Best beer


Kokanee gets my nod.
tmsorosk
I moved to New Zealand a few months back and the best beer I have found here is Yeastie Boys His Majesty's Ale. Beer is insanely expensive here though......
Beer that are to my liking and recommend are as follows:

Hacker Pschorr Hefe Weizen
Franziskaner Weissbier
Konig Ludwig Weissbier
Berliner Kindl Weisse
Schultheiss
Ayinger
Schneider Wiesse
Spaten Hefeweizen
Pauleaner Hefe Weizen
Wittekerke
Hoegaarden
Blue Moon
Widmer
Pyramid Wheat
Okanagan Wheat
Granville Island Hefeweizen
Victoria Weizen
Liplock Summer Wheat
Pyramid Wheat
Yaletown Brewery Wheat beer

That's the short list, yes I like wheat beer.

Cheers,
Hacker Pschorr Hefe Weizen
Franziskaner Weissbier
Konig Ludwig Weissbier
Berliner Kindl Weisse
Schultheiss
Ayinger
Schneider Wiesse
Spaten Hefeweizen
Pauleaner Hefe Weizen
Wittekerke
Hoegaarden
Blue Moon
Widmer
Pyramid Wheat
Okanagan Wheat
Granville Island Hefeweizen
Victoria Weizen
Liplock Summer Wheat
Pyramid Wheat
Yaletown Brewery Wheat beer

Do you live in a desert?

PHP143
My favorite beer also happens to be a seasonal beer available only around Christmas - Lagunitas Sucks. Not the most charming name but there's a story behind it.

Another terrific, seasonal find, but very limited distribution is Pliny The Younger from the Russian River Brewing Company. Otherwise, I keep Bell's Two Hearted Ale and Stella Artois around.

When I want to splurge a little, I'll open a Stone Ruination but it's a little too expensive for an everyday brew for me.
I said it before, I'll say it again.Milwaukee's Best. The name says it all !!!!!
I raise up my Warsteiner to each and everyone of ya. Here's to good beer, good music, and good sounding equipment to play it on!
Went to a Super Bowl party and brought a 6 pack of Breckenridge Brewery Vanilla Porter. It was the beer hit of the party. Everyone agreed very drinkable, not too sweet like a dessert beer, but still a pleasant vanilla taste with an earthy but smooth finish. I would prefer to drink only in the cooler months and just a couple until I switch and finish with a malty Sam Adams Octoberfest or the like.

Bill
Old Foghorn...bar none...made by Anchor Steam...only available on tap (as far as I know)
The best beer I ever had was a Schlitz Malt Liquor. My best friend and I were hitch hiking across the U.S. and neglected to fill our canteen with water. It was September and hot. It had been way too long between rides and we were getting desperate. There was a tepid pool of a green colored marsh nearby I was ready to quench my thirst with, not caring about how sick I'd become. Finally someone pulled over and had us hop in the truck bed. We were relieved. The driver opened the sliding window to ask where we were heading and as I was telling him, I saw his friend hand him a Schlitz. There was one left. I told them of our idiot mistake, and that my friend and I would really enjoy sharing that last beer. Since then I've never had a beer taste as good as that one!
Abucktwoeighty,Good story! SML was the first beer I got really sick on,,think it was my second or third time drinking.
I'll second Sumpin' Wild, a really good call IMHO. Another interesting choice (that polarizes opinion on occasion) is Hollywood Blonde from The Great California Brewing Co. It's a Kolsch style that's brewed just a few miles from my home in nearby Chatsworth, Ca. (porn capitol of the world!)
Audio zen, your onto something! Deschutes Abyss, there is no comparison. Mmmmmmm. Maybe a snifter of XXIII from the X-tap
Ale Industries PINK DRANK a rasberry sour. Dang, get one before they are gone!!!
Newcastle has a seasonal beer out now called Werewolf (unfortunate name) but it tastes pretty damn good. Different hops and barley makes for an appreciably better tasting beer.

