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Old 05-09-2016, 19:51
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It is interesting to see what the most popular Lager is out there, the only rule to this one is that the lager you choose must be available in a supermarket in addition to being available in pubs. So if you like put in your top 5 lagers and lets see what the contributors on DS think is the best lager. My list would be

1. Asahi
2. Heineken
3. Budweiser
4. Carlsberg Export
5. Tsingtao

Lets see which Lager comes out on top!
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Old 05-09-2016, 23:44
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Hmm. I don't class Budweiser as a lager really! More a light beer.

1. Carlsberg Export
2. Carling Black Label
3. Heineken
4. Fosters
5. Stella Artois
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Old 06-09-2016, 08:21
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People still drink this rubbish?
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Old 06-09-2016, 09:40
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1. Hoegaarden
2. Cobra
3. Nastro Azzuro
4. Kronenbourg 1664
5. Birra Moretti
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Old 06-09-2016, 10:03
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People still drink this rubbish?
Is this a rhetorical question?

Lagers are still the highest selling beers in the UK by some distance and there is still an awful lot of venues where they are the only real choice. I went to the races on Saturday and the choice at the bar was Fosters, Stella, Strongbow Dark, John Smiths or Guinness.
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Old 07-09-2016, 12:45
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People still drink this rubbish?
There's a lot of snobbery about lager, granted most that is mentioned in this thread is crap and I'll only drink them if I've no other option but there are some very good lagers about of various styles, pilsners, helles, vienna etc. Cloudwater in particular produce some very good ones that showcase how different hops can be used in lagers.

So your favourite lager isn't even a lager?
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Old 07-09-2016, 13:14
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There's a lot of snobbery about lager, granted most that is mentioned in this thread is crap and I'll only drink them if I've no other option but there are some very good lagers about of various styles, pilsners, helles, vienna etc. Cloudwater in particular produce some very good ones that showcase how different hops can be used in lagers.



So your favourite lager isn't even a lager?
Ha! Well spotted.
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Old 07-09-2016, 14:11
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Is this a rhetorical question?

Lagers are still the highest selling beers in the UK by some distance and there is still an awful lot of venues where they are the only real choice. I went to the races on Saturday and the choice at the bar was Fosters, Stella, Strongbow Dark, John Smiths or Guinness.
What a depressing choice of drinks. I suppose it would have to be a Guinness though it would depend on what the wine options were as I can't cope with more than a couple of pints of the Black Stuff.

The worst was a recent sporting event I went to where the options were Fosters or a revolting cider at £4.50 a pint. I just drank water. Mind you I was at The Oval for the Fifth Test and the drinks range available there was excellent with a number of microbreweries represented as well as good wine and cocktail options. Maybe they just expect cricket watchers to have a more refined pallet
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Old 07-09-2016, 14:23
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What a depressing choice of drinks. I suppose it would have to be a Guinness though it would depend on what the wine options were as I can't cope with more than a couple of pints of the Black Stuff.

The worst was a recent sporting event I went to where the options were Fosters or a revolting cider at £4.50 a pint. I just drank water. Mind you I was at The Oval for the Fifth Test and the drinks range available there was excellent with a number of microbreweries represented as well as good wine and cocktail options. Maybe they just expect cricket watchers to have a more refined pallet
It was £4.20 a pint in a plastic glass. Funnily enough I did go on to wine as it was that bad and the wine was some generic awful stuff served in tiny plastic bottles for £5.
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Old 07-09-2016, 15:03
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It was £4.20 a pint in a plastic glass. Funnily enough I did go on to wine as it was that bad and the wine was some generic awful stuff served in tiny plastic bottles for £5.
That's the point when you find yourself saying "Err... just a water please."
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Old 07-09-2016, 15:04
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That's the point when you find yourself saying "Err... just a water please."
I gave up after the wine. The one bar did have Heineken in bottles which I don't mind but that was £4 for a 330ml bottle.
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Old 08-09-2016, 19:14
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People still drink this rubbish?
Only 3 posts in before the beer snobs come out to play.
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Old 08-09-2016, 23:20
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Most lager available in supermarkets is a bit bland for my liking but there are some decent ones. I can't come up with five, but the ones I'd classify as at least reasonable (rather than drinkable in a pinch) are:

1) Brooklyn lager
2) Budvar
3) Sam Adams

Two of those are American and I know that US lager has a terrible reputation, but these days they're coming up with some pretty decent stuff. Waitrose also have some good craft lagers on occasion but not reliably enough that I can remember which are the good ones.

