# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![JackaRoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5e925/32.png) [@JackaRoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackaRoe)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/21 "2004-02-26T20:10:44Z")
Ah a thread that really has some importance!!! **Flying Dog Pale Ale** My current favorite now that my local bar has it on tap. Try the Tire Biter if you don’t like too strong of a beer, but the pale ale is so hoppy. \*\*Siera Nevad India Pale Ale \*\* Most bars will have this on tap so its a good backup. Some other good ones, Rouge, Red Hook and if you can find it on tap Anchor Steam. ---
**Author:** ![In\_Conceivable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@In\_Conceivable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/In_Conceivable)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/22 "2004-02-26T20:11:30Z")
My favorite beer is the third beer. By then I am tipsy enough that I forget I hate beer and not so drunk that I am wishing I had never had the first one. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/23 "2004-02-26T20:14:11Z")
In previous beer threads, I have sung the praises of [**Bell’s Amber Ale**](http://www.bellsbeer.com/branddetail.asp?BrandID=22), and do so here again. If you’re in the midwest, it’s well worth looking for. It’s too bad it’s not more widely available. ---
**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, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/24 "2004-02-26T20:32:07Z")
Oh, I forgot to mention… my husband only drinks Coor’s Light, and insists that it tastes _good._ I don’t know what to do with him… :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Ferrous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Ferrous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferrous)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/25 "2004-02-26T21:26:51Z")
I like them strong and extra hoppy. Butte Creek Organic India Pale Ale is my favorite among beers that are availableyear-round. I lke most other IPA’s as well. Anderson Valley Hop Ottin’, Pyramd IPA, Otter Creek, and Widmer Spring Run are some other great ones. Anything by Lagunitas is great too. When I can get it, which is generally from October through January, nothing beats Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale. That’s my all-time favorite beer. (And **Pantellerite** , eat your heart out: it was on special at my local store all winter for $5.99/6! :p) I also can’t wait to try Sierra Nevada’s new IPA (different from their regular Pale Ale), which I haven’t seen available around here yet. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/26 "2004-02-26T21:38:38Z")
If i have to drink beer or beer type beverages I drink zoma or flavored cooler type of malts At home ! drink fruit flavored st ides or 8-ball ect my friends call it ghetto kool-aid ---
**Author:** ![neofishboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/neofishboy/32/444_2.png) [@neofishboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neofishboy)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/27 "2004-02-26T21:40:07Z")
Right now I’m going through a[Stone Brewing Co.](http://www.stonebrew.com/) phase. As far as I know, the only beers they have available in Northern California are Arrogant Bastard, Ruination Ale, and Stone IPA … all of them just oozing with hops. Other long-time favorites: Lost Coast Indica Pale Ale, Anchor Steam, Anderson Valley Hop Ottin’ IPA, North Coast Old Rasputin, and Lagunitas Brown Shugga’…a pseudo-barleywine that my roommate describes as “God’s own pus.” (At this point, mentioning beers like Newcastle, Guinness, and Sierra Nevada Pale seems redundant, but I do hold them all in the highest regard…) ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/28 "2004-02-26T22:20:02Z")
I’m in a serious beer phase (a few months ago it was vodka) and I drink a lot of Newcastle, Bass, Harp and Guinness. Other than that, I like the Frankenheim Alt (which looks kind of like a Heineken by the box, and is Alt, not Ale) but is a very tasty, malty beer and is quite dark. It’s a bit bitter out of the bottle but poured into a nice pint glass it’s almost sweet. There is a brewpub here in Lawrence called Free State Brewery that makes some truly fantastic beer. Their Old Bacchus Barleywine is delicious as is their amber ale called Ad Astra. Also locally, Boulevard Brewery (Kansas City) has finally put their Dry Stout into bottles (previously only available on tap) and that’s making me very very happy. They have a good pale, but I don’t like hoppy beer. Fat Tire is always a beautful standby beer, especially when at a bar that only serves cheap domestics. They often have a few bottles of Fat Tire for the adventrous. Oh, a drink with **Harp** on the bottom and **Guinness** on top is called a **Half and Half**. A **cider** on bottom **Guinness** on top is a **Snakebite** around here. ---
