# Poll: If you gotta drink it, Whats your favorite Beer? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 26, 2004, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303 "2004-02-26T16:38:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/1 "2004-02-26T16:38:56Z")
The reason I say, “If you gotta drink it…” is because some people do not drink beer all the time, but when they do they choose the same one with some repetition. Personally, my favorite beer the [La Fin Du Monde](http://www.unibroue.com/products/FIN.CFM) by **Unibroue** of Quebec. Easily available in the States, this brewery is magnificent. Other beer I will drink include: Stella Artois, and most good cream stout such as Buddington’s or Old Speckled Hen. And pour vous? What kind of beer do _ **YOU** _ like? ---
**Author:** ![Toddly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@Toddly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toddly)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/2 "2004-02-26T16:58:53Z")
I prefer Sierra Nevada Pale Ale or Red Hook. They are not to thick and heavy. There are some good local breweries in town here that are very good as well. For the record I drink beer almost exclusively but not to intoxication. ---
**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:** [February 26, 2004, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/3 "2004-02-26T17:00:58Z")
Stella is nice, and Guinness is wonderful, but if I had to drink only one beer, then there is no doubt: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Cascade heaven. Breathe in those hops. Ahhhh… ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/4 "2004-02-26T17:04:00Z")
Two favorites here. [Pyramid Hefewizen](http://www.pyramidbrew.com/beer/beerguide.php), a wheat beer from Washington State. And [Red Stripe](http://www.redstripebeer.com/) from Kingston, Jamaica, has been a favorite of mine for over 20 years. Good stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/5 "2004-02-26T17:09:37Z")
I always go with Killian’s Irish Red. That’s some good stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Shaggarito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@Shaggarito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shaggarito)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/6 "2004-02-26T17:21:22Z")
Guiness! Had it for the first time a couple months ago. Never was much of a Dark Beer drinker, but now it’s pretty much all I drink. Rico- I went to the Pyramid Brewery last weekend here in Sacramento. They had alot of good beer. But the Hefeweizen is pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/7 "2004-02-26T17:51:36Z")
Newcastle. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/8 "2004-02-26T17:58:29Z")
Chimay-a tasty Belgian ale. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/9 "2004-02-26T18:05:47Z")
My favorite brew is [Speakesy Brewery](http://goodbeer.com)’s Big Daddy IPA, right behind it is its Prohibition Ale. Right up there are Pyramid Hefeweisen and Gordon Biersch Pilsner. I like Newcastle and Corona as imports. Killian’s is probably my favorite of the bers found in the macrobrew section. MGD is OK if you’re stuck with the huge brewerys. ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/10 "2004-02-26T18:05:50Z")
If I’m drinking in a pub, I’ll usually have a Black and Tan which is Bass Pale Ale for the bottom half and Guinness on top. Alternatively, from a bottle I’ll take Fullers ESB. ---
**Author:** ![Aitara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b3f665/32.png) [@Aitara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aitara)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/11 "2004-02-26T18:16:18Z")
I have several favourite breweries: New Belgium: [http://www.newbelgium.com/n\_home.html](http://www.newbelgium.com/n_home.html) Rogue Ales: [http://www.rogue.com/](http://www.rogue.com/) Lucky Labrador: [http://www.luckylab.com/](http://www.luckylab.com/) I am sure that there are more that I could recommend, but those are the ones that came immediately to mind. Life is too short to drink bad beer. ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/12 "2004-02-26T18:31:49Z")
Guinness Extra Stout. Not the draft; whether from a spigot, or a bottle or can with a widget, it’s a little watery for my taste. The extra stout (sold only in botles, AFAIK) hits the spot! ---
**Author:** ![Yossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de0a6/32.png) [@Yossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yossarian)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/13 "2004-02-26T18:53:01Z")
If I gotta drink it? There’s no if about it! I must–just as I can’t resist a thread about Texas, Geology, Chili, or… beer! My favorite is always whatever I’ve made most recently. Right now, I’m drinking a homemade IPA (“Lower Ordovician” IPA). When the next batches are ready for consumption in a couple of weeks, my favorites will be another IPA (“Upper Ordovician” IPA) and a Robust Porter (no clever name yet). For commerical beers: 1. Goose Island IPA. My favorite all-around beer. 2. Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale. My favorite seasonal beer I can’t afford to purchase often enough. 3. Goose Island Oatmeal Stout and Sierra Nevada Porter (tie). My favorite beer when I’m in a maltier, rather than hoppier, mood. (I’m usually in a hoppier mood.) 4. Shiner Bock. When I can get it, and when I’m feeling homesick. I’ll also proundly admit to still being a fan of Miller Lite, which is my favorite hot-day, working-in-the-sun, field beer, as well as the beer I drink when I’m in a bar, or running out of homebrew and want to stretch it out. Other beers I love? Too many to list, but anything by Goose Island, anything by Sierra Nevada, anything by Deschutes, and Yuengling Lager (which I can’t find anywhere in Kentucky.) Also Red Hook ESB, IPA, and Blackhook Porter. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/14 "2004-02-26T19:02:45Z")
> [@Troy McClure SF](#): > > I like Newcastle and Corona as imports. Those both get my vote. I love Newcastle, and the Corona’s gotta have lime. ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/15 "2004-02-26T19:06:00Z")
> [@](#): > > **Yuengling Lager** (which I can’t find anywhere in Kentucky.) When ever I find myself in Pennsylvania I pick up a case of it. I love the stuff! Can’t buy it in CT as far as I know. ---
**Author:** ![Kingspades](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecae2f/32.png) [@Kingspades](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kingspades)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/16 "2004-02-26T19:11:27Z")
Michelob - good taste, not bitter. Amber Bock is my favorite when I can get it. ---
**Author:** ![Nordic\_Pacer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/77aa72/32.png) [@Nordic\_Pacer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nordic_Pacer)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/17 "2004-02-26T19:12:49Z")
My number one has to be SLO Extra Pale, followed closely by Speakeasy’s Big Daddy IPA. Give me those smooth, hoppy brews anytime. Thank goodness tonight is beer night. ---
**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/18 "2004-02-26T19:39:31Z")
My favorite is the **Black and Tan**. Fill a pint glass half full of Guinness Stout, and then float Bass Ale on top of it. Yum, yum, yum. I’m gonna go get some Guinness and Bass _right now_. ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/19 "2004-02-26T20:01:25Z")
When I am at my home in AZ, I usually drink **FAT TIRE** …mmmmm ---
**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/20 "2004-02-26T20:03:48Z")
That should have been “float the Guinness on top.” Harp Lager is also acceptable (in place of Bass), and I think it is more common on the East side of the pond. They didn’t have Bass at the gas station so that’s what I got this time. \*\* \* \* enjoying my beer now, thanks Phlosphr \* \* \*\* [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303.md?page=2)