Alabama Boss Gives European Beer Another Try | Craft Brew Review

[@emilianosc335]

this is what 40 years of bud light do to people....🤣🤣

[@willkels9196]

In regards to Einstok, I can say as a former beer distributor guy when it comes to beer, especially imports they have two main things going against them. Time and light (also in some situations heat), bottled imports have both of these problems since bottled in a place like Iceland then the time it takes to bring it to their final destination is a lot longer than let's say Coors who has their main brewery in Colorado. Also, the time a beer like Einstok sits on the shelf in Alabama is probably longer than recommended, bottled beer as a general rule is good for 6 months stored in a dark cold place like a refrigerator or 3 months in a warm setting with more light. But store coolers are usually cold but not dark, most are really bright, and that's where light comes into play. Beer is extremely sensitive to light. Hop compounds are photosensitive and, when exposed to light, will be “light struck”. This is what causes the skunky off-flavor. Einstok and a lot of imported 6-pack bottles have packaging that comes up very high almost to the cap trying to eliminate as much light as possible, but it can never cut out all the light. As for cans they completely eliminate light exposure problems and can taste fresher for longer period of time. Thanks for coming to my Ted Beer Talk.

[@jacobgarner3456]

Thanks for the Ted talk lol. Ill try to gets me some canned einstock over bottles. I live in Denver and looooove bottle coors and can't stand the canned.

[@tobyjackman3212]

Never heard of Peroni or Boddingtons being accused of being _craft beer_ before 🤨

[@stephenhollinrake916]

Defo not craft beers.

[@TELBOYO10]

​@@stephenhollinrake916 I saw Boddies and peroni in the thumbnail I had to watch it after that.

[@ANDIMILLS1]

Agreed.. Love Boddies but not a craft beer. I could also argue it being called a beer but that’s a different video. 😂

[@ANDIMILLS1]

Boddies isn’t a craft Beer… Craft, no. Beer, no. For a start it’s written on the side. Ale…

[@waynehackney5812]

Well Americans don't know about beer.

[@benjbaird6851]

Chimay Blue is a masterclass of brewing. A bit too carbonated in the last decade, but still unreal.

[@tonybeatbutcher]

This dude, doesn't know shit about beer

[@taxn]

You think the Blue is good try Westvleteren 12

[@stenerline]

Drink 6 of these 'blue bombs' after work on a Friday and you are in for a trip

[@benjbaird6851]

@@taxn I had Westy 12 years ago. Very good, but I actually felt like it was slightly overrated - considering it's nearly impossible to get. My personal favorite is Rochefort 10.

[@taxn]

@@benjbaird6851 Never had it but I’ll give it a try, thanks!

[@headmachine1739]

An american reviewing beer is like a blind man reviewing a movie

[@braddenr.4778]

“An American reviewing beer🤓” sorry didn’t know we had a beer and culturistic phenomenon in the comments.

[@andreamazzon3254]

Actually many of the best rated beers in the world are american....anyway, this big guy has his own ideas and not speaking for all americans...

[@adammyren8279]

Peroni and Boddington is as far as you can get from craft beer. Both brands belong nowadays to big beer companies. Also, the taste of Belgian beers are heavily influenced by the yeast, not the malt.

[@HootMaRoot]

It was the same in his last video there was a couple of extremely non craft beers amongst the lot of them

[@adammyren8279]

@@HootMaRoot haha Yep. I felt that this time, someone had to say something 😅

[@andreikorotkov9825]

Same with Lvivske

[@milesmanges]

Boddingtons, the cream of Manchester, one of my favorite beers

[@McReSpawn008]

Chimay blue is one of my favorite beers of all time!

[@ReverendPONT]

When Boss said the Peroni smelled like a Skunk the old beer adage, beware of beer in green bottles came to mind. Most of them have that smell lol.

[@BassRacerx]

Never liked a beer in a green bottle

[@dannyfrog]

Dos Equis is good. It's definitely not like a Heineken.

[@PoldarkGodzilla]

Peroni is awesome 😂

[@terryboyer1342]

William Pothier Ever had a Moosehead beer? Also known as Moosebreath or Moosepiss. It comes in a green bottle.

