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Good low abv but hoppy beers?

I enjoy a lot of extremely hoppy beer. However, I find that most of these are high abv, and I'd like to be able to enjoy a nice hoppy beer without getting too drunk. Western Mass if it makes a difference in terms of availability

11 Comments
2024/12/04
21:59 UTC

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Can I send beer from Europe to the States? Or bring back some beers with me?

I have been studying in Italy for the past couple months, and recently visited Copenhagen. I had the absolute pleasure of drinking my fair share of Tuborg and Carlsberg Beers, and specifically Tuborg Julebryg I have fallen in love with (probably my favorite beer).

Any chance I can order this back to the states? Either Florida or Arkansas, maybe Iowa. If not… can I buy a 12 pack and bring it home with me?

Looked around for answers online, but got mostly scuffed answers.

Thanks for any help on this!

24 Comments
2024/12/04
21:41 UTC

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Beverage Management Class questions

I'm in a beverage management class and for part of a project we're creating the concept of our own bar/restaurant. I myself am not familiar with beers at all and for the project we have to figure out how many bottled/canned beers we want and what types and how many draft beers we want and what kind. I was wondering if anyone could give me some recommendations on what do to for draft and bottled/canned beers. The following list is an idea for draft beers but I don't know anything about beer and if these are good options. I have no clue what do to for bottled beers

Modelo

  1. Corona
  2. Stella Artois
  3. Miller Lite
  4. Miller High Life
  5. Coors Light
  6. Budweiser
  7. A Seasonal Beer
23 Comments
2024/12/04
20:04 UTC

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What are your predictions for beer trends in 2025?

Another year almost down, and I've still been out of the loop with what's going on in the beer world. What's been popular trend and style wise, and what do you see coming in 2025?

102 Comments
2024/12/04
20:03 UTC

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Has anyone ever made this mistake

Bought a 12 pack of miller (on sale) after work yesterday. Not an alcoholic by any means but felt like putting a few down after a tough day. Anyway I get to beer 6 and I’m hammered! I’m not a huge guy but I generally know my tolerance and I also ate dinner. I was stumbling, slurring words, the whole thing😂Come to find out, l had gotten the pint bottles which I didn’t know were 4oz more. I’m an idiot, paying today

8 Comments
2024/12/04
15:03 UTC

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No Stupid Questions Wednesday - ask anything about beer

Do you have questions about beer? We have answers! Post any questions you have about beer here. This can be about serving beer, glassware, brewing, etc.

Please remember to be nice in your responses to questions. Everyone has to start somewhere.

Also, if you want to chat, the /r/Beer Discord server is now active, so come say hello.

3 Comments
2024/12/04
13:00 UTC

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Sam Adams Utopia Bottle Question

I want to buy a bottle of Sam Adams Utopia. I have two questions:

  1. is the bottle resealable and is this the type of thing where im expected to finish the bottle in 1 serving with my party or is it resealable and keep for a few months like liquor.
  2. What vintage should I get? Is there any years that are notably good or bad?

Thanks!

7 Comments
2024/12/04
04:11 UTC

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First winter I can (legally) buy beer

Just picked up a case of the Samuel smiths variety pack at TJs, but they had a ton of winter ales, stouts, spiced beers etc. Any recommendations for winter beers? I live in central California. I love trying new types of beer, just tried the Samuel smith winter ale.

8 Comments
2024/12/04
04:06 UTC

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Anyone know about "roaring the beer"? Apparently an old Norwegian method ("å brøle ølet") to serve it hot

I read about it somewhere online, some years ago. I'd like to learn more about it - and try it of course. So I'm also looking for suggestions on good beers to do it with.

This 2018 blog post is the only thing I can find now but I don't think that's the original article I read. The blog says it's for farmhouse ales, but honestly it's been so long since I've had a Norwegian farmhouse ale that I couldn't say what a good similar style is.

