Favourite Beer!

[purelithium]

Mine is Rickard's Red, or when that's not available, Alexander Keith's India Pale Ale.

What about you guys?

[CyberDyneSystems]

My favorite was a few batches of some seriously nioce home brew I used to make..
We started with a Bass Ale like recipe and got a bit creative with it,. it was a wonderful fresh tasting Amber/Red ale, with peach undertones in its younger stage, after a few more months in the bottle it was less sweet, and .. well as I liked to say, it had "MaXimum Drinkability" ©

We also had a super tasty Scotch Ale that tasted like crap while bottling, (super sweet, like juju bees :( ) but aged to one of the best beers Id ever had in about 1 month.

Now of the commercial, it's hard to say
I do like Bass and Newcastle a lot, on a hot summer day I like the Blue Moon Belgian white.. I miss Pete's Wicked Ale which seems to have disappeared from our local shops..

[T Kubik]

Hmmm, I can't say I have one favorite beer. One of my favorites is Fat Tire by New Belguim Brewing in Colorado. If I'm on the east coast, I drink Yeungling from Pennsylvania. Some of my other fav's are Newcastle, Guiness, Sam Adams Seasonal (all of them), then a bunch of microbrew stuff that no one here has ever heard of.

[purelithium]

Oohh... I need to get into the home brewing... mmm...

[Jon]

Fat Tire's good. Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA's seriously so.

[CoolToolGuy]

Jeez, I gotta admit I never got seriously into the home brew or craft brew scene (married with kids tends to somewhat squelch the discretionary beer-drinking time). I liked almost any beer I got in Germany, but the "home" versions of the same beers were jokes. I guess I'll throw in a vote for San Miguel from the Philippines.

Have Fun,

[WorkingClassHero]

I like Fat Tire too when I can find it. Goose Island Honker's Ale from Chicago is pretty good. I'm going there next week so no doubt I'll be having a few of those. Mostly I have been drinking Brooklyn Brewery Pilsener lately.

[deadpass]

Newcastle

[mntbikejack]

Dogfish Head 60 IPA

[purelithium]

All you Americans and your beer I've never heard of ;)

[joayne]

New Belgium Brewing Company... most all of the "flavours" (just adding that English touch)

http://www.newbelgium.com/

[BottomBracket]

Another vote for San Miguel. I rarely drink nowadays, but I'll have a bottle of San Mig at gatherings.

[calicokat]

Corona :eek:

[Chris P Bacon]

Is this Newcasle you keep mentioning Newcastle Brown Ale that we get in the UK? Mine's probably Hoegarten (or however it's spelt) it a white beer, very tasty but not in many pubs. Or Stella for getting drunk

[T Kubik]

Is this Newcasle you keep mentioning Newcastle Brown Ale that we get in the UK? Mine's probably Hoegarten (or however it's spelt) it a white beer, very tasty but not in many pubs. Or Stella for getting drunk


Yes, it is Newcastle from Newcastle, England. I tried Hoegarten once, it was horribly bitter and skunky, but I think I just got a bad bottle. I really dislike Stella, though, that's the only beer my wife even considers "drinkable."

[sblais]

Alpine (http://www.alpinebeer.com/). It's only made and sold in the Maritimes and Alberta, I think (Canada)... I have to import it to have some in Ontario! ;) I sure hope the company (Moosehead breweries) plans on expanding their market. The slogan for this beer used to be: Gotta live here to get it! Now it's: It's all good! May be a sign that they will make it available outside of the Maritimes? Hope so! ;)

[purelithium]

Corona :eek:

Mmm... Mexican beer is good, too! Tecate is one of my favourites...

[Chris P Bacon]

Corona is a very drinkable beer, it hardly seems alchoholic until it's too late.

[purelithium]

Haha true, especially when you can drink them whilst walking past the police in Nuevo Progreso... mmm...

[Jon]

I like Fat Tire too when I can find it. Goose Island Honker's Ale from Chicago is pretty good. I'm going there next week so no doubt I'll be having a few of those. Mostly I have been drinking Brooklyn Brewery Pilsener lately.
I don't think Garrett Oliver knows how tro make a bad beer. Love the Black Chocolate Stout and East India Pale Ale!
Dogfish Head 60 IPAAlso good, especially since the 80 Min. sorta hits you too hard to enjoy more than one.

