policyvote Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 (edited) Yeah, I'll still go with Aventinius, but I had a Lion stout last night and I remembered how much I love that brew. I guess my top five is probably: 1. Aventinius - everything I love about beer 2. Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA - a little dab'll do ya 3. Lion stout - wooooooo Dutch colonialism! 4. Magic Hat #9 - tasty, refreshing, drinkable 5. Goose Island Honker's Ale - absolutely classic Peace policy Edited June 3, 2009 by policyvote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiss Cheezhead Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I recently bought some Dead Guy Ale for the first time. I've only got a couple left from the six-pack, and dammmm....it's delicious. For the question that started this thread, I'm hard-pressed to think of another beer that's as tasty and versatile as this DGA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
policyvote Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I recently bought some Dead Guy Ale for the first time. I've only got a couple left from the six-pack, and dammmm....it's delicious. For the question that started this thread, I'm hard-pressed to think of another beer that's as tasty and versatile as this DGA. Oh that is an excellent one. Also available in ($12) 64 oz bottles, for when the occasion demands excellence in excess. Peace policy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeR Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Some of the beer snoots will probably look their nose down at this, but offhand Moosehead. I wouldn't want heavy beers ALL the time but could do it with a lighter one, and beer for beer Moosehead has been over the years one of the most reliably good beers I've ever had. I might opt for an English brew but no single one comes to mind offhand. Kinda cooled on Boddingtons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Dick Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Some of the beer snoots will probably look their nose down at this, but offhand Moosehead. I wouldn't want heavy beers ALL the time but could do it with a lighter one, and beer for beer Moosehead has been over the years one of the most reliably good beers I've ever had. I might opt for an English brew but no single one comes to mind offhand. Kinda cooled on Boddingtons. One of the finest nights of my college existence included a fresh keg of Moosehead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeR Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Rich mo fos, we were lucky if we could afford to upgrade from Miller to Genny 12 Horse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpwallace49 Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 So many good beers . . . Guinness Dos Equis Amber Goose Island Summertime Goose Island Honkers Ale Sprecher Black Bavarian Smithwicks Ale Carlsberg Samuel Adams Oktoberfest I actually like the new Schlitz . . . must be that Milwaukee upbringing . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddy Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Some of the beer snoots will probably look their nose down at this, but offhand Moosehead. I wouldn't want heavy beers ALL the time but could do it with a lighter one, and beer for beer Moosehead has been over the years one of the most reliably good beers I've ever had. I might opt for an English brew but no single one comes to mind offhand. Kinda cooled on Boddingtons. One of the finest nights of my college existence included a fresh keg of Moosehead. Sorry BeeR, but if CD is approving this choice it's bound to be a bad one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Warsteiner Pils. Strike that, I am now enraptured by Chimay. Damn, them monks can brew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Strike that, I am now enraptured by Chimay. Damn, them monks can brew! Uh oh! Now you've got to exploring the world of Belgian Ales, you're fraked. I could drink a different one every day and not run out of ones to try. Delerium Tremens is really good and was voted the best beer in the world several years running. However, Tripel Karmeliet has recently taken that title. Then there are the Doubles and Quadruples and let's not forget the Wits and Lambics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Right now, I'm really digging Stone's Cali-Belgique. It's basically a West Coast style IPA made with Belgian yeast. Either a hopped up Belgian or a really pretty IPA, depending on your perspective. What I also like about it is that it's a relative bargain in the world of fancy beers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Uh oh! Now you've got to exploring the world of Belgian Ales, you're fraked. I could drink a different one every day and not run out of ones to try. Delerium Tremens is really good and was voted the best beer in the world several years running. However, Tripel Karmeliet has recently taken that title. Then there are the Doubles and Quadruples and let's not forget the Wits and Lambics. those two are up there for me.... the bels i try to get a hold of: delerium duchesse de bourgogne (really like felmish sours) gulden draak maredsous st bernardus karmeleit .... ususally pretty easy to get hoe and chimay. the germans i try to get a hold of: franziskaner paulaner augustiner aventinus there are a few spaten i enjoy, and a few other hit and miss (ayinger, weihenstephan, etc) favorites fromt eh USA: Avery New belgium Ommengang stone allegash a few dogfish head rogue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Uh oh! Now you've got to exploring the world of Belgian Ales, you're fraked. I could drink a different one every day and not run out of ones to try. Delerium Tremens is really good and was voted the best beer in the world several years running. However, Tripel Karmeliet has recently taken that title. Then there are the Doubles and Quadruples and let's not forget the Wits and Lambics. I explore the entire WORLD of beer. There's a place that opened near my house Called Cafe Hollander - all sorts of beers from the Low Countries. I've had the Karmeliet, good stuff. I like the witbiers well enough but find the quality among them to be pretty hit-or-miss. I forget where Kwak is from, but that's eminently drinkable as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 those two are up there for me.... the bels i try to get a hold of:delerium duchesse de bourgogne (really like felmish sours) gulden draak maredsous st bernardus karmeleit .... ususally pretty easy to get hoe and chimay. the germans i try to get a hold of: franziskaner paulaner augustiner aventinus there are a few spaten i enjoy, and a few other hit and miss (ayinger, weihenstephan, etc) favorites fromt eh USA: Avery New belgium Ommengang stone allegash a few dogfish head rogue You should take a gander at the stuff from Unibroue. A brewery in Quebec that makes only Belgian Ales. They have some pretty good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 You should take a gander at the stuff from Unibroue. A brewery in Quebec that makes only Belgian Ales. They have some pretty good stuff. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 You should take a gander at the stuff from Unibroue. A brewery in Quebec that makes only Belgian Ales. They have some pretty good stuff. Hells yeah. We have Maudite on tap right now at Dos Perros and that is some tasty stuff. We have the ephimere at Jujube as well. I've always really, really dug their beers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 You should take a gander at the stuff from Unibroue. A brewery in Quebec that makes only Belgian Ales. They have some pretty good stuff. +1 Hells yeah. We have Maudite on tap right now at Dos Perros and that is some tasty stuff. We have the ephimere at Jujube as well. I've always really, really dug their beers. i stepped away to go through all of my storage areas to create an order list...... saw a few unibroue hidden away in a corner on one of my walk-ins.... "i need to go add them!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 (edited) again... a new, belgian bier rep just walked in.... samples coming Edited March 2, 2010 by Bier Meister Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 + unibrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpwallace49 Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 I had a espresso stout at the Rock Bottom in San Diego. Finished like a wine. GREAT stuff . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 The February issue of Maxim had a good couple of pages on some beers that sounded pretty damn tasty. Gonna start the tasting season here in a couple weeks so I'll report back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveman_Nick Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 (edited) If this were a top 5 6 list, it would look something like: 1) Anchor Christmas 2) Belhaven Scottish Ale 3) Rogue Mocha Porter 4) Hoegaarten 5) Ipswich Dark Ale 6) Corona Extra w/lime I could live on those 6 and be happy. I might be sad never to have a Young's Double Chocolate Stout, a Sam Adams Boston Ale, a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, a Harpoon IPA, a Warsteiner, a Sunrise Wheat, a Winter's Bourbon Cask and many, many more....but I could live. The list has been updated... Sam Adams White Ale, Dogfish Head Raison d'Entre, Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale are new faves. A top 5 would have to look something like: 1) Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale 2) Sam Adams White Ale 3) Anchor Christmas 4) Belhaven Scottish Ale 5) Ipswitch Dark Ale with Corona Extra w/lime still kicking around as the prime top 5 substitute. Edited March 2, 2010 by Caveman_Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Dogfish Head Raison d'Entre This is good stuff - drinking some at this very moment. I saw a doc called Beer Wars and read a book called Red, White, and Beer (by completely unrelated people, but they do function nicely as companion pieces) and both of them had big sections dealing with Sam Calagione, the founder, who seems like a GREAT guy to sit down and drink a dozen or so session beers with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaf Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 La Fin Du Monde from Unibroue is quite tasty as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddy Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 (edited) I forget where Kwak is from, but that's eminently drinkable as well. I believe that's from Belgium. At least I had a couple when I was in Antwerp in 2008. IIRC it was served in a very interesting contraption as well. Kwak Edited March 2, 2010 by Puddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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