/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>16755604
Pic Related is the famed Delirium Tremens Beer from Belgium.

I'm a big fan of smoked cheese and lapsang souchong so I want to try some rauchbier

>>16755604
Yeah I like chimay a lot, bit overpriced. Any local ipa, stout, or whatever above 5% abv is fine though. Beer is still beer. Some stuff like shiner/zeigenbock or yeungling can be a good workhorse

For me, it's bent paddle cold press black ale. The best black ale.

>>16755615
Wow that looks nice. I'm really getting into Euro beer lately, the smoke flavor from the Malt sounds nice.

>>16755622
Beer is Beer, but I try to only drink once a week and only have 1 or 2 drinks. So when I do crack one open I try to make it something special.

>>16755635
2 beers once a week, god damn, impressive really

>>16755654
also impressed, I know I should do the same

>>16755604
Drink soju its superior to beer and vodka, low calorie and can be flavored with anything. Only thing that beats it is aged scotch. Beer is a terrible drink

>>16755661
most soju is literally just watered down vodka.
the genuine brewed stuff is rare.

Love all you guys

>>16755604
Westy tastes better

>>16755615
Enjoy your sausage burps

If it isn't bottle conditioned get that shit the fuck out of my face.

I mostly just drink Coors Banquet now
It's cheap and good

>>16756740

>>16755604
>babby’s first Belgian beer
Chimay is a good beer, but is the least interesting of the trappists and is usually overpriced. Westmalle and Rochefort are better, and Westvleteren(which you’ll never find).
>Delirium Tremens
It’s fine, but get a bottle of Orval instead.

>>16755781
If it were easier to get my hands on it, it'd be the only trappist I'd get aside from Rochefort 10. As it is, I'll just get St. Bernardus Abt 12 if I want that flavor.

>>16755615
i liked this one a lot. feels like you're having a barbecue though

>>16755608
>>16757138
Duchesse de Bourgogne is better. Rodenbach Grand Cru is very good as well.

>>16755604
I've had Chimay Blue once and was kind of disappointed. I liked Bernardus much more as far as quadrupels go, now that's delicious.

>>16757174
can confirm. Bernardus is pretty good. Chimay is rather boring and lacking character

>>16757170
Duchess de Bourgogne is top tier

>>16755604
Delirium Tremens is a subpar beer that mongs wank over because it's got a ceramic bottle and nothing else.

>>16757170
these two taste nothing like Chimay or Delirium though
very different style of beer and much more of an acquired taste I think, they're very sour

>>16757170
>>16757182
Agree, duchesse and Rodenbach GC are very good. But OP is talking about dubbels/tripels/quads and recommending them a Flanders red might be more than they can handle. Not everyone likes the sour stuff, and Flanders red can be very surprising if you don’t know what you’re in for.

>>16755604
Chimay was a lot better 10 years ago, get Rochefort, Orval or Westmalle instead. Nostradamus is interesting, Duvel is good too. Belgians make great beer if not the best in the world.

>>16755615
Seriously just pour some smoky whisky in a beer. Rauchbier has such a strong smoke flavour that you don't really taste much else although everybody will act like they can get the nuances. It's very similar to smoked bacon, ham or fish.

>>16755615
I bought this accidentally/unaware when I was in Germany a couple weeks ago
Was absolutely disgusted by the first sip
But I couldn't stop drinking and it got better and better

>>16755615
I prefer grodziskie as far as smoked beer goes

>>16757186
I just like the name. Delirium Tremens is a hardcore symptom of Alcohol withdrawal.

I tried explaining this to one of the Liquor store clerks and they did not want to discuss this. As if they were scared to or something lol. I wonder if they've had the DT's before and that's why.

>>16755604
You know what they say in Europe: she probably won’t, but with Chimay, she may.

I wish beer didn't make me so bloated in the face and belly. Enjoying a nice Westmalle Tripel right now though

>>16755604
I tried both red and blue, didn't really understand the hype behind either. Really underwhelming beer and kind of a waste of money.

>>16757138
I think Chimay Rouge is at least as good as Westmalle's equivalent

>>16758126
Your face bloats as you drink it?

>>16758177
The appeal is that it's made by Christian Monks and not some degenerate secular brewer.

>>16755604
you should try some saison dupont

>>16758281
I think it is really good and worth trying at least

>>16758275
No, the day after

>>16758296
Interesting, I never had that problem
I do get bad shits the day after drinking, though

>>16757170
>>16757182
>>16757203
Coming through, peasants

There's a Polish deli near me that stocks a bunch of Polish beers. This one stands out to me.
Is it any good or just an overpriced import?

