Who Likes Good Beer?

[Coquito]

Originally posted by: heathertre
I love strong beers. One of my guy friends picks on me cause I don't drink girlie beers (whatever they are). I want a beer with a taste!

No, what I meant to say was, that their beers are not made as well as could be. The Porter smells like asphalt, the wheat tastes salty, & the pale ale has a nasty acid backwash. The only thing going for them is the artwork.

I would stick with Bells.

Originally posted by: RadioHead84
Favorite beer is Troegs HopBack but its a local brewed beer so you will be hard pressed to find it outside of PA NJ DE and MD.

Fixed. Sadly.

 

[sobriquet]

I just had a growler of triple dry hopped Stone Ruination IPA last week, and boy was that ever fantastic. One of the big perks of living in San Diego for me is the access to lots of great beer: Stone, Alesmith, Ballast Point, Green Flash, Coronado, Pizza Port, Reaper, Alpine, Lightning.

I'm also a huge fan of Northern California breweries like Lagunitas, Marin, Moylan's, Mendocino, Anderson Valley, North Coast, Bison. Rogue is great, but $5 and up for a 22 is way too much to justify picking them over the local choices very often.

Some recent favorites: Moylan's Hopsickle Imperial IPA, Green Flash Imperial IPA, Alesmith Yulesmith double IPA, Anderson Valley Cerveza Crema, Lagunitas Hairy Eyeball, Stone Double Bastard.

 

[ManBearPig]

Originally posted by: Analog
I like Blue Moon, especially their summer ale.

sick.

actually its okay...my brother drinks it.

 

[Coquito]

Originally posted by: sobriquet
I just had a growler of triple dry hopped Stone Ruination IPA last week, and boy was that ever fantastic. One of the big perks of living in San Diego for me is the access to lots of great beer: Stone, Alesmith, Ballast Point, Green Flash, Coronado, Pizza Port, Reaper, Alpine, Lightning.

I'm also a huge fan of Northern California breweries like Lagunitas, Marin, Moylan's, Mendocino, Anderson Valley, North Coast, Bison. Rogue is great, but $5 and up for a 22 is way too much to justify picking them over the local choices very often.

Some recent favorites: Moylan's Hopsickle Imperial IPA, Green Flash Imperial IPA, Alesmith Yulesmith double IPA, Anderson Valley Cerveza Crema, Lagunitas Hairy Eyeball, Stone Double Bastard.

The Double Bastard is easier for me to drink, then the regular. I have to eat something with AB, or my face will start twisting. The Double calms me down & smooths out my tongue twisting reactions.

 

[winr]

I will drink any beer.........


I know some will say certain beers taste like horse p!ss.

That doesnt faze me as I have no idea what horse p!ss tastes like.

I love beer......it makes me a jolly good fellow............

 

[pyonir]

Hoegaarden is my new favorite. I like Rogue beers as well. I usually choose random foreign beers over micro's lately. Of course, there is no substitute for a Guinness.

 

[RadioHead84]

Originally posted by: magnux
While it's not a microbrew, I can't help but feel obliged to toss Yuengling into the ring.. best tasting and smoothest beer I've ever had. Sure, microbrews are great -- God knows I've had my fair share, but I always come back to Yuengling.

While I mostly prefer the Lager, their Black & Tan is excellent as well.

While Yuengling is a good cheap beer at the bar its not a great beer.

Usually at a bar in PA its coors, more sh*t, more sh*t, more sh*t, Yuengling for the same price, and then Blue Moon or a local beer for 2 dollars more.

For the price Yuengling is what you should drink as it tastes 1000x better then coors or anything like it. But lets not kid ourselves its nothing special.

 

[sobriquet]

Originally posted by: Coquito

Originally posted by: sobriquet
I just had a growler of triple dry hopped Stone Ruination IPA last week, and boy was that ever fantastic. One of the big perks of living in San Diego for me is the access to lots of great beer: Stone, Alesmith, Ballast Point, Green Flash, Coronado, Pizza Port, Reaper, Alpine, Lightning.

I'm also a huge fan of Northern California breweries like Lagunitas, Marin, Moylan's, Mendocino, Anderson Valley, North Coast, Bison. Rogue is great, but $5 and up for a 22 is way too much to justify picking them over the local choices very often.

Some recent favorites: Moylan's Hopsickle Imperial IPA, Green Flash Imperial IPA, Alesmith Yulesmith double IPA, Anderson Valley Cerveza Crema, Lagunitas Hairy Eyeball, Stone Double Bastard.

The Double Bastard is easier for me to drink, then the regular. I have/u] to eat something with AB, or my face will start twisting. The Double calms me down & smooths out my tongue twisting reactions.

