Recommend Pubs in Amsterdam

[pittsy]

My mrs and i are off to Amsterdam and i like hefeweizens, belgian wits+ ales and Lisa likes German pils, kolsch, festbeirs etc and i'm sure they will have lots of these beers plus lots of **** so ... has anyone got any places they know are good ? :pray:

 

[Loetz]

See if you can find this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tRDssDcfbY

Here is a list of beer bars with reviews:
http://www.ratebeer.com/Places/Country/Cities/amsterdam/144.htm

And this is something like their version of CAMRA:
http://translate.google.com/transla...u=http://www.alliantie-van-biertapperijen.nl/

EDIT: Some of the best beers I've had from that country come from 'Brouwerij De Molen'. It's worth checking them out. I've also heard good things about Bierbrouwerij Emelisse.

You'll probably also be able to find some of the beers from Belgiums new craft brewing scene like beers from De Struise Brouwers and De Dolle. Both of those brewers are superb.

 

[pittsy]

i knew it would be a god idea to ask , thanks very much

 

[oz11]

Definitely try In de Wildeman

 

[Swazi]

erm... Aren't you going to get stoned? Once you've visited one of the cafe's, even the best made plans will go out the window. You might have plans to visit the Anne Frank museum or see some Van Goghs but I'm afraid all you'll remember is whores and weed.
What ever you do, make sure you hire a bike...

 

[darthballs]

I was in Amsterdam for the bokbier festival at the end of October, a very enjoyable weekend.

A not exhaustive list of excellent pubs and bars in Amsterdam would include:

In De Wildeman (one of my fave bars in the world) - they also have an app which shows the current beer menu on apple/android
Het Elfde Gebod
Caffe Hoppe
De Prael (this is also a brewery)
Gollem Proeflokaal (the other two Gollem's are closed and have sadly been so for about 3 or 4 years now)
Cafe Belgique
't IJ Proeflokaal (Brouwerij 't IJ) (another brewery)
Beer Temple (this place has about 30-40 US beers on tap and loads more in bottles)
De Beiaard
De Beerkerde Suster
Cafe 't Arendsnest and
Old Nickel

Like I said probably not a complete list but these are the places we try to go to when we visit the city...

Tim Skelton's book is well worth investing in...

 

[Loetz]

If you have any interest in stouts, you might try to seek out one of the beers from the Black Damnation series from De Struise Brouwers. They are from Belgium, but I imagine that you can find their beers at specialty bars there. Black Damnation is a project wherein they started with their stout (named Black Albert) and they switch it up a little bit over and over so you can see what different types of barrel aging etc. does to the beer. My favorite is called Black Mes.

Black Damnation (13.0% ABV): a bottled blend of the Black Albert with the Hel & Verdoemenis (Hell and Damnation) of Brouwerij De Molen.
Black Damnation II: Mocha Bomb (12.0% ABV): a blend of 50% Black Albert matured on coffee beans, 25% of the Dutch-brewed Hel & Verdoemenis matured in JD barrels for 6 months, and 25% Cuvée Delphine.
Black Damnation III: Black Mes (13.0% ABV): a version of Black Albert aged for 3 months in whisky barrels.
Black Damnation IV: Coffee Club (13.0% ABV): Black Albert, matured for 6 months on very old rum barrels.
Black Damnation V: Double Black (26.0% ABV): aged Black Albert (Cuvée Delphine) of which the contents have been concentrated through the Eisbock process.
Black Damnation XI: Special Kay (22.0% ABV): a mix of Black Albert and Kate the Great (Russian imperial stouts) aged on Noval Port barrels for 10 months, then put through the Eisbock process.

These brews have been completed, but are yet to be commercially released and have only been available for tasting at the brewery or at various beer festivals or other occasions[9]:

Black Damnation VI: Messy (39.0% ABV): Black Mes put through the Eisbock process twice, ending up with 39% ABV. Brewed in honor of the wedding celebration of the man that inspired the original brew.
Black Damnation VII: Single Black (2.0% ABV): with only 2% ABV, this very light stout beer is called a BOB stout by Struise, meaning it can also be enjoyed (in moderation) by designated drivers.
Black Damnation VIII: S.H.I.T. (12.0% ABV): a blend of Black Albert and Shark Pants. S.H.I.T. stands for Super High Intensive Taste. This blend of a Russian imperial stout and an IPA results in a black IPA.
Black Damnation IX. Beggars' Art (18.1% ABV): Black Damnation aged on Ardberg cask.
Black Damnation X: Double Wood (15.0% ABV): after forcing fresh yeast up its throat during ages, the Black Damnation gets treated to a rest on Balvenie sherry casks.

 

[pittsy]

we are going to be sooooo ****** with all them to try lol thanks everyone :thumb:

 

[pittsy]

Well back today and what a great time Lisa and myself had , i mostly drank a dutch wit bier called wickesch or something and Lisa had many good beers like jupiler (a belgian pils) a dark beer 6% (can't remember name ) some dommelsch a dutch pils , some hells lager and some other great beers and i got to drink several nice beers including my first draft of hefeweizen weinhenstephan original 1 of my favs drinks but sadly many places are very pricey , the coffee shops offer great fun can't wait till our return :party:

 

[Stone Cold]

I fell in love with EXCALIBUR pub, they only sell heineken but they do have choppers on the walls crazy owner called zed constant metal playing and you can smoke splifs, firkin awesome