(I've also had a hot imperial Berliner weisse, which was absolutely delicious. Highly recommend checking that out at Waldmann brewery if you ever pass through St Paul, MN)

5 Comments
2024/12/03
23:04 UTC

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Best pilsner Sweden

Hej all. I come from the country of Heineken, but honestly prefer to buy and drink Hertog Jan (for those who know) when I'm back home. I'm currently spending some time in Sweden and would like to know what Pilsener you (Swedes) would recommend mostly. Tack för svaren!

6 Comments
2024/12/03
22:40 UTC

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Consumption for those who have worked in breweries/beer bars?

I'm just genuinely curious--what is typical beer consumption like for those who have worked at a brewery or a beer bar? Is drinking during shifts standard? How about after? Do you come in on off days too? How do you limit yourself from temptation when necessary?

36 Comments
2024/12/03
22:24 UTC

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On The Hunt!!

Hello everyone. I’m trying to find a beer I had about a year ago that I haven’t been able to find ANYWHERE. The liquor store I got it from only had one 6 pack and hasn’t gotten any since and I can’t even find it at Total Wine. It’s a blueberry flavored/colored malt beer. It literally tastes like a melted blue raspberry milkshake and is the tastiest beer of its kind that I’ve ever had. I can’t remember the design of the bottle but it’s so delicious. If anyone has any idea of the name of this beer please let me know. TIA.

6 Comments
2024/12/03
21:36 UTC

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Founders Imperial Stout barrel aged 2020 edition

How is it? I found a few bottles on a dusty shelf. Put one in the fridge. $17.99 a fifth

1 Comment
2024/12/03
20:59 UTC

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Point bottleneck

I’m in Mexico and I was wondering about the white point on the bottleneck from my Victoria beer. What is it?

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2024/12/03
06:56 UTC

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Budweiser

When I was younger, I remember dad collecting points off of the beer boxes. This was probably late 90s early 2000s. If you collected enough points you could go to the distribution center and they had a catalog of items you could redeem your points for. Does anyone remember this or what it was called? Unfortunately, my understanding was dad just left all of his belongings to a “friend” at some point and I’ll never see them again. But I’d like to try to find a catalog or something to see them in.

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2024/12/03
05:00 UTC

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Is this Goose Island Gillian bottle (2016 release) still good?

Was gifted a bottle of Gillian barrel aged farmhouse ale last Christmas from Goose Island Brewery and just found it in my cabinet. It’s a 2016 release - is it still any good? Bottle date is 19Feb16 with an 8.8% ABV. Thanks!

9 Comments
2024/12/03
03:19 UTC

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Favorite lagers?

Hello, I live in Richmond, VA. Mostly been a fan east coast /west coast IPA’s over the years, along with seasonal stouts/sours. I’m a pretty open and appreciative beer connoisseur, and have started to become interested in lagers more and more. Let me know yalls fav go to quality lagers. I’m working on getting a 4p of Slow Pour from Bierstadt Lagerhaus from a friend in Denver because I heard it’s a 10/10 Pils. I live very close to the Veil/Triple Crossing/Vasen/Answer/Bingo so I’ve had a lot of good beer and solid local lagers. but want to find a more readily available go to. I’ve also tried a decent amount of imports like Hofbrau, Weinstephaner, Ayinger, etc but haven’t found the perfect one yet (although I did enjoy all of them). Thank y’all!

34 Comments
2024/12/03
02:31 UTC

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Looking for a specific beer.

Hey everyone, I'm looking for this specific Ukrainian beer for the holidays. It's called Lviv Christmas(ЛЬВІВСЬКЕ РІЗДВЯНЕ). If anyone knows where or how I can get this would be greatly appreciated. I'm located in New York City also.

3 Comments
2024/12/03
02:02 UTC

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Indio beer where to find?

Does any one know where I can find Indio beer in northern Indiana/ Chicagoland are? Just tried for the first time in CDMX instantly became my top 3 beer.

1 Comment
2024/12/02
22:20 UTC

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Is it very possible that I can still like beer, if I only have tried light beers?

Drinking beer is a very popular social norm. I don't really care if I don't fit within the norm. But I've been watching lots of videos where they try all kinds of beer. I'm just fascinated by all the different types of beers and how much beer is there on the market.

