How do you differentiate between good beer and bad beer?

[TNTrulez]

?

 

[Looney]

If you like the taste, then it's good... if you do'nt, then it's bad.

Unless you mean quality wise... well, if it's flat, then it's probably bad.

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: Moralpanic
If you like the taste, then it's good... if you do'nt, then it's bad.

Unless you mean quality wise... well, if it's flat, then it's probably bad.

 

[toekramp]

seems like a silly question...although i don't drink beer so who knows

 

[Geekbabe]

Good beer = the beer somebody else buys for me

Bad beer= beer I have to pay for


Ferengi rules,always

 

[TNTrulez]

But I don't like the taste of all beer. Does that mean all beer is bad?

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: TNTrulez
But I don't like the taste of all beer. Does that mean all beer is bad?

to you, yes. I like a lot of different beers. So i have a long list of good beer, and a short list of bad beer.

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: TNTrulez
But I don't like the taste of all beer. Does that mean all beer is bad?

It just means you haven't acquired the taste for it. Some people never do! I normally don't like beer... but if i'm eating a t-bone steak, i NEED to have a beer.

If you're just beginning... get light beer like Coor's Light or Corona. Guinness is good too, but i've only had the can version. It's an acquire taste... just like coffee without sugar.

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: Moralpanic
Guinness is good too, but i've only had the can version.

Try the new bottles...Draught in a bottle. Those are pretty decent. When you have your first pint from a tap, make sure you go to an Irish pub, not a TGIFriday's or something, otherwise you'll most likely be disappointed.

 

[LS20]

good almost always cost more :x

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Good beer = the beer somebody else buys for me

Bad beer= beer I have to pay for


Ferengi rules,always

LOL! My GF when talking about my younger brother: "How could I not like him? When he drinks, he buys rounds for everyone."

 

[tweakmm]

I like morphalic and geekbabes definition

 

[cavemanmoron]

Originally posted by: pyonir

Originally posted by: TNTrulez
But I don't like the taste of all beer. Does that mean all beer is bad?

to you, yes. I like a lot of different beers. So i have a long list of good beer, and a short list of bad beer.

:beer::beer:

 

[zCypher]

"Good piss and bad piss?"? what's the difference?

 

[zCypher]

dp

 

[rubenswm]

http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/101/taste.php

 

[AnyMal]

I only drink Heineken, so no, I do not have such dilemmas.

 

[Anubis]

1 tastes like ass 1 doesent

 

[So]

dB
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B = beer
p = price

 

[melly]

bad beer = anything american. all the rest = good.

i'm not saying that as a dis; american beers have always tasted watery.

 

[enis083]

When you don't make a funny face right after the first sip.

 

[CChaos]

Originally posted by: caramel
bad beer = anything american. all the rest = good.

i'm not saying that as a dis; american beers have always tasted watery.

There are so many good beers in this country I couldn't even imagine making a list. I'm not talking about Coors or Buttwasher of course. Try a Red Hook ESB, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Magic Hat Fat Angel, Pete's Wicked Winter Brew, Harpoon IPA, or an Otter Creek Stovepipe Porter. You can find these in most liquor stores I think.

EDIT: As for telling the difference between good and bad beer, well, first of all you have to like beer. After that, it's just a matter of personal taste. Bass is good stuff, but I'd take a Guinness over a Bass any day of the week. There are so many different styles of beer out there that you have to try them to know if you will like them. Then once you know what kinds of beer you like, you can try what different breweries offer of those styles. A great way to try different styles is to visit a microbrewery. They will often offer a "sampler" that lets you get a little taste of what's on tap at the moment. Since, beer is seasonal and they make small batches by necessity, the beers will always be changing. Just don't look for a Miller Lite at a place like this because you won't find it. Damn I think I need to do some homebrewing now...

A fine example of why costing alot and being imported are not true measures of "good" beer would be Grolsch or Red Stripe. There's nothing special about Red Stripe, it's Jamacian Budwieser and Grolsch is downright nasty. When I was in school at UD, you could get a 6pack of Yeungling Black and Tan for $4.50 and they were tall boys! Taste them all and you'll know for sure! Of course, if you are ever at a loss, order a Guinness.

 

[chin311]

whatever other people buy and i drink is good

uhm, i dunno, everyone is different, some cheap beer is good, but for the most part, if its 5$ for a 12 pack, odds are its a BAD beer :beer:

 

[Regs]

I compare it to smoking. First pack always taste like ass, but after awhile it gets smoother.

I quit smoking, btw.

 

[AstIsis]

There is such a thing as "good" beer?!