Favorite Beer?

Vrecknidj · Sep 17, 2004

Mackeson Triple Stout--I'm enjoying one right now. Otherwise, Guinness will do, especially if it's mixed properly with a Bass.

Dave

aurance · Sep 17, 2004

Beamish, yes! It's pretty damn hard to find in Ohio, however.

Theron · Sep 17, 2004

For everyday drinkage, Shiner Bock. It's a nice, sweet Bock brewed in Texas and served just about anywhere worth going to.

For something fancier, Hoegaarten White is my absolute favorite.

Parlan · Sep 19, 2004

Gregor said:
Im becomming a huge fan of German Weisse Beers. Whitish in colour, sediment, rich hints of citrus, corriander etc. The German brands I really like are Hacker Pschorr and Schneider Weisse.

Someone ELSE knows Schneider Weisse?!?! I LOVE that stuff but can't find it anywhere here in the States!

BluWolf · Sep 19, 2004

Sierra Nevada, excellent beer.

Guinesse on non-hot days.
Sam Adams when I'm stuck with whats sort of available.

AGGEMAM · Sep 21, 2004

My favorite gotta be Newcastle Brown Ale the tradional Geordie beer especially when I watch my favorite footie team.

I also like; Hoegaarden the classic Belgian white beer when getting sofiticated, Urquell the 'real' Czeck pilsner from Plzn (yes, that's how it's spelled) for relaxing after work, the dutch Amstel Gold on a hot day, VB (Victoria Bitter) as a warm up for getting some shots, and finally Ceres Royal Export for getting some heavy drinking done.

If you'd like to try some beers a little out of the ordinary I'd recommend trying; La leffe, Chimay, and especially the extremely pricey Carlsberg Sember Ardens (3 different kinds sold in 1½ pint bottle at $12 a bottle here).

Teflon Billy · Sep 22, 2004

Teflon Billy said:
Dixie Black Voodoo from my beloved New Orleans

Here's the link

Azul · Sep 22, 2004

Sparky said:
My husband and I kid about taking a pilgrimage to Montreal and visit the Unibroue brewery (Maudite, Trois Pistoles, La Fin du Monde) home of some of the best Belgian beers we've found. Outside the Chimay Red Label, of course.

Umm... last time I checked, Belgium was on the other side of the pond. Unibroue's products do resemble Belgian beers but they are clearly a Canadian microbrewery. Their product names and marketing strongly reference Canadian, and particularly Quebec, history and folklore. Their beers blow away anything from Molson or Labatt.

On a side note, there is a lot to be said for drinking a proper tankard of Fin du Monde in a medieval themed restaurant. Kind of gives you a feel for what a dwarven ale should be like.

Azul · Sep 22, 2004

kkoie said:
some of my favorite beers:

Lambic

Lambic isn't a brand BTW. It's a style of beer from the area around Lembeek, Belgium, that uses wild yeast. It's the oldest style of beer that is commercially available. The process used is very old fashioned, using wooden casks and fermenting for up to a few years. Fruit varieties are most common in North America, although I've found the occasional bottle of gueuze (bubbly, non-fruity version). Unfortunately lambic is very expensive (for beer) and typically comes in rather small bottles.

Michael Jackson's (the beer guy, not the singer) page on lambic

Still, fruit lambics are pretty much the only beers I've ever had that are great with dessert. Yep, dessert beers exist.