Guest Runaway Jim Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 I dont have friends that drink Bud Light and I would not attend a party that served it. I guess this is the thread for you. I will echo a shout out to Goose Island's Honker's Ale. That's fucking delicious. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 I like beer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 I like beer. It makes me a jolly good fellow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 I guess this is the thread for you. I guess. I realize how snobby my post sounded. It's more reality than snobbishness. (Maybe that's just as snobby). I don't like how Bud Light tastes, so I don't drink it. My friends agree with me, because, well, it doesnt taste good, so they don't drink it either. As for parties, I may have been a bit hyperbolic, but again, I can't even imagine a party beign thrown with only Bud Light. It doesn't taste good. Why would someone throw a party like that? I would certainly attend a party that served Bud Light among other beers. One situation in which I will drink Bud Light is at a ballgame. Baseball and Bud Light work well together. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Fucking Bud Light pisses me off with their stupid commercials during the football game. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IATTBYB Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 But I just discovered a Michigan brew that may challenge the Abt 12 for #1 in my world. Or, as more of an "everyday" beer; it's a lot lighter than the Bernardus and goes down so smoothly. Delicious. Sir, i doff my cap to your impeccable taste. A few weeks ago, Bells had an all-stout day at the Eccentric Cafe. There was a blend of Double Cream/Expidition aged in oak barrels that must be the equivalent to what the Vikings drink in Valhalla. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tweedling Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Had some Keegan Ales' Super Kitty the other day, and it was exceedingly good. From their website: "Super Kitty is our first seasonal beer to be sold in stores. At around 12% ABV, it is meant to be cellared, sipped and appreciated by the finest palates. Brewed using the excess from our Hurricane Kitty recipe, this beer is combined with 100lbs. of local Hudson Valley honey, oak chips and several additions of hops throughout the 6 month conditioning period. Production is limited to 250- 1 liter bottles, and usually sells out before we can get it bottled. For those of you who are patient, you'll find this beer ages gracefully, with a complex and smooth character that can only be gained by maturity."Thats a great illustration. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 i had an Ipswich IPA on cask last night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tangara Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Seems the only thing worse than Bud Light is Bud Light Lime. I haven't tried it myself, but judging by its consumers I'm pretty sure it's the new Zima. I went to a festival of barrel-aged beer the other weekend. Fairly amazing. http://www.illinoisbeer.com/ If I'm out at a bar, it pleases me greatly to find these on tap: Left Hand Milk StoutSurly FuriousLagunitas Brown Shugga Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sonicshoulder Posted November 27, 2009 Author Share Posted November 27, 2009 Actually the only thing worse than BudLight, Coor's Light,or Miller Lite is someone who will only drink one of the three and cosiders the other two crap. These are the people that make me want to take blind taste test supplies with me to bars and parties. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
m_thomp Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 I don't drink beer all that often these days, but a few years back I was a bit of a beer connoisseur. My favorites include: Chimay, Leffe, Blanche de Chambly... I'm pretty big on the Belgian Trappist beers in particular. Man's talking sense. Add Kwak and Duvel to those and you got yourself a boozy Belgian full house. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 I love good beer and drink 99% 'merican microbrews. I'll bring whatever the fuck I want to a party and everyone will enjoy it.I'm with ya, blue. I'm almost exclusively an IPA lover. Ruination and Hop juice tops the list, with stuff like Mojo, Hop Devil right up there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SeattleC Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 I'm almost exclusively an IPA lover. Ruination and Hop juice tops the list, with stuff like Mojo, Hop Devil right up there. IPA, indeed - my mostest favoritest. Two that are really hitting the spot these days are Ninkasi Total Domination IPA out of Eugene, OR and Boundary Bay IPA, Bellingham WA. Total Domination IPA A true Northwest style IPA, citrus notes, floral and balanced, from ingredients regionally sourced, it is the definition of a true craft beer. 6.7% alc./vol. 65 ibus. Always available in 22 oz bottles, and on draft. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SeattleC Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 I'm responding as I drink a Great Lakes Christmas Ale..... I was at a grocery store in Marquette MI about 10 years ago, and saw Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald. It was like "Wilco heard when you're out and about" since the GL brewery is like 20 miles from my house. It felt like a lil' bit o' home so far away. Bell's is the best (after Great Lakes). Since I know where the Two Hearted River is, I love it even more. I LOVE THE UPPER PENINSULA!! I fantasize that the "private beach in Michigan" is somewhere on Lake Superior. or west of St. Ignace on route 2 on Lake Michigan! I like Magic Hat too! Had a Lucky Kat earlier. Marquette, and the Upper Peninsula are very special to me, really. Most people have no idea what is there, it is so off the beaten track of interstates and commerce in general. Back on topic, there were some good beers there too, including the Great Lakes brews. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Basil II Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Pretty much most of Rogue Brewing gets my gander.....I take their "Yellow Snow" to any party serving Coors Light...this time of year. My all time favorite is Bridgeport Brewing's IPA Our Company X-mas party is held at Pyramid Brewing Ale House this year......WoOt!!! -Robert Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Our Company X-mas party is held at Pyramid Brewing Ale House this year......WoOt!!! -Robert Does Human Resources know about this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
myboyblue Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Pretty much most of Rogue Brewing gets my gander.....I take their "Yellow Snow" to any party serving Coors Light...this time of year. My all time favorite is Bridgeport Brewing's IPA Our Company X-mas party is held at Pyramid Brewing Ale House this year......WoOt!!! -RobertYellow Snow is unbelievably good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Basil II Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Does Human Resources know about this? Last year....our party was at a junior college cafetieria(sic) Lots of make up goin' on........ -Robert Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tangara Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 My all time favorite is Bridgeport Brewing's IPA Our Company X-mas party is held at Pyramid Brewing Ale House this year......WoOt!!! -Robert Mmm...the Bridgeport Black Strap Stout. And yay for Pyramid, I once spent a fine weekend at the Gorge drinking Pyramid Apricot Weizen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Basil II Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Pyramid Apricot Weizen. That's a beautiful hot summer beer!!! -Robert Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CommerceComet Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 My all time favorite is Bridgeport Brewing's IPA I am trying to learn more about American craft beer, and I recently attended a "Beer University" at a local pub. We sampled 25 beers, and Bridgeport ESB was my favorite of the night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scalzunfield Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 The one I can't stop getting when I have the option at restaurants or at the store is Leine's Honey Weiss. Especially on tap it's one of the smoothest beers and, as far as I'm concerned, king of the American beers (although there isn't much competition). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smokestack Joe Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 can't go wrong with Honey Weiss or Leinie Red for that matter. both quality smooth tasting beers, and they also work well for cooking! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
myboyblue Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 The one I can't stop getting when I have the option at restaurants or at the store is Leine's Honey Weiss. Especially on tap it's one of the smoothest beers and, as far as I'm concerned, king of the American beers (although there isn't much competition). Leinie's is nice and all but 'king of American beers'? I'm guessing you haven't had any of the US craft beers in this thread? THere is A LOT of competition. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SeattleC Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Alright, I'm being a total beer snob, but every time I visit my siblings in Wisconsin, it's always Honey Weiss in the fridge, and I just find it too sweet and watery. Eventually I usually end up stocking the fridge there with some Sierra Nevada Pale, because it's available there and is much more my style of beer. I'm a west coast IPA snob, totally accustomed to high hops in a dry base with some octane. I can't enjoy Honey Weiss, much as I'd like to be able to support the long history of Leinenkugels . To you who do, no offense, just my personal preference. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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