Favorite Beer

[T in NC]

We have a local orchard that produces some fine ciders. My favorite lately is Windy Hill Pomegranate.

[oldbike54]

Shared a few of those with a now gone friend , not bad , and the thought always brings a smile .
   Dusty

[Shorty]

Beer I drink while in Southern HQ Command:

[Guzzistajohn]

<SHRUG> You really just rent the stuff anyway ;D

[Yeahoo Whoyah]

 Stella Artois and it's like $23 a case at Costco, less than $1 per bottle. 

[Kev m]

Stella Artois and it's like $23 a case at Costco, less than $1 per bottle.

In PA it's more like about $40/case. :-\


Wonder how it will be in NJ? ???

[Stormtruck2]

Peroni and Stella

Fixeded it fer ya.  :BEER:

[the Bailey]

why does everyone like stella?  i mean its ok.  but i wouldnt say its the best beer ive ever had.

[oldbike54]

STELLLLLLAAAAA !
   Dusty

[Kev m]

why does everyone like stella?  i mean its ok.  but i wouldnt say its the best beer ive ever had.

It's a typical imported mass produced pilsner style lager.

A tad more flavor and hop character than the American counterparts, and I enjoy it on the same level as a dozen others, but yeah, it's far from the "Best" I've ever had...

...then again the Pilsner is one of my favorite styles and I worship frequently at the churches of Urquell and Weihenstephaner and the like so I might be expected to be a bit critical.

[tarless]

My new favorite: Wheelbarrel Red Ale from Maine.  A hoppy 7% red ale. Nectar of heaven...

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[cbeaner007]

How about "Heddy Topper". Out of Vermont?  Absolutely my favorite, but at $79.00 a case not very practical.  And forget finding it outside of Vermont!

CW

[NCAmother]

chimay, blue or gold.  in SF theres a liquor store owner in the mission who sells it to the public just above cost.  I got my roommates hooked.  Brown bagged the bottles, headed to the "BAR" bar  for two dollar turkey 101 shots off mission and 22nd.   In chinatown I went to the 'uncle's bar' for a cheap (but refreshing) thai beer and a shot of cobra whisky, a real thai boiler maker, for $4. 

[tarless]

How about "Heddy Topper". Out of Vermont?  Absolutely my favorite, but at $79.00 a case not very practical.  And forget finding it outside of Vermont!

CW

All that money and it comes in cans?!?! Got great reviews though.

[Kent in Upstate NY]

I like them all, all time favourite would be Sapporo, a Japanese style beer.
Tried a beer called Amber-Bock when in the US back in the 90's, had a good kick to it  :BEER:

Oh you poor soul. If you are hot and thirsty, water would be a better choice than those two.

[Waterbottle]

Yeah I know Kent, I'm still a cheap drunk too  :D

[Testarossa]

Left Hand Brewing Milk Stout Nitro

[T in NC]

I don't usually go for fruit beer but I had a Fruili Strawberry Wit that was most excellent. Reminded me of my high school days, in a good way.

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[Blueboarhound]

New one to ad to the list

DuClaw's Sweet Baby Jesus (Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter).

http://www.duclaw.com/beers.aspx

Just found it recently at a MD liquor store close to the marina where we keep our boat.

Not an all night beer for sure, but a decent treat.

I recently tried the Horney Goat Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter. If you can find it in Jersey give it a try.

http://www.hornygoatbrewing.com/wordpress/

I'm on my second case.

[frans belgium]

why does everyone like stella?  i mean its ok.  but i wouldnt say its the best beer ive ever had.

Because it is very smartly promoted that way.  I am old enough to remember Stella as one of the dozens and dozens of lagers we had.  Brewed by Stella Artois in Leuven. Very common lager, not many Belgians were fond of it.  Until (pre-Inbev) some clever blue eyed marketing boy had the brilliant idea of positioning it as a 'better' brand, first in France, where it costed an arm and a leg (no Belgian in his right mind would pay this). Gradually over the rest of the world especially since the take over of Inbev.  Since then it has become 'the' premium lager.  Don't ask me why. 21st century where everything has to be 'fahionable' I guess.  Still thinks it's cat piss if you ask me.  I'll show you about 20 better lagers in Belgium and a few 100 better Belgian beers anyway. Or perhaps make that thousand.....

[oldbike54]

Frans , DUDE , we are on the same page re Stella . Same thing happened here with a Mexican brand named Corona. My Mexican friends refer to it as sewer water , but with some clever marketing is has become the darling of the yuppie crowd . Dog , it awful stuff , kinda tastes like most American sorta beer with some aspirin ground up into it to mask its basic nastiness .

  Dusty

[wrbix]

I've just recently discovered a subclass of beers they're calling Session Beers with lower alcohol content - to allow a longer drinking session I guess.
All Day IPA is quite good - tastes like good IPA  with, I think, 4.7% EtOH.

[DaGoose]

I have recently had some beers from Southern Tier Brewing. They are very good. A lot of specialty once in 22oz. bottles. Their 2XMAS is am OMG beer. The aroma first hits you and then it gets better.

  By the way Strong Beer Fest in Phoenix on February 14,2015 is coming up. Which is part of Arizona Beer Week. Tickets went on sale. Last year over 100 brewers represented and about 300 beers. The event sold out. It was fun. I will be there this year and if any of you Arizona boys would like to toast to things Italian. let me know. It would be great to meet you.


Willie

[johnr]

Steinlarger Green Label
Heineken

... but... rarely drink at all these days.

[guzzitime]

Loose Cannon IPA3 By Clipper City Brewing,  Baltimore Md.

[kidneb]

Guess we better just keep on dancing


till
:BEER:

[Dilliw]

Wow this thread is a classic! 

Currently I'm drinking Red Oak Lager.  When this thread started it wasn't available in bottles but now they have limited distribution in NC/SC.  I've got a German neighbor and I have to keep it stocked for him.

[JProdun]

Not a huge beer drinker. Not anymore at least. But have recently tried some beer from Brooklyn Brewery at a restaurant and was really impressed. Still impressed, at least comparing to what i've been buying before at the pharmacies and bodegas.

[smartin108]

Frans , DUDE , we are on the same page re Stella . Same thing happened here with a Mexican brand named Corona. My Mexican friends refer to it as sewer water , but with some clever marketing is has become the darling of the yuppie crowd . Dog , it awful stuff , kinda tastes like most American sorta beer with some aspirin ground up into it to mask its basic nastiness .

  Dusty

Couldn't agree more about Corona.  A few years ago before it became "marketed", we were paying 25 cents American for it.

[Triple Jim]

Not a huge beer drinker. Not anymore at least. But have recently tried some beer from Brooklyn Brewery at a restaurant and was really impressed. Still impressed, at least comparing to what i've been buying before at the pharmacies and bodegas.

I read the book that the owner of that brewery wrote about how it got started.  It was a good story.  I've had Brooklyn Lager and it may have been the best lager I've ever tasted.