# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Ben\_Hicks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbce88/32.png) [@Ben\_Hicks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ben_Hicks)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/21 "2003-09-21T14:17:22Z")
1. Pilsner Urquell 2. Kronenbourg 1664 3. Grolsch ---
**Author:** ![fortytwo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f9ae1b/32.png) [@fortytwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fortytwo)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/22 "2003-09-21T14:31:06Z")
When in Singapore, a freshly drawn pint of Tiger Beer. In the UK a pint of London Pride, for the reasons **garius** gave. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/23 "2003-09-21T14:46:06Z")
[Bell’s Amber Ale](http://www.bellsbeer.com/branddetail.asp?BrandID=22) Used to drink it by the bucketful when I lived in the midwest. Now that I’m back in Georgia, and out of the nine-state distribution area, I miss it terribly. ---
**Author:** ![fruitbat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fruitbat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fruitbat)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/24 "2003-09-21T14:52:03Z")
I will admit to being a beer snob. My favorite beer maker by leaps and bounds is **Rogue from Oregon**. Every beer they make is extraordinary. Specials nods go to their stout and Smoke, which tastes a bit like a smoked sausage in a pleasant way. Honorable mentions go to **Dogfish Stout** , so rich it is just about a dessert beer. **Xingu Black Beer** from Brazil is utterly unique and is closer to an alcoholic root beer. Caramely and delicious. ---
**Author:** ![Papaveraceae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e8c25b/32.png) [@Papaveraceae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Papaveraceae)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/25 "2003-09-21T15:03:05Z")
dont like beer too much, hard cider is more to my taste. I am still looking for the perfect one. ---
**Author:** ![Bren\_Cameron\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@Bren\_Cameron\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bren_Cameron_1)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/26 "2003-09-21T15:17:34Z")
Aside from my own (unfortunately I haven’t been able to make any for the past few years), it would have to be Samuel Smith’s IPA. No question. ---
**Author:** ![leafrog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cab0a1/32.png) [@leafrog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leafrog)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/27 "2003-09-21T15:32:45Z")
There is a brewery not too far from me called Mac & Jacks, and they make a beer called _African Amber_. Every time I drink some of it (which is as often as I can) I wipe the suds from my lip and say “Damn! That is a good beer!”. Other favorites are the seasonal Nut Browns at the McMenimans breweries, most any IPA, and Fat Tire. [slight hijack] Mmmmmm. Is there any reason not to have a beer with breakfast when you are on vacation?[/slight hijack] ---
**Author:** ![emmaliminal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/28 "2003-09-21T15:36:36Z")
**Boddingtons**. Yum! Great on tap, pretty darn good in the fancy cans. But expensive. So… Redhook ESB Live Oak (not available in bottles, gotta go out to get it on tap) Shiner Bock Real Ale, all varieties Red Stripe ('specially on sale!) Newcastle Brown Ale Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Saranac Black and Tan (forgot about that one! Thanks, **St. Anger**! Can’t get it in Texas.) And my favorite microbrew of all time is from Roslyn, WA. Slurp. And I’m also a hard cider fan, if it’s dry. It’s shockingly easy to make yourself. Or at least it was shockingly easy when I lived in a climate that wasn’t over 90˚F all the damn time. My favorite commercial brand is Dry Blackthorn. All the other brands I’ve tried are too sweet for my taste. ---
**Author:** ![percypercy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@percypercy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/percypercy)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/29 "2003-09-21T15:40:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Papaveraceae \* > \*\*dont like beer too much, hard cider is more to my taste. I am still looking for the perfect one. \*\* Have you tried Hornsby’s? I like it a lot. It’s got a great apple flavor to it with a nice bite as well. For beers, nothing has topped Abita Amber for me but I also like Anchor Steam and Abita Turbo Dog, especially Draft Turbo Dog. -Lil ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/30 "2003-09-21T18:36:12Z")
Tied: Golden Valley Red Thistle & Golden Valley Porter. Almost any Porter or Nut Brown Ale from an Oregon microbrewery is worth a taste. after that: Black Butte Porter Fat Tire and believe it or not Michelob’s Porter is pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![poiema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@poiema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/poiema)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/31 "2003-09-22T00:59:45Z")
john courage moosehead newcastle ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/32 "2003-09-22T06:42:03Z")
I think it’s Beck’s. I also like Bass, Harp’s, Newcastle, and a bunch of local stuff. I like everything from the Pyramid Brewery in Berkeley, everything from Sudwerks up in Davis, and in particular most everything from the Anderson Valley Brewing Company out in Boonville (particularly that Boont Amber Ale ohhh yeah). ---
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/33 "2003-09-22T06:54:07Z")
Widmer Hefeweizen, favorite by a long way. Red Hook ESB Hale’s Cream Ale Black Butte Porter Pilsner Urquell Corona Heineken Beck’s ---
**Author:** ![musicguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@musicguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/musicguy)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/34 "2003-09-22T07:14:51Z")
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Anchor Steam Lowenbrau (NOT the crap made by Miller) Bigfoot Ale ---
**Author:** ![Chavardz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/91b2a8/32.png) [@Chavardz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chavardz)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/35 "2003-09-22T07:31:29Z")
Sol XX-Lager Indio ---
**Author:** ![paulberserker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/36 "2003-09-22T09:33:53Z")
Grolsch, in immense quantities. and sometimes Guiness. and Kronenbourg 1664 ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Doris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@Sir\_Doris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Doris)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/37 "2003-09-22T10:06:56Z")
Real Ales: Tanglefoot (Badger) Gale’s HSB Ringwood 49’er Lagers Budweiser (the original Czech one) Various German ones, that names of which I’ve forgotten. Unfotunately, I’m doing a low carb diet at the moment ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Latch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f475e1/32.png) [@Latch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Latch)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/38 "2003-09-22T10:15:00Z")
Crownies… if only I could afford them all the time (poor uni student). Carlton Draught for just normal… good stuff! Tooheys New sucks. ---
**Author:** ![pencilpusher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d6d6ee/32.png) [@pencilpusher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pencilpusher)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/39 "2003-09-22T11:22:55Z")
IBC and Barqs ---
**Author:** ![Baggins111](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@Baggins111](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baggins111)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934/40 "2003-09-22T11:40:25Z")
My favororite beer is the next one… Newcastle Brown Ale Grolsch Any oatmeal stout [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-beer/202934.md?page=3)