Your Favorite Beers?

[GrunchCan]

What are your favorite beers?

Here are some of mine:

- Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA (Samuel Smith India Ale was replaced by this as my favorite IPA)

- Moose Drool is a good brown ale

- Hacker Pschoor is a good weiss, but i'm looking for others

- Guiness is an OK stout

- Negra Modelo is a good Mexican beer

[chaas4747]

Miller Lite

[miajag81]

Duvel.

Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale.

La Fin Du Monde (Unibroue, Quebec).

[Shilly]

New Glarus Spotted Cow.

[deacsoft]

-Rolling Rock
-Bud Dry
-many authentic Mexican beers

[JPinAZ]

90 Minute IPA...<drool>
Dogfish Head has just started being distributed here in AZ so I'm very happy.

Whatever homebrew I have available (currently an IPA & an oatmeal stout)
Anything by Avery
Anything by Stone
Anything by Alesmith
Russian River Pliney the Elder
Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye
Victory Storm King (the best imperial stout I've tried)
And a bunch of others I can't think of right now

[trotski]

Widmer Hefeweizen
Hoegaarden
Snow Cap(seasonal)

[Swede]

Spartan.

[Number4]

Magic Hat #9
Labatt
Blue Moon
Yuengling

[RunDownHouse]

Schneider-Weisse is the best weizen I've ever had, but I'm not sure you could get it outside of Bayern, much less in the States. The only decent weizen I've had here is Weihenstephaner draft.

Aside from that, IPAs are my favorite type of beer, so more suggestions of those would be great.

Oh, just about anything by New Belgium Brewery is great, if you can get your hands on it.

[jakethebake]

Shiner Bock
Orion
Stella Artois

[stabn]

Newcastle Brown
Mac and Jacks.

[jakethebake]

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Miller Lite

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I'm sure this was a troll post, but if not you should be killed outright.

[fishsauce]

Franziskaner is my favorite, I could drink it daily without getting tired of it. No lemon please.

Blue Moon Belgian White is pretty good too.

Tried a Mackeson XXX stout the other day for the first time and I was impressed.

[diddle]

BJ's Chicago Pizza makes good brews. Their Piranha Ale is tops

Spaten Oktoberfest delicious too.

I used to really like Stone Brewing Co beers. They're good in small doses, like 3 22 ouncers of Double Bastard.

[Shajen]

Cold, free beer is good.

[IndieMatty]

I'm a sucker for a pint of Bass.

[Boris]

Moose Drool rocks but the only place I know to get it is in Montana. How do you find it?

[mostsmooth]

MGD

[mantasm]

In descending order, Sierra Nevada's Harvest Ale, Bigfoot Ale, Celebration Ale

[nolanfan34]

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Moose Drool rocks but the only place I know to get it is in Montana. How do you find it?

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It's available throughout the NW, I know I can get it at my local supermarket in Washington.

Some of my favs, in no particular order:

Fullers ESB
Young's Chocolate Stout
anything from Ayinger
anything from Bridgeport
anything from McMenamins
Full Sail Rip Tide
Black Butte Porter

There are more.

[cnfuzzd]

beast light
fat tire amber ale
Local brewery's raspberry ale
whatever people leave in my fridge
whatever i can steal from other peoples fridge
keg beer after a few rounds of war as a drinking game
anything that is called beer when im blacked out

peace

john nickle

[KDawgCometh]

Fullers ESB
Tetley's Ale
Boddington's
Samuel Smith's Lager
Bell's(small midwest micro, mmmm)
Magic Hat #9
Hooegaarden
Goose Island(I'm a chi-town boy, so its more nostalgia)

[Boris]

Most anything from Full Sail rocks. It gives me a nasty hangover though.

[Wes ManTooth]

Stella Artois
Labatt
Yuengling
Guiness

hmmmmm.... beer

[tbach24]

I haven't had many, but Corona is the only one that doesn't taste awful. I've only tried like 5 though. The only drinks I've liked are peppermint schnapps and screwdrivers.

[Rhone]

Fullers London Pride, on tap in England. great stuff.
Any Chimay.

One of my favorite Belgian beers is Pirate. Anyone else tried it?