[@ReverendPONT]

@@terryboyer1342 can't say I ever did and here's why. My Uncle when he turned 21 got a bunch of bottled beers he never drank and Moosehead was one. We'd go visit and they'd be out on display, all gross with chunks floating in them. To this day I can't hear Moosehead and not think of that image growing up lol. Grolsch was another.

[@britblue]

I'm from Manchester and spent my formative years assaulting my liver on boddingtons ! - it is as described below as far from proper "craft" beer as you can get - but more importantly to me & my teenage friends was available everywhere & very cheap - you might like the boddingtons TV ads which were quite amusing in their day!

[@rossdiggle]

I used to live in the flats at blackfriars. Used to wake up to the stench of the brewery.

[@Duquedecastro]

“A Chinese man forcing a beer on me” 🤣🤣🤣

[@iainmac6136]

Tried some Polish beer that was 17% alc, was like a full meal

[@MEDIC1944]

😂i love his reaction but belgium is our neighbour and we f**king love their beers. Best beers around next to german ones

[@BrutusMaximusAurelius]

I think it’s safe to say your palette is not made for abbey beers like Chimay haha. Most of them are sooo good. If you’ve had one and drink a lager or Pilsner right after, they all taste like water. Still, I wouldn’t call most of these craft beers anyway. There are so many good micro breweries here in The Netherlands and Belgium that craft very good beer, but they’re just not available in the USA.

[@SavageHenry777]

Chimay is fuckin tremendous

[@russaicher3786]

Two monks in a monestary that's had a brewery longer than the US has been a country: Monk1 - Hey, did you hear, some guy in Alabama doesn't like our beer? Monk 2 - What's an Alabama?

[@TheChrisleekay]

Growing up in Manchester UK most of the pubs my Dad took me in with Boddingtons houses. There's no substitute for a bitter being drawn from the barrel but the wiggit in the can is an attempt to mimic the cask drawn pint! It doesn't quite pull it off but its about as close as you can get to walking into a Manchester pub and odering a pint! :)

[@TheChrisleekay]

as others have stated Bodingtons is definitely not a craft beer!

[@EnSerio71]

Preston, I was left in the car with my brother. Thanks dad.

[@BP-kx2ig]

How does a widget imitate a cask beer?

[@TheChrisleekay]

@@BP-kx2ig recipes.howstuffworks.com/question446.htm (better than i could explain it! ;) )

[@TheAxel65]

Germany here: European Beer in cans? I would not trust these in the first place 😅 And Italy is better known for its marvellous wines, _not_ their beer!

[@nuuwnhuus]

Brewers will always tell you that canned is best, but I'm with you. Glass just feels better.

[@johnnemo6509]

Man, Reading the comments you certainly brought out the beer snobs and America-haters. I'd like to say thanks for stepping outside the comfort zone and trying something new. Regarding the Monk beers I agree, as the specific gravity goes up it's really hard to brew a drinkable enjoyable beer. Anything that says barley wine should be avoided. As you said the important thing is how a beer tastes. That, and how enjoyable the drinking experience is. For example west coast IPA's ....expensive yes, craft probably, drinkable....only if your preferred beer is a pound of hops straight out of the blender.

[@Narg_Smart]

The monks didn’t fail my friend, you did.

[@vwragtop]

And the other video Rocheforte 10 didn't make the cut either. I think he just doesn't like good Belgian ales, and that's OK. Some people just like run of the mill lagers. Someone has to drink all the BudLight.

[@J_No_Cap]

Chimay is the ❤

[@Greyhound53200]

How can a guy who grew up with drinking a zillion variants of American monkey piss - which they call beer - have any notion of how the real stuff tastes? But hey, you're the Land of the Free so feel free to take him serious.

[@jaspernieuwenhuis4101]

I have some recommendations for a potential third episode: Dutch beers: IJwit, Brand Pilsner, Grolsch Pilsner or Texels Skuumkoppe Belgian beers: LaChouffe Blond, Hoegaarden, Grimbergen Blond, Affligem Belgian White or Duvel German beers: Rothaus or Löwenbräu Polish beers: Zubr Italian beers: Birra moretti Albanian beers: Korça

[@Taabituubi]

Rothaus and Hoegaarden are amazing. Also for the summer I order crates of Kronenbourg Blanc. Such a nice, light summer beer.