>>16758410
It’s mediocre but worth trying if it’s on sale. Perła is the basic bitch mass brewery in Poland, almost everything they make is just meh, a picnic/grilling beer if you will. They make a decent porter in 0,33l bottles though

>>16755604
Chimay Blue is beyond based. A great beer. Red and White are nice too but nothing beats the Blue.
>>16755615
I've had this exact beer before. It's not bad, but the smokiness is really prevalent. I couldn't have more than one.

Watch the fuck out, this is the true best belgian ale; the actual Champagne of Beers

>>16758410
honey-flavored beer is pretty popular in Poland, especially among women and younger guys
it's very sweet and kind of trashy but might be worth a try if you have a sweet tooth
the actual good Polish beer styles are baltic porters though and Grodziskie (light, dry wheat beer made with smoked malt). the former should be pretty easy to find in Polish delis I think, the latter is quite obscure, even most Poles don't know about it

>>16758512
>aged kasteel donker
It's not bad but it's no champagne. I'll stick to my lambics.

>>16758526
Barbar is a relatively popular honey beer in Belgium. You should give it a try.

>>16755604

Are there any actually good N/A Beers or am i forever limited to O'douls

>>16758268

>>16758373
This is the shit, right here. A bar near me gets it on tap occasionally and it’s fucking great.

I say, i-i-i say now say what the hell is goin on in this here thread about beer here?
>to-try list
>everything pumpkin - blue moons and the other 3 in the elysian collection outside of night owl
>everything marshmallow
>the hill's from southern grist
>and here's to hoping shiner bock brings us those fucking smores again

I hate IPAs what do you guys think?

>>16759363
have you tried a more modern new england / hazy IPA? they're generally much less bitter and more intensely fruity, quite nice
I think most people enjoy these more than the bitter, dry IPAs that used to be all the rage 10 or so years ago

>>16759358
>pumpkin everything
>marshmallow
You disgust me, anon

>>16759741
i put pumpkin in my protein shakes year round and more than 10 years ago the first thing i ever cooked, recipe and all, ingredient shopping spree etc. - pumpkin pancakes. don't be too upset.

>>16759363
I’m personally very tired of IPAs. I hate when I roll into a bar that’s known for good beer and they have 20 taps but 15 of them are variations of IPA. I live in New England and I’m sick to death of NEIPA. They were awesome at first, but now EVERY brewery has 5 versions and very few are memorable. I’m hoping the trend changes soon.

>>16757138
They're all uninteresting and overpriced

for me, it’s Edmund’s Oast

>>16760165
I got really excited when I found they made a barleywine and was immediately let down when they added so much fucking vanilla to it you couldnt taste anything else

>>16759363
There's one I like called Fresh Squeezed because it comes in cans and is affordable. I don't care for the stronger IPAs, they taste like a tree.

The Delirium Red is worth a try to anyone wanting a fruit driven ale. Personally my local liquor store just got some Weldwerks Rootbeer Float Stouts in so I may give them a try.

Unibroue is my current fav but hard to find.

>>16760644
i get a lot of their stuff all the time. i'd beer pinpal trade with ya if you wanted. could be a great way for us to get a thing going for secret santa like /k/ does - which, speaking of, is coming up very soon

>>16757174
IIRC, Bernardus 12 is the original Westy 12.

>>16758555
It's not aged anymore; they just aged a batch, then started brewing the Cuvee based on what the aged beer tasted like.

>>16759984
I fucking hate IPAs for that reason. Craft beer has become even more IPA centric than 5 years ago with a lot of breweries trimming their non IPA offerings
It's gotten to the point where I just drink lots of Coors Banquet

>>16761102
They were the licensed commercial brewery until 1992. From then on Trappist beer had to be produced within the walls of the abbey.

St-Bernardus 12 came after that. Different water, different yeast, same know how.

>>16755608
The red one of these gave me an allergic reaction. Still finished the bottle, wasn't serious, just a tight throat

I fucking wish they sold Hamm's in New York

>zoomers and beer

>>16761165
I fucking wish I had a cute boyfriend

>>16761174
Zoomers don't drink beer, they drink hard seltzer and mixed drinks

>>16761026
Id be down for a /beer/ Xmas swap, but one of us lazy fucks would have to organize it, so I won’t hold out hope.