[mason55]

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I haven't had many, but Corona is the only one that doesn't taste awful. I've only tried like 5 though. The only drinks I've liked are peppermint schnapps and screwdrivers.

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Wait a few more years and just keep drinking. You'll learn.

[jakethebake]

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I haven't had many, but Corona is the only one that doesn't taste awful. I've only tried like 5 though. The only drinks I've liked are peppermint schnapps and screwdrivers.

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Dear God! /images/graemlins/frown.gif What are you like 12?

[private joker]

1. Caffrey's
2. Red Stripe
3. Negra Modelo
4. Stella Artois
5. Newcastle

[jason_t]

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale
Dogfish Head Raison d'Etre
Newcastle
Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale
Samuel Smith's IPA
Unibroue 2004
Alaskan Brewing Company Summer Ale
Deschutes Brewery Bachelor ESB
Peroni

[Fins]

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I'm a sucker for a pint of Bass.

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Also close second is Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.
Third is cold.

[Ponks]

I'm a big fan of the Hacker PSchorr. Squeeze a lemon in there, mmmm so good.

Ponks

[mason55]

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Dear God! /images/graemlins/frown.gif What are you like 12?

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If i remember right, you're not that far off.

[tbach24]

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Dear God! /images/graemlins/frown.gif What are you like 12?

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If i remember right, you're not that far off.

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17, but I've been in restrictive environments for 2.5 years.

[mason55]

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Dear God! /images/graemlins/frown.gif What are you like 12?

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If i remember right, you're not that far off.

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17, but I've been in restrictive environments for 2.5 years.

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That's about what I liked to drink when I was 17. Well, a few more beers but it was all [censored] like coors light and bud light and stuff with no flavor.

[jakethebake]

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17, but I've been in restrictive environments for 2.5 years.

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o.k. i'll bite. explain.

[Eurotrash]

- Hoegaarden
- Stella Artois

if I'm feeling domestic...

-Yuengling Lager
-Rolling Rock

[homebrewer]

Sierra Nevada Pale & Celebration
Bear Republic Racer 5
Stone IPA
Great Lakes Burning River Pale
Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold
Lake Superior Pale
Pilsner Urquel

[broodwitch]

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Any Chimay.

One of my favorite Belgian beers is Pirate. Anyone else tried it?

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its actually piraat, and yes its heavenly. in that vein, biere du boucanier and goudon carolus XXX are also great.

however, my personal favorites are belgian browns, particularly XXs and XXXXs. bornem XX is a great introduction, i love maredsous 8, and latrappe XXXX was great until they lost their trappist designation, but the holy grail is the achel kluis.

i find all three styles of chimay to be overrated.

[tbach24]

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17, but I've been in restrictive environments for 2.5 years.

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o.k. i'll bite. explain.

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Dropped out of h.s as a sophomore. 6 weeks later went to a theraputic school. 10 months later kicked/dropped out of there. 1 month later sent to theraputic wilderness. 1 month later that's over and i'm at this school i'm at now. i've been here 7 months. so like 20 months. not 2.5 years.

[mason55]

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17, but I've been in restrictive environments for 2.5 years.

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o.k. i'll bite. explain.

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Dropped out of h.s as a sophomore. 6 weeks later went to a theraputic school. 10 months later kicked/dropped out of there. 1 month later sent to theraputic wilderness. 1 month later that's over and i'm at this school i'm at now. i've been here 7 months. so like 20 months. not 2.5 years.

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what is therapeutic wilderness?

[willie]

yuengling
hefeweizen
hoegaarden
blue moon
magic hat
arrogant bastard

and i've recently taken a REAL liking to budweiser select.

somethin about it, it's a decent beer for sure.

[willie]

yuengling
hefeweizen
hoegaarden
blue moon
magic hat
arrogant bastard

and i've recently taken a REAL liking to budweiser select.

somethin about it, it's a decent beer for sure.

