Name your top ten favorite beers.

[JVS]

And a breif explanation about why it belongs on your list. What role it plays and how it fits in among the other beers.

[DarkPhenyx]

1. 1. Guinness

2. Guinness

3. Guinness

4. um.....Guinness

As to why? You did say beer right?

[supernova]

4. Drink Ho

I stray from the beers periodically. Can't seem to remain faithful. *Sigh*

1) Pilsner Urquell
2) Guinness
3) Hornby's Dark Cider
4) Old Peculiar
5) Woodchuck Granny Smith


:think: that's all I can think of right now. These are what I get when my standard oaky, smoky red wine isn't available.

[rucky]

18. Pilsner Urkel?

"Did I Brew That?"

[supernova]

24. LOL!

:D

[XNASA]

23. Guinness here too.

I avoid ale, although some of my old faves were ales.

Now I stick to:

1. Guinness
2. Pilsner Urquel
3. Sam Adams Lager

[Champion Jack]

2. Same here

Guinness

[Speck Tater]

3. I like that one that comes in the white box...

... with the black block lettering that just says "BEER". Besides being cheap, it has cool little puzzles printed on the inside of the caps.

[Superfly]

5. Schwarzbraue!

Auerbraue
Goldene Ganz
Riegele
Paulaner
Aktienbrauerei Kaufbeuern
Adlerbraue (Diedorf)
Koenig v. Flandern
Aventinus
Ritterbraue (Wiedergeltingen, geschlossen)

They are all from my (near) my hometown in Germany.

JVS, notice that Hasenbraue is NOT on my list.

[JVS]

14. Goldene Gans is very good. Hasenbraeu is Kopfschmerzbier

Hell, Hasenbraeu is almost as bad as Augustabraeu!

They used to sell Goldene Gans in front of the Rathaus about a block down from Koenig von Flandern. 8dm per liter. I was very upset when they quit selling it there, because the only two places that I know where to get it now are at the small vegetarian restaurant over by the Hasenbrau brewery and some small beer garden that is on the Wertach. Neither one sells Masses. Do you know a good beer garden to get Goldene Gans? Or a good Beer Store that carries it so that next time I am there I can get a case?

[Superfly]

17. The only place I know where to

get Goldene Gans is at the Goldene Gans brewery, next to Sankt Ulrich. They have a great lunch buffet and a very pleasant Biergarten.

Are you there right now? Chek out the new Stadtberger Hof. Very avant garde menu with a wonderful beer selection.

[Nlighten1]

6. Blue Moon

It rocks

[ChompySnack]

7. That's a lotta' beers

1) Spaten Optimator
2) Jubel Ale
3) Snow Cap Ale
4) Full Sail Winter Ale
5) Full Sail Amber Ale
6) Terminal Gravity IPA
7) Fat Tire IPA
8) Bridgeport IPA
9) McMenamins Hammerhead Ale
10) Black Butte Porter

In general I like the winter ales best, they are nice and malty and *powerful*. Regular ales and IPAs are great for the summer when a hoppier finish goes well sitting outside at a pub. I used to like porters a lot but not anymore, they are a little too sweet and heavy. I am lucky to live in Portland, micro-brew capitol of the world!

Never drink canned beer.

[JVS]

15. Optimator is good but I am partial to Salvator

[phaseolus]

8. 1. Sprecher Black Bavarian

2. that stuff my Brother-in-law makes

3. that other stuff my Brother-in-law makes

....

657. Pabst Blue Ribbon

...

736. Miller High Life

...

1,673. Blatz Light

...

1,799. Rolling Rock

[HornBuckler]

9. Happy To Oblige

I Could Put Them In Order But It Depends On Mood

Guiness Stout And Draft - Tasty, Unique - I Oike The Draft With Pizza And The Stout After A Meal

Pabst Blue Ribbon - WTF? Yeah, I'm From Portland And It's The First Beer I Ever Had (With My Grandpa RIP)

Heineken - I Like Skunky Beers And I Can Find It Anywhere

Mirror Pond - Deschuttes Brewery Out Here, Beautifully Done Tasty

Hammerhead - McMennamin Brother Creation, It's Very Tasty, And Hoppy

Beck's - Just Like St. Girl, Tasty And Skunky And Smooth Yum

Miller High Life - "Back In The High Life Again"

Tecate - Goes Best With Chips And Salsa

Asahi - Just Remeber Getting These In Vending Machines In Japan Wasted!

And Last But Not Least - Full Sail Oktoberfest - It's Another Microbrew From Oregon But Boy Oh Boy Is It Good

There Ya Have It- Cheers
:toast:

[Guaranteed]

31. Beck's

Hell yeah I was wondering if someone would mention it. That's my fave.

