Your Favorite Beer

[PointBreeze]

When DD married, my brother gave them as a wedding present a beer subscription, which they didn’t want, so I bought it from them. I had stopped drinking beer years earlier and did this just to give them the cash. First shipment I drank a random bottle, in this case an IPA from Flying Dog, and it was like an awakening. I don’t drink a lot (of beer), the yeast doesn’t agree with me, but my favorite is Raging Bitch from Flying Dog Brewery https://www.flyingdog.com/beers/raging-bitch/

Delicious beer.

 

[albundyz]

I wholeheartedly admit that I am a beer ignoramus. I drink whatever is on sale, although, I must admit Bud is tough to swallow.

If anyone wants to pull a joke on your friends/neighbors, buy some Simpler Times at Trader Joes. I did and enjoyed watching my friend spray the table after he took a sip. That is THE nastiest tasting beer, IMO.

 

[Marc]

Rochefort 8 - a Belgian Trappist

 

[Hzefam]

Thanks for the suggestions on dark malty beers.

Two of my favorites are New Belgium 1554 and Cigar City Madura.

 

[kcowan]

Since the doctor recommended backing off on alcohol due to AFIB, I have enjoyed Clausthaler - a fine German beer, often on sale at our local drugstore.

 

[The Cosmic Avenger]

Thanks for the suggestions on dark malty beers.

Two of my favorites are New Belgium 1554 and Cigar City Madura.

You would probably also like Ommegang Abbey Ale, if you like dark and malty.

 

[mickeyd]

Another vote for Shiner Bock or any beer brewed in Shiner, Tx.

 

[Badger]

I don't care for most bottled or canned beers but fortunately there are quite a few mico-breweries in our area. I generally prefer darker beers or brown ales. One local brewery has one called Count Shakula, a chocolate stout, that I often order. It actually has a chocolate flavor with the first quaff.


Once a month I get together with 10-12 other like-minded retired folks to visit at a local brewery for a craft beer and a burger/sandwich. I guess it is our version of morning coffee at mickey D's.


Cheers!

 

[Paulz]

I love IPAs and try to default to my local micro brewer Lost Rhino. Their "Faceplant" is pretty good. Otherwise, I'll go with Stone or Lagunitas.

 

[rpguy4]

A few of my favorites:

Hoppyum - Foothills Brewery - Winston-Salem, NC
Pernicious Ale - Wicked Weed Brewery - Asheville, NC
KBS - Kentucky Breakfast Stout - Founders Brewery - Grand Rapids/Detroit, MI
Arrogant Bastard Ale - Stone Brewery - Escondido, CA

 

[jIMOh]

For what I can buy here in the US, Corona Light wins in my Book. And it's much better than regular Corona Extra or Corona Premium. If could could get it here, I'd be buying Asian brewed Tiger beer. They do sell beer here in the US with the Tiger label but it's not the same.

On the other end of the beer spectrum are a lot of really bad beers. However, Budweiser has got to be very near the bottom. I've always suspected that the Clydesdale's are stabled directly above the fermentation tanks which would explain the putrid taste.

The PF changs outside my office has the tiger beer.

 

[jIMOh]

I have traveled to many places, and at one point brewed my own.

I have been told Michigan is the #1 hop producing state in the country. We love our IPAs up here.

If I am at home, and know I will not be driving, my two go-to are Bells two hearted (available year round) and Bells Hopslam (how much will they charge for a 4 pack next winter?). I LOVE Hopslam.

There was a beer I had in Poland a few years back, called master of grains (@Jabeerwocky in city center), that stands out.
In Ukraine, there was an Obama beer (a stout) and a Trump beer (a mexican lager brewed with lime) which I found OK. At same brew pub they had an IPA called Truth which was best of the 3.
I loved every beer I had in Munich... lots of Pilsners and Kolchs, and I have never had a Pilsner or Kolsch style in USA which I liked.

That is not to be confused with Rhinegeist Truth, brewed in Cincinnati which I also like.

In the winter I love a sweet stout- Left Handed milk stout (on nitro) being the best, but 562 Lateral (at Listermans in Cincinnati), Milkshake stout (at Rochester Mills in MI), or any other brewer which makes a stout to style is my preferred.

I want to mention brewery becker in Brighton MI. They make German beers, and serve Beef on Weck, so I can get a Hefeweizen and a beef on weck and enjoy a walk around city center during summer.
I also want to mention Alpine brewing east of San Diego, and Pizza Port in San Diego as destination places to go find beer.

 

[jIMOh]

Thank you, this is good to know. The problem is that there’s probably not many session IPAs on tap at the places I visit. I’ll definitely keep an eye out though, since I enjoy an IPA but not the higher alcohol content.

Founders in MI makes an "all day IPA" which I can find everywhere I go in MI.

 

[chicamuxen]

A few of my favorites are Oak Barrel Stout by Dominion Brewing in Dover Delaware, and Rise Up Stout, a coffee beer from Evolution Brewing in Salisbury Maryland.

 

[Mr._Graybeard]

I have been told Michigan is the #1 hop producing state in the country. We love our IPAs up here.

Washington, Idaho and Oregon are the top three. That's why some of the leading varieties have names like Cascade, Willamette and Mount Hood.

