OT - Beer (what's your favorite?)

Maizeandbrew18

gdenby said:

The one I'm drinking at the moment, assuming its not a "Lite" anything, or Schlitz.

There are a few that really stand out in my memory, but are impossible, or near impossible to get: 3 Floyd's "Dark Lord," Dogfishhead "120 minute," and a 1 off, Bell's "Batch 5000"

Among those that if I can find them, and can stand the bite out of my wallet, 3Floyd's "Behemoth Blond," and any year of the Thos. Hardy Ales, Fuller's "Vintage Ale."

I have to drive to the next state to get Dogfishead, and I do for the "90 minute," and the "Palo Santo."  

Beyond that,

3 Floyd's "Robert the Bruce," and "Zombie Dust"

Bells "3rd coast Old Ale" and "2 Hearted"

Unibroue "Fin Du Monde" and "Trois Pistoles"

Back Road's "Maple City Gold," (a small local)

Founder's "Old Curmudgeon,"

Rouge "Old Crustacian"

Starapromen Pilsner

Synebychoff porter

Stone "Double Bastard,"

etc. etc. etc.

I'm in Portland OR just now, and really hope to stop at Hair of the Dog, and pick up some of the "Adam'" and "Fred." Both outstanding, tho' Fred may be a little to complex for non-beer geeks.

Great selection.  I have a Three Floyd's Permanent Funeral bomber ready to enjoy soon.

Maizeandbrew18

SWVABeanCounter said:

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Maizeandbrew18 said:

• Hacker Pschorr Oktoberfest

Been a few years since I've been able to find this in my area.  Love it.

I found it a couple years ago, cases at Costco.  $22.

Acn

Eggcelsior said:

Flying Dog does really good beer, as does Dogfish Head. They are both "local" so that's nice too.

Love Flying Dog, bonus points for having Steadman as the packaging art! We've been drinking plenty of their Belgian White this summer.

I'm generally not a fan of the super hoppy IPAs, so I'll usually stick to darker beers, especially outside of summer. I've posted Heavy Seas Siren Noire, which is another local beer. I'm also partial to some Maine micro brews, since that's what I started on as a beer snob. Particularly like Shipyard Export and Geary's London Porter. Allagash Black is probably my favorite at the moment, although my local store doesn't have the 22oz bottles anymore. I brought home a case from the last time I visited Maine. I know it is cliche, but a Guinness is tough to beat.

Acn

SmokeyPitt said:

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rtt121 said:

Best beer in the world is Westvleteryn 12

Had the pleasure of getting a taste at Monks Cafe in philly.

If you are ever in philly.. go to monks.

Been there...awesome place!  

If you are in Asheville, you must visit the Thirsty Monk . 

My wife and I went to the Thirsty Monk last time we were in Asheville. The beer was great, but what stuck out was our appetizer, a pint of bacon!

JohnInCarolina

Chubbs said:

Some of my fav right now are: Stone IPA, Highland Gaelic ale, and Two-Hearted ale

 

You, my friend, have a nose for good beer.  

JohnInCarolina

One serious beer.  Sadly, not available in NC.  

There is also this:

Maizeandbrew18

JohnInCarolina said:

One serious beer.  Sadly, not available in NC.  

There is also this:

Arrogant Bastard is great!  Have you splurged for the $108 bottle with lock and key yet?  Yes, it exists. 

TonyA

Drinking Now:

Otter Creek Copper Ale

Lagunitas Little Sumpin Sumpin

Long Trail Ale Double Bag

Orval Trappist Ale

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Long Time:

Palm

Negra Modelo

New Castle Brown

Bass

(about any hefeweisen)

Light: .. I'm a Coors 

JohnInCarolina

Maizeandbrew18 said:

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Arrogant Bastard is great!  Have you splurged for the $108 bottle with lock and key yet?  Yes, it exists. 

LOL - no I haven't seen that.  

Maizeandbrew18

JohnInCarolina said:

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Maizeandbrew18 said:

Arrogant Bastard is great!  Have you splurged for the $108 bottle with lock and key yet?  Yes, it exists. 

LOL - no I haven't seen that.  

I lied, it's only $105.99...haha

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Maizeandbrew18 said:

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JohnInCarolina said:

Maizeandbrew18 said:

Arrogant Bastard is great!  Have you splurged for the $108 bottle with lock and key yet?  Yes, it exists. 

LOL - no I haven't seen that.  


I lied, it's only $105.99...haha

That's almost as bad as the Sam Adams Utopias.

robnybbq

allagash curieux
Whale's Tale
Spaten Octoberfest

SmokeyPitt

Wow!  I'm not sure I could even enjoy a $100ish bottle of beer!  The double bastard is 11% ABF and 3 liters comes out to just about 6 pints.  So, $100 and I would only have a moderate buzz.  :P

bonemuse

As you can see from my avatar, I love Bourbon County (the whole series, really).  My wallet and waistband (400 calories per bottle? Eep!) do not.  So, when I'm just "drinking", here are some of my favorites:

Two Brothers Domaine Dupage
Oskar Blues Deviant Dale's
New Glarus Spotted Cow (and Dancing Man, when it's summer)
Avery White Rascal
Goose Island 312

But mostly, I'm trying whatever is new on tap -- just had some Stone RuinTen last night and it was great.

My overnight cooks lately have been incorporating Central Waters Bourbon Barrel Stout or Bourbon Barrel Barleywine.

