Favorite beer/wine?

[InvisiBill]

Originally Posted by ally99

Centennial's Dirty Bastard

I can't believe it's taken almost 3 years for someone to notice this. I too like Dirty Bastard, and it's fairly common on tap around here. It's fun to order in restaurants. =) Centennial's not one of my favorites, but I'll drink it.


If you're ever up this way, I'll take you to Bell's, Founders, New Holland, and a whole bunch of others.

I like a lot of different styles. Oberon is huge around here in the summer, but I actually switched to Sunset Wheat when they had a few years of mediocre batches (they seem to be getting back in the groove though). Sunset Wheat has blueberries in it, which gives it a nice little zing. Blue Moon is good, and is on tap almost everywhere around here. I found Shock Top to be a lame copy of the wheat beers I like.

I'm not generally a fan of IPAs, but there are a few that I really like. Founders' All Day is a nice session IPA that goes down way too easy. Citra Warrior (my buddy's brewery) is an IIPA, but amazingly smooth for 108 IBU (and 9.2% will get you in trouble).

I love Dragon's Milk with a shot of vanilla vodka added in. Because 10% and $15 4-packs isn't bad enough by itself... Poet is almost as good.

If I'm in the right mood, I like fruity beers too. Rubaeus and Cerise are yummy. Big Froot is good there or in growlers. Berry Weiss is my commercial fallback. I like a shandy on a hot summer day.


I feel I've got it pretty good around here. This is one side of the beer aisle in the local grocery store. There's also a specialty beer/wine store across the street.



We don't have a lot of the smaller California breweries though. I've heard a lot about Stone's IPAs, but I don't recall seeing any around here (I can see a Stone logo in my pic though). When I visited a buddy out in L.A., we hit El Segundo and Smog City and I did a lot of sampling.


And for dislikes, Sam Adams. Every time I see a commercial for something of theirs, I think it sounds really good. Then I try it and I'm unhappy with it. I don't think I've ever tried Boston Lager, but all their special stuff has disappointed me every single time.

[RacinNinja]

Dead Guy

http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/132/355/

or their Mocha Porter, depending on the mood

http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/132/353/

[CaliGrrl]

I like just about any of the darker beers, especially porters and stouts.

[LittleRedNinjette]

I recently found Yards General Washington's Tavern Porter And love it!

[VaFish]

Originally Posted by CaliGrrl

I like just about any of the darker beers, especially porters and stouts.

Try a Duck Rabbit Milk Stout if you can find one.

http://www.duckrabbitbrewery.com/beer

although it doesn't look like much on the west coast for distribution.

http://www.duckrabbitbrewery.com/distribution

[DEFY]

sorry, not wine or beer (don't have the taste buds for those) but the best vodka I have tried so far has been Fris. Supposedly they have repackaged to plastic bottles and some say that makes the taste a lil worst but I haven't tried that version yet. Don't like absolute, sky or smirnoff.

[CaliGrrl]

I'll have to keep that in mind, thanks!

[Koala]

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I hate beer in general.....this stuff tastes like root beer soda. It's pure evil in a bottle and I love it

[Ghostt]

[Abu_Mishary]

tried google-ing and still does not understand a bit! lol. What are the differences between lager, stout, ale .... etc.. you know, all that stuffs? In the most layman explanation of all layman.

[VaFish]

The 10 slides here should get you started.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/p...s-of-beer.html

Although I like the way my old secretary used to put it. She said there were 2 types of beers, those I like and those I don't like.

[Ghostt]

We're going to see this through to the bitter end. Or... lager end.

[JohnnyBravo]

Sweet baby Jesus from DuClaw

[VaFish]

Originally Posted by JohnnyBravo

Sweet baby Jesus from DuClaw

Isn't that the peanut butter chocolate one?

That's just wrong for a beer.

[CaliGrrl]

Voodoo donut beer was a thing that is wrong. I could probably deal with peanut butter and chocolate.

[Racer x]

I try all sorts of different beer. I drink micro brew and I don't mind dark beer or IPA or even cider. But when push comes to shove I like Heineken the best.

[JohnnyBravo]

Originally Posted by VaFish

Isn't that the peanut butter chocolate one?

That's just wrong for a beer.

Yes... Glad you feel that way; more for me