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DanseurVertical
Joined: 24 Nov 2010
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 Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 3:17 am Post subject: most noteworthy NORTH AMERICAN beer you've seen? |
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a) What is it?
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b) Where did you see it?
I brought with me a 22oz. bottle of Deschutes Hop Henge. It remains in my fridge for safe keeping! But apart from the bottle I brought, the most notable I've seen in two months has been Samuel Adams Boston Lager at Home Plus. Not impressive :p |
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thrylos
Joined: 10 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 1:31 pm Post subject: |
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My HomePlus has the pint-sized Mickey's, "Fine Malt Liquor" for 2800 won/'green grenade'  ... Haven't seen them since the mid-90's... No 40's though  |
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Location: Earth, Solar System
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| Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 1:55 pm Post subject: |
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| thrylos wrote: |
| My HomePlus has the pint-sized Mickey's, "Fine Malt Liquor" for 2800 won/'green grenade' ... Haven't seen them since the mid-90's... No 40's though |
Get Out!
Where is this Homeplus? |
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thrylos
Joined: 10 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 2:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Steelrails wrote: |
Get Out!
Where is this Homeplus? |
In Chuncheon-- I guess they got a case of it a couple of weeks ago-- I bought two when I first saw them, and they hadn't sold anymore as of this past weekend. |
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joeteacher
Joined: 11 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 3:01 pm Post subject: Re: most noteworthy NORTH AMERICAN beer you've seen? |
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| DanseurVertical wrote: |
a) What is it?
and,
b) Where did you see it?
I brought with me a 22oz. bottle of Deschutes Hop Henge. It remains in my fridge for safe keeping! But apart from the bottle I brought, the most notable I've seen in two months has been Samuel Adams Boston Lager at Home Plus. Not impressive :p |
The Hop Henge looks like a nice beer (according to the beer advocate). I wonder how that accidently got shipped to Korea. Where did you pick it up? |
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bucheon bum
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 3:12 pm Post subject: |
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| thrylos wrote: |
| Steelrails wrote: |
Get Out!
Where is this Homeplus? |
In Chuncheon-- I guess they got a case of it a couple of weeks ago-- I bought two when I first saw them, and they hadn't sold anymore as of this past weekend. |
2800 won for ONE mickey's grenade? Yikes. |
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nukeday
Joined: 13 May 2010
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| Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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| i've seen red dog here and there. or used to anyway. hadn't seen it since i was a kid. never actually tried it - why bother? |
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DanseurVertical
Joined: 24 Nov 2010
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| Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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| The Hop Henge looks like a nice beer (according to the beer advocate). I wonder how that accidently got shipped to Korea. Where did you pick it up? |
The mention of having 'seen' Hop Henge was meant as a joke. I brought it with me in my checked luggage ;)
I've also seen the little green bottles of Mickey's at Home Plus in Anyang. |
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joeteacher
Joined: 11 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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| DanseurVertical wrote: |
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| The Hop Henge looks like a nice beer (according to the beer advocate). I wonder how that accidently got shipped to Korea. Where did you pick it up? |
The mention of having 'seen' Hop Henge was meant as a joke. I brought it with me in my checked luggage 
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Opps..I read good. |
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thurst
Joined: 08 Apr 2009
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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| besides honey brown and hoegaarden, i haven't noticed many. |
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DanseurVertical
Joined: 24 Nov 2010
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| Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 5:56 pm Post subject: |
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Belgium is in North America? ^^
But if we were going to mention Belgian ales, I'd have to list Leffe Brune and Duvel!
I posed the original question because I'm in search of a decent North American pale ale in Seoul/ Gyeonggi-do. Or in truth, any ale with an even moderate hop presence. |
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Tumbleweed
Joined: 17 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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I learned Leffe is owned by InBev these days, so that explains why you can find the stuff in Korea.
But yeah, getting into European beers, there's Duvel- I remember first seeing it available at a WaBar...but they tried to serve it to me on ice! Tragedy, that.
Probably the best bottled beer I've had thus far is Cooper's Best Extra Stout, though Kozel comes close. Both of which I found at the Ilsan homeplus.
Of course, there's always Craftworks, an oasis of good beer. Can't really take it home with you, but it's definitely worth checking out. |
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thrylos
Joined: 10 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Tumbleweed wrote: |
Probably the best bottled beer I've had thus far is Cooper's Best Extra Stout, though Kozel comes close. Both of which I found at the Ilsan homeplus. |
Kozel is my favorite these days-- Suprised as to how good it really is (the golden version), and I've never heard of it before.... |
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FMPJ
Joined: 03 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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| thurst wrote: |
| besides honey brown and hoegaarden, i haven't noticed many. |
Hoegaarden is brewed in Korea. |
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DanseurVertical
Joined: 24 Nov 2010
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| Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Probably the best bottled beer I've had thus far is Cooper's Best Extra Stout, though Kozel comes close. Both of which I found at the Ilsan homeplus. |
Ah, Cooper's. Haven't seen it at my Home Plus. I was a little surprised not to have found Sheaf's stout here. There seems to be more awareness of Australia in Korea than in the US, albeit in a different sense.
Will try Kozel. I'd never heard of it before, either. |
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