Alright, so this one is going to be difficult. Here's the problems I'm having:
For the sake of consistency, we should have 64 entrants.
I don't think we can do 64 different TYPES of beer - or can we?
I think, because they do represent the VAST majority of beer consumed in the world, we need to include juggernauts like Budweiser, Coors, Heineken, Beck's, Bass, Guinness, etc., instead of only craft brews and quality macros.
If someone is already compiling this/building this poll, please let me know. Otherwise, I am happy to do it. Should be kind of fun.
― Official Cheese-Filled Snack of NASCAR since 2002 (B.L.A.M.), Friday, 6 August 2010 23:10 (fifteen years ago)
don't think there are 64 beers than more than 50% of the voters will all be familiar with
I'd vote for 32
― iatee, Friday, 6 August 2010 23:24 (fifteen years ago)
<a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style";>64 different TYPES of beer</a>
― tricked by a toothless cobra, Friday, 6 August 2010 23:25 (fifteen years ago)
no all-drinks poll?
― let it sb (acoleuthic), Friday, 6 August 2010 23:26 (fifteen years ago)
I guess I'd recommend a mix of specifics (Huyghe Delirium Tremens, Budweiser, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, etc) and styles (saison, maibock). This is going to be tough. Very few ilxors have will have tasted all 64 on the bracket, no matter what they are, and won't be able to cast an informed vote.
― My totem animal is a hamburger. (WmC), Friday, 6 August 2010 23:27 (fifteen years ago)
fruit beer 4eva :D
― let it sb (acoleuthic), Friday, 6 August 2010 23:28 (fifteen years ago)
sb
― pies. (gbx), Friday, 6 August 2010 23:33 (fifteen years ago)
otm
― horseshoe, Friday, 6 August 2010 23:33 (fifteen years ago)
Well, so . . . lets see how many different beers we can name, and which ones we think will make it ineteresting, yeah?
1. Bud2. Guinness3. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale4. Bass5. Spaten lager6. Pislner Urquel7. Coors Light8. Delirium
― Official Cheese-Filled Snack of NASCAR since 2002 (B.L.A.M.), Friday, 6 August 2010 23:34 (fifteen years ago)
9. Duvel
― Official Cheese-Filled Snack of NASCAR since 2002 (B.L.A.M.), Friday, 6 August 2010 23:35 (fifteen years ago)
10. Tsing Tao
11. Fuller's London Pride
how did I know that would cause ructions
srsly on a hot summer's day there is NONE SO REFRESHING as Fruli - first ILX thread I ever started, in fact (auspicious or what)
― let it sb (acoleuthic), Friday, 6 August 2010 23:35 (fifteen years ago)
HIGH LIFE
― pies. (gbx), Friday, 6 August 2010 23:35 (fifteen years ago)
13. Corona
― Official Cheese-Filled Snack of NASCAR since 2002 (B.L.A.M.), Friday, 6 August 2010 23:36 (fifteen years ago)
*first ILE thread, I mean
― let it sb (acoleuthic), Friday, 6 August 2010 23:36 (fifteen years ago)
YUENGLING
― pies. (gbx), Friday, 6 August 2010 23:36 (fifteen years ago)
PBR
16. Murphy's Stout
― Official Cheese-Filled Snack of NASCAR since 2002 (B.L.A.M.), Friday, 6 August 2010 23:37 (fifteen years ago)
17. Peroni
dos equishoney brownmilwaukees bestharpmagic hat #9newcastle
― johnny crunch, Friday, 6 August 2010 23:37 (fifteen years ago)
whatever it is that's a "bitter" at the down the road from my uncle's
― pies. (gbx), Friday, 6 August 2010 23:37 (fifteen years ago)
Super Bock
― let it sb (acoleuthic), Friday, 6 August 2010 23:37 (fifteen years ago)
Tecate
― Official Cheese-Filled Snack of NASCAR since 2002 (B.L.A.M.), Friday, 6 August 2010 23:38 (fifteen years ago)
Summer Lightning
― let it sb (acoleuthic), Friday, 6 August 2010 23:38 (fifteen years ago)
Shiner Bock
Timothy Taylor Landlord
amstel lightstella artoisanchor steam
― johnny crunch, Friday, 6 August 2010 23:38 (fifteen years ago)
Dixie
Beck's
Hoegaarden (lol)
and Leffe, its superior
― let it sb (acoleuthic), Friday, 6 August 2010 23:39 (fifteen years ago)
Sam Adams Boston Lager
― Official Cheese-Filled Snack of NASCAR since 2002 (B.L.A.M.), Friday, 6 August 2010 23:39 (fifteen years ago)
fat tire
― iatee, Friday, 6 August 2010 23:39 (fifteen years ago)
and Erdinger
Sapporo
Red Stripe XD
― let it sb (acoleuthic), Friday, 6 August 2010 23:40 (fifteen years ago)
This is going to be a solid 32
― Official Cheese-Filled Snack of NASCAR since 2002 (B.L.A.M.), Friday, 6 August 2010 23:40 (fifteen years ago)
NOT Fosters
Heineken
Yeah, I'm good with excluding Fosters
― Official Cheese-Filled Snack of NASCAR since 2002 (B.L.A.M.), Friday, 6 August 2010 23:41 (fifteen years ago)
Stone IPA
Kinda wishin' this was a pan-alcoholic thing, 8-10 spots out of 64 reserved for beer styles.
