Introductions
Welcome! You are entering a world. A world not only of sight and sound, but of beer. Lots and lots of beer. Beer from all over. Good beer, bad beer, and beer that's somewhere in the middle. Only the names have been changed to protect the inebriated...
Drinking 'Round the World is the attempt by a group of 5 brave men and 2 exasperated women to learn about the cultures of the world, through their beers. Each week we will drink 2-3 different brands and styles of beer, and post our opinions in this forum.
So what makes us different than more established sites like Beer Advocate? We think it's because our group of real-life friends represents one of the widest ranges of opinions you'll find anywhere, all in one place. Our backgrounds and drinking habits are diverse and we often clash over the definition of good vs. skunky beer. If we all like something, you can be sure you probably have a winner on your hands.
Our scoring scale is simple. Good beers will receive 1 to 10 "pints of Guinness", or just "pints." Really bad beer receives 1 to 10 Bud Lites. If a beer ever receives the dreaded "Triple Bock" seal, it has been deemed the worst beer in history. In all the Drinkers' years of accumulated experience, we've not found a beer that matches Triple Bock in nastiness, and we hope never to.
So, let's meet our motley cast of characters, shall we?
Gryphon
"The Rookie"
Favorite Beer(s): Guinness, Yazoo Onward Irish Stout
Least Favorite Beer: Samuel Adams Triple Bock, Bud Lite
Bio: Gryphon is a relative newbie to beer. He grew up thinking he hated the stuff, only to be given a pint of Guinness one day. He then discovered that he didn't hate beer, he hated cheap mass-marketed beer. The rest is history. Gryphon is also the group's scribe, in charge of recording each week's beer opinions for posterity
Fish
"The Beer Snob"
Favorite Beer: Murphy's Irish Stout
Least Favorite Beer: Samuel Adams Triple Bock, anything with "Lite" in the title
Bio: Some people would call Fish a "connossieur" of beer. But we all know him for what he really is, the beer snob. He looks down his nose at people drinking Miller. He waxes rhapsodic about the comparative merits of filtered vs. unfiltered wheat beers. He makes jokes about Fosters (Australian for water) and American beers (like sex in a canoe). He's slowly working at turning Gryphon into a beer snob acolyte.
Rusty
"The Bad Beer Gourmet"
Favorite Beer: Colt 45, Lazer
Least Favorite Beer: Anything that doesn't come in a 40, Samuel Adams Triple Bock
Bio: Rusty has turned the title "cheap drunk" into an art form. It's not that he doesn't "appreciate" good beer, per se. It's just that there's so much more of the cheap stuff to be had for the same price. Loves to get nostalgic about the good old days in college where a quickie mart down the road sold Colt 45 and King Cobra for $.99 a bottle.
Tserof
"The Mikey of Beers"
Favorite Beer: The beer in his hand at the moment
Least Favorite Beer: Yet to be discovered
Bio: Tserof is like Mikey. He'll drink anything. I mean anything. We've been trying to locate a bottle of Triple Bock for him to try just to prove to ourselves that he really will drink motor oil. Tserof is an indiscriminate drinker, consuming Pabst Blue Ribbon and McEwan's Scotch Ale with the same vigor. Whatever's on dollar draft is fine with him. We use Tserof to dispose of the beer none of the rest of us would drink. Other sites have "drain pours" to denote bad beer. We have "We left the six pack for Tserof."
Ashlynne
"The Bitter Beer Face"
Favorite Beer: Woodchuck Dark & Dry Cider
Least Favorite Beer: Most of the rest of it
Bio: Ashlynne is Gryphon's wife. She is an auxiliary member of the Drinking Around the World team but serves a useful purpose. The severity and duration of Ash's "bitter beer face" upon trying the various brews is another benchmark by which we judge. Prefers her alcohol to have "Mike's" in front of it.
Jalera
"The Slightly Less Bitter Beer Face"
Favorite Beer: Guinness, Woodchuck Pear Cider
Least Favorite Beer: Most everything else
Bio: Ashlynne's companion in Woodchuck consumption. Jalera likes some beer, but prefers things that taste like fruit. Acts as a bridge between the Drinkers and Ashlynne.