[bennyk]

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fat tire amber ale

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nh

i couldn't pick a favorite but if i was allowed to drink only the following beers, and no others, for the rest of my life, i could live with that.

grolsch
pilsner urquell
anchor steam liberty ale
berkshire brewing co. steel rail
fat tire ale
bass
brooklyn brown
yuengling lager (sentimental value)

the list got kind of long...

bk

[tbach24]

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17, but I've been in restrictive environments for 2.5 years.

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o.k. i'll bite. explain.

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Dropped out of h.s as a sophomore. 6 weeks later went to a theraputic school. 10 months later kicked/dropped out of there. 1 month later sent to theraputic wilderness. 1 month later that's over and i'm at this school i'm at now. i've been here 7 months. so like 20 months. not 2.5 years.

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what is therapeutic wilderness?

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Mine was a softer one but it was 1 month with a group of other kids (all fuckups) where we were supposed to hike around all day along some mountains and then sleep out in the woods. Thanks to the strong hurricanes though, I had minimal time spent sleeping out in the woods but we hiked a lot. We also had wicked gross meals (the name's escaping me, some 3-4 letter thing that the army gets while in the field but our's were from 1991 and therefore very gross). We did do some cool stuff though, like rock climbing. The staff were alright as well. It wasn't that bad and was definetly +EV for me as it got me back on the right track. Some one's are wicked bad though. They can get up to 6 months, purely in the woods, rice and lentil as the only food, very mean staff (that are allowed to beat you I have heard). I'm glad that I wasn't to the point where I would've gone to those.

[mason55]

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Mine was a softer one but it was 1 month with a group of other kids (all fuckups) where we were supposed to hike around all day along some mountains and then sleep out in the woods. Thanks to the strong hurricanes though, I had minimal time spent sleeping out in the woods but we hiked a lot. We also had wicked gross meals (the name's escaping me, some 3-4 letter thing that the army gets while in the field but our's were from 1991 and therefore very gross). We did do some cool stuff though, like rock climbing. The staff were alright as well. It wasn't that bad and was definetly +EV for me as it got me back on the right track. Some one's are wicked bad though. They can get up to 6 months, purely in the woods, rice and lentil as the only food, very mean staff (that are allowed to beat you I have heard). I'm glad that I wasn't to the point where I would've gone to those.

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Damn that's hardcore. The first half actually sounded kind of fun, but forget the rice and lentils and random beatings.

[jakethebake]

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We also had wicked gross meals (the name's escaping me, some 3-4 letter thing that the army gets while in the field but our's were from 1991 and therefore very gross).

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MREs aren't that bad, even old ones. I always liked them fine.

[tbach24]

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We also had wicked gross meals (the name's escaping me, some 3-4 letter thing that the army gets while in the field but our's were from 1991 and therefore very gross).

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MREs aren't that bad, even old ones. I always liked them fine.

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Chili-Mac was good. I could eat the chicken tetrazeeni. The rest were unstomachable though. I got to the point where I only ate the nutri-grain bar and gave away the rest. There was pink lemonade mix, pudding mix, crackers, pot tart type thing, meal, and nutri-grain if i remember correctly.

I wasn't too popular in the wilderness and every day we'd have "group leaders" so they would always give me the shitty one's too. Whenever I was leader, I got bad luck and there were no chili-mac in the box. SFG.

[Shajen]

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We also had wicked gross meals (the name's escaping me, some 3-4 letter thing that the army gets while in the field but our's were from 1991 and therefore very gross).

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MREs aren't that bad, even old ones. I always liked them fine.

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Chili-Mac was good. I could eat the chicken tetrazeeni. The rest were unstomachable though. I got to the point where I only ate the nutri-grain bar and gave away the rest. There was pink lemonade mix, pudding mix, crackers, pot tart type thing, meal, and nutri-grain if i remember correctly.

I wasn't too popular in the wilderness and every day we'd have "group leaders" so they would always give me the shitty one's too. Whenever I was leader, I got bad luck and there were no chili-mac in the box. SFG.

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When were you in? The ones you are describing sound like the ones we got towards the end of my tour.

Chili mac was the shiz.

[tbach24]

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We also had wicked gross meals (the name's escaping me, some 3-4 letter thing that the army gets while in the field but our's were from 1991 and therefore very gross).

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MREs aren't that bad, even old ones. I always liked them fine.

