What's your beer of choice?
when you drink beer, whats your beer of choice?
(not necessarily just at a bar)
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Ahh yeah. Just posted the perfect image to this thread.
NATTY LIGHT, BITCHES
For real though, I'm not really a beer connoisseur, but I like Spotted Cow (brewed in New Glarus, WI). I also enjoy Capital Brewery's Oktoberfest, but they only brew it in the fall. I don't know how available either are outside of southern Wisconsin though.
+1 for Spotted Cow, it's simply one of, if not the best, beer I've ever had. However, since I do not live in WI, my beer of choice is Guinness.
If we're talking Kegs, gotta be Busch Lite.
I was just going to post that the best is Spotted Cow, but that I doubt anyone knew what it was!
I'm not super picky about my beers and I actually don't care for the heavier beers all that much.
When getting beer I generally follow this order: Spotted Cow (#1 by a long shot) then Hacker-Pschorr (spelling?), Leinenkugels depending on the seasonal, Sam Adam's seasonals, blue moon, maybe a 312 and then just Miller Lite.
Spotted Cow is only licensed in WI. I guess a while back they sold in a few places in Chi, but at this point they are only WI. A buddy of mine had an mba group who had to do a consulting project for class and they tried to consult the New Glarus brewery. They offered to do all the research and determine if it would be beneficial for them to extend beyond WI. He said the owners were complete a-holes and wouldn't even consider it and basically hung up on him.
Lucky for me the father in law is an AVP of sales at a pharm company and often makes trips into WI - always brings me back a case of Spotted Cow.
Stella, Amstel, Yuengling, Blue Moon. damn it, now im thirsty
apple juice, chocolate milk , and kiddie cock tail( no homo)
Guinness if I'm in a bar and they pour a decent pint (in other words, their Guinness lines aren't so clogged with bacteria from disuse that you come away with a staph infection).
At home, Boddington's, anything from Abita (especially Jock-Imo or Purple Haze), and Sierra Nevada.
For awhile, Dixie made a beer called Blackened Voodoo. They still might, I don't know. But it was pretty fantastic for those who like dark beers like me.
Oh, and Natty Light, of course. Goes without saying.
hoegaarden
tastes like vomit
smithwicks for sureee
Jupiler & hoegaarden
Leinenkugel's or Berghoff (if I'm in Chicago), Hofbrau, Saranac, or Yuengling (in NYC). Any lager made by a brewmaster who knows what he's doing is good by me, and the small domestic breweries are about as underrated as state schools in my book. :D
Chimay Red, it's just amazingly delicious.
Though Bass is great with a juicy burger
Corona, Sam Adams...
Fat Tire, Leinenkugel, Blue Moon
Yuengling and Fat Tire - obviously, I've got to go with the obvious Beast as well.
heineken is always a safe bet
okay pauly d
Left Hand Milk Stout is the move for dark beer drinkers. Not easy to find. Beck's Dark is a good alternative, but rarely found in bars. St. Bernardus is nice, but a bit on the pricey side. If you're in the northern states, see about snatching some Molson Golden (made in Canada), it'll pack a few extra alco points.
Def agree on the Left Hand. It's excellent, and I don't really even like dark beers that much.
+1 for Milk Stout, love dark beers. I also like Weihenstephan, La Rossa, Downtown Brown
and Presidente, PBR, Amberbock on the lighter side
Yuengling and Fat Tire are always safe bets when you don't want to drink Bud Light. Stella's not bad either.
If I can find it (usually only in Charlotte) Red Oak is my favorite beer of all time.
Red Oak is fantastic. It is brewed not too far away from where I went to school. Warning, if you get trashed on Red Oak, you will have the smelliest shit the next day.
My vote is Yuengling then Red Oak.
At home, the best dark beer (really dark beer) available: El Toro Negro Oatmeal Stout. It will change you. Good luck finding it.
At the bar, if I'm having beer, Fat Tire is my go-to.
Spotted Cow is good too, but I prefer my beers to be almost black in color.