[@Sindrijo]

Pilsner Urquell

[@Thraser999]

I might add Hertog Jan, best ones I tried ever, but I get the feeling he's not gonna like them...

[@TheAxel65]

Rothaus is a good recommendation for a german beer but Löwenbräu?? This is made for export only, nobody in germany drinks that stuff! 😂😂😂

[@blackcougar8777]

"Żubr" Its literally biggest shit in my country xD

[@drrichardwiesenhuber]

An american judging beer is like Stevie Wonder judging paintings.

[@Ratedred]

We talking finger paintings or...

[@willjohnson2722]

​@@Ratedred the US has some world class beer. I love Imperial Stouts (Black Chocolate Stout- Brooklyn Brewery), most people don't like things that strong, it's an acquired taste. Rochefort 10 is the best Trappist beer imo, but it's not better than Goose Island Bourbon County Original Stout. A beer that started a whole new genre of barrel aged stouts. Most of the real ale in the North of England doesn't get exported. Strong beer +8% is my taste. In the sensible range- Old Peculiar, Theakstons. Timothy Taylor's- Landlord. Samuel Smiths is great beer- try the Yorkshire Stingo. Fullers Brewery- Vintage Ale, 1845. Marble Brewery. Thornbridge Brewery. The Vintage Ale from Fullers is a must try. Each year it's different. Best when it's a few years old to develop in bottle.

[@carlll6101]

Barleywine is good heavy winter beer. And Komes one is pretty good and affordable one, normally this style of beer is expensive AF.

[@davidkomen5283]

There are no hops, which is why it's called barley wine, and not beer .

[@teferi456]

@@davidkomen5283 Barleywines are a style of beer. American barleywines are distinguished from English barleywines as a separate style because they use more hops.

[@davidkomen5283]

@@teferi456 I've only tried two American barley wines, and neither one had hops.

[@teferi456]

@@davidkomen5283 Because it's a style and you had an English barleywine brewed by an American brewery. Even English barleywines use hops; they're just brewed to be less hop forward with lower perceived bitterness. An example of an American barleywine would be something like Sierra Nevada Bigfoot.

[@blaizejustice]

Boddingtons is one of my favorite beers. It’s crazy smooth and light . Very very chuggable . Perfect summer beer.

[@marikwdor]

Einstok is by far one of my favorite beers ever. Only downfall is a 6 pack cost about the same as a local micro craft

[@fuselpeter5393]

13:23 With a "Weißbier" or "Hefe-Weizen" you often get that banana like smell and flavor. There are also some where they mix banana into them.

[@DSToNe19and83]

“It’s gotta bitching Viking… can’t beat a Viking” 🍻

[@CREATERpl]

Polish craft beers are really great. Browar Fortuna is super popular here, it's like an "everyday craft beer for the people" :) Most of their beers are very tasty and have high quality.

[@rikuk3]

Here in the UK, Boddingtons is classed as piss. Peroni is found in all the supermarkets, usually on offer, its an OK mid week beer but nothing special around £15/$US20 a case of 10x330ml

[@zuhalter0071]

Lol, dude is a light weight lager guy. I'll take the Belgium Amber, or the Barleywine all day! There's no accounting for taste. 🤣

[@SentinelGhost]

I had the Boddingtons once at a restaurant. Thought it looked interesting so I ordered one and gave it a try. I thought it was really good and have kept an eye out for it every time I go into a liquor store but haven't been able to find it for sale.

[@jamesblack9746]

The reason you get the skunk weed smell is because Hops are related to Cannabis, both have the same terpenes.

[@tonybmw5785]

Spent my teens pickling my liver on Boddies bitter, we have much better beers in the same style but you're unlikely to find them outside the UK as they are traditional live yeast beers. Oddly Alex Lifeson (guitarist in Rush) was a fan of draught Boddingtons stuff and even bemoaned the closure of the brewery on stage in Manchester.

[@j.fran444]

I’d love to know, what beer does Boss usually drink?

