  Tarkus Member Username: Tarkus Post Number: 537 Registered: 04-2006 |
Tarkus loves and will do anything for Yuenglings.  | |||
Detroitrise Member Username: Detroitrise Post Number: 2559 Registered: 09-2007 |
It's what's for dinner.  | |||
Jams Member Username: Jams Post Number: 9077 Registered: 10-2003 |
So many beers, so little time! I've found, in general, the beer in front of me is my favorite!...at least until the next one. | |||
Jiminnm Member Username: Jiminnm Post Number: 1708 Registered: 02-2005 |
Detroitrise, I think you experienced a typo (or, perhaps, too much of dinner). Urquell. http://www.pilsner-urquell.com / (Message edited by jiminnm on June 22, 2008) (Message edited by jiminnm on June 22, 2008) | |||
Ravine Member Username: Ravine Post Number: 2391 Registered: 01-2006 |
No longer drinking, but here is (was) my favorite:http://imagecache2.allposters. com/images/pic/PS/8220~Blatz-B eer-Posters.jpg | |||
Eriedearie Member Username: Eriedearie Post Number: 2000 Registered: 08-2007 |
On a hot summer day - don't matter as long as it's icy cold. In the States I'll order a Corona. In Canada it's gotta be Canadian. | |||
Norwalk Member Username: Norwalk Post Number: 299 Registered: 11-2006 |
oberon hold the fruit | |||
Mortgageking Member Username: Mortgageking Post Number: 134 Registered: 12-2006 |
Two Hearted Ale, from the bottle, in a glass, chips, no fries, pepsi, no coke. | |||
Pgn421 Member Username: Pgn421 Post Number: 644 Registered: 02-2005 |
anything thats ice cold | |||
Hooha Member Username: Hooha Post Number: 176 Registered: 06-2005 |
Any hoppy IPA. Good call on the Two Hearted, as well. | |||
Mortgageking Member Username: Mortgageking Post Number: 135 Registered: 12-2006 |
Shorts Pale Ale is very good as well. | |||
Downriviera Member Username: Downriviera Post Number: 733 Registered: 02-2008 |
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Evelyn Member Username: Evelyn Post Number: 323 Registered: 02-2005 |
When I'm in Detroit, Motor City's Nut Brown Ale. Now that I'm out in the southwest, Fat Tire Ale.  | |||
Nainrouge Member Username: Nainrouge Post Number: 2199 Registered: 05-2006 |
What Jiminnm said - Pilsner Urquell. The original Pilsner. Also the "original" Budweiser (from Czech Republic). I am also a fan of Wernesgruener (that you can pick up cheap at Aldi), Sam Adams, and Warsteiner. If I want something a little different, then Hacker-Pschorr Hefeweizen or Schlenkerla Rauch Beer (smoked beer). In summer, I sometimes like a Corona or even a Rolling Rock when it is hot out. But I have a special place in my heart for Herforder Pils after working there for a summer. (Message edited by nainrouge on June 23, 2008) | |||
Sarge Member Username: Sarge Post Number: 944 Registered: 10-2003 |
I've always favored Anchor Steam and Shiner Bock. But anything will do in a pinch! | |||
Kimistree Member Username: Kimistree Post Number: 152 Registered: 01-2004 |
My favorite! Especially if it's on tap.  | |||
Sharmaal Member Username: Sharmaal Post Number: 1320 Registered: 09-2004 |
SUPPORT MICHIGAN BEER. | |||
Vivadetroit Member Username: Vivadetroit Post Number: 30 Registered: 04-2008 |
i like any beer, prefer Blue Moon or other hefeweizens. Great place to go for beer - Berkley Front in Berkley. 43 beers on tap! | |||
Kathinozarks Member Username: Kathinozarks Post Number: 1340 Registered: 11-2006 |
My favorite beer is Tecate with lime wedge. But it has to be in Cabo Pulmo, Mexico on the beach....aahhhhhh, it slows my heartbeat just remembering. Mostly I drink regular beer for the financial savings. Rapid heartbeat returning...... | |||
Wilkes36 Member Username: Wilkes36 Post Number: 7 Registered: 05-2008 |
Goose Island Oatmeal Stout  One of the many good beers from Goose Island | |||
Vetalalumni Member Username: Vetalalumni Post Number: 1035 Registered: 05-2007 |
My latest favorite beer is Fat Tire Amber Ale. | |||
Jman Member Username: Jman Post Number: 224 Registered: 10-2006 |
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The_rock Member Username: The_rock Post Number: 2423 Registered: 11-2003 |
Mirror Pond Pale Ale from Deschutes Brewery in Bend, OR. A bargain at $75 a case. | |||
Django Member Username: Django Post Number: 1116 Registered: 10-2003 |
Id love to raid Nains fridge. Spot on good taste. Only thing Id add is Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, and Samuel Smiths Oatmeal Stout which is more of a meal than a beer. | |||
