I know people are looking at my blog, but not many people post responses. I want to get some discussion going. So I'm going to ask a real simple question: What's your favorite beer? Now, I realize that for a beer snob, that's a complex question; so, you can break it down to as many different styles as you like.
I'll get us started. My faves, which are always subject to change at any minute:
IPA: Dogfish Head 60 Minute
stout: Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout
Belgian-style: New Belgium's Trippel
regular pale ale: Sierra Nevada or Boulevard
Black lager: 1554
Pilsner: I'm going to cheat and say Shiner Kolsch. Yes, I know a kolsch is technically not a pilsner, but it's close enough for me.
light beer: Skinny Dip, without question, because it doesn't taste like light beer.
Christmas beer: Sierra Nevada's Celebration Ale. (Actually, this might be my favorite beer overall.)
Fruit beer: Aprihop
Oktoberfest beer: Shiner 96 – too bad this wonderful Marzen was a limited edition and is now gone forever. (Please bring it back, Shiner!)
I might add more later, but I have to get to work. Feel free to offer up your own suggestions and/or ridicule mine.
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Sierra Nevada Christmas Ale; for all of the above.
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale; for everyday.
Rolling Rock Light; for when I'm dieting, or when I want a fizzy water but we don't have any.
Pearl Light; for when I'm slumming or want to piss you off.
Old Rasputin; for when I want a sandwich in a bottle.
I checked in on you! I personally love a stout or porter....Sam Adams Cream Stout or Deshuttes Porter or Moose Droo. But, a fav of Brian and I was the Goat Scrotum Ale he made in '99. Almost made us alcholics and he has never been able to reproduce it. Its probably just as well.
Dave sez:
Favorite historical beer: Lone Star, before they changed the formula in 2000.
Favorite beer that won't annoy Lee (because you can't get it in Texas and that makes it at least somewhat uppity): Yuengling Black & Tan
Favorite beer: Really, it's the next one.
Free Beer!
Stout: Guinness (I know you think it's overrated, but drink it in Dublin whenever you make the pilgramage and talk to me then). (Youngs's Oatmeal is a close second).
ESB: Fullers
Brown: Sam smith's nut brown ale.
Pilsner: Pilsner Urquell
Xmas: Anchor
Hefe: Hakar-Pschorr Dunkel
Octoberfest: Paulaner
Belgian: Chimay red
Summer: St Arnold's Lawnmower
Steam: Well, Anchor Steam
Cheap: Shlitz at Ginny's Little longhorn
Black: NXNW
Strong: Dogfish 90
Candian: Labatt's blue
Texas: Shiner from 1987 (I loved that beer in college)
Pale ale: Sierra Nevada
Favorite beer from a trip that just isn't the same here: McEwen's. Incredible in Scotland and pretty much crap in the states.
Favorite beer that is no longer available: Waterloo Pumkin ale, although I could only drink one, it was like pumkin pie in a glass.
Kozel Dark. Hands down.
Ok ok...also any dark Czech beer. not so dark they aren't refreshing, not so light that they are hoppy.
I am also fond of Rolling Rock, when I want a cheap, yummy easy on the tongue beer on hot summer evenings.
Oh and also Hoegaarden, but only on draft, not from bottle.
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