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Chili-Mac was good. I could eat the chicken tetrazeeni. The rest were unstomachable though. I got to the point where I only ate the nutri-grain bar and gave away the rest. There was pink lemonade mix, pudding mix, crackers, pot tart type thing, meal, and nutri-grain if i remember correctly.

I wasn't too popular in the wilderness and every day we'd have "group leaders" so they would always give me the shitty one's too. Whenever I was leader, I got bad luck and there were no chili-mac in the box. SFG.

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When were you in? The ones you are describing sound like the ones we got towards the end of my tour.

Chili mac was the shiz.

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If you were talking to me the place I was at was called Ridge Creek (partly adjoined to a theraputic school called Hidden Lake Academy). The other one's I was describing were called Red Cliff, Siouss, and Tranquility Bay. All of the descriptions of the others is from hearsay (and the sources are the kids I've been around...so not too reliable).

[Shajen]

[quoteIf you were talking to me the place I was at was called Ridge Creek (partly adjoined to a theraputic school called Hidden Lake Academy). The other one's I was describing were called Red Cliff, Siouss, and Tranquility Bay. All of the descriptions of the others is from hearsay (and the sources are the kids I've been around...so not too reliable).

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I was being a retard, didn't read all the way through. Disregard this post.

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[Corey]

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Whatever homebrew I have available

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[moondogg]

I must be going blind...

Did nobody say Victory Hop Devil Ale yet?

And of course another vote for Yuengling. And Sly Fox Pale Ale (local microbrew)

[TripleH68]

Smithwick's...pronounced "Shmiddick's."

[jlpadge21]

Anyone ever had Delerium Tremens?

Grant's Mandarin Hefeweizen
Rogue Dead Guy Ale

[Rick Diesel]

Number one choice - Free
Number two choice - Cold

But seriously, I would say Yuengling

[DougOzzzz]

Trappistes Rochefort 10 is the best beer I've ever had...

I could list about 100 other good beers I've had that don't cost $7 for an 11 ounce bottle..

[Chaostracize]

We have similar tastes.

You HAVE to try Chimay. I think it's a lager. One bottle is about 10 bucks. It's worth it, gets you so hammered, and tastes so good.

[Chaostracize]

Stella is great stuff.

[bholdr]

by style:

ALES

IPA- the greatest of all beer forms- I have several reccomendations:

for the hop lovers out there:
Anderson Valey IPA- "man, that's got BITE!"
Hop Juice- the name says it all
LaConer IPA- really hard to find outside of washington state, buit this beer is the very definition of an IPA- a true monster at 7.2%, it will make you go 'ahhh....'
Boundry bay ReefNetter

Stout:
Obsidian by dechutes brewery- black as midnight, strong (6.9% by vol) and just a little roasty, mmm-mmm-good

Amber:
Fish Tale Organic Amber is the best amber beer on the market right now, IMO.

Scotch Ale:
If you can find it, Boundry Bay Scotch is, IMO, one of the top two or three beers in the world, any style. it's amazingly smooth and flavorful, the cascade hops and long brewing cycle make it very strong, sweet without being creamy, and, if you're not careful, it will ROCK your ass.
McEwans is O.K, too, i geuss.
Pike St Brewery Kilt Lifter is another good one

Belgian:
de dolles brewers (the mad brewers)
Chimay blue label
La Fin du Monde
Hoegarden- white ale (Vit). first sip: "hmmm..." by the last sip, you're trying to suck the last drops out of the bottle. very impressive, and the last traditional white beer being brewed.

LAGERS
i don't like lagers, generally, but there are a couple i have to reccomend:

St Pauli Girl- it's a little run-of-the-mill, but is so drinkable and has such a clean finish (if you can find a case that hasn't been skunkified by flourescent light) that it deserves a mention.

Harp. the other night i had like 5 PBRs and then a Harm. damn! big difference. good for black and tan, too.

Pilsner Urequell- the original clear pils, first brewed in the 14th century and still the standard by which all other pilsners should be judged.

PBR. for 1$/pint, how can i say no?