Stella
Just to clarify, when you guys say Stella, you're referring to Stella Artois, right? Not that rhino piss they sell in West Africa called Stella.
I drink American beers. I like Sierra Nevada, Sam Adams, and Yuengling.
A lot of people I knew studied abroad last semester and all of them came back acting like total cunts talking about all these craft European beers and talking about how Stella is shitty and that only Americans think its good. To be honest, I enjoy most beers (including Stella) but I hated how these pompous assholes tried to put me down because I knew nothing about European beers. Fuck that, this is America, drink American beer, support the American economy, and help in the fight against pompous assholes everywhere who think they are better than everyone else because they know some obscure European beer brand (haha sorry for the rant).
This bugs me too. There are SO many micro-breweries in America. If you're going to be a beer snob, at least be loyal to your home country. If you look around, we make stronger, darker, and more creative beers than anyone across the pond anyway.
Btw, I'm going to plug it again, if you like really thick, dark, but smooth beer check this out: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/el-toro-negro-oatmeal-stout/7569/
It's made out of California, but I've been able to find it elsewhere.
Sir... There are some great ales from Maine and pretty decent microbrews from MA, ME or VT out there though, but obviously that is neither what you drink nor what you're talking about. Education and travel would get you further.
Leinenkugel and Blue Moon for me. I will have to check into trying this Spotted Cow you guys speak of.
Regards
I stick with Heineken usually and Coors Light when I'm looking for something not as strong. I usually don't drink when eating but if I do, I'll have a Peroni if they have. Nice honey flavor that goes great with most foods.
Stella Negro Modelo Old Style
Anybody ever had the Green Blue Moon? I believe its called Spring Moon or something like that. Cant find it anywhere but I have seen it advertised
That's the seasonal you are thinking of, I believe. Rising Moon is the Spring ale.
Great Lakes Burning River IPA, Great Lakes Commodore Perry, Old Rasputin, Chimay Blue, Guinness, Stella (only on tap), Fat Tire, and any of the random-ass micro brew IPAs you find in niche liquor stores and gormet food groceries.
my brother is a finance manager at AbInbev, you cant imagine the insane amount of free beer he gets... also they have a free bar in their building with guitar hero and other stuff like that, they usually go to the bar, drink, then go back to work, also he gets to invite anyone he wants, he has become the most popular guy with his friends... i dont like beer that much (more of a vodka and wine guy, except for those hot summers when you need a real cold artois)...
I am still a college student with no disposable income, so I enjoy Pabst Blue Ribbon for drunk driving (favorite drinking game) and Natty Light for pong.
Blue Moon and Goose Island (Chicago micro) are delicious.
Stone Brewing Company never lets me down, and I especially love their Imperial Russian Stout. Recently I've gotten hold of some Lost Abbey beers (hard to find outside the West Coast), and I think they're amazing. Also some of the best artwork (along with Unibroue beers of course) I've ever seen for beer label design.
Now this is what I call a topic.... First and foremost, I don't drink Stella. I think it's the Belgian Equivalent of Pisswiser and find the beer to be god awful. There's amazing beer from around the world that beats the snot out of it (both from Europe and the US).
I don't have a favorite, there are so many damn good breweries out there, so, I'm gonna throw out a number of breweries that I've enjoyed and some of the beers they make. Just to reiterate a few, Stone Brewing Company, Left Hand (I'm drinking the Oktoberfest Marzen as we speak); Abita and Dixie are fantastic. I gotta second the recommendation for the Blackened Voodoo.
Here are a few breweries that I like that are worth checking out...
Boulder Brewing Company Lagunitas Flying Dog Breweries - Fun Fact: All of the artwork used by Flying Dog was drawn by Hunter S. Thompson's collaborator Ralph Steadman. Dogfish Head Great Divide Rouge DeShutes Brewery Victory Troegs Weyerbacher Brooklyn Long Trails CBA (Craft Brewers Alliance) - Joint-Merger between Red Hook and Weidmer Breweries Allagash Russian River Bear Republic Defiant Harpoon Founders Oskar Blues Sly Fox New Holland Anchor Steam
I think that's a good list to start with.
