best beer?

[Pittsax]

That was the one sentence that grabbed my eye. The only think I could think were the following abominations...

Iron City
Duquesne

and all of their light version

Ugh...lame-ass Pittsburgh beers. Don't forget Old Frothingslosh.

Call me boring, but I usually stick with either Samuel Adams or Yuengling. If I can get my hands on Sam Adams Octoberfest, I try to hoarde it, since it's probably my favorite.

For humor value, I also like the Burning River Pale Ale made by the Great Lakes Brewing Company (in Cleveland, OH).

 

[wrc fan]

Biers?

I'm guessing he's breton, in which case bier means beer.

 

[Jaffa Cake]

Mmm, I drink more lagers than ales, but Black Sheep is probably my favourite ale.

Then you're clearly a lady of impeccable tastes. Strangely enough, I used to be more of a lager drinker but over the past year or so I've been getting more into ales. Might be something to do with the fact I'm now in my thirties, so maybe I'm just turning into an old codger.

We've got a couple of nice pubs within a couple of minutes walk, both of which have a very varied range of changing guest ales, so I always try to sample something new when we pop out for a drink.

 

[Black&Tan]

UIf I can get my hands on Sam Adams Octoberfest, I try to hoarde it, since it's probably my favorite.

I do the same with Sam Adams Old Fezziwig. There's something about it I can't get enough of! A shame its only available within a 12-pack. You have to buy 10 other miscellaneous Sam Adams just to get 2 Fezziwigs! And I get stuck with 2 Cranberry Lambics of which one is still in the fridge since Christmas....

 

[Lau]

Then you're clearly a lady of impeccable tastes.

Obviously.

Strangely enough, I used to be more of a lager drinker but over the past year or so I've been getting more into ales. Might be something to do with the fact I'm now in my thirties, so maybe I'm just turning into an old codger.

Oddly, I started off drinking ales, and didn't start drinking lager till I was 18 or so. I started off on Guinness, bizarrely, which I still maintain is hangover-free, and then drank bitter or ale, and it wasn't until I went to uni that I really drank lager. I think the problem is, is that you can usually get a good pint of lager in most pubs, yet not necessarily with ale - I'm not a fan of John Smiths or that sort of thing, so if theu don't have guest ales it's more of a gamble.

 

[Kup]

Another vote for Yuengling. Yuengling, the oldest beer in America, is hands down the best beer I've had in a while. I'm going to miss it after I leave Pennsylvania. Hopefully Coors will distribute Yuengling to a broader market while preserving the manufacturing process, now that they own the company.

 

[Phat Elvis]

Yuengling porter is very good; better than the lager in my opinion.

100% agree. It's not a typical porter but it is tasty.

I would second Bass and Guinness and add in Brooklyn Lager. But I also save my Sam Smith's Tadcaster Porters and any Bavarian (like EKU 28) for special occaisions.

 

[Phat Elvis]

Another vote for Yuengling. Yuengling, the oldest beer in America, is hands down the best beer I've had in a while. I'm going to miss it after I leave Pennsylvania. Hopefully Coors will distribute Yuengling to a broader market while preserving the manufacturing process, now that they own the company.

I haven't heard anything about Coors buying them. Couldn't find it online either. Don't know if this is true. I would stop buying it if they did...

 

[Kup]

I haven't heard anything about Coors buying them. Couldn't find it online either. Don't know if this is true. I would stop buying it if they did...

Yeah, it's not Yuengling that got bought out. I was thinking of Bud buying Rolling Rock, yet I ended up typing a rumor I heard around these parts. Didn't mean to confuse a beverage of Yuengling's caliber with the piss water of RR. Not that RR is a terrible beer...but Bud is sure going to make it that way.

 

[Hoef]

Can't say I really care for Shiner Bock. Think I'd rather suck on a sweaty toe.

Cool, like to try out a sweaty toe near you Tx for the Chimey enlightment.

 

[cb911]

LOL. Beer from the U.S.?
That sucks, since I don't have a clue. So I'm just going to say my faviourites anyway.

Most fave is Guiness. Mmmm... lovely.

But recently I tried a beer that may even rival my long-time fav. It's called Skol Super Strength, and it's soooo good!! Not really in the same category I guess, Guiness being a stout.

 

[Nanda Devi]

Bell's Oberon

Second that. Bell's is great... I especially like their Two-Hearted and Pale Ales. Nut Brown is tasty too, definitely a sippin' beer.

But when I can't get Bell's, I inevitably opt for a Sierra Nevada.

ND

 

[Electro Funk]

Best beer? In the US only? Surely shome mistake.

Budvar.

i enjoyed many of these on a train from the czech republik to budapest a few years back... very good stuff... (even at room temp )

 

[neocell]

Forgot One (non-USA of course)

Newcastle Brown Ale. Yum yum yum

 

[Henri Gaudier]

I'm guessing he's breton, in which case bier means beer.

Uncanny!! It's a shame no one took up my deviation into OGM's - genetically modified ingredients only my spelling. I can only conclude my original assertion was correct that GM is a non issue for most Americans & Canadians. Strange how the concerns about Monsanto demonstrated in 99 at Seattle have disappeared. Could it be everyone just got pissed for the next 7 years?