Eriedearie Member Username: Eriedearie Post Number: 2081 Registered: 08-2007 |
Gosh guys, I'm so thirsty right about now after reading about all your favorites...wouldn't it be great to have a smorgasbord beer tasting event with all the above mentioned! Jus' a thought | |||
Crash_nyc Member Username: Crash_nyc Post Number: 1080 Registered: 08-2004 |
Just about anything from Brooklyn Brewery, but the best by far is "Brooklyn Local 1" -- brewed 3 blocks from my apt in Williamsburg. http://www.brooklynbrewery.com/  Evelyn: I tried "Fat Tire" for the first time a few weeks ago in LA, and loved it. | |||
Alley Member Username: Alley Post Number: 339 Registered: 02-2008 |
Delerium Tremens is probably my fave, but I also love Ghettoblaster and Third Coast | |||
Austinjohn Member Username: Austinjohn Post Number: 340 Registered: 10-2003 |
My favorite is a Black and Tan. Bass Ale with Guiness Stout layered on top. Yum!! | |||
Umbound Member Username: Umbound Post Number: 191 Registered: 02-2008 |
Kolsch!! my favorite foriegn beer. mmmm beer... | |||
Awfavre Member Username: Awfavre Post Number: 266 Registered: 08-2005 |
I’ve fallen in love with Bell’s Hopslam: enough hops to appease any hop-head, but just enough honey to gently soften it without making it sweet. My all-time favorite beer was a draft beer poured at the Clarkston Union last year. Bell’s had 20 beers on tap, including a keg of Expedition Stout & Double Cream Stout (thanks for the correct name, Vas) mixed & aged in an oak barrel. It was heaven in a glass. I learned to make my own version by putting a ½ tablespoon of Makers Mark bourbon in a large, bulbous glass, then adding 6 oz each of Expedition Stout & Double Cream Stout. Let it warm to 54-degrees or thereabouts, & it’s almost as good as the original (although chemically, it can never be the same). Sherwood Brewing Company had an excellent Anisette Stout over a year ago. The oatmeal stout they had this past winter, in addition to being a great pour, was an excellent flavor addition to my beef stroganoff recipe. (Message edited by awfavre on July 11, 2008) (Message edited by awfavre on July 12, 2008) | |||
Bdglsmn Member Username: Bdglsmn Post Number: 87 Registered: 01-2008 |
I can't find it here in Michigan but Black Butte Porter which is made in Oregon is tops on my list. | |||
Vas Member Username: Vas Post Number: 914 Registered: 01-2004 |
Westmalle Triple (Belgian) New Holland Sundog Amber Ale (Holland, MI) Avery 14er ESB (Boulder, CO) Bells Double Cream Stout (Comstock, MI) Rochefort 8 (Belgian) Dead Guy Ale (Oregon) Red Seal Ale (California) .....just one?••• Can't do it | |||
Lferg Member Username: Lferg Post Number: 8 Registered: 07-2008 |
You guys may enjoy George Wills column today. It is all about how Beer is the best health food. I tend to be a creature of habit, sticking with a light domestic. But, Landshark, Carlsbad Light, and Mike's hard lemonade make a nice treat. | |||
Gertrude Member Username: Gertrude Post Number: 91 Registered: 05-2005 |
Goose Island Hooker's Ale, Mad Hatter IPA, Dark Horse Crooked Creek IPA and Flying Dog Doggie Style APA this summer. I have some leftover Goose Island Summertime (koelsch style) that I am sipping to recover from a major yard project. This thread makes me want to throw a few parties. | |||
Yaktown Member Username: Yaktown Post Number: 372 Registered: 02-2006 |
I discovered Leinie Sunset Wheat about 2 months ago and loved it. Went ahead and splurged on a 12-pack this past weekend. Great summer beer. | |||
Vas Member Username: Vas Post Number: 917 Registered: 01-2004 |
Awfavre, Whats up with this beer aging stuff? I skimmed an article in the NYTimes on a guy in OR keeping beer in a cave for years. Are you aging anything? I'm thinking of putting some brews at my folks place for the long haul. How long was that Exp/DCS barrel aged for? This might take Beer love and affection to a new level. Great spots for great beer--- Berkly Front, Berkly Tap Room-Detroit border with Grosse Pointe Jacoby's Downtown DEtroit Foran's Downtown Detroit Park Bar Downtown Detroit Go out and try New Holland brewery from Holland, MI. I'm really impressed. Now the only things we need to do is get these 8$8.99 six packs down to $4.99 like the micros in Boulder, Colorado used to cost in 2002 and probably still do. | |||
Awfavre Member Username: Awfavre Post Number: 269 Registered: 08-2005 |
