warmstorage
03-08-2003, 10:34 AM
Originally posted by kpo
I drink by the same rules, - so what do you find satisfying on muggy summer days, when big IBU counts and heavy malts just won't do?
oooohhhhh... hot summer days and beer. mmmmmm.
well, i haven't lived in a lot of muggy places, but i was just in Thailand for two weeks to get a decade's worth of hot mugginess, and i drank a huge amount of Singha, basically the national beer of Thailand: a 6.0% lager that is slightly spicy, noticably hoppy, and impressively full lager: but i wouldn't guess the IBU count to be above 25 or so, maybe 30: it's got a high enough alcohol content to provide a spiciness that hints that the big beer hops i love so much. and you sweat so constantly, and drink so much water, that despite huge amounts of Thai beer throughout the trip, not once did i feel more than very slightly buzzed. i wrote about Thai beer (and whiskey) in another thread:
http://www.realbeer.com/discussions/showthread.php?s=&threadid=184
for regular hot (& dry) summer drinking, i agree that i don't tend to reach for a barleywine (even if i could fine one). some summer favorites:
1) wit bier, preferably bright, crisp and served colder than i normally might (example: New Belgium Sunshine Wheat Ale is a favorite)
2) almost any Belgian white or golden ale (ummm, let's see: Unibroue's Blanche de Chambly comes to mind, as does Don de Dieu)
3) almost any wheat beer, whether German or American style, any any brewpub i happen to be nearby
4) and actually, i like moderate to big IBU counts even in the summer, and i often i just drink, say, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale colder than i otherwise might.
what about others out there? what makes a great summer beer? what specific beers do you find yourself buying summer after summer?
-warmstorage
I drink by the same rules, - so what do you find satisfying on muggy summer days, when big IBU counts and heavy malts just won't do?
oooohhhhh... hot summer days and beer. mmmmmm.
well, i haven't lived in a lot of muggy places, but i was just in Thailand for two weeks to get a decade's worth of hot mugginess, and i drank a huge amount of Singha, basically the national beer of Thailand: a 6.0% lager that is slightly spicy, noticably hoppy, and impressively full lager: but i wouldn't guess the IBU count to be above 25 or so, maybe 30: it's got a high enough alcohol content to provide a spiciness that hints that the big beer hops i love so much. and you sweat so constantly, and drink so much water, that despite huge amounts of Thai beer throughout the trip, not once did i feel more than very slightly buzzed. i wrote about Thai beer (and whiskey) in another thread:
http://www.realbeer.com/discussions/showthread.php?s=&threadid=184
for regular hot (& dry) summer drinking, i agree that i don't tend to reach for a barleywine (even if i could fine one). some summer favorites:
1) wit bier, preferably bright, crisp and served colder than i normally might (example: New Belgium Sunshine Wheat Ale is a favorite)
2) almost any Belgian white or golden ale (ummm, let's see: Unibroue's Blanche de Chambly comes to mind, as does Don de Dieu)
3) almost any wheat beer, whether German or American style, any any brewpub i happen to be nearby
4) and actually, i like moderate to big IBU counts even in the summer, and i often i just drink, say, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale colder than i otherwise might.
what about others out there? what makes a great summer beer? what specific beers do you find yourself buying summer after summer?
-warmstorage