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Beer peeps, what have you been drinking?
Lately I've been into La Fin du Monde, which is a Triple Blond from Canada. When I took the first sip it put a smile on my face. Very complex flavors. It has that Trippel flavor but I detect some of what I'd call 'berry and spice'. I'm not some beer expert, nor do I have the vocabulary to accurate explain the profile. All I can say is it's worth a shot!
Other than that Sam Adams Summer has been great for the hot days.
Delirium Tremens tonight 🤤 it's pretty expensive for a can but it is nearly 9% ABV. Extremely tasty!
Delirium Nocturnum is probably my absolute favorite, if you’re into something almost like a stout. Also pricey, but man, it is just so good.
Ooooh, how does that compare with something equally pricey like Chimay Grande Reserve?
They are very different as they are different types of beer, but still strong Belgians. Tremens is closer to Chimay White, but still distinctly different to my taste.
Grande Reserve is better, Delirium runs sweet.
Grande Reserve is a great starting point. If you're looking to go deeper into Belgians, see if you can find De Struise
Thanks, I think Whole Foods might carry that!
It seems like Trader Joes stopped with the fancy beers recently :(
Belgian beer is the best in the world!
For me it's Delirium Red. It's a type of sour. It's so good. Also 9%.
Me too! Local liquor store stocks it, though it’s kind of a special occasion beer at $25 a 4 pack..
Really good stuff. Going to their cafe in Rome this summer and am so excited for it.
Sell that and the Red at my bar. Not huge sellers, but folk really appreciate it when they find it.
I'm drinking a tallboy Moosehead Grapefruit Radler at this very moment, since it's hot out and I wanted something refreshing. :)
But I always have a shit ton of random beer (craft and big brewery) in my beer fridge (I'm Canadian, a fridge dedicated to beer is mandatory here!) since I like trying lots of new stuff. The majority of the beers in my fridge right now are Polish ones that I can't pronounce (or spell) though, since a buddy recently gave me a bunch of his favs to try.
The only thing I don't have is any IPAs. Fuck IPAs. They all taste like soap to me. I don't understand the appeal of super bitter, super floral, hop-heavy beers, especially those insane double-hopped, and triple-hopped IPAs. What a horrible trend! :P
p.s. La Fin du Monde is amongst my faves as far as Tripels go. But everything Unibroue makes is honestly incredible. Excellent choice!
Having lived in Germany for a bit, I’m so glad Radlers seem to have caught on a bit in the States. They are delicious. Now if only Döner would follow suit.
Absolutely; I was starting to think everyone was stuck on an IPA craze!
The weather's trending warmer here, so I've picked up an assortment of Stiegl Radlers for the summer (although they won't last that long, ha). I've enjoyed Paulaner Grapefruit as well. Do you have any recommendations for good Radlers to try?
Not really lol, they all seem to kinda hit the spot for me, subjective as that is. I’m more partial to the regular lemon ones for nostalgic reasons but the grapefruit ones are really good too.
$12 for four cans is more than I’d like to pay but I’ll still pay up since I haven’t liked the shandies I’ve tried for some reason.
Fair point; I haven't met a radler I don't like yet. I prefer the sweeter ones, generally, but they're all good in my book (...and fridge, and mouth). While the prices are climbing higher, I'm also willing to pay. Shandies taste like light beer and lemon water to me, lol.
I've never had a German Döner, but in Canada we've got Donair, which I guess is the same thing but with a sweet garlic sauce, and Gyros, which is the same sort of thing but with tzatziki. Shawarma is also pretty similar, but made with chicken. In most Canadian cities all of the above are really common, though they're not necessarily available at 3am when I'm told Döner is best enjoyed.
Radlers are decently popular here, but it seems like more people drink Shandys (beer and lemonade) or Beermosas (beer and orange juice).
I thought Donair was mostly a Halifax thing? I've never seen a place serving it here in the GTA, but we do have shit ton of Gyro and Shawarma options.
