The Dirt]

Rufus, I knew I'd seen that brand before!

Apparently this stuff is good for other uses than staining your deck, and suffices as a lubricant for antique engines!



Hev will tell you where this one was!

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Well, yes, it is a multi-functional libation for both man and machine that those of us who can claim both PA Germanic and Scot descent can enjoy....although I do pass by very quickly on the local variant of haggis.

[Mitch]

Pittsburgh Brewing Co. is bringing back Duquesne Pilsner, brewing it at the old Latrobe facility where Rolling Rock was brewed. A quality pilsner with 3 expensive hops, it will be slightly yellow in color. Duquesne beer disappeared somewhere in the 70's or early '80's. Now if someone could just bring back Schmidts' of Philadelphia. I don't know who bought out the Joseph Schmidt Brewing Co.

[2railjon]

I don't know who bought out the Joseph Schmidt Brewing Co.

Whoever caused Schmidt's to vanish did the world a favor!!!!!! That stuff was on par with Iron City Beer!!!!! Yuck!!!!!!

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Troegs in Harrisburg PA makes some very good brews -- Troegenator Double Bock and the JavaHead Stout are excellent,

http://www.troegs.com/


Just watch out for this stuff, particularly if it's on tap, It's in the water, you know....

[Mitch]

I don't know who bought out the Joseph Schmidt Brewing Co.

Whoever caused Schmidt's to vanish did the world a favor!!!!!! That stuff was on par with Iron City Beer!!!!! Yuck!!!!!!

Jon, how could you?! Schmidt's is the beer I learned to vomit on when I was 15. And I'm an Iron City drinker, though only by bottle, never by can! You cut me to the quick!

[CCrider]

i agree and so is.......................

[Rufus T. Firefly]

You can't go wrong with a Farmhouse Ale,

[Fred Brenek]

Whoever caused Schmidt's to vanish did the world a favor!!!!!! That stuff was on par with Iron City Beer!!!!! Yuck!!!!!!

Keep in mind that Philadelphia had Christian Schmidt's Brewing. There was another brewery with the name Schmidt. The Jacob Schmidt Brewing Company was located in St. Paul Minnesota. Christian Schmidt of Philadelphia used the word (Schmidt's) on its labels and advertising and the Jacob Schmidt Brewing Company of St. Paul Minnesota used (Schmidt). The Philadelphia Schmidt's sold its brands to G. Heileman Brewing Company of La Crosse, Wisconsin, in April 1987.

Now, you want to talk skunk piss: Mickey's and Straub come to mind.

A good cheap beer that actually tastes like beer is Extra Gold lager by Coors. Far less expensive and better flavor than regular Coors or Coors Light.

Fred

[choochin3]

I like to enjoy a nice Belgian white ale,or almost any German beer.
Franziskaner,and Spaten are two that come to mind.
And English ales partial to my liking.
And a lil bit of what CC is having.

Carl T.

[bluelinec4]

A 110 proof beer, the world’s strongest, was launched Thursday by a British firm selling the tipple for $762 a bottle.

The blond Belgian ale, named The End of History, is an astonishing 55 percent alcohol by volume (ABV) and is presented in a case made from stuffed animals, including stoats and squirrels.

Made by BrewDog, based in Scotland, the beer is infused with fresh juniper berries and nettles from the Scottish Highlands and was developed using an extreme freezing technique.

Hundreds of pints of beer were used during the process, which was repeated dozens of times to produce just enough for a 330 milliliter bottle -- hence the record breaking cost.

James Watt, the company's co-founder, said: "This is the beer to end all beers."