Beverages and Blades - Traditional of Course

[AusLoX]

 

[5K Qs]

I like the art, but the beer sounds awful. I'm not partial to any of these flavored beers. When I drink beer, I mostly drink Miller Lite because I like the way it tastes, so I'm hardly a beer connoisseur
I do like Leinenkugel Canoe Paddle Kolsch a lot, but its never available around here.

Mike, you must be one of those guys that yells, "Tastes great!" when drinking Miller Lite, instead of one of those "Less filling!" guys.
I think around here, the Leinie Canoe Paddler is seasonal (spring/summer); tough to beat it on a really HOT day!
(I'm just an old curmudgeon, I suppose, who doesn't appreciate all these new flavors with fruits and hazes and so on. I really don't even like IPAs; "hold the hops and max the malt" is my motto!)

Gary, I know that verse well, it could almost be my motto! And you're right, it's darn hard to beat a good oatmeal stout (Saml. Smith). Before you said anything else, I thought the raspberry vanilla sounded too busy.

I know what you mean about that verse as a motto, Jeff.
I don't know why I keep trying new beers I see. There are plenty of beers that I know I enjoy very much, they're usually available, and they fit my budget. Really don't need to explore any more.

- GT

 

[Chui]

 

[DaveHS]

 

[EJM73]

 

[Angry Waiter]

Dos XX Michelada. Quite tasty.

 

[DaveHS]

 

[DaveHS]

 

[mrknife]

 

[5K Qs]

Here's a beer I first tried last June. I think it's VERY good, although its availability seems quite sporadic. I think the 6-pack I bought most recently is only the 4th Horny Monk 6-pack I've purchased in 8 months.

In this post I want to point out a strange characteristic of every one of the Horny Monk cans I've opened so far (that's currently 21 cans, I think). Every time I pull the tab to open a can, some beer spurts out, and the volume of the beer seems to be just slightly larger than the volume of the can, indicated by a little "dome" of liquid sticking up out of the opening created by pulling the tab. It's like each can is over-filled slightly and sealed under pressure. Not a complaint, just a consistent oddity I've noticed (as an amateur scientist ).
Bird's eye view of freshly-opened can with knife:

Side view of can with contents "welling out" of the tab opening:

Close-up of the top of the can:

- GT

 

[black mamba]

Gary, could it be continued fermentation which increases the volume of the beer after it's in the can?

 

[5K Qs]

Gary, could it be continued fermentation which increases the volume of the beer after it's in the can?

Jeff, I know almost nothing about brewing and "packaging" beer, but what you suggest seems plausible to me.

- GT

 

[meako]

Volume ,Temperature and Pressure (being the constant) are described by
Charles' Law.....or if you throw your unopened beer can into a fire....
Boyles Law...in other words the can will eventually pop....or to put it simply..EXPLODE.. how do I know this? I went away onve and my home btew bottles in crates under my bed all popped their top ...expand vapour...constant pressure...and there were tiny shards of glass embedded everywhere...

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[Chui]

 

[5K Qs]

Reminder: Spring is just around the corner, and that's traditionally the season for bock beers (preferably with labels featuring goats). Here's one I had a year ago:

- GT

 

[DaveHS]

 

[Chui]

Very lucky to be able to stay in one of my client’s 2nd homes occasionally, in the Cotswold Water Park area…….. chilling by the lakeside watching nature…

 

[5K Qs]

Although my last post in this thread was a reminder that it's Bock season, I found an Oktoberfest survivor in the back of the laundry room fridge Thursday night and enjoyed it immensely, even out of season! I still have an unopened 12-pack of cans of Founders Oktoberfest that I'll have to start working on as I wait for actual spring weather to arrive.

- GT

 

[mitch13]