Zywiec from Poland and
Svyturas (even better) from Lithuania

Poppa:

Perhaps we passed at the GABF this year. For Borealis, who believes American beers taste like water, perhaps she is comparing apples to oranges. Canadian microbrew compared to American mass produced is silly. The GABF hosted 300 brewers and 1600 beers and though Coors and Miller and all those folks made an appearance, the only attraction to their stands were the Silver Bullet chicks. The overwhelming majority of the rest of the beers (no, I didn't try them all), were fantastic. The Alaskan Smoked Porter was excellent. Try Sam Adams Utopia if you have a bunch of money available but a glass will probably put you in a body bag. It hits the glass at 24%. If you want to try some great American beers, just drive down the west coast where the small craft brewers are putting out great beers. Or you could visit the Denver area that has an amazing number of microbreweries putting out great stuff. The city of Boulder has at least 7 breweries I believe and they are quite good and if you go to Golden, go to Golden's second largest brewery, Golden City brewers. Fine stuff

I can't find it now, but I did have one of the Brain's beers and it was quite good. I think it was the SA. I also had some beer from St Austell and I especially liked the strong ale though what I had in the pub actually tasted better than what I had at the brewery. Last May I managed to drink all but two beers from the cask one being a Guinness and the other at a place where both casks had run dry. The only inacceptable beer was a Wadworth bitter which tasted and smelled like it had been strained through a sweat sock, and that's not an exageration. There may have been something wrong with the batch.

McEwan's 90 Shilling is good stuff and that fine stuff from Orkney is wonderful. Try the Skull Splitter, but not too many of them. Somewhere around 11%.

I've enjoyed the beer from the tiny York brewery and I'll give them another try in December. I hope to make it up to Theakston's if I can.

I also respect Michael Jackson's work but in the end, I like to live dangerously and walk in an order the local in the UK, whatever it is. Rarely disappointed.

Thanks for all of the knowledge Poppa.

Bill

typically, the best beer is the local beer served from a pub that cares enough to keep fresh stock and keep its lines clean. this goes mostly for ale.

poppa has a lot of good information but he should realise that those of us in europe are typically much more relaxed about what we drink and realise that the choice of the pub is more important than the brand.

ira...not sure if st pauli girl counts as i have never seen it served or sold anywhere in germany (or europe for that matter). think it's just for the american market.

I didn't care for Heineken until I went to Amsterdam ... that's all I drank :)

Hello Beer Lovers!

A trip through Poland will allow you to try dozens of wonderful domestic brews.
Kiper, Caper, and all of the standards. A feature of Polish beers is their alcohol content..from almost zero to 10%. Kiper is often absent from the shelves because of shortages. It has a honey ingredient. 'Designer beers' are also available. Wroclaw. Spiz Restaurant features 3 wheat beers brewed on the premises. Many think it is the best restaurant in Wroclaw. Its Mexican dishes are excellent!

Kaiser
Goesser

Stella Artois....IN Belgium.