Beer with Syrup - Do you like? - Page 2

KenyanSandBoa · 02-23-2010, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

I still feel queasy from when I got sick from Boston Beer Works' Blueberry Ale in 1995.... Still remember looking as those berries floating on top of the beer.

Funny you mentioned that...my brother got sick from the same exact thing right before a Red Sox game. That made for an interesting night.

I've never tried syrup with beer. I'm guessing I wouldn't like it because I don't really like sweet beers.

02-23-2010, 10:24 AM

Didn't AB test market something like this a while back? Small shots of fruit syrups to add to your beer?

MikeyC · 02-23-2010, 03:34 PM

A lot of beers that have fruit flavor are overly sweet. I prefer the ones that are sour like lambics and krieks.

kaisersozei · 02-24-2010, 08:52 AM

Haven't heard of beer + syrup. The closest experience I've had is probably a shandy (lager + lemonade,) popular in Europe. An interesting combination, not one I'd drink very often. Another version is the "turbo shandy," which is beer + citrus-flavored alcohol drinks like Mike's Hard Lemonade or Smirnoff Ice.

Can't bring myself to do either of those.

Skywalker · 02-26-2010, 01:44 PM

This or...

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T.G · 02-26-2010, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Skywalker

This or...

This???

You dumbass, Moses said fruit syrup.

MikeyC · 02-27-2010, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by kaisersozei

Haven't heard of beer + syrup. The closest experience I've had is probably a shandy (lager + lemonade,) popular in Europe. An interesting combination, not one I'd drink very often. Another version is the "turbo shandy," which is beer + citrus-flavored alcohol drinks like Mike's Hard Lemonade or Smirnoff Ice.

Can't bring myself to do either of those.

Linenkugel's summer seasonal beer is a shandy. I had some last summer

Snake Hips · 02-28-2010, 12:40 AM

Doesn't Warsteiner make fruit-flavored beers? It's Germany's Keystone, so I thought that was just another take on teenage European party swill - I had no idea this was a popular concept across the pond.

Seeing fruit-flavored import beer produced almost as much culture shock as when I walked into London pubs to see the bartenders handing $5 bottle after $5 bottle of Budweiser up and over the dozens of neglected taps ready to serve $5 pints of local ales.

mosesbotbol · 02-28-2010, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Snake Hips

Seeing fruit-flavored import beer produced almost as much culture shock as when I walked into London pubs to see the bartenders handing $5 bottle after $5 bottle of Budweiser up and over the dozens of neglected taps ready to serve $5 pints of local ales.

The Budweiser tastes much different than it does here, and is not bad actually in UK compared to here.

Salvelinus · 02-28-2010, 06:57 AM

Thought this thread was going to be about maple syrup in beer. I made some homebrew a few years back substituting maple sap for water, wasn't great, but probably could be improved upon.

I really don't like the syrupy fruit beers, spanish peaks raspberry comes to mind. A hint of fruit is fine with me if it changes the color of the beer it is too much.

mosesbotbol · 02-28-2010, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Salvelinus

I really don't like the syrupy fruit beers, spanish peaks raspberry comes to mind. A hint of fruit is fine with me if it changes the color of the beer it is too much.

Adding syrup and serving time comes out much different than brewed with syrup and beer is very light with a light fruit syrup makes for an easy drinking beer almost into the "beverage" more than booze.

02-23-2010, 10:24 AM	#2
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MikeyC member of the CA MINYAN Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Somewhere out there Posts: 1,782 Trading: (11)	Re: Beer with Syrup - Do you like? A lot of beers that have fruit flavor are overly sweet. I prefer the ones that are sour like lambics and krieks. __________________ I think Pandora's box was actually a humidor!

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kaisersozei The Homebrew Hammer Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Gerard Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 3,183 Trading: (40)	Re: Beer with Syrup - Do you like? Haven't heard of beer + syrup. The closest experience I've had is probably a shandy (lager + lemonade,) popular in Europe. An interesting combination, not one I'd drink very often. Another version is the "turbo shandy," which is beer + citrus-flavored alcohol drinks like Mike's Hard Lemonade or Smirnoff Ice. Can't bring myself to do either of those. __________________

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Snake Hips Götterdämmerung Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: Tyler Location: Directly above the center of the Earth Posts: 1,013 Trading: (10)	Re: Beer with Syrup - Do you like? Doesn't Warsteiner make fruit-flavored beers? It's Germany's Keystone, so I thought that was just another take on teenage European party swill - I had no idea this was a popular concept across the pond. Seeing fruit-flavored import beer produced almost as much culture shock as when I walked into London pubs to see the bartenders handing $5 bottle after $5 bottle of Budweiser up and over the dozens of neglected taps ready to serve $5 pints of local ales.

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Salvelinus Have My Own Room Join Date: Dec 2009 First Name: Brendan Location: Vermont Posts: 1,116 Trading: (12)	Re: Beer with Syrup - Do you like? Thought this thread was going to be about maple syrup in beer. I made some homebrew a few years back substituting maple sap for water, wasn't great, but probably could be improved upon. I really don't like the syrupy fruit beers, spanish peaks raspberry comes to mind. A hint of fruit is fine with me if it changes the color of the beer it is too much.