[hunterking]

all of these are good:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/hunterking/irish_stout.jpg

my favorite sammy smith's: imperial stout, winter welcome, and organic lager
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/hunterking/ssmith1.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/hunterking/1202RogueMochaPorter.jpg

the best:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/hunterking/grimbergen.jpg


among many other microbrews...

[DPCondit]

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Anyone ever had Delerium Tremens?


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Yes (I'm talking about the beer/ale whatever the heck it is, not the physical condition). I don't remember it as anything I would go out of my way for.

I like deep rich stouts, especially Imperial Stout, like Rasputin or Stone makes one too.

Don

[goofball]

This discussion begins and ends with Sunshine Wheat Beer from New Belgium Brewing

http://newbelgium.com/Images/OurBeers/Sunshine/swglass.jpg

[Phoenix1010]

Uh, Miller Lite?

[JPinAZ]

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Anyone ever had Delerium Tremens?

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The best name for a beer (or any other alcoholic drink) ever. I love their Christmas beer, Delerium Noel. There's just something about Santa Claus being pulled across the sky by pink elephants that makes me smile.

[hoyaboy1]

There are much better Belgians trappists than Chimay, ie Rochefort, Westvletern, and Westmalle. Chimay is the easiest to get in the US though, and still good.

One of my favorite beers I've had (only once though, sadly), was Rodenbach Grand Cru.

[BruinEric]

Stone Brewing Co: Anything Stone Brews
Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye
Alesmith X
Anchor Steam


Fizzy Yellow Beer is for Wussies

[Bataglin]

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[bennyk]

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the other night i had like 5 PBRs and then a Harm. damn!

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anyone that drinks 5 PBR's is in for some harm.

i feel it's typically better to start drinking with good beer, and THEN hit the cheap stuff, if you must, after you're on your way to drunksville. that way you get to enjoy the good beer.

YMMV
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[RX-21]

Can't go wrong with a Mac & Jacks African Amber out of WA. The Serengeti Wheat Hefeweizen they brew is also very good.

[nolanfan34]

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Can't go wrong with a Mac & Jacks African Amber out of WA. The Serengeti Wheat Hefeweizen they brew is also very good.

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Whatever man. You like Bud Light, and you know it.

[chucksim]

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Smithwick's...pronounced "Shmiddick's."

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[mason55]

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I love their Christmas beer, Delerium Noel. There's just something about Santa Claus being pulled across the sky by pink elephants that makes me smile.

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That stuff OWNED me when I drank it.

[uw_madtown]

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New Glarus Spotted Cow.

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Thank god someone put this on here. Great beer.

I'm also a big fan of the Angelic's beers (I think they brew them) and the German imports (I believe Franzikaner is one) at the Essen Haus.

Madison's a great beer city.

[broodwitch]

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You HAVE to try Chimay. I think it's a lager.

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nope, chimay makes ales, as do all trappist breweries. i did find an unsigned review (http://www.onlyfinebeer.co.uk/productDetails.php?Id=138) which likened the chimay XXX to a lager, but i dont really agree with it. it certainly is a pale beer, but so are all triples. aside from my not liking it as much as many other triple/golden/strong ales i dont recognize it as more similar to lagers.

[TStoneMBD]

sapporo.

no question. if you havent tried it you need to. its a japanese beer that is very smooth.

[RunDownHouse]

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I'm also a big fan of the Angelic's beers (I think they brew them) and the German imports (I believe Franzikaner is one) at the Essen Haus.

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Franziskaner = Spaten, no?

[BruinEric]

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Can't go wrong with a Mac & Jacks African Amber out of WA.

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That's a tasty beer, but it's not available outside WA, nor in bottles, correct?

[Leo99]

Mexican beers seem to be either slightly lower gravity Octoberfest styles (Vienna?) or piss. Dox X's is decent stuff. Corona is piss with a lime.

I've had the 60 minute IPA. Very good. I need to have the 60, 90 and 120 all at the same time for a proper taste comparison.

Don't we have this thread about once a month?

[broodwitch]

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Franziskaner = Spaten, no?

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no. franzi is known mostly for their wheat ales, spaten for lagers. they are different breweries, both in germany.

[Skipbidder]

Newcastle.
Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale.
Goose Island Demolition is nice.

