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  Thread: is beer off topic?
  waht's the current beer?
  favroite style?
  best bra??
  Beer after/before?
  I'll have a beer after my mtb ride. there, now its not off topic.
  "Robert the Bruce Scottish style Ale"...by the Three Floyds Brewing Co.
  MMMMMMMMMalty
  I would have to go Fat Tire or Bell's Best Brown Ale, maybe Bell's Oatmeal Stout. I had a Sam Adams Cherry Wheat the other night that I enjoyed too.
  Beer is never off topic!!! Bell's Oberon in the summer, and in the winter Bell's Two-hearted or Porter go down all smooth-like. Plus Bell's sponsors a sweet mountain biking team that I am a friend of, so I gotta support my bro's.
  Seely, are you in Michigan? I don't think Bell's is sold outside of the state, or at least very far outside of Michigan.
  [QUOTE=Polk]Beer is never off topic!!! QUOTE]
  That is absolutely correct! I don't have a consistent fave, just so long as it ain't mass-produced p*ss-water like Bud or Corona (Corona: Worst Beer Ever. EVER!!!!!).
  Cold weather, I gravitate towards brown ales, porters and stouts. In the Summer, I like a nice hefeweizen or pale ale.
  Last edited by Drewdane; 01-21-2004 at 12:24 PM. Reason: Misspelling
  Wisconsin Micro's
  You guys should live in Wisconsin! Ever have an New Glarus, Capital, Lake Louie, Central Waters, Lakefront, Sprecher, Etc? And yes we have Bell's here. Anyone want to trade some "in state only" beers?
  MTB and Beer have a symbiotic relationship for me.
  Nothing can finish off a good ride like a nice brew.
  Currently my favorites are Victory's Hop Devil and DogFishHead's 90 Minute Imperial IPA.
  Homebrew of course!!! I've got a nice Bock that's just about ready to enjoy.
  When I can justify it - Boddingtons or Caffrey's Draught. Otherwise Sam Adams, Heineken, Dos Equis, Sierra Nevada.
  On the rare occasions that I'm out of the above I have been known to drink the wife's piss-water brew aka Bud Light (has to be almost ice to taste even remotely palatable)
  In Wisconsin? please!
  I lived in WI when those breweries began, and thought they were awesome! Then I moved to a real microbrew state-Oregon. New Glarus and Sprecher make some good brews, but Capital is terrible and Lakefront is mediocre at best. I have never tried the Lake Louie-where are they located?
  Plan a vacation to OR some time and sample some of these: Rogue, Deschutes, Portland Brewing, Full Sail-plus any number of sub/sandwich shops (Lucky Lab for example) that brew their own brew right in-house.
  Side note: Portland has the second most micros for any city, next to a city in Germany.
  D@mn....now I'm thirsty and it's only 10am. There must be a Bucks game on tonight I can watch with a few brews!
  mmmm.... Full Sail
  It wouldn't be a trip to Hood River without stopping at the Full Sail Brewery.....
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  dogs + beer
  ...Plan a vacation to OR some time and sample some of these: Rogue, Deschutes, Portland Brewing, Full Sail-plus any number of sub/sandwich shops (Lucky Lab for example) that brew their own brew right in-house.
  Side note: Portland has the second most micros for any city, next to a city in Germany...
  Lucky Labrador... great, great place.
  so many beers, so little liver left
  My actual favorite is brewed at a local place that doesn't bottle, but for buy-in-a-bottle beer here is my list in no specific order:
  Full Sail (Ale, Switchback, Wassail)
  Rogue (Brutal Bitter, I[squared]PA, YSB, St Rogue Red)
  Pyramid (Broken Rake, loved Snow Cap... but then they changed it)
  Mac and Jack's (African Amber)
  Nelson (Old Brewery Ale)
  Old Yale (Sargeant's IPA)
  I enjoy Bass or NewCastle.
  Newcastle, Brooklyn brown ale, Sierra Nevada porter.
  also highly recommend Sam Smith's oatmeal stout poured over a couple scoops of vanilla ice cream.
  I've never met a scottish ale I didn't love. My favorite is Belhaven. I've never tried Robert the Bruce, but I did order one of their T-shirts for a friend who claims to be a decendant of the Bruce.
  Only if you're referring to that nasty **** called Michelob Ultra.
  Unfortunately, it's off topic for me for 3 more weeks.
  Daily Drinking Beers:
  Roque Dead Guy Ale
  Ipswitch Ale
  Special Occasion Beers:
  Any other type of Samuel Smith
  come on your sissies!
  drinking anything other that COORS ORIGINAL is a sin!!!
  Fat Tire brewed by New Belgium Brewery in Ft.Collins,CO. Unfortunately I can't get it in Vermont.
  Sierra Nevade Pale Ale is #2.
  pike street brewery's 'kilt lifter', and 'old crustation' barley wine
  Anything by Victory Brewing...
  Anything by Victory Brewing (local to me): http://www.victorybeer.com/
  Guinness Draught (prefer the bottles over the cans)
  Yeungling Lager (from America's oldest brewery here in PA, this is my "slumming" beer of choice when I don't have a lot of money to spend on a case)
  Harp is my personal favorite followed by the seasonal Gordon Biersch Maibock, Bass Ale and finally Fosters.
  01-23-2004 #26
  Fat Tire, Newcastle, BUT, if you're in the central Sierra's you gotta stop at Snowshoe Brewry in Arnold or Standard( on the outskirts of Sonora). It's all good.
  01-23-2004 #27
  only when you've had too many...
  Any quality cream ale! Sometimes a German lager!
  Anything that looks good on my girl!
  01-24-2004 #28
  Always have a beer after riding. It makes even the toughest climbs better when you keep thinking about the beer afterward. Sam Adams! Wish it came in 55 gallon drums!!
  01-24-2004 #29
  can't believe nobody has mentioned......
  my favorite beer of all time......drum roll please.....Negra Modelo. Have tried many many beers (have gut to prove it) and always resort back to my favorite. In fact, I average at least 6 of those bad boys a night, with my buddy jack of course at times.
  i ride to get rid of beer gut and drink beer to celebrate great rides....it is a vicious cycle (no pun intended).
  Some of my favourites so far have been Hoegaarden White, Bell Oberon, Sierra Nevada Pale, and Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout and Winter Welcome Ale. Pretty darned tasty.