Brand wars - what's your favorite beer?

[jeepit]

Octoberfest from Calumet Brewery in Chilton WI. Just tell Bob, the brewmaster I sent you!

 

[Mike Ellis]

A&W Root Beer

I'm a soda pop guy myself, or at least was a soda pop guy until diabetes got me.



People deride the giants (Bud, Miller, Coors) because of the supposedly low quality of their beer. They fail to remember that these giants are making beer for a huge consumer market, said market having pretty bland preferences - the taste is probably pretty bland as a result, but the quality control is probably some of the highest in the world. It is like comparing homemade bread to commercial white bread. These companies have enormous financial resources, if they wanted to make a Moose Drool type beer they could easily do it and turn it out in railroad car quantities.



The youngsters at work tell me there is a place in Fort Worth called the Flying Saucer that has 300 different beers available, if you work your way through the whole list you get your name on a plaque or something. Apparently they only let you have 3 varieties a night so it takes a loong time to get all 300 down. They call it beer drinkers paradise. Other cities have equivalent joints with much larger selection it seems. Looks like the beer gurus are overtaking the wine gurus as far as varieties available etc.



Will an unopened 2003 bottle of Moose Drool be worth big bucks 100 years in the future? I sure wouldn't want to pop THAT top...

 

[SnoDawg]

A few favorites

Anything from Midnight Sun (Local) Bitburger (german Pils) Chimay, Orval, Any Saisan (Belgians) There is a Budweiser I like but you cannot get it here in the States (Czck Pils) I think my do not like list would be shorter. Any commercial light beers (For folks who like to pi--) I know I am a beer Snob. Life is too short to drink bad beer.

 

[Sled Puller]

Too many favorites to list. Mostly avoid light beers, and extreme dark.



Funny I don't see Iron City on here?

 

[Doc Holiday]

Coors Original, unless I want a Texas beer... . then it is Shiner Bock or Ziegen Bock. Ziegen is only made and sold in Texas.

 

[Briar Hopper]

Uh... Sleddy... . you double-posted The Iron City must have hit the spot !

Lone Star used to be all the rage in Texas, now all you ever hear is Shiner Bock, Shiner Bock.....

I remember college days in New York, where Labatt's was only $4. 89 per case But then again, large deep-dish sicilian pizzas were only $4 too !

 

[JohnE]

Duffy's

Any crafted beer from the local brew pub.

Most anything on draught.

PBR from the Milwaukee brewery only.

Ringnes

Greenies

Black & tan at the Alki Tavern especially on taco night



I drank enough Blatz in college to hold me for life.



I drink Labatt Blue Biere. To me it is the most consistent bottled beer available. I really miss Costco in WA and $12. 50/case. Almost double that here.





Now, my wife's UNfavorite list.



Brew pup hopping in Denver after a plate of onion slivers at the Rock Bottom. I didn't like me the next day and no dog around to blame either

 

[dseabaugh]

Doc Otis by Bush Brewery . This is coming from someone who can't stand the taste of beer but this is good. Also my son-inlaw is Assistant Brewmaster for Bush in Jacksonville.

 

[lschultz]

Have not had a beer since 3-18-98 when I had wreck. I started out drinking Shiner beer and back in them days it had a taste. You name it I drink it-been there done that.

 

[JSmith]

Dark beer and Coors orig.

 

[JTCHess]

GENESEE of course!!

 

[patrobertson]

Don't drink it much but...

Roomate really likes Polygamy Porter its not too bad while your drinking it, but its low point, maybe its just a Utah thing...



(I am not affiliiated with any local large "religious corporatation")





Shane, Layton Utah

 

[rkressg]

Originally posted by Sled Puller

Too many favorites to list. Mostly avoid light beers, and extreme dark.



Funny I don't see Iron City on here?

Iron City,

What's that?

They don't sell that around here :{ :-laf :-laf

 

[djgwinn]

Daily favorite is Bridgeport IPA (Portland,Or. )

Seasonal is Pyramid Snow Cap Ale and when I go up to Canada it is Nelson Brewing Paddywack? Ale.

Going up to DTT on the 23rd and hope to bring some beer back with me. David

 

[speedracer]

Killians Red

 

[sdalton]

Oh, I almost forgot. One of my alltime favorites is MISSISSIPPI MUD.

 

[BIGDIG]

Originally posted by illflem

When I worked construction the super would buy beer for the crew whenever we poured concrete, which was almost everyday.

Wouldn't buy Bud though, said it makes people fight.

:--) :--) just two weeks back I got into a:-{} with a Labor frm on my job. Showed up 2 1/2 hrs after his shift ended to aaaaaaahhh BORROW some things,I think he drank everything mentioned on this post. Well the next day he walked off the job:{ . Can you guess why..... HA -Beer/Working with equipment... hmmmmmmm

If your wondering why I posted this,check out my profile...

Oh and I'm a Micholob guy,off the clock!!!!

 

[formula]

Hoegaarden Witbier

Otter Creek Stovepipe Porter



6 pack of Pabst = may as well just drink a quart of mineral oil



Sean

 

[Stomp]

I think I am still young enough it doesnt really matter. Except Olympia,Hams, Neer beer of any kind, White can Black letters BEER. I would rather spend a little more and get a good beer than drink the cheap stuff.



Stomp

 

[willyslover]

while at Piers last year I was introduced to Big Daddys ESB. . great beer very small distro though. . only available at 3 places the brewery and 2 others. .



PS . it's a bitter [geee is that what ESB means] LOL