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OT: When is light .... light enough when it comes to beer?

Terry said:
If it was brewed in the U.S. it never was beer!
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If you are speaking of the majors, you got that right. But with the introduction of Microbrewies here, the US now makes some pretty fine "real" beer without added carbonation and with a decent alcohol content too.

No Lite beer is good, period.

Caz
 
Cazzie said:
If you are speaking of the majors, you got that right. But with the introduction of Microbrewies here, the US now makes some pretty fine "real" beer without added carbonation and with a decent alcohol content too.

No Lite beer is good, period.

Caz
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I was always taught that if you can see through it, then it's not a real beer. Definitely agreed on microbrews too, I just had an 11% Oatmeal Stout brewed locally (Seattle) which was readily available in a grocery store.
 
My sisters GF says 'Drinking stout is like drinking bread', so I'll pass on the light beer and have the bartender pour me another sandwich.
 
Light beer, diet ice cream, low fat butter....What? I'll stick with the real things thank you very much. When I get in the mood to have a beer, I want a BEER...which for me means a micro-brewery or something along those lines. Samuel Adams is pretty good for a main stream beer..still verges on being a micro-brewery. Lake Erie Micro Brewery has some good stuff out. Bud, Miller, Coors....I'll pass on even their full strength stuff. Light, Ultra Light....wouldn't even use that stuff to wash my hair.

OBIO
 
OBIO said:
Light beer, diet ice cream, low fat butter....What? I'll stick with the real things thank you very much.
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What most people don't realize, is that it's now what you eat instead of how much you eat of it.

Replace a third of your daily food consumption with water and you'll see the pounds drop fairly quickly since water fills your stomach and requires energy for being processed by your body.

I've lost a fairly nice amount of weight by drinking more and eating less...but I haven't stopped supporting the fast food industry by not consuming any of their high fat food at all.
 
Terry said:
If it was brewed in the U.S. it never was beer!
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BAH!! There are thousands and thousands upon thousands of incredible world class beers being made in the US now. In fact, most of the world's most award winning beers have come from here.
 
When I lived on Whidbey Island in the mid 1990s, Redhook Brand beers had just hit the stock market. The price skyrocketed almost immediately. Great beers, but I believe they got bought out. And I notice they aren't producing as many flavors now, either.

Microbrews are my favorite. Unfortunately, the only place to get them are the grocery stores. When I am home in Indy, I always go to the "RAM" restaurant on the northside. They make great beer!!!

NC
 
I drink American beer, Sam Adams or, my current and long time favorite, Yuengling (Traditional Lager or Black & Tan). They taste pretty good to me, far better than Miller, Coors, or Buttweiper. Light beer? Tried it, tasted funky, I'm not going to drink something that tastes bad simply because it has fewer calories. Bjoern is right, substitute water for some foods and certain beverages and you will lose weight. For me, moderation in all things and I do drink plenty of water.
 
Okay, I'm going to piss some folks off, so if you don't have the stomach...for beer or otherwise, quite reading....(also, if you've just had a few beers, maybe you need to go and piss).

1) Budweiser is the absolute largest selling beer franchise IN THE WORLD. I don't care for Budweiser, but obviously some folks do. Money talks gentlemen, BS walks. Budweiser must deliver the same taste in every bottle or can, every time, and apparently they do a pretty damn good job of it.

2) Beer snobs are like wine snobs....'nuff said. I'm a beer snob....but I admit it (hello, my name is TeaSea, and I'm a beer snob....). US brewers were destroyed by prohibition, which left just a few survivors....those survivors were obviously pretty good, since not only did they survive, they sell to most of the world. Drink that, beer snobs.....

3) I don't like Light or "Lite" beer", but apparently a lot of people do. Who am I to judge...?? We're more lenient in what and who you worship around here than what beer you drink (perhaps that's appropriate, I don't know...I need a beer and a few minutes to think that through).

4) Beer is "a fermented beverage made from grains, usually barley, and normally flavored with herbs such as hops"....that's a pretty wide swath, so bear that in mind before you carelessly toss around your assertions and decide what is beer and what isn't. Beer originally brewed by the Sumerians would make most of us gag.

5) Pilsners are a fairly recent invention....sorry, but there it is.

6) Personally, I prefer German Beer, but my beer snobbery is not going to cut my nose off to spite my face....I have several cases of Miller Lite in the hanger....and some cold one's in the little fridge...my post flight drink of choice. Well, that or diet coke (regular coke is too sweet to me).

7) I have Scotch for anything more serious...come by the house and I'll be happy to give you a dram.

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I have very nice single malt I save for special occasions....

My neighbor, who's English, has some smoked scotch that I can't get past my tonsils.....he says I'm a pathetic girly man....I agree with him.....

I have two blended scotches for everyday use (what's on sale at the Class VI).....

I get by.
 
Poison of choice is 1800 Añejo Tequila.Aged to perfection and smooth as silk.I use American beer (of course Bud isn't an American company anymore) to marinate steaks with an herb and garlic mix.That's about all it's good for.And gentlemen,my opinion is worth exactly what you paid for it.:d
 
I didn't pay you a dime.....oh wait, never mind.....

A lot of people like Tequila, but I've never developed a taste for it. Don't really like Margarita's for the same reason.
 
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