# Beer drinkers, What is the best beer in the world? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** beer\ **Created:** [April 10, 2013, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinkers-what-is-the-best-beer-in-the-world/655307 "2013-04-10T08:59:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinkers-what-is-the-best-beer-in-the-world/655307/21 "2013-04-10T13:11:30Z")
A nice slightly chilled cask-conditioned ale. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinkers-what-is-the-best-beer-in-the-world/655307/22 "2013-04-10T13:17:23Z")
The one in my hand. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinkers-what-is-the-best-beer-in-the-world/655307/23 "2013-04-10T13:28:10Z")
I haven’t been privy to the charms of Westvleteren XII yet but it’s on the list. Until then the St Bernardus Abt 12 and Rochefort 10 are as good as I’ve ever had. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinkers-what-is-the-best-beer-in-the-world/655307/24 "2013-04-10T13:35:04Z")
Miller Lite ::d&r:: ---
**Author:** ![jeturgeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@jeturgeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeturgeon)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinkers-what-is-the-best-beer-in-the-world/655307/25 "2013-04-10T13:37:51Z")
The correct answer is Chimay, blue label. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinkers-what-is-the-best-beer-in-the-world/655307/26 "2013-04-10T13:40:06Z")
The cold one. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinkers-what-is-the-best-beer-in-the-world/655307/27 "2013-04-10T13:49:50Z")
Smithwicks. ---
**Author:** ![iseethink720](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dbc845/32.png) [@iseethink720](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iseethink720)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinkers-what-is-the-best-beer-in-the-world/655307/28 "2013-04-10T13:52:32Z")
Well, I am a Heineken drinker. I was doing a research using google on what brand of beer, other people prefer to drink, when I encountered this interesting poll ([http://www.zanda.com/matches/60050040000007/what-is-the-best-beer-in-the-world](http://www.zanda.com/matches/60050040000007/what-is-the-best-beer-in-the-world)) on the site [Zanda.com](http://Zanda.com). They are doing a survey on what is the best beer in the world. Currently, Guinness has garnered more votes than other brands. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinkers-what-is-the-best-beer-in-the-world/655307/29 "2013-04-10T13:56:34Z")
> [@Si\_Amigo](#): > > The cold one. Nope. Free is at the top, followed closely by cold. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinkers-what-is-the-best-beer-in-the-world/655307/30 "2013-04-10T13:56:53Z")
The problem with beer surveys is that they are populated by two groups: no-neck mouth-breathers without taste buds and people I agree with. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinkers-what-is-the-best-beer-in-the-world/655307/31 "2013-04-10T14:03:42Z")
Coors \*can \*be the best beer in the world if that’s what’s in the ice chest at the end of a backpacking trip. Since I haven’t bought Coors for about 15 years, my pick is Mammoth Brewery’s IPA 395. ---
**Author:** ![Sterling\_Archer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Sterling\_Archer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sterling_Archer)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinkers-what-is-the-best-beer-in-the-world/655307/32 "2013-04-10T14:27:13Z")
I recently had a Peace Tree Blonde Fatale that was totally amazing. Some other favorites: St. Bernardus. Arrogant Bastard Ale. Bell’s Amber Ale Sam Adams Old Fezziwig’s ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinkers-what-is-the-best-beer-in-the-world/655307/33 "2013-04-10T14:43:15Z")
Stone Old Guardian Barleywine(Batch #05) [Stone Lukcy Basartd Ale](http://www.stonebrewing.com/lukcybasartd/) Russian River Consecration ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinkers-what-is-the-best-beer-in-the-world/655307/34 "2013-04-10T14:47:59Z")
The best beer in the world is [Aventinus](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aventinus_%28beer%29) [sup]\*[/sup] by G. Schneider & Sohn. [sup]\*[/sup]Note: this applies for today only. Tomorrow the best beer in the world may be a Baltic Porter or a Scotch Ale ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinkers-what-is-the-best-beer-in-the-world/655307/35 "2013-04-10T14:49:10Z")
There is no possible way I could answer this question with the myriad of styles. It’s like asking, “what’s the best song in the world”? Depends on my mood. The time of year. The situation. What I have a taste for at the time. All that and more. Without exaggeration, sometimes, for me, a Sam Adams Boston Lager is the beer I want. When I’m away from the States for any long period of time, that’s what I ask people to bring me. Not Sierra Nevada. Not Goose Island. Not Bell’s. Not Three Floyd’s. For whatever reason, that beer will always be near and dear to my heart, even though, of all the beers I drink, it probably makes up less than 2% of my annual consumption. My real favorite beers? Don’t know if they’re the “best,” but my faves are: Bell’s Two-Hearted Bell’s Oberon Three Floyd’s Dreadnaught Goose Island Imperial IPA Goose Island Bourbon County Stout Anchor Steam Pilsner Urquell, as served in the Czech Republic or nearby (I’m serious, this beer travels exceptionally poorly. I’ve never had a PU I’ve liked in the US) New Glarus Raspberry Tart and Belgian Red Hanssen’s Oude Gueuze St. Bernardus 12 Rochefort 10 ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinkers-what-is-the-best-beer-in-the-world/655307/36 "2013-04-10T14:57:15Z")
> [@iseethink720](#): > > I was doing a research using google on what brand of beer, other people prefer to drink Maybe a slightly different question then: what beer do you enjoy drinking the most? There are some movies I’ll watch every time I catch them on TV but I wouldn’t consider any of them the “best movie ever”. Likewise, the beers I consider the ‘best’ I tend to drink only rarely. I like Live Oak Hefeweizen. Quite sessionable. And wheat beers are awfully refreshing in the near perpetual heat we get in Texas. Deschutes Twilight Summer Ale (seasonal) and Smithwick’s aren’t too shabby, either. Some of my friends like the super hopped IPAs though. ETA: And if you look at the top ranked beers at [Beer Advocate](http://beeradvocate.com/lists/top), you see the trend towards more hops and stouts born out. Most of the top beers on that site are IPAs, stouts, and Quads. ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinkers-what-is-the-best-beer-in-the-world/655307/37 "2013-04-10T15:30:24Z")
[Ballast Point Sculpin IPA](http://www.ballastpoint.com/beers-of-ballast-point-ipa-sculpin/) Don’t believe me? Drop by and we’ll go over to the tasting room. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinkers-what-is-the-best-beer-in-the-world/655307/38 "2013-04-10T15:33:00Z")
I like big stouts. Goose Islands bourbon county stout is pretty good. Unfortunately I haven’t had some of the more highly regarded ones like Three Floyd’s Dark Lord, but hopefully at some point. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinkers-what-is-the-best-beer-in-the-world/655307/39 "2013-04-10T15:37:37Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Nope. Free is at the top, followed closely by cold. A friend’s bar has an old, tattered, yellowed, “FREE BEER TOMORROW” sign. It’s amazing how many people see the sign and return the next day, expecting a freebie.😛 ---
**Author:** ![markdash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@markdash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markdash)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinkers-what-is-the-best-beer-in-the-world/655307/40 "2013-04-10T15:42:29Z")
My _favorite_ beer is Scrimshaw Pilsner by North Coast Brewing Co. But I’m hardly a sophisticated beer drinker; I don’t like most IPAs, Pale Ales and Stouts. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinkers-what-is-the-best-beer-in-the-world/655307.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinkers-what-is-the-best-beer-in-the-world/655307.md?page=3)