That's colloquially known as "cum sauce". Don't let the nickname put you off though, it's fucking delicious. The look and consistency is pretty cummy though. :P
We don't have donair chains like KoD out west, but at least in Vancouver there's bound to be a place selling donairs (with cum sauce of varying degrees of authenticity) within a 2-3 block radius anywhere downtown.
You not only have wonderful taste in whiskey, you mirror my tastes in beer as well. At least back when I drank beer. IPAs (with very few exceptions that didn't focus on blowing out your tastebuds) were always hell and Unibroue makes absurdly good beer. Was always fun because my wife loved those palate wrecking IPAs, but couldn't stand my sours and vice versa.
I have exactly two beers left in my cabinet because when I gave away the last of my 20+ bombers, there were two that I couldn't give up. Sours by New Belgium La Folie and La Terroir, both are easily the greatest sours I have ever had and the real secret is to pour them both in the same glass for a whole new level with them combined.
Another I'd suggest people try is Wells Banana Bread beer. It's not an every day sort of thing, but take a good sip, then breath out slowly. It'll taste just like warm banana bread on your tongue like you've walked in to try Willy Wonka's multi course meal gum, just without the turning into fruit part.
Heh, totally not surprising we have similar taste in beer and whiskey both. Especially since something about heavily peated Scotch reminds me of heavily hopped IPAs too. They both make me physically cringe when I drink them.
I'm gonna have to see if I can track down that Wells Banana Bread beer. It sounds delicious!
Thing is, I have physically recoiled while drinking sours and it was wonderful, but yeah unsurprising we share tastes in beer too. Ever tried any sours?
Yep. I enjoy the occasional sour. I love tart/sour flavors, but they still make me pucker occasionally too. I don't feel like that's quite the same thing an cringe though. Cringe has an element of revulsion to it that puckering doesn't. Like when I cringe at a flavor it's almost like my body going "should we be really eating/drinking this? It kinda tastes like poison!" :P
I hear ya, wasn't necessarily saying they were the same. Although I do recall one sour, which I wish I could recall the name of since I never kept track on an app or anything, that caused me to physically recoil, face attempted to turtle into my chest, eyes teared up, and my body was clearly attempting to go into what-the-hell-are-you-doing-fight-or-flight mode while my mind went...
...more!
I get the same sort of reaction from real ginger beer. Makes my eyes tear up, and my throat and the back of my nasal passage feel like they're on fire... but I can't stop drinking it! :P
That's interesting -- I've heard people say that about cilantro but not about IPAs. What's your thoughts on cilantro? I love both, and thinking about it I could see there being some crossover there... But I agree the whole IPA thing is overdone, even though I love them it was getting a bit crazy for a while there. There seems to be more delicious non-IPA craft beers these days, so that's good.
My favourite brewery is Andina, out of Vancouver BC but I currently have no beers in my fridge. My wife and I have been trying to limit ourselves, somewhat successfully, to two drinks a week so it's all hands on deck for the weekly bottle of red.
I love cilantro, but it actually does taste a tiny bit soapy to me too. I don't mind it when it's combined with the "fresh" "green" taste of the cilantro (I don't know any other way to describe those flavors), but that same overwhelming floral note in IPAs straight up tastes like I licked a soap bar, and it makes me cringe.
ever try anything from Studio Brewing? They’re one of my favourites from the west.
I have to agree with the guy above. I love all beers except IPA's and sours. I absolutely love cilantro but find hops give off a vaguely sweet/soapy flavour.
Now that I've moved to another country that doesn't try to force IPA's down your throat I find I sometimes enjoy a medium hoppy beer but anything too strong and it's going into the garbage (once I give up on trying to get my money out of it).
West coast IPAs as a whole are terrible. Very soapy. I used to be really into NEIPAs though, but the market got flooded with a lot of shitty takes on the NEIPA. Not everything can be Treehouse. I use to always have Beer Advocate up on my phone when browsing at the store then only bought beer that was rated 90/100 or better. The best thing I have in my market is Bearded Iris, but I only like the light, crispy, hint of juice/floral options at this point. Not the ones that are hopped to death. I also got picky about the smoothie/lactose style - some are super smooth and fruited without being overly hopped, others I can't stand because they taste like the inside of a well with the fruit trying to mask the bad taste.
