Beer Recommendation

[joesmoke]

Anything Unibroue makes.

the most complete answer i could give with the least effort

 

[jaha2000]

Not sure those are the best suggestions for the OP since he listed a bock and a light wheat beer as his favorites. Those tend to not be very bitter.

It's worth trying a super-bitter beer like an IPA but those are an acquired taste. You can't just say "hey I love this IPA, you should try it and join the ranks of the beer snobs." You'll just make them hate it.

This is speaking from experience. I tried a Bell's Two Hearted on someone's recommendation a couple years ago and all I could taste was sap (I guess from tons of hops) and bitterness. Since then I have always stuck to less-bitter beers and I'm unwilling to try another IPA.

#9 is made with apricots, i am not sure i would classify it as an IPA.

Two hearted is a very bitter IPA, hopslam is their double IPA @ 10% ABV. All bells stuff is pretty bitter, that is just what they do.

 

[Xenon]

sorry for the late bump but since you are from Texas there are some pretty good beers available to you as someone else mentioned. I like 512 pecan porter, everything from southern star, real ale fireman #4 is a good blonde ale. Head to your local spec's and give them a try.

 

[Patterner]

Well since someone else already late bumped...

Second the Unibroue recommendation, especially the Maudite. Aventinus Doppelbock is also excellent, though I wish we could get Kloster Andechs here in the States. I'm a fan of Celebrator Doppelbock as well.

Anything Sam Adams (other than the Boston Lager, not my cuppa), local brewery here in that's got some excellent stuff is Bristol Brewing...their Winter Warlock is a damn fine Outmeal Stout and the Laughing Lab Scottish is nom.

Belgians make some good beer. Chimay is good, but IMO Westmalle is better and (somewhat) less expensive.

 

[Patterner]

Oh yeah, love Dogfish Head...not an IPA fan (don't like my beer bitter) but the Midas Touch is especially good.

 

[zinfamous]

sorry for the late bump but since you are from Texas there are some pretty good beers available to you as someone else mentioned. I like 512 pecan porter, everything from southern star, real ale fireman #4 is a good blonde ale. Head to your local spec's and give them a try.

OMG I must try this!