Favorite kind of beer?

[mactastic]

Ok, this is mostly a silly thread, but I'm wondering what kind of beer people prefer. I've been blessed by having several local breweries around for most of my adult life (and my under 21 days too, but that's a different matter). But outside any local breweries that don't sell commercially, what do you drink? Lately my favorite has been anything from the Anderson Valley Brewing Company, out of Mendocino Ca., particularly their Oatmeal Stout. I also like Newcastle (English brown beer) and Red Hook ESB. So what do you drink, if anything? Or do you just hate beer?

If this goes well, I might try a wine thread as well, for those who enjoy the vino it might be nice to get some tips on good stuff at a reasonable price....

[cubist]

I think we had a thread like this recently.

I live near the Old Dominion Brewing Co., in Ashburn, Va. and I'm very fond of their Tuppers Hop Pocket Pils. It's very dry and crisp, much like I imagine Pilsner Urquell would be if it were on tap. I have a keg refrigerator.

[vollspacken]

yeeesss, another beer thread...

my favorite beer?

of course Beck's


I also like:
- Schneiders Weisse
- Paulaner
- Pilsener Urquell
and many others :)

vSpacken

[mactastic]

Can't get enough of that wonderful Duff.;)

[patrick0brien]

-This'll disappoint you:

Guiness, Killian's Irish Red, Honey Brown.

..ask me about scotch ;)

[robbieduncan]

Originally posted by vollspacken
yeeesss, another beer thread...

my favorite beer?

of course Beck's


I also like:
- Schneiders Weisse
- Paulaner
- Pilsener Urquell
and many others :)

vSpacken

Schneider Weisse and Paulaner are both Munich beers. I like almost all Munich beers. You should try some more: Ayinger is nice, Konig Ludwig Dunkels is amazing.

[iGav]

I don't particularly go for beers myself...

Can definitely appreciate a Newcastle Brown ale though... or a Caffery's ;)

My preferred alcoholic beverage of choice however is Bulmers 'Strongbow' Strong, Dry, Cider.... ;) :D

[phrancpharmD]

Originally posted by patrick0brien


..ask me about scotch ;)

or me about bourbon.

Though definitely not my favorite by any stretch, I've been in a PBR kinda way this summer. . . I think in the last thread I mentioned Sweet Water IPA and Sweet Water 420 (local Atlanta brewing company) as most likely my favorites with Guinness.

[mactastic]

I'm also a fan of the Black and Tan...

[jethroted]

Guiness

[mactastic]

Originally posted by cubist
I have a keg refrigerator.

Dude that rocks!

[Mudbug]

Mmmmm beer.

I like most of 'em...

Corona (with a lime)
Killian's Irish Red
Shiner Bock
Rolling Rock (with a shot of peppermint schnopps)

and of course,
Natural Light.
j/k ;)

[strider42]

I've tried a lot of beer and still not found one nearly as good as Anchor Steam. Perfect amount of carbonation, perfect taste, no nasty aftertaste at all, a nice color, even the label is cool. I want to take a tour of their brewery (its here in san francisco) and try some of their lesser known beers, like anchor stout. Food network did a piece on them a little while ago, interesting stuff.

Lots of other good beers though. Guiness of course, particularly in a black and tan, steelhead, fat tire, redhook. And I have a special place in my heart for Pabst Blue Ribbon.

[Juventuz]

McEwan's
Newcastle
Fullers ESB


I like a nice Black and Tan every now and then too.

[Abstract]

Originally posted by vollspacken
yeeesss, another beer thread...

my favorite beer?

of course Beck's


I also like:
- Schneiders Weisse
- Paulaner
- Pilsener Urquell
and many others :)

vSpacken

Becks? Aren't you from Germany or something? Isn't Becks ranked as highly over in your part of the world as Heineken? :p

Creemore Springs (its Canadian)
Leffe Brune
Hoegaarden
Anchor Steam Beer
Boddingtons
Caffreys
John Smith's Extra Smooth
Pilsner Urquell
Alexander Keiths India Pale Ale (baaaaad IPA, but tastes like a great lager) :cool:

I just tried Paulaner Weisbier.....its pretty good.

Actually, I'll have just about any type of beer and think its okay. :o

[tazo]

*Awaits first MR teenager's answer* :D

[rhpenguin]

Molson Canadian or Alexander Keiths. Both are excelent beers.

Cheap and domestic is the way i like it... :P

[Foucault]

gotta love Guinness, Rolling Rock, Miller Lite, and San Miguels

[robbieduncan]

Mmm Sitting here sipping a Hoegaarden. Nice and cold. Just back from france with a whole load of Belgian Wheat Beer. I love the Channel Tunnel. £35 return (was only in France for a few hours) and only an hours drive from my flat. I can be in France within 2 hours!

[krossfyter]

dos xx
corona
tecate

mexican beer ... the real hops!

[idea_hamster]

EXTERIOR "BARBARY COAST" -- NIGHT

Frank finally gets to where he's going - a corner bar - and skids to a
hault. They all pile out. Frank grabs Jeffrey.

FRANK
Come on. I wancha to meet a frienda mine.
Raymond, get enough beer for Ben too.

RAYMOND
Okay Frank.

FRANK
(to Jeffrey)
What kinda beer do you like?

JEFFREY
(just says it)
Heineken.

FRANK
F* THAT S*. PABST BLUE RIBBON!!!

He grabs Jeffrey and pushes him into the bar.

[themadchemist]

I don't drink, which is good for me from a legal standpoint, eh?

Not that I haven't been offered it on more than a few occassions. Like randomly in my room once by one of my suitemates. Apparently my roommate had a little stock.

