I enjoy beer.
Yes, it's true. Christians can enjoy alcohol (in moderation) and not sin. There has been much debate back and forth between many groups about the morality of drinking. I do not want to enter this argument in today's post. My conviction is that alcohol, like food, can be enjoyed in moderation as a gift from the Lord, provided you are te above the legal age and not breaking the law. I realize my convictions are not shared by all and I will not judge anyone who feels he cannot according to conviction. In fact, if you are convicted to not drink alcohol, then to drink would be a sin. I do not think the argument can be made from scripture that drinking is wrong, but it can cleary be shown that drunkeness is wrong. Also, to act against your own convictions is also wrong.
Well, I guess I did enter the debate. Oh well...
Anyway, the purpose of this post is to get some of your thoughts on various beers. I am a bit of a conisseur and my tastes change frequently from different types of beer. Right now, I really like a good brown ale. I travel a good bit with work and I get to try some different things wherever I go.
I am in Gillette, Wyoming (where?) right now because my company, Catoma Outdoor, has been developing tents for motorcycle campers and we are having the final prototypes tested at a big rally here. They have some great microbrewed beers out west that we have never heard of in Alabama. One of my favorites is out of New Belgium Brewery in Colorado and is called Fat Tire. Yesterday, I had Odell's 90 Shilling Ale on draft and it was very delicious, especially after being on my feet all day. I also enjoy a good porter or stout, depending on the food usually. For now, the brown ale is the way to go for me. The best ales usually finish with a unique flavor.
Post your comments with beer selections and recommendations. All are welcome, regardless of taste (I have been known to enjoy Miller High Life when faced with a tight beer budget).
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Jeff - Wyoming has a great selection of beers. New Belgium is one of my favorite breweries and I had a Fat Tire last night with dinner. As far as I know, they do not make a brown (Fat Tire is an amber), but they have two good wheat's in their Sunshine and Mothership Wit.
Since you mentioned browns, porters and stouts, some I have enjoyed have been Avery's Brown, Brooklyn Brewery Brown, Newcastle, Young's Double Chocolate Stout, and I hear the Breckenridge Brewery's Vanilla Porter is delicious. Have a great trip.
- trey
p.s. Oh, and I generally enjoy anything by Rogue out of Oregon. Really like their Dead Guy Ale (esp on tap) and Bullfrog.
Trey, you are correct. I have mistakingly putting Ambers and Browns in the same category.
Dead Guy on draft is one of the best draft beers.
Warsteiner Dunkel(dark)is a really good brown? amber? Also a beer with a very unique taste is Sam Adams Cream Stout.I recently tried the Chipotle Ale by Rogue, a little different. I agree that Fat Tire makes some good beers, try the Trippel.
Daniel
Sorry about the anonymous on the first one, wasn't registered yet
What is Coors Light?
I gotta go with Land Shark and the new Bud Light Lime for a nice change from the norm. Amber Bach is good too, but too heavy to drink all the time.
Coors light is a light brewed lager, but how do you know when its cold?
Oh right, the mountains turn blue.
Look what I found, Jeff's blog...
So you get to go to Wyoming, and I get to go to...Wisonsin. Lucky!
On the beer tip, Terrapin India Brown Ale...not so good. It's kind of like how Gaffigan described fruitcake. IPA...good. Brown Ale...good. India Brown Ale, nasty crap.
By the way, the High Life is hard to beat for a cheap beer. Nothing like the Champagne of Beers with Popeye's. MMMM.....
Beaker, I should know you. But I don't. Who are you?
(Not existentially but really, like, what is your name?)
Jeff-
No big mystery, it's me Brian Kelly. I found your blog doing a search for Catoma Outdoor.
Hope all is well!
Brian
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