**Author:** ![Ferrous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Ferrous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferrous)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/29 "2004-02-26T22:35:37Z")
> [@FilmGeek](#): > > Alt, not Ale Nitpick: Alt _is_ ale. Alt is German for “old”. Altbier is beer made in the old style, that is, before the discovery of lager yeasts. In other words, ale. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/30 "2004-02-26T22:46:24Z")
Impossible to pick just one! I’m a big ale fan. I really enjoy Sierra Nevada, Bass, Newcastle and the like. Another personal favorite is my special “BeeSkep Honey Ale”. Light in color and with a taste of honey, it’ll knock you down and blow your socks off! I’m going home and having a few liters of homebrewed Maibock tonight, and racking a Sierra Nevada into secondary and dry-hopping the shit out of it! (No worky for me tommorrow! I’m going skiing in all the fresh!) ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/31 "2004-02-26T22:49:28Z")
**Bud** , damnit! Sheesh, do I ever feel like a McG fan at a Kurosawa film festival. Yes, I have tried many, many different beers from all over the globe. Some were…ok. Most just tasted like swill to me. I’ve long since accepted the fact that I have nicely American tastes when it comes to beer. Oh yeah, if I’m in a situation where I don’t mind being…errr…overly flatulent, then I love \*\*Red Dog \*\* as well. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/32 "2004-02-26T23:17:45Z")
I like [Anchor Steam](http://www.anchorbrewing.com/beers/index.htm), though it’s pricey. Boddington’s is another fave. But for everyday drinking, Yuengling’s is a great buy. ---
**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, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/33 "2004-02-26T23:20:56Z")
> [@FilmGeek](#): > > Oh, a drink with **Harp** on the bottom and **Guinness** on top is called a **Half and Half**. It’s regional. [See here](http://www.ivo.se/guinness/bnt.html). ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/34 "2004-02-26T23:38:27Z")
I’m going to have to go with **Blue Moon** and **Newcastle**. With snaps to Fat Tire, Bohemia and Gosser Dark. ---
**Author:** ![hawkeyejo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e19b73/32.png) [@hawkeyejo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawkeyejo)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/35 "2004-02-26T23:43:17Z")
Corona Extra with lime…pity I stopped drinking this year ---
**Author:** ![Omnipresent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8c91f0/32.png) [@Omnipresent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omnipresent)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/36 "2004-02-27T00:00:20Z")
Much like masterbation, people either do it or lie about doing it. Bud Light It’s the - one beer to have - when you’re having more than 12!!! You know what to expect!!! True beer drinkers know what I’m talking about. ---
**Author:** ![Breezy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b3f665/32.png) [@Breezy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Breezy)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/37 "2004-02-27T00:26:30Z")
I know I’m going to bore a lot of you beer aficionado’s to death, but I like either a Miller Lite or a Coors Light. ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/38 "2004-02-27T00:37:06Z")
> [@Ferrous](#): > > Nitpick: Alt _is_ ale. Alt is German for “old”. Altbier is beer made in the old style, that is, before the discovery of lager yeasts. In other words, ale. Oops, I wasn’t clear. I knew that, but I didn’t want anyone to think it was a typo for ale. Thanks. As for Bud Light, I don’t even drink it when it’s free. Not worth it. I do masturbate, however. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tentacle\_Monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@Tentacle\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tentacle_Monster)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/39 "2004-02-27T00:37:48Z")
I absolutely, positively can’t stand the taste of beer. However, Red Dog is the least offensive. ---
**Author:** ![peri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@peri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peri)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/40 "2004-02-27T01:50:24Z")
I tend to stay with Beck’s Dark and Sam Adam’s Triple Bock. I prefer the heavier beers. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303.md?page=3)