Now I'm a whiskey drinker because I work at a distillery, and beer is limited to only certain occasions. Like a concert when I just wanna sip on volume or a hot summer day drinking a sour/gose/pilser/light pale. It just makes me feel too bloated if I have more than one nowadays.
FWIW, even Treehouse can’t really even be Treehouse these days. We’ve done blind taste tests and literally can’t tell a Julius apart from a Green (or any of their other IPAs, really)
It’s sad, but the vast majority of my beer geek friends just drink White claw or Miller high life these days.
I pretty much only drink liquor or European beers because they know how to hit a style right on the nose.
Isn't it funny how we get old and just start drinking light shit because we can't handle the heavy shit anymore? And it's not even an ABV thing. Most beer just makes me feel a certain way that I don't like if I have more than one.
Don't make me sad.
Ngl, I love High Noon for certain occasions. Vodka > malt liquor when it comes to seltzers.
You still on a rum kick? I think I owe you a shipment of some spirits. I've really gotten into finished whiskeys like port/rum/cab cask finishes.
Indeed — we were just in the Caribbean, and I was drinking my way through all the local rums on the island. Was a great time :)
Treehouse is still probably my favorite for NEIPA with Trillium being a close second. However, I will agree that they've been going absolutely nuts with their different varieties. I can definitely still tell the difference between a Julius and a Green, but when it gets to the Julius & JJJulius or even more so the Green, GGGreeennn, Very Green combos, it becomes difficult. With that said, their Pilsners are worth a taste if you can get them.
That Radler looks good. I generally like grapefruit stuff. Will have to keep my eye out for it. Some of the Canadian beers are hard to come across down here in the deep south. You guys never seem to disappoint when I get my hands on a Canadian beer!
My absolute favorite is from a local craft brewery close by to where I live, Waterloo Grapefruit Radler. It's my go-to, but the cherry and guava ones are great too. However, I suspect it would be pretty much impossible to get them down in the states. :(
Moosehead is a pretty big brewery (it's still independent though) in New Brunswick, so you actually might be able to find that. And their lager is super popular, and pretty decent too.
Slowly side-eyeing my SN Torpedo...
LOL, hey, you do you. Whatever floats your boat. Different strokes for different folks. And all that. I just really hate that browsing the craft beer isles these days is like wandering through an IPA minefield. I have inadvertently ended up with more than a few IPAs in my fridge after a shopping trip, even though I didn't intend to. ;)
I just want a beer-flavored beer; something I can drink several of without blowing out my tastebuds.
I've been to breweries where they have nothing but IPAs, and I just wonder how many potential customers they drive off with their insistence on one style.
Some people like myself just want one glass of an interesting beer. That said, craft lagers are my thing right now. I’m kinda done with IPAs.
I may be getting old. I have started enjoying the light flavored beer targeted for the female demographic.
I used to enjoy pale pilsens by the way.
Imperial Stouts, preferably aged in bourbon barrels. Most recently:
Judging from the comments so far I'm an outlier.
The Origin series? I've had a bunch of those over the past year, there was a vanilla bourbon one that was amazing.
Origin of Darkness, indeed. I've been working my way through all of them. My favorite collaborations of theirs so far:
Not so much of a fan of the ones aged in port or madeira barrels; something about the undertaste doesn't do it for me.
(Then again, looking at the flavor profiles of those stouts, maybe I've just burned out every single tastebud I have....)
Oh yeah, this one came in one of the Beer Club boxes and this one was especially good.
It's summer so I haven't had that many stouts or porters recently but I know one of the Toronto microbreweries actually put out a summer porter. I should go dig it up and see.
The Origin of Darkness series tastes like "Hey this is delici... Oh. Now I can't feel my face."
Kidding aside, delicious stuff. Have you tried the Peché Mortel bourbons out of the Dieu du Ciel brewery?
