OK this has to be the lamest beer question ever ...
I am looking for a unfiltered Wheat beer.
Here is where it gets tricky ... I dont want no boutique brews or any fancy ass available only in the shadow of the 13th moon at this exact location on this date and time only ... and it will cost an arm and 2 legs type deal.
AKA - walmart ... or OK mid level grocery stores ...
Also I'd like to know what is a pale ale, and what is a Bock or a porter and what is a malt liquor.
In short maybe one of thise is wheat and unfiltered ???
Cool.
Srinath.
pale ale is lighter than a lager :cheers:
Malt liquor is Nasty. :thumb: I don't know the Difference I just Drink. :laugh: :laugh:
Quote from: seshadri_srinath on October 19, 2006, 05:15:07 AM
OK this has to be the lamest beer question ever ...
I am looking for a unfiltered Wheat beer.
Here is where it gets tricky ... I dont want no boutique brews or any fancy ass available only in the shadow of the 13th moon at this exact location on this date and time only ... and it will cost an arm and 2 legs type deal.
AKA - walmart ... or OK mid level grocery stores ...
Also I'd like to know what is a pale ale, and what is a Bock or a porter and what is a malt liquor.
In short maybe one of thise is wheat and unfiltered ???
Cool.
Srinath.
Ok, I'll do my best. I don't know crap about motorcycles but I do know crap about beer. :thumb:
Asking for an unfiltered wheat is like asking for a factory GS500F with fairings. Wheat beer is very rarely filtered because part of the characteristics of a good wheat beer is cloudiness. Unfortunately for you, I don't know of any macro-produced wheat beers. The following are all wheat beers.
Wit (means "wheat".....Blue Moon, Sam Adams White, Hoegarden are the big timers and these should be pretty easy to find
Heife Weizen - it's another belgian beer. It's known for it's banana and clove aromas. Big names are Paulaner and Franziskaner
Personally, I don't think these are the kinds of wheat you are looking for.
I think you want just an american unfiltered wheat. In that case, you aren't going to be able to find it without going to some fancy ass place (also known as a beer store). Your best bet is to get something local. I think you live in Cali and I don't know many breweries out there as I live PA but I assure you that have some of the best. I'll try to list a few you might be able to find easily.
Fat Weasel Unfiltered Wheat - Paso Robles CA (Steinhaus Brewery)
Sam Adams Summer Ale
Sierra Nevada Wheat Beer
In the Heat Wheat - Flying Dog
Anchor Summer Beer - Anchor Brewing
High Rollers Wheat - Anderson Valley Brewing Co (Boonville CA)
If you are ever in Jake D's neck of the woods, Boulevard makes a great wheat.
Those are a few I found that should be fairly easy to get on the west coast. The only problem is that it's a fairly seasonal brew and we are kind of out of the season (summer).
A pale ale is broken down into 2 segments. APA (American Pale Ale) and EPA (English). The APA's tend to be a bit stronger with a little more bite to them than the english counterparts. The bite or bitterness, is from the hops and APA bite is usually a little citrusy. APA is my favorite beer style. Some good APA's are:
Sierra Nevada - actually that's all I'll list. It's a great gate into the world of APA's. If you don't like it, APA is probably not your cup of tea.
The british ales tend to be a bit more malty (sweet) and....buttery. The balance is more towards the malt rather than the hops.
Bass Pale Ale
Fullers Pale Ale
These should both be really easy to get.
There is also an IPA with is an India Pale Ale. It's basically and APA on steriods. Long time ago while the brits were in India, they had no beer to drink. They kept trying to import their EPA but it kept going bad due to the long voyage. To fix the problem, they juiced up the hops for perservatives, and up'd the alcohol % to kill bacteria.
Sierra Nevada makes a horrible IPA....don't try it.
Other than that IPA's are awesome.
Oh, and rarely is a lager darker than a pale ale. 99% of lagers are Budlight Millerlight and so on. There are a few dark lagers like Yeungling and some other german lagers which will be discussed next. The Bock.
There are also a few kinds of Bock. Maibock and Dopplebock. Bock is german for Goat and it's brewed as a sign of better things to come (winter to summer), or during the sign of the Capricorn. It's a spring beer and it will be really hard to find any bock right now. Bocks are usually strong, malty beverages without a lot of hops (bitterness). The color is usually darker...like a brown or amber and it's really malty. It usually has a pretty crisp taste and that's due to the "lagering" process in which after the beer is fermented, it goes through a process where the beer is stored for a few months at just above freezing. It really cleans the beer out.
