No Haha !! But I do live in Taichung 
Some new (?) Taiwanese beers from a āBrewseumā, last week in Carrefour Neihu. Discounted from over 100 to I think around 75. Still lots for 0.33, so I was wondering how they are.
First three that I tried:
Kenting Hoppy Lager: Probably OK taste, but absolutely undrinkable from the can. So extreme carbonation that you basically only drink foam.
South Gate Schwarzbier: Again super strong carbonation, so I tried pouring it into a glass. Lo and behold, itās a good German style black beer, quite alike to the famous Kƶstritzer. Unfortunately, after a minute or so there was virtually no carbonation left, leaving the rest stale.
Lou Shan Fen Doppelbock: Finally a beer drinkable from the can. A bit smokey but unmistakably Doppelbock taste. Good! My only complaint is again carbonation: Rather weak from the very beginning, getting almost stale after a few minutes in the can. Still drinkable, but could be much better.
Mt. Dajian Belgian Tripel: TBD
Sequalu Saison: TBD
So far I would say absolutely not worth the money, but nice cans for the collection. They have a few more styles, for example some British ones, but I guess Iāll pass on these.
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Tried that one now. Again, drinkable from the can, and wow - this one finally held sufficient carbonation to the last sip. The taste was very good actually, very alike to the Belgianās very own Tripels. Best one so far.
Butā¦ why not just get the cheaper Belgian originals, since they are so readily available in Taiwan?
The little green cans of 18 day old Taiwan beer are good.
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Currently at Jasonās
Not overpowering or sweet. Just the right hint of citrus.
Anyone know if thereās any pumpkin beers out there? Itās the one month of the year itās acceptable to drink.
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Redpoint has Das Pumpkin. Not bad at all.
Just a brief heads-up: the ShiLin branch of Carrefour is doing a stock clearance of a brand called āMacāsā at NT$38/bottle, which appears to be from NZ. I bought a bottle of their āGold all malt lagerā and itās not a bad brew: bland and drinkable, as lagers generally are IMO. They also had (I think) an IPA and something else lager-ish. Nothing special, but well worth NT$38 if you happen to be passing by.
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Got mah pumpkin beer. It looks like a crap Japanese noveltyā¦ not exactly a seasonal New England craft brew. But Iāll keep an open mind and report back if itās any good.
Never mind. Itās terrible. I regret buying 2.
Pumpkin beer is evidently really hard to do well. Iāve had lots of crappy pumpkin beers, never a really good one.
just buy pumpkin spice and sprinkle on top of your normal beerās foam. probably does the same trick
It took you a half hour to drink?
Iām at home doing chores at the same time, so I kind of milk it. And I wasnāt exactly excited to finish this one after the first sip.
Thereās some good ones in the US, especially in New England. Iām not saying I could drink it year round, but Iāve definitely had some great pumpkin brews.
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I got a bad cold a couple weeks ago. I lost some weight that I didnāt want to lose. Iām back to beer drinking to gain it back. Iāve been drinking scotch and bourbon lately for the low carbs (actually zero carbs with these). Itās nice to get a belly full of suds again! Just thought I would report that.
Oh yeah! Scotch and bourbon, all the way! Iām glad that Iām not the only one enthusiastic about those two great beverages.
Or just piss in your beer.
Itās free, too.
I like it all! But I made the switch 100% lately for weight loss. It worked. But with that cold, I dipped a little more than I wanted. Actually, I couple of glasses of scotch or bourbon followed by a beer or two (in that order) is something I like as well! (Okay, cue the Thoroughgood song.)
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Even better.
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