Personal Top Lists & Rankings

Basil said:I agree with nearly everything here, though Belle Vue is an absolute culinary delight.

It tastes like grape juice... and I would much rather just drink grape juice. :vomit:

Basil said:top 10 beers

1 Foster's (the undisputed king, best liquid in the universe, nothing else comes close)

2 Bavaria 8.6
3 Leffe Blonde
4 Beck's
5 Budweiser Magnum
6 Belle Vue Kriek
7 Harp
8 Guinness
9 Erdinger
10 Amstel

Oof... out of that list, maybe Guinness or Leffe if I'm feeling it...

My list would look more like this:

Absolute favorite—John Smith's Extra Smooth
Victoria Bitter
Litovel
Carlsberg
Caffrey's

I was just thinking about Budweiser 😍
plus, they actually have it at Melina now 👍

Bic said:Oh man,
let me just

goodness gracious! 🙏 🙏 🙏

hollowangler68 said:top 2 black-white buddy cop movies

1. 48 hours
2. another 48 hours

1. I spy 😍

hollowangler68 said:top 12 of our old-school slang terms (you know—those German imports)😍

1 stencil
2 screwdriver
3 cashier
4 banister
5 grit
6 gadget
7 windbreaker
8 insurance
9 sprocket
10 gadgetry
11 fixer
12 to scrap

picnic basket
coupling
seal
strip
rods
to say goodbye
to skedaddle
special trick 😍
...

stormyviper11 said:Umm... I’ve tried hundreds of different beers throughout my life, and honestly, none of those mentioned even crack my top 20... which is mostly filled out by American classics along with a few imports from Canada and Denmark.

Look, I have nothing against the American or Danish brews—really, I don't—but for heaven's sake, you can't call yourself a true beer enthusiast if you aren't counting Belgian, German, English, Irish (and I mean the real stuff, not those cheap gin-infused imitations), and Scottish varieties in the conversation...

I mean, seriously... 🙄

hollowangler68 said:top 10 beers

1 foster's (absolute ruler, finest liquid in the cosmos, nothing else even comes close)

2 Bavaria 8.6
3 Leffe blonde
3 becks
5 March Kubrick strong
6 Bella Vue kriek
7 harp
8 Guinness
9 Erdinger
10 amstel

All you’re missing is some American Budweiser and Miller High Life to make this list perfect. 😁

Guinness, Leffe, Bella Vue (for the ladies)—sure. The rest? Fine, I guess, if you’ve got absolutely nothing else to drink. 😁 Except for that Bavaria 8.6 beer tap.

I'd toss in some Hoegaarden, Franziskaner, and Le Trapp blond. That's been my weapon of choice lately.

Question: Is there anywhere in Washington, D.C. with a brewery like Scout in New Haven where you can actually try all these exotic beers? I'm too lazy to trek out to New Haven—not because I hate the place, but because I'm half-convinced the cops are gonna bust me one of these days. 🙂

coastalpanther11 said:All you need is some American Budweiser and Miller High Life to complete the list.😁

I'd add Hoegaarden, Franziskaner, and Le Trapp blond to that. They've been my weapons of choice lately.

Oh, my apologies. I clearly lack the refined palate of such elite connoisseurs. How embarrassing.🙂

Budweiser is garbage, yet somehow I still have taste. Meanwhile, that Czech version of Budweiser 👍

Hoegaarden is absolute trash.

And what do you mean by calling Bavaria 8.6 a "beer tap"? Too strong? Wimp.😁
If it were at least 11-15%, I'd be interested.

My top two absolute favorites:
1. Kos's brew
2. the Savannah choir's brew

I am seriously counting down the minutes until White Sunday arrives...
😁 😁 😁

hollowangler68 said:Hoegaarden is absolute garbage.

And what’s your problem with calling Bavaria 8.6 a "session beer"? Too strong for you? Wimp.😁
If it were sitting in the 11-15% range, maybe then we'd talk.

Oh, listen to this guy, saying Hoegaarden is trash... 🙄 You think Erdinger is actually good? Please...

