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And I have to disagree about Yuengling being the proverbial "shit." Had a few while I was in Atlantic City, and can't say was anything special. It's slightly better than Budweiser and that's about all I can say. It's not all that expensive and it's very slightly better than Budweiser. And it's not better enough tan Bud for me to buy a Pottsville, PA product over what's made right here in Columbus, OH(-IO). I think people like its name, and Ohians in particular like it because it's not available in Ohio and carries this sort of mysticism.

That even though it isn't my cup of tea, it does have a fairly loyal following, especially in Pittsburgh (and the rest of PA), but then again so do the Steelers...:puke:
 
Left Hand's Milt Stout is pretty good, a definitely a change of pace. And to the person wondering about chocolate, there's a pretty good double chocolate stout, it comes in a purple and orange can, but I forget the name. That's good.


Young's from London.
 
Can't believe I forgot to mention "Seadog Blueberry Wheat Ale."

That stuff is amazing. One of the best beers I've ever had. Smooth taste with just enough blueberry too keep you sippin. Looks beautiful in the glass too. Nice color to it.

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At any given time during the summer it's almost a 100% safe bet that there is at least one bottle in my fridge.
 
CWRU: there is no question Great Lakes is a cut above Yuengling, but I assume most of RCF is aware of the dominance.

I asked one of the proprietors of Great Lakes when he will expand distribution. Unfortunately, I won't be getting my fix anytime soon. Until I get back to the tropical Cleve, I can just make a few West Coast suggestions.

A few more : anything made by the Speakeasy company, Racer 5, and Skinny Dip (by the Fat Tire people.)
 
Can't believe I forgot to mention "Seadog Blueberry Wheat Ale."

That stuff is amazing. One of the best beers I've ever had. Smooth taste with just enough blueberry too keep you sippin. Looks beautiful in the glass too. Nice color to it.

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At any given time during the summer it's almost a 100% safe bet that there is at least one bottle in my fridge.

Hmm, interesting. I'll have to keep an eye out for it and give 'er a try. Seems strange though, most wheat beers have an orangey or banana type flavor, never had a blueberry one. Also, seems weird that it's filtered...at least that's what it looks like in the pic, far too clear to be unfiltered. Is it real fruity, or does it still taste like a beer?

Try that Kellerweiss if you like wheat beers. It's a fairly new offering from Sierra Nevada, and I've got to say it's probably one of the best wheat's out there right now. It's a little banana-y, but other than that, it's my favorite wheat now that Holy Moses is gone.
 
Sea Dog uses real wild Blueberries from Maine. I agree, it is awesome.

Sometimes the hint of fruit changes up your normal routine, especially if you just want one or two brews with a nice dinner.

Good call, Jigo.
 
Also, seems weird that it's filtered...at least that's what it looks like in the pic, far too clear to be unfiltered. Is it real fruity, or does it still taste like a beer?

It smells very fruity, but the taste is not as sweet as you'd expect based on the aroma. If you're looking for a classic Euro wheat, then this would not be up your alley because it is filtered as you mentioned.

If you can get past the fact that it's not a traditional wheat beer, the flavor and aroma are both fantastic.

Try that Kellerweiss if you like wheat beers. It's a fairly new offering from Sierra Nevada, and I've got to say it's probably one of the best wheat's out there right now.

I will. You're making some great recommendations in here man. The insight is very welcome!
 
Generally makes it smoother and covers the hoppiness of beer. If you don't like hops, chocolate smooths it out. Combo that with a nice thick stout, bock, or porter and it's a whole different world from the pilsner or lagers you've probably tried.

I'm not into Belgian beers, sorry boys. I try em, but I don't come back for more.

