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May 15, 2003
Beer, Glorious Beer
Erik's Question of the Day on favorite alcoholic beverages gives me a chance to wax rhapsodic on my favorite topic of all time: beer.
Beer is my favorite subject and drink. Alcoholic or otherwise.
I've travelled the world, and when I make the plans, the existence of good beer is paramount in my decision making. I've been to Belgium just to go to the 24 Hours of the Special Beers of Belgium Festival. That year they had about fifty vendors with around 3 beers a piece.
Belgium produces more fantastic beers than just about any country on the face of the planet. Yet, oddly, a Belgian beer is not my number one. For that, you have to go to Ireland.
The short list changes over time, so, until the next time, here's the list:
- Guinness
- Tupper's Hop Pocket
- Chimay Bleu
- Cuvee Rene
- Anything from Dogfish Head
Guinness takes the cake for being such an overall fantastic beer. That's the beer I would take with me if I were to head off to a deserted island.
There are so many beers that could easily fill those top five slots. It is really hard to narrow them down. As long as I have a breath though, I don't plan on slowing down my tasting of them.
Beer Fun Fact: Beer is the base of Scotch and other alcoholic beverages.
Posted by Samer at May 15, 2003 09:47 PM
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