Favorite BEER???

[wolf]

I love the under the cap fortunes on the Magic Hat. (am I thinking of the right beer, steve?)

[alphageek31337]

Good to see Guinness guys (and gals) up here. Easily still the best beer ever. However, at one point at the bar I worked at, we had Guiness and either Harp or Bass (whichever one is lighter, I'm pretty sure it was Harp) both on tap. Black and Tan. If you drink beer, and you've never had a guinness black and tan, you need to get off your ass.

Yuengling's B&Ts aren't bad either, and are usually what I drink because they're the only decent one I've seen bottled.

However, my drink of choice is still a single malt, up ("Glen-something..." --Swingers), or the bastard son of martinis, a vodka martini (obscenely dry, of course) up, lime twist.

[garnet]

Originally Posted by alphageek31337

If you drink beer, and you've never had a guinness black and tan, you need to get off your ass.

Guinness: Proof that the Irish are indeed the supreme beings of the universe

Somebody mentioned Sierra Nevada--haven't had it in a while, I forgot how good it is! Love the wheats.

[Wilder]

[quote=alphageek31337]Good to see Guinness guys (and gals) up here. Easily still the best beer ever. However, at one point at the bar I worked at, we had Guiness and either Harp or Bass (whichever one is lighter, I'm pretty sure it was Harp) both on tap. Black and Tan. If you drink beer, and you've never had a guinness black and tan, you need to get off your ass.QUOTE]

I agree.. but to clarify Harp is a lager which is light colored and Bass a pale ale which is amber in color. A bass/Guinness combo is a Black and Tan and a harp/Guinness combo (what you were referring to) is a Half and Half. If you like wheat beers like some have mentioned I suggest a cream of wheat which is Boulevard Wheat/Guinness or if you like sweeter a Black Velveteen with is Cider and Guinness. I am simple and just like Guinness. I also am a big fan of New Belgium Brewery beers (Fat Tire, Sunshine) I saw earlier a reference to Czech beer their Blue Paddle is a real good Pilsner but if you should come across Bier de Mars (a seasonal) it is fantastic.

[glatt]

Sometimes I drink one kind of beer, and it tastes really good. Other times, I'll drink the same beer out of the same 6-pack like a day or two later, and it tastes horrible to me. I guess it depends on what I'm in the mood for at the time.

At home, when I'm feeling cheap, I get Milwaukee's Best. When I'm feeling a little extravagant, I'll get Killian's. Often I just get Miller Lite. When you put one of those neoprene huggies around a Milwaukee's Best (Beast) can and it is really cold, it doesn't taste bad at all. I'm conviced that if you did a blind taste test and put the Beast in with a bunch of more expensive beers, most people wouldn't be able to tell the difference. Well, maybe not.

I visit friends' houses, and they have an elaborate selection of various beers, imported and microbrewed. As Forrest Gump would say, you never know what you are going to get. As often as not, the beer I end up selecting out of their fridges is the most god awful stuff I have ever tasted.

Usually, the big name beers are safe. They are not going to offend you. You can always do well with a Heineken, for example.

[TheSnake]

Originally Posted by glatt

I'm conviced that if you did a blind taste test and put the Beast in with a bunch of more expensive beers, most people wouldn't be able to tell the difference. Well, maybe not.

I'm glad that you recanted that statement.

[warch]

For wheat beers, I still like Blue Moon. Stella can be found on tap here in the heartland. The Mr. loves Urquell and locally, Summit Maibock. Agree on anything Sierra Nevada. I'm still a fan of Newcastle.

Been drinking some good Mexican, too. Negra Modelo and Pacifico.

[SteveDallas]

Originally Posted by wolf

I love the under the cap fortunes on the Magic Hat. (am I thinking of the right beer, steve?)

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's it. (They have a new godawful tricked-out useless animated web site so it's hard to tell from there... I'll have to inspect a bottle if I have any at home! )

[smoothmoniker]

coors light. in the can. warm.

-sm

[warch]

Cold Blue Moon and hot, humid weather. slice of lemon. ummmm.

[perth]

Y'know, this might be another thread, but I really don't understand the whole "fruit in the beer" thing. It's to a point where whenever I order a beer, I have to specify "no fruit" because someone has decided that a pice of fruit, be it lemon, lime, orange or even a strawberry makes the beer better. I personally don't really like the way the sugars sweeten the beer. Now I understand that stuff like Corona *needs* something, because it helps mask an otherwise nasty taste. But when I order a nice handcrafted wheat beer, I find it upsetting to find a slice of orange defiling it. It's probably just me.

It's woth noting that I'm already kind of irked about this. Went out drinking with my cousin on Saturday and he asked for olives in his beer. Called it a "poor man's martini".

[warch]

Well, I'm just a citrus gal. Lime and lager, and the lemon with wheat just makes it more refreshing I think. A little extra bite. orange would be too sweet. Acid, not sweet.

There are the goofy raspberry hefewiessen things too, which just kind of strike me as wine coolers. Olives.....ewwwwww.

[headsplice]

I highly recommend LaTrappe. It's one of several beers brewed by Trappist monks in Belgium. It's pretty tough to find (there's only two bars who serve it here in the TC, and only a half dozen liquor stores who sell it), expensive (think $7.00US for a 10oz glass, or $10-13US for a 24oz bottle) and DANGEROUS (they have a variety that's 8% ABV all the way up to 14% ABV). Despite all that, it's one of the best beers I've ever had.
For more regular drinking: Newcastle or Miller High Life (Champagne of Beers, baby!). For the ultra-local (read: warch only) Chatterbox Ale.

[alphageek31337]

Originally Posted by perth

It's woth noting that I'm already kind of irked about this. Went out drinking with my cousin on Saturday and he asked for olives in his beer. Called it a "poor man's martini".

I've heard of that, before, or people simply shaking a small amount of salt into their beer. The theory is that the salt (either from the olives, or just salt itself) helps the beer go down smoother...if it's overcarbonated, it will knock some of the bubbles out, and if it has gone flat (like when we thought 3 guys could kick a quarter-barrel at my frat brothers' place one friday night), it draws out the CO2 that has gone into solution. Personally, it's not my cup of tea, but at least it makes sense.

Personally, I'm not going to drink a beer that can't stand firm (if wobbly) on its own two legs. Even Milwaukee's Beast or Natty doesn't need anything extra.

Let us change the topic to worst beer ever. I nominate Old Style Light, at $8 for a case of 24 here in the 'Burgh. It comes in a simple, silver can with the word "Beer" printed on the side in black letters. Tastes like it's been cold-filtered through someone (or something)'s ass

[perth]

Originally Posted by alphageek31337

Let us change the topic to worst beer ever.

Keystone. I had a friend insist the stuff was great but I refused to drink it. When he finally did trick me into trying it, I swear my tastebuds turned inside-out.