[terrya]

10. Harp's

Harp's is the best.

Followed by:

Grolsch

Guiness

Goose Island

[fishnfla]

11. the first 10 cold ones out of the case

are always my favorite, after that who cares?

[Kellanved]

12. OK

In no order:

Grolsch
Budweiser
Flensburger
Berliner Pilsener
Pinkus Alt
Wernesgrüner
Dithmarscher
Köstritzer Schwarzbier
Tucher Alkoholfrei (yes, it's Bavarian, but it's an alcfree actually tasting like beer)
Pelforth Blonde

[Kellanved]

50. explanation

Sorry, somehow I forgot to explain my choices yesterday:


Grolsch - not much to say here

Budweiser - Chzech Pilsner at it's best
Flensburger - Northern style German Pils, cult
Berliner Pilsener - The Berlin beer of choice
Pinkus Alt - hard to get, but it shows how an Ale ought to be brewed. (not widely known: the brewing styles in western Germany, Alt and Kölsch, are a lot like English or Belgian brews - for some reason they're not sold outside that region in high quality/quantity)
Wernesgrüner - solid, mild eastern Pils
Dithmarscher - Northern Pils, IMHO better than Flensburger, but lacking the cult
Köstritzer Schwarzbier - The best widely available dark lager
Tucher Alkoholfrei - One of the few drinkable alcfree beers around.
Pelforth Blonde - This French brew is fantastic - it doesn't travel well (does any beer? :shrug:), but is a one-of-a-kind brew.

[tishaLA]

13. Let's start with Chimay since I can still get that in CA

and round off the top ten wiht whichever Belgian beers you want to name, OK?

[rucky]

16. 1) Widmer Hefeweissen

Not necessarily because it's the best beer (it's damn good) but it's my favorite, everyday, keep around the house type beer. Even people who normally don't like beer like this beer...in fact everybody finds this beer pleasing.

2) Bridgeport IPA

Now THIS is my favorite beer...kinda citrussy at first, with a strong full-pallete attack of hops at the end.

3) Black Butte Porter

The milkshake of beers. This one's a meal in itself. Heavy, sweet & smooth. It's good to cook with as well.

4) Saxer Lager

Nice musty German-style lager that's light enough for everyday drinking.

5) Koestritser (sp)

Nice musty German-style lager with a big big flavor that'll knock you on yer ass.

6) Old Market Granny Smith Ale

Not appley at all. I was determined to hate this beer until I tried it.

the rest are more Portland microbrews - too many to describe - and 90% of them are excellent.

[Spider Jerusalem]

19. Okay...

Guinness. Rich, creamy, velvety, full-bodied, etc.
Newcastle Brown Ale. Crisp, clean, excellent in general...
Bass Ale.
Double Diamond Original Burton Ale.
Samuel Smith Lager.
Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout.
Theakston's Old Peculier.
Samuel Adams Octoberfest. (better than Beck's, in my opinion)
Rogue Shakespeare Stout.

And I'm sure there's a #10 somewhere, but I can't think of it at the moment...(you might notice that most of these are British...this is because German beer is overrated and American beer is bloody horrible swill, for the most part...)

[Malva Zebrina]

20. Sam Adams

and then Gearys--except that I cannot drink beer anymore-:-(-I loved Sam Adams and then Gearys as a close second.

[Whitacre D_WI]

21. top ten (in no particular order)

Straub
Rhinelander
Oettinger
Yuengling
Carling Black Label
Huber Bock
PBR
Chimay Cinq Cents (I know, it's the "middle level")
Celebrator

#1:
A nice geuze from Boon

[JVS]

41. Straub is good

Have you spent time in the Pittsburgh area, I didn't know that it was to be found in Wisconsin.

Why Oettinger, I've had some vile Oettinger!

[Whitacre D_WI]

47. I spend a lot of time in Cleveland...

Whenever I'm there, I pick up a case (okay, four bags) of Straub. Yeah, Cleveland's got Great Lakes and Crooked River, but Straub kicks both of their asses.

Oettinger is, of course, the super-cheap beer I drank in Paderborn (Germany) when I was visiting a friend. I figured if I was going to give props to all my fave cheap American brews, I might as well recognize bad beer made by people who should know better.

[stimbox]

22. BEER GOOD!!!

1. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
2. Anchor Steam
3. Any number of other Micro Brews
4. Guiness
5. OB or Hite
6. Sapporo, Asahi, Orion, Kirin
7. Tsing Tao
8. Miller High Life (Swiller!)
9. Mickey's
10. Anything but Coors.

