((B)) Your favorite beers ((B))
 

I have done the "macaron" thread for me; now one for DH.

He loves trying new beers, especially in new locales.

[Looking for ideas for Paris, Denmark, Oslo and Gothenburg and Stockholm]

So, what are your favorites - on tap or in bottles/cans. Please include name of beer, brewer info and type of beer [ale, lager, IPA etc]. Light or dark work both work for him.

He thanks you very much!
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In my opinion, most of your destinations aren't dream destinations for beer lovers.

Paris: a huge city where you can probably get any beer on earth in one pub or another. But most will be either light, and in my opinion, boring French beers or Belgian beers. Hoegaarden is a rather popular Belgian wheat beer. I don't like it but I know quite a lot of people who do.

Denmark: Tuborg, Carlsberg. Good, solid Pilsners. I like them.

Sweden, Norway: My last experience with Sweden is some time ago, but at that time they had a lot of regulations with alcoholic drinks. I think Norway has simlilar regulations. Drinks tend to be expensive.

i have always liked stella artois from belgium

Carlsberg !
But, my all-time favorite is Pilsner Urquell draft in Prague.

The Belgium red ale is very interesting. it's really red.
I like the taste of Duvel, not the price and the alcohol content. It's also from Belgium.

We like Chimay red label. We can get it in the US, but it's more affordable from the big box stores in France.

There are some local beers produced in the Brie region and the Gâtinais region just south of Paris. I'll poke around and see if I can find their names and where you can try them (haven't had one myself yet).

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My DH loves to try new beers. Tuborg was his favorite in Denmark (although the Carlsberg was good too). In Oslo, he LOVED Frydenlund -- at least until he got the bill, $15 USD for one glass!

Here are some links to websites about the beers I already mentioned:

http://www.biere-de-brie.com/

The above website is under construction but you can e-mail them and ask for more info (assuming they speak English). Or if you are a real beer lover you could visit their farm and try it/buy it in person.

Here are some more links about beer from the Brie:

http://www.atome77.com/articles/766/...Biere-Brie.htm

http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/gaillon...-ambree/39523/

http://locavore.over-blog.com/article-30620632.html

In searching the above link it mentions that you can find Brie beer in Paris at La Cave à Bulles at 45 rue Quincampoix, which is an artisan beer shop:

http://www.caveabulles.fr/

It can also be found at the places in the links below, at least according to the above link:

http://www.goumanyat.com/goumanyat-ENU.html

http://paris.13.evous.fr/Genty-Gastronomie,315.html

I'm having a bit more difficulty digging up info on the other local beer I mentioned. I thought I had a brochure somewhere that I picked up from one of the tourist offices that I so frequently raid (and relieve of all their pamphlets and brochures) but I don't seem to be able to find it. Here are a few links to get you started:

http://www.ile-de-france.chambagri.f...tinorge&id=118

http://www.village-gourmand.com/bieres-francaises.htm

http://www.francedesaveurs.com/bieres/gatinorge.pdf

Here is a link to a website where you can search for and research French beers:

http://www.biere-france.com/

Seasonal brews such as Tuborg Christmas Beer and Easter Beer, from Belgium Leffe Brune or Blonde, Duvel which is very strong and various fruit beers but I didn't like those much.

I feel draft beer is always far superior than a bottled beer of any sort. ...that being said..I favor Kronebourg or Carlsberg when hopping around europe.