Hm.
There aren't many beers I won't drink. I love beer. I brew my own as well.
IPAs are probably the safest genre of beer for me, I've never really met one I didn't like. Well, one, but it didn't count for other reasons.
Among those I generally don't like as much (but again, will always drink) are "wheat" beers, anything with fruit in the title, Belgium beers, most things eastern European unfortunately, and "lite" beers.
Favorites are Octoberfests, Browns, and IPAs probably.
I'm neutral toward some like lagers, stouts, pumpkin ales, ESB's, and a few others. They can run the gamut from "meh" to delicious.
For specific beers, Brew Kettle's Copperhead Red:
http://www.thebrewkettle.com/bop/selects.html
A few ones from Great Lakes brewing:
http://www.greatlakesbrewing.com/beer/an-exceptional-family-of-beers/year-round
...like their Burning River, Dortmunder, and Elliot Ness.
Sam Adam's makes a great Oktoberfest too.
And "Big Two-Hearted Ale" from Bell Brewery. An IPA, but very different from most.
I've also brewed a few of my favorites ever, or have brewed them alongside a couple of my friends who also brew, but obviously they wouldn't be recognized.
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Anyone else a beer junky? Like, favorite hops, processes, styles, etc. I'm actually drinking some home brew as I type this. Good topic.
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Originally posted by Digi
Hm.There aren't many beers I won't drink. I love beer. I brew my own as well.
Anyone else a beer junky? Like, favorite hops, processes, styles, etc. I'm actually drinking some home brew as I type this. Good topic.
Originally posted by Robtard
Here you go, bro.
Pfft. I can count on one hand the number of times I've been drunk in my life, maybe two hands if you include the amorphic "buzzed" (whatever that's supposed to mean). Beer's too thick to get drunk on (at least what I normally drink), also too thick to have more than about 2 most times, and I'm not a fan of liquor as a general rule. Brewing's a hobby for me, it's fun, and allows me and my friends to be creative about what we do. And beer is delicious, and that's about it.
Anyway, doesn't seem like my attempt to drum up discussion worked too well.
srug
No, there's plenty of discussion to be had.
Most kids these days get drunk from hard alcohol.
Anyway, on to beer.
Best beer? Well, there's so man categories that just a "best beer" doesn't really count, I feel.
In categories:
Wheat Beer:
Porter:
Stout Beers:
Pale Beers:
Dark Lagers:
Fruit Beers:
Warm Beers (beers that are made specifically to be served warm):
Sweet Beers (beers that are supposed to be sweet, which can nicely overlap with fruit beers and "Christmas" beers, at times):
Ales:
Best overall?
I'd be partial to the seasonal sweet beers that are supposed to be served warm, have a hint of cinnamon, and are just right on the sweetness/sugar. They can range in flavor as most are very small batch brews that can pop-up at various events. Some are mediocre and some are absolutely wonderful.
As far as a more traditional? Probaby a German brew beer:
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/10902/42664
It will obviously be "sweeter" than a bitter UK Pale or most beers for that matter, but it has a very robust flavor that even non-beer drinkers may like. It's unique, that's for sure. Good luck getting some outside of beer events. I don't know if you can purchase it online.