New Belgium Brewing Company... most all of the "flavours" (just adding that English touch)

http://www.newbelgium.com/Fort Collins is seriously overstocked with good beer (and I'm not including the A-B Clydesdale Recycling Facility in that). Coopersmith's has some nice stuff on tap, too.

[John_B]

My favorite is a local cheap beer, I love the flavor and the price :)
Here it is :)

Can Girls
http://johnbdigital.com/macro/can_girls.jpg
click for specs (http://johnbdigital.com/macro/can_girls.htm)

[Jon Foster]

I've got to vote for home brewed beer also. There's no commercially made beer that I've tasted that comes close.

Jon.

[wu_wei0]

My vote goes to whatever is in the fridge waiting for me. regulars there are generally Labatt and Fat Tire, but often there are several brands waiting to be tried.

[Woolburr]

Jever Pilsner and Labatt's Blue. Although there is a very tasty oatmeal porter from one of the local microbrewers. Had some A-B Bare Knuckle while at SeaWorld...very tasty stuff...would make a great dessert beer.

[wu_wei0]

Jever Pilsner and Labatt's Blue. Although there is a very tasty oatmeal porter from one of the local microbrewers. Had some A-B Bare Knuckle while at SeaWorld...very tasty stuff...would make a great dessert beer.
Beer is dessert, isn't it?

[JaertX]

Shiner Bock is my beer of choice.

There's a restaurant in Lincoln, Nebraska called Lazlo's that has a small brewery attached called The Empyrian Brewing Company and they make a brew called Third Stone Brown that is nice. They have seasonal brews that are nice too...make a fine IPA.

Downtown Denver has a few nice places too...The Wynkoop (spelling?) is my favorite, but haven't been in a few years.

[T Kubik]

yes, wyncoop is good, rock bottm is better IMO

[Woolburr]

Beer is dessert, isn't it?

It certainly can be!

[liza]

Not a beer drinker myself. When I want to indulge, I reach for some Crown! :)

[PacAce]

Root and Birch. :mrgreen:

But every once in a while when I want something stronger, I'll indulge in a little ale, such as Cream.

[kram]

Hoegarden, Heineken or Corona

[Turntablist]

i like sapporo

a bit off topic: what's the strongest beer?

[T Kubik]

i like sapporo

a bit off topic: what's the strongest beer?
That's debatable. Once they get past a certain percentage, I'm thinking 8.5, they are considered barley wine.

[Tandem]

Hardy's Ale - I have a few cases of vintage 1986 and 1987 that will mature in a couple years. :cool: I've sampled a few and they just keep getting better and better with age.

[JaertX]

isn't the rock bottom a chain? not that there's anything wrong with that.

[Tandem]

a bit off topic: what's the strongest beer?

I think Sam Adams Utopias is 25% alcohol - that's 50 proof. :eek:

[wu_wei0]

That's debatable. Once they get past a certain percentage, I'm thinking 8.5, they are considered barley wine.
Don't know about now, but sam adams used to make a 48 proof beer- Utopias MMII. That was several years ago.

[Woolburr]

That's debatable. Once they get past a certain percentage, I'm thinking 8.5, they are considered barley wine.

Barley wine? Where on earth did you come up with that?

Beer is an alcoholic beverage usually made from malted cereal grain (as barley), flavored with hops, and brewed by slow fermentation.

Wine is an alcoholic beverage usually made from the fermented juice of fresh grapes or a plant product (such as a fruit).

As for the strongest beer...Boston Beer Company's Sam Adams Utopias MMII, at 24% alcohol by volume, holds that distinction.

[wu_wei0]

Barley wine? Where on earth did you come up with that?

Beer is an alcoholic beverage usually made from malted cereal grain (as barley), flavored with hops, and brewed by slow fermentation.

Wine is an alcoholic beverage usually made from the fermented juice of fresh grapes or a plant product (such as a fruit).

As for the strongest beer...Boston Beer Co. has done it again, brewing a beer so strong they label it 48 proof, using terminology usually reserved for spirits. Sam Adams Utopias MMII, which goes on sale again this month, is in fact 24% alcohol by volume, making it the strongest commercial beer in the world.

