Favorite Beer?

[Pielorinho]

Huh. I actually don't like Guinness much at all: like most cream stouts, it is IMO too bland and flat. Give me a good porter, though, and we're in business.

My favorite beers are from two local microbreweries. Asheville Pizza and Brewing has got a sublime India Pale Ale, Shiva IPA, that is the perfect complement to a pizza (and to a bad movie, which you can watch for two bucks in their theater). And Jack of the Wood has got a Gold Ale that just goes down so smooth. It's what my wife and I served at our wedding, and was even a big hit with folks who regularly stick to lagers.

If I'm going bottled, my default is Sweetwater Brewing Company's 420 Extra Pale Ale or their IPA. My wife isn't as fond of IPAs as I am--she thinks they taste too much like perfume--so we switch around which one we get. It's from a brewery in Atlanta, and is fantastic.

I had no idea that Widmer's is partially owned by Anheiser-Busch; when did that happen? Their hefeweizen is the beer that introduced me to the joys of malt; before i tried it, I'd never had a beer I liked. I've still never had a hefeweizen besides theirs that I like much; most hefeweizens, like most Belgian Whites, just taste weird, like wet dogs or egg whites, to me.

Daniel

 

[barsoomcore]

I'm an IPA fan as well -- Big Rock's is very very bright and tasty. But these days I'm a huge Pilsner fan. There's a hotel in Vancouver (The Granville Island Hotel) that has its own brewery (one of two on downtown's Granville Island) and their pil is to die for. Snappy and crisp and killer. And Czech pilsners are always good.

I grew up on Big Rock, though, and I'll drink pretty much anything with their label. They used to make a Winter Porter that was heavenly.

Mm... Beer...

 

[billd91]

I've always been partial to bock beers, myself. But I like a wide variety of beers. When I'm paying and I don't want to pay a lot, I get myself some Leinenkugel's Northwoods or Amber. Their Honey Weiss is pretty good too.

A little closer to home (Verona, WI) is Capital. They have several good varieties.

I like both Guiness and Murphy's. But I prefer both with food.

I've always had a fondness for Sam Adams's Cherry Wheat. It's one of the few fruit beers I really like.

Stella Artois and Newcastle Brown Ale were my favorites when I spent a summer in England and they were a little easier to obtain.

Budweiser (the Busch variety and not the older Czech variety) is not welcome in my refrigerator. Life's too good to drink beer this bad... even if free.

 

[RPG_Tweaker]

Guinness Extra Stout (aka Nectar of the Gods).

 

[FraserRonald]

There's a hotel in Vancouver (The Granville Island Hotel) that has its own brewery (one of two on downtown's Granville Island) and their pil is to die for. Snappy and crisp and killer. And Czech pilsners are always good.

Is that the place where you can get a tray of about half a dozen small glasses of the different beers they make? If so, preach brother preach. That was some DAMN fine beer.

If ever in Halifax, try John Shippey's (Shipley's? I can never remember) Nut Brown. Some smooth ale there. There's also Garrison Red, which is sweet. In the bottle, Maclay's Scotch Ale, which is made by Sleemans East, so I'm hoping when I end up back in Ontario, I'll still be able to find it, even if I have to go to Guelph.

Mm... Beer...

(chorus repeat) Preach brother preach!

 

[Krieg]

Wait... is this beer or women?

Ahh now that reminds of a young lass I met at a beach party back in my Marine Corps days.

A local microbrew (Miami Trail Ale) was my drink of choice until they went under a few years back.

From the bottle Harp is what I grab first these days.

Real Labatts (bottled in Canada) isn't too bad.

Of course I miss the old Strohs, back when they had wood-fired boilers....ahh

 

[SubMensa]

Courtesy of Weird Al

Oh... what is the malted liquor?
What gets you drunken quicker?
What comes in bottles or in cans? (Beer)
Can't get enough of it (Beer)
How we really love it (Beer)
Makes me think I'm a man (Beer)
I could kiss and hug it (Beer)
But I'd rather chug it (Beer)
Got my belly up to here (Beer)
I could not refuse a (Beer)
I could really use a beer, beer, beer

 

[EvilPheemy]

Don't get it near often enough

Sudwerks Dopplebock, from a happy little brewery in Davis, CA. I used to live withing staggering distance, but now that I've moved to San Francisco, I can only swing by when I have a bit of disposable cash (which is rare these days).

 

[Testament]

Nice to see that at least one person over in the US of A has discovered that nectar of the Gods that is James Boag's. Down here in Australia its easy to get, but pricey. My poison of choice most Friday nights.

Guiness is an immortal classic, always welcome with a good hearty meal. And sometimes without.

Kirin (from Japan) is a suprisingly pleasant drink, and appropriately complements the taste of Japanese food well.

Beamish Red (when I can find it) is a real delight. Kind of like Kilkenny, only un-carp, and much stronger tasting.

James Squire (an Australian microbrewery) makes some of the best damn beer I've ever tasted. Their Porter, Amber Ale and Pilsener are all amazing tastes. I really like the Porter, but finding their product is hard enough as it is.

Mountain Goat (another microbrewery) makes real strong stuff. Great wheatbeer from them.

 

[Testament]

Ignore.