Forbes has listed their picks for the "coolest" beers, most of them from Europe, but the US with a good showing at five!
- Boddington's Pale Ale from Bury-St. Edmunds, England
- Chimay Blanche from Chimay, Belgium
- Dinkel Acker CD-Pils from Munich, Germany
- Franziskaner Hefe-Weisse from Munich, Germany
- Grolsch Premium Lager from Holland
- Hoegaarden from Hoegaarden, Belgium
- Hoptical Illusion Pale Ale from Patchogue, NY
- Konigs Hoeven Dubbel Trappist Ale from Tilburg, Holland
- Paulaner Hef-Weizen from Munich, Germany
- Paulaner Premium Pils from Munich, Germany
- Pilsner Urquell from Plzen, Czech Republic
- Rare VOS Belgium-Style Amber from Cooperstown, NY
- Samuel Smith's Old Brewery Pale Ale from Tadcaster, England
- Schneider Weisse Hefe-Weizen from Bavaraia, Germany
- Sierra Nevada Pale Ale from Chico, CA
- Spaten Optimator from Munich, Germany
- Spaten Premium from Munich, Germany
- The Censored Rich Copper Ale, Lagunitas Brewing Company, Petaluma, CA
- Liberty Ale, Anchor Brewing Company, San Francisco, CA
- Young's Old Nick Barley Wine Style Ale from London, England
5-04-2006 @12:59AM Dr. Electro said... Apparently in the context of this list coolness is not directly proportional to taste. Beer isn't necessarily good or even cool just because it comes from Germany. The Spatens in particular are nearly as sour tasting as American corporate brews.
I'm not a beer snob but I have tasted many beers in my life. Not all beers are created equal.
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5-04-2006 @4:07AM Muttley said... Err, isn't Boddingtons from Manchester, specifically the Strangeways brewery?
It is, after all, "The Cream of Manchester"
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5-04-2006 @2:51PM Andrew said... Some friends and I did a blind tasting, and Grolsch and Pilsner Urquell both consistently scored about the same as American mass-produced bilge (i.e., just above Miller Lite). I suppose either are fine if you're in the mood for a forgettable pilsner, but they're definitely not value for your money.
At least Forbes got one thing right: Sierra Nevada = pure deliciousness. Mmm, I could go for three or four right now.
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5-04-2006 @7:03PM Sven said... Not a single stout on that list. Shame on ye.
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5-05-2006 @8:49PM David said... Sorry Forbes, but Cantillon's Geuze Lambic is the coolest beer in the world...
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