Favorite Non-Macro Brews
 

What's your favorite non-Macro brew? For those that don't know what a macro brew is, it's basically any beer you've seen on a commercial (Miller Lite, Bud, Heineken, Corona, etc...).

Sample non-Macro brews would include microbrews and imports (if you live in the US).

Oh, my top 5 are: Fullers ESB, Bells Expedition Stout, Rochefort 10, Weistenphaner Dunkel, and ...... Pilsner Urquell.

Anyone who says Bud Light, Coors, etc... will be shot for not reading directions.

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What about Yuengling or Sam Adams? Are they macro?

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I am confused. Could you not say ; "What is your favorite Micro Brew and express a more accurate title?

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Bass Ale, Guinness(as long as it's in Ireland...not in US), Dos Equis, BJ's Brewhouse Jeremiah Red(local micro), and Fat Tire

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Shiner Bock

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Fat Tire is the nectar of the Gods. And it is not even close.

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Good answer. In KC we have Boulavard Brewery, which makes seasonal beers as well as year long selections, like Wheat, and Pale Ale.

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kiltlifter, petes wicked strawberry blonde

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Anything from the Widmer brothers. Radio commercials don't count.

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Fat Tire is the nectar of the Gods. And it is not even close.

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Fat Tire is the nectar of the Gods. And it is not even close.

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Fat Tire is good. Most serious beer snobs would say it's not nearly the best beer made by New Belgium. I suggest you try some of their other beers.

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Pilsner Urquel
Steinlager
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Mehana
Kirin Dry

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Yuengling.

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kiltlifter, petes wicked strawberry blonde

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You live in AZ, Alobar? If not, didn't know you could get Kiltlifter outside of AZ.

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Yuengling.

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Never heard of it. Who makes it? What country?

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Guinness(as long as it's in Ireland...not in US),

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Is there something to this, as I really liked it when I was in Europe, but here it has a funky after-taste? I just assumed it was me.

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JamesPage
AnchorSteam

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Yuengling.

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Never heard of it. Who makes it? What country?

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Pottsville, PA.

USA baby.

Once you get outside of PA or NJ, it can get hard to find.

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Guinness(as long as it's in Ireland...not in US),

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Is there something to this, as I really liked it when I was in Europe, but here it has a funky after-taste? I just assumed it was me.

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I think Guinness has different formulas for different countries. I live in Ireland now and I can't really taste the difference. I think the export they make for the US is about the same as Ireland, it's just a better drinking experience over in Ireland, no?????

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Anything by Sierra Nevada

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Fat Tire is the nectar of the Gods. And it is not even close.

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Fat Tire is good. Most serious beer snobs would say it's not nearly the best beer made by New Belgium. I suggest you try some of their other beers.

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Unfortunately, I live in FL and cannot get any of their beers. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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I am confused. Could you not say ; "What is your favorite Micro Brew and express a more accurate title?

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It looks like he wanted to include imports. I'd consider Guinness, Dos Equis and the like macros, but he specifically allowed imports.

Any of Stone's brews are incredible.

Weihenstephaner's hefeweizen (weizen) is the bet I've managed to find in the states (I lived in southern Germany for a while). Still not as good as real, bavarian weizen, but pretty good.

Fat Tire is decent, but I agree that they have much better beers. The Blue Paddle Pils and their Trippel are both very good.

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Yuengling.

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I heard she's only 2 shots back going into the Friday's round.

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Anything from the Widmer brothers. Radio commercials don't count.

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Widmer brothers is from the oregon area right? What do you think of Deuschtes (sp) beers? I used to think black butte porter was the nuts during my college days .

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it's just a better drinking experience over in Ireland, no?????

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I wondered about that, but I don't think so. I really liked Kilkenny(sp?) beer. That stuff is yummy.

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Yuengling.

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Never heard of it. Who makes it? What country?

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Pottsville, PA.

USA baby.

Once you get outside of PA or NJ, it can get hard to find.

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In NJ, its under $15 a case. And it is quality beer.

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Yuengling.

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I heard she's only 2 shots back going into the Friday's round.

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OMFG. That might have been the wittiest post I've ever read on 2+2!!! Well done.

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That really isn't true anymore in my opinion. I think it was because Guiness uses nitrogen rather than co2 for carbonation, but so many US bars with guiness have nitrogen for the taps now. I specifically drank only guiness before going to ireland to see if there really was a difference, and noticed none (~2 years ago)

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Pilsner Urquell is very good - I just discovered this myself. My girlfriend grabbed it for me one day when she was in the liqour store, because I told her I like Blue, which is a pilsner... she's a good woman.

My current favourite - Sleeman Original Draught. Fantastic.

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Anything from the Widmer brothers. Radio commercials don't count.

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Widmer brothers is from the oregon area right? What do you think of Deuschtes (sp) beers? I used to think black butte porter was the nuts during my college days .

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What a travesty, page four and no mention of the dog. For me the answer is easily Newcastle Brown Ale.

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Swede

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What a travesty, page four and no mention of the dog. For me the answer is easily Newcastle Brown Ale.

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Swede

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Yuengling.

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Never heard of it. Who makes it? What country?

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Pottsville, PA.

USA baby.

Once you get outside of PA or NJ, it can get hard to find.

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It's all over VA baby!

I love both the lager and black and tan. Best "cheap" beer available in my opinion.

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Dogfish Head 90 minute IPA is excelent. Victory Hop Devil is also another good choice for hopheads.

Also, I'm not big on Trippels, but I tired Weyerbacher Merry Monks Belgium Ale the other day for the first time, and was very impressed. In fact, I was pretty impressed with their whole line (the Hefeweizen was a bit more full bodied than many of the wheats I'v had - and very good).

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Harpoon Winter Warmer.. greatest beer ever!

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Fat Tire
Anchor Steam
Bass
Guinness
Carlsburg

Edit: How could I forget my new obsession, boddingtons.

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Carlsburg

Edit: How could I forget my new obsession, boddingtons.

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I've only had Boddingtons once, and it was some of the nastiest "good" beer I've ever had. I wonder if there was something wrong with the particular keg we drank it from, 'cause I've heard several other people rave about it. Describe the taste to me, compare it to a similar tasting beer or something.

Swede

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Fat Tire is the nectar of the Gods. And it is not even close.

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I had Fat Tire for the first time when I stayed at the Mirage earlier this month. I drank it exclusively and plentifully while I was there, and enjoyed it. I'm not much into Ambers, but it was good for what it was, and was certainly better than the other stuff they had there.

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Yuengling.

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Harpoon IPA is the nuts.

-SmileyEH