Ah- so they are making it still. having Kids with more money than sense has meant that we try all kinds of "fun" stuff.
Was not my favorite. I like fizz in my beer.

[Turntablist]

wow thanks for the info. have you tried the 48 proof beer before?

[wu_wei0]

wow thanks for the info. have you tried the 48 proof beer before?
I was NOT impressed.

[aussieskier]

Cooper's Pale ale and my Poppa's lager and draught.

[zman]

Zywiec (Polish beer), also Warsteiner and Pilsner Urquell.

[Woolburr]

Ah- so they are making it still. having Kids with more money than sense has meant that we try all kinds of "fun" stuff.
Was not my favorite. I like fizz in my beer.

My dad got some a while back...just to try...I didn't think it was all that good, but then again, I don't much care for the taste of any Sam Adams offerings.

[wu_wei0]

My dad got some a while back...just to try...I didn't think it was all that good, but then again, I don't much care for the taste of any Sam Adams offerings.
I'm not a fan of Sammy's either. And then, all I could think of was howmuch fizzy beer I could buy for that much money!!
I would have liked to have the container though. It's sweet!
You'd think that sons who loved their mother as much as mine do would give up that pretty little tidbit to her.Wouldn't you?? Maybe I should just do what they do and lift it then next time I am at their place.

[Grace]

free beer :) I really lke Michelob Ultra :) I know, its a girly beer - but hey - I'm a girl!
Like pale ales too.

:)

[Skip Souza]

Firestone Double Barrel Ale (http://www.firestonebeer.com/sections/firestonebeers/beers/double_barrel_ale.html) would be my first choice followed by Fat Tire and Newcastle, drought if possible :lol:

[Kevin]

I guess we have two votes now for Firestone Double Barrel. Brewed just 30 miles down the road.

[pinarello]

Newcastle on draft

or

Pilsner Urquell in czech

or just about any beer in czech

[Dan-o]

Mexican beers or the beers at BJ's restaurant micro brew. Mmmmmmm Jeremiah Red. Guinness also. Guess it just depends on my mood.

[mdruziak]

http://i.pbase.com/o4/02/346402/1/63930557.NGbDLgTj.IMG_7251_1w.jpg

[ejwebb]

I like Fat Tire too when I can find it. Goose Island Honker's Ale from Chicago is pretty good. I'm going there next week so no doubt I'll be having a few of those. Mostly I have been drinking Brooklyn Brewery Pilsener lately.

My favorite these days - just had one!!

[T Kubik]

Barley wine? Where on earth did you come up with that?

Beer is an alcoholic beverage usually made from malted cereal grain (as barley), flavored with hops, and brewed by slow fermentation.

Wine is an alcoholic beverage usually made from the fermented juice of fresh grapes or a plant product (such as a fruit).

As for the strongest beer...Boston Beer Company's Sam Adams Utopias MMII, at 24% alcohol by volume, holds that distinction.

I didn't just "come up" with that

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barley_wine

Anything else youd like to acuse me of before doing the slightest bit of research? :rolleyes:

P.S.- I was told by a brewery employee, that after a certain percentage, they no longer call it beer.I've never heard of that Sam Adams before, xcuse my ignorance.

[Woolburr]

Barley wine only applies to a specific type of ale. It is not a term that refers to beer in general and is not a classification of beer by alcohol content. Also in the US, it must be labeled barley wine style ale, because it isn't a wine at all.

Beer is a generic term for a brewed spirit. Then you have Ales (top fermented beer) and Lagers (bottom fermented beer). Some US states have silly laws that lead to the term malt liquor for beers that exceed a certain alcohol content.

[chris clements]

I'm not fussy just as long as it's your round.

[Pekka]

Taste changes over time, these days I like these a lot:

German Franziskaner Hefe weissbier
German Spaten Munchen lager
Estonian Saku
Finnish Olvi
Japanese Suntory Premium Malt’s
German Kölsh
German Mönchshof Schwarzbier (I like all german and english dark beers!)
Czechoslovakian Stratopramen (lager and dark)

But all beers taste great when it's the first cold one!

[Sonic Infidel]

Breckenridge Vanilla Porter

It is divine.

[Hermeto]

I guess I am the only Canadian who drinks Foster’s.. :o

[Fade2]

Here's mine...I just finished it.