I had a beer once called Sheaf Stout (Australian). I remember liking it. It was an oddly sweet and bubbly stout in a big-ass can. I haven't seen it again. I wonder whether anyone else has tried it.

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Franziskaner = Spaten, no?

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no. franzi is known mostly for their wheat ales, spaten for lagers. they are different breweries, both in germany.

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What he said.

I'm not a big beer guy anyway, but I'm a big fan of local beers or various German imports. Miller Lite and High Life are neutral... they aren't enjoyable but I don't dislike them either. Bud Light, Corona, and most of the shitty beer drank by fellow college kids really make me want to vomit. I generally stick to the Spotted Cow if I'm not drinking to get drunk. If I'm already drunk and I'm winding down the evening on beer, then I don't really care what I'm drinking as I'm already well on my way to being plastered.

[RunDownHouse]

OK, so while I'm sure they were started as separate breweries, Franziskaner is owned by the Spaten guys.

[somethingstupid]

brooklyn lager

[DCJ311]

Dogfish Head 90 minute IPA
Chimay Blue Reserve
Hoegaarden
Duvel
Terrible
Paulaner Salvatore
Paulaner Hefeweisen

and my favorite cheap domestic would be Red Dog.

[Sponger15SB]

It really depends, I don't quite have a favorite beer but my top 3 are: Gordon Bierch Golden Export, Hefeweizen, and St. Pauli's girl.

As you can tell, I enjoy light beer. I cannot for the life of me why people like extremely dark beer or pale ale's.

Although, right now I'm surrounded by 6 empty cans of Milwaukee's Best light, so I am a long way off from good beer.

[Barrett's Last Privateer]

I reckon a number of other Aussie beers rate a mention here. Be very surprised if any of these are available overseas, but if any of the OOT crowd find themselves downunder, I'd highly recommend the following:

Mountain Goat, both the Hightail and Pale Ales
Holgate, especially the Old Pale Ale
Southwark Premium, I've had the White a couple of times also, it's good too
Little Creatures - the Pale Ale is great and the Pilsner even better
Blue Tongue
St Arnou - they do a range, but they're all good
Redback (better on tap than out of a bottle imho)
James Squire Golden Ale (a seasonal beer only, but it rocks)

Yummo

BLP

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

Harpoon IPA (generally available in the North East)
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Boddingtons
Stella Artois
Guinness

[nicky g]

"Schneider-Weisse is the best weizen I've ever had, but I'm not sure you could get it outside of Bayern, much less in the States. The only decent weizen I've had here is Weihenstephaner draft."

You can get it bottled in London fairly easily.

[nicky g]

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One of my favorite beers I've had (only once though, sadly), was Rodenbach Grand Cru.

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Good call.

[nicky g]

I like:

Guinness
Leffe Blonde
Leffe Brune
Negra Modelo
Rodenbach
Schneider Weisse
Adnams Broadside
Kriek (girly Belgian fruit beer /images/graemlins/blush.gif)
Jupiler (bog standard Belgian lager, delicious though)
Duvel
Bacchus (weird Belgian beer I've only ever found in one bar)
Quite enjoy a Corona on a hot summer day.

[frank_iii]

Walter Payton and Jim McMahon. Gotta chrow in da coach, too. DITKA.

[r2p]

Fat Tire
Sierra Nevada
BBC (Berkshire Brewing Company) Steel Rail
Flying Fish IPA
Red Bell

[jlpadge21]

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I reckon a number of other Aussie beers rate a mention here. Be very surprised if any of these are available overseas, but if any of the OOT crowd find themselves downunder, I'd highly recommend the following:
BLP

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No mention of Tooeys Old?
And, they're available in the states if you smuggle them back.

[JPinAZ]

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I cannot for the life of me why people like extremely dark beer or pale ale's.

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While the majority of darker beers tend to be very malty or roasty (is that a word?), it's actually a small percentage of the total grain that's responsible for a beer's color. A 5 gallon batch of a pale yellow beer takes about 7 pounds of malt. Simply adding 4 ounces of a dark roasted malt will give a dark beer with very little difference in taste.