# What's you favorite beer? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 21, 2003, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934 "2003-09-21T06:23:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/1 "2003-09-21T06:23:57Z")
While I like Beck’s Dark a lot, my absolute favorite is Bass Ale! What’s your fav? ---
**Author:** ![5-HT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/f19dbf/32.png) [@5-HT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5-HT)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/2 "2003-09-21T06:26:56Z")
In no particular order: Hacker-Pshorr Pilsner Urquell Guinness ---
**Author:** ![raizok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4491bb/32.png) [@raizok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raizok)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/3 "2003-09-21T06:30:13Z")
I like Iced Tea! ok ok, give me a Moosehead™ ---
**Author:** ![Flymaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c4cdca/32.png) [@Flymaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flymaster)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/4 "2003-09-21T06:33:26Z")
Victory HopDevil IPA or Salem Beer Works Black Bat stout. ---
**Author:** ![Danalan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@Danalan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danalan)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/5 "2003-09-21T06:38:26Z")
Guiness & OB Lager. Two imports that couldn’t be more different, from different sides of the northern hemisphere. I particularly like them together: as a black & tan. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/6 "2003-09-21T06:40:14Z")
My favorite beer is the one in front of me. As far as taste? Well, having lived in Germany and travelled though Europe, I find that gool ol’ Miller Lite fits my bill - lower calories than most and not as thick and syrup-y as others. I know…purists will take me to task, but you know what? Germans who come and visit ALL like Miller Lite, and some have even take a case or two back home with them. A better question would be which is the worst beer…Guiness ranks way up there…maybe it is an aquired taste, but I sure as hell never aquired it. And the headless, foamless, filled to the brim, pisswarm ale they sell in British pubs is pretty sad…tastes like beer that sat out all night in a bowl. By the way, the common thought that Germans like warm beer is a myth. Some older Germans do, but no German bar sells beer that is not cold. Most German beers are good, but some have a more bitter taste and there is something called Weizen Bier popular in Muenchen that is truly wretched. Berlin has a summer drink that is a special beer with a shot of raspberry that is surprisingly good, but only for one or two when it is hot outside. I saw some French soldiers drinking beer and Coke mixed together…that was ugly. But then again, my aunt drinks beer only if it is poured into a glass filled with ice cubes. I’ll stick to my original answer. The best beer is the one in the full glass in front of you. ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/7 "2003-09-21T06:42:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by 5-HT \* > \*\*In no particular order: > > Hacker-Pshorr > Pilsner Urquell > Guinness \*\* I visited my sister and bro-in-law in Augsburg years ago. That Hacker-Pshorr is some good stuff! ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/8 "2003-09-21T07:06:34Z")
Bass Ale is awesome, #1 on my list. The rest of my favorites will probably get me laughed at, at the very least: Miller High Life, Molson Dry, Red Stripe. Happy ---
**Author:** ![gum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/9 "2003-09-21T07:10:22Z")
all trapist beers [Belgian] Duvel Guinness Heineken Grolsch ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/10 "2003-09-21T07:11:53Z")
😃 Red Stripe! It’s beer! Hooray Beer! ---
**Author:** ![St.Anger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@St.Anger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/St.Anger)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/11 "2003-09-21T07:53:15Z")
1. Morland Old Speckled Hen 2. Newcastle Brown Ale 3. Miller Light 4. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale 5. Saranac Black + Tan 6. Sam Adams Boston Ale 7. Guiness ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/12 "2003-09-21T10:42:09Z")
1. Victory Hop Devil IPA 2. Mississippi Mud (stout) 3. Widmer Brothers’ Hefeweizen 4. Guinness (but only poured in a bar) 5. Yuengling Black and Tan ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/13 "2003-09-21T10:54:25Z")
Probably **London Pride** - its a headless, foamless, filled to the brim, pisswarm ale they sell in pubs over here. 😉 thats closely followed by **Kirin** as my preferred Lager. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/14 "2003-09-21T11:11:23Z")
Favourite Lager: Pilsner Urquell Favourite Stout: Guinness Favourite IPA: Sierra Nevada Favourite Bitter: Brakespear’s Best ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/15 "2003-09-21T11:35:32Z")
Guinness Fuller’s IPA Ballantine’s IPA (although I haven’t had it in years; maybe it really sucks) Bass ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/16 "2003-09-21T11:42:14Z")
My favorites: -Home-Brewed Nut Brown Ale (I’m about to brew a batch this week) -Anchor Steam Porter(San Francisco, USA) -Gnessee Cream Ale (Utica, NY) -Abbot Ale (Bury St. Edmonds, UK) -Theakston’s Old Peculier Ale (UK) -Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat ---
**Author:** ![peritrochoid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@peritrochoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peritrochoid)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/17 "2003-09-21T12:25:21Z")
Guinness Chimay (all varieties, though White Label is favored) Fosters Molson (Golden and Ice) Becks (both light and dark) Sierra Nevada ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/18 "2003-09-21T12:26:40Z")
Bass Ale Most any UK-style bitter (but, not being in the UK, haven’t had any in a while) LaBatt’s Blue Yeungling Traditional Lager Tsingtao Kirin But hey, I’ll drink anything. Except Iron City. ---
**Author:** ![DrMemory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DrMemory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrMemory)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/19 "2003-09-21T13:10:34Z")
Grolsch (but Only in Holland) ---
**Author:** ![Tuco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tuco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuco)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/20 "2003-09-21T13:15:22Z")
Stella Artois, but I ususally just drink Carling as I get drunk too quickly on Stella (2 units in Carling, 3 in Stella). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934.md?page=2)