Blue Moon

[Pete]

Ummm...

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a294/peteghia/IMG_1385.jpg

[Grace]

^^^ are those all empty?? ;)

[Lord_Malone]

Whatever beer is in my hand is my favorite. My list is too long.

[condyk]

Hard to beat London Pride (http://www.fullers.co.uk/frames.phtml?page_object_id=2022) as a day to day pint when it's well looked after.

[Pete]

Hard to beat London Pride (http://www.fullers.co.uk/frames.phtml?page_object_id=2022) as a day to day pint when it's well looked after.

Totally agree with that statment. And London Porter's nice (when you don't have a meeting that afternoon!!).

[Pete]

All these are nice also.

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a294/peteghia/Darren/IMG_4904.jpg

[JaertX]

I guess I am the only Canadian who drinks Foster’s.. :o

Maybe so, but I'll drink one every now and then.

BTW, glad to see a few posting PICTURES of their favorite brew!

[Hermeto]

Here you go..

http://www.geocities.com/tech673beer/pics/fosters-tb.jpg

I have one in front of me, right now..

[CyberDyneSystems]

All you Americans and your beer I've never heard of ;)

There was a time, way back when,.. that to get a decent beer in the US you drank Canadian!

My favorite Canadian Beer was a thing called "Calgary Stampede Brand"
A georgeous Red Ale that came in huge oilcans. The only time It was imported to my neck of the woods was during the Calgary winter Olympics.. I bought cases of it and loved it.
This was before all the good micro brews.. but it sure as heck beat the pants off of Heinekins!

[CyberDyneSystems]

Alpine (http://www.alpinebeer.com/). It's only made and sold in the Maritimes and Alberta, I think (Canada)... I have to import it to have some in Ontario! ;) I sure hope the company (Moosehead breweries) plans on expanding their market. The slogan for this beer used to be: Gotta live here to get it! Now it's: It's all good! May be a sign that they will make it available outside of the Maritimes? Hope so! ;)

Seriously? this is Canada's "Bush" ech :p
(unless it's been imporved in the last 25 years, it's been that long since I had a drink of it... )

Man though, I love this thread, cause now I;'m going to have to write some of these down and try them!

[Lord_Malone]

I can say without a shadow of a doubt that the worst beer I've ever had was Rainier Beer.

Okay, if I had to choose one beer as my favorite I guess it would have to be...
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/51/Simpsons_the_homer_wo_hoo_duff_beer.png

[sblais]

Seriously? this is Canada's "Bush" ech :p
(unless it's been imporved in the last 25 years, it's been that long since I had a drink of it... )

Dunno how it was 25 years ago... Wasn't in age of drinking (heck, I was barely 1 then! ;)) I happen to like it :) I also like imported beer like Hoegaarden and Caledonia 80... :D

[purelithium]

Man though, I love this thread, cause now I;'m going to have to write some of these down and try them!

Glad you like it, CDS! ;)

I couldn't believe there wasn't a thread like this before! ;)

[dphillips81]

Ahhhh, one of mans great mysteries, what is your favorite beer!! A COLD ONE!!!!

I am a big fan of micro-brews, i have to try them all. I would have to say that any IPA is my favorite, Sockey-Red is a great one.

But then there is always Guinness, can't go wrong with that one......

I love them all, well except for PBR....

[Digger]

McSorely's. the light

[Skip Souza]

Neither my son nor I are very fond of lite beer. However if any ever are in the Tucson area be sure to stop at the Thunder Canyon Brewery (http://www.thundercanyonbrewery.com/) and partake of their Flash Light on tap. It gave us both a whole new appreciation for light beer on a hot day.
Aren't all summer days hot in Tucson???

[Aquaman]

Nothing compares to a cold Leinenkugel's. Moosehead and Molson ain't too bad either.

[joegolf68]

Heineken Light, yum!

[kram]

On a different note, how many of you reached out to a beer coz you were reading this thread ;) ??

[mbutts]

Corona w/lime, ahhh, then Smithwick Irish Ale made by Guinness on tap.

[ajbalazic]

Only a true Canadian would post this!
Import- Zlatorog
Domestic- Molson Export

[purelithium]

Corona w/lime, ahhh, then Smithwick Irish Ale made by Guinness on tap.

