Favorite Beer?

[Dan A.]

Ummm, I'm a beer person. I like the dark full bodied beers. Nothing better when you come in from the garden full of good 'ol brown dirt than a frosty bottle of beer.  

 

 

If I'm going to do this I want to do it right - any particular recommendation on the type of dark beer to use?

 

 

Lagunitas IPA Lilttle Sumpin' Sumpin'..... YUM! Drink mine ice cold as a chaser to Jack Daniel's Honey Whisky shot.....

[warytraveller]

I don't have a favorite, per sey. Beers are like music, it depends on my mood. I'm so glad I live in a place where there is no shortage of selection or breweries. Keep your milk and honey - hops and barley!

 

That said, no one's mentioned New Holland's Dragon's Milk.  You practically need a spoon. Nom noms!

[David Crayne]

I have the benefit of not only living in Germany, but live on the borders of Frankonia (highest brewery concentration in Germany) and Upper Bavaria (enough said).

 

But what I really like is beer brewed in the style of an Imperial Pale Ale. Fantastic.

[chuck83]

211 - Steel Reserve

[ChocoBro]

I have the benefit of not only living in Germany, but live on the borders of Frankonia (highest brewery concentration in Germany) and Upper Bavaria (enough said).

 

 

[David Crayne]

Yang one ever tried smoked beer? The malt is smoked before used in production, and the beer is rich and kind of tastes like biting into a smoked ham at the same time.mnit my all time favorite, but now and then I get one. "Schlenkerla" from Bamberg, Germany. They also make a smoked Weizen (Wheat-) beer. But that's about as exotic as it gets.

Germans don't really like "destroying" the main ingredients (keep it simple: water, malt, hops) and take it from there. You'd be surprised what one comes up with. Cherry beer and things like that...are made and sold here but mostly frowned upon.

Leave that to the Belgians. Walk into a store that sells beer (3 weeks ago) and you leave mind-boggled. Crazy how many variations!

Germans tend to keep with the "Reinheitsgebot", an old (of course now not applicable anymore) law that kept beer pure: malt, malt, hops.

[Jimbob]

Three words:

Founders Breakfast Stout

[Brother_Bliss]

One of my new favorites since our last beer thread....

 

[bagwell1987]

Seen that one but never tried it, What kind of taste?

[AH173]

My two cents :Budweiser Black Crown.

[Brother_Bliss]

My two cents :Budweiser Black Crown.

 

I'm not a fan of Budweiser or cheaper (I have exquisite and expensive beer tastes) but I must say Black Crown was tasty.

[TruckerTim]

I enjoy an ice cold beer on a hot day. Maybe a few on a patio relaxing with friends.

Lately I have been drinking a crevasse mad by Presidents choice. Its very clean taste with a smooth finish.

In the winter I love a local beer called Waterloo dark. Made by Waterloo Brewing Company. Its a dark lager with a very creamy head. Long finish and stands up very well spicy food or the most robust steak.

Hey Greg, I really like the P.C beer u mentioned. Especially the creveza (I think I spelled that right) in the hot summer days. Now we have a local beer in Sudbury called "Stacks" as in the super stack that can be seen from probably the moon.

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[AH173]

I'm not a fan of Budweiser or cheaper (I have exquisite and expensive beer tastes) but I must say Black Crown was tasty.

Agreed Bob. Some of cheaper /low quality ones give me a headache. I like this thread! ☺

[Allabord4Jah]

St. Paulie's Beer for girls/light.

[bagwell1987]

Agreed Bob. Some of cheaper /low quality ones give me a headache. I like this thread! ☺

I agree men, the cheaper beer is awful. I'm at an age where it's definitely about quality. If it passes over these tastebuds it'd better be good. 

 

We have several brewery's here between Oregon and Washington, they have taste testing starting at 2 pm so I want to taste some good wheatie beers and some nice dark, like food, beers. I don't know what a growler looks like but I'm getting a couple and going to start getting them filled after each taste testing. Num.