Ok, I realized that I'm writing a book. Anyway, a pale is very different from a wheat and a bock. They are all very different styles and I'd suggest to try them all. If you want more info let me know.
disclaimer - this is mostly from memory so I may have some minor glitches.
Oh yeah, go to www.beeradvocate.com to find some more wheats near you.
Quote from: seshadri_srinath on October 19, 2006, 05:15:07 AM
OK this has to be the lamest beer question ever ...
I am looking for a unfiltered Wheat beer.
Closest you'll get to without going boutique or weird import is Boulevard Wheat Ale, made in Kansas City. Damn good stuff. I know we got it in MN, I think their distribution is pretty good.
Quote from: seshadri_srinath on October 19, 2006, 05:15:07 AMAlso I'd like to know what is a pale ale, and what is a Bock or a porter and what is a malt liquor. In short maybe one of thise is wheat and unfiltered ???
pale ale - Sierra Nevada Pale Ale seems to be the standard. There are others.
*India Pale Ale - made by the british back in the day, could be shipped to india without preservatives. Still made today due to unique taste. I think they taste shitty.
bock - german, usually quite malty and strong. doppelbock = 'double' bock, those are even stronger.
porter - these are good, but can be heavy.
Malt liquor - go buy a 40 of mickeys, drink it, and let me know how you feel in the morning.
Unfiltered beers: dont filter the yeast and grain out when the fermentation process is complete. There is a layer of silt at the bottom of the bottle.
'Wheat' beer is kind of a silly term - they all have a certain amount of wheat, barley, or some other grain used. Wheat beers can be all wheat or mostly wheat, and have a different flavour to them. *sidenote - budweiser uses rice, becuase it is cheap and shitty.
In closing: I drink ales and stouts almost exclusively. Lagers don't do much for me. Pilsners and 'light' beers are for being outside when it is 100 degrees in the shade.
Edit: I messed up on the bocks. Go to wikipedia.com and search for the different types you're looking at, I used it to clean up my bock entry and there was good stuff there.
mmmm weat beer is good.... i want some now damnit .. 2 more hours to lunch ...
Quote from: natedawg120 on October 19, 2006, 07:33:24 AM
mmmm weat beer is good.... i want some now damnit .. 2 more hours to lunch ...
yeah, i've got a sixer of stella artois in my fridge thats calling my name. Its 8:30 here....
Thanks, srinath. Now my day is screwed.
Grainbelt, you really think Bocks are hoppy???
In my experience, I can barely detect the hops.
Edit - Oops...I missed your edit.
Quote from: Grainbelt on October 19, 2006, 07:38:49 AM
Quote from: natedawg120 on October 19, 2006, 07:33:24 AM
mmmm weat beer is good.... i want some now damnit .. 2 more hours to lunch ...
yeah, i've got a sixer of stella artois in my fridge thats calling my name. Its 8:30 here....
Thanks, srinath. Now my day is screwed.
Now I'm really confused.....I thought you didn't like lagers?
Boulevard also makes an excellent pale ale (my personal favorite) and has recently started bottling its Stout. I didn't know if they were more widely distributed than just the KC area. Another good brewery is New Belgium, the maker of Fat Tire and Sunshine wheat. Again, don't know how close they get to the coasts. BTW, they have started selling Boulevard beer in 20 packs here, yahoo! :cheers: :thumb:
Quote from: LPC2104 on October 19, 2006, 07:41:43 AM
Quote from: Grainbelt on October 19, 2006, 07:38:49 AM
Quote from: natedawg120 on October 19, 2006, 07:33:24 AM
mmmm weat beer is good.... i want some now damnit .. 2 more hours to lunch ...
yeah, i've got a sixer of stella artois in my fridge thats calling my name. Its 8:30 here....
Thanks, srinath. Now my day is screwed.
Now I'm really confused.....I thought you didn't like lagers?
I don't, but I have some leftovers from when a buddy was here, and with the leftovers currently in the fridge, a lager will work. The rest of the fridge is a strong irish ale made in calgary, a hoppy wheat ale called 'grasshopper', and a sixer of bass.
Sunshine Wheat (New Belgium) is one of my favorites. It is spiced with orange and coriander. Very good.
Goose Island (Chicago) makes a great wheat called 312. Definitely a good beer, but hard to get a hold of.
