Hey, capybara, speaking of Belgian beers…
Have you had Gulden Draak? I had some a couple weeks ago on my b-day. Yum!
Ferrous, why yes I have and yes it is oh-so-yummy.
I miss the beer-heaven store out off the Burlingame (I think) ramp in Portland, out towards Lewis and Clark. Know where I’m talking about? Burlingame Grocery, maybe?
Usually I like:
Sleemans Honey Brown
Wolf’s Scottish Cream Ale
Hermann’s Dark Lager
and if all else fails, good ol Molson Canadian!
Black Lizard
Not much of a beer drinker, but I would much rather have a Coors Light than a thick dark beer. I like the cool watered down taste!
Colt 45 and lots of it. Goddamn its smooth!
You recall correctly. Alas, the Burlingame Grocery burned down a year and a half ago. Under somewhat suspicious circumstances, too. I understand the owner was suspected of arson, but it was never proved.
But there’s still several fine beer stores in town. I got the aforementioned Belgian delight at Nature’s Northwest at NW 15th & Fremont. Johnson Creek Market in the deep Southeast has a great selection as well.
Sam Adam’s is great but the Cranbery Lambic, IMO, is nasty.
Sierra Nevada !!!
Samual Smith
Definite nod to Guiness and Gordon Biersch(sp?)
Being allergic to alcohol, I have to drink the non-alcoholic versions. Best of the lot is O’Douhl’s Amber, followed by Busch NA.
BigNik, I likes what I see there. 
For pure availability I’d include Coopers Sparklng, I prefer James Squires Indian Pale Ale and for my exotic I’d plump for Chimay.
I think we should link up with TheLoadedDog convene some QA society as a matter of some urgency. 
Guiness and Bass, but only on tap. I used to like buying Grolsch, but not since they changed from a ceramic to a plastic, um, stopper holder? It’s just not the same. More votes for Fuller ESB and Brooklyn Lager. And on a very hot summer day, with burgers on the grill, an ice cold long-neck Bud definitely hits the spot.
It’s all microbrews for me,
Grant’s perfect porter (northwest) has a chocolatey flavor, mmmm
Alaskan Amber - nice and flavorful
Bachelor bitter - another northwest favorite
Kansas city has a pretty good brewery called Boulevard, they used to make an ale “ten penny ale” that was wonderfully flavorful and complex
their “pale ale” is like a little brother to the ten penny as far as flavor goes, and is pretty good stuff. I also like their porter and stout, their wheat beer if there is a slice of fruit in it
The philosophy is, if I’m gonna poison myself, I might as well have really good quality poison.
capy in my midwestern experience, most folk oogle over Chimay, and talk as tho Trappist were theie 2d religion. Personally, I’m not a huge fan of Belch beers - but if you’re buying …
One I forgot - Abita. Especially Turbodog. Contributed to some of my fondest memories from a trip to the Big Easy.
I’m a big fan of Abita too. I’ll always take a turbodog if they have it, but Amber will do in a pinch. I’ve been meaning to try Andygator. Apparently it has quite a kick.
-Lil
Bell’s Amber Ale. Unfortunately, it’s only available in seven midwestern states, so I can’t get it here. But whenever I’m in the midwest, I head for a bar with Bell’s on tap. Um-um good!
I was weaned on Miller High Life and now that my belly is bigger, I drink “Lite Beer from Miller”.
I do remember enjoying Genny Cream Ale (aka Nectar of the Gods"), in my formitive years of drinking. Alas, they do not sell here in SE Missouri.
Rolling Rock, the alcoholic geologist
A black and tan type called Mississippi Mud, Mississippi Brewing Co., Utica NY
The Detroit border crossers go to Windsor Ontario and get an irish beer called Smithwick’s (pronounced smith-icks) that is great, but I have never seen it in the states. Does anybody know where I can get some of that?
I also enjoy Labatt Blue and Molson Golden.
Sam Adams, Saranac, and Samuel Smith’s Oatmeal Stout.