People always try to substitute my Rickards Red with Smithwick's when they don't have it... Baffling, because just about the only similarity is the colour!

Only a true Canadian would post this!

Haha! Yep!

[dougbutch]

New Belgium has some nice beers. You usually can't go wrong... One that surpized the hell out of me was Blue Moon.. This is a nice tasting beer. What suprized me is that it is brewed by Coors.... Another consistant good one is Smithwicks, tap or bottle.

[JaertX]

On a different note, how many of you reached out to a beer coz you were reading this thread ;) ??

At least one.

AND I took a picture!

[Evan Idler]

Guinness. There is no better :-)

--Evan

[Mastineo]

Draught Guinness or Murphys

John

[rklepper]

If you can see through it,
nary a lip should go near to it.

My current favorite is Moose Drool.

[purelithium]

Moose Drool! haha! I love the name!

[Sledhed]

Another vote for Goose Island from Chicago. I also like Warsteiner Dunkel.

[cowpix]

-Leinenkugels Creamy Dark
-Traditional Ale (Canada)
-Fat Tire
-Shiner Bock (I've been in Texas for the last 3 weeks, and seriously reduced the stock on hand)
-Moose Drool
-Killians
-Guinness

[Evan Idler]

Draught Guinness or Murphys

John

Draught from a Tap. If not available from the tap, from the can. But never, ever, any of that Bottled stuff, that is done under license in Canada.

I also find that the Guinness in England/Ireland/France tastes better than
the stuff sold here :-) Maybe I'm going to have to hop over the pond for
a good pint again, one of these days ;-)

--Evan

[Woolburr]

If you can see through it,
nary a lip should go near to it.

My current favorite is Moose Drool.

Moose drool is most excellent stuff....sure is a long drive to get one though.;)

[august23]

The hell is all these garbage beers you Euros are drinking? Everyone knows Budweiser is the King of Beers.

[rklepper]

I find it ontap at several places close to me.


Moose drool is most excellent stuff....sure is a long drive to get one though.;)

[Jon]

The hell is all these garbage beers you Euros are drinking? Everyone knows Budweiser is the King of Beers.
If I want to drink fermented rice, I'll order saki.

[Tdragone]

If I want to drink fermented rice, I'll order saki.

Jon; that is an AWESOME quote!

I brew my own.. mostly IPA's. I will brew other beer styles for friends and for the experience of working with other styles.
I just did a KILLER Oatmeal Stout and I'm now starting to like dark(er) beers...

I WISH I could get anything from Dogfish head here in SoCal; especially 60 and 90 minute IPA's.

Anything I get from Pizza Port, Alpine Brewing, Stone or Alesmith (All SD Breweries) is quite yummy. If anyone is coming to San DIego and wants the skinny on good beer; just ask!

[purelithium]

If I want to drink fermented rice, I'll order saki.

Budweiser is brewed with rice?

[Cassie]

1st Corona w/lime
2nd Red Stripe
3rd Guinness
4th Rolling Rock

[Gordeez]

Any beer that has alcohol is my type of beer.

[purelithium]

1st Corona w/lime
2nd Red Stripe
3rd Guinness
4th Rolling Rock

Red Stripe is a very good beer! Sharp, almost tangy taste. Very caribbean. I love the bottle and the commercials too haha!

Hooray! Beer!

http://us.redstripebeer.com/media

[tomd]

Fat Tire

[Grace]

Any beer that has alcohol is my type of beer.


speaking of beer and your parts of the river- how's the beer ban on the river going? thats a favorite destination (minus the kiddos) every summer :)

[Jon]

Budweiser is brewed with rice?Read the label some time. It's in no danger of meeting the Reinheitsgebot standards.

[joayne]

^^ LOL

[purelithium]

Haha! ok, will do Jon!

[Tdragone]

Yup; Rice hulls as an adjunct is/are a way to get rice to clear faster while lautering (Draining liquid from the various grains that add flavor to beer)

[Tandem]

Here's a photo of one of my precious little darlin's. Yes, that does say 1986 to the right of the bottle number. Not bad looking for a 21 year old! :cool:

I don't drink very often so other than Hardy's I can't say that I have a favorite. I try to pick out something new and different every time I go to the store. I still have a few Smithwick's Irish Ales left over from St. Patrick's Day.

