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Exceptional French Beers
Posted on 4/30/17 at 2:02 pm
Posted on 4/30/17 at 2:02 pm
We'll be in France for about 12 days this summer and I'm not a wine guy. All I know is Stella. So I need some help on good local French beer.
My beer tastes are:
I'm a total lightweight. Not for alcohol content, but for flavor. Can't do IPAs and stouts.
Much more into pilsners, ale, ambers, etc.
My beer tastes are:
I'm a total lightweight. Not for alcohol content, but for flavor. Can't do IPAs and stouts.
Much more into pilsners, ale, ambers, etc.
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Posted on 4/30/17 at 2:20 pm to alajones
Stella is Belgian
I like Kronenbourg 1664
I like Kronenbourg 1664
Posted on 4/30/17 at 3:09 pm to jlnoles79
See, I'm already learning.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 3:11 pm to alajones
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See, I'm already learning.
I know next to nothing about French beer also. I've had Kronenbourg several times and liked it a lot
Posted on 4/30/17 at 4:14 pm to jlnoles79
Second on Kronenbourg, it's one of my favorites.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 4:18 pm to alajones
Try this style:
Biere de Garde.
A traditional classification for the farmhouse ales of France and their sometimes-untraditional new-world counterparts. Bière de Garde is today generally a warm fermented strong pale ale - sometimes blonde, sometimes amber, and has much in common with Belgium ales. Medium bodied with hints of caramel or toffee. Cellared smell and flavor are characteristics. The name means "beer for keeping".
Biere de Garde.
A traditional classification for the farmhouse ales of France and their sometimes-untraditional new-world counterparts. Bière de Garde is today generally a warm fermented strong pale ale - sometimes blonde, sometimes amber, and has much in common with Belgium ales. Medium bodied with hints of caramel or toffee. Cellared smell and flavor are characteristics. The name means "beer for keeping".
Posted on 4/30/17 at 4:25 pm to alajones
Kronenbourg is great.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 4:40 pm to alajones
Thiriez makes some great stuff. You can get some stateside, but it's few and far between.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 6:30 pm to alajones
Avoid Adelscot. It's terrible. I never found a great beer while I was there.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 6:52 pm to JDMMonroeTiger
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e. I never found a great beer while I was there.
Yeah, you're better off just sticking with the wine and drinking the occasional Kronenberg if you get a hankering for a beer than trying to find an "exceptional" beer while visiting France. Also, don't overlook some of the Breton ciders. They can be kind of funky, but are pretty interesting on the whole.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 6:54 pm to alajones
I would just look for Belgium beers, specifically lambic, if I were looking for beer in France.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 7:10 pm to alajones
I can't think of any style of beer France produces that isn't better represented by Belgium. And I say that as a major Francophile.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 7:16 pm to alajones
Craft beer does exist in Paris, check out this blog post:
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But as a backup to more traditional beer I would choose Belgium over any traditional French beer.
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But as a backup to more traditional beer I would choose Belgium over any traditional French beer.
This post was edited on 4/30/17 at 7:17 pm
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