[@myitbos1335]

Natty

[@SkytbmSwales]

it be cool to see Boss review Celebirty Beers. (Broken Skull IPA and more) Still intresting to see this and other videos

[@Johnmhatheist]

Could we have Alabama boss try some more mexican beers? Such as Modelo especial since he tried modelo negra in the last video, Barrilito, carta blanca, indio, bohemia, XX, and/or Estrella Jalisco?

[@Ratedred]

Stay tuned for Mexican Imports: Part 2 next Thursday!

[@Johnmhatheist]

Awesome

[@notbobthebuilder3109]

Great line up of beers John couldn't have said it better myself !

[@Archphoenix1]

i wish someone would send him a big package of german austrian and dutch beer. i bet he love those

[@BrutusMaximusAurelius]

100%, Some more Belgian or Czech too.

[@dadamax9717]

AYINGER Ur Weiss yum. Or Lindemans Framboise,

[@theengagedfew]

Alabama Boss should do a review of meads.

[@mead187]

Yes

[@MiniulekJr]

I love almost every Komes porters.

[@lukaszmikula123]

Skunk or dope smell is an oxidation effect. Green bottle is the reason here. And Italy has better wines than beers. And Poland is very good in craft beer. Try any of Pinta brewery

[@vansting]

Here I am laying under a hot sun in Sweden and laughing straight out like a fool. You are a funny man and you have the same beer taste as me! Great reaction. Try out some Nordic beer next time!

[@SailingKaiser]

Totally agree, neighbor. Spitsbergen, Tärnö, Närke, Nøgne Ø. But I guess it would be hard to get some of the best beers we got over the pond.

[@darkguardian50]

The great irony of him saying that "no one is waiting around for that monk beer to come out" when Westvleteren is probably the most sought after beer in the world. But he's 100% right that belgian trappist ales are very wine like. For most craft beer drinkers though, belgium is the pinnacle of craft brewing.

[@alejandroramirez4470]

I can definitely list some belgian beers in my favorites and plenty american craft brewers make their own take on some styles. Mostly triple or white ales though.

[@alexandrejeannin1869]

Try beers from smaller breweries like La Débauche in France. You'll get the top of the top.

[@MabuyaQ]

If you truly want to taste different kinds of beer you should drink them at the right temperatures. A beer like the Chimay blue should be around 53-54F or a bit above it to truly get the full flavour.

[@briancallaway1690]

That's to warm. All beer should be just above frozen.

[@jameswroe2403]

​@@briancallaway1690heathen

[@MrGiovanniwow]

Should stick to Stella Artois if you can not stand Chimay.

[@informedchoice2249]

You should pour the whole can with the Boddies or you'll waste the gas... Pour the can in one go when you open it. It won't spit if it's not been disturbed. Same with the Guinness widget cans, or any widget can basically. You waited far far far too long from opening to pouring....Pour it so your pouring it onto the edge of the glass as if you were holding the nozzle against the edge of the glass when using a cask. Glass at 45 Degrees, can opening edge touching glass. The sooner you pour, the creamier the head and the flavour. Boddingtons is essentially what we call a bitter in the North of England. Timothy Taylors Landlord is a good option.

[@rcadd1ct]

Monks brew beer for when they fast. There is a strong beer that has more calories and is like drinking a loaf of bread.

[@boosteddaily1294]

😂😂😂😂🤣This was a good episode, keep em comin!!

[@Scooot1972]

Smoothe beers like Boddys, I call Two Swigs because thats how many I have before the pint is finished. Its like milk the way it goes down. I'm glad you like it. If you can try Caffries or Killkenny, they're both wonderful beers 🍻

[@johnnemo6509]

Boddingtons ....as immortalized the Macc lads song "barrel round" "you've got veins in your bodies...we've got Boddy's in out veins" How many beers can say they have songs about them? ...Damn it now I need to go out and buy a 4 pack......the blankets are going to rising off the bed like a hovercraft tonight.

[@tyleritguy7378]

There's a reason people in North America refer to Nastro Azzurro as "Nasty Ass"

[@randomrangoon5476]

Boddington is definitely a good smooth beer but I've gotta try that icelandic one

[@caseychaos3601]

German beers I have enjoyed are from Ayinger, Franziskaner, Weihenstephaner, and hofbrau. You should definitely give those a try, and i think you may like those style a lot more. banana bread in a can/bottle if you get a unfiltered hefeweizen!