Yes! I love DdC's stuff, it's not easy to find in Ontario but everything I've had from there has been incredible.
I think my favourite from them so far has been Solstice d'Hiver.
If you enjoy KBS, try Founders CBS if you already haven't, it's my personal favorite from that brewery.
Haven't seen that one before. Thanks for the recommendation!
The best beers I've been able to find over the past couple of years have each come from one single brewery: Maine Beer Company. I haven't had a bad one yet, but I especially like their "Lunch" IPA.
Unfortunately, I believe there was just some sort of a shakeup and their distribution model is changing so I won't be able to find them anymore down here in Texas.
Haven't seen them here in Alabama. But I haven't been looking either.
Maybe I can get lucky and get my hands on some before it gets sold.
What change did they make to their distribution?
Cincinnati's Rheingeist is like that for me. I've not had a bad beer from them, even styles I don't usually like.
Recently been enjoying Hell Or High Watermelon, a really nice summer beer!
And Oberon is always a go-to, living in the Midwest and all, but it's definitely so much better on tap with an orange slice than from a can.
Summer doesn’t start in Michigan til the Oberon comes out.
Oh man, I love Oberon. Hard to find here in Alabama but so worth it when I do.
So for the Hell Or High Watermelon, is it sweet like candy watermelon or more of a subtle thing? I'd like a nice, natural watermelon influence on a hot day.
You definitely know it's a fruit flavor, but I wouldn't say it's sweet by any means. I'd compare the intensity to more of a La Croix, less of an arnold palmer or something. I find it extremely refreshing!
I love the Hell or High watermelon. I can drink that every day all day, it I could. It's a delicious session beer for me.
I cracked open one of my last three Dogfish Head Utopias World Wide Stout the other day, and it is consistently one of the best beers I’ve had. If you ever see a bottle, you have to try it. Unfortunately, I’m not a fan of this year’s World Wide release, but maybe I’ll grab some bottles again once they sit on the shelves for a few months.
"The result is a jet-black, rich and roasty beer with balanced notes of espresso, cocoa, sherry and vanilla that clocks in at 17.3% ABV."
Holy Moly. 17.3% is the highest ABV I've ever seen in a beer. There's a store close to me that carries singles of some really hard to find beers and I swear I've seen it. I'll definitely grab it if they have it.
at what point does a beer just become wine lol
Technically never. Wines (in the broadest sense of the term, not just grape wines) are made by fermenting available, existing sugars (thus cider is technically a type of wine), whereas beers are malted beverages made by converting starches to sugars (via the germination and kilning process) then fermenting. Most wines have more fermentable sugars, as well as higher-alcohol-tolerant yeasts, but even then most wines top out at 14-15 percent ABV (champagne yeast will go a little higher, but most higher-ABV wines—port and sherry, to name a few—are fortified with distilled spirits).
That said, there are some beverages that combine the aspects of beers and wines, using both malted starches and directly accessible sugars (i.e., malt and fruit), but these aren't super common. An example of this is graf, a cider/beer combination.
I was mostly shitposting but thanks for the legitimately interesting definition.
I had that beer years ago and I also agree it is a really tasty stout.
You should try all of the Unibroue beers! A solid go-to whenever I visit my local BevMo (find me in the import section haha). I like Maudite, Trois Pistoles, and Blanche de Chambly too. I’ve never been disappointed in a beer by them actually. :)
I have been drinking a Blueberry Pancake sour from my local craft brewery. I picked it up expecting it to be just a blueberry sour, but they actually somehow nailed the blueberry pancake taste? I don't know how to describe it but its great, blueberry with hints of what I assume is maple.
EDIT: Just picked up some Half Acre Pony Pilsner that I found out by where I am. Was surprised to see it since it is from a Chicago brewery and I am on the west coast, but it was a welcome sight (I am from Chicago). Great on a hot day like today!
I had a similar experience a while ago (back when I could drink beer lol) with a microbrew Tripel style beer called Dominus Vobiscum, from a place called Microbrasserie Charlevoix. (Quebec is spoiled for great breweries.) To me it tasted EXACTLY like cinnamon apple pie. Butter and all. I liked Belgian style anyway but this was exactly up my alley.
