Hops. Ale doesn't have hops in it. Centuries ago ale was drunk in the UK coz we didn't have hops here. In the 15th century Dutch merchants started coming to the UK in larger numbers than ever before and bought beer and hops with them. We readily embraced beer drinking and started brewing our own. So technically speaking ale doesn't exist any more - if ale has hops in it then it's beer - beer has hops in it coz it's beer, so what's the difference?
WHAT'S IN YOUR GULLET??ale vs lager
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Badger said:
There is no difference. It's ALL beer. The difference's are only in the method of fermentation. Top vs. bottom fermenting. Hops were unavailable when the Babylonian's first discovered brewing. It was beer then..still beer now.
Salute', TB.
It's all beer. You say talk of lager and beer? Lager is beer. Ale is beer. You say hops were/are not in ale? Hops were not in any beer at the beginning. Hops are a later addition. It's all beer man! Drink up!Badger said:
Why did you throw shi**y lagers in as an example? LOL. Biased poll!cheezydemon said:
Pale ale is my beer but I like a good lager, like I said, in summer or when you're working up a sweat.
Badger said:
OK WTF!!!! since you have since cried pardon, never mind.....
thehotpepper.com said:
Absolutely correct.
Honestly, I couldn't think of good examples of lagers since they suck.(
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we use the terms ale and lager so that when talking about beers you can tell some your preference straight with out confusion ale and lager are sub categories of beer simply.
i myself prefer ales as you get a much wider range of flavours to choose from lager is ok but the only choice you really have is decent and piss
i myself prefer ales as you get a much wider range of flavours to choose from lager is ok but the only choice you really have is decent and piss
Badger said:
Sorry! since I don't have a time machine, I had to just quote this again and give it a big ol' Texas
WTF??????????
(I am not from texas, but I did stay at a holiday inn express last night.................................no I didn't)
Davetaylor said:
Exactly. Lagering removes flavor, and, incidentally, very healthful antioxidents. So I am kinda like "what's the point?".
Yeah, I hope everyone understands, I do like some lagers, they don't all suck!
i'm with badger on the budvar it's a decent lager
I think only the beer snobs participated....
Good to see you all, but I hoped we would get a good sense of how many THP'ers give a shit about their beer.
I guess I could assume that most of the non voters would pick door #4.
Good to see you all, but I hoped we would get a good sense of how many THP'ers give a shit about their beer.
I guess I could assume that most of the non voters would pick door #4.
thehotpepper.com said:
That is true. Beer means "fermented barley malt beverage". Whether it's an ale or a lager depends on the yeast strain used for fermentation. Hops, being the bittering agent, doesn't determine whether or not it's classified as ale, beer, lager, or that crap that they make in Pottsville, PA! Just kidding JayT.
Steve973 said:
I stay away from Red Stripe here because there seems to be no consistency except for that fact it's a 50/50 beer. Half the time here it's old and skunky, and half the time it's, er, "ok". In Jamaica, yeah, i'll order it all day, but not here. But i've never had that problem with Carib or Kalik.
cheezydemon said:Honestly, I couldn't think of good examples of lagers since they suck.(
Birra Moretti (not sure if that's the correct spelling) is excellent as is Erdinger (I know it's a weissbeer but it's close enough to lager when it's sunny).
I'm also partial to tesco's Bier D'Or stubbies, great for taking with you to BBQ's, parties etc and they taste quite nice as well as being very cheap.
I voted ale btw, I love the ales.