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Beer Nerds - I Need Your Help

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 10:38 am
by garethom
Xmas shopping steez.

Looking for an immensely strong but tasty beer to get for my brother as a christmas present. Needs to be reasonably priced (i.e. not £15 a bottle) and preferably available online.

All help appreciated, big ups.

Re: Beer Nerds - I Need Your Help

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 10:42 am
by Forum
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Or just go for carlsberg special

Re: Beer Nerds - I Need Your Help

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 10:43 am
by Forum
southstar wrote:
Or just go for carlsberg special
Nevermind i missed the tasty part

Re: Beer Nerds - I Need Your Help

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 10:46 am
by Electric_Head
Singha or Chang.
Love them.
And they're strong.

Thai beer available in most places it seems.
I can get it here in SA but not in big bottles.

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Re: Beer Nerds - I Need Your Help

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 10:47 am
by wub
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Taedonggang Beer. Brewed in Pyongyang, North Korea. Similar to British ale in taste.

Re: Beer Nerds - I Need Your Help

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 10:49 am
by mIrReN
Southstar,

really
dutch beer?
not because it's 11.5 that's it's any good :/

Does N-Korea export? :')

Duvel
http://lambikstoemper.files.wordpress.c ... el-hop.jpg

Re: Beer Nerds - I Need Your Help

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 10:51 am
by Forum
I remember this stuff was in the news a while back, no idea how much it costs

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Re: Beer Nerds - I Need Your Help

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 10:54 am
by Forum
mIrReN wrote: really
dutch beer?
not because it's 11.5 that's it's any good :/
No 11.5% beer/lager is going to taste nice, i don't care how posh the bottle is

Re: Beer Nerds - I Need Your Help

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 10:55 am
by garethom
southstar wrote:I remember this stuff was in the news a while back, no idea how much it costs

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Yeah, I clocked that, it's like £40 a bottle.

Re: Beer Nerds - I Need Your Help

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 10:56 am
by wub
Bottle of Brew Dog "Toyko" will set you back a tenner though if you're wanting a budget alternative;

http://www.brewdog.com/product/tokyo

Re: Beer Nerds - I Need Your Help

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 11:06 am
by mIrReN
southstar wrote:
mIrReN wrote: really
dutch beer?
not because it's 11.5 that's it's any good :/
No 11.5% beer/lager is going to taste nice, i don't care how posh the bottle is
WRONG
There are others not specifically 11.5% but 10+ which are lovely!!!

http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Dolle_Brouwers

http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lijst_van_Belgische_bieren

Re: Beer Nerds - I Need Your Help

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 11:08 am
by Forum
Fruit beer doesn't count. The super strengths ive had all have a really strong metallic taste

Re: Beer Nerds - I Need Your Help

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 11:09 am
by mIrReN
yeah yeah mistake there

Re: Beer Nerds - I Need Your Help

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 11:10 am
by wub
southstar wrote:Fruit beer doesn't count. The super strengths ive had all have a really strong metallic taste

The tramp juice brands usually do (Tennants, Special Brew etc). But I've had some of the Brew Dog 13/20% stuff and it's not half bad.

Re: Beer Nerds - I Need Your Help

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 11:10 am
by E-F
http://www.chapeldown.com/Category/65-beer.aspx

can probably find it about in less than 24 crate


or this for 18 quid

http://www.belgique.co.uk/101_belgian_b ... _75cl_115/

Re: Beer Nerds - I Need Your Help

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 11:13 am
by Forum
Desperado is the worst ive tried, tasted like mr muscle

Re: Beer Nerds - I Need Your Help

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 11:14 am
by danny_scrilla
really tasty but maybe not strong enough for what you're looking for:

Augustiner Maximator

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approx. 2€ a bottle.

similar price but way stronger (12%): Schneider Weisse Aventinus

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it's a wheat beer though...probably not for everyone.

Re: Beer Nerds - I Need Your Help

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 11:16 am
by murky21
yes this is lager but Czech - Primator, won best lager in world coupla years ago, fuckkng NICE (if u like czech lager) and can get a crate from laithwates at ok price http://www.laithwaites.co.uk/DWBase/jsp ... rod4462372

Re: Beer Nerds - I Need Your Help

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 11:19 am
by mIrReN
I can suggest (from the list)
Dulle Teve
Gulden Draak
Kasteelbier
Malheur
Oerbier
Rochefort 10
Straffe Hendrik
Westvleteren 12

are the ones around 10% I know and I like
could ask a mate whose done every beer in the Belgian beer book (admirable) but then you'd have to wait a week or 2

Re: Beer Nerds - I Need Your Help

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 11:21 am
by E-F
danny scrilla wrote:similar price but way stronger (12%): Schneider Weisse Aventinus

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it's a wheat beer though...probably not for everyone.
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