Hell yeah, that was one of my all time favorites when I lived in QC. I’ve only seen it once since moving down ‘south’ (a beer store near Stratton carried the double version)
Wow, I wonder how they achieve that effect?
I don't normally like sours but I'd give that a shot!
I love Half Acre! Their taproom is within walking distance of my apartment so it's a nice stop on a hot day.
Definitely one of my favorite Chicago breweries, and evidently I am not alone based on how popular they are. Whenever I am in town I try to make it to their taproom!
Im not a huge beer fan but enjoy Sagres, Modelo, and Sapporo. Any suggestions on other beers that I might like?
Trumer Pils or North Coast Brewing’s Scrimshaw may be up your ally. They are west coast breweries but are pretty well distributed.
If you like Modelo try other Mexican lagers as Bohemia Pilsner and Bohemia Obscura.
I've been drinking non-alcoholic beers from Athletic Brewing lately. For one, they taste great. Like actual craft beer. For another, I've come to appreciate that while I appreciate the taste of a good refreshing beer on a weeknight, I don't actually need the alcohol. I'm not drinking enough to get drunk, and if I'm not trying to get drunk I might as well cut out the calories and alcohol.
I tried the Athletic IPA once, but wasn't too impressed with it (for an NA beer), as the body seemed a bit lacking. My favorite NA beer is probably the Bitburger Drive, which is 0.0 percent ABV, but pretty much nails the pilsner taste, mouthfeel and finish. I haven't had many that drink this way.
I'm polishing off the last of my So Radler: Grapefruit from The Bruery. They'll probably launch a new year of them this summer, so I shouldn't have to wait too long.
Gorgeous can design. Sounds amazing for a hot day. How's the taste compared to a shandy?
It tastes more like a blend of lager and actual grapefruit juice than I usually find with other brands, which taste more like sugar with some grapefruit flavoring. The Bruery doesn't skimp on quality, but they do tend to be expensive.
Lug Tread. I love the big bottles they come in, such a refreshing drink on hot summer days.
A bit boring but birra moretti and corona are my two current favourites. I’ve tried quite a lot of different beers of different types as well and I just can’t fault a cold birra moretti on a nice summers afternoon
Ain't a thing wrong with that either. Back when I drank beer I favored the heavier end 90% of the time, but still had some nice simple lagers on standby for days when I just wanted something cold, smooth, refreshing, and uncomplicated.
I’ve been getting really into Cold IPAs they have the funky hops flavor but tend to be less bitter and a more full body.
I think there are made by keeping the brew at a low temperature like a lager but with a IPA mash recipe.
Anyone try one before and have a recommendation for me?
I know Cold IPAs are like hoppy American Light Lagers.
This week I really enjoyed Waterloo's signature series case (Ontario, Canada brewery). Two each of passion fruit wheat, saison, and grapefruit hibiscus IPA.
All three are nice and flavourful and great on a hot day.
Assuming by your brewery choice that we're in roughly the same location (mid south ontario), I think we've got a lot of really good options for local craft breweries. I tend to favour Wellington Brewery, more for convenience and proximity, but Waterloo Dark has been one of my go-to beers for decades, and I like a lot of what they make. The taphouse is also really nice, and George and his son (whose name eludes me) are both great guys as well.
Schooner in waterloo has some good stuff and I recommend checking them out, and they have the added benefit of being relatively inexpensive because they're mostly getting started right now. And Innocente does some good porters.
Nice! I mentioned Waterloo Brewing's radlers being my favorite radlers in a comment above. They're by far my favorite Ontario craft brewery in general too though. I don't drink IPAs, but I absolutely love Waterloo Dark, LandShark Lager, and their Cider.
Small world. :)
I love their radlers, perfect summer drink! They consistently have great and unique beer. Their winter collection pack was just as nice, I think it had a chocolate stout, a vanilla bourbon and one other.
Good taste!