And no, we don't make the most creative beers on earth. Our most creative beer is only about 25% ABV and is served in a copper bottle. Their most creative beer is 55% ABV and comes delivered being held in a stuffed kilt wearing stoat. Now that's creative! Honestly, the Eurobeer v US Beer debate comes down to whether you want a much more traditional style like Belgian Beer and most European Brewers or whether you want to try something you don't normally have.
I don't always drink beer, but when I do, I prefer Dos Equis
Someone finally mentioned Anchor Steam. I forgot all about it, but it is a really great beer, and has a fantastic story behind it.
Fritz Maytag, heir to the Maytag appliance fortune, bought a bankrupt brewery in San Francisco and decided to make his own beer. As he plowed the bulk of his family fortune into the endeavor, he got no support from his family and friends. In fact, they even had him involuntarily committed at one point. Everyone told him it would never work and that he was insane.
He proved them all wrong by producing a truly excellent beer (Anchor Steam), and was one of the very first microbrewers in America. If you've never had one, try it out. It doesn't have a cute label or a catchy name, but it is one of the best American beers made and is available just about everywhere.
http://www.examiner.com/craft-beer-in-durham/review-of-angry-angel-k-ou…
Stella, Corona, Alhambra Negra
Guinness is my personal favorite. Anything by the Heavy Seas brewery. Had about 8 of their new brew "Hang Ten" the other night, 10% strong yea c'mon. Anchor Steam, Goose Island, Sweetwater, Paulaner, etc. There's too many good ones.
The Americans: -Bud Light -PBR -Busch Light
The Europeans: -Heinekin -Carlsberg -Amstel
The Canadians: -Molson Canadian -Molson Dry -Labatt 50
Anyone who wrote Stella is a total tool. That beer, along with Heinekin, is the skunkiest shit ever. I would rather drink period blood.
Bud Heavy is the way to go. St. Louis born and bred right here, so gotta go with the home town brew (even though its technically not St. Louis owned anymore, I still basically grew up with Budweiser in the baby bottle.)
Dos Equis , because I am the most interesting man in the world
LOL! I don't drink beer though.
Blanche de Chambly
BLL
You know, I can enjoy a Blue Moon, but I'm not a big fan of it. It's one of the few beers by a Big 3 Brewer that I like (Blue Moon Brewery is owned by Molson Coors). Rolling Rock, despite my dislike of the beer, and Landshark are both great Anheuser-Busch-owed breweries as well.
Dos Equis is good too. I like the Amber over the Lager, but that's just me.
Whoever said Magic Hat was right on as well. Very good beer with light notes of apricot. I have a few foreign selections to add to the list and one great domestic that I both love to drink and despise that it is extremely hard to find in the NYC area....
The Domestic is Kona Brewing Company. How could I forget KBC. They have an outstanding limited edition porter brewed with Kona Coffee Beans that is too die for.
As for foreign beers, here are a couple of quality breweries worth checking out as well... Westmalle - Particuarly the Double Rochfort - The 6 and 8 are fantastic Huyghe Brewery - They make Delerium Tremens, Nocturne and Noel. Worth trying at least once if you like Belgian Golden Ales Westvleteren Brewery - My god, this is my ATF Belgian Brewery. If you can get the 8 or the 12, you will love it. Rodenbach - Reserve Grand Cru is the way I'm sure someone already said St. Bernedus and Chimay, so I'm just going to second those recos as well.
Stella, Yuengling, and Saranac
Shiner
Any Brahma fans out there?
I second the comments about Stella and Heineken... they're below average brews that are perceived to be good beer in part because they're imported and in part because people use Bud Light, Miller Light, and Coors Light as points of reference for comparison.