>>16761158
Is Westy 12 bottle conditioned? Would it be feasible to recover some yeast from the bottle and repitch it for homebrew?

How hard you gotta booze to get gout?

>>16761972
I believe they do, but it’s not worth the trouble. They get their yeast from Westmalle, and Westmalle’ yeast is available from Wyeast or White Labs.

>>16761174
Zoomers drink IPAs that taste like liquified hops and try to act like snobs talking about tasting notes and noses.
Real men drink basically anything else. Lagers, stouts, etc...
I'm partial to Kona Longboard as my go-to boomer grilling beer.

>>16755604
ive never had chimay but i have a chimay glass. what do they taste like?

>>16755604
I tried Innis & Gunn Original for the first time recently. 6.6% Alcohol and aged in Whisky barrels. Very nice malt flavor, flight vanilla from the barrel and just enough hops to balance it out (Not too much though) I'd say it felt like around 20-25 IBU's

>>16762414
>Zoomers
I rarely see zoomers drink craft beer

>>16761026
That would be cool as fuck, but I'm in canada and I'm not sure how legal shipping beer across borders is...

>>16762431
Beer

October is almost here, what's /ck/'s favorite Oktoberfest beer?

>>16764364
I haven't had one better than the Ayinger
Spaten and other authentic brews are good, but Ayinger is my fav

>>16764364
Whatever's local. Indeed makes a pretty good one

I just bought this but I haven't tried it yet, what do I think about it?

>>16764724
It's shit

>>16762414
>Kona Longboar
You've really got no room to be shitting on anyone else's tastes, anon

>>16762431
Depends on the beer. Expect a lot of yeasty esters and phenolics. Bubblegum, banana, clove, maybe some raisin, in some combination of intensities.

>>16763316
>Canadian
>Doesn't have access to unibroue
Holy shit, anon, do you live in the yukon?

>>16764364
Ayinger for the German imports, but a bunch of local breweries are putting out some excellent marzen lagers lately...

>>16762414
Zoomers drink seltzers or Busch depending on if they're a normie or a hick ya dunce

>>16762452
Innis & Gunn is contract brewed macro swill. They have brewery staff who are convicted drug dealers and at least one date-rapist. Their bar staff are all cokeheads, in their flagship bar in Edinburgh one staff member was reprimanded for snorting cocaine off of an iPad they use to host, they let it go and then he later got fired and arrested for stealing thousands of pounds over several months. All in all not a good brand to support.

Crispy, every time.

>>16755608
You have good taste. Just had one last night. Sometimes on my birthday, I'll buy one delirium minikeg and get absolutely plastered.

>>16760644
Fookin based m8

>>16762452
I really like the rum finish ale, shame the local shops stopped importing it.

>>16764840
sounds pretty based actually

>>16765018
There is a bunch in stock at my local liquor store.
The nice Ruby appearance really appeals to me desu. I'll add it to the list before they run out of stock. How did you find it differed from the original?

>>16755630
This stuff is so good. I always make sure to pick up a big bottle of the double shot variant to share whenever I go to a family gathering.

>>16764758
Just tried it, it tastes like beer.

What's /ck/s favourites for the following:

>session beer/ pisswater
>craft beer
>style
>overall favourite

For me it's
>XXXX Summer
>little bangs mango s'neipa
>brown ales
>Chimay Red

>>16765304
>>session beer/ pisswater
Shadowclock
>>craft beer
Whatever's local/fresh/not an overly sweet pint of shit
>>style
Lately it's Vienna lager
>>overall favourite
Had a phenomenal hefeweizen from Hillman brewing last week. Good shit.

>>16755604
Blue is great, but I prefer St. Bernardus.

What are your favourite Canadian beers anon? Pic mildly related

>>16761508
>>16762414
I'm a zoomer and my go-to is Gansett. But I've been having Sam Adams Octoberfest this week

>>16764758
It's good. You just don't like that it's American and widely available. Snobs who only drink european imports are so fucking annoying
>>16765165
Yep

Rank them.
>weihenstephaner
>erdinger
>paulaner
>hacker pschorr
>hofbrau

>>16764379
Have you ever had Ayinger Pils?>>16764809
Zoomers definitely drink a lot of seltzer, millenials might be the last generation to like beer

>>16764844
I love Budweiser. I kinda don't like the new can design though, the ones from the 80s and 90s looked better>>16765304

>>16755608
It sure is

>>16765304
>Coors Banquet (I also drink Buds when they're cheap)
>Coney Island Mermaid Pils
>Pilsners
>Duvel

>>16765390
Based.
Try Coors Banquet, it's better than Gansett IMO. It's also unironically one of my favorite beers.
T. 26 year old boomer who has drank a lot of beer over the last 10 years

>>16765395
This. Sam Adams makes solid brews.

