# Sell me on beer snobbery **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** beer\ **Created:** [April 28, 2010, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-me-on-beer-snobbery/537595 "2010-04-28T02:46:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Driver8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@Driver8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Driver8)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-me-on-beer-snobbery/537595/101 "2010-05-01T01:02:24Z")
Has anyone here tried the Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale? I thought the bourbon added a really interesting flavor - it made me want to sip it more like a spirit than a beer. Unfortunately it only seems to be available in Kentucky (and surroundings). A good friend shipped me some for my birthday but otherwise I could only get it when I was in Cincinnati. If anyone can recommend something similar in the California area it would be greatly appreciated! ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-me-on-beer-snobbery/537595/102 "2010-05-06T02:07:48Z")
Bumping this thread to say that I’ve tried a couple on the recommendations of others in the thread that have really knocked me out. The first is the Surly Beer line rcommended by **Snickers** , which is a local Minnesoata Beer which I’d seen in the coolers but never tried because it comes in tallboy cans with names like “Surly Bender,” and I thought it was a wino beer. It’s not at all. This stuff is amazing, much better than anything I would have expected out of a can. The Surly Abrasive, in particular, is one of the best hop monster beers I’ve ever tasted. The other one that I tried is Sierra Nevada, which I’d never tried, but bought because so many people had recommended it. This one is also teriffic, and a really good session beer. I think it might have become my go to beer within a week. A blue collar beer with a lot of depth. I just want to thank those who recommended these beers (particularly to **Snickers** , I never would have tried Surly otherwise. What a discovery), and add my endorsement to both of them. Speaking of Minnesota beers, by the way, Summit isn’t half bad either. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-me-on-beer-snobbery/537595/103 "2010-05-06T17:43:15Z")
I’m actually impressed by the number of beer-lovers who have never tried Sierra Nevada. ---
**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 6, 2010, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-me-on-beer-snobbery/537595/104 "2010-05-06T17:55:31Z")
[http://www.overzealous.com/comics/view.jsp?comic=pearls&date=20100506](http://www.overzealous.com/comics/view.jsp?comic=pearls&date=20100506) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-me-on-beer-snobbery/537595/105 "2010-05-06T18:18:00Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > I’m actually impressed by the number of beer-lovers who have never tried Sierra Nevada. True beer snobs would never publicly admit to drinking something so … widely available 😃 ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-me-on-beer-snobbery/537595/106 "2010-05-06T19:24:00Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > I’m actually impressed by the number of beer-lovers who have never tried Sierra Nevada. Maybe it depends upon what part of the country you’re from. I can find Sierra Nevada brews in just about any supermarket in the PNW. I like their [Bigfoot Barleywine-Style Ale](http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/140/2671). Of course, for people who’ve drunk only lagers, barleywines might be too much a jolt. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-me-on-beer-snobbery/537595.md?page=5)