Beer recomendations

[Amiduffer]

I'm doing a video for YouTube soon featuring Scotish, Irish, and German drinking songs. Yes, I'm going to sing them.

What brands of beer would you recommend that are most identified with those countries and taste good, that would be available here in California? Thanks.  :pint:  :cheers:

[Agafaster]

No English Ones ? I can make some recommendations there !

actually, for Scots beers you might hunt out a McEwen 80'- (pronounced 80 shilling) or Harviestoun Schiehallion - I had some at my work team's chrissie bash in a pub in Bilston - delicious !

[cecilia]

yup! McEwen is nice and tasty and don't forget Guinness Stout (Irish), Bodington (I never liked it - too light), New Castle, Bass Ale........

[Amiduffer]

Nope, no english ones. No Germans here? :-)

Thanks for the suggestions.

[odin]

Will you be properly drunk when you record yourself singing them?

[cecilia]

Frankly, How can you sing about beer and NOT include Belgium???

The Land Of the Best Beer!!

[alenppc]

Amiduffer wrote:
I'm doing a video for YouTube soon featuring Scotish, Irish, and German drinking songs. Yes, I'm going to sing them.

How about the Canadian Maritime provinces? If you ask me that's where the best beer and the best drinking songs come from...

Just listen to the "Night that Paddy Murphy died"... :-D

[Amiduffer]

cecilia wrote:
Frankly, How can you sing about beer and NOT include Belgium???

The Land Of the Best Beer!!

I've never heard of a Belgian drinking song.

I'll have to sing the german one first because its a Mozart canon and takes some preperation.

[cecilia]

I can't imagine that Belgians are NOT signing the prases of thier beers! They have the most in the world, after all....


in any case, i was looking around the web and found this. The oldest beer song - well it's about 800 years old. That might be useful to your project.

[Wilse]

Agafaster wrote:
 for Scots beers you might hunt out a McEwen 80'- (pronounced 80 shilling)

My favourite beer.

You might find that McEwan's Export (a standard 'heavy' Scottish beer - featured in 'So I Married An Axe Murderer') is easier to source though.

[adz]

As far as German beers go, I'd throw my weight behind Becks, primarily because thats the most common German beer you can find downunder. Taste good too :-) As for Irish beer, I'd have to go with Kilkenny :pint:

[Amiduffer]

Thanks Cecilia, that was interesting! I have to limit myself though, 3 will certainly be enough. I barely drink, so 3 will get me plenty :insane:

Thanks Wilse. I'm glad to have everyone here to help with advice.  

[AMC258]

mmmm... Chimay....

Anyway, German is definately (Paulaner) Salvator, I am having one now and it is probaldy my favourite Bier.  Two pints of these in a Stein will surely get you singing!

Irish is Smithwick's all the way.

If you need an English drinking song, it has to be The Anachreontic Song, the melody of which is also used by aliens from and around Betelgeuse.

[AMC258]

NASTY!!!  
I just spit my Bier out like someone on a TV sitcom.
A freaking Japanese beetle found it's way into my beer and somehow I could tell what it was with my tongue! :evil:

[Mike_Amiga]

Working on some homebrew bitter myself. Woodfordes Wherry Bitter.