Here's a handful of excellent breweries and some of beers by brewery:
This is a top domestic brewery. If you can get any of their stuff, do so.
http://www.cigarcitybrewing.com/Cigar_City_Beer/Welcome_to_Cigar_City_B…
If I am at "The Ginger Man," then Midas Touch. Other wise New Castle and Samuel Adams... Heineken and Corona if I am with fancy people
Fat Tire at home, Carlsberg abroad
bud light
u fags debating ur other snobby beers are a bunch of soft guido jews
...says the guy advocating a diet beer
Diet beer huh. let me ask you this... have you ever had alcohol?
1664 Franziskaner Hefe-Weissen Bass Bud Light if it's dollar drafts.
I don't think any of those are particularly awesome, just my go-tos.
See, that's what I like about the smaller-batch domestics like Yuengling, Leinenkugel's, PBR, and Saranac. You can drink them at a highbrow party or you can serve them up over burgers and brats. This is assuming that you've got the taste buds of a 25 year old. (I thought this stuff was bitter and awful when I was 21).
Also, if you drink light beer, that's fine, but don't call folks who drink lager pansies just because they drink something with more alcohol per pint.
Yes
Exactly. I'm not above drinking light beer when I'm out all night or watching a game all day and am trying to avoid getting too drunk or hungover, but if I want something with better taste and much higher alcohol content, then I'd much rather have a craft beer.
La Fin Du Monde Delerium Tremens
Of course these aren't in 99.9% of bars... In that case I'll go with Blue Moon (on tap only), Negro Modelo, or possibly Heineken... I'm not too picky, I will try almost anything or drink what's there, even if it is Miller Light
I like a good Westvleteren.
... noobs. ;-)
Go hoppy people. Sierra Nevada's Pale Ale, any of Dogfishhead's, and Harpoon IPA. Hands down.
Fave widely available beer - Newcastle
Otherwise too many craft beers to list. I'm partial to Kroghs Oatmeal Stout (Kroghs Brew Pub, Sparta NJ). Blue Point Toasted Lager that has been popping up more NYC bars is pretty good, great as an alternative to the usual Bud,Coors, amstel, Stella etc......
I can't even handle more than 3 bottles of Bass these days. How the hell do Euros drink that stuff ?
If you really like beer, than this is a kind of strange question. I like different beers for different things.
My favorite beer to get sh*tfaced at a bar is Bud Light, though I am coming to appreciate PBR lately. My favorite "value" quality beer is Yuengling, its good, and generally really cheap. If I am eating dinner or not really planning on having more than a few, Sierra Nevada Pale ale is my #1. Though close runners up are Killian's Irish Red, Saranac, or really any pale ale.
To narrow it down, by volume I drink bud light the most. But Sierra Nevada is my favorite tasty beer.
I do agree with your first statement.
Commuter, have you been to Gaslight in South Orange? They have some nice beers on tap all year round.
Sorry for the Double Post (I forgot to comment on Muskrateer's comment).... but I gotta second his suggestion about what you can find in Maine. I just picked up a 6-pack of Gritty's Halloween Ale. It's the first time I tried the Maine brewer after hearing good things about them and I am looking forward to trying more. The Halloween is a very nice ESB.
Can you find them in NYC?
Molson Export, Boreal and Tuborg
I don't know about NYC, but I found Gritty's at a liquor store in Hoboken if you're willing to come across the river.
Reviving this thread.
Of course depends on the setting, but I've become a huge fan of Dos Perros from the Yazoo Brewery (Nash, TN). Love Hoegaarden. Had a great Belgian beer once called La Chouffe. And I just tried Spotted Cow which was fantastic.
I know Chimay has been mentioned here, but an even better Trappist beer is the Rochefort 10 (especially @ 11.3% ABV).
Anybody here tried some of the goodness that is Dark Horse Brewing Co.? Their One Oatmeal Stout is tasty, as is their Perkulator Coffee Dopplebock.
Anchor Steam was mentioned, but specifically I LOVE their Liberty Ale. I also Love Bear Republic Racer 5 IPA.
Molson Canadian and Heineken.
Great Divide - Yeti
Sam Adams winter lager during winter, 312 during summer.
The Yard House claims to have the largest selection of draft beer in the world (100+), nice variety if you have the chance to go.