I'm craving a Labatt/Labatt Ice.
I used to get them pretty often as a teen since they were cheap, but I haven't seen them around in a while.

>>16755660
Weirdly enough when I quit sugar I realized that I stopped drinking. Just didn’t have the urge to pour one up when I got home.

>>16765640
Thanks for the tip, will pick up a case

>>16765638
>>16765640
Based Banquet bros
Just finished a bottle. I'm sure I'm just buying into the "nostalgia" marketing, but I like the bottles and will but those over the cans
Pardon my phone posting

>>16765736
Based. A 36 pack is only like 28 dollars after tax and bottle deposit, it's a good bang for your buck
>>16765741
I actually like the cans more just because they're cheaper and easier to carry around

Is it wrong that I'm more interested in adjunct lagers than craft beers these days?
I love craft but the market is so IPA/meme beer centric that I'm kinda bored with it, I've been more interested in regional AALs like Hamm's, Schlitz, etc. And because it's cheaper, I buy tons of Coors Banquet and Budweiser these days rather than craft.
I also love Mexican beers, Modelo is like a perfect middle ground between American pisswater and American meme craft beers with way too much lupulin to be sessionable.

If you want to blog:
Do you keep a catalog of ratings and notes for all the beers you've tried?
Do you try to sample every beer available at a shop, do you buy based off the artwork of the can/packaging, or do you only buy well reviewed items?

>>16765395
I was mostly joking, Sam Adams isn't bad at all. I agree with you though, the import fags are unbearable

>>16764777
>>16763316
chcked, pls send yukon toe id live in yukon pls

>>16755615
Thats the most disgusting beer i have ever had

I love hoegaarden
Thanks for listening

>>16765650
Labatt blue is a fine pilsener beer.

its about to be harvest at the winery i work for. means long long days and late nights. autumn is coming in with a vengeance so im going to need some hearty winter warmers when i get back from shift.

so beeranons please recc me some good cozy beers, i like belgians of most varieties, porters, unflavoured imperial stouts etc but am keen to try new things too. just need hearty and comfy brewskis (i am in england if that helps)

>>16767697
idk how widely available this is in england, but most supermarkets have this in scotland

Why is Rochefort so expensive and hard to find. Its literally only at a Yardhouse and Bevmo in my local area? Chimay and Delirium Tremens are all I can find and I'm bored of them. Chimay gives me headaches and the elephant one doesn't really taste that interesting.

>>16769222
Because California blows ass and who cares just find something better that's local

About to drink this beer. What do I think of it?

Having this right now. Canned just over a week ago, great silky texture, mild bitterness, and good hop combination.

Spindletap is expensive but they make some good stuff.

>>16765395
To be fair, an Americana oktoberfest beer is a dumb idea.

I've had St. Arnold and a local one and they're just not as good as a german brand like Paulaner

>>16755604
Ive never had a belguim beer that didn't taste like magic in my mouth.
It's better that the sweetest pussy Ive ever eaten

my favorite beer of all time though is la fin du monde from Labrador

>>16762414
The two styles of beer I drink most often are czech pilsners and double/triple IPAs. Both are fantastic in different ways. If you write off IPAs altogether, you're going to miss out on a lot of good beer.

>>16770151
Too gimicky

>>16770405
Belgians know how to brew.
This is one of my go-tos, and I wonder how the hell they make it because it doesn't taste like any other beer I've had. Full of flavor, 6.6% alc, and yet retails for $8.99

>>16770472
I thought it was kind of shit to be honest. Wheat beers are too sweet.

>>16755604
Oooo a fancy beer thread. Chimay is a good middle of the road expensive beer, but there are a lot of brews. A few good to try options: Thomas Hardy's rare ale, Delirium Nocturnum, Schlenkerla Rauchbier, Ommengang 3 philosophers, Trois Pistoles, La Fin du Monde, Rasputin Imperial Stout, Sam Smiths winter welcome ale, Sam Smiths Oatmeal stout, Jackelope Barley Wine, Anchor's Old Foghorn, and last one i can think of Piraat Ale. All of the beers i mentioned are really freaking tasty but slightly expensive.

