Hill Climber

When I was in England everyone kept wanting to buy my a Bud. I told them "I don't drink that crap at home, I'm sure not going to drink it here where you've got good beer."

Bodington's
Guinness
Tetley's
Newcastle
Now that's good beer.


Anyone ever been to the Circus Tavern in Manchester... great place.

Pitbull

Right on - Bodington's is the mother's milk. They actually serve Boddy's in the pub can (with the widget) at a driving range "clubhouse" walking distance from my house. I couldn't believe it. They have Budweiser, Bud Light, Miller Ligher, Michelob Ultra and Bodington's. Wierd token European beer to through in there, dontcha think?

I was talking about Brits who love Bud HERE. The same swill WE get from the tap at same dive bars and complain about - they were drinking by the pitcher. They said they liked it because it had "bite." Which technically, when compared to the above (with the exception of Guinness) is true. Bodington's and Newcastle are very mild when compared to Bud.

Anyway, I'm glad there are plenty of beer snobs on here - one more thing we have in common.

mollusk

I know I haven't been in England for a while (Scotland doesn't count, of course), but when did this happen?!? Learn something new every day.

jburnsdo

Soma Fab bikes = Anchor Steam. Both made in SF, trendy, and fairly inexpensive.

Now What would you guys compare Litespeed or Merlins to???

Hill Climber

I think it's the "like what you don't have regularly" effect.

We - as in Americans - don't care so much for Bud/Miller Lite as well because ANYwhere you go into has it. Bods, Guinness, Fosters, etc. has a forbidden fruit type to flare. The same is for the international people. They have those beers at every corner, while American "import" beers are the rage. I remeber when I was in the Navy drinking American beers abroad at foreign bases, it didn't even taste like the stuff you go down to the Kwik Stop and get.

Hill Climber

Another thing... while most Americans think of Corona as the alpha Mexican beer, I have been told most Mexicans think of Corona along the same lines as we think of Milwaukee's Best or something. Personally, I like Sol and Dos XX.

baj32161

Cervelo = Fuller's ESB, very fulfilling,
Trek = Samuel Adams Boston Ale...good product that doesn't NEED to be trendy,
My LeMond = Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale, because that's my favourtie beer that I can easily get, and MY LeMond is my favourite bike.
Ridley = Hoegarden (GREAT beer!!), they're both Belgian and very cool.

Cheers,

Brian

DrPete 

Anchor Steam is anything but cheap over here on the East Coast. Somehow it's found its way into niche grocery stores and is woefully overpriced.

See, in my experience, Belgium is the Mecca of beer. Belgian ales are unique, artfully crafted, and prohibitively expensive for someone who just wants to drink. These are the truly special beers...

So I kinda feel like Seven, Merlin, Vanilla, BMC, and BH are the Belgian ales of cycling... Exclusive, expensive, but worth every penny if you appreciate the unique flavor.

mollusk

This explains a lot about our "culture". Negra Modolo and Bohemia are "OK". Corona should be used for cooking cabbage.

khuon

My beer of choice... Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout...



My bike of choice... Aegis Aro Svelte...



The two are relatively obscure from relatively obscure brands but both come from good strong heritage and seem to be well regarded by those who have experienced them.

botto 

the soft and cold options were in Ireland, although I would guess you'd have the same in a decent pub in either England or Scotland.

the best Scottish beer is without a shadow of a doubt Deuchar's IPA.

TYB069

Hamm's!!! Nice call. You must have spent some time in WI. I thought only us Sconnies knew about the beer from "the Land of Sky Blue Waters."

Middle trek, I think might be MGD or High Life (gets the job done and everyone drinks/rides it around here)

OCLV Trek is Leinie's. Better than the more mass produced stuff (High Life, Bud etc/Lower end treks, specialized, giants etc but not truly a microbrew/botique bike either).
Anyway, cheers.

Jakey

Torelli = Fat tire or Newcastle Brown. So smoooooooth, and delicious.

Sporkinum

Falkon 

My felt = Amber rock - not the best, little heavy, but pretty good
Fuji = saporo

cohophysh

oh, come on...what about FOS (pronounced foz)(F$%*n old style) from the great state of wisconsin=Denali

cohophysh

Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout...


hmmm haven't tried that one yet...can you find it in Seattle?

Hambone

any boutique beer place should have it.

You need to be carful with it though. Because of the clear bottle they skunk really quickly when exposed to the day light for too long. (But it is a tasty "beer.")

dmitrivich

Most of these posts don't make sense. Calling Trek Budweiser is asinine. Discount store bikes would be akin to BMC (BudMillerCoors) products. The worst of those would be equivalent to the malt liquors. Trek would be like Sierra Nevada Pale Ale - just fine, and available everywhere. Other good, but less available bikes would be akin to good American craft beers, average Belgians, etc. The finest and rarest bikes would be comparable to the Trappist ales, the finest lambics, etc. Just saying.

Hambone

I've ridden one Aegis. If yours is anywhere near as light and bubbly as that thoroughbred...
I'm going to respectfully suggest a better parallel would be:

khuon

Actually, in the Seattle area, most grocery stores carry it. Check QFC, Larry's, Whole Foods, Safeway (I think), Fred Meyer and PCC. You can usually only find it in in the Victorian Pint sized bottles (18.7 oz.) around here but when I lived in the midwest, I was able to get a 6-pck of it in 12 oz. bottles too.


Yep. Although I have to admit that I usually don't have that problem as any bottle of Samuel Smith beer doesn't usually stay around too long in my household.

Also, give the Taddyporter and Nut Brown Ale a try. Those are also quite yummy. The only downside to Samuel Smith is that they're a tad pricey... yet another reason they are like my Aegis.

nocondorfx

so Blatz=??

khuon

If I should use that analogy then my wife will want an Aegis. The Framboise is her favourite "beer".

The interesting thing is that the Aegis Aro Svelte is not an exceptionally light bike frame. No Aegis bikes really are. Compared to some of the ultralight frames out there from other manufacturers, an Aegis is on the heavy side. Many manufacturers view CF materials as a path to achieving the lightest bike possible. However, Aegis' philosophy is to create a durable but well-tuned ride that transfers power efficiently yet provides all-day comfort. They stay away from the highest modulus CF and go for intermediate modulus CF for instance. This gives the bike frame higher strength and greater resistance to impact. They usually use more layers than most CF manufacturers. This is done not only to achieve greater strength and durability but also to tune. Overlapping layers of different bias is one way to tune the behaviour of the CF in that section of the frame. One of their mottos is that their bikes will be the last bike you will ever have to buy so they build them to last and they include some pretty good warranties and crash replacement programs. The reason the bike feels nimble and light is that it's just well designed and the material finely tuned.

Second Mouse

Schwinn Suburban.

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When we say "MHL", we're still talking about Miller High Life, right?

Hambone

my wording didn't give Aegis it's due. I meant "light and bubbly" in an it feels that way when you are enjoying it way. They ride light. (Hell, I think most weight weenies wouldn't tell the difference between most high end bikes by weight unless they picked it up. Some bikes "ride-light" and some bikes "feel-light." The two are neither mutually inclusive nor mutually exhaustive.

The aegis just "seems-light" kind of like framboise. But if you aren't carefull, it'll drop the hammer and you're done.

OK, Ihave beaten this analogy to death.