Beach beer?

"David" wrote in news:ba1Jc.8726$ snipped-for-privacy@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net:

Grab a nice German hefe. Damn good hot day beer.

Victory Whirlwind Wit or Prima Pils Allagash White

"Color Me Impressed" wrote in news:6377a$40f5a3ae $d1cc4132$ snipped-for-privacy@snip.allthenewsgroups.com:

Don't think he can get those in FL.

Sucks for him. I'm spoiled. If no Victory, then I agree--hefes (and wits) rule in the summer.

Alaskan Summer Ale, a German style Koelsch, is also pretty tasty .

Sorry...also not available in Florida.

Best regards, Bill

Red Stripe

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Dan Iwerks wrote:

Ugh, you must be kidding. Way too heavy for hot days. What you want on the beach is something light and thirst-qwenching, like a cheap light beer. Don't drink those high alcohol beers in the sun and heat, it's not good for you.

I just checked before I head out... Dominion Summer Wheat has 5% alcohol. The norm for shit light beers is 4.5-5%. I think even a corona or sol as about 5%. If you want light beer.. drink water.

actually Hefes aren't heavy for hot days. THat's why they're advertised as summer "wheats". Also, hefes and other beers with more flavor that a peice of shit light beer don't necessarily have more alcohol. That's a rumor by the uneducated.

If you're gonna troll like that, you shouldn't come across as ... oh, wait, you're serious? Never mind.

What *I* want, even on the beach, is something that at least tastes like beer. Cheap light beer doesn't come close. The stuff is served at popsicle temperatures for a reason: so there's nothing *to* taste. You can have it.

German wheat beers are "high alcohol beers?" Horse pucky. A typical hefeweizen from the likes of Franziskaner or Hacker-Pschorr (just to name a couple) has no more alcohol then freakin' Bud or MGD, but it has *loads* more flavor.

Welcome to Alt.Beer Big Steve, what beer do you recommend while Watching Science Fiction TV

I suggest Bell's Oberon. It does wonders for me on hot summer days.

hbchrist

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Bruce >

Hey Bruce.

LOL. Well, actually, I drink Natural Lite. :-) I kinda like the stuff, it's cheap, and I can have a few without feeling drunk. I just like the taste of beer, even if it's cheap beer. I drink the good stuff like these guys are talking about when I'm out to dinner or with friends, but not at home. I also like Natural Lite or other cheap beers at the beach because over the course of the day I'll pound down a six pack or so and the good beers get too cloying for me after a few. For example, I used to drink Corona when I went to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, but it was just a waste of money and if you get salt water in your mouth while swimming (like when wiped out by a wave) you can't taste it anyway. So I switched to cheap beer years ago. Preferably in cans, which are easier to fit in your cooler and fit better in your hugger.

Steve Christianson wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com:

Is it safe for me to assume you've never had a hefe?