Best Irish: Smithwicks “Smitticks”
Best Mexican: Modelo Especial
Best Bock: Shiner
Best Stout: Great Lakes Barrel-Aged Blackout Stout
Best American Pale Ale: Firehouse
Best Kolsch: Goose Island Summertime
Best Dunkelweizen: Dark n Curvy
Best Cheap: Lonestar (I actually buy this stuff and smuggle it across state lines...pathetic)
Best Porter: Yeungling (Black and Tan is half this and half their pilsner - good stuff).
Best Hefeweizen: Sierra Nevada Kellerweis

Hopefully this double quote works. Def a good response to the chocolate question. Def one of my favorite style's. Youngs double chocolate stout is probable the most recognized and one of the best. It is very smooth and on the thinner side making it very drinkable. I also like the built in nitrogen widget in the can, because it isn't to often you can get nitrous in a beer that isn't on draft. The biggest reason guiness draft taste so much better then the bottled version. Ommegang Chocolate Indulgence is most likely my favorite and is the thickest and has the best head. It's brewed w/ real Belgium chocolate. Only available on draft or a 750ml corked bottle. Rogue Chocolate stout is also very good and is the top rated chocolate beer in the world. This weekend I actually tried a new one for me Phantom Chocolate. If it didn't have chocolate in the name it would be a top flight beer. It's very well done and balanced, however i couldn't pick up a single node of chocolate.

A list of some of my best are:

Irish stout: Murphy's
Dbl Bck: Ayinger Celabtor (not for the faint of heart. High a/c and strong but very well done)
Oktoberfest: Aynger also is king of this style
American Lager: Brooklyn
Wiesse: Hacker Pshore
American IPA: Ithica Flower power (honorable mention to Rogue yellow snow and summit EPA)
Lambic: any lindemans (honorable mention Samual Smith organic brews)
Irish Red: Hook and Ladder bag pipe ale
Cheap: Little Kings (cream ale)
Bourbon barrel aged: Southern Tier Cuvee 2
Winter ale: Samual smith winter welcome
X-mas ale: thirsty dog 12 dogs of x-mas, and yes great lakes is the standard and damn good. but don't knock this pick till u tried both.
porter: St Peters (honorable mention thirsty dog old leg humper)
pilsner: Victory
 
CWRU: there is no question Great Lakes is a cut above Yuengling, but I assume most of RCF is aware of the dominance.

I asked one of the proprietors of Great Lakes when he will expand distribution. Unfortunately, I won't be getting my fix anytime soon. Until I get back to the tropical Cleve, I can just make a few West Coast suggestions.

A few more : anything made by the Speakeasy company, Racer 5, and Skinny Dip (by the Fat Tire people.)

Hey, no fear, Great Lakes isn't the be-all-end-all of beers. It's just awesome to be living so close to a phenomenal brewery like them. I'm not sure what good brewers are out there in California, but Sierra Nevada is in Chico and they've got some good stuff. I particularly like their Pale Ale and Kellerweis. Also, I'd imagine that Rogue's products get distribution out there as well. They're in Portland, OR and their stuff is even out here in Cleveland, but it's quite pricey, sometimes I've seen it like 12 bucks for a 6 pack of their dead guy's ale, but it's usually around 10ish.
 
And I have to disagree about Yuengling being the proverbial "shit." Had a few while I was in Atlantic City, and can't say was anything special. It's slightly better than Budweiser and that's about all I can say. It's not all that expensive and it's very slightly better than Budweiser. And it's not better enough tan Bud for me to buy a Pottsville, PA product over what's made right here in Columbus, OH(-IO). I think people like its name, and Ohians in particular like it because it's not available in Ohio and carries this sort of mysticism.

That even though it isn't my cup of tea, it does have a fairly loyal following, especially in Pittsburgh (and the rest of PA), but then again so do the Steelers...:puke:

Im from between DC and baltimore, so i dont quite have the whole Ohioan thing going for me... just saying :chuckles:

but to me yueingling totally blows the cheap bears like Bud out of the water, and for basically the same price. However like I said my favorite is black and tan, which obviously has a much different taste.

