Since we've been dating (and are fairly newlywed) I've been exposing my wife to the various beer I've been picking up in my travels. She grew up in the Philippines and hates San Miguel Beer and beer in general, but she's tried a few bottles with mixed results.
Hates:
Barley Wine
Most IPA's and Double IPA's
Stone Ruination
Guinness
All stouts save for Winter Beard
Porters
Anything barrel aged
Likes
Half Pints Phils Pils
Surly Hell
King Pilsner
Weihenstephaner Weiss
Reisdorf Kolsch
Ithica Flower Power (but never finishes an entire bottle)
Loves
Ommegang Zuur
Blanche de Chambly
Liefmann Cuvee Brut
Saison Dupont
Hopfenstark's Saisons
Wondering what everyone elses significant others will/won't drink.
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Beers your significant others like
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TheSevenDuffs
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She started out drinking stuff like Mill Street Organic and Wychwood Fiddler's Elbow. Now she's a crazed hop head who will drink all my IPAs/APAs if I'm not careful. Bitterness is not an issue.
The only beers she's not really a fan of are Belgians and wheats - and anything that's noticeably boozy. She also tends to stay away from paler lagers. There are always exceptions though.
It is nice to always have someone who will enthusiastically go out to the bar, or to various festivals, other events, etc. She'll even be attending the Grand River tasting on Valentines with me (as well as the rest of them).
The only beers she's not really a fan of are Belgians and wheats - and anything that's noticeably boozy. She also tends to stay away from paler lagers. There are always exceptions though.
It is nice to always have someone who will enthusiastically go out to the bar, or to various festivals, other events, etc. She'll even be attending the Grand River tasting on Valentines with me (as well as the rest of them).
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The_Jester
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Coors Light.
And I'm okay with that.
I have a buddy who kept getting his wife to "just try" the beer he was drinking, and now she loves everything. And now whenever he gets something good, he has to share.
I don't wanna share. I can't afford to share. I've got three boys playing hockey. My wife is a wonderful woman, but she drinks wine out of a box, and I like it that way.
And I'm okay with that.
I have a buddy who kept getting his wife to "just try" the beer he was drinking, and now she loves everything. And now whenever he gets something good, he has to share.
I don't wanna share. I can't afford to share. I've got three boys playing hockey. My wife is a wonderful woman, but she drinks wine out of a box, and I like it that way.
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JeffPorter
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My wife's standby (and probably favourite beer) is Steamwhistle...and that's pretty cool. I think it's the first good beer she ever really liked.
She likes a lot of the more fruity Belgians - wits, blondes, etc.
Her new favourite though has recently been milds and brown ales. And she's recently really liked Tree Hop Head as a go to with dinner. She's pretty eclectic.
She likes a lot of the more fruity Belgians - wits, blondes, etc.
Her new favourite though has recently been milds and brown ales. And she's recently really liked Tree Hop Head as a go to with dinner. She's pretty eclectic.
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The wife likes everything I brew. I am so damn lucky!
As for styles, she likes big IPAs, some stouts, stronger brown ales/peculiars and German wheats.
The only thing she does that I find gross is that she happily drinks from a bottle. She likes her beer a bit colder and claims pouring it out warms it up too much. Even though that's the point we compromise and we keep cold glasses in the freezer for her.
As for styles, she likes big IPAs, some stouts, stronger brown ales/peculiars and German wheats.
The only thing she does that I find gross is that she happily drinks from a bottle. She likes her beer a bit colder and claims pouring it out warms it up too much. Even though that's the point we compromise and we keep cold glasses in the freezer for her.
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Torontoblue
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My wife doesn't drink, but will always have a mouthful of every beer I have.
To date, her absolute favourite is Ten Fiddy.
She quite liked Cantillon Rose de Gambrinus & Lindemans Cuvee. The sour ales appeal as she does like cider.
Anything light, hoppy & bitter gets a big thumbs down and a nasty looking face.
Anything 10%+ and she's kinda happy. She'll never drink a half pint, let alone a full, but the sweetness & alcohol warmth 'please' her
To date, her absolute favourite is Ten Fiddy.
She quite liked Cantillon Rose de Gambrinus & Lindemans Cuvee. The sour ales appeal as she does like cider.
Anything light, hoppy & bitter gets a big thumbs down and a nasty looking face.
Anything 10%+ and she's kinda happy. She'll never drink a half pint, let alone a full, but the sweetness & alcohol warmth 'please' her
Sadly, my wife loves ST-Bernadus 12, Rochefort 10's, Rigor Mortis ABT and Westys.
Cool cause I can use the joint bank account to buy cases of those, but sadly in the sense it tends to disappear faster than Kessel against a physical team.
Cool cause I can use the joint bank account to buy cases of those, but sadly in the sense it tends to disappear faster than Kessel against a physical team.
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JeffPorter
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Kinda happy my wife isn't a big beer drinker. More of a spiced rum/Gin lady.
But I opened a Lindeman's Kriek and she got a whiff and I never ended up getting a sip. So I bought her a case to drink at her leisure.
She puts up with my obsessions, which are many. But I take care of her drinking needs with new martini's for her.
But I opened a Lindeman's Kriek and she got a whiff and I never ended up getting a sip. So I bought her a case to drink at her leisure.
She puts up with my obsessions, which are many. But I take care of her drinking needs with new martini's for her.
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markaberrant
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My wife loves good brown ales, porters and stouts of all kinds, but nothing overly bitter. Shared some Sellout Stout with her last week and she is still raving about it. She likes Oktoberfests, Dunkels and Bocks too.
She will drink "balanced" pale ales, IPAs and DIPAs. They can be bitter as long as there is a supporting juicy hop flavour and aroma.
She likes witbiers, not crazy about hefeweizen. She isn't crazy about the stronger belgians, barleywines and doppelbocks unless the booze is well hidden.
She has her own section of the beer fridge, and comes with me to beer stores, brewpubs and breweries. She has developed a very good palette, and she won't hold back her opinion, which is helpful when I need feedback on my own brews.
We are now starting to explore the world of whiskey too!
It is a lot of fun to share a hobby together, and we both have the same respect and responsibility towards alcohol consumption which is nice. I am rather surprised by the couple posters that are bothered by their wife's beer appreciation, or those who like that their wife won't drink beer.
She will drink "balanced" pale ales, IPAs and DIPAs. They can be bitter as long as there is a supporting juicy hop flavour and aroma.
She likes witbiers, not crazy about hefeweizen. She isn't crazy about the stronger belgians, barleywines and doppelbocks unless the booze is well hidden.
She has her own section of the beer fridge, and comes with me to beer stores, brewpubs and breweries. She has developed a very good palette, and she won't hold back her opinion, which is helpful when I need feedback on my own brews.
We are now starting to explore the world of whiskey too!
It is a lot of fun to share a hobby together, and we both have the same respect and responsibility towards alcohol consumption which is nice. I am rather surprised by the couple posters that are bothered by their wife's beer appreciation, or those who like that their wife won't drink beer.