Ladies' Beer

Post by **Oliver** » Saturday Jul 01, 2006 1:13 pm

Guys and gals,

Just wondering your thoughts on the above subject.

It seems to me that, in general, the ladies like lighter, easy drinking styles of beer (Cooper's Pale Ale, Corona, even Bud, etc) to pilsner, heavier ales, dark beers, stouts and the like that tend, in my experience, to be the realm of blokes.

Is this your general experience, too?

Oliver

Sans MB · Post by **Sans MB** » Saturday Jul 01, 2006 1:20 pm

Cor-rect again, Mr M. Heavier beers tend to leave a girl bloated, burpy and generally feeling fairly unattractive. My personal fave is the ol' Corona, with a slice of refreshing citrus. Can drink dozens of them without feeling like I've just cooked a muffin in my pants.

Sans MB

Cat · Post by **Cat** » Saturday Jul 01, 2006 1:27 pm

True - I do tend to like the lighter beers more. I'm a huge fan of wheat beer, and I find I don't like pale ales because of the bitterness. I do appreciate a good stout, but usually just for sipping rather than quaffing.

So I find that as long as the beer tastes good and doesn't have an unpleasant aftertaste that I can drink it quite happily. Body doesn't worry me too much, but it's the bitterness and taste that I worry about.

(and btw on a slightly related note, I've been trying to figure out what the "Blonde Coq" beer they serve at Lucky Coq on Chapel street is. Have only tried it a couple of times, but I find it delicious. It's light, fizzy and cloudy, and served with a slice of lemon. Delicious!)

NTRabbit · Post by **NTRabbit** » Saturday Jul 01, 2006 3:45 pm

In my experience, yes. Only one I know who will drink it all.

gregb · Post by **gregb** » Saturday Jul 01, 2006 4:55 pm

Cat wrote: ...I'm a huge fan of wheat beer...

Give the Erdinger Wiezen and Krystals a try. It is a very short list of shop beers that I like more than the Wiezen. If you've not already, of course.

Cheers,
Greg

Iron-Haggis · Post by **Iron-Haggis** » Saturday Jul 01, 2006 5:23 pm

My girlfriend doesn't quite fit that stereotype of only lighter beers, although she will only usually have 1 or 2 beers at most in a session. She drinks any of my homebrew, Tooheys Old and Guinness and she hates the commercial crap and Corona's.

Cat · Post by **Cat** » Sunday Jul 02, 2006 4:38 pm

Cheers Greg, will give them a shot

Are they widely available say at Coles/Safeway liquor, or should I head to Dan Murphys/Purvis to pick them up?

gregb · Post by **gregb** » Sunday Jul 02, 2006 5:22 pm

Cat,
I get mine at Murphy's. Just enjoying a Dunkel now.

Cheers,
Greg