Comments on: My roommate has never had a beer http://mondaynightbrewing.com/2007/07/18/my-roommate-has-never-had-a-beer/ Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:46:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: louderback http://mondaynightbrewing.com/2007/07/18/my-roommate-has-never-had-a-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-388 louderback Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:11:09 +0000 http://mondaynightbrewery.com/?p=272#comment-388 off the top of my head i vote for: victory hopdevil dogfish midas touch rogue dead guy and hazelnut ommegang witte and of course we should start him off with a liter of PBR so he knows how beer spoiled is about to be. nothing but love for ya goche -a off the top of my head i vote for:
victory hopdevil
dogfish midas touch
rogue dead guy and hazelnut
ommegang witte
and of course we should start him off with a liter of PBR so he knows how beer spoiled is about to be. nothing but love for ya goche
-a

]]> By: Brad Warbiany http://mondaynightbrewing.com/2007/07/18/my-roommate-has-never-had-a-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-385 Brad Warbiany Tue, 24 Jul 2007 02:17:42 +0000 http://mondaynightbrewery.com/?p=272#comment-385 Ahh... Samuel Smith's lager is good... I actually had a BMC drinker who said she absolutely loved it. Their Pale Ale would also be good, as it's more of an English Pale Ale than an APA, so it's smoother on the hops. Ahh… Samuel Smith’s lager is good… I actually had a BMC drinker who said she absolutely loved it.

Their Pale Ale would also be good, as it’s more of an English Pale Ale than an APA, so it’s smoother on the hops.

]]> By: Stonch http://mondaynightbrewing.com/2007/07/18/my-roommate-has-never-had-a-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-383 Stonch Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:15:50 +0000 http://mondaynightbrewery.com/?p=272#comment-383 Stick to a good American pale ale, surely? Don't give him that Guinness crap. Stick to a good American pale ale, surely? Don’t give him that Guinness crap.

]]> By: Jim Olson (Bostonbeerman) http://mondaynightbrewing.com/2007/07/18/my-roommate-has-never-had-a-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-380 Jim Olson (Bostonbeerman) Sat, 21 Jul 2007 03:40:25 +0000 http://mondaynightbrewery.com/?p=272#comment-380 Duvel in moderation should do the trick. Aim high and he will never even consider micro-swill. Duvel in moderation should do the trick. Aim high and he will never even consider micro-swill.

]]> By: Jonathan http://mondaynightbrewing.com/2007/07/18/my-roommate-has-never-had-a-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Jonathan Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:08:26 +0000 http://mondaynightbrewery.com/?p=272#comment-377 The problem with a Belgian would be the alcohol content... this guy hasn't drunk anything before. I don't want to knock him out before the party starts. A Belgian would be a proverbial roofie. The problem with a Belgian would be the alcohol content… this guy hasn’t drunk anything before. I don’t want to knock him out before the party starts. A Belgian would be a proverbial roofie.

]]> By: Brad Warbiany http://mondaynightbrewing.com/2007/07/18/my-roommate-has-never-had-a-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-376 Brad Warbiany Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:01:40 +0000 http://mondaynightbrewery.com/?p=272#comment-376 Simple amber, brown, or red ales are a good starting point. They're a little heavier on the malt than hops, so there will be a bit more sweetness which might help. I might avoid Fat Tire due to the heavy biscuit nature, but that shouldn't be too hard as you can't get it in Georgia anyway. Then there's always Guinness, dry and creamy, also low hopped. I'd HIGHLY consider trying a belgian. It's so different than many other beers that if he doesn't like a stout or red ale, he might absolutely love a belgian triple, or even a quad... And you can blow his mind when he realizes that it's just barley, sugar, yeast, and hops creating the beer, and those complex fruity estery flavors aren't due to fruit :-) I wouldn't go any heavier on the hops than Sweetwater 420 or Sierra Nevada... Unless he likes spicy/bitter. Simple amber, brown, or red ales are a good starting point. They’re a little heavier on the malt than hops, so there will be a bit more sweetness which might help. I might avoid Fat Tire due to the heavy biscuit nature, but that shouldn’t be too hard as you can’t get it in Georgia anyway.

Then there’s always Guinness, dry and creamy, also low hopped.

I’d HIGHLY consider trying a belgian. It’s so different than many other beers that if he doesn’t like a stout or red ale, he might absolutely love a belgian triple, or even a quad… And you can blow his mind when he realizes that it’s just barley, sugar, yeast, and hops creating the beer, and those complex fruity estery flavors aren’t due to fruit :-)

I wouldn’t go any heavier on the hops than Sweetwater 420 or Sierra Nevada… Unless he likes spicy/bitter.

]]> By: Andy http://mondaynightbrewing.com/2007/07/18/my-roommate-has-never-had-a-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-374 Andy Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:02:51 +0000 http://mondaynightbrewery.com/?p=272#comment-374 It's really hard to say what kind of beer will pique his interest - it seems to have varied among my friends. Wheats, fruit-beers, Fat Tire, coffee stout, and amber were all starting places for my friends. No one ever says - "Yeah, once I had that double IPA, I never looked back." I suppose if your friend likes bitter - grapefruit and such, he may like an IPA - but I'd probably start with something else. It’s really hard to say what kind of beer will pique his interest – it seems to have varied among my friends. Wheats, fruit-beers, Fat Tire, coffee stout, and amber were all starting places for my friends. No one ever says – “Yeah, once I had that double IPA, I never looked back.”

I suppose if your friend likes bitter – grapefruit and such, he may like an IPA – but I’d probably start with something else.

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