My roommates loves zywiec biale from draft. I feel like it tastes similar to la trappe white, but I wanted to know what beer that’s readily available on draft in the Netherlands tastes the most like this beer.

My FIL is in town from Vietnam. During his college day, he studied abroad at a university in the Czech Republic.

I would like to treat him to a beer that is similar in profile to beers served in that region.

What American beers (or common imports) are a good approximation?

ETA: location is Bloomington, IN

I looked on the retailer locater and closesst retailer according to them is 350 miles lol

Today, April 2nd, I got myself 4 pack Warsteiner beer, brewed and canned in Germany, premium dunkel (whatever that means), roasted barley malt.

The best before date stamped at cans bottoms - 2025-04-11. I assume the date format is YYYY-MM-DD.

Given that canned beer typically has at least 12 months shelf life.... does this mean this beer was pulled like 12 months ago.

There is no production date. There is stamp A0851 on one of the cans and A0853 on the other three.

The box says A0913.

Anybody knows what these mean? How to determine when the beer was made.

I just turned 21 and after returning home from college, my family all poked fun at my work ordering High Lifes. (Kinda Midwest redneck folk) Iv never heard any stereotypes around it, just curious what the is the type of person who drinks a Miller High Life?

It looks like makeup, same consistency and color. Is it harmful? What is it??

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I lived in the US for a while and come to really like coors banquet. I was looking for a similar beer in the european, or specifically the dutch beer market. Any takers?

How it started:

For 2025, I decided to try and make beer drinking special and fun again. I had fallen into a funk where I'm drinking the same stuff over and over, and stuff that used to brighten my day just feels normal. And my health probably isn't going to last forever by drinking several beers a night after work to "wind down".

I'll affirm that I don't have a "drinking problem". In fact, I rarely get too drunk to drive a car. Haven't had a real hangover in a years. I just like the taste of beer, and that "first beer buzz". The problem is, maintaining that takes several beers over several hours, every day. That can't be healthy. And since it's not even that enjoyable, I made myself a list of rules for beer in 2025.

In no particular order:

1. No more couch beers after work. In fact, I'm not keeping beer at home at all. There's one exception I'll detail in a later rule.

2: No macro brews. They aren't that good, and I'm not drinking them for the enjoyment of the art of beer. I'm drinking them out of habit, or for economy, and I'm done. This rule alone will cover the costs of this whole experiment.

1. Only social drinking. Only drink beer in "3rd places", social settings, meals out, or on vacation. (And the vacation beers have to social as well). This is the one exception to the beers at home rule. If im entertaining guests, I'll purchase local freshly canned beers for the occasion.

2. Try new things again. There's tons of little bars and pubs, small restaurants and such that I haven't tried due to falling into a routine. When it comes to vibe checking a new place, a pint is a cheap way to do so.

3. Try to truly enjoy beer again. Part of this is getting out of routines, quitting macros, and creating false scarcity by not stocking it at home. Taking these steps should turn beer back into an event, not an eventuality.

How it's going:

3 months into 2025, I'm happy to report that this is going well. By not killing a sixer a night, my overall consumption of beer is down, while my enjoyment of the beers I do have is up. It took a few weeks to not crave beer every day. But now I'm used to it and truly realize how habitual my drinking was. Now I only do it when I have a real desire. I've "discovered" several local breweries. I'm also happy to report that I'm down 30 lbs. Now, that's not all from beer. I also changed my diet and started training for a half marathon, and completed one a couple weeks ago. I'm now signed up for a full marathon. Overall, I'm healthier, I feel better, and I'm genuinely enjoying the experience of beer again. I would encourage you to try it if any of this has resonated with you.

My biggest takeaway? Being handed a fresh, crisp pint and chatting with strangers can be really fun. I was missing that at home. Maybe you aren't that social, but I am, and this has been a big boost to my social life.

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So I went out to a local brewery the other night and got a flight. I’m somewhat new and curious so a flight seemed like the best option. I’ve had a good variety of beers so far but never a sour beer. Until of course the other day. For the North Carolinians out there. Heart of berries fruited sour by Royal Bliss. All the beers I’ve ever had while of course different have all tasted like beer. You can obviously tell it’s a beer. (Of course all beers are different and aren’t created equal) but when compared to this sour I had. It was so wildly different. It damn near tastes like strait juice. And it was super good. Almost like a “desert beer” if that’s a thing. Are all sours like this. Just super sweet and what not. What are some sours yall like that I should try. Thanks

I went to Santa Rosa last week and got my 3 beers. As soon as my 3rd arrived I knew I couldn’t drink it and safely make it home. I sadly had to leave it behind. If I go again next year, could I sneak in a ukeg and put my pours in there? That way I’m not driving tipsy and not wasting any younger. Thoughts?

I am not a huge fan of Bud to begin with, but I liked the fact that they were trying to give us something other than “Here’s our beer, but with fewer calories/carbs/IBUs.”

I had the Copper Lager on draft and I really enjoyed it!