Boulevard's what is an excellent beer.
-Turd.
I had the Blvd Wheat for the first time this summer. I live in PA and they don't ship this far east. I went to St. Louis for a cubs/cards series and tried it at Beale on Broadway. It was an instant winner. I wish I could get it here in PA, although Troegs and Magic Hat also make phenominal wheats.
Sounds like we may need to plan a "Smoky and the Bandit" tirip to the East Coast!! Turd, Jake?!?
YEEEEEHAW!
-Turd.
Good idea, Destro! I'll drive the TA, you drive the big rig.
If any of you guys are ever in KC, tour the Boulevard brewery. Good times.
I've been to the New Belgium Brewery in Fort Collins, CO. You can fill up a used growler for like 5 bucks. Fat Tire doesn't travel well, but from the brewery it is devine. Their porter is also amazing straight from the line. There is nothing better than REALLY fresh beer. When I worked for Budweiser (package route) I would get one day old Busch Light and it was amazing.
Also, Red Hook has a good pale ale. Or maybe I'm thinking of their ESB.
Quick: what does ESB stand for??
Quote from: LPC2104 on October 19, 2006, 06:55:39 AM
I think you live in Cali and I don't know many breweries out there as I live PA but I assure you that have some of the best. I'll try to list a few you might be able to find easily.
Fat Weasel Unfiltered Wheat - Paso Robles CA (Steinhaus Brewery)
Sam Adams Summer Ale
Sierra Nevada Wheat Beer
In the Heat Wheat - Flying Dog
Anchor Summer Beer - Anchor Brewing
High Rollers Wheat - Anderson Valley Brewing Co (Boonville CA)
Srinath is in the Carolina's somewhere (South Carolina perhaps?)...
Quote from: Jake D on October 19, 2006, 09:12:56 AM
Red Hook has a good pale ale. Or maybe I'm thinking of their ESB.
Quick: what does ESB stand for??
Extra Special Bitter or Extra Strong Bitter. Ironically, it's not that bitter.
Quote from: Jake D on October 19, 2006, 09:12:56 AM
Good idea, Destro! I'll drive the TA, you drive the big rig.
No, we'll do it in style... Superhawk and a Silverado! Of course we would have to stop every 100 miles for gas, so free up a week to get out there! :laugh:
Just get some Pabst Blue Ribbon. I assume it's got a blue ribbon on it because it won some type of contests at some point. Claims to be Americas best beer back in 189X and hasn't changed since. Taste like crap, but at $3 a six pack or less, depending on how thick the layer of dust is on them, you can't beat that price. I would be really suprised if this beer was filter. i don't think it is. I've heard stories of folks finding strange things at the bottom of thier can of Pabst. Don't forget to show some love to beers underachieving down and out cousin, malted wine.
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Actually, PBR is one of America's best macro-produced lagers. Bud and Co's advertising has you fooled into thinking it's crap. Oh, and it's absolutely filtered.
The Mad Dog is a different story. :)
Oh forgot to mention awesome reply LPC2104, great explanation, I am sure that answered Srinath's question. :thumb:
Ok, I thought PBR recently won something and I confirmed it. It won the 2005 Gold Medal and the Great American Beer Festival for American Style Premium Lager. They may have won the 2006 gold in the same category but I couldn't find the results. Don't knock PBR. :cheers:
Also, the got the blue ribbon because they used to tie a silk ribbon on their bottles. It was originally called select.
PBR tallboys are excellent :thumb:
I'm a little bit amused that no one has identified my screen name as a beer made in St. Paul, MN up until a few years ago when the brewery closed.
Beer is the DEVIL!
Quote from: Grainbelt on October 19, 2006, 12:02:25 PM
I'm a little bit amused that no one has identified my screen name as a beer made in St. Paul, MN up until a few years ago when the brewery closed.
The only Minnesota beer I have ever had was Pig Eyed Pete, that was an experience. I think the 12 pack cost $3, my grandfather looked at me like I was an idiot. If you have had the Pete, then you know why!
We could go 110 miles before the Super Hawk needed gas. 290 in the truck! :laugh:
I thought ESB was Extra Special Beer? :dunno_white:
Quote from: Jake D on October 19, 2006, 12:25:38 PM
I thought ESB was Extra Special Beer? :dunno_white:
Nope. "Bitter" is an English ale and "Extra Special/Strong" is refering to the up'd malt (which leads to alc %) and increased hops.
