What Your Beer Says About You

[RoadKingLarry]

After years of sampling and rejecting beers, I finally found one I like.

Naturally, it doesn't retail where we're moving (Oklahoma).

*Sigh*

Don't worry too much about it. You can likely find something you like here.
One possible source -
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/4707
If you like Italian food Pete's Place in Krebs is worth the trip just for that.

We've also got a pretty good wine industry here a well. One neat little winery is only about 3 miles from my house.
http://www.oakhillswinery.com/

Oh, and sadly if you wan't something better than 3.2 beer you have to buy it at a liquor store, warm.

[dm1333]

If anyone knows of a good, flavorful light beer, please to post on the Internets

Miller High Life.  I just went for a bike ride and have been sitting on my deck enjoying the sun and the Champagne of Beers. 

[BlueStarLizzard]

I generally tend towards the darker beers - but they're getting hard to find. Even locally when a store carries Sam Adams, they rarely have Black Lager, Boston Ale, Irish Red, Chocolate Bock, or Black&Brew . . . but there's no problem finding Cranberry Lambic or Cherry Wheat, both of which are just plain nasty. (Lately they're coming up with all kinds of specialty brews . . . but in the process of trying to be different, they've lost sight of the fact that they're supposed to be good, too.) When they come up with their "Brewmaster's Collection" with several different beers in a 12 pack, they almost always try to work in a nasty . . .  

Shiner Bock and Shiner Black Lager are OK, and the new Guinness Black Lager is very drinkable.

Light beers? Meh. May as well just get some Bud and dilute it.

Weird...

The Food Lion I shop at usually has all of those in stock.  And food lion is the grocery store of the lower orders of civilization around here.

[mtnbkr]

Miller High Life.  I just went for a bike ride and have been sitting on my deck enjoying the sun and the Champagne of Beers. 

That's my favorite non-premium beer.  I typically take a 12 pack of that and a sixer of "good stuff" when I go on my deer hunting/camping trips.

Chris

[dm1333]

That's my favorite non-premium beer.  I typically take a 12 pack of that and a sixer of "good stuff" when I go on my deer hunting/camping trips.

Chris

Finally!  You must be the other guy in America who thinks High Life is a pretty decent lager!  I'm moving to Muskegon, MI in about a month and have plans to visit Milwaukee, the motherland!

[White Horseradish]

I have both a motorcycle and a truck.

I've gotta work on the "Pilgrim" thing, though...

Ditto...

[Pharmacology]

Anybody else like Real Ale (that's the name of the brand)?

Whenever I would have a tough time choosing, I'd grab their "sampler" six pack.

[ArfinGreebly]

So I learned something about Oklahoma and beer.

Evidently grocery stores or other non-specialty places can sell alcoholic drinks of 3.2% or lower, but anything above that must be sold from licensed liquor stores.

Additionally, liquor stores are prohibited from selling any refrigerated alcoholic beverages.

Consequently, some brands will not sell their product in OK because it can't be sold cold.

Interesting.

[Hawkmoon]

Whatever, I drink light beer because I don't get a hangover or headache after drinking more than 3-4.

That is not guilt, put proper planning.

P-P-P-P-P-P-P

[Hawkmoon]

So I learned something about Oklahoma and beer.

Evidently grocery stores or other non-specialty places can sell alcoholic drinks of 3.2% or lower, but anything above that must be sold from licensed liquor stores.

When I was in Army basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, MO, (a.k.a. Fort Lost-in-the-Woods), all we could buy on post was "three-two" beer. That was in the Vietnam era -- I didn't know the stuff still existed.

[charby]

P-P-P-P-P-P-P

the 7 P's are the code we should all live by.

[SADShooter]

Anybody else like Real Ale (that's the name of the brand)?

Whenever I would have a tough time choosing, I'd grab their "sampler" six pack.

Yes. I also don't mind supporting regional breweries.

[Ben]

Well, I guess it makes sense to talk about "P" in a beer thread.  

[charby]

Miller 64 is only 2.9%, I may have to pick up a 6'er this weekend and try it.

I was depleting my beer fridge of Miller Lite a few weeks ago after putting my truck back together.  My neighbor popped his head in the garage and helped me deplete my fridge also. As we were drinking beer his wife also came over and invited wife and I over for a bonfire that evening. Taking stock of the fridge I realized that I only had a few cans left and wife was just headed to the store, so I gave her some cash to pick up some Miller 64 for the evening's entertainment.

Well I was a bit buzzed by the time I had my 1st Miller 64 and it didn't taste too bad, tasted different that Miller Lite, more like High Life, but I was surprised that a beer with that few calories actually tasted like a heavier lager.

Also went did a 15 mile bike ride with a friend on Tuesday, the bar at the end of the ride had Michelob Golden light draft in bottles, tasted damn good. Might have to restock the beer fridge with that next time.

