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I don't drink anymore but when I did, I drank Bud. In one bar, my nickname was Budweiser Matt.

What is (or was) your favorite beer?

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I have a few big favorites

Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger
Speedway Stout
Anything by Anderson Valley Brewing Co.

When I’m just hanging out I drink Budweiser or Coor’s Original.

Too many to list..

but on a warm day, Hoegaarden always hits the spot

Don't drink beer anymore.

Well, hardly ever. I (mostly) quit when I noticed my waist expanding faster than the current deficit (that was somewhere in my mid to late 30’s). When I did (or do) drink beer, I mostly enjoye(d) dark beers.

Now I’m a damn wino. Could be worse…

mine...

crown lager (australia)
xxxx (australia)
bin tang (bali)
pacifico

West Coast is the best coast

    Caldera brewing IPA (in a can)
   Standing stone DIPA, straight from the tap into growlers
      For the pregame and first inning, Full Sail Limited, it is similar to Corona but way better, with lime. Also full sail IPA for the late innings.
     Bridgeport IPA,
    +1 for Anderson Valley Hop ottin
     This is a great thread.

West Coast Beer Snob Too.

-Stone Brewing Co. Arrogant Bastard Ale is one of the best dam ales ever created
- Ballastpoint Brewing Co. Big Eye IPA is way wicked.
- Deschutes Brewing Co. Cinder Cone Red Ltd. It’s like drinking liquid candy
- Anderson Valley Brewing Co. Boont Amber Ale. Smooth and sweet
- Bear Republic Brewing Co. Red Rocket Ale. When you want to get f**ked up with good shit.

Ive been to...

AVBC
Lagunitas
Firestone
Bear Republic
Anchorsteam
Russian river valley brew co

+1 for the nickname
Agree with Stone Brewing

Arrogant Bastard is amazing, Double Bastard sounds good but don’t do it- trust me.

If you ever want a good beer that will hit you like a truck try Jew’bilation 12 from He’brew. In fact all the He’brew line is pretty good.
My go to beer used to be Sam Adams before I started boycotting everything from Boston, now I’d prefer a Sierra Nevada.

Well done on all those!!!

Ballast Point: I love the Yellow tail Pale Ale also
Deschutes: Porter and Mirror Pond PA are personal Favorites
Lost Coast Brewery: Great White. Without question my favorite, especially for pre-game.

I love Yellow Tail.
I am going to have to find Ballast Point
Hops Rule!

Hop Stoopid (Lagunitas)
Green Flash IPA
AVBC Hop Ottin
New Glarus Apple

Pete's

Starawberry Blonde…Mmmmm….Beer

the only fruit to be associated with beer is lime

do wear a skirt too? ;)

Ouch

but it is a “fruity” beer now that I think about it. What’s your beer of choice?
Let me guess
Arrogant Bastard?

I'm just kidding with you :)

My favs are somewhere down in the thread

Stone

Can’t go wrong with anything from Stone Brewery, my personal fave, Ruination IPA.

This is the truth.

Arrogant Bastard and IPA are great and pretty accesible. Great brewery.

Bud Light

For its superior drinkability. That is what it says on the side of the can.

Moosehead

Canadian lager at its finest.

I don't always drink beer

But when I do, I prefer Dos Equis. Stay thirsty, my friends.

Cupie? Is that you?
Tht commercial must have a date stamp.

1974?

And to think...

Guys watching football games would see that commercial and immediately think to themselves: “Damn, I gotta go out and buy me some Bud!”

What rubes we used to be…

Rubes? Much worse...

…I can’t believe I once wore a powder blue leisure suit with two-tone brown high heel shoes. And no amount of alcohol seems to erase these painful memories…

My girlfriend thought I’d look good in it. The things we do for love…

OPTIMATOR

It’s all about getting double-shoveled, baby.

i like their oktoberfest

and the spaten

Spaten is very good.
First time I had it was at the SF Oktoberfest

2 liters later I was a huge fan

Was in the Spaten tent this year at Okfoberfest in Munich

Good beir

Bud Light.

I gladly experience the bevy of macro brews and love many of them.

