I love beer, and I'm sure there are more people on here that love beer too!
I'm living up in Alaska right now and there are so many amazing breweries, I've been drinking different beer everyday.
My "general drinking beer" is Newcastle, only because it is much cheaper than most brews on its level. I also regularly drink a lot of the Goose Island brews too.
Discuss your favorite beers! Are you in a beer of the month club? Let's talk!
I created a thread like this on the old forum and I remember getting shit for saying my favorite beer is Yuengling haha. It still is, I love it.
Other than that though, some favorites are Shock Top Crisp Apple Wheat, the only apple beer I'll drink. I just started liking Blue Moon after giving them another try. And tons of cheap, beers that everyone knows about haha.
I created a thread like this on the old forum and I remember getting shit for saying my favorite beer is Yuengling haha. It still is, I love it.
Other than that though, some favorites are Shock Top Crisp Apple Wheat, the only apple beer I'll drink. I just started liking Blue Moon after giving them another try. And tons of cheap, beers that everyone knows about haha.
Yuengling is a pretty good beer, it's hard to come by where I'm at, it's more of an East coast thing. Have you tried the Stella Cider? It's the only mass marketed cider that I haven't wanted to vomit from.
I created a thread like this on the old forum and I remember getting shit for saying my favorite beer is Yuengling haha. It still is, I love it.
Other than that though, some favorites are Shock Top Crisp Apple Wheat, the only apple beer I'll drink. I just started liking Blue Moon after giving them another try. And tons of cheap, beers that everyone knows about haha.
those beers are too sweet for me. They're just super sweet wheat beers
just the thread for me! I brew my own beers, currently brewing mead at the moment.
Fav brewery is O'dells. Their Levity, Myrcenary and 90 schilling are in my opinion some of the best out there. I love Deschutes Brewery and Boulevard as well.
I also collect seasonal 750ml beers and trade/sell them for 3-4x their value
Current roster
Hefe
http://www.sierranevada.com/beer/year-round/kellerweis
Stout
http://www.sierranevada.com/beer/year-round/stout
IPA
http://flyingdogbrewery.com/?beers=double-dog-double-pale-ale
I always pick up two 6 packs, one being a usual listed above, the other being something new. If I like, it gets added to the rotation. Current tester is Breckenridge Brewery's Avgave Wheat. I wanted to try more local brews, but this was a bit tangy for my tastes, and my idea of a wheat beer. Don't think I would get again, but it wasn't bad either.
http://www.breckbrew.com/brews/agave-wheat
I hesitate to call any beer my favorite. I just moved to Portland, which is HUGE for craft beers. My current strategy is to come to my taphouse and try something new every time. Luckily, I am able to do that, and track it on Untappd.
I really only call classes of beer my favorite. So currently, I've been in a dark stout phase for about a year. Anything with the words "dark", "coffee", "chocolate", etc., I grab a hold real quick.
http://www.sierranevada.com/beer/seasonal/beer-camp-hoppy-lager
just picked up their new seasonal. reminds me a bit of jai alai in a weird way. still good though.
Im aware I keep posting this in these threads for years now, but thats because.. you know.. its true
IPA's generally have higher alcohol content. They have more hops so they'll have a "bitter" taste, put the beer on the back of your tongue when you drink it at first. It's definitely an acquired taste. I would HIGHLY recommend getting your IPA on tap rather than in a bottle.
I personally would say Happy Camper IPA , Dogfish IPA, Sierra Nevada, or Chainbreaker (white ipa) if you're just starting out with IPA's but it all depends on what your bar carries.
Gonna suck when I move back to Michigan and can't get this stuff regularly anymore.
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IPA's generally have higher alcohol content. They have more hops so they'll have a "bitter" taste, put the beer on the back of your tongue when you drink it at first. It's definitely an acquired taste. I would HIGHLY recommend getting your IPA on tap rather than in a bottle.
I personally would say Happy Camper IPA , Dogfish IPA, Sierra Nevada, or Chainbreaker (white ipa) if you're just starting out with IPA's but it all depends on what your bar carries.
Newcastle brown ale is the shit, i can only drink it straight from the bottle ice cold though. Cant stand it from a can or poured in to a glass ewww
Really? I like my Newc's in a chilled mug. Drinking beer from the correct glass actually enhances the flavor. I've got a couple of Nonic pints that seriously make most ales taste completely different/better.
Newcastle brown ale is the shit, i can only drink it straight from the bottle ice cold though. Cant stand it from a can or poured in to a glass ewwwReally? I like my Newc's in a chilled mug. Drinking beer from the correct glass actually enhances the flavor. I've got a couple of Nonic pints that seriously make most ales taste completely different/better.
Chilled glasses in the fridge always. To each their own, but a full bodied beer is almost always feels better in a glass. Got to get your nose all up in there, drinking from bottles almost seems like a mystery surprise anymore.
Picked up Avery's White Rascal, had it back in the hangar and enjoyed it, and I've been on a mission to try more local brews like I said last time. A very light witbier comparable more to a Hoegaarden than a Blue Moon. Sweet, but otherwise a bit plain really.
Have you guys ever had Boulevard Brewing Company? I think they only ship in the midwest but there's also a chance they're only local to Kansas/Missouri.
I know that I have, but specifics are eluding me.
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Worked my first 10 hour bartending shift at the taproom tonight. Spent most of the day looking for pairings for a raspberry chocolate cake for valentine's day after our chocolate stout ran out. Really fun trying to experiment with such things.
