I've been through a lot of different lagers and ales lately, but the won I keep

[Guns 'n' Roses]

returning to is Guinness. It delivers again and again.

[Alexism - Atheoist]

I haven't really given thought to the taste difference.
:shrug:

[Guns 'n' Roses]

With ale I mean "bitters".

[Bergkamp's Brain]

hence why a number of people who worked for Guinness don't drink the stuff... allegedly

Alternatively, this is the stuff of dreams imo

http://www.titanicbrewery.co.uk/c/our-beers/titanic-occasion al-specials/titanic-beer-chv/ (http://www.titanicbrewery.co.uk/c/our-beers/titanic-occasional-specials/titanic-beer-chv/)

[Guns 'n' Roses]

Germany, Namibia and Norway. The purity law, innit.

[Bergkamp's Brain]

One of the reasons that I started brewing my own beer is that I wanted to know what was going into my drink.

[Bergkamp's Brain]

which means to store. Lager yeast can work at near freezing temperatures and so it can preserve the beer over a long winter and be ready to drink in the spring.

Bitters or ales will only last about 2-3 months before they go off. Lagers will last up to a couple of years.

The "lager" you have probably drank will not have been produced that way and will have been artificially carbonated rather than the natural carbonation

[Guns 'n' Roses]

[Ashberto]

[Ashberto]

[Bergkamp's Brain]

now to grow my own skunk :-)

[Guns 'n' Roses]

[Supermac1976]

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00779/TheGoodLife-460_779516c.jpg

[Supermac1976]

[willich]

Leffe from Belgium for me , just about to open one!

[Bergkamp's Brain]

[Bergkamp's Brain]