But there is no better beer to drink during a hot summer ball game than Bud Light. Anyone that tells you different is a god damn communist.

micro brews, rather.

still suffering the effects from Golden Monkey the day after.

A friend signed me up for the beer of the month club...

…knowing I don’t drink beer. He figured he could come over and drink the beer he got as a gift to me. All the beers were from micro-breweries aroung the USA.

One of the beers was “Trout Slayer Ale” from a micro-brewery in Montana. It was damn good. Give it a try if you can find it.

I got revenge on my friend by re-gifting most of the beers I received in the mail. Smartass.

Beer of the month club sounds A LOT more fun than the book of the month club.

I did a quick search on bevmo for trout slayer, looks like i’ll have to pick some up!

http://www.bevmo.com/Shop/ProductDetail.aspx?D=Trout&Ntx=mode%2bmatchall&Dx=mode%2bmatchall&Ntk=All&Nty=1&Ntt=Trout&N=0&ProductID=24893

That's it!

The Moose Drool Brown Ale was also good (same micro-brewery).

1. Bud Light because it’s cheap and goes down easy. Sam’s Club 20-pack bottles for $12.
2. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
3. Mad River Pale
4. Dos Equis Amber

Dos Equis -- love it.

However, if Sierra Nevada was a baseball player, it would be joba chamberlain

Hmm...

well I’ve liked Sierra Nevada since 1992… I stand by my number 2 choice.

Molson Canadian

or i’ll drink PBR (Pabst Blue Ribbon) any day

I thought PBR was out of business?
Nope

Although they are putting $4 mail in rebates on the boxes now

Karl Strauss Red Trolley Ale (can buy it by the jug at their restaurant/breweries)

Fat Tire
La Fin du Monde (high ABC puts you on your ass in no time)

or on the lighter side of the spectrum…Tsingtao

Jugs? It comes in jugs?!?
Red Trolley Is ACE

I’ve been to the brewery at metro point, in santa ana (costa mesa???)

Anyways, that stuff is very good.

yeah same place

and when you buy it by the jug (1 or 2 gallon I think) to take home, if you have an old jug from before and trade it in, I think you get like a dollar off.

1. Red Nectar Ale
2. Fat Tire
3. Modela Negra
4. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
5. Amstel Light
6. Dos Equis

7. St. Ides 40's

and it’s Negra Modelo.

Yeah. Something like that. Explains cross-eyed looks at Tacos Jalisco.
3 choices...

Your side of the pond – Sierra nevada
North of the border (I’m talking Scotland) – Caledonian 80/-
South of the Border – Sussex Best

What do you think of Old Speckled Hen?

I saw it on a TV show and was able to find some here in the states. I got sick off it one night and puked by brains out (not drunk).

Not a favourite, I don't drink it...

…tend to find it mostly in bottles rather than in the cask and real ale out of the bottle doesn’t do it for me. It kind of sneaks up on you too – >5% alcohol.

The brewery, Greene King / Morland, doesn’t produce much worth drinking.

Old Speckled comes in a nitro charged can
Good for Guinness, not so good for ale

…don’t really see it in cans here. People who drink ale in the UK just don’t buy them – they’re for lager.

Murphy's Irish Stout

Followed closely by Newcastle, BJ’s Jeremiah Red and Nitwit, Buffalo Bill’s Pumpkin Ale and Karl Strauss IPA.

I was just at BJs

and tried their seasonal Oktoberfest brew….

it was pretty damn amazing.

BJ’s had this New Years brew back in Jan that was 11% and tasted amazing.

the Annual Grand Cru

I agree, amazing. Sweeter than you’d expect, did not taste strong at all, and one glass will hit you like a wall on an empty stomach

I should add

they refused to let us buy it by the pitcher because of the alcohol content

We were lucky...

Our waitress let us get a Growler refill. My wife didn’t believe how strong it was and was tanked after 1.5

Hey, I know you!

fancy meeting you here

We ordered BJ's pumpkin ale last time we were there, but they were out...
did you try their pumpkin ale?

it was pretty good

their pirranha pale is good too

Haven't tried the pumpkin ale..