My other favorite beers are Founders KBS, Founders Backwoods Bastard, Central Waters Peruvian Morning, and about eleventy billion others.


I may have a problem.

~TK~

JohnInCarolina

Did any of you fellow beer-lovers manage to get a hold of that Westvleteren 12 when it came out here in the states?  I caught the announcement on the radio at 8:30 in the morning and by the time I got to the store at 9:15 it was sold out.  Something like 100 packages sold in 15 minutes, which is crazy.

Thievery

JohnInCarolina said:

Did any of you fellow beer-lovers manage to get a hold of that Westvleteren 12 when it came out here in the states?  I caught the announcement on the radio at 8:30 in the morning and by the time I got to the store at 9:15 it was sold out.  Something like 100 packages sold in 15 minutes, which is crazy.

I wish... even though one of the distributors was here in Austin, no such luck for Texans.

HNL

Bells Two Hearted

YEMTrey

I have some Westy 12 and 8 at the house now. It wasn't from that release though.  Got them through trading.

My favorites depend on the weather and my mood:

Like mentioned above, I'm also a Bourbon County fiend.  All styles.  What I drink the most of is probably Ballast Point Sculpin six packs.  Three Floyds Dreadnaught and Zombie Dust are up there as well.  Rochefort 10, Pannepot, Cantillon (Geueze and Fou Foune), and Russian River sours.

I have a basement full of beer. Literally.  Anybody in the area just let me know and I'll crack a few with ya.

fishlessman

i liked the sam adams 1994 blue bottle beer so much i still have the bottle
) when i win the lottery ill just drink the blue bottle beer

Eggcelsior

SmokeyPitt said:

Wow!  I'm not sure I could even enjoy a $100ish bottle of beer!  The double bastard is 11% ABF and 3 liters comes out to just about 6 pints.  So, $100 and I would only have a moderate buzz.  :P

That's steep in your neck of the woods. My local place had it for 92.99 sitting up by the register. I forgot what you guys were talking about until you mentioned the size.

Eggcelsior

JohnInCarolina said:

Did any of you fellow beer-lovers manage to get a hold of that Westvleteren 12 when it came out here in the states?  I caught the announcement on the radio at 8:30 in the morning and by the time I got to the store at 9:15 it was sold out.  Something like 100 packages sold in 15 minutes, which is crazy.

Only one place had it near Baltimore but sold out in a few minutes. They'll probably not do it for a very long time since the monks only did the release to finance a new roof for the monastery.

Maizeandbrew18

YEMTrey said:

I have some Westy 12 and 8 at the house now. It wasn't from that release though.  Got them through trading.

My favorites depend on the weather and my mood:

Like mentioned above, I'm also a Bourbon County fiend.  All styles.  What I drink the most of is probably Ballast Point Sculpin six packs.  Three Floyds Dreadnaught and Zombie Dust are up there as well.  Rochefort 10, Pannepot, Cantillon (Geueze and Fou Foune), and Russian River sours.

I have a basement full of beer. Literally.  Anybody in the area just let me know and I'll crack a few with ya.

Where in Michigan are you?  GR here.

Foghorn

Franziskaner Hell is my new favorite, but I haven't had a chance to compare it directly to my old favorite of Westmalle Trippel.

 

 

Eggxtractor

Chimay Grand Reserve (the blue one) is the favorite for my Wife and I.  At our wedding we actually had people sign two large  3liter  bottles of it as opposed to a guest book.

Belikin as in my avatar pic is pretty dam good on a hot day in Belize!

Stoogie

I'm a big New Glarus Brewery (WI) fan.  My favorites are Spotted Cow, Two Women, Cabin Fever and Totally Naked.  I've been drinking a local beer recently, made by Stone Arch Brew House called Scottish Ale and have enjoyed it quite a bit.

Doc_Eggerton

Simple tastes, I like St. Pauli Girl, The Spouse likes Smithwicks, the second Sprout like Yuengling and Corona,

The first Sprout went away on a school trip to Ireland, thinking beer was gross, and came home drinking Stout!  She now lives in an area with tons of micro breweries, and is a beer connoisseur.

jerryp

Huge fan of Troegs Nugget Nectar when in season.  My favorite always-available is Bells Two-Hearted Ale.  Surprisingly strong and seductively smooth.

EggNorth

Moosehead - http://www.moosehead.ca/

Doc_Eggerton

When my folks lived in Canada I got some Labatts from time to time.

Two_Down

Russian. River. Brewing. Co.  Pliny the Elder - it's a DIPA and is fantastic.  Really can't praise it enough.

Huge fan of most any hoppy beers and also RRBC sours, with a good mix of stouts/aged stouts also.  In no particular order, my current favorites:

-RRBC Pliny the Elder

-RRBC Sanctification

-RRBC Consecration

-RRBC Temptation

-Green Flash Palate Wrecker

-Stone Ruination Double Dry Hopped

-Stone Enjoy By

-Lagunitas Lil Sumpin Wild

-Lagunitas Undercover Shut Down Ale

-Lagunitas Sucks Brown Shugga Substitute Ale

-Karbach Hop Delusion

-Great Divide Chocolate/Espresso Aged Yeti

-Stone Lucky Bastard

-Ballast Point Sculpin

-Ballast Point Dorado

-Sixpoint Resin

Among many many many others.  Beer is actually my first love (over my BGE but it's getting closer).