Your Comments, Criticisms and Contributions - July 2003
I do not like bitter beer but love a sweet beer. The sweeter tasting the better. Can you recommend by brand, the beat tasting ones? Perhaps the top 5?
Thanks, Mike Steinberg
The beers you're looking for will be malt-dominated and very softly hopped ones, such as the Belgian strong ales (Chimay, La Chouffe, Leffe Brune), wheat beers (Belgian style like Blanche de Chambly, Hoegaarden, Celis White, or German-style like Schneider Weisse, Hacker-Pschorr Weisse, Tabernash Weisse), sweet stouts such as those from the Caribbean (Dragon, Royal Extra) or eastern Europe (Saku, Okocim, Zywiec). As for style, look for English brown ales, or brown ales that bill themselves as being in the British or English style, Scottish ales, Irish ales (but not stouts) or any strong American ale that doesn't boast of its hop content (avoid beers that boast high "IBUs," which are International Bitterness Units).
My wife and I were in Canada a couple of years ago and enjoyed a beer called Upper Canada Dark Ale I believe. Is this beer still being produced and if so, how would one go about getting a case or two here in the United States? Thanks, Ed Grantham
The beer is being brewed by Sleeman Breweries of Guelph, Ontario, now. Getting some in the States, however, will be tough. Your best bet, short of coming and getting some, would be to have a friend ship you some in an unmarked box.
Re: Beer???
Do they still make that stuff, and WHY???
Ummm, yes, and it's good. (At least some of it is.)
Just some months ago I've been to Ireland. In the Porterhouse of Dublin I tasted a stout beer call Wrassler 4x. Come back to Italy, I can't forget it and now I'm looking for information about it, but unfortunately I can't find anything on the net. So, I hope you can help me in my goal: I'd like more information and if possible where I can find it again!
Thanks, Cristiano.
Wrasslers XXXX is a dry Irish stout with a little more strength and sweetness than is typical of that style. It is also one of the top stouts brewed in Ireland today.
As for finding it again, I'm afraid you'll have to head back to Dublin or to the London location of the Porterhouse, as those are the only two places where that beer is available.
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