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I'm drinking that right now.

It's almost like the beer you have when you're not having a wine. Gizzit.

Do you usually drink many belgians of that strength?

Yes.

The other guy.

I haven't been drinking much of anything new lately... I got six cases of homebrew recently, and I haven't really even been drinking that...

I should start a coffee thread.

No I don't usually drink any beer of that strength.

Speaking of Belgians, I was able to stumble across a little café/bookshop in a backwater in SW China that had a cute selection of belgian beers, as well as a heap of excellent DVD box sets, none of which I purchased because I assumed I would find them somewhere else on my travels.

judasmuppet";p="842242 wrote:a cute selection of belgian beers

You've changed, man.
Have you been frosting your hair lately?

Well if you liked it it's definitely worth checking some others out...

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/56

Also you might want to check out the belgian strong pale ales, dubbles and triples.

Don't be daft. My hair is untouched.

They all say that.
Next thing you know there's Ace of Base on the turntable and scented candles burning in the bathrooms.

Judas:

Northern Rivers Brewing Co. (located in Alstonville)
http://www.nrbrewing.com.au/

Is good?

Very much so.
The Pale Ale is almost as good as Coopers..
And the Blonde blows any comparable beer i've had out of the water..
Cheaper, too..
Although i've only seen it stocked at Alstonville Cellars..
Have to take a tour when I head down next..

I remember the Golan in Lismore had a reputable micro brew thing happening, but I didn't care for anything but VB then

Schlenkerla Rauchbier (smoke beer):



Really tasty. Would most likely give a friggen hangover of measurable proportions if drunk in excess.

I want to go to Prague again and get terribly drunk.

judasmuppet";p="850962 wrote:Schlenkerla Rauchbier (smoke beer):



Really tasty. Would most likely give a friggen hangover of measurable proportions if drunk in excess.

Eh maybe not. Unfiltered beer is better for hangovers... something to do with b-vitamins or whatever... not sure if that is unfiltered, but it looks it.

Darker beer gives worse hang-overs. You're wrong as usual Jeff.

iUser®";p="851517 wrote:Darker beer gives worse hang-overs. You're wrong as usual Jeff.

Bullshit.

Anyone who classifies beer as "light" and "dark" generally doesn't have the first fucking clue as to what they're talking about in my experience.

Unfiltered and aged beer contains more congeners which is one of four reasons why alcohol causes hangover. Congeners are found in the less clear alcohols, such as ales, red wines, stout and whiskies. This contributes to the headache as well as the ADH issue below.

The most prominent symptom of a hangover is the headache which is normally caused by the type of alcohol, but is often exacerbated by drinking too much water. Alcohol forces a decrease in the production of our anti-diuretic hormones, we crave, drink and actually retain too much water which causes the severe headache normally associated with a good hangover, so often drinking water to cure the hangover is feeding the flames.

Acidosis another cause of sickness during the hangover does not affect us because we have high blood alcohol level, it's caused by acidity of the blood being too high which happens after alcohol is withdrawn and the body attempts to normalise itself after the blood alcohol drops to trace levels. This problem causes sickness. The hair of the dog method of hangover relief is well documented and the reason why so many attest to it being a working cure for the hangover is because it relieves some of the nausea caused by the body reacting so badly after it has purged all alcohol from the blood. The affects are short-lived though.

The tiredness associated with alcohol consumption and the hangover is caused by drunkenness' affects on our brains which causes the body to lose hours when we sleep. The affects of being drunk rob the body of it's normal ability to regenerate itself at normal speed, cutting our ability to refresh quite significantly, meaning an 8 hour sleep only provides approximately 3 hours of rest, resulting in irritability and often extreme fatigue.

Of the four contributory factors of the hangover, only one (the level of congeners ) are affected by what you drink, and contrary to what is believed (as with almost all the symptoms of hangovers) is more likely to affect you if you drink what is considered 'good' quality alcohols such as non filtered beers, ales and stouts, whiskies and red wines. The age of the alcohol also affects the level of congeners within, the rule of thumb being the older the alcohol, the higher the content which in turn equates to a worse hangover.

For your information, there is no real hangover cure, the only thing you can do is wait for your body to adjust.

Both of these are pretty good. The Circlemaster pale ale verges on being too sweet, but doesn't take it too far. I had a not so enjoyable experience last year with a beer that was brewed in a Sauvignon Blanc style that fucked up by being too sweet. Can't remember the name though.

The Hobgoblin is very delicious. I would also like to get my hands on Wychwood's wheat beer:

Jeff";p="753037 wrote:I'm kinda ashamed to like this one... but it's really good.

I kinda liked this one too:

Jeff";p="851579 wrote:

iUser®";p="851517 wrote:Darker beer gives worse hang-overs. You're wrong as usual Jeff.

Bullshit.

Anyone who classifies beer as "light" and "dark" generally doesn't have the first fucking clue as to what they're talking about in my experience.

That might be, but it doesn't change the fact that I'm right about this and you are wrong. And if you don't take my word for it, read judasmuppet's and Nam's posts.

*bump*

Duvel



Those zany Belgians and their ability to brew tasty beer with high alco content that doesn't taste like it's got metho in it.