Whats your Favorite Beer?

[jbmagic]

Whats your favorite Beer?


i like Bud light, Coors light and Corona

[Young Drachma]

Red Stripe.

Hooray Beer.

just kidding. I hate beer. It tastes vile.

[Bo Jackson's Hip]

Yuengling, Miller Lite...

[Young Drachma]

I don't wanna hear any b.s. about how it's an "Acquired" taste. I'd just as well never acquire it, no matter how much everyone tried to get me to see the light back when I was in the Air Force.

[oliegirl]

Bass Ale, Red Stripe, Corona (with a lime of course!)

[rafini]

Bud Light, Yuengling, Killian's

[gottimd]

I'll drink just about anything that is in front of me. Not a fan of dark beers, but if I was somewhere and that was all they were serving for some unknown reason, then I would suck it up and drink it until I passed out.

[cartman]

Shiner Bock

[Desnudo]

I don't wanna hear any b.s. about how it's an "Acquired" taste. I'd just as well never acquire it, no matter how much everyone tried to get me to see the light back when I was in the Air Force.

It's really an acquired taste

[Honolulu_Blue]

Shiner Bock
I agree. Shiner Bock.

[CHEMICAL SOLDIER]

Budweiser Select, Sam Adamas, and as far as international beers: San Miguel is pretty decent.

[Karlifornia]

http://xo.typepad.com/blog/skittlebrau%20(Custom).jpg

Skittlebrau

[digamma]

Among my favorites are Shiner, Pacifo, Anchor Steam, as well as an assortment of full flavored stouts.

I dislike all beers in green bottles.

[Chas in Cinti]

Pilsner Urquell, Harp, Stella Artois, Bitburger

Now, if I'm at the local watering hole, Miller Lite... :)

-Chas

[VPI97]

Guinness

Nothing else compares.

[Castlerock]

Wow, there are some bad beers mentioned above. 2 of my favorites:
Alaskan Amber (Juneau, Alaska)
and Long Trail Ale (Vermont)

[Chas in Cinti]

I dislike all beers in green bottles.

A friend of mine in distributing once told me that the green bottles do not protect the product from direct sunlight as well as the brown, so they don't have as long of a shelf life...

FWIW...

Chas

[gottimd]

Pilsner Urquell, Harp, Stella Artois, Bitburger

Now, if I'm at the local watering hole, Miller Lite... :)

-Chas
Never had bitburger before, but I would agree with this list 106.79%

[Samdari]

Sam Adams Octoberfest.

[sovereignstar]

Newcastle and any Sam Adams

[korme]

I really want to try Shiner. No one has even heard of it around here.

My favorites right now would be Bud Light, Molson Canadian, and Corona only with limes.

Heineken is the worst beer I have ever tasted.

[sovereignstar]

Shit, I almost forgot about my other fav!

Samuel Jackson Beer - it'll get you drunk!

http://www.rabidmonkey.com/img/cs_samjackson2.jpg
http://members.aol.com/blackrose3000/images/jacksonbeersm.jpg

[fantastic flying froggies]

I like most beers, but have a preference for dark beers and ales...

[SFL Cat]

I like Guiness. Very thirst-quenching.

I usually drink Miller Ultra though, since I try to watch my carb intake.

[timmynausea]

Bell's. Brewed in Kalamazoo, MI. It's aweseome.
As far as the corporate beers, I'd go with Sam Adams.

[CHEMICAL SOLDIER]

I really want to try Shiner. No one has even heard of it around here.

My favorites right now would be Bud Light, Molson Canadian, and Corona only with limes.

Heineken is the worst beer I have ever tasted.
I'll second that, I dont like heineken's taste. Dont really know what people like about it.

[korme]

The first (and last) time I drank a Heineken was in Canada. Bought some huge ass silver can that was like the equivalent of 3 1/2 normal sized beers (The Beer Store in Windsor has all sorts of huge ass cans, that's what we thought they were all like at first in Canada). Anyways, I started to drink it and immediately felt like it was settling in my throat and not in my stomach. Couldn't finish it before I threw up. Poured the rest out.