:toast: :beer:

[quispquake]

25. Top Ten

1) Guinness Draught (No explanation necessary!)
2) Hofbrau Oktoberfest (my favorite lager...hard to find tho!!!)
3) Newcastle (My favorite ale)
4) Corona (with lime...nothing better on a hot summer day)
5) Guinness Stout (mmm...stout!)
6) Sam Adams Summer Ale (now gone 'til next summer!)
7) Lowenbrau (The Swiss Beer, not the shitty American one)
8) Gritty's Ale (Maine based micro brewery)
9) Cadillac Mountain Stout (Maine based brewery)
10)Red Stripe (Another beer amazing on a hot day)

Honorable mention: OPB Nut Brown Ale...used to be made in Skowhegan, Maine (right down the road), but the company closed this year...DAMN!

[The_Gopher]

26. Dominion Oak Barrel Stout

[dofus]

27. Smithwick's.

I think I spelled it right. I need to go back to Ireland for some. Any good unfiltered IPA. And some of the Adirondack beers, which are no longer available here in Kansas. Need to make another trip to Upstate NY, I can tell.

[Leftist78]

28. ok here goes

1. Samuel Adams Boston Lager-this is my standard "having a beer" beer

2. Anchor Steam-another great REAL American Lager

3. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale-my favorite American-style pale ale I'm enjoying one now :beer:

4. Anchor Liberty Ale-yet another great American-style pale ale

5. Abita Brewing Turbo Dog-THE American brown ale

6. Samuel Smith's Taddy Porter-just a great porter

7. Anchor Porter-best porter in America (do you get the impression I like the Anchor brewing company?)

8. Rogue Brutal Bitter-top notch bitter

9. Guinness Extra Stout-not that nitro-injected crap, but the real stout

10. Samuel Adams Octoberfest-best Octoberfest I've ever had

[ForrestGump]

29. 1) Grizzly

2) Polar

3) Black

4) Spectacled

5) Giant panda

6) Red panda

7) Sun

8) The late, great Bart the Bear

9) Bobby Bare

10) Bare naked ladies (no, not the musical group)

[ALago1]

30. Hmmm

I can't name 10, that's too tough.

My absolute faves are heineken and amstel.

[HEyHEY]

32. Here's mine..if anyone cares

Guiness
Rickard's red
Stella Artois
Sleeman's honey brown
Kokanee
Labbat Blue
Black bear
Tin whislte
Killkenny
Clancy's

[WilliamPitt]

33. Beer, beer, beer, beer, beer, beer, beer, beer, beer and beer

Because.

[Pert_UK]

34. Here goes.......but it really depends on my mood!

1. Leffe Brun - strong, gorgeous, sweet Belgian Abbey beer....brewed since 1240 (the year, not 20 to 1)
2. Batham's Bitter - fantastic, rare, sweet, light, beer from my local brewery in the West Midlands (UK)
3. Wadworth's 6X - great, strong, amber beer
4. Ruddles County - great, strong, rare(ish) amber beer
5. Old Speckled Hen - great, strong, widely available amber beer
6. Guinness - speaks for itself. My record is 13 pints in one day. Smooth, tasty, satisfying and not gassy.
7. Bishop's Finger - a darker, satisfying, slightly sweet beer.
8. Budvar - Czech lager (maybe pilsener).....nothing like Budweiser (thank God)
9. Stella Artois - refreshing, pure, sparkling, strong lager
10. Banks's Bitter - just because I grew up drinking it. It's a lightish bitter from the Midlands in the UK.

I like strong beers - I just feel that the flavour is far superiour.

It depends on my mood though - sometimes I like lager, sometimes Guinness, but generally speaking I'll drink good bitter/ale if it's available.

P.

[HEyHEY]

36. If you're ever in Eastern Canada

Try Clancy's Amber ale...deadly shit.

[Pert_UK]

37. Duly noted for use when I visit my cousin in Toronto....

and also because Clancy is Chief Wiggum's first name.

Ta.

P.

[Pert_UK]

35. WICKED CHILD! Drink is urine from the last leper in hell!

:evilgrin:

P.

[mac56]

38. No particular order

Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale
Grant’s Fresh Hop Ale
Guinness Draught
Two Hearted Ale
Goose Island Honker’s Ale
Sprecher Special Amber
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Rogue Brutal Bitter
Terrapin Rye Pale Ale
My own homebrew

You'll note the abundance of the humulus lupus in most of these brews. Yes, I'm a hophead.

