Schiavonec, where is the Greene Kings Old Suffolk available? Sounds like something I would like to try, though looking at your list you may like the hoppier stuff more than I do. I like an IPA or even ESB now and then, but they are a little bitter on the finish for me.

Carpediem or anyone else in PA, have you seen Iron City in the new heavy aluminum bottles yet?

Rainman...

It is imported in small scale and not available everywhere (state laws regarding labeling, Alc %, etc. varies). I know some folks in the business and import it for me from NJ and MI. You can buy it through Michael Jacksons (not the kiddy porn freak - obviously) world beer tour too. (Or you used to be able to get it that way).

On the hop issue - c'est depends. Scottish ales (not scotch ales) are some of the most mellow lighly hopped stuff out there, and most good ones go down really easily. I love them too. I fancy many of the sweeter options out there in general, as well as the esoteric.

In general the west coast ESBs/IPAs are more heavily hopped than the east cost styles and I prefer the E coast stuff in general, e.g. Geary's as it is more akin to the true brit styles, e.g. a bit more malty sweetness than overpowering hops. The ESBs/IPAs on cask don't ahve the same hop character as when bottled and that stuff goes down like water.

I drink Woodchuck almost exclusively. I'm not a big fan of the taste of beer so it's a hard one for me. Seconds include Three Floyds (the bubblegum tasting one), Killian's, Leinenkugel (Berry). Yep, I like my beer tasty.

Anyone ever had a cherry wine from Wisconsin called New Glarus? It's sort of frothy and more like beer than wine but it is oh so good.

big fan of Old Dominion Brewing's stuff (tuppers' hop pocket=yum)--also like to support them as they are local. If I'm in a bar, I'll typically go with Newcastle.

Great Lakes Brewing Company in Cleveland produces some great beer. Their Edmund Fitzgerald Porter brings tears to my eyes. The Holy Moses is a Belgian Wheat that makes me a bit emotional as well.

- god bless. Great Lakes really does brew some tremendous beer. they also happen to have (had? i haven't been back in about 8 years, since i graduated from college) a damn good restaurant as well, with many of the recipes including the beer they brew.

other than that, i'm certainly a newcastle fan, and a duvel hits the spot every now and again too. but i'm as likely to enjoy a nice glass of wine as well (he says, with nose in air).

cheers.

*new*guy, when I'm in the DC area I generally stay in Old Town Alexandria and spend too much time at Murphy's on King Street enjoying whatever Old Dominion and Yuengling they have on tap. Although I have my previously-mentioned faves I love exploring the local stuff wherever I am. Many years ago my parents lived for a few years in Bradford, PA. I fell in love with, and still have fond memories of, Gennessee Cream Ale. Tastes best chilled in a pile of snow. Of course it was hard to beat Old Frothingslosh, "The Pale, stale ale with the foam on the bottom."

definate beer drinker here.

some of the ones I love are

anything gordon biersch, may be macro, but damn can they brew.
stone old guardian, and smoked porter
anything form anchor brewery, expecially their summer beer.
franziskaner hefe-weissen
spaten lager
cider (much love for cider)
meade (if only I could find some decent meade that was retail...)

Basically I love the brew...

..respect beer, d**nit!!!!! :mad:

:cheers: Next time you're in the area, hit up the brewery/pub... it's just a few minutes from Dulles and you can always take a growler back to your hotel with you;)

beer makes me p*ss a lot. buh but i like the way it tastes. ever since i can remember.
just drank bier du bucaneer, expensive ale from belgium. like resurection from baltimore some too.

Thanks, *new*guy. Maybe we can meet up there. Does the Metro get anywhere close?

Hey, any of you NOVA and MD guys go to DeGroen's, aka, Baltimore Brewing Company, a couple of blocks from the Inner Harbor area kind of across from the Little Italy area? Fantastic Belgian and German style microbrews. Rainbabe and I were in Baltimore a year ago July. I had read about the place and wanted to stop in. They even put one of the big screens on OLN for me to watch part of the TDF stage that was going on. I think I even smoked a cigar there while trying some of the brews. Does life get any better?