[gottimd]

Anyways, I started to drink it and immediately felt like it was settling in my throat and not in my stomach. Couldn't finish it before I threw up. Poured the rest out.

http://www.caligirl.net/album/m-p/pictures2004/night-cat.jpg

[Honolulu_Blue]

I'll second that, I dont like heineken's taste. Dont really know what people like about it.
I like Heineken fine. It's a solid pils. Not the best. Not the worst. Tastes nice cold or with most foods.

[condors]

i normally am a whiskey (jack daniels) guy

but i like Fosters, Yuengling, and Moosehead

[MacroGuru]

I like Chimay Grande Reserve (on top of that, here in Utah, it has 9% when most beer from the store is at 3.2%)(Oh, and any beer above 3.2% has to be purchased at the state liquor store) but a good Hefe is usually right up there for me as well.....

[ISiddiqui]

Guinness is the nectar of the Gods. But usually I'll have a Sam Adams or Newcastle Brown.

I can't believe that people are willing to drink anything from Budweiser when they have a choice!

[ISiddiqui]

Almost forgot about Yuengling. We don't have it hear in the South, but while in NJ, I used to drink it a good deal. Good stuff.

[gottimd]

Almost forgot about Yuengling. We don't have it hear in the South, but while in NJ, I used to drink it a good deal. Good stuff.
If I'm not mistaken, Yuengling is hard to come by commodity unless you are close to PA.

[Honolulu_Blue]

I like Chimay Grande Reserve (on top of that, here in Utah, it has 9% when most beer from the store is at 3.2%)(Oh, and any beer above 3.2% has to be purchased at the state liquor store) but a good Hefe is usually right up there for me as well.....
Chimay is a great beer. A dangerous beer. While living in Belgium, I had spent many nights drinking Chimay Blue. Good nights, painful mornings. Hoegarden is a fantastic beer for a hot summer afternoon. Cold. Crisp. Very refreshing.

I'm also a big fan of Grimbergen, Leffe (Blonde and Brune), and Duvel.

Of late I have been drinking a lot of Yuengling (2-3 bottles a night or so). There's a lot of here in DC and it's cheap.

[Honolulu_Blue]

While slightly off topic, one of the best mixed drinks I've ever had was called a "Tatanka." It's bison (or bison grass) vodka and apple juice. It's amazing. It tastes like liquid apple pie: sweet and spicey at the same time. I have tried, without any success, to buy a bottle of bison vodka. I think the main brand (all of them?) is Polish.

[Ryche]

My favorite is a local beer, Summit Extra Pale Ale. Current second favorite is Flying Dog Scottish Porter.

In general, I like the EPAs, porters and unfiltered wheat beers.

And I don't believe beer is an acquired taste, I liked it better than pop the first time I tried it when I was 4 :)

[rafini]

If I'm not mistaken, Yuengling is hard to come by commodity unless you are close to PA.

They have it in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina (Myrtle Beach), so it's making its way south.

[Mustang]

Hacker-Pschorr . .

[Fonzie]

I'm a big fan of Sam Adams, Sierra Nevada, Bass, Harps, and Corona with lime. I also dig the occasional Black and Tan.

[Bo Jackson's Hip]

I can get Yuengling pretty much anywhere in Jacksonville. Do you all have those around the World clubs in your local bars, whereby you get a card and if you drink every type of beer in the joint you get a free T-shirt or some crummy prize like that. A lot of the Ft. Benning area bars had that when i was in the Army there.

[Crapshoot]

Budweiser and Bud Light are piss packaged in bottles for people who don't know any better. Something like a Guiness or a Yeungling are a lot better.

[ISiddiqui]

They have it in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina (Myrtle Beach), so it's making its way south.
Woohoo! :D

[korme]

Budweiser and Bud Light are piss packaged in bottles for people who don't know any better. Something like a Guiness or a Yeungling are a lot better.
And more expensive. Hell, even Bud Light is too pricey for me most of the time. I'm a college student, life is hard. $9.99 for a case of Natural Light is hard to pass up, piss or not. http://dynamic.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/images/smilies/tongue.gif

[vtbub]

And more expensive. Hell, even Bud Light is too pricey for me most of the time. I'm a college student, life is hard. $9.99 for a case of Natural Light is hard to pass up, piss or not. http://dynamic.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/images/smilies/tongue.gif

Dear lord, son. I'm gone 3 months and to see you say that. Breaks my heart.

