/ck/ - Food & Cooking

how do I get started brewing my own beer?

So i heard consensual drunk sex is actually considered to be rape

How many of you unknowingly commited rape on NYE because of this all-time fav beverage?

Alright /ck/ lets talk about beer.
Post your favorite describe it a little bit for those of us who can't get it.
Post one you would like to try
Also post a description of the perfect beer in your opinion.
The reason is;
I am an amateur beer brewer. I am on my 3rd all grain batch now. I want to get started on my 4th batch this weekend. I am thinking of doing a chocolate port. However if some of you can post some awesome beers I will do my best to make them. Pics will follow.

So I know nothing about beers and lagers and ports and ales and that whole... family(?) of alcoholic drinks. I'm 26 and was just never exposed to alcohol until the last 1-2 years. I'm getting used to vodka (my favorite) and bourbon and some rums, scotch and a tiny bit of tequila, but a good beer (for myself) still eludes me.

Suggestions?

I've tried:
Budweiser (not great)
Coors (meh)
Corona (no)
Tsingtao (dear god no)
pale ale (decent for sipping over long periods)
Tecate (smoothest I've tried, decent enough)

I understand most of those are "cheap mass-produced shitty beers" (according to some friends), but I'd like to know what I'm missing. My purpose isn't to get drunk, it's to find a beer I'd have when I sit down with friends or have at the end of a long hot day or something.

I'm not sure how hops or stouts or whatever come into play, so maybe it's a certain concentration I don't like or what.

Don't know how (or even if) malt drinks come into play, but judging by my reaction to four loko (the new ones, not the original heart-stoppers), I want to stay away from malt drinks.

My gf is away this week and I decided I was going to get drunk alone tonight.

I had about 4 beers (IPAs, 7% each) on an empty stomach and realized I didn't have food to cook, didn't want to order pizza, and had to get something before I got my drink on.

I decided to drive to the nearest KFC, about 3 miles away. I haven't smoked weed in like 9 months but have a bit in the freezer, so I rolled a nig cig and smoked it right before I left.

It hit me on the way there, but things went well. Got $20 worth of KFC and ended up stopping in a grade school parking lot to chill and chow down. A cop ended up stopping by and asking what I was doing. I said I was "mowing down on some KFC" and he laughed and said have a good night.

My first successful buzzed driving episode and I'm ready to drink.

Who else is getting into it tonight???

Recommend someone who has never drank before a type of beer to go and buy. Drinking to get drunk has no appeal to me, but I can appreciate drinking for taste.

Hey /ck/ haven't seen you in a while. I need some good beers choices. I live in the mid west so not a lot of choices, thanks.

I need 3 courses containing beer.

I have the starter and main pretty much nailed, but I'm really struggling with a dessert. Any ideas?

I always wondered who drinks at a bar at 8:00 AM. I think I'm going to go find out!

What are your favorite beers of each style?

What have you been drinking lately? Favorite beer, worst beer and what you've been wanting to try.