― My totem animal is a hamburger. (WmC), Friday, 6 August 2010 23:41 (fifteen years ago)
ten ppl have had stone
― pies. (gbx), Friday, 6 August 2010 23:42 (fifteen years ago)
you think? We can totally do that, too. Might be more interesting. Would certainly include more people.
Can we get a mod to change the title to represent this?
― Official Cheese-Filled Snack of NASCAR since 2002 (B.L.A.M.), Friday, 6 August 2010 23:43 (fifteen years ago)
NOT FUCKING Carling, or Boddington's, or any English lager ever
Thought this could be an all-beverage fight. Maybe do a separate one for juices then pit the two winners together?
― let it sb (acoleuthic), Friday, 6 August 2010 23:43 (fifteen years ago)
Ten people have had Stone
Yes, but FIVE of them are ME, so it bears inclusion.
Alright, so - pan-alco -
LagerPilsnerStoutPorterIPABarleywine
― Official Cheese-Filled Snack of NASCAR since 2002 (B.L.A.M.), Friday, 6 August 2010 23:44 (fifteen years ago)
Trappist AleAmerican Lager
― Official Cheese-Filled Snack of NASCAR since 2002 (B.L.A.M.), Friday, 6 August 2010 23:45 (fifteen years ago)
Bitter
beer popists will vote corona and bud to a surprisingly and infuriatingly high placement
― ('_') (omar little), Saturday, 7 August 2010 00:40 (fifteen years ago)
or pbr
― iatee, Saturday, 7 August 2010 00:41 (fifteen years ago)
Yeah, I know. The Ramos Fizz is basically the Dhalsim of this poll.
― Official Cheese-Filled Snack of NASCAR since 2002 (B.L.A.M.), Saturday, 7 August 2010 00:42 (fifteen years ago)
I actually did drink a Budweiser this decade -- it didn't kill me.
― My totem animal is a hamburger. (WmC), Saturday, 7 August 2010 00:42 (fifteen years ago)
i'll vote ramos fizz to the goddamn top
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 7 August 2010 00:43 (fifteen years ago)
Dude, I'll drink the hell out of some Budweiser if its ice cold and there's nothing else to drink and I'm thirsty and can be assured a TALL drink of Gatorade prior to bed.
― Official Cheese-Filled Snack of NASCAR since 2002 (B.L.A.M.), Saturday, 7 August 2010 00:44 (fifteen years ago)
but ONLY under those circumstances.
am currently drinking a bud light out of the can, am also a disgusting savage
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 7 August 2010 00:45 (fifteen years ago)
where did I place that sb oh here it is
― iatee, Saturday, 7 August 2010 00:46 (fifteen years ago)
Alright. I'm going to go have as many of these poll applicants as I can this evening.
― Official Cheese-Filled Snack of NASCAR since 2002 (B.L.A.M.), Saturday, 7 August 2010 00:48 (fifteen years ago)
yeah there should be a polite agreement that you don't get to vote against something unless you've actually had it.