Heh, I'm the other way around. I need food to balance out the higher alcohol content of the Double. AB is one of my favorite beers to have all on its own.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

True micros are local. Saying Magic Hat might ring a bell for som, but I doubt it's in Cali.

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004
True micros are local. Saying Magic Hat might ring a bell for som, but I doubt it's in Cali.

Blue Point is a decent local brewery on Long Island. I'm guessing Magic Hat is confined to the Eastern coast?

 

[SirStev0]

There is a local brew called Old Engine Oil ... looks and tastes like it sounds.

 

[magnux]

Originally posted by: RadioHead84
While Yuengling is a good cheap beer at the bar its not a great beer.

Usually at a bar in PA its coors, more sh*t, more sh*t, more sh*t, Yuengling for the same price, and then Blue Moon or a local beer for 2 dollars more.

For the price Yuengling is what you should drink as it tastes 1000x better then coors or anything like it. But lets not kid ourselves its nothing special.

Well, considering it's brewed in PA I can see where you'd say that. Everywhere else, you're charged import prices for it (if you can even find it).

To rank it with Coors and the like is simply blasphemy.

 

[imported_weadjust]

Consumer Reports rated the best light beers this month. Their best buys are

Busch Light
Natural Light
Keystone Light

This is no BS.

 

[NL5]

Full Sail Amber
Arrogant Bastard
Skullers

How does the double bastard compare to AB. I've never heard of it.

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: weadjust
Consumer Reports rated the best light beers this month. Their best buys are

Busch Light
Natural Light
Keystone Light

This is no BS.

Well when drinking light beer, you're pretty much drinking water anyway, right?

Might as well go with the cheapest. Although usually you can get Natty Ice and Keystone Ice for the same price as the Light and it gets you considerably more messed up.

 

[CrystalBay]

Pikes Kilt Lifter
Pilsner Urquel

 

[sobriquet]

Originally posted by: NL5
Full Sail Amber
Arrogant Bastard
Skullers

How does the double bastard compare to AB. I've never heard of it.

For starters, the Double is significantly stronger at 10% abv. Very malty, very hoppy, with a much sweeter flavor than AB.

 

[TraumaRN]

Just remembered one I tried last week SkullSplitter Orkney Ale, from the Orkney Isles of Scotland. Not sure what to call it but it was a dark-amber reddish beer, 8.5ABV and damn was it good with the prime rib I had.

 

[Coquito]

Originally posted by: sobriquet

Originally posted by: NL5
Full Sail Amber
Arrogant Bastard
Skullers

How does the double bastard compare to AB. I've never heard of it.

For starters, the Double is significantly stronger at 10% abv. Very malty, very hoppy, with a much sweeter flavor than AB.

I think it's a little thicker, so the carbonation doesn't buzz as much. Maltier, but just as hoppy as AB.

 

[CrystalBay]

It is amazing how strong some of these beers are, 1 beer and I'm more lit than a sixer of domestic...

 

[zerocool84]

I'm starting to get into Hefeweizen but I can't find any really good ones in my markets. The only good one I had was Pyramid.

 

[Kadarin]

/me is debating whether to go buy a 12pack of Bud Lite or Coors Light...

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
I know we have some beer drinkers on this forum. By 'good beer', I'm generally talking about microbrews and regional beers, but if you're a PBR fan feel free to introduce yourself.

I'm kicking off the weekend with one of my favorites: Rogue Shakespeare Stout

Rogue.com

I do love the Rogue shakespeare.

Yo need to get a hold of the Yeti Imperial Stout

It's really good.

I like the Redhook offerings, particualrly their darker stuff.

Old Rasputin is a treat, but you should try it, for sure.

 

[TruePaige]

I...just drank a large amount of Heineken and...I liked it.

Though my girlfriend (edit: Fiance..word for almost married..currently engaged) said it tastes like Skunk Piss.

..
...I ussauly drink Corona though and it is a bit better. =D

 

[GregGreen]

Originally posted by: darthsidious
Southern Tier's Unearthly IPA is commonly available in good beer stores in the NE, and is quite excellent.

OMG -- all of their beers are delicious. I feel blessed to live about two miles from the brewery and be able to go to "The Empty Pint" bar they have up there to partake in 2$ pints of everything they have. Personally, I enjoy the Phin and Matt's Extraordinary Ale is my favorite beer they have, I've been known to dabble in just about everything they have except the Big Red. Their Java Stout that they had for a while was absolutely incredible also if you can find it around.

Also: Yuengling is also priced the same as Bud, Coors, Molson, Labatt -- all around 2.50 to 3 a bottle. This is in Western NY about an hour and a half south of Buffalo NY and two and a half hours north of Pittsburg