[erk]

Franziskaner hefe weiss...mmm a great traditional german hefe.
Guinness of course!
Moylans Double IPA
Butte Creek 10th anniversary organic revolution imperial IPA
Boddingtons
Blue Moon
Old Rasputin
Sierra Nevada
Widmer Hefeweizen
Pyramid Hefeweizen
Lost Coast's Great White
Anderson Valley's Boont Amber Ale
Rogue Dead Guy
Rogue Hazelnut Brown Nectar
Stone Arrogant Bastard

And so many more!

[angryhampster]

Negra Modelo
Guinness
...and most other darker beers :)

surely when I turn 21 I will expand my horizons :lol: I'm more of a liquor/mixed drinks type of person.

[Glenn NK]

Heineken - the Dutch know their stuff.

[Skip Souza]

Read the label some time. It's in no danger of meeting the Reinheitsgebot standards.
I'm insulted that you would even consider that I have some of that stuff on hand to read the label. :lol: I'll try to remember the next time I'm at the store. :confused:
OTOH one could always consider the best beer as the next beer :rolleyes:
Now back to my Cabernet ;)

[cowpix]

How can any serious beer drinker like Blue Moon? It tastes like a light beer and Tang!

[cowpix]

Heineken - the Dutch know their stuff.

The last time I was in the Netherlands, the locals avoid Heineken like the plague!

[Stefan A]

I like the Munich and other Bavarian beers. Particularly Oktoberfest, hefe-weissen, and helles styles. Paulaner and Ayinger come to mind. Just went for the first time to a great restaurant in D.C. called Old Europe and they had some great German beers. Don't remember the names, but they were my kind of beers.

Stefan

[Stefan A]

How can any serious beer drinker like Blue Moon? It tastes like a light beer and Tang!


Yeah, I hate that stuff. Citrus beer! OTOH, it is currently one of my wife's favorite beers.

Stefan

[CyberDyneSystems]

-Killians


A remarkably underrated beer that managed to be VERY good and from the U.S. and from a major company, long before most of the micro brews existed.. .

There's some on my fridge now.

[Jon]

Better put it inside then, "room temperature" isn't what you get on top of the coils and condenser.
:{)#

[CyberDyneSystems]

I'll admit to never being a "room temp" beer drinker..
Just because the "Old World" folk did that first, doesn't mean things couldn't change with time.. I mean, England should have switched from "Room temp" to "Ice Cold" along about the time the ice box was invented :lol:

I mean it has bubbles,. even Wine aficionados know that bubbly is served chilled..

[jamesdean007]

. . .I still have a few Smithwick's Irish Ales left over from St. Patrick's Day.


I had my first Smithwick on Saint Pat's Day. Not bad, not bad at all. It's my new number one.


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5d/Smithwick%27s_logo_2005-05-22.jpg/200px-Smithwick%27s_logo_2005-05-22.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Smithwick%27s_logo_2005-05-22.jpg)

[mikerault]

I like Killian Red...but here is a shot of Guinness Stout with some hard cider in what is called a Black Velvet...really good on a hot day...

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t155/mikerault/thirsty800.jpg

mike

[milleker]

I like almost any beer, as long as it fits the COLD, CHEAP and LAGER categories.

OK, maybe I'm not TOO cheap - I once spent $400 on two cases of the best beer I ever tasted.

[flippinfleck]

I like almost any beer, as long as it fits the COLD, CHEAP and LAGER categories.

OK, maybe I'm not TOO cheap - I once spent $400 on two cases of the best beer I ever tasted.

Umm, do tell? There's no way you would possibly think that the name of such a worthy investment wouldn't be questioned!

[milleker]

Homebrew.. :)

Around $400 was the total investment for a very nice set of homebrew supplies, glass carboy, capper, two cases of bottles, tubing, cleaning, large brew pot, hydrometer - etc.. Sure you can get a cheapie kit for under $100 but I guess that day I splurged for luxury. The cheap kit uses a plastic bucket for the fermentation period and theres a lot of moving the beer to and fro. I'd rather ferment it in glass (less room for contamination & easier to clean). Sanitation is absolutely positively necessary - if you've ever developed film, its about that tedious. Constantly making sure everything is completely clean.