Monty09 and I lifted a few at Lager's over the holidays, and they've got over 100 on draught. We were into the Abita Christmas Ale pretty heavy.
@MattTheTiger- Abita is the cat's ass. I don't know if you ate in the brewpub after the tour, but that's some of the best food on the Northshore. Their boudin quail is like nothing I've found anywhere else. Easily the best burgers on the Northshore as well. Plus all that glorious Abita beer.
König Ludwig Weiss.
Abita anyone? just did the brewery tour this weekend awesome got to try the whole line
Shiner and spaten also
corona
Red Stripe & Arrogant Bastard Ale
Dogfish Head 60 min IPA, Long Trail Belgian White & Blackberry Wheat, Otter Creek Stovepipe Porter
Rolling Rock when I was broke in college...
Props man, Dogfish head is great-I prefer 90 minute but 60 minute is great-hoppy as hell. I just started brewing my own beer and can't get the IPA down perfectly but have brewed a great octoberfest and belgian wheat.
Usually Sierra Nevada or fat tire at a regular place, microbrew IPAs at a place with selection. And of course Enbrau :)
Chimay Blue
And almost forgot Asahi
Guinness where I can find fresh kegs.
Tooheys Extra Dry and XXXX Gold, Both of which are Aussie.
NOLA Blonde Ale and Hopitoulas.
Just discovered carlsburg... Excellent beer
MissLou, I'll take your Toohey's Extra Dry and raise you a Victoria Bitters. It's my preferred beer for watching rugby while drinking.
Noway, move on from Carlsberg to Tuborg. It's soo much nicer.
Eddie, I love Abita, great stuff all around, but I'm a HUGE fan of Dixie Brewing. Their Blackened Voodoo Lager is still one of my favorites.
[quote=Frieds]MissLou, I'll take your Toohey's Extra Dry and raise you a Victoria Bitters. It's my preferred beer for watching rugby while drinking.
VB is not a bad drop, I like it. And speaking of Rugby, I can't wait for the season to start. Are you into Union or League ? I'm certainly looking forward to the Rugby World Cup this year too.
Hofbrau, Augustiner, Staropramen, and the King of Beers.
Arrogant Bastard Mirror Pond Pale
Tiger, Singha
jk.
Erdinger, Guinness, Corona.
Meister Brau...
Heineken.
I'm a huge NRL guy. I got turned onto it while spending time in Melbourne visiting friends during the summer a few years back. It also doesn't hurt that the NRL is all we get stateside outside of the Tri-Nation.
And if I can find it here, I'll take a James Boags as well.
Who do you support in the NRL ?
Boags is bloody nice too. At one point that was all I'd drink.
Surprised so many of you know about Red Oak, it's an excellent beer and one of my favorites. With so many beers its hard to pick a favorite but I enjoy Red Oak, Shock Top, Fat Tire, Red Stripe, Sweetwater 420, Gordon Biersch Blond Bock, and you can't go wrong with a Black & Tan. Of course I love Bud busch coors natty keystone etc lights. I really enjoyed the Bud Light Wheat.
I love beer but when I go out I prefer to start my nights with old grand dad.
I'm a fan of the Melbourne Storm. It kinda just fell into place hanging while hanging out with my friends. I caught Rounds 22, 23 and 24 when I was there so I got exposed to alot of games in a short period of time. Didn't get to see any games live though.
Melbourne Storm are a talented team. I was sad to see all their points stripped off them due to the Salary Cap breach. Ended up being wooden spooners. Next time you're in Oz I recommend you go to a game, Best day out you can have.
Franziskaner hefeweizen, or any other German wheat.
I'm also a big fan of Warsteiner. Hell, you can't go wrong w/ a German brew.
Yes! Those German wheat beers are outstanding! I can also recommend Westmalle Dubbel, or Wolf 7. (though not German wheat beers)
Great avi lol
http://www.gq.com/food-travel/wine-and-cocktails/201004/best-greatest-b…
Natty Boh and crabs
I'm ok with Bud.