I always end up choosing the Red when im there… I do like pumpkin ale..in moderation (maybe thats why its seasonal?)

If i see it on the menu next time im there, ill try it.

it's spicy, smooth, good caramel flavor. I was pleasantly surprised
I would agree the most guys love BJ's

beer

Schlitz

of course.

Blatz is a close second?

;)

Firestone Double Barell Ale or Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
And in honor of today's topic...

I offer this diversion

that was amazing!
He was definitely csught by the spinning gravity storm of disorientation.

It’s be even funnier to find he’d selected a 12 pack of Coke or Pepsi.

Everyone is my office is cracking up right now
mine too

outstanding

He won't take his hand

off the damn beer so he can get up!!!!!!!!!!!!!

blue moon

with an orange slice.

also this new Bud Light Orange Wheat is actually really really good.

I just bought a six pack of that today.

I heard its surprisingly decent.

Sierra Nevada Pale
Guinness
Chimay

+1 for Chimay Cinq Cents
Perfect distraction.........

1.Alaskan Amber
2.Fat Tire
3.Peroni

Peroni sucks

no offense

Nun taken........

More for me

here are a few of many

Murphy’s Stout
Widmer Droptop Amber
Newcastle Brown
Eye of the Hawk – Mendocino Brewing Company
Gordon Biersch Marzen.

If you like Gordon Biersch brews, I recently found out that Trader Joes and Costco’s store brand are brewed by Gordon Biersch…. and they are way cheaper and just as good.

I can't even fathom

Bud or Coors

I llike ROOT beer. Henry Weinhard's. Wow what a wuss!
i love their orange cream soda... but as far as beer goes i like pyramid hefeweizen and blue moon
I like Pyramid Hefewizen

And most other beers I try. Not a fan of Miller, Coors, or Bud though.

I like...

1. Indio (unfortunately not exported out of Mexico)
2. Bass Ale
3. Rincon Red – Santa Barbara Brewing Co.

Tough call. My top five most consumed:

Black and tans of all sorts
Summit EPA
Smithwicks
Heineken
Fat Tire

One thing of note: a beer that requires or is typically served with fruit is no friend of mine.

I'll just about drink anything.

I have been loving Blue moon as of late…with or without the orange slice.

Stella Artois

However, some of the best micro I’ve tasted was from, of all places, Salt Lake City (Wasatch Polygamy Porter).

I bought Polygamy Porter for the box/name alone

and yeah, it turned out to be pretty damn good

Dixie Beer's " Blackened Voodoo Lager"
Ervin's favorite too?
Depends on my current financial situation

With lots of money to spend : Anything from the Lost Coast Brewing Company or the Bear Republic Brewery

Feeling a little frugal: Budweiser

The quantity situation: Pabst Blue Ribbon

finally...

someone mentions Lost Coast! All their stuff is great. Humboldt County: shit town, great great exports!

Also love:
Newcastle
BJ’s Nutty Brunette
Chimay Grande Reserve
All the Stone Brews
Hoegaarden
Murphy’s Red
Tap Room Amber
Stella
Sapporo
and for mass consumption you can’t go wrong with Bud/Bud Lite.

God I love beer.

oh and how can I forget

Firestone Double Barrell. I once got to watch a game from their suite at the stadium. Great time. And Stella is quite nice when I want a lager.

Ha, I've mentioned Lost Coast twice on this thread...
i might have to switch to budweiser because...

that commercial makes it look like so much fun. i think the blonde girl in the orange is cathy lee crosby from “that’s incredible” and nailing joe theismann fame.

Thejd

Bintang!

When you can get a cold one.

Here's my rundown

I have still yet to find that perfect beer, these are the beers I most often choose.
Stone Pale, IPA, Arrogant Bastard, Ruination, Levitation
Lagunitas I.P.A., (or anything else they release)
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Fat Tire
Shiner Bock
Deschutes Mirror Pond Pale Ale
Deschutes Green Lakes Organic Ale
Firehouse Pale Ale ($5.99 at Albertsons for a six pack in SD)

And last but not least, anything from the tap at Pizza Port (I hope some of you have heard of the place).

depends on the progress/outcome of the game

Sierra Nevada—just about everything (grew up right around Chico)

Bintang—-sentimental favorite from the Bali trips

Blue Moon—for those blistering Blues games in the summer

Amstel Light—when I’m feeling fat

Sol—for sweltering Mexican food/vacations

Budweiser Matt?