Dos Equis draft, dressed, at a local Mexican restaurant. Delicious!
I've become a massive fan of the Alchemist brewery. I'm enjoying a Heady Topper. I used to avoid IPAs. I constantly felt like breweries just throw in a ton of hops and call it an IPA without giving it much thought. It almost felt like a way to recover from failed experiments (just fix it by adding hops!). But I've recently learned that New England IPAs are an entirely different beast. I highly recommend them if you ever come across one of their beers.
Been quite big into sours since having my first in Brussels back in 2012. I mainly stick the the Belgian sours (Delirium Red, Duchesse etc.) But if I find an interesting craft brewery sour I'll try that as well.
It’s summer in Toronto so Leftfield’s “Ice Cold Beer” is back on the menu. Literally just easy drinking, no nonsense light stadium beer.
I recently started playing in a Pogues cover band which has me spending more time in Irish pubs. And at 47 years old I have finally figured out what the big deal is about a good Guinness pour.
And, according to Craig Ferguson, it's low-calorie! /s
Peak Brewing's Fresh Cut - a great pils, but the dry hoping just gives it something extra while still being incredibly drinkable.
Don't know if Unibroue's pandemic beer made it to your neck of the woods: (Ce n'est pas) La Fin du Monde.
It's a mutant blend of Belgian triple and a new world IPA. It also happens to be delicious.
I don't have any local breweries near me unfortunately, so I just pick up whatever I can at the store. Recently I've been drinking Juicy Haze IPA from Voodoo Ranger which is pretty tasty!
I’m drinking Captain James - La Rousse, a beer from Normandy, France. I highly recommend it!
A friend who has a brewery gave me a try to a West Coast Pilsner, I found little information about the style but it is like an Italian Pilsner with tropical hops. The beer was not good enough though it tasted like a West Coast IPA without the Lager flavor profile (he used Novalager yeast for me that's the reason). I do not think the style will become popular and it will fade as Brut IPAs and Cold IPAs.
Today I'm homebrewing a Blonde Ale with rye and motueka hops, looking forward to have something refreshing with the rye backbone.
Right now I'm onto the Guinness Nitro Cold Brew Coffee Stout, and when I can I go grab some Calabogie Milk Stout directly from the microbrewer.
Yesterday I had some Japanese pepper (sansho) ale and I am hooked - love the aroma, love how smooth it is, love everything about it. Not sure how difficult it is to get outside Japan (probably quite a challenge), but it is so, SO good!
Just finished Garage Project's String Theory Fresh Hop Hazy IPA from here in Wellington New Zealand. Sooo very fragrant.
It's finally saison season again, so Apex Predator by Off Color is back on the shelves. One of my favorite beers, and OP, if you like Fin du Monde -- also an excellent brew -- I'd see if you can get your hands on some.
I've been enjoying craft Pilsners a lot now that it is getting warmer. Been enjoying Decidious' Shortlist and Schilling's Birra Portico recently. When I can make the trip, Treehouse has a pretty good selection of Pilsners as well and you can never go wrong with any of their IPAs.
I have been looking for something new, I have made my way though a whole list of IPAs and am Starting to get bored. The last ones I was drinking were all the new Voodoo Ranger variants.
Currently drinking Gin & Tonic, but now that it's getting warm, I tend to prefer lighter fare and have been buying Modelo Especial. For these hot days, IPAs, Marzens, etc are just a little much for me and I want something simple to drink on my patio or have a lot of when I invite my buddy over to play Tabletop Wargames.
Had a really nice Hefeweizen from my local brewery a week or so ago. It was just really well balanced and super refreshing. A perfect lunchtime beer. I've also had some Founders KBS recently after a while without it--I remember kind of getting sick of that beer, but having it again after a break made me realize how much I like it. It has such a strong, rich flavor. Tonight I'm having an Edmund Fitzgerald porter. Nothing special, but it's not too sweet, like some darker beers I've had semi-recently. Dragon's Milk is one that comes to mind--my wife and I used to love it, but lately it's just been too much. I don't generally want something so sweet when I'm having beer.