So I've been asking myself if I might like other types of beer. I've only tried light beers, you know the cheap ones. I hate the flavor and nothing about it is appealing to me.

Is there a big chance I might still like other kinds of beer? I feel like I'm not giving beer the chances it deserves, because I haven't tried craft beers, more expensive beer and stuff like that.

65 Comments
2024/12/02
20:07 UTC

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Two things: What the hell happened to PBR? and Miller High Life on tap in Milwaukee was a game changer for me.

So I go to school in Milwaukee, and had an awesome last night. Saw gladiator II at a historical theater that was restored with two people in my cohort (I’m in grad school for history, so I was geeked out), and lo and behold, two of my friends from other classes sit right in front of us. My friends that I ran into asked us to get a few beers to talk about the historical aspects of the movie. What is more awesome than running into friends and spontaneously getting some beers!?

Anyways, movie ends and we go to a bar. I order us all a round of PBR tall boys. I do not condone underaged drinking, but PBR was my first sip of alcohol at like 12, first full beer at 13, first drunk at 17, and was a beer I could always tolerate before I actually got into beer. I’m 25 now and have been drinking it rather consistently for like 5 years. To me, it’s always had a very bready taste which I love. I take a sip and it’s sweet? The PBR I had was brewed in La Crosse at G. Heilmann and it was fresh, but the ABV was 4.7? I swear it was a little bit higher before? I know PBR only recently went to La Crosse, has the recipe changed? Last year in 2023, I had PBR a good amount and it didn’t taste anything like what I was drinking. This summer I had PBR here and there and remember the flavor just wasn’t there.

I then decided to try Miller High Life on tap. Considering I was in Milwaukee and that’s where Miller is based, it’d be the best quality I could get besides from the brewery itself. I’ve always hated High Life (a sin as someone who’s grown up and still lives within 30 minutes of Milwaukee lol) and would deny it even while hammered when I would drink almost anything, but I’ve really only had it far away from Milwaukee when I was in undergrad. I’ve only been able to handle high life light, but after having it on tap, I’d say it’s now my second favorite macro lager behind Banquet. I was missing out.

12 Comments
2024/12/02
19:47 UTC

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Storing beer newbie question

Recently started getting into Guinness as like the only beer I’ve ever bought to store at home. If I’m not going to drink it for a couple days/ weeks would it be better to leave in the fridge or keep in a cabinet to then put in the fridge for when I’m ready to drink?

21 Comments
2024/12/02
18:56 UTC

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Shiner Holiday Cheer Tastes Like Robitussin

This was my first experience with it and it was not good at all. I couldn't do more than 2 sips. Was it a bad batch?

16 Comments
2024/12/02
14:58 UTC

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Anyone else get a soured Shiner Cheer mini keg?

Bought it this past Sunday. Opened it twenty minutes later and was spewing foam. Wife and I tasted it after it settled and it had gone sour!

7 Comments
2024/12/02
13:41 UTC

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Boulevard bourbon barrel quad vs Goose island bourbon county (and other alternatives?)

Hey there!

I’ve never been a huge beer guy, as the hoppy bitterness always turned me off, especially when friends would push me in the direction of ipas. Someone finally turned me to barrel aged beers, and I’ve settled on boulevards bourbon barrel quad as my regular favorite! I’m aware that for some people, especially purists of Belgian style ales, would say that it’s too sweet and less yeasty, but this is what I like.

I’m fascinated by the goose island offerings, and I’m curious if anyone here who has experienced bbbq has tried any of the bourbon county selection- or any other barrel aged beers that may fit the bill (saw dragon milk d20 going for $50… interesting, but I’m passing for now).

Editing- fomo got the best of me, and I bought a BCBA. I took a taste, recorked it, and bought 6 more (3 regular, 3 adjuncts 😬). Apparently I don’t just like quads lol. Thanks for all the insights!!

Thanks!

35 Comments
2024/12/02
04:17 UTC

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