― NOT FUNNY NEEDS MORE CGI (jjjusten), Saturday, 7 August 2010 00:49 (fifteen years ago)
okay so w/r/t that, it might be sorta a headache buttt
― iatee, Saturday, 7 August 2010 00:54 (fifteen years ago)
you could have 'don't know / haven't tried' as an option for each pair
― iatee, Saturday, 7 August 2010 00:55 (fifteen years ago)
otherwise people are forced to vote for something, and in this poll there's a pretty high chance that most of us haven't tried something or another. that's gonna require...24? choices instead of the regular 16, but I think it'd be worth it.
― iatee, Saturday, 7 August 2010 00:56 (fifteen years ago)
no one is "forced" to vote in these things tho!
― oreo speed wiggum (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 7 August 2010 00:59 (fifteen years ago)
it's not like we lose ilx points for not partaking in a poll.
forced in the sense that, if they have opinions on 3 of the matchups and haven't tried the other two, they either have to not vote or vote for something they're unfamiliar with
― iatee, Saturday, 7 August 2010 01:00 (fifteen years ago)
would look like:
Hard Cheeses, Berries, Eggs, TacosHard Cheeses, Berries, Eggs, ChocolateHard Cheeses, Berries, Eggs, (Pass)Hard Cheeses, Berries, Ice Cream, TacosHard Cheeses, Berries, Ice Cream, ChocolateHard Cheeses, Berries, (Pass), ChocolateHard Cheeses, Soup, Eggs, TacosHard Cheeses, Soup, Eggs, ChocolateHard Cheeses, Soup, (Pass), Chocolate
etc.
― iatee, Saturday, 7 August 2010 01:06 (fifteen years ago)
aaaahhh - i c whachew mean
― oreo speed wiggum (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 7 August 2010 01:07 (fifteen years ago)
too many cocktails in the list. i mean, sex on the beach, who drinks that?
also needs:
perry aka pear ciderwheat beerportalcopops
― ledge, Saturday, 7 August 2010 10:05 (fifteen years ago)
port lol u british
does alcopops include md2020?
― cozen, Saturday, 7 August 2010 11:04 (fifteen years ago)
Cider/Scrumpy/Perry is essential, it would be like leaving apples off the food poll.
More leftfield:
Fortified Wine (Buckie etc)AmarettoPernod
― State Attorney Foxhart Cubycheck (Billy Dods), Saturday, 7 August 2010 11:15 (fifteen years ago)
Fortified Wine (Buckie etc)
make that "low end fortified wine" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-end_fortified_wine, that'll do for mad dog too. alcopops are much classier.
― ledge, Saturday, 7 August 2010 11:35 (fifteen years ago)
what are the top alcopops these days? *reminisces on news features abt 'hooch'*
― cozen, Saturday, 7 August 2010 11:50 (fifteen years ago)
breezers I guess. is smirnoff ice an alcopop?
― cozen, Saturday, 7 August 2010 11:51 (fifteen years ago)
the only one worth considering.
― ledge, Saturday, 7 August 2010 11:59 (fifteen years ago)
in the past month or so (that hadn't been listed)
san miguelestrella dammblue moonsam smith's alpine lager (formerly ayingerbräu)sam smith's wheat beer (formerly ayingerbräu Hefe Weiss)asahibudvarbudvar darkst peter's organic alest peter's golden alesierra nevada porter
― HOOS' THE BOSS (ken c), Saturday, 7 August 2010 13:31 (fifteen years ago)
surely the final 64 needs to come from a league (poll) from each group?
BeersCocktailsWineSpirits
and the allocation of the 64 will be based on the coefficient for each group? (based on total votes in each category's poll)
― HOOS' THE BOSS (ken c), Saturday, 7 August 2010 13:36 (fifteen years ago)
that would be 16/16/16/16 right? I don't think there are enough 'types of beer'/'types of spirits' that would be universally familiar. might work with individual beers or spirits.
