about the same as moosehead, but i have not had anything to drink that had alcohol in over six years anyway.

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Not a fan of Moosehead, actually...

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yes, i'm more of a spirits man anyway really

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When people deride American beer as being "weak" they aren't really referring to the alcoholic content - they are referring to the flavour. The general wateriness of (some) American beers that those weaned on other beers find lacking in substance.

For the record nearly all Australian beers have an alcoholic content of 4.9% (except for the "light" beers). Our beer might taste stronger, and we might get drunker, but the actual beer is no more potent.

I don't really like Australian beer either. It's just too (for want of a better word) piddly. I drink Kilkenny Cream Lager. So thick you can almost chew it


Coffee? It can be instant for all I care. As long as it's warm, brown and runny I'm happy.

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so by that theory would you also like guiness?

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Kilkenny? Weak. Give me a beer you can chew.

(I kid, I kid... Kilkenny is actually my favourite beer after Guiness)

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Agreed, but emphasis on some. I'm lucky enough to live in the Northwest, where the microbrew movement got started, and decent local beer is easy to find. Some of it isn't even overchilled.

Piddly? Three words: Cooper's Sparkling Ale.

Actually, I can't stand Guinness!
(*hides from Supreme Canuck*)

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Yeah... I s'pose. Still falls into the fizzy water category for me

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No need. I've only found two or three others who do.

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I come from the south west of England. It's cider country here by and large. Also a lot of fine ales (which are served right out of the barrel and are often only slightly below room temperature) Percentages on both the cider and the ale range from about 4% to as much as 13%. Me and a few friends went to a beer festival this summer and were supping on a bit of the strong stuff. I don't even remember getting home.

With regards to American beer vs European beer, my brother and I can polish off a crate of Budweiser (abv 5%) and feel fine. A similar amount of Stella Artois (abv 5.2%) will leave us legless. Given the two beer's similar relative strengths there ought to be no appreciable difference.

On the coffee front I find it's always better to avoid national outfits (Starbucks Dunkin Donuts etc) and go for independant coffee houses that have their own in house blends. I find they take the whole process more seriously.

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u want fizzy water, go drink a bacardi breezer

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Well dang. I'll have to buy more starbucks. :-P Difficult to get enough of a caffeine fix to remain concious going on 48 hours.

I mostly make my own coffee, and it usually is stronger than a lot of the stuff that I find in the school dining courts. Just run the water through more grounds.

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I just finished a Guinness. It's pretty much at the top of my list too.

Well, that's four, then...

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Being a Belgian and all, I prefer the Belgian beers: Jupiler & Stella (and Bavik) for pilsener. Palm, Leffe, Duvel and the abbey-beers rock as far as special beers go.

Although I am one of 3 people in my favourite pub that enjoy Guinness, too.

We have a pub here that features over 150 brands from over 50 countries. Included are several Belgian beers. I tried an abbey-beer once and I liked it very much. Although I don't recall the name, I do know that it was very good.

Try a few of those, and you'll understand why the Trappists take a vow of silence...

Now that's what I call knocking one back!

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I'm sitting here in my hotel room in Vancouver with a glass of Granville Island IPA. It's not a true IPA, it's a little over-hopped, but it's a pr