# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![E.Thorp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@E.Thorp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E.Thorp)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/41 "2004-02-27T02:02:22Z")
On the rare occasions I find myself in Düsseldorf, I love Schlüssel Alt, available at (naturally) Zum Schlüssel, in the Altstadt. At home in Seattle, I love Hale’s Cream Ale the most, and also Loki Lager (sometimes available at the Elysian Brewery). When I lived in Pennsylvania…well, Yuengling, of course. I’m also a big fan of Maudite Amber, a Belgian-style beer made in (I think) Canada. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/42 "2004-02-27T04:00:31Z")
Although the Unibroue beers aren’t bad, they are no match for a pint of fresh Teley bitter. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/43 "2004-02-27T04:25:45Z")
Or even, Tetley’s Bitter. ---
**Author:** ![Oregon\_sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/50afbb/32.png) [@Oregon\_sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oregon_sunshine)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/44 "2004-02-27T04:44:59Z")
Tsingdao! The great Chinese style Pilsner. And I used to like Mickey’s Big Mouths. Probably because they were difficult to drink out of those wide mouthed bottles (in a humorous, foam spitting type of way), especially after a few of the intensely strong little m@#$f@@#%s. ---
**Author:** ![IGJoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/igjoe/32/5420_2.png) [@IGJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IGJoe)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/45 "2004-02-27T04:50:11Z")
I absolutely love both [Moosehead Lager](http://www.moosehead.ca/) and Alexander Keith’s [India Pale Ale](http://www.keiths.ca/). Incedentally, both of them are brewed in Atlantic Canada. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/46 "2004-02-27T05:21:41Z")
Good thread, **Phlosphr**. I may have to take notes. My favorite is **Tuborg** from Denmark. But I haven’t had any in 31 years (except for the inferior Tuborg Gold sold in the US.) Does anyone know if I can get real Tuborg in France? ---
**Author:** ![GUINNESS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e495f1/32.png) [@GUINNESS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GUINNESS)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/47 "2004-02-27T12:31:24Z")
GUINNESS FOR STRENTGH 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Profane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47774/32.png) [@Profane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profane)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/48 "2004-02-27T12:34:57Z")
> [@GUINNESS](#): > > GUINNESS What he said. ---
**Author:** ![Yossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de0a6/32.png) [@Yossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yossarian)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/49 "2004-02-27T13:35:48Z")
> [@Phlosphr](#): > > 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. During the year I lived in North Carolina, I really came to love this beer–it replaced Miller Lite as my favorite low-cost beer. It’s really great. I think that the state nearest to me where Yuengling is distributed is Virginia, however. I really, really miss Yuengling… _snif_… > [@Ferrous](#): > > 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! ) Boo! Actually, it was on sale last week at Liquor Barn up in Lexington for $6.99/six. I’m going to drive up there this afternoon and see if I can’t score some more at that price, or if they’ve sold out already. Usually, the Celebration Ale runs $7.99 - $8.99 around here. However, Goose Island IPA is right up there with SNCA as a bad-ass IPA and I can get it year-round for $5.99/six, so there’s some consolation. I drank my last two homebrew IPAs last night for my birthday, and I’ve got a week to go until the next batch is ready. In addition to (hopefully) picking up some cheap SNCA this afternoon, I may splurge and get some Dogfish Head 90 minute IPA… that’s another good one (that I can’t usually afford!) Deschutes Beers, especially the Black Buttes Porter and Obsidian Stout, are also among the best, I think, but I’ve never seen them sold further from Bend, OR, than Sacramento. ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/50 "2004-02-27T15:23:33Z")
I like a black & tan sometimes (Guiness & Harp), but I really like Amberbock (an Anheuser-Busch microbrew), Boulevard Wheat and Schlafly (also St. Louis microbrews). Mmmm, mmm good. ---
**Author:** ![Siddhartha\_Vicious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@Siddhartha\_Vicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siddhartha_Vicious)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/51 "2004-02-27T15:30:57Z")
> [@Phlosphr](#): > > When I am at my home in AZ, I usually drink **FAT TIRE** …mmmmm Weird. I’m in Arizona too, and I typically drink Fat Tire. And I got my Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy. Of course, I drink Fat Tire because I used to live near the New Belgium Brewery in Fort Collins, CO, and got it for relatively cheap. It also is just a fantastic beer. ---
**Author:** ![ColonelDax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@ColonelDax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColonelDax)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/52 "2004-02-27T15:38:43Z")
De Koninck if available, Kronenbourg (“pint of numbers, please”) or Stella (“pint of wife-beater, please” - no, I have no idea where the nickname originated) if not. ---
**Author:** ![Mycroft\_Holmes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a5b964/32.png) [@Mycroft\_Holmes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mycroft_Holmes)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/53 "2004-02-27T15:49:34Z")
[Grolsch](http://www.grolsch.com/) when I’m at home. [Pfungstädter](http://www.pfungstaedter.de/home/), or [Ellwanger Rotochsen](http://www.pg.aa.bw.schule.de/ellwang/rotochs/Intro.htm), or [Cerpa](http://www.cerpa.com.br/), depending on which part of my family I am visiting. The great thing about Germany is that almost every town has it’s own brewery, and the beer is always excellent. There is no reason to buy and drink beer that has been trucked halfway across the country. (And my wife is from Belem, Brazil… that’s how Cerpa ended up in the list). ---
**Author:** ![CloudCar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@CloudCar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CloudCar)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/54 "2004-02-27T15:57:03Z")
Leinenkugels Oktoberfest. One of the reasons fall is my favorite time of year. Honorable Mention: Negra Modelo ---
**Author:** ![brix11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c37758/32.png) [@brix11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brix11)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/55 "2004-02-27T19:22:42Z")
I like to try different beers, but being a coal cracker, I always default to Yuengling Lager. ---
**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:** [February 27, 2004, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/56 "2004-02-27T19:28:13Z")
I stick with local micros, rather than mass-produced pisswater. Current favorites are Alaskan Winter Ale and Alaskan Summer Ale. ---
**Author:** ![elfje](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19b73/32.png) [@elfje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfje)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2004, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/57 "2004-02-28T12:52:50Z")
Pilsner urquell! It’s all in the water they use… [http://www.beerchurch.com/urquell.htm](http://www.beerchurch.com/urquell.htm) so smooth So soft so deliciously refreshing! ---
**Author:** ![bittersweet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@bittersweet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bittersweet)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2004, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/58 "2004-02-28T14:49:12Z")
Is Lambic considered Beer? If so, I really like Raspberry or Cherry Lambic. I don’t remember the brewing company, but I’d know the bottle if I saw it. As for a more typical beer, Sam Adams’ Cherry Wheat is nice. ---
**Author:** ![flickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2004, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/59 "2004-02-28T15:06:17Z")
If it’s just a simple stop in and pick up a 12 pack - Rolling Rock On tap - Leinie’s Honey Weiss - [“Leinenkugel Brewing”](http://www.leinie.com) If I’m in Texas - Shiner Bock - [“Spoetzl Brewing”](http://www.shiner.com/home.html) ---
**Author:** ![Burrido](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Burrido](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Burrido)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2004, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303/60 "2004-02-28T22:04:15Z")
I’ll admit it. I am a man who loves fruity girly drinks. I hate the taste of beer or hard liquor. When I’m at a bar, I’ll manage a Mike Hard Lemonade or wine cooler. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-if-you-gotta-drink-it-whats-your-favorite-beer/231303.md?page=4)