Oh, that included everything needed for a darned nice batch of my local homebrew shop's Pale American lager too - grain, hops, yeast and malt extract. It was about a month from the second I started the process until I could pop open my first beer. It was completely worth the money and the wait. That was three years ago, and quite possibly the best summer ever.. I'm not much of a beer drinker - one or two every few days.

Can't wait to do it again. I've just been too busy. :(

[Sean-Mcr]

Easy

http://i.pbase.com/o6/87/571287/1/76340947.hHuiUApD.20D459.jpg

[Echo63]

Crown Lager

[Citizensmith]

Way too many to say I have a favorite. In a bar Guinness is my go to. Right at this very moment I'm drinking a Heine, fresh from the freezer. In a grocery store I tend to buy stuff that I've never had before.

All that said though, Budweiser is still piss.

[Citizensmith]

Oh yeah, and here's the last one I drank in a restaurant. Its Korean beer. Wasn't bad but nothing to really write home about.

[pumbaa]

In no particular order of preference:
Guinness, cold draft;
Bells Two Hearted Ale
Bells Oberon, especially now summer is on its way
Tuppers Hop Pocket
Breckenridge Small Batch 471 IPA - 9.2%
Hoegaarden
Leffe Blonde (can't get the Brun)

And for anyone who likes 'lite' beer, I'll pop round and pee in a glass, to save you the trouble of popping the cap and pouring it! If Budweiser is the king of beers, I'm the queen of sheba...

[runninmann]

Favorite "store bought" is Sierra Nevada pale Ale (my first avatar), others are Fat Tire, Goose Island Honker's (I had a couple Saturday at the Red Carpet Club at Chicago O'Hare while United baggage handlers were destroying my luggage (see photo), Full Sail Pail Ale in Portland, Guinness, Bass, Boddington's; the IPA, ESB, Sacrilegious Stout, Paint Creek Porter from here http://www.beercos.com/. My own Pheasant Ring Porter, Cheap and Easy Blonde and Madura Pale Ale (all full mash).

Basically, to me, beer is like women. I never met one I didn't like, I just like some better than others.

[Skip Souza]

Basically, to me, beer is like women. I never met one I didn't like, I just like some better than others.
I guess you never met my ex-wife. :rolleyes:

[milleker]

That actually looks like something chewed through your bag, like a drug dog - is that where you hide your snausages?

I had a couple Saturday at the Red Carpet Club at Chicago O'Hare while United baggage handlers were destroying my luggage (see photo)

[20DNewbie]

Oh man, you guys are killing me with the Fat Tire.http://img90.exs.cx/img90/2365/k1ocray.gif
Haven't had one of those since I lived in Colorado back in 2000. I know I'll probably get some http://freeweb.supereva.com/esorciccio2002/smilies/yuk.gif from this, but at the time I lived with a Kiwi that introduced me to Strohs(as an everyday beer). It was actually alot better at room temp than it was cold. Every once and awhile we'd head down valley to a pub that had $5 Newkie pitcher nights, http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/4816/248cc.gif don't remember much on those nights.

Other than that it depends on the mood I guess(really to many to list).

Edit:On a sidenote for Woolburr, I once visited a friend just south of you in Hendersonville and went to a place called Hannah Flanagans. Definitely a place for you to check out if you haven't already, they've got so many choices for beer they've got a beer menu.http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/8399/thumbsup4kk.gif

[runninmann]

I guess you never met my ex-wife. :rolleyes::lol: :lol: I don't know. What's her name?:lol:

[runninmann]

That actually looks like something chewed through your bag, like a drug dog - is that where you hide your snausages?
No, not a drug dog. I was flying from Chicago to Detroit. The plane was fully boarded and when the gate attendants and flight attendants closed the door, a hinge broke. Well, since duct tape wouldn't hold it, we had to change planes. From what I can tell, somehow my bag fell off of the luggage trailer as the bags were being moved from one craft to the other and became snagged on something and was dragged across the tarmac for a couple of hundred yards. In other photos, I can see evidence of scraping on the rivets and skid plate.

[speirs2]

This beer talk is making me thisrty, i'm going to New York soon, (Manhattan)can anyone recommend a decent bar with nice beer.

