Anyone like more unique beers? I have never really liked it until I got my hands on Samuel Adams. Right now I'm drinking a Scotch Ale (pretty good). I've got a sampler pack that came with:

-Scotch Ale
-Boston Ale
-Brown Ale
-Boston Lager
-Black Lager
-Honey Porter

I've also tried their Cream Stout and Cherry Wheat. Definately good stuff I'd recommend to anyone, although the darker brews take some getting used to. Anyone else prefer the different varieties over the standard run of the mill stuff?

My favorite is an Amber Ale from New Belgium Brewery called "Fat Tire".
I like Guiness, but it's got to be draft, I'm not a fan of the bottled or canned Guiness.

The samuel adams sampler is great.
I generally drink regular and light beers but I completely agree with you -- sam adams is good stuff.

Theres a brewery close to me called Great Lakes Brewing Company (http://www.greatlakesbrewing.com) that is very popular around here. They're pretty dark beers. I'm wondering if Great Lakes Brewing Co beer is sold elsewhere? Anybody seen it? All the major stores in NE seem to have it here.

Sorry crimpton, I don't like guiness (from tap is all I've had of it). It reminds me of old tranny fluid, used oil, grime, and maybe some used M90 oil all mixed together. Suite yourself though!

On the beer topic, does anybody else love Blue Moon?

I'm with Crimpton, Fat Tire is a favorite out here. Same with "Mirror Pond" by the same brewery.

Oregon has TONS of really great microbrews and it's one of my favorite parts about living out here. I rarely drink Bud Light or anything of that nature anymore.

My favorite is just about anything from the Rogue Brewery. I hear you can find Rogue's Dead Guy Ale and some others all the way in Michigan now. I drive to the coast at least once a month and drink a few brews from the Rogue brewery tap. Nothing beats it.

EDIT: I also like Blue Heron and Widmer Bros Heffeweizen. But I think those are local to Oregon.

Pretty much I stick with Amber Ales and Pale Ales.

If I'm buying beer for the house for me after work I'll buy Sam Adams. If I'm having a party Miller light lol.

My favorite Sam Adams is the Black Lager. I enjoy Guinnes but it does have to be out of a tap. I here they have a new can with a CO2 cartridge in it that makes it just like out of the tap. Guiness was hard for me to drink at first as well but after drinking darker and darker and thicker and thicker beers it became no problem.

I've had some Fat Tire and enjoy some of there brews.

We have a micro brew here in town and I really don't care for any of they're recipes.

When ever I go on a mission I'll have what ever local brew the bar/restaraunt has on tap.

I've found so many micros that I like it's hard to pick a favorite.

beer is the sickest stuff ever... i cant stand the taste of it YUCK!!

who let you in?!

Oh sorry, I forgot to shut the door.

we have it here in waco but a 8 bucks a 6 pack ill stick with an 24 pack of bud for $17.

I'll stick to my homebrew along with the varied good things you can find around. Rogue, New Belgium, Unibroue, etc all brew good beers.

Only problem with my tastes is that it can eat a hole in your wallet if you're not careful... Just one of the reasons not to drink too much...

Yeah, the $8+ 6 packs will add up...

I HATE dark beers... lol, My favs are Mexican beers, Tecate, Corona, XX, pacifico

You have to acquire the taste. Simple as that. I'm fairly new to drinking beer myself, as I used to not touch the stuff. Now I enjoy having one every now and then.

I think this thread has formed me a new shopping list next time I'm out shopping.

If you want something different.

The wife and I loved this stuff.



Samuel Adams® Chocolate Bock

Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock is a revolutionary masterpiece new to the beer world. Beer and chocolate have been combined to form a unique brew that is perfect for special occasions and is launching just in time for the 2004/2005 Holiday season. Made with an exclusive blend of Scharffen Berger chocolate, this dark beer has a big, malty character with a complex full-body taste and velvety finish. Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock uses the world’s finest ingredients, including cocoa beans from Ghana, which enhance its aroma and flavor. A hint of vanilla was also added to help meld the symphony of flavors.

This unique, new brew has already received seven awards internationally to date, including the Gold Medal at the Australia International Beer Awards in Melbourne; the Gold Medal at the Brewing Industry International Awards in London; Monde Selection’s Gold Medal; the Gold Medal from the North American Brewers Association; a Silver Medal at the World Beer Cup in San Diego; and a Regional Championship title at the United States Beer Tasting Championships.

Packaged in a 750 ml amber bottle with a specially embossed pewter label, Samuel Adams is brewing this beer only as a limited-edition Holiday release. Chocolate Bock is the perfect accompaniment to any special meal or can be served as a dessert by itself. It is especially good when paired with hearty foods like roasted chicken, cheesecake or even fresh fruit.

Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock is rolling out nationwide in November 2004 for a suggested retail price of $14.99.

Is that $14.99 each?

BTW, I'm trying to get my hands on some Sam Adams Utopias, just to try it.

Imagine, Mexican Caribean, white sand, clear blue sea, breeze on your face, nothing to do but receive sun and wind...who cares the brand of the beer!!!

I like Mexican beers, Pacifico is real good.

Pacifico? I dont think you can get that here. I havent even heard of it, and I'm just around the corner from Lil Juarez, er, sorry, El Paso. I sure do enjoy the Mexican beers myself, though. Corona and Dos Equis are my faves, while Tecate is merely ok.

Pacifico is good, is a regional beer from the northwest part of Mexico, even here in Mexico City is hard to find, but is good, nothing fancy but very good...

Ey Richard, so you live in El Paso?
I went to Cd. Juarez 2 weeks ago, we should go to have a beer next time! My visa is expired but maybe i can swim fast!

I hear you can just walk right over nowadays.

Alex... is corona popular in Mexico? Wondering if its more popular in the states than Mexico...

I've seen Pacifico in my grocery store and I'm farther from Mexico than you Richard.

Yes Corona is very popular here in Mexico, every region has its preferences, but most common here is Corona, Sol, Tecate, XX lager...well there are a lot.
I'm thirsty...

Toast to a great topic!

Yes I love taking day trips to mexico for a good beer!!!! Lately i see Tecate and Pacifico seem to be more popular in the towns that I goto, lol.. And Richard, you can get Pacifico at any grociery store, its pretty good, im more of a fan for XX lagar and amber both are very good

ROOT beer lol

I'm a big fan of Bells Oberon brewed in Comstock, MI (close to Kalamazoo). Beamish, Sam Adams Cherry Wheat and Sam Adams Boston Lager are my other favorites.

Two big problems with Beamish (http://www.beamish.ie/): Most people have never heard of it, and even fewer pubs carry it (I haven't seen one with it on tap).

bud lite FTW

Uckk!!!!!!

For cheap light beer Miller for me.

Anyone try the new Miller chill or the Bud light lime or what ever it is brews?

BEER FTMFL i hate the stuff so nasy ... allways down for a good vodka

lol 9 out of 10 redneck wreckamend(lol) bud lite

the bud lite lime is ok i dont like limes so if u like em youll prolly liek it

Big thread over on clubgp about Bud Light Lime Herc.

http://www.clubgp.com/newforum/tm.asp?m=...ode=&s=#4429718

I've got some Jose Cuervo with lime. It's only good with a few things. I also have some kind of Miller-brewed beer with lime (Azteca?) and I don't really like it. I need to get some more SA Black Lager.

Bud Lite is no better than drinking water.

Leinenkugel's Summer Shandy is a wheat beer with a hint of lemonade. It is so good and goes down so smooth on a hot day, that before you know it, you are 4 or 5 deep into the 12 pack. Even my 13 & 15 yr olds think it tastes good. They normally taste all the beer and girly coolers the wife drinks. They normally dislike my beer, but always like her coolers.

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=581637

oo glad to hear that im not the only 15 year old who drinks lol

They do not drink, they try what the wife and I have. I started having a beer with dad when I was 16. I never had the urge to go hide and drink with my friends in high school. In fact, I bet I never actually got drunk until I was 21 and in the Military. I had better things to do with my time and money as well as didn't need it to have a good time. I still don't understand what is fun of feeling like crap the next day and forgetting what you did and why you are broke.

lol ive never been drunk.....just saying they drink....didnt say in mass quantities

That's not called drinking. I used to take my Dad's beer cans as a kid and sip the left overs from the empty can to see what it tasted like. Likewise, my mom would let me try a bit of her wine coolers. There is a clean cut line between a sip of an alcoholic beverage and a whole cup (which I would call a drink).

Anyway, I still have yet to get drunk and I never plan on it. I watch my intake and the most beers I've put down at once is three, I refuse to keep going.

yeah i dont like to drink way to spendy lol and yes everyone allways gives me shit for girly drinks but idk beer is way to sour tasting for me and i need to have something extreamly sweet tasting

Some beer isn't sour tasting... But that's just me.

I'm over 2 weeks into my new homebrewing of a honey wheat ale. I hope it turns out good!

i wanna build a mini still and make some bootlaged shit but kinda hard to now ... but i know some ppl that do it and its allways the best

Zuul, I want a bottle.

4drgt, try some hard cider. It's good stuff that I absolutely love, especially with meals or on hot days.

BANNED for never been drunk, members!