Favorite breweries: Captain Lawrence, Troegs, Stone Favorite Belgian: Rochefort Favorite beer for drankin': Grain Belt Premium (or "Premo") when I can get it.
Finally, someone else around here that knows of Rochefort. You haven't experienced beer until you've had a Trappist (it's charitable, too!). I wanted to age the last 10 I bought, but I ended up drinking it within hours of purchase.
O, stone IPA is very respectable, prob one of my favorites as IPAs go
there is a pretty good beer i used to drink in southeast asia.
beerlao. not bad as far as beers go.
Surprised you mention Grain Belt but not Leinenkugel's, they have some nice brews too.
Also really like Dogfish Head.
Dogfish Head, now I miss home. And berry wiess is definitely a chick beer.
Chimay Blue for me.
No beer like bavarian beer, sorry guys.
Augustiner all the way
Leffe all the way. Those Belgian abbotts certainly know beer.
Yeah, not a fan of Leinenkugel, either. Can't stand sweet beers, or any with a profound fruit taste. If I'm drinking Wisconsin beer, give me New Glarus or Lakefront Brewery.
By the way, you guys will like this chart: http://i.imgur.com/xYz1p.jpg
It's a crime that Landshark got Florida over Cigar City. Bullllshit.
The fact that it made the list AT ALL is really the only major issue I can raise with that map. Every other beer on that list that I've tried has been very good to excellent. Landshark is a trussed-up Corona.
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Favorite Beer? (Originally Posted: 03/14/2015)
Any other monkeys into craft beer? I've recently been digging Lagunitas Lil' Sumpin Ale and Sculpin IPA. I'm looking to try some others, what beers do you guys like?
Mod Note (Andy): super user @"frieds" did a great blog series on beer, definitely check it out here
MOLSON CANADIAN - I AM CANADIAN!
Some people will make fun of me, but I don't really care. My favorite beer is Leinenkugel's Summer Shandy.
If not that, my go to is Heineken. I have no idea why, I just enjoy it. IPA is nice sometimes, and I'm not picky.
You're getting me pumped for the summer...4 more months.
Is that the one that's like Fruity Pebbles? If so, it's great at the pool.
OH, we're well aware of that from happy hour!
Renegade, Upslope, and Asher so far. All local from Colorado.
Still not using powdered alcohol, grandpa?
Sculpin IPA is great both from a bottle and a can.
However, my top 5 are as follows:
Shout-outs to: Sam Adams Boston Lager/Cold Snap, Spaten Oktoberfest, Dogfish Head 60 Min
Lil' Sumpin is very solid. My other favorites:
Arbor Brewing Co. - Ypsi Gypsi - #1 beer I've had Bell's - Two Hearted - close #2 and much easier to find Basically anything from Half-Acre - Senita esp good IPA Basically anything from Revolution - get Fistmas Ale in the winter while you can find it Yuengling for anytime
I had Bell's Hopslam the other day...not too shabby
@"SSits" and I had quite a happy hour with Bell's Two Hearted Ale. Such a delicious brew. Great call!
@"Cruncharoo" Good choices on A Lil' Sumpin Sumpin, Bells and the Yuenger.
Go for A Lil' Sumpin Extra next time. Always a good choice.
@"HoyaSaxa1789", seriously? Heady Topper? Heady Topper's an overrated beer that every snob claims to love because it's impossible to get. Seeing as Alchemist doesn't want to sell out of a 25 mile radius from Waterbury, people have to travel to get it, giving it some mythic status. I've had it both in the can and on tap and it's good but I've had better.
@OP, depends on my mood and what's available. I'm not one to play favorites with my beer selection.
Each to his own. I do enjoy the beer, but I can see how someone could prefer others over it. Being that I have close ties to Vermont, I am fortunate enough to have access to cases of it. But I certainly respect your point of view.
I also forgot Alpha King and Zombie Dust from Three Floyd's but I think everyone has heard of those because Three Floyd's is the most talked about brewery ever.
Left Hand Nitro Milk Stout
Hands down my favorite beer. You have a great taste sir.
