# Beer Madness, The Elite 8 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 10, 2008, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-madness-the-elite-8/448762 "2008-05-10T00:24:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2008, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-madness-the-elite-8/448762/1 "2008-05-10T00:24:28Z")
Now the choices are getting tough. Vote for your favorites. Voting will continue till Tuesday, May 13 at 6 am. Best Sellers: 4 Rolling Rock vs. 11 Yuengling Bargain Basement: 9 Killian’s Irish Red vs. 13 Rainier Import: 8 Guinness vs. 14 Bass Pale Ale Craft/Microbrew: 4 Blue Moon Belgium White vs. 10 Anchor Steam Ale ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2008, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-madness-the-elite-8/448762/2 "2008-05-10T00:29:53Z")
Best Sellers: 11 Yuengling Bargain Basement: 9 Killian’s Irish Red Import: 14 Bass Pale Ale Craft/Microbrew: 10 Anchor Steam Ale ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2008, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-madness-the-elite-8/448762/3 "2008-05-10T00:51:31Z")
11 Yuengling 9 Killian’s Irish Red 8 Guinness 10 Anchor Steam Ale ---
**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:** [May 10, 2008, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-madness-the-elite-8/448762/4 "2008-05-10T00:56:46Z")
Best Sellers: Yuengling Bargain Basement: Rainier Import: Guinness Craft/Microbrew: Anchor Steam Ale ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2008, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-madness-the-elite-8/448762/5 "2008-05-10T01:28:30Z")
Best Sellers: 11 Yuengling Bargain Basement: 9 Killian’s Irish Red Import: 14 Bass Pale Ale Craft/Microbrew: 10 Anchor Steam Ale ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2008, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-madness-the-elite-8/448762/6 "2008-05-10T01:54:38Z")
Best Sellers: 11 Yuengling Bargain Basement: 13 Rainier Import: 8 Guinness Craft/Microbrew: 10 Anchor Steam Ale ---
**Author:** ![Ace309](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ace309/32/1050_2.png) [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2008, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-madness-the-elite-8/448762/7 "2008-05-10T05:25:07Z")
Best Sellers: 11 Yuengling Bargain Basement: 9 Killian’s Irish Red Import: 14 Bass Pale Ale Craft/Microbrew: 10 Anchor Steam Ale ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2008, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-madness-the-elite-8/448762/8 "2008-05-10T07:06:16Z")
Best Sellers: 11 Yuengling Bargain Basement: 9 Killian’s Irish Red Import: 8 Guinness Craft/Microbrew: 10 Anchor Steam Ale Joe ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2008, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-madness-the-elite-8/448762/9 "2008-05-10T12:34:10Z")
Best Sellers: Rolling Rock Bargain Basement: Killian’s Irish Red Import: Guinness Craft/Microbrew: Anchor Steam Ale ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2008, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-madness-the-elite-8/448762/10 "2008-05-10T17:38:39Z")
Best Sellers: Yuengling Bargain Basement: Killian’s Import: Bass Craft: Anchor Steam ---
**Author:** ![Gukumatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2008, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-madness-the-elite-8/448762/11 "2008-05-10T21:31:41Z")
Best Sellers: Yuengling Bargain Basement: Rainier Import: Guinness Craft/Microbrew: Anchor Steam Ale Dark Horse: Hoegaarden Grand Cru ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2008, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-madness-the-elite-8/448762/12 "2008-05-10T23:54:48Z")
Best Sellers: 4 Rolling Rock Bargain Basement: 9 Killian’s Irish Red Import: 8 Guinness Craft/Microbrew: 4 Blue Moon Belgium White ---
**Author:** ![Ace309](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ace309/32/1050_2.png) [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-madness-the-elite-8/448762/13 "2008-05-11T00:27:44Z")
I’m surprised Guinness is doing as well as it is. Is it because it’s the only stout in the pool? ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-madness-the-elite-8/448762/14 "2008-05-11T10:22:19Z")
Best Sellers: 11 Yuengling Bargain Basement: 9 Killian’s Irish Red Import: 14 Bass Pale Ale Craft/Microbrew: 10 Anchor Steam Ale ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-madness-the-elite-8/448762/15 "2008-05-12T16:04:57Z")
Best Sellers: 4 Rolling Rock Bargain Basement: 9 Killian’s Irish Red Import: 14 Bass Pale Ale Craft/Microbrew: 4 Blue Moon Belgium White (this last one would have been a coin toss, but I recently had the opportunity to have Blue Moon on tap…and it was good, REALLY good.) ---
**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-madness-the-elite-8/448762/16 "2008-05-12T16:52:19Z")
Best Sellers: 11 Yuengling Bargain Basement: 9 Killian’s Irish Red Import: 14 Bass Pale Ale Craft/Microbrew: 10 Anchor Steam Ale **Ace309** , Guinness is doing so well because it is the finest beer ever brewed by man. ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-madness-the-elite-8/448762/17 "2008-05-12T18:21:56Z")
Best Sellers: 11 Yuengling Bargain Basement: 9 Killian’s Irish Red Import: 8 Guinness Craft/Microbrew: 4 Blue Moon Belgium White **MikeG** : I’m confused… if Guinness is the “finest beer ever brewed by man” (which I agree with, BTW), why did you vote for Bass? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-madness-the-elite-8/448762/18 "2008-05-12T19:19:17Z")
My choices are once again marked in red. Best Sellers: 4 Rolling Rock vs. 11 Yuengling Bargain Basement: 9 Killian’s Irish Red vs. 13 Rainier Import: 8 Guinness vs. 14 Bass Pale Ale Craft/Microbrew: 4 Blue Moon Belgium White vs. 10 Anchor Steam Ale ---
**Author:** ![Thing\_Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-madness-the-elite-8/448762/19 "2008-05-12T22:10:19Z")
[QUOTE=racer72] Now the choices are getting tough. Vote for your favorites. Voting will continue till Tuesday, May 13 at 6 am. Best Sellers: 4 **Rolling Rock** vs. 11 Yuengling Will the Cinderengling run finally end?? Bargain Basement: 9 Killian’s Irish Red vs. 13 **Rainier** Go Northwest! Import: 8 \*\*Guinness \*\* vs. 14 Bass Pale Ale Real clash of champions here Craft/Microbrew: 4 Blue Moon Belgium White vs. 10 \*\*Anchor Steam Ale[/\*\*QUOTE] Must say I am impressed with the good taste of the SDMB voters! ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-madness-the-elite-8/448762/20 "2008-05-12T22:26:20Z")
Best Sellers: 4 Rolling Rock vs. 11 Yuengling Bargain Basement: 9 Killian’s Irish Red vs. 13 Rainier Import: 8 Guinness vs. 14 Bass Pale Ale Craft/Microbrew: 4 Blue Moon Belgium White vs. 10 Anchor Steam Ale [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-madness-the-elite-8/448762.md?page=2)