[vtbub]

dola-

labatt blue and guiness

[korme]

Yep, Blue is pretty good too

[moriarty]

Guinness - no contest.

[johnnyshaka]

Alexander Keith's

[TLK]

Newcastle.

[gi]

Caffrey's
Kilkenny

[I. J. Reilly]

Terminator Stout
It's not available outside the NorthWest, but by far the best I've ever tasted.

[Peregrine]

Guinness is definitely at the top of the list, though there are several others pretty close. I'm also a really big fan of most Pyramid beers.

[timmyw3]

My top choice would be Blue Moon Belgian White. Following closely behind would be Yuengling and Harp.

[Peregrine]

This is a great thread since no one has to argue (unless someone votes for Bud and Miller.) Lots of great beers here, I've tried most of them, at least. I envy H_B for living in Belgium, I've tried Grimbergen several times when I've visited London, I really wish I could get more of the Belgian beers here since they are excellent.

[WSUCougar]

Red Hook
Anchor Steam
Sierra Nevada
Sam Adams
Pete's Wicked

...but mostly microbrews. A few of my big favorites are Rogue Brewery (Oregon), Upstream (Omaha), and Schlafly (St. Louis), but I've rarely met a microbrewery I didn't like.

[WSUCougar]

Terminator Stout
It's not available outside the NorthWest, but by far the best I've ever tasted.
Not sure what part of the NW you're in, but have you tried Rogue's Shakespeare Stout?

[Honolulu_Blue]

This is a great thread since no one has to argue (unless someone votes for Bud and Miller.) Lots of great beers here, I've tried most of them, at least. I envy H_B for living in Belgium, I've tried Grimbergen several times when I've visited London, I really wish I could get more of the Belgian beers here since they are excellent.
Belgium is a great place for beer. The local bars (can't really call 'em pubs) are all incredibly cheap. Lady H_B lived two doors down for a place simply called "Beermania". It had hundreds of Belgian beers. There was another bar we used to hit we simply called "The Beer Place." It had over 200 Belgian beers, each with their own glass. A small place, but perfect for sampling the beers.

A funny thing about Stella Artois is that it's basically like the "Budweiser" of Belgian beers. It's a step up from "Maes" and "Jupiler", but a small step. It's not very highly regarded at all. In fact, they tried selling it in England for a while as a cheap, Belgium beer. Its sales were horrible. There's plenty of cheap beer in England. So the Stella folks simply doubled the price, marketed it as a high class, foreign import and sales went through the roof. The power of advertising...

[st.cronin]

Left Hand's Sawtooth Ale is the best beer I have ever had.

[TroyF]

Fat Tire.

[Fonzie]

Fat Tire.
Forgot about Fat Tire. Me likey.

[ice4277]

Murphy's (Stout or Red), Newcastle, Boddington's, Beck's Dark, Kronenbourg, and for piss beer, Bud Light/Coors Light

[bigdawg2003]

I concur with the Shiner Bock, and also Ziegen Bock if you're a fan of the Shiner

[timmynausea]

Newcastle is pretty good, too. I sort of forgot about it.

[korme]

Will someone ship me 2 6 packs of Shiner Bock already?

[Airhog]

I think the brown bear pretty well, although polar bear is nice. I think Panda bears are my favorite though!

[Tigercat]

Beck's dark, Murphy's stout, and Samuel Adams Old Fezziwig(sp?) Ale.

[I. J. Reilly]

Not sure what part of the NW you're in, but have you tried Rogue's Shakespeare Stout?
Have not tried that one, sounds like I should though. Stout = Good

[timmynausea]

The Olde Fezziweg at least has the funniest name. It was decent. I don't think they made it this past year.

[Tigercat]

I'm not a big fan of fruit or very spiced beers, but the Fezziweg would be my first choice if I wanted something with a really different taste too it. I am not a big fan of Sam Adams regular beers, but all the specialty or seasonal beers I've had from that brewing company (Boston?) have been pretty good.

[Greyroofoo]

Personally I can't think of any beers that taste good, however I find that after I get a couple beers in me that Coke is the greatest tasting thing in the world!