I haven't drank beer for a few years now and only happened upon it at a Bevmo tasting for some wine. I even went and bought a couple of Libby Pilsner glasses and it seems to have the same effect as a good red or pinot glass in that it holds the smell and flavor differently than the standard straight walled glass (meant for domestic and the like).

All the best,
Nonoise
I stick to Stone's regular IPA (by the case from Costco.). Arrogant Bastard is too spicy for me.
I love the sample packs that many manufacturers put out. I get to try a bunch of great beers and not get stuck with just one type in the fridge when I'm feeling like another.

Sam Adams
Magic Hat
Dogfish Head
i just got into the craft beer thing (i needed some new bad habits) and here's my take:
1. once you get into the microbrews, it's unfathomable you'd ever drink another miller or corona. even the premium mass market stuff like heineken and stella tastes insipid by comparison.
2. bell's (two hearted, oberon, amber)lagunitas and three floyds consistently put out a great product.
3. despite its size and ubiquity, sam adams is also excellent and quite a bit cheaper than the littler brewers. they really have kept up their standards. likewise sierra nevada.
4. keep hearing great things about pliny the elder but haven't found it locally--it's on my must-drink list.
Keegan's Mother's Milk on tap. This is a fine stout with chocolate and espresso coffee undertones, very smooth and delicious!
Of the super-hard to find, my faves are Heady Topper (VT only) and Pliny the Elder (CA or West Coast only).

Of limited availability beers that still get fairly wide geographical distribution, I am in love with Bell's Hopslam. It was released a few weeks ago and is already getting hard to find in Chicago. But for IPA lovers, its release is the highlight of my beer year.
I like cheap beer, so I can drink more of it for the money. Pabst Blue Ribbon gets my vote.
"I like cheap beer, so I can drink more of it for the money. Pabst Blue Ribbon gets my vote."

I can no longer tolerate insipid lagers, especially at 4.7%. That's a lot of trips to the toilet without much reward.
Right now I'm enjoying some Fuller's London Black Cab Stout.
It's really, really good.

All the best,
Nonoise
I second the Fuller's Stout, Nonoise.
Their ESB is another go-to choice for me.
Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout is also a favorite anytime we have 3 feet of snow on the ground.
Goose Island - Sofie - 6.5%.
Belgian Style Farmhouse Ale.
Brewer's Notes: Fermented with wild yeasts and aged in wine barrels with orange peel, Sofie is a tart, dry, sparkling ale. A subtle, spicy white pepper note, a hint of citrus from the orange peel and a creamy vanilla finish.
It seems one can't go wrong with any of Fuller's brews. Like Mitch2 says, their ESB is fine and I really like their London's Pride as well. Right now I'm savoring some Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale, a might fine ale if there ever was one.

Oh, and Deschute's Obsidian Stout is quite tasty, imparting only hints of chocolate and coffee instead of bombarding you with them.
Haven't ever seen anything from Bells here in New York. Seems like a west coast favorite that stays in its own backyard.

Fullers is a no-brainer, especially on tap. I'm a porter lover and Fullers Porter ranks right up there with Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter as my faves.
Bells is from Kalamazoo Michigan (est. 1985) and the original location includes the Eccentric Cafe tavern, a music venue, beer garden and the original brewery where a wide variety of small batch microbrews are still crafted.
Bells distributes beer, from their production brewery in neighboring Galesburg, MI, to 19 states, including NY. You can find it here;
Bells Beer Finder
If the snow ever melts, I can sometimes be found in the Beer Garden after a group bicycle ride, or at other times.
Ptm,

Bell's is widely available here in upstate NY. Try their Two Hearted Ale - quite nice.
A big shout out for Genesee Cream Ale. Assuming they still make it.
Since we're on Bell's...had an Oberon, their summer brew, released Mon. the 24th. Unfortunately single digit temps this morning in Michigan. Oh well, tasted great anyway.
Heady Topper, it is impossible to get unless you go to Vermont. I think i would pay $10 per can if i could get it.
Tpreaves, Jafont They have nailed it...Milwaukee's Best served ice cold. You gotta love it!
Boneyard IPA's. They are out of Bend, Oregon.
I believe only on tap, but if you find it in the Oregon,
Washington area, try it!