At least it means I don't get busted at the local bar, though I can't say the same for some of my other under-aged friends (though less under-aged than me).

[mactastic]

Homer no function beer well without.

[idea_hamster]

Originally posted by mactastic
Homer no function beer well without.
Um...is that an observation by Yoda?

:D

[mactastic]

Originally posted by idea_hamster
Um...is that an observation by Yoda?

:D

Ha! No, it's from a Simpsons episode where Homer can't have any beer.

[idea_hamster]

But I do remember, "OK, brain -- you don't like me and I don't like you. So let's just get through this and then I can go back to killing you with beer."

[jefhatfield]

mackeson's triple stout
guinness stout
eku 28
anything chimay

aloixe corton burgundy...not a beer, but i had to mention it:p

[krossfyter]

151 (not beer i know) doesnt hit me like it used too. time to try some everclear i guess.






:rolleyes:

[MacBandit]

FREE BEER!!!

That's my favorite kind.

[krossfyter]

um if schafer light were free i dont think i would partake of the offer.
so i am biased as to what beer i drink that is free.


;)

[Squire]

That depends on how much money I have.

I think the best beer I've ever had was Theakston Old Peculier. That falls into the "money is no object" category because a bottle of it runs about $10 over here. (Guiness is even more expensive.)

My regular beer back home was Moosehead- both the Green Label (Lager) and the Red Label (Pale Ale).

My regular beer these days is OB Lager (Oriental Breweries). It's pretty good and dirt cheap.

Some runners up: Carlsberg, Molson Canadian, Grolsch, Beck's Dark. I've tried a lot of different beers but I still seem to enjoy a lot of the blue-collar brands. One reason is simply that imported beer is so expensive here.

Cheers,

Squire

[mactastic]

Originally posted by krossfyter
151 (not beer i know) doesnt hit me like it used too. time to try some everclear i guess.






:rolleyes:

Wow, careful with that stuff... I had a roommate once who was a big everclear fan, used to drink it on ice. He wound up in the hospital doing that one to many times. Of course he used to shoot speed with a needle that looked like it was for a horse too. That may have helped.

[mrjamin]

Originally posted by Juventuz
Fullers ESB

isn't that rumoured to be the new interface on the nextgen iPods?

ahem.

i've recently got into asian lagers (like Tiger, asahi, cobra etc..) but you can't beat a proper english ale.

As far as that fizzy stuff americans call beer, i'm quite partial to Miller (rarely see it on tap in the UK).

Originally posted by MacBandit
FREE BEER!!!

That's my favorite kind.

I had a friend who's band was called "free beer", but it was just to get people along to their gigs

[Cheese]

GUINNESS EXTRA STOUT DRAUGHT

but I can't say no to the occasional PBR either!!!(sorry)

[Mr. Anderson]

I love a Bass or Guiness regularly - but recently I found a really good Lager at TraderJoe's in DC - Starobrno - its Czech I think. Yummy! :D

D

[iGav]

Originally posted by Squire
That depends on how much money I have.

I think the best beer I've ever had was Theakston Old Peculier. That falls into the "money is no object" category because a bottle of it runs about $10 over here. (Guiness is even more expensive.)


$10 for an Old Pec :eek: :eek: :eek:

That's totally immoral....:p :p :p

[Squire]

Originally posted by iGAV
$10 for an Old Pec :eek: :eek: :eek:

That's totally immoral....:p :p :p

Yeah. That's crazy. Maybe that's why I thought it tasted so good. :) Is was in a Korean-Irish bar (cleverly dubbed "O'Kim's") one evening and met a guy who had toured their brewery. He basically said that you walk up to this big, old, wooden door, knock on it a few times, and tell them that you want to take a tour. They say hold on a minute, then let you in. Sounds like something out of "Harry Potter."

Squire

[sketchy]

i'm more of a Cider person. I love woodchuck..

If i drink beer i usually get a rolling rock.. something light tasting.

mixed drinks -- gin and tonic, cognac

wine -- all types :)

Dave

[jefhatfield]

Originally posted by iGAV
$10 for an Old Pec :eek: :eek: :eek:

That's totally immoral....:p :p :p

at the bar down the street, a large, large glass equivalent of 2 one pint spatens is $10 dollars...but that would be $3.20 at the grocery store down the street for two bottles...a 300% percent markup...not bad

but even though i have frequented the bar for years, i have only seen two people shell out $10 dollars for that double pint size beer...it makes more sense to get two different flavored pints at the same price because after 20 ounces or so, the same taste could get a little old, no matter how good the beer

[pyrotekniks]

My favorite beer.. the Almaza made in lebenon.. It tastes like Peroni without the aftertaste... Stella Artois is also good..

[mactastic]

Wow, cool. I'm gonna check out alot of these beers that I haven't had yet. Thanks for posting everyone!

[LobsterMobster]

Favourite Canadian Brew: Don de dieu by Unibroue
Favourite Belgian Beer: Chimay Bleu on tap at the Bier Circus Cafe in Brussels
Favourite homebrew: J&J's Oatmeal Stout



Signed,
J of J&J's ;)

[Squire]

Originally posted by jefhatfield
at the bar down the street, a large, large glass equivalent of 2 one pint spatens is $10 dollars...but that would be $3.20 at the grocery store down the street for two bottles...a 300% percent markup...not bad

Unfortunately, I'm talking about a normal 341 ml bottle of beer. Insanity.

Squire

[Stelliform]

MMmm Barq's cuz its got bite! ;) <Yeah I don't drink and I am in South Louisiana.... I think the EPA is about to list me on the endangered species list. :D>