Extra Special/Strong Bitter = english bitter on roids. :thumb:
Quote from: Destro on October 19, 2006, 12:17:16 PM
The only Minnesota beer I have ever had was Pig Eyed Pete, that was an experience. I think the 12 pack cost $3, my grandfather looked at me like I was an idiot. If you have had the Pete, then you know why!
It's actually called 'Pig's Eye'. Pete Parrant, a fur trapper, is on the label. That swill is made by the same brewery that makes Grainbelt Premium, the Minnesota Brewing Company. When I was in college (99-03) you could get a 24 pack of returnable bottles for 12 bucks, and get 2 bucks back when you returned the bottles.
Its not real tasty, but the price is right. :cheers:
I've heard of Grainbelt. I had bar stools in my room in college that said "Grainbelt Beer" on them.
And I've been drunk on Pigs Eye. I was in Crested Butte, CO. A bar called The Eldo there has "Bad Beer Night". $1 Rainer and Pigs Eye. I puked up the fish tacos I ate at "The Power Plant" and crawled through the gutter, mumbleing "Powerful big rats, Captain." A blue heeler called Haystack cleaned up my puke for me. I took several pictures of him the next day. Beautiful dog.
No. Drinking about 17 vodka nothings is the devil. Or any amount of Canadian whiskey. Or mind erasers or car bombs. These things are the devil. Or mother frockin' flaming Sambuca!!
"Beer is proof that God loves us, and wants us to be happy." ~ Benjamin Franklin
Quote from: Jake D on October 19, 2006, 03:10:37 PM
No. Drinking about 17 vodka nothings is the devil. Or any amount of Canadian whiskey. Or mind erasers or car bombs. These things are the devil. Or mother frockin' flaming Sambuca!!
"Beer is proof that God loves us, and wants us to be happy." ~ Benjamin Franklin
OR Drink a Pint of 190 Everclear and Chase it with Wild Turkey 101.Holy Hell! I don't Know if it Qualifies for a Name but I Proudly Lived thru it and Declared it the Jughead. :cookoo: :cookoo: :cookoo: :thumb:
Quote from: Jughead on October 19, 2006, 05:44:39 PM
Quote from: Jake D on October 19, 2006, 03:10:37 PM
No. Drinking about 17 vodka nothings is the devil. Or any amount of Canadian whiskey. Or mind erasers or car bombs. These things are the devil. Or mother frockin' flaming Sambuca!!
"Beer is proof that God loves us, and wants us to be happy." ~ Benjamin Franklin
OR Drink a Pint of 190 Everclear and Chase it with Wild Turkey 101.Holy Hell! I don't Know if it Qualifies for a Name but I Proudly Lived thru it and Declared it the Jughead. :cookoo: :cookoo: :cookoo: :thumb:
damn ahhh jugheads the one with the pickled liver :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: i buy 190 everclear on a regular basis, cause i can mix it with anything, and it lasts me a good lil while :thumb:
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Best way to get unfiltered beer is to make your own...
www.morebeer.com
Happy to chat with people, exchange recipes. best way to get good beer.....
Quote from: annguyen1981 on October 19, 2006, 12:05:06 PM
Beer is the DEVIL!
No An, boobies and naughty place are the devil. According to Nick, they are the vice of human beings.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8200223555065050520&q=Haig&hl=en
Beer is how God lets us know he loves us.
p.s. I love Guiness!
Chilly
Hey, question for the beer gods here.
Most beers, by my jusgement, have little or no taste aside from a nasty bite at the end.
Of course I'm generally sent to the cheap shaZam! by:
A. Availability (circumstances dictate me not buying it myself for a few more months.)
B. Multiply cost per bottle by my drinking habits.
C. I know hard liquor, and feel like a total idiot when trying to figure out a beer, so I prefer not to look like a moron and end up staying with what I know. (liquor and cigars)
But if anyone wants to know cigars just ask me. :icon_mrgreen: (My fav's are conneticut shade grown)
Why does Guiness out of the tap taste the best? From a bottle, it's lousy. Those can / widget things are cool in theory, but the beer still tastes metalic. And yes, I'm a Yank--I like my Guiness cold.
Chilly
Quote from: Chilly Willy on October 19, 2006, 09:55:52 PM
Why does Guiness out of the tap taste the best? From a bottle, it's lousy. Those can / widget things are cool in theory, but the beer still tastes metalic. And yes, I'm a Yank--I like my Guiness cold.