[@SilentDragon871]

Im so glad that alabama boss is back! Yeyeyeyeyeye!!!!

[@Bryan-fb8dh]

Beer has a shelf life. A real one. Fresh beer is best.

[@kylechambers609]

“They’re not gonna search for alcohol, they’re gonna search for DOPE” 😂😂

[@JamesBond-c2p]

Madri is a lovely crisp beer from Spain. Must be served ice cold and preferably from a tap. You're never going to get the best from a beer if drinking from a can. Plus you're testing a tiny fraction of beers in Europe and what seems like Supermarket staples.

[@newfyguy2000]

That skunked smelled comes from light struck beer. Clear and green bottles don’t prevent uv light strike.

[@porcupineinapettingzoo]

Never had an issue getting decent beer in Europe, in the States, however, unless you get lucky in a micro brewery...good luck!

[@bigxsl33p41]

He likes Boddingtons! Yay!

[@davej7707]

Boddingtons brewery used to be 10 miles from my house but it closed years ago, so I don't know where you got that from

[@svennyb7005]

Man, you're drinking the monk beers waaayy too cold. I can see it from the ice melting from the bottle. Its NOT a lager. Recommended temperature is written on all those bottles. Drink them warmer, and they are amazing!

[@thesexualvanilla]

😂😂 great stuff man! Hats off to you sir!

[@evanswinford7165]

Love Einstock. Hard to find a expensive. I really recommend Hinano Beer from Tahiti. Best hot weather beer available. Also expensive and rare. Tahiti is a French Overseas Territory so they know how to do alcohol.

[@crickle47]

"Hand Pulled", is not like a draft beer. Draft beer from the tap, has CO2 infused into it. Hand pulled is different. British pubs stored their kegs of beer in the cellar, below the service bar. The cellars in England were usually around 52degrees, so their beers were crafted over the years to be the best tasting at that temperature. Americans call it warm beer. Anyways, to pull this beer up from the cellar keg, they had a literal "pump", that the bar tender would pump, with a throw of about 15 inches or so. As it was pumped, the raw beer would thus be infused with air, as opposed to CO2. Usually a glass would need a couple of pumps to fill the glass. It is really old school beer, the way it was brewed for centuries. I have been in micro breweries in CA that had hand pulled beers, and the carbonation is much finer than the CO2. Of course, you can't store beer with air in it, it will oxidized and turn to shit.

[@brianevans6423]

Good to see a good ol Bama boy on Yt. I live in North Bama close to Huntsville, and the way you review these beers is exactly what we do when the old lady brings home "something new to try" . Lol. Have a good one brother.

[@adamfairbrother40]

The widget is blowing his mind in the Boddi’s 😂

[@dubravkobedic4229]

I could watch this guy drink beer all day long

[@stephenhastings6696]

Boddingtons Ale my all time favorite!

[@hlriiiviiiv]

Would have loved to have seen a Franziskaner Weissbier from Munich. It’s my favorite. Peroni is my wife’s fav.

[@billypilgrim1]

Do Japanese beers next!

[@thespankdmonkey]

Peroni on draft and Dom DeMarco's pizza here in Las Vegas pairs so well. I love this beer with the basic cheese pizza with fresh basil on top. Great happy hour specials makes it taste that much better! Cheers!

[@alejandroramirez4470]

seems like he doesn't like extreme tastes. First time having chimay and peroni was at one of my local pizza spots.

[@Purge_1_Day]

Chimay blue is not the cheapest beer and it is high in alcohol, but it's a delicious beer!

[@johnkristian]

I just LOVE Boddingtons

[@randallv4233]

Do hard ciders next!

[@jameswroe2403]

Weston's Old Rosie or some of the craft scrumpies

[@eligreen6538]

Good to have you back Boss 🤙🤘🍻

[@flandermg]

If a 15 year old could drink beer, this is what I would imagine they would act like tasting beer. I get it is supposed to be funny, or so I'm guessing at this point. It's just sad to see that you send a poor message about beer. Beer is something special. Takes time to learn about beer and appreciate it for what it is. Sometimes you meet a person who thinks anything that is not like normal life they live or are used to means that everything else is not good or spoiled in some kind of way. I hope you did not badly influence too many people in the process of making this video.

