/8lounge/ - The "8" Lounge

Can I ask why it has to be beer? If you're looking for an alcoholic beverage made without hops, then that opens the doors to literally anything but beer.

Beer without hops isn't going to taste like beer, if the the flavor is what you're looking for.

>>3365

Hops adds qualities that can be obtained from a variety of other herbs, and according to some of the recipes I've been reading it can end up better. And apparently hops weren't even considered desireable but were enforced by law by religioua fanatics trying to curb sex drive.

I think I might just try brewing my own.

>>3360
Gotta love Black Dynamite.

On a related note, I could sure go for some good-ass waffles, not to be confused with good ass waffles.

>>3360
Goddamn. Thosenegros know their Greek Mythology and History. They're worldly as fuck.

>>3368

The protestants valued delayed gratification, a very admirable quality, and that's why they desired hops to be implemented in beer in order to reduce sex drive.

However they did not possess knowledge of the science at that time period, because if they did they'd realize that giving men estrogen does not allow them to delay gratification easier, it simply eliminates some of their desire for gratification in a health endangering way.

I think Christianity as whole is based as fuck, sure there's been issues throughout history, but it brought Europe together and the culture and ethic it created in the West is unmatched.

Alba Scots Pine and Fraoch Heather Ale
neither have hops in them. http://www.madisonbeerreview.com/2008/08/hey-barkeep-can-i-get-beer-without-any.html

>>3358
Malt liquor is a poor decision. Malt liquor is very crude, tastes only slightly better than motot oil, and still usually has a lower ABV than many good craft beers.

I drink several beers nearly every night, and neither my girlfriend nor I have noticed any impact on my sex drive. While this subjective evidence of my own certainly can't substantiate the claim alone, I've never seen research studies (verified by separate independent teams) indicating any relationship between ingesting a substance containing estrogen and decreased sex drive.

If you're really concerned about hops, drink wine or mead.

You should try making some yourself and see if the process is worth it. You can also tailor it to your tastes to the best of your ability that way.

>>3353
>no hops
>beer
Pick one.

Also, as far as I know the german purity law is older than protestantism.

>>3524
It's almost like wine without grapes.

>>3353

Barely wine maybe. Sake is basically beer made out of rice.

>>3732
>>3353
Cider, too. Since it's basically just alcoholic fruit juice. It tends to average out at 5-6% ABV. I'd personally recommend Smith and Forge.