Hey Vas. I don’t know how much you do/don’t know about brewing, so forgive me if I tell you something you already know. Aging beer in bourbon barrels has become the latest trend for brewers. It markedly softens the sometimes harsh roasted flavors in stouts, especially. Although, many are doing it with Imperial-style beers with higher ABV % & porters, too. One of the best beers I’ve ever had was Arcadia’s Shipwreck Porter aged in bourbon barrels at the Winter Beer festival this year. It was my favorite beer at the festival. I don’t know how long the Double Cream Stout/Expedition Stout was aged, but they’re doing it with lots of beers at Bell’s. They aged their Cherry Stout in a bourbon barrel, which made it more palatable for me (I can’t stand the regular Cherry Stout). I guess they did an Imperial version of the Oberon called Uberon, & they aged it in a bourbon barrel. Most of these bourbon-barrel aged products are available only at the Eccentric Café in Kalamazoo. As for aging in general, it allows the yeast to keep doing its thing, which will change the character of the beer over time. Most craft beers are meant to be consumed within a short time for this reason, & a beer tasted closer to its born-on date will taste very different than when tasted a few months later (for me, the later consumption usually tastes better). For example, my “house brew” is a maple porter, & I try to have some on hand at the end of the year every year. The beer at the end of the year tastes vastly different in December than it does in June – usually darker, more mapley, less malty/sweet (although there’s little sweetness in this particular recipe). To prevent this flavor mutation, you’ll see brewers do the primary fermentation thing for a week or two, then put the beer in cold storage to force the yeast to go dormant. As a general rule, aging only works well for beers made with LOTS of hops or with high ABV%. The alcohol & the hops act as a preservative, so it’s possible to age the beer without it spoiling. So, if you want to age something in your parents’ basement, make sure it’s got lots of hops or lots of alcohol. I have an imperial stout I made back in February that I’m aging until December or January. Aging for me means leaving them in the bottles in boxes & letting the yeast lazily gnaw away at the heavy malts for a year or so. It’s my first time trying this recipe, so we’ll see how it goes. I’ve been to all the local places you listed except the Berkley Front & the Park Bar. Methinks I need to try them soon. New Holland is a favorite, although I’ve only been to the brewery once, many years ago. Their Red Tulip is a fascinating take on red – more malty, & the Black Tulip Belgian is heaven in a bottle. All this talk is making me thirsty! | |||
Bulletmagnet Member Username: Bulletmagnet Post Number: 1424 Registered: 01-2007 |
Old Farting Beer from Detroit is good. So is Stroh's. | |||
Vas Member Username: Vas Post Number: 919 Registered: 01-2004 |
thanks. I know little about the ingredients but I'm getting a better picture with that. | |||
Bulletmagnet Member Username: Bulletmagnet Post Number: 1447 Registered: 01-2007 |
It's only as good as what goes into it. | |||
Diane12163 Member Username: Diane12163 Post Number: 214 Registered: 07-2008 |
Miller Genuine Draft Miller Light Corona With Lime Sapporo Once in a while a Guiness All of these ice cold popped into the freezer for about 30 minutes before serving. Well, I'm off for a pint. Cheerio! | |||
Lodgedodger Member Username: Lodgedodger Post Number: 434 Registered: 05-2008 |
Black and Tans Erdinger Weissbier Michelob Amber Boch | |||
Lodgedodger Member Username: Lodgedodger Post Number: 435 Registered: 05-2008 |
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Chuckjav Member Username: Chuckjav Post Number: 629 Registered: 09-2007 |
Tempo-Maccabee Sam Adams-Irish Red | |||
Rjlj Member Username: Rjlj Post Number: 635 Registered: 11-2003 |
Duvel Leffe | |||
The_ed Member Username: The_ed Post Number: 1852 Registered: 10-2007 |
Guiness Stout 4 me!•• | |||
Vetalalumni Member Username: Vetalalumni Post Number: 1112 Registered: 05-2007 |
HOP-15 Ale and Second Anniversary from the Port Brewing Company / The Lost Abbey. | |||
Reddog289 Member Username: Reddog289 Post Number: 547 Registered: 08-2007 |
GUINNESS is my fav, yet i,ll drink almost, well anything. Now i,m drinking a reddog. why i got my name. 30 pack beer is what i drink. Pabst,High Life, Busch, and Reddog. |