Does anyone know where to get sub kegs (2L) in Southern California? I restored my Hopsy/Krups sub compact kegerator from 2018 and I CANNOT for the life of me find the mini keg refills anywhere. They are the ones that look like a fat two liter soda bottle with a tube coming out of the front end. Am I missing out on some news of a mini keg shortage?

The major changes coming to GABF in 2025.

https://allaboutbeer.com/gabf-2025-great-american-beer-festival/

He does anyone know is anywhere in socal has the 7oz miller high life I’ve looked everywhere for them and it seems that the only places that sell them are in the Midwest so I can’t order them online. Is this just something I’ll have to ask a liquor store owner to special order?

I was a huge fan of the canned Michelada with Chamoy. I don't like the Mango Chamoy from Estrella Jalisco (it's too sweet for my taste), nor the Chamoy Michelada from Victoria (the chamoy flavor wasn't strong enough). First, the canned Estrella Jalisco Chamoy disappeared for a few months; I couldn't find it at BevMo, Ralph's, or even gas stations. Then, it returned, but the taste was bland, almost like the regular Michelada without chamoy. Have you experienced the same?

When i was still entirely new to alcohol one of the first drinks i tried was Guinness and i REALLY didnt like it back then. it was far too strong of a flavor and at the time the best way i could describe the taste was like if you got black coffee, a burnt toast and scraped the burnt bits of the toast into the coffee and then carbonated it.

Ive just now tried sierra nevada pale ale, the second thing i saw constantly recommended online alongside Guinness, and after trying it im having the same issue - the flavor is just far too strong and the taste is kinda what i can best describe as chemically; it almost tastes the way pinesol (the cleaning chemical) smells.

Im not trying to shit on someone's favoritest beer of all time but i just wanna ask - am i doing something wrong? I feel like i have that cilantro/soap gene but for alcohol and its kinda pissing me off lol.

Hey everyone,

Apologies in advance for posting this if it’s been posted recently. I couldn’t find any recent posts though.

I’ll be going to Oakland, North Bay, and SF for a few days in May. I’ve been to most of the best breweries in the Oakland area (Ghost Town, Cellarmaker, Fieldwork, Sante Adairius, etc. (and will be going to them all again)) and am going up to the North Bay basically just to experience Russian River, HenHouse, Mad Fritz, and probably Lagunitas because of their longevity. Of course, also for some wine, so any suggestions for that is a bonus haha. We’ll also be going to a Giants game and spending ~24 hours in and around SF, so any brewery suggestions around the stadium will be appreciated!

Looking for some lesser known breweries that are definitely worth a stop in the North Bay and on the way from Oakland to North Bay/Napa. Or just any other amazing ones in the general northern Bay Area!

Side note: will it be possible to find Pliny the Younger anywhere? I know they just made and released some, so I’m worried it’ll be hard to find in 1.5 months.

Thanks,

Edit: North Bay, not Napa.

Edit 2: sounds like I won’t be able to get Pliny the Younger, so if anyone has an extra bottle they’d be willing to sell me, that would be amazing.

Recently 21 as of November this last year.Obviously doesn’t imply that I’ve just started drinking,but only that I’ve now become more interested toward picking up beer as a RESPONSIBLE hobby,rather than being irresponsible with liquor considering I’ve stopped drinking it,and much prefer smashing a 12 rack not doing stupid shit

With that said,after touching a few here and there I decided strongly that Banquets are my beer.Recently got a”1 of 3”24 pack,it’s the one with the”C”

So I suppose my question would be,how rare is each 1 of 3??

Any and all input is appreciated,TIA!

Title basically says it all. Although the world is full of heavy hitters in beer, Germany, Czechia, Poland, the UK, Mexico, US and Canada, etc, recent travels have turned me onto another dimension of beer beyond the big beer-drinking countries. I'm curious to know which countries have surprising beer scenes beyond the obvious first spots. For me, I must say that both the countries of Latvia and Vietnam have amazing beer scenes. Latvia has a bevy of amazing lagers like Cesu, Valmiermuiza, Mezpils, and Madonas, all of which are named after the towns they hail from, and each are remarkably easy drinking. Vietnam is also a great country for light beer, particularly fresh beer ("bia hoi"), or locally made beer that is delivered to restaurants and bars basically every day. These are typically homebrews with low ABV, but, on hot and sunny days, little else hits the spot. I'm curious to know, what other countries have underrated and/or surprising beer selections, and what experiences you all have with beer whilst travelling.

Does anyone know what beer/liquor has the similar taste and buzz (mostly buzz) feeling of a Japanese Suntory yellow shot from Japan?. I just came back from Japan and ever since I’ve started drinking liquor and beer from the us nothing has ever hit the same as a yellow shot from suntory. Every time i try to drink here im always getting an exhausted tired drunk instead of a nice buzz. Nothing is giving me that same feeling as a yellow shot does so does anyone know what beer brand/ mixed drink gives the same feeling im talking about? Any advice would be appreciated.

I am traveling through Belgium along highway E42 from Germany to France. Any worthwhile 1-2 hour stops along the way?

People need to be aware of London Black. It’s awesome.