>>16770478
regarding the price, my only guess is that they make it in more places than just Belgium so the prices can stay relatively low.
I am talking out of my ass though so...

my new "cheap" beer is Carlsberg Danish Pils.
It's only $3.50 for a half liter and it taste just fine.
That like the same price for butt wiper!

>>16770505
Sorry to respond to myself, but i forgot Angels share. It is almost as good as Thomas Hardy's rare Ale. That one is the best beer on the planet, but they haven't brewed it for atleast 3 years for the revival version and almost 20 for the original.

>>16767354
are you sure?
>>16767697
sam smith and ky's altechs peppermint porter should be enough. here's tonight's haul - it's definitely nto bad. shiner does flavor like no one else.

>See a beer thread
>First three beers are all amazing
Good thread.
Farmhouse gang rise up

>>16755608
That has to be the gayest looking bottle of beer on earth

Just bought a 24 case of this beer cause it was on sale for 30€.

Wheat beer with saison yeast, dry hopped, unfiltered. Pretty tasty and refreshing when I tasted it on tap a couple of weeks ago.

>>16762452
Quite a decent beer for what it is. The rest of their range is a bit hit and miss in my experience. Worth seeking out their stouts though.

Cheers frens. Friend of mine did the art on this one.

>>16770401
I was at a bar last night and tried to order Paulaner but they were out of it for the night. It's hard to find in liquor stores here so I was a little bummed

>>16772013
That's very disappointing.

I'm a zoomer, this is a beer I enjoyed

drinking expensive craft beer from a local brewery rn

Do you guys pour your beer in a cup? Or do you drink it straight out of the bottle/can?

Much better than the blonde

>>16774010

>>16770478

>>16773874
Why?

IPA is a meme on 4chan bc of hipster zoomers but they can be good. Usually fruity tootsie which gets hate.
I think sours are interesting and one of the last beers I tried. Try a sour also you'll probably settle on lagers or stouts.

>>16774204
It was very rich and had the piney IPA taste without being over the top

What is a sour?

>>16774215
>What is a sour?

It's a type of brew like IPA or Lager. But think Sour candy. It's pretty interesting, worth trying.
Check your local beer stores for sours and try one.

>>16774948
modern craft sours are all trash with no exceptions. as a fan of lambic sours, I tried a few modern sours. absolute garbage. each one tasted like average quality beer with a tablespoon of added citric acid.

>>16755615
I like this beer a lot, if you like smoked flavours then it definitely delivers, almost to an overwhelming degree.

Any of you into strong dark beer need to try pic related if you can find it. This is easily the best one I've ever had.

>>16755608
I prefer delirium over the blue Chimay.
Chimay leaves a unpleasant aftertaste.

>>16774959
>With no exception
You're dumb and wrong

Am I the only bad boy who drinks on the regular and loves 8.6.?
It's just so cheap and good...

>>16755604
What do you pair it with?

Banquet gant reporting in

>>16776206
*gang

>>16776151
Meat and Cheese.
I ate 2 Fried Chicken drumsticks before downing one the other night.

>>16755604
I am not a fan of Chimay Blue, but the White is very good.

I am drinking a beer from a monastery here in the Netherlands in Egmond, it's good stuff. Slightly sweet, biscuity, with subtle hoppy character. Not so much yeast as in Belgian abbey ales.

>>16774959
The imports from Europe in the 750ml bottles seemed pretty good.

>>16775945
I'm not a fan of the sugar added in these types of strong beers though I kinda like faxe 10% more than Bavaria.

>>16773874
Based Lunch enthusiast.

I like that one quite a bit. Not always easy to find, but I’ll grab a bottle when I do.

>>16774959
>all modern sours are bad
>because…..they’re le BAD
You’re a moron. There are plenty of great sours coming from newer breweries.

>>16755608
love feeling this bottle in the store here in belgium uwu

>>16778580
curious how much you pay for it there.
A 750ml bottle in Los Angeles is around $14 plus our ridiculous sales taxes lol
I had to switch to vodka just to save money.
Quality of life dropping

>>16776772
What if you're vegan

>>16758126
>I wish beer didn't make me so bloated in the face
I have this same problem. My face looks swollen the day after I've gotten nice and shitfaced on beer. Thought it was just me

>>16778872
more beer

>>16778872
>What if you're vegan

>>16774010
weird, i must've just had an old or bad batch of the brune because the blonde was better for me

>>16778872
>>16779508

>>16779726
I just found it a bit nicer to drink but we are human and have different preferences :^)