So there you have it. Our cast of characters. Come back next week when we should have the first two sets of reviews up.
Drinking 'Round the World is the attempt by a group of 5 brave men and 2 exasperated women to learn about the cultures of the world, through their beers. Each week we will drink 2-3 different brands and styles of beer, and post our opinions in this forum.
So what makes us different than more established sites like Beer Advocate? We think it's because our group of real-life friends represents one of the widest ranges of opinions you'll find anywhere, all in one place. Our backgrounds and drinking habits are diverse and we often clash over the definition of good vs. skunky beer. If we all like something, you can be sure you probably have a winner on your hands.
Our scoring scale is simple. Good beers will receive 1 to 10 "pints of Guinness", or just "pints." Really bad beer receives 1 to 10 Bud Lites. If a beer ever receives the dreaded "Triple Bock" seal, it has been deemed the worst beer in history. In all the Drinkers' years of accumulated experience, we've not found a beer that matches Triple Bock in nastiness, and we hope never to.
So, let's meet our motley cast of characters, shall we?
Gryphon
"The Rookie"
Favorite Beer(s): Guinness, Yazoo Onward Irish Stout
Least Favorite Beer: Samuel Adams Triple Bock, Bud Lite
Bio: Gryphon is a relative newbie to beer. He grew up thinking he hated the stuff, only to be given a pint of Guinness one day. He then discovered that he didn't hate beer, he hated cheap mass-marketed beer. The rest is history. Gryphon is also the group's scribe, in charge of recording each week's beer opinions for posterity
Fish
"The Beer Snob"
Favorite Beer: Murphy's Irish Stout
Least Favorite Beer: Samuel Adams Triple Bock, anything with "Lite" in the title
Bio: Some people would call Fish a "connossieur" of beer. But we all know him for what he really is, the beer snob. He looks down his nose at people drinking Miller. He waxes rhapsodic about the comparative merits of filtered vs. unfiltered wheat beers. He makes jokes about Fosters (Australian for water) and American beers (like sex in a canoe). He's slowly working at turning Gryphon into a beer snob acolyte.
Rusty
"The Bad Beer Gourmet"
Favorite Beer: Colt 45, Lazer
Least Favorite Beer: Anything that doesn't come in a 40, Samuel Adams Triple Bock
Bio: Rusty has turned the title "cheap drunk" into an art form. It's not that he doesn't "appreciate" good beer, per se. It's just that there's so much more of the cheap stuff to be had for the same price. Loves to get nostalgic about the good old days in college where a quickie mart down the road sold Colt 45 and King Cobra for $.99 a bottle.
Tserof
"The Mikey of Beers"
Favorite Beer: The beer in his hand at the moment
Least Favorite Beer: Yet to be discovered
Bio: Tserof is like Mikey. He'll drink anything. I mean anything. We've been trying to locate a bottle of Triple Bock for him to try just to prove to ourselves that he really will drink motor oil. Tserof is an indiscriminate drinker, consuming Pabst Blue Ribbon and McEwan's Scotch Ale with the same vigor. Whatever's on dollar draft is fine with him. We use Tserof to dispose of the beer none of the rest of us would drink. Other sites have "drain pours" to denote bad beer. We have "We left the six pack for Tserof."
Ashlynne
"The Bitter Beer Face"
Favorite Beer: Woodchuck Dark & Dry Cider
Least Favorite Beer: Most of the rest of it
Bio: Ashlynne is Gryphon's wife. She is an auxiliary member of the Drinking Around the World team but serves a useful purpose. The severity and duration of Ash's "bitter beer face" upon trying the various brews is another benchmark by which we judge. Prefers her alcohol to have "Mike's" in front of it.
Jalera
"The Slightly Less Bitter Beer Face"
Favorite Beer: Guinness, Woodchuck Pear Cider
Least Favorite Beer: Most everything else
Bio: Ashlynne's companion in Woodchuck consumption. Jalera likes some beer, but prefers things that taste like fruit. Acts as a bridge between the Drinkers and Ashlynne.
So there you have it. Our cast of characters. Come back next week when we should have the first two sets of reviews up.
posted by Gryphon at 8:29 PM
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Very cool Gryph :)
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