― iatee, Saturday, 7 August 2010 17:12 (fifteen years ago)
MEAD
― the depressed-saggy-japanese-salaryman of ilx posters (Will M.), Saturday, 7 August 2010 21:24 (fifteen years ago)
oh and SOJU
Amaretto
HOLY SHIT THIS^^^^^^^^
― let it sb (acoleuthic), Saturday, 7 August 2010 21:26 (fifteen years ago)
So, I'll have this up this evening. I'm running a little behind today, due to a broken hot water heater. AWESOME!
― Official Cheese-Filled Snack of NASCAR since 2002 (B.L.A.M.), Monday, 9 August 2010 17:42 (fifteen years ago)
Here's a list of 16 beer styles, along with potential representative brands:
IPA (Lagunitas IPA)Pale ale (Sierra Nevada Pale Ale)American lager (Budweiser)German lager (Paulaner)Stout (Guinness)Porter (Fuller's London Porter)Wheat (Hoegaarden)Lambic (Lindemans Framboise)Malt liquor (Olde English)Brown ale (Newcastle)Bitter (Fuller's ESB)Pilsner (Pilsner Urquell)Trappist (Chimay)Red/amber ale (Smithwick's)Blonde ale (Leffe Blonde)Barleywine (Sierra Nevada Bigfoot)
― jaymc, Monday, 9 August 2010 18:03 (fifteen years ago)
(Feel free to quibble with this.)
― jaymc, Monday, 9 August 2010 18:04 (fifteen years ago)
would the "spirits" bracket include liqueurs?
― people are for loving (HI DERE), Monday, 9 August 2010 18:13 (fifteen years ago)
or would you just break it down like for example:
rumtequilavodkaginscotchbrandybourbonwhiskeycongacschnappsjenevermezcalouzoarmagnacchiewapplejack
― people are for loving (HI DERE), Monday, 9 August 2010 18:18 (fifteen years ago)
(pulled from here: http://www.physics.uq.edu.au/people/nieminen/spirits.html )
i think this is just too much. an all encompassing booze poll, i mean...
the food poll was a mishmash of ingredients, specific foods, and whole dish-styles. i guess that kind of works for booze too, in some ways, since, say 'drambuie' and 'chartreuse' are brands as well as the only thing of its kind.
but man, i dunno.
― goole, Monday, 9 August 2010 18:22 (fifteen years ago)
as someone who deals with categorizing information and someone who loves to drink this is really bugging me out
― goole, Monday, 9 August 2010 18:23 (fifteen years ago)
unicum vs malört would be kind of fantastic, particularly if you had to taste-test before voting
― people are for loving (HI DERE), Monday, 9 August 2010 18:26 (fifteen years ago)
http://www.flickr.com/groups/malortface/pool/
haha @ ^^^^
― people are for loving (HI DERE), Monday, 9 August 2010 18:34 (fifteen years ago)
again I think a (pass) option is key here
I'mna bet there's nobody here who will have tried all 64, no matter what we end up with
― iatee, Monday, 9 August 2010 18:51 (fifteen years ago)
fully support jaymc's 16 btw
― iatee, Monday, 9 August 2010 18:52 (fifteen years ago)
ONE example for each is a great idea too
― iatee, Monday, 9 August 2010 18:53 (fifteen years ago)
ha i bet i will have tried all 64, but i realize that i am a special case
― NOT FUNNY NEEDS MORE CGI (jjjusten), Monday, 9 August 2010 19:57 (fifteen years ago)
Alright, I'm going to work this thing up.
Its going to be an all-alcoholic bevs poll, out of the interest of seeing a good bit of trans-category conflict.
I'm going to keep jaymc's 16 beers.
― Official Cheese-Filled Snack of NASCAR since 2002 (B.L.A.M.), Wednesday, 11 August 2010 20:11 (fifteen years ago)
Alright - the brackets have been completed. First groups going up now.
― Official Cheese-Filled Snack of NASCAR since 2002 (B.L.A.M.), Wednesday, 11 August 2010 21:06 (fifteen years ago)
tbf this one actually had a definitive answer
― MONKEY had been BUMMED by the GHOST of the late prancing paedophile (darraghmac), Tuesday, 24 November 2015 21:39 (ten years ago)
Freal tho fuck unicum
― MONKEY had been BUMMED by the GHOST of the late prancing paedophile (darraghmac), Tuesday, 24 November 2015 22:00 (ten years ago)