[Luezette]

I like beer, just as I like good wine. But since I've been on all of these meds I'm afraid to indulge. During the "good ole days" though when I did, my favorite beer was heineken.

Edited February 21, 2015 by Luezette

[jhowell]

Samuel Adams chocolate cherry bock, and Samuel Smith organic chocolate stout.....they are both like a complete meal

[ChocoBro]

Greg,

 

   In the  summer there is nothing better than a good Draft ROOT BEER, served in icey frosted mugs,

along with a good cheese coney dog, or hamburger. My version of heaven. When I was quite young

my father would load up the family, and take us to the local root beer stand to treat us, as did his father

before him. so it has become in our family a family tradition.

 

                                                                                                                              GStorrs46

 

I bet that when you were young, the root beer was awesome and the coney dogs and hamburgers premium had meat.... sometimes I wish I could take a trip back in time to when I wasn't even born.

[Chadness]

Doesn’t seem like this topic is far from the top but no responses since mid-April? 

 

I’m a craft beer connoisseur, along with a handful of other brothers from around my area. Some even brew their own. I have pretty expensive tastes, for sure. I’m more of an IPA person, so those typically fill my fridge, but I do enjoy a wide variety of craft beers (American or otherwise). I’m the type of person that, if a restaurant only serves the likes of Budweiser or Coors, I will not drink beer at all, but instead order a Jack & Coke or just abstain completely and stick with water. 

 

Anyway, some of my favorite beers…

 

• Stone Ruination IPA (the original, haven’t had 2.0 yet)
• Deschutes Fresh Squeezed IPA
• Ommegang Three Philosophers
• Green Flash Palate Wrecker
• Sierra Nevada Narwhal
• Lagunitas Brown Shugga’
• Abita Turbo Dog
• Surly CynicAle

 

And, if someone wants me to bring a “six pack” and I know they are expecting something like Budweiser, I bring them Lagunitas Pils or New Belgium Fat Tire. 

[bagwell1987]

Jack and Coke? Did I hear you to say JACK and COKE? Oh man!  Sacrilege my man!! A mixer with Jack?

 

Ok so you redeemed yourself with Fat Tire, but just barely!

Edited May 19, 2015 by bagwell1987

[Tortuga]

I'm not a beer drinker but my wife found a six-pack of Shake chocolate porter beer. It's pretty good, I might make an ice cream float with it...

 

http://boulderbeer.com/shake

[Nobody]

I'm not a beer drinker but my wife found a six-pack of Shake chocolate porter beer. It's pretty good, I might make an ice cream float with it...

 

http://boulderbeer.com/shake

 Yes, it will be awesome.

 

Here is another dark if anyone is into flavor.  Mississippi Mud. If nothing else you get a cool bottle.

 

http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/638/1741/

[bagwell1987]

I'm sitting here drinking my latest brew- Hoppy Red IPA- Oh man! It's the best yet!

Going over to a brothers' house for taco supper tomorrow, he said bring your Limencello and 2 6-packs of Hoppy Red. Guess I did something right! 

You should taste this, it's amazing. Think I'll make another 5 gallons tomorrow I seem to be running out all the time.......

[pnutts]

Root Beer ( the real deal ) is a darker beer. You have to make it yourself.

 

If you don't like the exploding bottles or the yeasty taste, Then... Take a sweet root beer like Hires or A&W cold and add a shot of good rye wiskey to it. -D

 

Or just a tall cold glass of Hires or A&W on the rocks ( for A&W I know )

[bagwell1987]

I'm making root beer too Peter. I had to scrounge up the 2 liter bottles for it (we don't drink much commercially made soda). It doesn't take as long as beer and it goes right into the 2 liter's right away. This is the best, richest, yummiest root beer ever. Reminds me of the old A&W but somehow richer.

AND not rye whiskey but a good vodka is perfect in it!