Why Is Draft Beer Always Light?

Discussion in 'Food & Drinks' started by Hal Pollner, Aug 2, 2018.

  1. Holly Saunders

    Holly Saunders Supreme Member
    Registered

    Joined:
    Nov 16, 2015
    Messages:
    51,949
    Likes Received:
    17,921
    Hartford Cambridgeshire?...
     
    #31
  2. Holly Saunders

    Holly Saunders Supreme Member
    Registered

    Joined:
    Nov 16, 2015
    Messages:
    51,949
    Likes Received:
    17,921
    Gotta go..we're apparently going to the aforesaid village pub... for lunch...so I'll get some photies for you., although it's not Greene king .. it really is the best old style pub around!!
     
    #32
  3. Hal Pollner

    Hal Pollner Veteran Member
    Registered

    Joined:
    Feb 11, 2018
    Messages:
    6,161
    Likes Received:
    4,371
    I used to pay 10/6 for a pint at the TopGallant in Bristol.

    Hal
     
    #33
    Last edited: Aug 11, 2018
    Holly Saunders likes this.
  4. Hal Pollner

    Hal Pollner Veteran Member
    Registered

    Joined:
    Feb 11, 2018
    Messages:
    6,161
    Likes Received:
    4,371
    @Tim, your Avatar looks like some of the 29 boilers of the Titanic...
    Hal
     
    #34
  5. Tim Burr

    Tim Burr Veteran Member
    Registered

    Joined:
    Jul 20, 2016
    Messages:
    1,260
    Likes Received:
    2,621
    You are correct sir.

    Got a call Thursday from a person I met at a Stationary Engineer and Boiler Operators school
    back in 2000 when I worked at the Ethanol Plant.

    We both liked old boilers and such, it reminded me of those boilers,
    so thought I'd change up my Avatar.
     
    #35
    Holly Saunders likes this.
  6. Holly Saunders

    Holly Saunders Supreme Member
    Registered

    Joined:
    Nov 16, 2015
    Messages:
    51,949
    Likes Received:
    17,921
    that was a verrrry long time ago....


    Here's my husbands' pint of Abbot Ale the other day... think it was about £2.50


    a4603f6488bfd83d6189ddf8a4e2c360.jpg
     
    #36
    Frank Sanoica and Don Alaska like this.
  7. Hal Pollner

    Hal Pollner Veteran Member
    Registered

    Joined:
    Feb 11, 2018
    Messages:
    6,161
    Likes Received:
    4,371
    American beer used to give a satisfying kick, but sadly, Light Beer now rules.:(

    I'll take a bottle of Lowenbrau Dark over a quart of Bud Light!

    Hal
     
    #37
  8. Ken Anderson

    Ken Anderson Senior Staff
    Staff Member Senior Staff Greeter Task Force Registered

    Joined:
    Jan 21, 2015
    Messages:
    25,487
    Likes Received:
    45,666
    Light beer is better than dark beer, but water is better than either of them, and I don't even like water.
     
    #38
    Bobby Cole likes this.
  9. Tim Burr

    Tim Burr Veteran Member
    Registered

    Joined:
    Jul 20, 2016
    Messages:
    1,260
    Likes Received:
    2,621
    I'm not a fan of American lagers either, mostly due to the process
    and the use of rice.

    I've been home brewing for over 25 years and never met anyone
    who used rice in their recipes. Other ways of dealing with sugars.

    As for kick, the ABV for a regular Bud and Lowenbrau are the same.

    I mostly prefer ales, bitters, and some IPA's if the hops are right.
     
    #39
  10. Hal Pollner

    Hal Pollner Veteran Member
    Registered

    Joined:
    Feb 11, 2018
    Messages:
    6,161
    Likes Received:
    4,371
    I'm tired of all the tap beer being "Lite" beer! Why can't the beer consumer have a more robust brew on tap?

    Thank you,
    Harold Pollner
     
    #40
  11. Holly Saunders

    Holly Saunders Supreme Member
    Registered

    Joined:
    Nov 16, 2015
    Messages:
    51,949
    Likes Received:
    17,921
    You can come here and get some ''real ale''..brewed locally and .. 7% proof at our local village pub !!
     
    #41
  12. Beth Gallagher

    Beth Gallagher Supreme Member
    Registered

    Joined:
    Jan 11, 2018
    Messages:
    22,055
    Likes Received:
    47,068
    Which establishments do you frequent where you can't get anything but light beer? Sounds like you need to go someplace different.

    My favorite beer is Texas-brewed Shiner Bock.
     
    #42
  13. Cody Fousnaugh

    Cody Fousnaugh Supreme Member
    Registered

    Joined:
    Aug 12, 2015
    Messages:
    13,051
    Likes Received:
    9,212
    We love our Bud Light. I like Yingling, but it has to be regular Yingling, which is actually too heavy for me. I also like MGD (Miller Genuine Draft), but it's pretty heavy as well.

    If we are out somewhere and the restaurant doesn't have Bud Light, we will both get a regular Budweiser.
     
    #43
  14. Cody Fousnaugh

    Cody Fousnaugh Supreme Member
    Registered

    Joined:
    Aug 12, 2015
    Messages:
    13,051
    Likes Received:
    9,212
    When my dad owned a bar in Houston, Texas, his love was a bottle of Lone Star. Actually, he loved it too much. He died years ago of cirrhosis of the liver.
     
    #44
  15. Hal Pollner

    Hal Pollner Veteran Member
    Registered

    Joined:
    Feb 11, 2018
    Messages:
    6,161
    Likes Received:
    4,371
    Holly, the "Proof" is always DOUBLE THE ALCOHOL PERCENTAGE.

    Thus, an 80 proof Bourbon is 40% alcohol by weight.

    Hal
     
    #45

Share This Page