Beer

[Adam West]

For those of you who like it...favorites?

I used to drink your typical American Lagers from the big three...Anheuser, Miller, and Coors.

I have tried foreign brews which are far superior to the big three but found that micro breweries in the U.S. have some really good brews.

I stopped drinking beer for the most part and turned to half decent wine. Then I found Dogfish Head...close to my home. The brews aren't cheap but for me it's quality over quantity. Personal fave is Raison D'Etre. The alcohol content is 7 or 8% which almost twice that of a typical lager and a six pack runs about $8.99 in these parts. For me at least, having one or two of these is worth paying a premium to the normal stuff.

There is a brewery in Maryland (right across the street from where I work) called Flying Dogs. I have tried a few of them and they are ok but don't blow me away like Dogfish. There is also a local pub that makes one brew so popular that they bottle and sell it. It is really good but again doesn't compare to DFH.

What are the faves in your area?

[Hector]

Many microbreweries in the USA are as good as any beers around the world.

San Francisco's Anchor Steam brewery rules...



Anchor Steam - Anchor Steam Beer

Just read the reviews...

Anchor Steam Brewery



Whole Foods has one the best selection of both domestic and foreign beers in the USA...

[vintage spideyfan]

My favorite out of the local varities...



As far as national brands go, I would have to say Sam Adams and their tasty offerings.

[alex]

Oh Hec, I would be in heavan seeing all those differant types of beer. Ive recently started going for the "micro brews" as well. Slightly more expensive, but far superior in taste. My favourite at the moment is a dark beer, with natural honey added,absolutly amazing.

[Hector]

My favorite out of the local varities...

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e49/zman1981/Bellsoberon.jpg

As far as national brands go, I would have to say Sam Adams and their tasty offerings.

Sam Adams rules...

[Hector]

Oh Hec, I would be in heavan seeing all those differant types of beer. Ive recently started going for the "micro brews" as well. Slightly more expensive, but far superior in taste. My favourite at the moment is a dark beer, with natural honey added,absolutly amazing.

Candy store for adults...

[Hector]

BTW...Beerfest is one of the greatest movies ever made...

[Hector]

Here in my hometown of Oakland...we have a mini-Oktoberfest called Oaktoberfest...it's right in my neighborhood (two blocks away)...I attend every October...nothing but great German-based beers from local breweries...it's a blast...me and my buds (and neighbors) always have a great time...lots of great food too...

Here's a youtube feed of pictures of the event...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ7_VaG_ZXo

It's scheduled once again...

Oaktoberfest Home

Come on down!

[The Bat]

I'm all Irish Baby...Guinness ON TAP!! I also like other Stouts & Porters. We have some great Micro Brew Pubs here in Maine, that brew some good Beer...and have decent food too. They are my favorite places to hang out...and sometimes they have a great "Rock-A-Billy" Band playing.

[wilbs518]

Spaten Opitimator
Guinness

[Mr.Krusher]

I only allow the FINEST to touch my lips:

Natural Ice
Olde English
Ballantine Ale
Colt 45



Seriously though, I enjoy all types of beer, ale, and lager, and Hector's pictures are like my version of Wonka's factory, but I'm not overly 'fussy'. I'm more of a 'Scotch snob' I suppose..

Great quote, this is Gorilla Monsoon speaking of Andre -

"Andre was a connoisseur of fine wines and blended whiskeys, but if that wasnt around he'd drink any wine...or beer...or.."

[Mikey]

I quit drinking a few years ago but I always liked Milwaukee's Best Light ... which is a Miller economy brand.

Sometimes I'd treat myself to a Yuengling

[Brad]

Friend of Bill W since May 12, 2002, so no more real beer for me. I do on occasion like to have an O'Doul's Amber once and awhile.


Before then I mainly drank Bud Ice or Beck's Dark. I actually like a thick, full bodied beer the best. After my first wife left I would wake up to a couple Buds, drink a quart of Ice House for lunch, then come home to drink about 6 more Buds before finishing with a half of a bottle of Smirnoff's Silver Label.


I also used to be known as the nut job who would drink Everclear straight! Used to pull up to High School and park next to the only other Brad in our class. RIP Brad R. He died in a drunk driving accident a year after we graduated when I was at SIU. He wasn't the driver as the driver lived. I would reach under the seat to pull out my bottle for a couple wake-me-up swigs before class. You would think that was a sign but since I was a binge drinker who never had a DUI, lost a job, etc. it took another 14 years before it finally became evident that I am an alcoholic. I was an unsocial drinker as I mostly drank by myself at home.

[Adam West]

The part of Maryland that I live in does not allow alcohol to be sold in grocery stores. It is such an odd concept for me since I see it as a food product. They sell cigarettes and scratch off lottery tickets but no alcohol whatsover. You have to go to a beer/liquor store for that. Even stranger was the county in Maryland where I grew up (I no longer reside in that county). No alcohol in grocery stores...beer/wine had their own stores...and if you wanted something stronger, you had to go to the county run liquor store. They also sold beer but then you had to purchase it by the case and they were only allowed to sell it warm. Very strange rules.

[Adam West]

Brad,

Glad to hear you have been able to acknowledge the issue and take measures to stop. My sister's husband is an alcoholic who will not stop. Like you, he is fully functional. He has never missed a day on the job, doesn't drink on the job, etc. He doesn't even seem to get angry or irritable either. I actually didn't half believe my sister when she said he drinks a 750ML bottle of rum every day until I saw it first hand. He has been doing it for so long, he doesn't even seem to be impaired. My sister also said he drinks alone and although he's not a nasty abusive husband (even when he is drinking), my sister has said it is definitely taking a toll on her marriage. She is basically left in full charge of the kids in the evening while he sits downstairs half the night on the computer swigging back rum. I really do worry a lot about the long term effects of drinking that quantity day in and day out and hope he will stop before the damage is irrreversible.