AndyMan 7 #76 April 5, 2002 Yes, Heineken is a bit skunked.Sitting on a ship for two monthes will do that, especially to a beer in green bottles.Green bottles does not protect from UV Light the way brown bottles does. I'm SO glad Molson stopped using green bottles in the US. There's no quicker way to ruin a good beer, IMHO.The color of bottles is SO important. Corona, in a clear bottle, will react to the sun's UV in 10 minutes if in direct sunlight. If you ever make this mistake - trust me, you'll never do it again. There's a reason they call it "skunk". Just 10 minutes in direct sunlight will make Corona one of the most revolting liquids ever produced.(I used to work for Molson - brewmaster trained but not certified)Molson started putting a "brewed for you on" date on all their Canadian beer. Whenever you bought a beer you would know how old it was. It was amazing, I'd find two year old bottles in big bars that sold a lot of the stuff. Again, thankfull for the brown bottles. This is with a very efficient beer distribution system in place[1]. I'd hate to imagine how long it takes for a bottle of Heinekin to arrive at your local 7-11 after leaving the Brewery in Amsterdam. I also can't imagine how improperly it was stored in this process. While I've never had real Amsterdam Heineken, I do imagine that a bottle bought in the US would taste significantly different then one bought in Europe.[1] As a leftover from prohibition, Molson and Labatt own "The Beer Store" - which have a monopoly on beer sales and distribution. Literally every beer in Ontario is sold by "The Beer Store", with a few excptions. This applies to beer sold to consumers and bars alike. Beer gets to the retailers within days of having been produced because it's shipped straight to the beer store from the brewers. There are no "distributers". In the US, there's often three and four levels of beer distributers. US beer goes through 4 or 5 warehouses before ariving at a store. Ontario beer goes straigh from the Brewers warehouse to the store._AmICQ: 5578907MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfeYahoo IM: ametcalf_1999 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #77 April 5, 2002 QuoteUS beer goes through 4 or 5 warehouses before ariving at a storeYet another reason to brew your own!!Speed Racer"Fill your hand, you son-of-a-bitch!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xybe 0 #78 April 6, 2002 Guinnes stout on tap is great, and is more than just beer, it's a meal! :)If you ever come to Uruguay PM me and I'll show you some of our local stuff.Still shedding whuffo-nessCheck out the Hardcore Whuffo pages Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymedic 0 #79 April 6, 2002 I like Leiney's red, Killians, Black and Tan with guiness and harps or bass....., I also like corona but only at a DZ.....with a Lime of course...I LOVE Dos equis...that is the bomb...and my new fav is Pacifico...great Lime beer....with some chips and salsa from my fav mexican place down the street me a happy skymedic...Cheers....vasbytmarc"I have no fear of falling, I just hate hitting the ground"-The Badlees... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
apoil 0 #80 April 6, 2002 QuoteFosters kicks ass !!Fosters, like budweiser is all marketing. Have you ever been to Australia? Not a single person drinks it because they all know how bad it is. Years ago I thought it was cool in the 25 ounce cans until one day I actually tasted it and realized that it's no better than American rice beer.There is no best beer but:Proper guinness on tapNewcastle BrownSierra Nevada Pale AlePete's Wickedare all favorites.Corona is also shit with perplexing popularity at dropzones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #81 April 6, 2002 QuoteFosters, like budweiser is all marketing. Fosters is made by Molson in Toronto, if you're buying it anywhere in North America. It even says so on the bottle, don't believe me?Still, it is a HELL of a lot better then Bud. I would put it on par with Molson Canadian or Labatt Blue. My favorite beers:Amsterdam Kerstmas (Toronto micro)C'est What Coffee Porter (Toronto brewpub) - yes, made with REAL coffee.Upper Canada Dark AleGreat Lakes Brewing Company Edmund Fitzgerald Porter. (Cleveland micro)Great Lakes Brewing Company Burning River Pale Ale. (Cleveland micro)Dave's Honey Brown (Toronto, made by Molson)_AmICQ: 5578907MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfeYahoo IM: ametcalf_1999 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
algboy 0 #82 April 7, 2002 "Just make mine a Bud Light. It's simple that way, and available just about anywhere....."EEEEUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!IMHO: it seems to be the litter bugs' favorite brand. ;-)"A criminal is a person with predatory instincts who has not sufficient capital to form a corporation." -- Howard Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