Unfortunately no metro access.... but I'm sure we could figure something out. Do a little DC area GTG or something.

i've been drinking a lot of lacrosse lager. A bunch of guys in Wisconsin started up the old G Heileman Old Style Brewery and they use the artesian spring water, and brew beer that's fully Kraeusened.
It's basically like the old flavor of Old Style, plus it's pretty cheap for a thirty pack.

I've been to Cleveland several times but I have never been to the brewery. My favorite watering hole keeps a GL beer on tap at all times. They often have a couple in bottle as well.

From what I understand, Victory has a brewhouse restaurant also. My buddy and I are planning a pilgrimage :D

If you're ever in Pittsburgh, look up The Church Brew Works Great food and great beer.

Cheers Indeed

I've seen it, haven't had one. Iron City is Iron City, if you know what I mean. They are a flagship product around here though.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04238/367224.stm

will do. nothing goes with a beer quite like a good meal. or is that the other way around?

I too love beer, and I drink it for taste and enjoyment.

Vermont Brews:

I second the Magic Hat vote. Especially Fat Angel. They brewed a beer once called a beer named sue, that was incredible I think it tasted a bit like juniper berries. I do not care for the #9, but my wife loves it, and as fruit beers go it is one of the best.

I enjoy any beer by Long Trail.

Just about every Harpoon I have tried.

Maine and Massachesetts:
Shipyard, Geary's, Buzzards Bay

Quebec:
All of the Unibroue beers I have tried especially Maudite and Fin du Monde.

There are several more I am leaving off the list, but these have frequented my fridge lately.

Rice Beer:

As for the corn beer/rice beer debate, my father calls them yard beers (best said without the Rs). He figures if he is out in the yard mowing or working and he knocks it off the stall, or it falls of the tractor, then he doesn't have to worry about wasting it. The added bonus is that you can get them in cans, so there is no broken glass either.

My coworkers and I are planning a Yard Beer based october fest. We are going to do blind taste tests to find the best beer available as a 30 pack. I will repost when we have our results.

I would drink Fat Tire if I could, but you can't get any here in Minneapolis. Everytime either my Wife or myself go out west we always pick up at least one case. Funny how not being able to buy it makes a so-so beer taste so much better. Also I tend to give props to my hometown brew MooseDrool, although usually I go for a brew a little lighter.

Phil

Yeah I am sporting my Fat Tire T-shirt right now, whats it to you???

that's some potent stuff right there!

Yes. There is a reason it comes in four packs.

Aaah yes, Fat Tire... We have an office in San Francisco and every time I travel there I find myself on a barstool drinking a few cold Fat Tires ;)

Fado Irish Pub
Dog & Duck Pub

over the summer HEB had 10$ for 12pack of guinness... i had this... plus 4 more cases off to the side

http://www.thuan.org/temp/guinness.jpg

Nice.

Balogna, Ketchup, Yogurt and Beer.

A gentleman's diet.

REBEL, "YUENGBOMBS" (the 32oz), Anything Czech and anything Lager. I also had a PBR hotdog last night which was very tasty.

I spent Saturday afternoon sampling beers from 50+ breweries from New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona and Utah to name a few. Right now, I have about 3/4 of a case of Fat Tire, a red from a brewery in Dolores, CO and a sixer of Avalanche in the fridge at home. There's a NM brewery that makes a Roswell Red that's very good as well. I also like most of what I've had from local breweries, unless it involved green chiles. I tried a green chile beer on Saturday and was glad that I wasn't drunk enough to puke, or anywhere near that point, because it made my stomach turn. At any rate, I'm a fan of beer. I'll splurge for Newcastle, I'll go cheaper with Honey Brown. Had Yeungling (sp?) for the first time this summer and like it mucho, as I was told I would. I like Shiner Bock from the tap, but not from the bottle (I can't figure that one out either). I tried some good brews in Hawaii from Kona Brewing as well. BAsically, with the exception of darks that taste like coffee and lights that taste like saline solution, I'm a fan.

Thank God I ride enough to keep from being a ******.

I just turned 21 today. However, the supermercado next to my place has never been one to age-discriminate and I usually get Yuengling 6 for $5. If all my housemates are feeling really wound up, we get $2 Old English High Gravity 40's, if you want to call that beer.