Additionally it sucks for me because a bunch of you guys mention local brew beers to the area of Cleveland (like great lakes). But unless i really looked for it and went to a huge liquor store I couldnt probably find it, its almost impossible jut to run down to the local store and pick it up. However baltimore does have a bunch of local brews around here (clipper city brewery comes to mind) that are fantastic but chances are its not offered in ohio. Almost all of their beers are 8%+ and they make one called holy sheet which is 10%, damn that one is fun.

and i have to come clean.. i LOVE WOODCHUCK. :runs: its the "beer" that really got me into beer. my school bar had it and they use to run deals on it, plus on top of that my friend was a bar tender so I could generally sit around all night and get them for what turned out to be about a dollar a drink.
 
Im from between DC and baltimore, so i dont quite have the whole Ohioan thing going for me... just saying :chuckles:

MD has Wild Goose too, a colleague of mine swears by their IPA.

I had a strange beer in Baltimore ..The Resurrection, I think. Way too sweet for me, but everyone else loved it.
 
Im from between DC and baltimore, so i dont quite have the whole Ohioan thing going for me... just saying :chuckles:

but to me yueingling totally blows the cheap bears like Bud out of the water, and for basically the same price. However like I said my favorite is black and tan, which obviously has a much different taste.

Additionally it sucks for me because a bunch of you guys mention local brew beers to the area of Cleveland (like great lakes). But unless i really looked for it and went to a huge liquor store I couldnt probably find it, its almost impossible jut to run down to the local store and pick it up. However baltimore does have a bunch of local brews around here (clipper city brewery comes to mind) that are fantastic but chances are its not offered in ohio. Almost all of their beers are 8%+ and they make one called holy sheet which is 10%, damn that one is fun.

and i have to come clean.. i LOVE WOODCHUCK. :runs: its the "beer" that really got me into beer. my school bar had it and they use to run deals on it, plus on top of that my friend was a bar tender so I could generally sit around all night and get them for what turned out to be about a dollar a drink.

I rarely drink the ciders, but my favorite is Strongbow.

Yea, you probably won't find any Great Lakes out there in Maryland. I think I've had something from Clipper City before, I can't think what the heck it was. Most of their beers are that high an alcohol content eh? That's REALLY high, those are straight dangerous! Except for a few circumstances, beer gets tough to drink REALLY fast once you get to those kinds of ABV percentages, for me at least.

The only Yuengling I've had was their "classic" lager. I had it at a bar where pretty much all the beers were roughly the same price. If it really is that much cheaper than Budweiser at like, a store, then I could see it having more "value."

Any Chicago beer folks on here? The Goose Island stuff in general is pretty decent, but I think they are at least a bit overrated. I'm wondering what other breweries are out there in Chi-town....

Oh, and I remembered another bar/restaurant that does have good beers...the Brew House (or Haus? Something like that) in I think Strongsville. They have like 30 beers on tap, mostly pretty "advanced" heavy beers, but they also brew their own beers which they serve for reasonable prices. Unless you are pretty devoted to beer or feeling particularly adventurous, probably stick to their house brews, which they do in several styles. But what makes the place great is on Tuesdays they have (or at least did have) awesome pulled-pork sandwiches with fries and coleslaw for 5 bucks, just make sure to ask for extra bbq sauce.

And this may make some beer-snobs scoff, but even I will seek out the plebeian beers once in a while. I've been known to mix things up with (gasp) Budweiser or Molson Ice (double gasp!) on occasion. Maybe it's nostaglia, from when I was little younger, I don't really know. Despite all this talk of premium beers, sometimes those two just hit the spot for me...there's such a thing as comfort food, so I guess those are my two comfort beers. No, I wouldn't describe freakin' Molson Ice or Budweiser as "good beer," just more of a guilty pleasure that it pains me to actually admit.
 
The first beer i ever had was a miller high life. I was in my grandpa and grandmas basement with my cousin. This was way back when i was 12ish? We snuck upstairs around midnight and got one and brought it down. Both had about half. It wasn't too bad then. To this day im pretty sure we threw the bottle in the woods. Do you all remember your first beer?
 

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