And when I want an after-work or early afternoon beer, All Day IPA is my go-to. Not too expensive, nice and satisfying.
I just had Westvleteren 12 for the first time yesterday! It definitely lives up to the hype. Super smooth with a ton of complex flavors. I almost found it spicy? Not in quite the same way as some saisons, but I don’t really have a better way to describe it. It’s a shame it’s expensive and hard to get, but the other Trappist beers will have to do until my next chance at it.
Wow! That's awesome! Its definitely one that I would jump at the chance to try.
How does it compare to St Bernardus Abt 12? I have always heard it similar.
I want to know the answer to this as well. From what I understand, Abt 12 is essentially a clone of an older recipe of the Westvleteren 12 because St Bernardus used to assist in brewing it for Westvleteren, but the actual Westvleteren 12 has diverged a good bit.
Because of illness I had to stay off alcohol most of last year, so I started drinking a lot of non alcoholic beer and found some that I really enjoy. It's been quite hot here lately so I've again been drinking a lot of non alcoholic beer because they're rich on electrolytes and help you stay hydrated combined with plenty of tap water. My favorite is Brooklyn Brewery Hoppy Lager.
There's this local brewery down the street from my place that's run by 2 lesbian ladies. they have new stuff on tap every week, all of which they brewed, and I've never been disappointed by anything they've made. Right now I've got a 4 pack of their June special, Love is Love. It's a sour that's been brewed with a fruit of every color of the rainbow. I have 2 cans of one they brewed last week that's a Gose made with skittles. I'm looking forward to trying it out when I finally have a night off.
Resident cultures "Island Time" a lime mexican lager. Got this bad boy the other day and its amazing, lime flavors, more carbonation than other beers and it's bready. Highly recommend it.
picked up the most recent Stone "Enjoy By 2023-07-04" IPA today
9% abv, 90 IBUs. incredibly hoppy, as is tradition with this series. the tangerine and grapefruit flavors are well-balanced and not overpowering.
which reminds me, they haven't brewed it in years, but if they ever bring back their Enjoy After series of Brett IPAs, I highly recommend them. if I had known how good they'd turn out over time I would have bought 10+ bottles and opened up one a year.
Guiness - can’t go wrong
My local Costco has some imported Warsteiner German Pilsner on sale which is a nice crushable alternative to the typical Lone Star or Sapporo "palette cleansing" type beers.
Now that it's summer, Kolschs, Pilsners, Golden Ales and just because, Corona.
I recently picked up some of my favorite beers from California while on a road trip. I used to drink these all frequently during my time in the state and I’ve been missing them dearly as they are harder to find where I live currently. I treated my self to a 12 pack of Anchor Steam and a six pack each of Lost Coast Brewing’s Geeat White Pilsner, Tangerine Wheat, and Downtown Brown. They all taste exactly how I remember them, but I do miss Anchor Steam’s old labels. I got the Anchor Steam at a grocery store, but was lucky enough to stop at Lost Coast in Eureka during my drive and as it happened they were hosting a local cornhole tournament and there was a great Mexican food truck on hand for the event. I used to take the Achor Steam brewery tour in Potrero Hill, SF all the time back in the day and at the end of the tour they would always hook you up in the tasting room, totally gratis. I never left without a healthy buzz (I rode the bus in those days), but it was a bit jarring because they always did the tours in the morning!
I’ve started to get more into IPAs, but just 1 or 2 at a time since they’re some strong bitches
My go to beer will always be one I haven't had before. Barring that, I really really like a couple dark beers from local breweries Equilibrium's Mobius and Sapience from King's Court Brewing both in NY.
I've been drinking Hamm's, direct from the land of sky blue waters!
I call it the Little Caesars' of beer because it's cheap as shit but better than than similarly priced beers.
Summertime here and the warmest part of the year. I typically gravitate towards blonde ales and witbiers but last summer, discovered Shiner Bock. I usually drink slow so beer that still tastes good when it’s less than cold is usually where it’s at for me.