[John_B]

This is my favorite beer secret! :)


Black & White
http://johnbdigital.com/misc/black_n_white.jpg
click for specs (http://johnbdigital.com/misc/black_n_white.htm)


Oops I gave a way a secret :oops:

[Skip Souza]

Is that similar to Genesee Cream Ale?

[WorkingClassHero]

This beer talk is making me thisrty, i'm going to New York soon, (Manhattan)can anyone recommend a decent bar with nice beer.

The Ginger Man on East 36th has one of the biggest collections of different beers in the city. If you can't find something you like here, there's not much hope anywhere. :)

http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/state/city/the-ginger-man-(nyc)/122.htm (http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/state/city/the-ginger-man-%28nyc%29/122.htm)

[gmen]

Bring on the Laško...

http://www.tgsphoto.co.uk/forum_images/l.jpg

Yummmmmmm...

[speirs2]

The Ginger Man on East 36th has one of the biggest collections of different beers in the city. If you can't find something you like here, there's not much hope anywhere. :)

http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/state/city/the-ginger-man-(nyc)/122.htm

Thanks very much, looks good!

[Woolburr]

Edit:On a sidenote for Woolburr, I once visited a friend just south of you in Hendersonville and went to a place called Hannah Flanagans. Definitely a place for you to check out if you haven't already, they've got so many choices for beer they've got a beer menu.http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/8399/thumbsup4kk.gif

Hannah Flanagans is just one of many great places here to get beer...lots of home grown micro-brews. Barley's Taproom and the Jack-of-the-Wood Pub have pretty extensive menus as well.

[Texican]

Favorite "go to" beer: Shiner Bock

Favorite beer period:


http://www.epinions.com/images/opti/27/2b/fddkBeersBy_NameMagic_Hat_9-resized200.gif



The mysterious No.9 by Magic Hat Brewing Company out in Burlington, Vt.


Favorite place to go for a beer: With 80 beers on tap and another 100+ in bottles, The Flying Saucer http://beerknurd.com/ holds that distinction.

[blackshadow]

I'll put three on my list

1. Everyday packaged beer - Melbourne Bitter
2. Draught Beer - Carlton Draught
3 Boutique - Boags Premium

All fine Australian brews - on occasion I don't mind to venture offshore for brews such as Peroni, Grolsch, Corona or Heineken.

[Toogy]

Mooshead

http://www.mylifeisbeer.com/beer/bottles/autopics/289.jpg

[narlus]

yes, wyncoop is good, rock bottm is better IMO


:evil:

ugh...rock bottom is some semi-nasty chain...the wynkoop has a great building, pool tables, and great food to go along w/ the excellent beer.

selecting a favorite beer of mine is insanely ludicrous, as there are so many good ones, but here are some of my favorites:

deschutes black butte porter
rogue monk madness
ipswich ale (and stout)
smuttynose IPA
victory hop devil
dogfish 60min IPA and 90min imperial IPA
bridgeport porter
la chouffe
rogue santa's private reserve
gritty mcduff's blackfly stout
cambridge brewing pumpkin ale
guinness (when served in ireland)
any of the brews @ the porterhouse in dublin
hoegaarden grand cru
too many english ales/bitters to name

[narlus]

This beer talk is making me thisrty, i'm going to New York soon, (Manhattan)can anyone recommend a decent bar with nice beer.

i really dug Puck Fair when i was there a couple of months ago...it was in the northern reaches of SoHo. really cool building.

[Mark_Cohran]

Favorite working in the yards beer - just plain old Coors Light.
Favorite Ale - Weinhard's Blue Boar Pale Ale
Favorite Stout - Guiness
What I service guests (usually) - Henry Weinhard's Private Reserve
Favorite Breakfast beer (don't knock it till you've tried it): Widmer Hefeweizen

[Woolburr]

Bare Knuckle Stout makes a great dessert.

[narlus]

Bare Knuckle Stout makes a great dessert.


you know it's made by anheuser-busch, don't you?

[cruzyn56]

Yuengling is my everyday beer, then Blue Moon (with a slice of orange). Also enjoy IPAs by Climax Brewing Company and Magic Hat.

[cruzyn56]

If anyone is happens to find themselves in NYC check out McSorleys Old Ale House on east 7th street. Very ancient place, only serves light or dark and is worth the experience.