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When I was in Germany, I had a beer from an African country (Ghana?) that was made with banana. It was great. Granted, I'm not really a beer drinker and therefore like anything that masks the taste of beer, but it was particularly good.

Posted by Abby | May 6, 2008 12:11 PM
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To me, beer is water, yeast, hops, and barley. There's enough complexity produced with those four simple ingredients for a lifetime of exploration, thank you.

Posted by PJ | May 6, 2008 12:11 PM
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Down with bananas!

But framboise, on the other hand....

Posted by boxofbirds | May 6, 2008 12:24 PM
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I think I'll stick with my Newcastle, if it's all the same to you.

Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty | May 6, 2008 12:29 PM
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I like beer-flavored beer myself. A banana aroma would scare me a little, since it's a common ester that can sometimes be found in improperly-brewed beer. I made some beer that smelled a little banana-like once, and it was NASTY -- one glass was good for approximately thirty minutes of farting, spread out over two hours.

Posted by Fnarf | May 6, 2008 12:33 PM
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I've had this. Thought it would taste strange, but it was good. I'm no purist, though.

Posted by JC | May 6, 2008 12:41 PM
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I won't totally discount that without trying it - which I won't - but I dunno about banana, or fruit flavors, in my beer at all. Haven't had one I've liked yet. That brewer's description makes me want to poke my eyes out with a Frasier Crane doll.

In the department I things I never knew I liked until last weekend however: Flemish Sour Ale. If I remember correctly, it's beer aged in oak barrels - a little cidery, but not sweet like the stuff you buy in bottles here.

Posted by Dougsf | May 6, 2008 12:48 PM
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yes, but what about bananas? they failed to mention that in the description.

Posted by kim | May 6, 2008 12:53 PM
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Sgt. Rigsby had an entire play based on this substance. It sold in the theater bar and the 5.8% made the performance even better. It is an endearing nectar, but 2 of the large bottles is enough for the night before switching on to something else. Also found at Whole Foods and City Market.

Posted by el Rutherford | May 6, 2008 12:59 PM
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Just as I suspected, the Slog crowd is a bunch of f'ing beer-tards. We live in one of the greatest brew cities in the states (and close to probably the greatest, Portland). Try expanding your feeble horizons at Uber, Brouwers, Collins, BPP, Stumbling Monk, Latona, etc. once in a while...

On the other hand, forget it...we don't want NYC-hipster-wannabes morosin' up the place.

Posted by Fuck PBR | May 6, 2008 1:47 PM
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Who said anything about PBR, Fucktard? Oh, that's right: you did.

Seattle's beer culture, like virtually every place in the States, is mostly lame as fuck. There's only a handful of real ale (i.e. "cask-conditioned") available, and it all sucks. Seattle- (and Portland-) style microbrew is overmalted, overhopped, over-extracted, overly-flowery, sickeningly sweet and thick and gunky, sold in pressurized metal kegs, designed -- even by the smallest craftsmen -- for quick and easy truck transport, not life and flavor.

Posted by Fnarf | May 6, 2008 1:55 PM
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@10 - The "SLOG crowd" is discussing beer here. I think hipsters like crappy beer because they're young and broke, but no one here is even talking about that. What are you on about?

Posted by Dougsf | May 6, 2008 1:55 PM
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I think I'll pass on this one...banana aroma always brings me back to the organic chemistry lab where you make "banana oil" (an exercise in synthesis of an ester that smells like ripe bananas). Anyway, it'd always stink up the biology/chemistry building for one week a semester and I haven't been able to eat ripe bananas, banana bread, etc since (I stick to the just-barely-past-too-green-to-eat bananas now).

Posted by md | May 6, 2008 1:55 PM
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banana beer with french toast for my mother's day breakfast? Yeech. Now some good champagne with a minimum of cranberry juice to wash down the children's burnt french toast would be more like the thing.

Posted by amazonmidwife | May 6, 2008 2:03 PM
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Dear Fnarf@11, sorry I made fun of Milwaukee, sweetie. Hope I didn't hurt your feelings too much.

Posted by Fuck PBR | May 6, 2008 2:11 PM
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Again: why do you keep talking about Milwaukee and PBR? No one else is interested.

Posted by Fnarf | May 6, 2008 2:13 PM
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Yeah, banana smell is generally an indication that something went wrong during the brewing process.

Posted by Greg | May 6, 2008 2:44 PM
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I have had it, Yummy!

Posted by I Heart Beer | May 6, 2008 2:47 PM
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However, Fnarf, what exactly is wrong with over-malted, over-hopped, sickeningly sweet beer? It's a style.

Posted by Greg | May 6, 2008 2:55 PM
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@9: we couldn't keep the stuff in stock. It's been nearly four months since the show and folks are still asking for it.

Posted by ToJ | May 6, 2008 3:09 PM
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@19 -- well, yeah, and so are manpris, but that don't make it right.

Posted by Fnarf | May 6, 2008 4:26 PM
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@21: Not that there's anything wrong with "real ales," but there's far more to be said when it comes to beer. I would rather have this sweet, over-hopped Seattle beer (produced by a bunch of enthusiastic experimenters) over the good (but totally static) beer scene you see in places like Munich. Hofbräu München, God bless them, has great beer, but in the whole city there are like three styles (unless you include Radler; I don't).

Posted by Greg | May 6, 2008 5:11 PM

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