Rambling Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Either very late 70's or early 80's... Crusader dark lager didn't last long Or anything on draft from Ansells.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Any lager 'http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':blink:' /> Weihenstephaner Original Spaten Munchner Hell Hofbrau Original Porterhouse Vienna (dark lager) Andescher Doppelbock Dunkel Schneider Aventinus Eisbock All well worth trying. The trouble is, you will hardly ever see any of them in pubs in the UK. The only lager you will generally see in UK pubs and supermarkets is the generic mass-produced big brewery stuff, brewed specifically to have as little flavour as possible. 'Lager' is a generic term relating to the storage of the beer (it means 'to lie down'). A 'real' lager is notoriously difficult to get to clear, and the best way is just to leave it in the dark at very low temperatures for several months. This used to be done in caves or cellars and takes weeks or months for the yeast and trub to settle out. Of course, the big breweries don't bother with that - sterile filtration and pasteurisation as soon as primary fermentation is winding down is good enough for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cisse Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 The problem is that usually people get their first touch with lagers with some bulk product and they are just that. Bulk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Very interesting that. Cheers Eddie. You'll have to search out my home brew thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Very interesting that. Cheers Eddie. You'll have to search out my home brew thread. Will do. I'm an all-grain brewer myself specialising in trappist-style rocket-fuel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Will do. I'm an all-grain brewer myself specialising in trappist-style rocket-fuel. i aim to be, but depends on a gluten test that I must get done, if its positive, I might be stuffed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rezner Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Hoffmeister, utter crap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 i aim to be, but depends on a gluten test that I must get done, if its positive, I might be stuffed. Not necessarily stuffed - you might need to consider malting your own buckwheat. There are a number of homebrew websites with sections on brewing gluten-free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simsdcfc Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Oranjee boom ! Minging Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Oranjee boom ! Minging I once tried a bottle of the ultra-strong version of oranjeboom when I was in Holland, just to see what it was like. Yes, I probably was wasted at the time. It was something like 12% alcohol, and actually made Tennents Super taste good by comparison. Foul muck. Funnily enough, Grolsch make an ultra-strong beer called Kanon, and that's quite drinkable in a masochistic sort of way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatgumyoulike Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Lager is like pop music. Everyone assumes it's generic crap but if you take the time to dig a little deeper, there's genius out there. And believe me, Skol is the worst. I went to Reading festival last year and they were advertising "3 free beers for everyone!" Now don't get me wrong I wasn't exactly expecting Erdinger, but maybe some Carling or some other average beer. 3 cans of Skol in a plastic bag. 3% and tasted like feet. Unbelievable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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