Agree 100% with @"CFACandidateLevel1", the milk stout (nitro and regular) are my favorite too. Left hand is phenomenal.
And don't forget basically anything from Goose Island.
Extraordinary. My favorite stout.
Deschutes Inversion IPA -- Oregon breweries are just all-around the best Dogfish Head 60 min -- got to echo this one from above Bear Republic Racer 5 -- little cheaper, but nice
This, 100%. I'm guessing your from the West Coast?
Dale's Pale Ale from Oskar Blues
Great choice! I don't know how I left that one off of my list. That is easily a top 5 of mine!
Rodenbach Grand Cru is fucking incredible.
I love sour beers though.
I looove me some sour beer. Rodenbach is great, and I really like Duchesse de Bourgogne. My favorite sour beer of all time is Vichtenaar, though.
Yards
OP here is the definitive answer:
http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/news/zymurgys-2014-best-beers-ame…
Looks like Russian River Pliny is the clear winner but hasn't been mentioned yet ITT
Good choice. Pliny is fantastic, but I don't think it's necessarily the best out there. It is damned good though. Also... much better than Heady Topper.
I don't know if it's my favorite, but Shiner Ruby Redbird is pretty fantastic.
Any love for Stone Enjoy By series?
Absolutely! I had the enjoy by 12.25.14 Fantastic!
New Glarus Moon Man New Glarus Dancing Man Wheat
I have to agree on Oskar Blues Dale's Pale Ale. If you haven't tried it, you must. Esp. if you enjoy a hearty APA.
Jai Ali IPA by Cigar City Brewing. Tampa area only afaik.
I took a vacation to Tampa earlier this year with my girlfriend, and Cigar City was the first place we stopped. Everything they make is delicious. I drank Jai Alai on draft everywhere like it was water! Fine from a can, but turns into absolute nectar from the tap.
In no particular order:
Descutes Red Chair, Red Trolley Ale, Anchor Steam, and Anderson Valley Boont Amber
I haven't gotten into craft beer for quite a while, but I do like regional beers and the smaller national brands. My favorites:
-Port City Optimal Wit -Shocktop -Blue Moon -Sweetwater Blue
That said, I'm planning on making my own beer and mead, starting this spring. I'm going to start off with a variety of witbier, but haven't decided which exact recipe I'll try.
Blue Moon and Shocktop aren't craft beers brah, need 2 step up your beer game
When I was in New York recently, I had a Green Flash, East village Lager. I am German so I know my beers. I thought it was very decent. Did only find it one bar though. If you are located in New York go eat at the spotted pig and have a Ayinger Weißbier to your Burger. It is the most delicious beer of them all and even in Germany hard to find since it is kinda small batch and home to a small bavarian town.
Lagunitas Lil' Sumpin Ale is at the top of my list.
Three Notch'd "40 Mile" IPA is very good as well.
Locally, for me at least, DC Brau and Port City both put out a good variety of brews...
IMO...I prefer an ice cold Natty Light
For all you hop-heads, I recommend Fresh squeezed from Deschutes Brewery.
Houston/Texas (some are widely available):
Buffalo Bayou More Cowbell Double IPA (one of my favorites, and they're about a half mile from my house) Buffalo Bayou Gingerbread Stout Karbach Rodeo Clown Double IPA Lone Pint Yellow Rose IPA Live Oak Primus Weissenbock
Nationally Distributed:
Stone Ruination Gulden Draak 9000 Quadrupel Dogfish Head 90 Minute Imperial IPA Prairie Ale Prairie Ale Odell Myrcenary Double IPA Odell Lugene's Double Chocolate Milk Stout Breckenridge Brewing 471 Double IPA
Dogfish Head 90 minute IPA
Bombay Sapphire
Two favorite IPAs are: Firestone Union Jack IPA Stone IPA
Probably forgetting a few others but those come to mind
Ballast Point's Sculpin IPA I've been enjoying lately as well. My usual go to though is Pilsner Urquell.
I've been wanting to become better versed in craft beer...someone should educate me over this summer. I'm looking at you @"In The Flesh".
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