Chilly
Guiness from the tap is nitrogen (small bubbles). Other Guiness is bad.
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Quote from: CirclesCenter on October 19, 2006, 09:51:48 PM
Hey, question for the beer gods here.
Most beers, by my jusgement, have little or no taste aside from a nasty bite at the end.
Of course I'm generally sent to the cheap shaZam! by:
A. Availability (circumstances dictate me not buying it myself for a few more months.)
B. Multiply cost per bottle by my drinking habits.
C. I know hard liquor, and feel like a total idiot when trying to figure out a beer, so I prefer not to look like a moron and end up staying with what I know. (liquor and cigars)
But if anyone wants to know cigars just ask me. :icon_mrgreen: (My fav's are conneticut shade grown)
To tell you the truth, if you are interested in beer enlightenment ;) try to attend a tasting or go to a good beer bar with someone that knows beer. Here are some popular "gateway" beers. Nothing too harsh, just a bit more taste than the Big 3.
Pale Ale - Try Sierra Nevada Pale Ale - you can get it anywhere - it will have a little citrusy hop bite but nothing too bad
Irish Red Ale - Try a Smithwicks
Wit - either Hoegarden or Blue Moon
Stout - Murphy's Irish Stout
Pilsner - Pilsner Urquell
My house just flooded so I've been up shop vacing so I'm a little out of it but those are all the really good entry beers I can think of.
Another good idea is to get a sampler pack. Take it home and look up the beers on www.beeradvocate.com and see what style they are and read desciptions of people's reviews.
Also, if you go to pubcrawler.com you can type in your address and they will supply you all the brewpubs, breweries, and beer bars within X amount of miles from you.
Being that I can look out my window at the Sierras and watch the sun set on them I bet I can get ahold of Sierra Nevada pretty easy.
+1 to stella and sam adams summer ale, i love beer.
guinness stout or charrington toby :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: the latter im having a damned hard time finding in the states, guess its time for a trip to canada soon , oh yeah i almost forgot, as far as cigars go, nothing beats a good cuban :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:
You mentioned Porter, its a dark stout, similar to Guinness but very rare these days.
Well, you guys inspired me last night.
My girlfriend and I want to a tapas place called La Bodega here in KC. It is on the "Boulevard" about a quarter mile from the Boulevard Brewery. I had a few Boulevard Unfiltered Wheats. So fresh and so clean. They were awsome!!! The food was good, too.
We had: seared ahi tuna with salsa fresca, calamari, empanadas, sauted mushrooms, and tenderloin with spanish blue cheese.
I now have explosive, garlic powered gas! Yeah me!!
Porter is typically a dark, malty (sweet) beer that has coffee and chocolate undertones. If you want to know what a porter should taste like, try
Anchor Porter. IMO, porter shouldn't have a shitload of hops in it like Grant's and Sierra Nevada use. If you can't find Anchor Porter, then Fuller's London Porter is decent, though the quality seems to vary IMO. However, Anchor is brewed in San Francisco, and I live in Florida and I can get it at the supermarket.
Stout is short for stout porter. However, Guinness Draught is crap (and Extra Stout isn't much better). It has way too much black malt (the beer equivalent of dark french roast coffee) and not surprisingly tastes like watered down burned coffee. Don't drink it as a representative of what a porter should taste like. Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout or Taddy Porter would be better.
If you have no idea what people are talking about when they say the beer tastes hoppy, then go find you some Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Ale. That is what hops tastes like.
As far as macrobrewed wheat beer goes, you've missed on the most "generic" one. Michelob used to make a Hefeweizen, but it's since been discontinued.
I second the Anchor Porter recommendation. That stuff is unreal.
Have any of you guys had Moosedrool from Montana? I've read awesome things about it but I can't get it this far east so I tried to clone it only my brew came out more of a porter than a nut brown ale. Is the real moosedrool more of a nut brown or more of a porter?
Jake D - Glad you were inspired. My dad is a very strict crown royal drinker. Since I started brewing he has a couple of my beers every now and then but what he really likes is going to the brewpubs with me. I don't know why, but brewpubs always have the best food. He too has problems with gas after too many brews so I'm making him a Beano Irish red. Yup that's right, I'm making a fartless beer. :thumb:
Yeah, I've had Moosedrool. Cool lable, but way too bitter for me.