[Scout26]

Finally!  You must be the other guy in America who thinks High Life is a pretty decent lager!  I'm moving to Muskegon, MI in about a month and have plans to visit Milwaukee, the motherland!

The home of Milwaukee's Best, Pabst and Miller/Coors.  You'll be disappointed. http://milwaukeebrewerytours.com/

However if you go to the Sprecher Brewery, they give tours and there are samples.

http://www.sprecherbrewery.com/index.php

[cosine]

Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee gives tours and free samples too.

[zxcvbob]

I tend to like heavy bitter high-alcohol beers; Sierra Nevada Torpedo is a good one.  Schells "Emerald Rye" is really good too, but that's a regional beer. 

In the summer I drink lighter beers.  Last month I decided to try Michelob again, and it was really hard to find!    There's Michelob Golden Draft and MGD Light everywhere, but those taste like Miller at a higher price.  I finally found some Michelob, and it's pretty good.  I don't know why it's so hard to find.

Last week I stopped by the liquor store to see what's on sale, and they had Beck's dark bier on closeout for $6 a 12-pack.  I bought one, and cracked open the first one tonight.  Very nice!  (And it's not skunky at all, which is sometimes a problem with imports)  Headed back there tomorrow to see if they still have any at that price, so I can buy them out.

[dm1333]

The home of Milwaukee's Best, Pabst and Miller/Coors.  You'll be disappointed. http://milwaukeebrewerytours.com/

However if you go to the Sprecher Brewery, they give tours and there are samples.

The Sprecher tour is free with military i.d.  Yay!  The Great Lakes Distillery tour also looks worth checking out, any body sampled their products?  Among other things they make vodka, gin and whiskey.  Some of my favorite things in the world!

[ArfinGreebly]

So I learned something about Oklahoma and beer.

Evidently grocery stores or other non-specialty places can sell alcoholic drinks of 3.2% or lower, but anything above that must be sold from licensed liquor stores.

Additionally, liquor stores are prohibited from selling any refrigerated alcoholic beverages.

Consequently, some brands will not sell their product in OK because it can't be sold cold.

Interesting.

Evidently, however, grocery stores are not so constrained.

We were in a couple of grocery stores yesterday and found an entire refrigerated beer aisle.

I was surprised at the number of beers that fell into the "grocery-store-legal" category.  Apparently, the "3.2%" limitation is either obsolete or is not as strictly enforced as one might think.

For example, Corona Extra (4.6%) was in the chiller, along with Bud and Coors, both above the 4.0% mark.  Given what I saw in the chilled beverage aisle, I might conjecture that the real cutoff for beers is more like 5.0%.

I'm not inclined to make a research project out of it, but the first authoritative claim I heard, that the grocery store limit is 3.2%, is clearly not accurate.

[RoadKingLarry]

That's interesting.

This pretty accurate so far as I know.
http://okc.about.com/od/foodanddrink/p/okliquorlaws.htm

Proper prior planning prevents piss poor performance warm beer.
I've got a 6 of Sam Adams on ice down on the boat.

[Brad Johnson]

We've also got a pretty good wine industry here a well. One neat little winery is only about 3 miles from my house.
http://www.oakhillswinery.com/

Oak Hill Swinery?  Funny name for a vintner...

Brad

[RoadKingLarry]

Oak Hill Swinery?  Funny name for a vintner...

Brad

They rent pigs as a side business.

[Brad Johnson]

Evidently, however, grocery stores are not so constrained.

We were in a couple of grocery stores yesterday and found an entire refrigerated beer aisle.

I was surprised at the number of beers that fell into the "grocery-store-legal" category.  Apparently, the "3.2%" limitation is either obsolete or is not as strictly enforced as one might think.

For example, Corona Extra (4.6%) was in the chiller, along with Bud and Coors, both above the 4.0% mark.  Given what I saw in the chilled beverage aisle, I might conjecture that the real cutoff for beers is more like 5.0%.

I'm not inclined to make a research project out of it, but the first authoritative claim I heard, that the grocery store limit is 3.2%, is clearly not accurate.

As RKL indicated, the law is clear.  No beverage which exceeds 3.2% alcohol by weight or 4.0% by volume may be sold only at room temp, and only from a licensed liquor store.  If you found chilled beer exceeding the ABV/ABW limits in a non-liquor store then they either carry low-point versions of that beer or they have committed a huge legal no-no. 

Brad

[Balog]

Cash is a bit tight at the moment due to some life circumstances so I think next time we goto Costco sacrilege may be committed and a case of Coors or Budweiser may be purchased. Dark days my friends...

 

[MillCreek]

They rent pigs as a side business.

So do you lose the damage deposit if the pig is returned half-eaten?