Bavaria 8.6 has an aftertaste like you poured a shot of Bacardi right into it. If that's your style, why not just drink wine or straight liquor? I don't see the point in chugging beer with a massive alcohol percentage. For starters, the taste is disgusting. Even Leffe hits you with the alcohol, but at least it's subtle about it.

@autumn: So, do they actually have booths set up there?😁

Raymond Barrett12 said:Props to the Czech and Danish brews, but honestly, you guys can take your beer drinking straight to hell if you aren't looking at Belgian, German, English, Irish (and I mean actual good stuff, not those cheap gin-flavored disasters), Scottish, and all the other varieties out there...

I mean, look... 🙄

I haven't quite stumbled upon a truly terrible German beer yet (though Beck's is getting pretty close), but I haven't found anything that really blows my mind either—it just doesn't hit the spot for me. Belgians? No question, there are some incredible ones. Unfortunately, I'm pretty weak when it comes to trying British beers, even though a few have actually impressed me. What can I say, when our Beer Lovers Club focused entirely on "exotic" stuff, we ended up sipping on brews from Egypt, Tunisia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Tajikistan, and whatnot, instead of actually getting to know the small-batch English or Belgian microbreweries...

coastalpanther11, as far as I know, there’s nothing in Washington, D.C. that even comes close to Scout in terms of selection, but then again, there's the Beer shop, which delivers right to your doorstep if you hit a certain amount. Besides, most of what they have is already at Scout anyway. Check out www.beershop.com (if you're reading this, puff, oh Great President of said club, I think I deserve at least one free Tranquiar for the free promo! Or better yet, that dark one from Slovakia—I forgot the name, maybe it was golden Ležant or something, if you still have any left!)

coastalpanther11 said:Bavaria 8.6 tastes like you poured a shot of Bacardi right into it. If that's the case, why not just stick to wine or hard liquor?

Oh, I do. 😁 (Hard liquor, obviously; wine is out of the question.)

Personally, I think the flavor is excellent, despite the high ABV.
If there's one thing I can't stand, it's a beer where you can't taste even a hint of alcohol... like Heineken.

hollowangler68 said:lowenbrau

I mean, you could definitely drink that if you were desperate, but personally... I'll take anything over Beck's...

stormyviper11 said:Sure, you could drink it just to get the job done, but honestly, Beck's is worse...

You don't even know what makes it worse. Is it the taste or the packaging?
Look, you can't exactly act tough at a nightclub holding some tiny little bottle, especially if it’s green 😁
Imagine walking into a club with a massive 50oz March Kubrick in your hand. That’s how you do it. People see you and instantly realize you aren't someone to mess with. Manly! 🙂

stormyviper11 said:coastalpanther11, as far as I know, you won't find anything in Washington, D.C. that even comes close to Scout in terms of selection. But hey, there’s that Beer shop service that delivers right to your doorstep if you spend enough.

Man, stormyviper11, thanks for the tip! I'll buy the round!
hollowangler68, I'm buying you one too. I have a feeling behind those retarded comments of yours hides a solid guy and a real friend. 😁 Cheers! 🙂

coastalpanther11 said:I suspect there’s actually a decent human being and a true friend hiding behind those ridiculous insults. 😁 Cheers! 🙂

🙂 👋

stormyviper11 said:(...) golden Ležant (...)

Are we talking about golden Bažant now, guys...?
For the record—you can pick it up at any Walmart in Canada if you're looking... 🙂

My personal top 4 guitar duos:

1. piccioto/mackaye
2. lloyd/verlaine
3. young/young
4. richards/taylor

Yo momma... said:Bažant, man...?
You can pick it up at any Walmart in Canada, by the way... 🙂

Yeah... Bažant. The lighter versions are actually pretty decent, but the dark one? Total trash. Honestly, I tasted it during some corporate tasting event where we went through about twenty different beers from around Eastern Europe, so all the fine details from that night are kind of a blur thanks to the booze. Haven't been to Canada in like fifteen years, but if I ever find myself back there, I'll try to keep that in mind...

Still out grabbing beers? 🙂

My top 3 potato dishes:
1. fries
2. baked potato (with way too much butter)
3. potato pie