Chilly
Quote from: LPC2104 on October 20, 2006, 09:41:57 AM
I second the Anchor Porter recommendation. That stuff is unreal.
Have any of you guys had Moosedrool from Montana? I've read awesome things about it but I can't get it this far east so I tried to clone it only my brew came out more of a porter than a nut brown ale. Is the real moosedrool more of a nut brown or more of a porter?
Jake D - Glad you were inspired. My dad is a very strict crown royal drinker. Since I started brewing he has a couple of my beers every now and then but what he really likes is going to the brewpubs with me. I don't know why, but brewpubs always have the best food. He too has problems with gas after too many brews so I'm making him a Beano Irish red. Yup that's right, I'm making a fartless beer. :thumb:
I'm thinking of trying to make a gluten-free beer since I have some kind of wheat intolerance (that's right, I can't drink hefeweizen). Since I don't know if it's gluten or something else (no insurance for expensive tests) I don't need to be drinking regular beer either (barley has gluten in it). That's going to be a challenge, though. I don't know of any suitable beer-making grains except rice, and we all know that rice is what gives macrobrewed American lagers their (lack of) taste.
New Castle Dark is Pretty Good.Not as Thick as Guiness but about the same Price or Higher.Guiness on Tap is the Dogs Balls. :thumb: :thumb: Actually Anything on tap is a lot better.I totally Refuse to Drink out of a Can.I have to have Bottles.
The Cheapest stuff that I drink is Miller Highlife.It's a Whole $4.20 for a Six pack. :thumb: The worst I have Drank is Strohs and Pabst Blue Ribbon.I never want to see another can of that shaZam!. :cookoo: :cookoo: Me and my Uncle used to go Visit an Old Fellow and He would Drag out a Gallon of Crown Royal and we would Chase it with Strohs.Theres Been many of a Night my uncle would drop me off at the House and I would fall out of the Truck and Crawl into the House. :laugh: :laugh: I believe between the 5 Cases of Strohs,4 Gallons of Crown and 2 Cartons of Filterless Camels a week. I'd say that's what Killed the Poor Guy. :o
Guiness is great but Kilkenny is even better, even though they are different types of beer. Another good beer is Boddingtons pub ale.
Quote from: Jughead on October 20, 2006, 02:41:33 PM
Guiness on Tap is the Dogs Balls. :thumb: :thumb:
I knew Gunness tasted familiar!
Quote from: Egaeus on October 20, 2006, 03:53:06 PM
Quote from: Jughead on October 20, 2006, 02:41:33 PM
Guiness on Tap is the Dogs Balls. :thumb: :thumb:
I knew Gunness tasted familiar!
:laugh: :laugh: I don't even want to know how you know
Quote from: Egaeus on October 20, 2006, 02:01:53 PM
Quote from: LPC2104 on October 20, 2006, 09:41:57 AM
I second the Anchor Porter recommendation. That stuff is unreal.
Have any of you guys had Moosedrool from Montana? I've read awesome things about it but I can't get it this far east so I tried to clone it only my brew came out more of a porter than a nut brown ale. Is the real moosedrool more of a nut brown or more of a porter?
Jake D - Glad you were inspired. My dad is a very strict crown royal drinker. Since I started brewing he has a couple of my beers every now and then but what he really likes is going to the brewpubs with me. I don't know why, but brewpubs always have the best food. He too has problems with gas after too many brews so I'm making him a Beano Irish red. Yup that's right, I'm making a fartless beer. :thumb:
I'm thinking of trying to make a gluten-free beer since I have some kind of wheat intolerance (that's right, I can't drink hefeweizen). Since I don't know if it's gluten or something else (no insurance for expensive tests) I don't need to be drinking regular beer either (barley has gluten in it). That's going to be a challenge, though. I don't know of any suitable beer-making grains except rice, and we all know that rice is what gives macrobrewed American lagers their (lack of) taste.
You are in luck my friend.
Last month BYO (brew your own) had a segment written by a man who also can't have any gluten. Gluten-free grains you can ferment are buckwheat, millet, sorghum and amaranth.
Here (http://byo.com/departments/1535.html) is the link. It sounds like a bit of work but it sounds interesting. Let me know if you have any questions.
Cool! I have no idea where I'm going to have room to do all of that (It'll take more than my 3 gallon pot, which dominates my mini-stove already) but I've never let lack of room stop me. You should see my apartment! :)
Thanks for the link.