[clintl]

Anchor Steam, Sierra Nevada, Fat Tire, Sam Adams, Red Hook, Pete's Wicked - all great.

A couple more to add:

Sudwerk Marzen (the hometown stuff)
Eye of the Hawk (Mendocino Brewing Co.)

[Yellow5]

Stone Smoked Porter

Rogue Smoke

Also like Fat Tire and Petes Wicked which are easier to get.

[mhass]

Negra Modella - Soooo good.

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[FrogMan]

as I said in another thread to JeeberD, it's the Eau Bénite (http://www.unibroue.com/products/eau.cfm) for me, probably quite tough for you South of the border to find, but if you get the chance to get your hands on any of the Unibroue beers, try them...

As for day to day beer, it's Labatt's Blue for me, well, Blue Light nowadays...

FM

[FrogMan]

A funny thing about Stella Artois is that it's basically like the "Budweiser" of Belgian beers. It's a step up from "Maes" and "Jupiler", but a small step. It's not very highly regarded at all. In fact, they tried selling it in England for a while as a cheap, Belgium beer. Its sales were horrible. There's plenty of cheap beer in England. So the Stella folks simply doubled the price, marketed it as a high class, foreign import and sales went through the roof. The power of advertising...
They sell it here in Quebec too, I don't know how it is selling but honestly, I think it tastes, and smells like skunk piss. Well, I've never tasted skunk piss, but that's what I think it would taste like :D... Only my opinion though...

FM

[Celeval]

List starts and ends with Guinness.

[scooter]

I'm like Dark Cloud, I have never acquired the taste and I don't think I ever will. That being said, my wife is a beer geek. She brews her own beer and loves big Belgian beers and Barleywines. Some of her favorites: Westvleteren 12, Rochefort 10, Duvel, Sierra Nevada's Bigfoot, etc.

Stone Smoked Porter

Rogue Smoke

If you ever get to Germany, take a sidetrip to Bamberg - home of Smoked beers (Rauchbier). Or for something closer to home, see if you can find Alaskan Smoked Porter - it's award-winning.

[timmynausea]

Personally I can't think of any beers that taste good, however I find that after I get a couple beers in me that Coke is the greatest tasting thing in the world!


Funny you mention that. It's a lot like that for me, except coke starts smelling really good.

[Lathum]

I drink mostly Miller Lite, however as premium beers go

I love san Miguel, great beer. Also black cherries are great, a black and tan but Sam Adams cherry wheat instead on Bass, good stuff.

[mckerney]

Leines is good, and I've also enjoyed Mich Golden and Labatt.

[cartman]

My top choice would be Blue Moon Belgian White.

I like this one too, but it has been hard to find as of late.

[MrBug708]

Pacifico, Tecate, Corona (by far the easiest beer to drink), Guiness, Ultra is very light in taste. Dead Guy Ale isn't bad either.

Im convinced that Sam Adams and Sierra Nevada is a curse that God has sent to this earth.

[ratpfink]

Current fave is Leinenkugel's Creamy Dark.

[Coffee Warlord]

Guinness.

Tier Two beers can be entitled Smithwick's, Hacker-Pschorr, and Hoegaarden.

[mckerney]

I like this one too, but it has been hard to find as of late.

There's plenty of it where I work, though I doubt you want to drive to Wisconsin.

[kingfc22]

Gordon Biersch or Corona


Heineken...No thank you!

[MizzouRah]

This is Budweiser country but I usually drink Coors Light or Michelob Ultra.


Todd

[MrBug708]

This is Budweiser country but I usually drink Coors Light or Michelob Ultra.


Todd

So you dont drink beer eh? :D

[korme]

Pacifico, Tecate, Corona (by far the easiest beer to drink), Guiness, Ultra is very light in taste. Dead Guy Ale isn't bad either.

Im convinced that Sam Adams and Sierra Nevada is a curse that God has sent to this earth.
I refuse to drink Corona without limes. Just doesn't do it for me. And this is coming from a guy who drinks piss beer, remember

[jbmagic]

is Guiness dark beer?

i hate the taste of dark beer.

[MrBug708]

I refuse to drink Corona without limes. Just doesn't do it for me. And this is coming from a guy who drinks piss beer, remember

Eh, I'm indifferent. I'd rather have it then not have it, but I have drank it without limes too. I dont put salt on it though.