Wisconsin was a big hop producer a century ago but disease wiped it out. Hops propagate through rhizomes, so the transplant is basically a clone of the parent. So, like potatoes, when a deadly blight moved in, the plants were very vulnerable.

I still see hop sheds standing on older farmsteads. They're quite distinctive -- small two-story buildings with an external stairway.

 

[Big_Hitter]

Washington, Idaho and Oregon are the top three. That's why some of the leading varieties have names like Cascade, Willamette and Mount Hood.

Idaho makes a boatload of hops

Most of it is grown about 30 miles from where I sit

https://www.usahops.org/img/blog_pdf/158.pdf

 

[braumeister]

Wisconsin was a big hop producer a century ago but disease wiped it out. Hops propagate through rhizomes, so the transplant is basically a clone of the parent. So, like potatoes, when a deadly blight moved in, the plants were very vulnerable.

Michigan is now the biggest hop grower outside the Pacific Northwest, which comprises around 95% of total acreage. Upstate New York used to be the hop growing center of North America, then as various blights (powdery mildew and downy mildew mostly) hit them, the growing gradually moved westward. Now the big growers are in Idaho, Washington, and Oregon, so there isn't any place farther west to go. That's why when blight is discovered today they typically incinerate the outbreak for a number of acres all around.

Fortunately, as hoppy beers are now so popular there are many more areas all over the country growing hops. They don't do very well south of about 40° latitude, so that still restricts the areas somewhat. Extend the Mason-Dixon Line west through Salt Lake City and you get the idea.

Another nice coincidence is the "eat local" movement. Many breweries are trying to use hops grown in their own state, so that encourages more farmers to start growing them.

The biggest hop farm in the world (over 1,700 acres) is in extreme northern Idaho and is owned by ABI (formerly Anheuser-Busch).

 

[Free To Canoe]

Love this thread. My body is tolerating beer poorly this year. Finally I can drink a beer without major issue.

Drinking IPAs Kind of hooked on Sierra Nevada products now. I miss Firestone Double Barrel ale and I cannot get it here.

 

[ugeauxgirl]

The PF changs outside my office has the tiger beer.

A month or two ago a friend and I were in San Francisco for work and we went to Chinatown to eat. We asked for the wine/beer list to order, and the lady snapped "no list. You want beer, you get Tiger beer". We hastily agreed and refrained from laughing till she left the table. It was pretty good if I remember correctly...

 

[Winemaker]

I used to grow my own hops for some of my brews, but quit doing it because I could not get an accurate count of the IBUs for a batch. Sure was fun growing those things, they could easily grow a foot in one day. I planted them at the basement level outside around my deck support posts, and dropped some binder twine leaders down from the handrail of my deck. Them suckers would climb up the twine, past the handrail, and sometimes I would make another 6' extension above the handrail, where they would then make a living privacy screen. The grandkids love watching them grow, and the aroma on the deck was pleasantly fresh Cascade, Centennial, or Hellertau hops combination.

 

[Chuckanut]

I
I loved every beer I had in Munich... lots of Pilsners and Kolchs, and I have never had a Pilsner or Kolsch style in USA which I liked.

I tend to agree with you. I did purchase a PLZNR (that's how they spelled it) at TJ's the other day. I am hoping it approaches the good pilsners I had in Czechia.

I really miss, the good beer, good bread and good caffès that are available everywhere. Of course, there goes my lower-carb, slow-carb diet right down the drain.

 

[Pellice]

Right now my go-to beer is "Cape May" from Cape May Brewery. It's a west-coast style IPA that I regard as a daily drinking beer. Like most IPAs it's good in warmer weather, has good floral scents and flavors - but it's not a flavored beer. I can only tolerate those a few times per year.

 

[Jeffman52]

I cant say there is one beer that I like. Craft beers changed everything for me and there are tons of them out there. I usually drink IPA's, Stouts and some porters although I am not opposed to other beers. Thats just my go to styles. Recently I have found some really good Hazy IPA's that are incredibly flavorful.

I can list a few I buy if I see it in the stores.

Deschutes - Black Butte Porter, Obsidian Stout, Fresh Haze IPA
Southern Tier - 2X Stout, Nu Skool IPA
Evil Twin - I Love you with my Stout
Rhineguist Truth IPA, and limited release Rhineguist INK (Stout)
Stone Brewing - Enjoy by IPA's
Lagunitas - Sucks, A Little Sumpin Sumpin

If Im in Georgia I visit a place in Hampton called Jailhouse Brewery. Their Breakout Stout is excellent and their Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout "Death Row Pardon" is also excellent as well as their 5150 double IPA.


There are many more but those are some of my favorites.

 

[CardsFan]

The PF changs outside my office has the tiger beer.

I first tried Tiger Beer in Singapore. $27 (Sing), about $21 US, for a pitcher in 1995. All alcohol in Singapore is heavily taxed.

 

[Chapter 3]

Current favorite is Revision IPA. They are located in Reno but have some local restaurants and stores that carry it. I primarily drink craft beers wherever I go. Generally pale ale but also like a lot of others depending on the mood, temperature, company, etc. Not a fan of sours. I find most breweries will have something in their lineup that I like, but occasionally nothing at all.