[@xavierortega4608]

Can we get a vid on how the boss rates the beers please

[@barriehull7076]

The two primary styles of barley wine are the American, which tends to be hoppier and more bitter, with colours ranging from amber to light brown[6] and the English style, which tends to be less bitter and may have little hop flavour, with more variety in colour ranging from red-gold to opaque black.[7][8] Until the introduction of an amber-coloured barley wine under the name Gold Label by the Sheffield brewery Tennant's in 1951[9] (later brewed by Whitbread), British barley wines were always dark in colour. Wikipedia.

[@johnhinsz4056]

Ancho peppers are a version of the poblano pepper that are dried they are only 1000-1500 on the Scoville heat scale

[@n.henzler50]

The Polish beers I've had are alright. When I think Polish booze, I think of liqueurs.

[@ultimatebadass1415]

If you are making the 3rd episode, I recommend Pilsner Urquell, the father of all the Pilsners and the best beer there is! Trust me!

[@jameswhite3010]

It won’t foam up if it’s too cold like when you buy the foaming hand soap and it doesn’t foam up because it’s so cold during the winter

[@apparaoapparao]

Alabama is the Lancashire of America. Makes sense that he likes Boddingtons.

[@matthieuhordynski5384]

Chimay bleue is my favorite beer. Serve it with some cheese as an appetizer, perfect.

[@freddyeltigre2327]

It's called a widget that holds the air. I've had that a few times it's pretty good.

[@WWII_buff]

Einstock lives up to the hype. The white ale is by far their best.

[@alejandroramirez4470]

my thinking is he had the lager probably the time he didn't enjoy it.

[@DidYaServe]

Would pour any craft beer down the sink and replace it with German Helles style beer.

[@buddyweiz]

Beer in green or clear glass bottles may develope that skunky aroma if they're subjected to sunlight. So keep them stored away from it.

[@jacobbaranowski]

You should have tried Zewietc beer from Poland it's my favorite, Special beer is all good Polish beer. Anorbel Polish beer mentions: Leh, Tiskel, Okotchim,

[@diceymaan]

Hops and cannabis are related, so that's why in certain beers you get that note. Peroni, Salitos, and Mythos are usually such.

[@alejandroramirez4470]

Good thing peroni isn't too strong with that like some IPAs. Bitter and dankness have their fans.

[@jacobkramer1089]

Love me some Boddingtons, it's become readily available around Ohio the past few years

[@JurgenFjurgen]

Agreed on Einstök. One of my favorites… not just because of the Viking. Also Boddington’s - always a winner I’m surprised more people don’t know about.

[@dravakian]

Boddington's is excellent (but harder to find where I live) I also really like Smithwick's which is a Irish red.

[@clivechandler8817]

I think Boddingtons is brewed in Macclesfield. Yep I like boddies, that's what the locals call it. Tetley bitter is not bad either.

[@alex-E7WHU]

Fullers golden pride. 👍

[@rcsskier]

Just had a flight at the Einstok bar in Reykjavik two months ago, they have a sour that’s killer! Europe has so many brilliant beers, see if you can get your mitts on anything by “To Øl”.

[@MarkFreeman-kd2hz]

❤ Boddingtons

[@slimofbonar1978]

I enjoyed this, Boddingtons is a Manchester institution. The bee is the symbol of Manchester, I'll definitely subscribe and keep watching 👍🏻👍🏻

[@Judoka661]

Boddingtons Pub Ale is one of my favorite beers

[@calzonie5763]

Get him on the buckfast

[@freddyeltigre2327]

I guess I've had a few hundred different brands. Pretty damn hard to tell a good beer , my father told me when foam stays and sticks to the glass you got good beer. Ilike Guiness & Innes bourbon barrel beer. Lomza a Polish beer is pretty good out off about 12 different brands they have. Can't go wrong with any British Isle beer and Ale !

[@GreenStorm01]

you really need to try some not-craft-average-local beers from all over Europe. Especially Austria and Germany. Stuff like Lübzer Pils