[ARCHIVED THREAD] - BEER THREAD (Page 1 of 3)
Posted: 2/21/2008 5:56:57 PM EDT
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I figure ARFCOM's beer aficionados need a thread to swap reviews and recommendations. PLEASE NO REVIEWS OF CHEAP, MASS-PRODUCED MACROBEERS (Bud, Coors, Miller, etc.)! I'll start. My favorite beers (and their respective styles) are Blue Moon (Witbier), Dogfish Head 60/90 Minute IPA (India Pale Ale), Sam Adams Honey Porter (Porter), and Guinness/Guinness Extra Stout (Stout). I'm currently drinking a Guinness Extra Stout. It is definitely bolder tasting than the normal Guinness, and I like that because sometimes regular Guinness tastes too thin to me. I would describe its taste as slightly earthy and slightly burnt. |
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I've got over 600 reviews on Ratebeer but I'm not about to post my name there!! I prefer double IPA's myself. Actually, I prefer anything "Imperial" from Imperial pilseners to Imperial stouts. Not a big fan of Belgians or most bocks. Hard to nail down favorite beers. Easier to pick breweries. I have my favorite go-to's which are mainly local, like Sweetwater or Terrapin. I'm also a fan of most everything from Bells, Avery, Dogfish, Allagash, Nogne, Lagunitas, Three Floyds, Jolly Pumpkin, Dark Horse. |
Beeradvocate and Ratebeer seem to think very highly of Three Floyds. I'm constantly on a search for their Imperial Stout, but no luck yet. |
mmm.... Beer!!!!  My favorites, in no particular order - I have tried all the brands below. Franziskaner - Awesome, consistant quality, Helles and Dunkels are both excellent Schwelmer - excellent, very fruity Schneider - excellent, their Aventinus is the best Doppelbock hands down. Ayinger - excellent Erdinger - excellent Weihenstephaner - excellent, oldest brewer in Bavaria Paulaner - IMHO just average, could be I just haven't had a good one Tucher - excellent, they make good Helles, Dunkels, and Kristal Hacker-Pschorr - excellent, very fruity Kapuziner - excellent You will notice a trend of excellent, German's KNOW beer and expect quality. |
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1. chimay- blue ect..... 2. New Glarus edel pils, Spotted Cow, ect.. 3. Anything Sam Adams 4. Anything Sierra Nevada 5. Hacker Pschorr Wiess 6. I'm a homebrewer so I make anything I like out of Tess and Mark Szamatulski's book "beer captured" a compilation of world famous beer cloned recipes... |
If you are talking about their Dark Lord Stout, you pretty much have to attend their once-a-year "darklord day" festival in Munster or get it in a trade or buy it online. I've never had it. I've had their dreadnaught IPA a few times, which is widely available in the midwest year round, but the DL is hard to come by. |
+1000000 I will add Spaten (owner of Franziskaner) to the list though. I recommend their "Optimator" style. |
+1. Their pale ale is awesome. (Though I homebrew a clone that IMO is better). |
I tried Victorys: "Storm King: Imperial Russian Stout" and though I am not expert on IRS's I found it to be quite good. And it is also regarded quite highly by ratebeer.com (100%). I suggest that if you can,to give it a try. ETA: ratebeer.com/beer/victory-storm-king-imperial-stout/626/ |
Doh! IIRC it was a small company that got bought by Coors... I'll ask my Coors rep tomorrow... ETA: I love Paulaner Heffe. Mmmm  |
Would anyone be up for a beer of the week/beer of the month club? Someone recommends a beer per week or month and everyone buys a sixer of it and reviews it here. |
I'm down, I have some pretty good liquor stores (SPEC's FTW!!!) in close proximity that carry alot of the top brands. |
I stopped reading here. Blue Moon is produced by Molson Coors and is an attempt to capitalize on the success (not that I, as a capitalist, don't approve, in a broad sense) of traditional actual Belgian beers and American craft brewers versions. |
I didn't add Spaten to my hefeweizen list as it is lager.  I REALLY need to go to Germany, I might not return but mission first, hefeweizen and brats!!!!
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I like all styles of beer, but the favorite style is Hefeweizen. Brew my own most of the time, however lately have had to buy. Julius Echter is my current favorite. The Germans make the best. Also have been drinking the Flying Dog In Heat Wheat, and would say it is one of the better Hefe's made here in the states. |
Actually it's a doppelbock. But yes I concur, sometime between my college graduation and me joining the army, I plan to go to octoberfest and drink & eat like nobodys business. |
I would if I can get whatever the selection is. Maybe come up with an alternate based on region? |
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Just left the Twisted Pine brewery. If you like malt with a bit of hops, the Red is amazing. If you make it to the brewery, and it's on tap, try the Whiskey Red. It's their Red Mountain Ale aged in (I believe) Buffalo Trace bourbon barrels. IPA fans will like Hoppy Boy. A bold, classic IPA. On top of that, if you make it to the tasting room, there's a Nintindo Wii to play 
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I like Boulevard Wheat as well. And my favorite beer store finally got some Leffe Blonde in a few months ago. I also really liked the Oktoberfest versions of Paulaner and Warsteiner. One of my friends who brews his own is going to help me home start making some beer this weekend.
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This is the issue - most of the brews I seek out aren't avalable outside of Colorado. Many aren't even sold in six packs
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First off,ANY beer that I make . For hot weather gimme a Shiner Blond or a Shiner Wheat(heffeweisen)beer. I like a good Guiness iof it's on draft,I like their Extra Stout,and many many other beers that I can't remember off-hand. Oh,my cousin makes an excellent brew that is an exact copy of Chimey,very good stuff.
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