[Peregrine]

is Guiness dark beer?


I think it's safe to say yes:

http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/lmoh/pics/guinness.jpg

[Vince]

is Guiness dark beer?

i hate the taste of dark beer.
Really? Wow. And I thought the comments that people think Bud Light is their favorite beer were insane. :)

Personally, I'm a Guiness man myself. Other beers of note --

Fat Tire
Newcastle Brown Ale
Bass
Harp
Full Sail Amber Ale (a new favorite of mine)
Smithwick's

Generally speaking, I love any Porter or Stout microbrew as well. The darker, the better :)

[korme]

All except one of my close circle of friends told me they don't like dark beer. I started to mention how I wanted to try dark beers like Fat Tire and Shiner Bock and they all just gave me funny looks.. :)

[Vince]

Heh. Well aren't you a college sophomore now? You and your friends, if they ever do, probably won't start to like dark (translation: expensive) beer until later in your college careers, if not after that. Like you said -- cheap stuff is the best way for college kids.

[Peregrine]

I tried Fat Tire for the first time on my recent vacation to Seattle and Vancouver, good stuff. Had a hell of a lot of good and different beers when I was out there.

[Balldog]

Bud Light, Miller Lite, Labatt Blue, Corona, Miller High Life Lite (Cheap!)

[ice4277]

Heh. Well aren't you a college sophomore now? You and your friends, if they ever do, probably won't start to like dark (translation: expensive) beer until later in your college careers, if not after that. Like you said -- cheap stuff is the best way for college kids.
Very true, I didn't start going "upscale" until, at the earliest, my senior year of college.

[Kevin]

Like most Nova Scotians, I started on steady diet of Keiths (long before it became a trendy Upper Canadian fad). Now I prefer Olands Export, Propeller Bitter, Sleeman's Honey Brown and yes, even a Bud on a hot day.

[FrogMan]

Like most Nova Scotians, I started on steady diet of Keiths (long before it became a trendy Upper Canadian fad). Now I prefer Olands Export, Propeller Bitter, Sleeman's Honey Brown and yes, even a Bud on a hot day.
Oh, I forgot about Sleeman's, they're pretty good too, almost every varieties. Good call :)

FM

[FrogMan]

dola, and our Bud is better than american Bud Kevin, so you're excused ;)

FM

[Ryche]

I actually had an aunt from Idaho bring me some Fat Tire a couple of times since you can't get it in Minnesota. My taste for it really soured last time I had it though for whatever reason.

[JeeberD]

My favorites include...


Fat Tire (http://www.newbelgium.com/beers_ft.php) (New Belgium's 1554 Brussels Style Black Ale is also really good)

Spaten Optimator (http://www.spatenusa.com/3_products/3_1_prod_spectrum/content.htm#)

Unibroue Trois Pistoles (http://www.unibroue.com/products/3pistoles.cfm)

And of course, the one, the only Shiner Bock (http://www.shiner.com).

As you can tell, I love me some amber/dark beers... :)

[Scarecrow]

Crow's Mount Rushmore of Beer:

Fat Tire
Rolling Rock
Killians Red
Bud Select

[Klinglerware]

I tend to like lighter beers like Hefe-weizens and pilsners. I'm also on a Boddington's kick currently (though I'm not sure if it really qualifies as a beer). San Miguel is a great beer for tropical/humid climates, too bad I haven't seen it here in the Northeast US...

My favorite US microbrew is Ommegang Rare Vos. As for standard beers, I'll drink Bass and Fosters as well...

[Alf]

Murphy's (Stout or Red), Newcastle, Boddington's, Beck's Dark, Kronenbourg, and for piss beer, Bud Light/Coors Light WoW, someone mentionned Kronenbourg !!!!

My choice

all stout
- Guinness
- Beamish
- Murphy's

others
- Leffe
- Grimbergen
- Kwak

[Emiliano]

Heineken, Bud and Corona.

[andy m]

Adnams Broadside

http://www.adnams.co.uk

[Runtheball]

Duvel
Weltenberger Klosterbier (it's been years since I've had it, can't recall which variety)
Watney's Redbarrel
Anchor Steam