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Beer for Madison?

Posted By: Ian Shaw
Date: Wednesday, 29 August 2007, at 7:09 p.m.

In Response To: Beer for Madison? (Havard Raddum)

Michael Crane managed to blag a few crates of Double Drop for a BIBA tournament a few years ago. I recall it being quite "hoppy", which I always like in my beer.

In answer to Chuck, we traditional Brits do like our beer darker and perhaps a bit bitterer than the rest of Europe - though most youngsters tend to start with lager until they learn discernment. (To us, "lager" is what the rest of the world calls "beer". Heineken, Miller, Budwieser, etc.) Bitter is darker in colour and less fizzy. It's usually served at a warmer temperature than lager - in my opinion a lot of lager (yes Budweiser, I'm talking to you) is chilled down so you don't have to actually taste it!

Not being a true afficianado, I'd find it hard to define a characteristic difference in taste between IPA and bitter. Both can vary wildly. Perhaps IPAs tend to be slightly lower in strength - after all, they were originally brewed for British troops in India, and the army probably wanted to reduce drunkeness!

Messages In This Thread

• Beer for Madison?
  Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 28 August 2007, at 2:53 p.m.
  • Beer for Madison?
    Ian Shaw -- Tuesday, 28 August 2007, at 4:07 p.m.
    • Taste of beers (OT)
      Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 28 August 2007, at 4:30 p.m.
      • Taste of beers (OT)
        Daniel Murphy -- Tuesday, 28 August 2007, at 5:02 p.m.
        • Taste of beers (OT)
          DC-Ohio -- Tuesday, 28 August 2007, at 7:10 p.m.
          • Taste of beers (OT)
            Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 28 August 2007, at 9:58 p.m.
            • Taste of beers (OT)
              Stick -- Tuesday, 28 August 2007, at 9:59 p.m.
              • Taste of beers (OT)
                Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 30 August 2007, at 12:22 a.m.
  • Beer for Madison?
    Stick -- Tuesday, 28 August 2007, at 4:25 p.m.
    • Beer for Madison?
      Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 28 August 2007, at 4:34 p.m.
  • Who is going to Madison?
    MandM1951 -- Tuesday, 28 August 2007, at 5:23 p.m.
    • Who is going to Madison?
      Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 28 August 2007, at 6:49 p.m.
      • Who is going to Madison?
        Matt Cohn-Geier -- Tuesday, 28 August 2007, at 7:23 p.m.
        • Who is going to Madison?
          Keene -- Tuesday, 28 August 2007, at 9:28 p.m.
          • Who is going to Madison?
            Caryl Stephanson -- Tuesday, 28 August 2007, at 9:33 p.m.
            • Who is going to Madison?
              Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 30 August 2007, at 12:20 a.m.
      • Who is going to Madison?
        Ian Dunstan -- Wednesday, 29 August 2007, at 1:22 a.m.
        • Who is going to Madison?
          Stick -- Wednesday, 29 August 2007, at 2:14 a.m.
  • Beer for Madison?
    John Little -- Tuesday, 28 August 2007, at 5:53 p.m.
  • Beer for Madison?
    Caryl Stephanson -- Tuesday, 28 August 2007, at 7:23 p.m.
  • Beer for Madison?
    Havard Raddum -- Wednesday, 29 August 2007, at 3:08 a.m.
    • Beer for Madison?
      Ian Shaw -- Wednesday, 29 August 2007, at 7:09 p.m.
      • Beer for Madison?
        Keene -- Wednesday, 29 August 2007, at 7:31 p.m.
      • Beer for Madison?
        Michael Boughton -- Thursday, 30 August 2007, at 4:12 a.m.
  • Beer for Madison?
    Bill -- Thursday, 30 August 2007, at 7:44 p.m.