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foofiter · 05-11-2005, 08:44 PM

I am looking for the "best" beer in each city listed below:

Amsterdam
Brussels
Berlin
Munich
Florence
Rome
Paris: I really enjoyed Carlsberg Elephant..any others?

Fire at will! :greenguy:

foofiter

travelguy · 05-12-2005, 08:53 AM

for amsterdam its heineken all the way

showtimestafford · 05-12-2005, 09:03 AM

Guinness, the black stuff is the best drink in the world

**Somnambulation** · 05-12-2005, 10:44 AM

I prefer Kronenbourg when ordering in a pub. Or Hogaarten if I feel like wheat beer.

**butterj** · 05-12-2005, 11:42 AM

Hogarden the drink of god's you really have to try it, it's a great beer very different from average larger.

ch3cooh · 05-12-2005, 12:28 PM

The best beers in Austria are Stiegl and Goesser. In Munich I am partial to Paulaner and Augustiner.

**kingcrazylegs** · 05-12-2005, 03:08 PM

I really like and McEwans Scotch Ale and Bitburger amongst others.

alkyowl · 05-12-2005, 03:27 PM

you gotta try tuburg, its delish! Stella artois also lovely and v cheap in belgium if not anywhere else! Budvar also is rather refreshing

Spartan · 05-12-2005, 04:47 PM

I know the Czech Rep. isnt on your list but everyone who is in Prague should order GABRINUS. Probably the best beer in Europe. It is 12% but tastes awesome and is only about 40 cents a bottle.

Deadguy · 05-13-2005, 12:18 PM

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Originally posted by foofiter@May 11 2005, 08:43 PM
Brussels

Belgium has the worlds best beer hands down.
Brussels has the Delirium Cafe at which you can choose between over 2000 beers. 1000 of which are Belgian.
My favorite Belgian brewery is Cantillon. Located in Brussels just outside the city center. for 6 euro you get a self guided tour at the end of which you get to try six of their delicious beers.
Other great beers include, Duvel, Orval, Westmalle, Rochfort, A'Chouffe, Fantome, Saison Dupont, and hundreds more.
Really, I can tell you everything you ever want to know about Belgian and American beer. Just say the word and my vaste knowledge will be yours

Deadguy · 05-13-2005, 12:20 PM

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Originally posted by butterj@May 12 2005, 11:41 AM
Hogarden the drink of god's you really have to try it, it's a great beer very different from average larger.

yeah, because it's an Ale!!!

Deadguy · 05-13-2005, 12:21 PM

http://www.beeradvocate.com/beerfly/

this helped me a great deal in finding the greatest beers and bars all over europe

foofiter · 05-13-2005, 01:32 PM

Thanks man! I will check it out when I get home!

foofiter

**urOZm8** · 05-14-2005, 01:02 AM

I agree Hoegaarden is a great tasting beer.

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travelguy · 05-16-2005, 01:47 PM

ive never had "good tasting beer". i think all beer tastes bad. heneken is the one that goes down the easiest though. people are you sure the beer actually tastes "good" over in eastern europe? or do you just mean it goes down easy. maybe i havent had good beer i dont know

foofiter · 05-16-2005, 05:46 PM

New strategy: ask a hot chick if she wants a beer and order tow of what she wants. Can't go wrong there!

foofiter

**GoKrazy** · 05-16-2005, 07:47 PM

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Originally posted by travelguy@May 16 2005, 12:46 PM
ive never had "good tasting beer".* i think all beer tastes bad. heneken is the one that goes down the easiest though. people are you sure the beer actually tastes "good" over in eastern europe? or do you just mean it goes down easy. maybe i havent had good beer i dont know

BLASPHEMY!

I agree that not all beers are great, but Europe rules for good beer! I reccommend Czech, German and Belgian beers. I wasn't a big fan of beer untill I spend a few months in Poland about 6 summers ago and I lived on beer. I still enjoy some brews better then others, but it's just a matter of findine one that appeals to your taste.

I'm almost afraid to ask what beers other then Heineken you've tasted...

travelguy · 05-17-2005, 08:48 AM

ive drank anything you can get in the states. by the way corona is horrible i dont understand why so many like it. if i knew what piss tastes like, that would be it.

**butterj** · 05-17-2005, 08:58 AM

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@May 12 2005, 11:41 AM
Hogarden the drink of god's you really have to try it, it's a great beer very different from average larger.

yeah, because it's an Ale!!! [/b]

thanks i was never sure what catagory it fell in, prety bad for someone who loves real ale, summer sitting next to the river in the sun with a Hoegaarden i could not ask for any thing else, oh except women.

Deadguy · 05-19-2005, 06:24 PM

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Originally posted by travelguy@May 16 2005, 01:46 PM
ive never had "good tasting beer".* i think all beer tastes bad. heneken is the one that goes down the easiest though. people are you sure the beer actually tastes "good" over in eastern europe? or do you just mean it goes down easy. maybe i havent had good beer i dont know

There are so many different styles and flavors of beer to be had that I guarente could find something you could enjoy.
The reason most people don't like beer is because they have only been exposed to bad beer. Heiniken, corona, bud, stella, peroni, becks, carling, all that stuff is garbage.

try some Fantome Saison, or Rogue's Dead Guy Ale then tell me you don't like beer!