The Co-op does another Czech lager which is pretty decent but I can't remember what it's called, and the Co-op website is rubbish. It's annoying me now. I think it begins with a T, which means that it almost certainly doesn't.
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Old 09-09-2016, 00:14
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(The Czech lager I was thinking of is Tyskie. It's also Polish, not Czech, but at least it does indeed begin with a T so I was half right).
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Old 09-09-2016, 09:36
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Most lager available in supermarkets is a bit bland for my liking but there are some decent ones. I can't come up with five, but the ones I'd classify as at least reasonable (rather than drinkable in a pinch) are:

1) Brooklyn lager
2) Budvar
3) Sam Adams

Two of those are American and I know that US lager has a terrible reputation, but these days they're coming up with some pretty decent stuff. Waitrose also have some good craft lagers on occasion but not reliably enough that I can remember which are the good ones.

The Co-op does another Czech lager which is pretty decent but I can't remember what it's called, and the Co-op website is rubbish. It's annoying me now. I think it begins with a T, which means that it almost certainly doesn't.
At a national level, beer in the US is indeed terrible (I wouldn't have a Bud Light if it was free) but there are some fantastic regional and micro-breweries around especially in New England and the Pacific north west where there are brewpubs everywhere. I'm not too keen on Brooklyn lager myself but anything by Sam Adams is usually good (especially their seasonal beers) and breweries such as Harpoon do some interesting stuff

In Europe, there are some terrific "lagers" from Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic. All of which are worth visiting just for their beer. I'm no "beer snob" who hates all lager just that the mass produced stuff sold here - Fosters, Carling etc are simply rubbish.
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Old 09-09-2016, 09:46
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The top selling Lagers here in Belfast are;

1) Harp
2) Carlsberg
3) Tennents
4) Henniken
5) Hophouse


These are all draught lagers with Hophouse very trendy and made by Guinness. Many years ago they made a Lager called Guinness Light which bombed. Others include Hoegarden. and Hiveran?? Becks, amd Hilden all of which are dire .

Who remembers Kroneberg we referred to it as Kosengas.
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Old 09-09-2016, 10:38
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Why do people keep mentioning Hoegaarden? It's not even a lager.
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Old 09-09-2016, 11:43
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Who remembers Kroneberg we referred to it as Kosengas.
I don't know about Northern Ireland but it's still widely available in England. It's a bit better than Fosters/Carling but not much.
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Old 09-09-2016, 12:22
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I don't drink as much lager as I do ale/craft but I don't mind the odd one.

The trouble I have is ABV. I find the session stuff that is around 3.8% tastes insipid, such as Carlsberg, Carling and Fosters. I wouldn't drink that unless it was a last resort.

On the flip side though, I don't really do well drinking 5% stuff in any great volume. I had 4 pints of Grolsch at a gig the other night, because it was hot and the best option of a limited range at the venue. But I felt pretty hammered as a result. I therefore try to avoid Stella, Kronenbourg etc.

A few years ago, All Bar One bars sold Grolsch Blonde which was a lighter version of Grolsch (lighter in colour and strength, about 4.2%). It was lovely, but I never saw it in any other bars and the last time I was in an All Bar One, it wasn't there anymore.

Amstel and Becks Vier also fall into the category of having some taste without being too strong, both 4%. Tuborg is a decent middle ground at 4.6% and Red Stripe is a similar strength, so I guess they are my 5 although I couldn't be sure if Grolsch Blonde still exists.
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Old 09-09-2016, 13:19
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I don't think any of the common bottled lagers in the UK are much good now it all seems to be brewed under license. Imported lager seems much better.
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Old 09-09-2016, 13:42
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Why do people keep mentioning Hoegaarden? It's not even a lager.
Probably because like me they're not into it enough to know all the different classifications. Just a guess.
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Old 09-09-2016, 13:49
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Probably because like me they're not into it enough to know all the different classifications. Just a guess.
I don't think you need to be into it much to know the difference between lager and other beers.
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Old 09-09-2016, 14:04
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Probably because like me they're not into it enough to know all the different classifications. Just a guess.
I don't think you have to know anything about beer to tell that Hoegaarden is completely different to lager. It doesn't even look the same and tastes completely different. It's a wheat beer. Hoegaarden is as different to lager as Guiness is.
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Old 09-09-2016, 14:05
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I don't think you need to be into it much to know the difference between lager and other beers.
Well I know it's a wheat beer but it still tastes 'lagery' so it's hardly as if you're confusing it with a pint of mild or something. It's a bit like if someone described Iron Maiden as death metal, ok they're not they're heavy metal, but it's being a bit picky
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Old 09-09-2016, 14:23
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I like Mexican lagers: Dos Equis and Negra Modelo are my two go to beers, but I wouldn't so no to Pacifico either. When I was younger they were inexpensive and tasted good with character that most American beers (which are generally pilsners) lack. Now they are expensive comparatively, but they still go done well on a hot day (just leave the lime out of the bottle, and give me a glass not stored in a freezer, please.)
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