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Similar beers to Hitachino Nest White Ale
I have been drinking the Hitachino Nest White Ale for some time, but I find it quite hard to get in the UK. I have been trying to find an alternative which is similar in taste.
It is similar to a Belgian Wheat Beer, but very light and citrusy. I…
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How hard is it to find a Three Floyds Dark Lord?
I'm not looking for any specific vintage or special variant. Just the standard Dark Lord RIS.
I'm also well aware of the fact that Three Floyds has limited distribution in the Midwest, and I'm for sure not going to find it on the West…
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Is there a universal resource to decipher beer production codes?
When I go buy my beer, I will always look for the some sort of date indicating when it expires, or when it was bottled, or something of that sort. Occasionally, I run into undecipherable codes instead of dates and I am at a lost to know when the…
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Which band beers exist in your country?
Does your country have any band or music based special crafted beers?
In Finland I can get Mötorhead, Kiss, Iron Maiden and Finnish bands like Amorphis and soon Diablo's Corium Black titled beer.
I was wondering that if I could get information that…
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Which beer or beers are associated with Lent?
Are there any varieties of beer that some people associate with the liturgical season of Lent? If so, why?
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Deposit on bottom beer bottle
What is the residue some in bottled (special) beers. Is it true that it can cause flatulence?
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At what point/percentage can beer properly "age"?
I recently encountered a beer that was utterly rank and had an awful aroma. I tasted a small sip, but had to toss the rest. Investigating the label on this beer, I discovered it had an expiry date of Dec. 2012, making it just over one year old.…
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Eat bread before drink beer make you drunk less?
My friends says if you eat some bread it will absorb the alcohol and make you high less. is it true?
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Techniques to add flavour and aroma to beer with hops
I'm a hop lover, recently I found one of bests IIPA I ever tasted (I don't know if I can name beer / brand)
I've found at the bottom of the bottle, there are no yeast rests, but yes hop leafs. :) sweet!
One friend tell me this technike is called…
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Why and when did the interest for micro breweries and craft beers arise?
During the past couple of years, the variety of beers found in supermarkets in Germany has vastly increased.
There is a number of beers that I remember having always been there, and a few have been added over time. But these don’t stick out much in…
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Craft/micro brewery in Saarland, Luxembourg and Lorraine region?
I found these Beer from Saarland but it looks more like commercial brews.
Are there any craft/microbrewery in the tri-country greater region of Saarland (Germany), Luxembourg and Lorraine (France)?
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Beer Sizes in Spain and Portugal
Beer sizes in spain are aptly explained in http://matadornetwork.com/nights/order-beer-spain/ (copa, cana, tanque, jarra, etc.)
In portugal, similar sizes appear but I've only heard of imperial and caneca.
Are there other sizes of beer in…
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Is there a full list of hops all around the world?
Is there a full list of hops all around the world?
Currently, I've been just collecting them as I drink and asking the brewers or the pub owners which hop the beer uses.
Wikipedia has a list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hop_varieties but…
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Which Belgian beer is served in wooden bowl?
I'm sure I had it in the Delirium Café in Brussels but I can't remember the name of it.
I have no idea if tastes good as that day was a bit of blur ;)
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Does beer cause more fatigue than liquor?
These days I drink almost as much liquor as I do beer, and it seems like beer more commonly causes sleepiness and fatigue, where liquor gives a straight up 'drunken' effect.
I wonder, though, is this actually the case or is my perception of the two…
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