Favorite beers and why

[Joker]

I usually enjoy them. Sometimes it's just too sour, too vinegary... but yeah, usually I enjoy them. It also depends on the weather. They're better in warmer weather.

[seismic-2]

If I'm not mistaken there seismic-2, that there is a Newcastle Brown Ale glass?

Another great drop. One that I don't avail myself of often enough now that I think about it.

It does indeed look like it, but there's not quite enough of the logo visible to be certain. Here's a Dirty Bastard pint glass (well, the glass is actually clean rather than dirty, but I mean... oh never mind).

[Tugger]

My beer of choice is HPA from the local Wye Valley Brewery. It has a nice light colour and isn't too heavy. Very refreshing after a long (or short!) walk on a hot day.

https://www.wyevalleybrewery.co.uk/cask-HPA

[bloodofthegods]

From North Coast Brewery

Rasputin's Imperial Stout
Brother Thelonious

From Samuel Smith

Oatmeal Stout
Taddy Porter
Nut Brown Ale
Yorkshire Stingo (when the budget allows)
Imperial Stout

Random German beers/stouts

Franziskaner Hefe-Weissebier Dunkel
Franziskaner Hefeweizen
Bitburger
Warstiener
Warstiener Dunkel
Erdinger

Randoms

Chimay (red label)
Guiness
Hoegarden
Blue Moon
London Porter
O'Hara's Irish Stout

I use to be a big beer snob/nerd. I've since mellowed out to budget for two kids now. Lots of these beers aren't cheap and I can't justify it. So I mostly drink less expensive stuff and treat myself to others once and a while. Warstiener and Bitburger are fairly reasonable. I also drink Stroh's and Honey Brown often too. Both good beers for their respective prices.

[WillieMorgan]

Even though I'm a Northerner, I really enjoy a lot of Kentish ale. How much of it is actually brewed in the traditional 'oast houses' down there is debatable but I'm always tempted whenever I see them on the shelf.

A typical 'oast house', these are scattered across the county of Kent which has a very strong brewing tradition:

[WillieMorgan]

I particularly enjoy the output from the different arms of the Shepherd Neame brewery. These ales are lovely:

[CFB]

My absolute favorite brew is Kirin Ichiban, bar none (though I do like what I've tried from Heineken, Lowenbrau, Sapporo, Suntory, Asahi, Tsingtao & Newcastle.) My home stomping grounds, The Delmarva Peninsula, has seen an explosion of craft breweries over the last 20 years or so. Among my local faves:

From Evolution Craft Brewing:
Primal Pale Ale(an excellent IPA)
Sprung(brewed with honey, hibiscus & chamomile-a real delight! Only available through Spring & early Summer, sadly...)
Jacques O' Lantern( Fall seasonal brew& my fave pumpkin-flavored beer)


From Burley Oak Brewery
Sorry Chicky
Aboriginal Gangsta(brewed with Australian hops)

From Tall Tales Brewery
Sasquatch Imperial Stout
Some Beach(tasty blonde pale brew)

[Magik]

Tsingtao Beer is quite tasty and complements seafood.

Omg for real? Sorry but it's the worst beer I've tasted and believe me, I've tried with a lot of beers because I just love it!

This is my fave one! The Blue Moon beer:


And another special mentions:

Kunstmann beer:


Mahou beer:

The red or green version are awesome to me.

[The Darknight Detective]

For a meal, it's Guinness, but if I'm drinking with my friends/family, it's some form of Sam Adams (or a similar brand).

[Joker]

Guinness. I've never had legit Guinness, but the stuff stateside is water. I had one for the first time a year or so ago and was shocked at how disappointing it was.

That said, I love all beer. Every beer has it's time or place. Just give me the beers. All the beers.

[GOLGO 13]

Kirin Ichiban, Sapporo, Suntory, and Asahi, are all good, but Heineken does not go well with hamburgers.

When I was stationed in Iwakuni, we enjoyed the simple pleasure of beer vending machines during those hot Japanese nights. What a time to be alive.

These days I stick to Fosters. Blue or green can will do. When we go to a Japanese restaurant Sapporo is a must.

[MajorHoy]

For a meal, it's Guinness, but if I'm drinking with my friends/family, it's some form of Sam Adams (or a similar brand).

My problem is that it depends on whether I'm just casually drinking a beer or if I'm having it as part of a meal. I like Sam Adams, but it's too heavy for me by itself. If I'm having something like steak or a large hamburger with it, then it goes down better.

Otherwise, I go more towards pilsners and such.

[dancj]

I don't really like beer. I generally only drink it if I'm in a country where cider and wine aren't readily available.

If I absolutely have to though then I find Singha about the most palletable, followed by Chang and Tsingtao.

Cider on the other hand:
Addlestones and Angry Orchard are both lovely.

[KOSLOX]

Not beer, but a Meadery recently opened in town that has a really fantastic Coffee Mead. I've been drinking that lately when my group plays D&D.

[GOLGO 13]

Have you also drunk sake? I tried and drank sake in a Japanese restaurant awhile ago although I don't remember what brand it belongs to. It was good, but it is damn expensive.

I have drunk enough sake to drown a small kaiju. I miss beer machines...