…not Budweiser Mat?

Mine...

I brew my own.

my hubby does too
Awesome...

Glad I’m not the lone homebrewer on the board. LOL

problem is he likes styles I don't care for

so I don’t get my IPAs

Hmm My list:

1. Great White from Lost Coast
2. Paulaner Original Munich
3. Firestone Walker California Pale Ale
4. Anchor Steam Beer
5. Any Schwarz-Weiss

I'm a simple man, with an unassuming palate when it comes to beer.

I like MGD and High Life, an occasional Heineken, and if the mood strikes me, no lie, a 40 of Olde English. I don’t drink malt liquor as much as I used to, but it still knocks me on my ass!

Guinness for Life

Just like my avatar indicates.

Hornsby's Draft Cider

Widmer Hef
Blue Moon
Black Butte Porter

My favorite beer is actually from McMenamin’s, which is a pub chain up in Oregon. They brew Terminator Stout and Ruby, which is a raspberry beer. Mix em together, half and half, and you get the Rubenator, which is fantastic.

almost forgot

He’Brew makes some good ones too. their ‘schtick’ is funny.

South of the Border Cerveza/Cerveja

Imperial / Pilsen (COSTA RICA)
Bohemia (BRASIL)
Negra Modelo (MEXICO)
Witkap Pater (BELGIUM)
Guiness (IRELAND)

And just so everyone knows...

The University of Wisconsin student section does a little “shin-dig” to the tune of this song, the “Bud Song,” at every home sporting event. Check the LINK out. And if you have time, look at some other related videos to see how much fun that place is.

Newcastle Brown Ale anyone?

“i don’t drink anymore” abhabharharh

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"Hey Norm, what would you say to a beer?"

“Daddy wuvs you…”

Fat Tire – the best.
Newcastle Brown Ale
Boddingtons

Without a doubt

Red Tail Ale. It’s the only beer I know that consistently tastes as fresh and lively as a good home-brewed beer.

I think the finest beer in the world is actually Pilsner Urquell, and if I lived in the Czech Republic and could get it fresh on tap I’d probably go around with a light buzz all the time. But here, you never know whether it’s going to be light-struck.

I went to Prague for a weekend in 2006...

…to this pub where Havel took Clinton a couple of years back. They just don’t settle for a light buzz there – seeming to aim generally for somewhere between ‘crippled’ and ‘comatose’. The pubs only tend to sell one drink as well – whichever of the two big beers they prefer. No faffing about with soft-drinks or wine, no TV or music – the guy dishing out the beer (I couldn’t really say barman, because I don’t recall seeing a bar as such, just this beer filling zone working at overdrive) comes round with a bit of torn cardboard and a pencil and just marks with a pencil line each time you order more and that’s your tab. It works out at about a dollar a beer (these are not small beers either).

Just a highly efficient, stripped down venue for getting you as drunk as possible in the minimum amount of time.

I've always wanted to visit Prague

Not necessarily that particular place, but still, I get a picture of a place where people at least take life a bit more seriously than hereabouts. I mean, I don’t see the group you describe being too concerned about Brangelina or Balloon Boy.

hmm

3. Dos Equis XX
2. Smithwick’s

1. Simpler Times! Lager. If you’ve never tried this beer, head on down to your nearest Trader Joe’s and grab some. They sell it for $3 a 6-pack, and it has a surprisingly wonderful taste and a 6.2% alcohol content!

I'm a lightweight, but I love:

Anything from Wasatch Brewing co … They’ve got a great Apricot Hefeweisen ….

Also I’m currently vacationing in Hawaii & loving the Longboard from Kona brewing co …. It’s on tap everywhere here … So good!

Newcastle

But of course they don’t have that at the stadium so I drink the corona bombers wih salt and lime.

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