 

[mopppish]

It's funny that I stumbled upon this thread after a night of relatively heavy drinking.
My head is already starting to ache...
Anyway, I'm glad to see that Fat Tire has been mentioned a few times. A new place just opened up here in my little town that has that on tap, and I tried it a few weeks ago. I definitely lean towards that choice whenever I'm at that bar. Good stuff.
Flying Dog Brewery put out a commemorative beer for Hunter S Thompson last year called Gonzo Imperial Porter. That was the most expensive beer I've ever bought ($15 for 4) and while I can't say it's my favorite, I'll definitely say it was worth the money.
I went to England last year, and a friend of mine told me that I had to try Stella while I was there. I had it in a bottle to begin with and it was pretty awful. I gave it another shot on tap and WOW, what a difference. Not a super outstanding beer, but very decent. I've heard that Stella in England is similar to Miller/Budweiser/Busch over here in that it's sort of the "lowest common denominator" beer. If that's the case (perhaps some of you Brit members can confirm that?) then cheers to them on a relatively fine generic beer!

 

[Henri Gaudier]

Stella is infinitely better than..

..Budweiser. never had the other two. The problem with England is that any old idiot can run a pub and often bieres are not kept well and pipe/pump maintenance is naive. I've occasionally had arguements with barman when a Stella or 1664 bought in London is about 10% pipe cleaner. The Worlds End in Camden immediately spring to mind here. When Stella's right - it is a very decent drink. But that's a case with most draught bieres - the landlord or barkeep really needs to know their business. Made thirsty by this thread, I went into town to get my World Cup stores. I went for Pelforth Brune 6.5% & Leffe Blonde 6.6%. Nothing too heavy. After all, I do want to watch the Budvars thump the Budweisers on the 12th.

 

[mopppish]

Stella is infinitely better than ...Budweiser.

I agree wholeheartedly.
I only meant that in the sense that Miller/Budweiser/Busch in America is like the Windows of personal computing. It's EVERYWHERE. Most of the time if you go to a cookout and the host says "hey, can I grab you a beer?", it's one of those. 99% (possibly an exaggeration) of the beer commercials you see in the States are from one of those big names. I was under the impression that Stella is like that in Europe, or at least in England. My point was that Stella is a much higher quality "you can find it everywhere" beer than Budweiser.

 

[sushi]

so what is your favorite beer (here in the U.S.) that you drink?

Free beer?

 

[Abstract]

In France I intend to get a lot of Leffe Brune, Jenlain & Pelforth Blondes in for the World Cup.

Leffe Brun is the tastiest beer in the entire history of the world. Ever. Bar none. Everything else pales in comparison.

Decent beers that I'll drink (not necessarily the best of the best):

- Leffe Brun. No, not Leffe Blonde or any other variation. It must be "brun."
- Boddingtons
- Guinness
- Hoegaarden is gret if you're in the right mood.
- Paulaner Beer = decent substitute for Hoegaarden.
- Coopers Special Old Stout (and for the price they're sold at......it better be eff'ing good)
- Samuel Adams
- Sam Smith
- Alexander Keiths (worst IPA in the world, but a decent tasting lager for cheap)
- Creemore Springs = The best widely available beer in Canada.

- Anchor Steam -- but it's kind of boring at times.

- Steamwhistle, because it's Canadian and local to me, contains relatively natural ingredients (even the water), but it tastes a bit like Anchor Steam, but watery. Oh well, still makes the list because i do drink it.

- Sleemans, a decent brewery Guelph, Canada. I love one of their beers, but Iforget which type since I haven't had it in years........it wasn't Honey Brown, though)



Heineken, Stella Artois.........bottle or tap.......is highly overrated, I'm sorry.

 

[Black&Tan]

- Boddingtons

Boddington's Bitter or Boddington's Ale? I didn't mind the bitter too much, although I much preferred a Matthew Brown.

Heineken is good, but you gotta go to Munich for a really good one. The bottles are my backup if I go to a wedding or event. Choices invariably are Bud, Bud Light, Miller, Miller Light or Heineken. Not my preference, but obviously the only real choice there.

 

[Piarco]

Newcastle Brown Ale. Yum yum yum

Ah, yes.... a bottle of dog. Or a bottle of brown, depending what part of Newcastle you're from!
I used to drink this a lot around when I was 18 as its more than a pint in that bottle (or it was anyway... I've seen some smaller bottles recently ) but I've only had it on and off since then - despite going to uni in Newcastle!

 

[Black&Tan]

Ah, yes.... a bottle of dog. Or a bottle of brown, depending what part of Newcastle you're from!

We used to call it Newkie Brown. I met my wife while drinking those...

 

[Piarco]

We used to call it Newkie Brown. I met my wife while drinking those...

Apparantly its only called that by non-Newcaslte folks, that and Newkie B. I made the mistake of calling in Newkie Brown on my first forray into "real" pubs in Newcastle... I quickly learnt not to do that. May as well go in with a neon sign saying "I'm not from around here, and I'm a pikey student too" - not the best for a group of pikey students who weren't from around there

And its Boddington's Bitter I'm sure. Or just a pint of Boddies....

I was in New York two weeks ago and went to restaurant that Freeny suggested - City Crab. I was recommended a beer, which on checking the City Crab website, is called Bluepoint Toasted Lager, from Long Island apparantly. I liked that... tasted like it was almost brewed in Belgium.

Talking of which, anyone had/like Kwak? Damn good stuff, and gets served in an interesting mini yard of ale type glass....

 

[danired18]

You alchoholics.....worlds stupidest Thread...do you know what this stuff does to your brain?