Sadly, many of these beers aren't available in my adopted state of Georgia. Either the brewers don't distribute this far south, or it's because of GA's lame-ass weak beer law. We're lobbying to get it repealed.

Caffrey's Irish Ale used to be on the list. Not available anymore. Coors bought the brewery, and rumor has it they stopped exports to the US - because it was in direct competition with Killian's "Irish Ale". Bastards.

Add on edit: Honorable mention goes to Samuel Adams Boston (Stock) Ale. Flame away...

[Loonman]

39. Ten?

Pilsner Urquell
Red Stripe
Guinness Draught
Guinness Extra Stout
Sam Adam's Boston Lager
Corona
Chekvar
Molson Golden
Beck's
Asahi

[JVS]

42. Czechvar is great! It is the american label of Budweiser Budvar

Just spreading the word. I want that beer to sell well so that it stays available.

www.czechvar.com

[felonious thunk]

40. 1. Stella Artois

2. Corona
3. Yuengling Lager
4. Duff
5. Anything after that doesn't matter

[JVS]

43. Can't get enough of that wonderful Duff!

Oh, yeah!

[bif]

44. Guinness-draft from Ireland

Not this crap they're now selling as Guiness that's brewed in Canada. What a crock of shit that is. "Brewed in Canada" is pretty well hidden on the package.
2. Pilsner Urquel
3. Anchor Steam
4. Sam Adams
5. Any Canadian beer purchased in Canada at the Beer Store (formerly known as the Brewers Retail--why did they give up on that name? I thought it ws pretty cool.)
6. Molson Canadian--the stuff in the States isn't as good, but it's still pretty drinkable
7. Labbatts Ale (imported)
8. Heineken
9> The Foster's Ale that i used to get that was brewed in Austrailia, not this mediocre Canadian crap.

[progressivejazz]

45. Leinenkugel Honeyweiss

Spelling may be a problem.

This stuff is good enough to warrant a trip to Wisconsin just to get some (add some fried cheese curds for nibbling, please). Can't get the damn stuff here in Texas. It seems there's too much alcohol in it to allow it in the state. So much for the macho image of Texans. Got to get back to Wisconsin soon.

[bif]

48. I like the original Leinenkugel

Unfortunately, they only ship Red and Octoberfest to Michigan.

[Ellen Forradalom]

46. 1) Pilsner Urquell

The hops. That herbal, floral aroma and taste. No other beer can imitate it.

2) Sam Adams. Good all around reliable beer.

3) Anchor Steam. Same.

4) Kriekbier (Belgian cherry lambic) The tart, bracing taste of sour cherries with the punch of beer. Yum!

5) Goose Island. Hometown favorite

6) Pooh Brew, Eeyore's Real Ale ("Like a nail in your tail"), Piglet Stout and Heffalump Ale ("Because Heffalump is better than no lump at all"). Various homebrews I've made over the years.

7) Tree Frog Beer--the favored brew of the Freak Brothers.

8) Okocim--the perfect Polish brew to wash down that pickled herring.

9) BBK Babarossa on tap in a Chicago German tap like the Metro Club.

10) Anything they serve in the Czech Republic.

On edit: Honorable mention to Huber Bock, best beer you can get for $7/case.

[PAMod]

49. Beer! I knew I liked DU people!

How 'bout 2 lists, "everyday" and "special purhase only":

Everyday

1. Rolling Rock (Latrobe, PA) - clean tasting & cheap
2. Ice House - clean & strong & cheap
3. Yuengling Lager or Black & Tan (Pottsville, PA) - delicious and cheap


Special Purchase Only

1. Fuller's London Pride or Fuller's ESB - Ah, the taste of English ale...
2. Guinness Stout - I'm getting hungry just thinking about it.
3. Troeg's (Harrisburg, PA) Nut Brown Ale - creamy & delicious!
4. Anchor Steam - rich, creamy
5. Kronenbourg - haven't had it in years, but nice clean taste
6. Stoudt (Adamstown, PA) Oktoberfest - better if you drink it on site at their celebration

Well that's only 9 - for #10, I like Amstel Light, because my dad always has it so its free (and yummy).

[Gato Moteado]

51. Old Style, baby!

it's fully krauisened....whatever the hell that means.

but it's damn good.

[ohiosmith]

52. OKANAGAN SPRING LAGER, NEW CASTLE BROWN ALE.

GUINNESS DRAFT, SING HA, TSING TAO, KINGFISHER, PYRAMID HEFFEWEISSEN, SAM ADAMS PORTER, SAMUEL SMITH'S OATMEAL STOUT, BOHEMIA