50 beers to try before you die

[BigEd]

16 for me. I'm not a wheat beer fan, but I've sampled most of them before deciding I don't like them. That list was pretty heavy to wheat beers, in my opinion.

Agreed. Wheat beers, funky-yeast beers, sour beers, strongly C-hopped beers with no malt body and anything really alcoholic and/or dark; it's what I would call a Beer Advocate effect list. In other words if it tastes odd or gives you a funny feeling in your head after half a glass it must be a great beer. Any list of this type is highly subjective but this list's author has a bit of tunnel vision.

 

[stageseven]

19 so far, but it really seems like a lot of the beers on the list weren't even in my personal favorites. Westy 12 was great, but I liked the 8 better, I'd take any of the other trappist beers over Orval too... I'm not even sure why Sierra Nevada Harvest is on the list. Oh well, no way we can all agree on something like this.

 

[suprchunk]

All but about six. There are a ton on there that shouldn't be.

And I'm the opposite of stageseven, I don't care for the 8 as much as the 12 (which is why I haven't reserved any 8). The blonde is pretty good too.

 

[carnevoodoo]

I've had 45 of them, if I counted correctly. I would definitely say that list is severely lacking in a lot of ways, but they're usually fun to read.

 

[noble13]

Only 4. I best get to the store . . .

 

[artyboy]

Two of the top 6 are two of my favorite beers (Dale's Pale and Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout). I've only tried 7 of the top 50, though.

 

[samc]

I'd petition for more time and brew my own. One every year or so.

Much prefer my own.

 

[rking]

Proud of my 22 so far, however, there are 4 that I have not tried, but are in my cellar!

 

[axr]

12 and the quest has begun to find and try as many of the ones that I have not yet sampled!

axr

 

[biddyk]

9 for me. Is anyone else only finding 49 beers on the list? I've counted multiple times and got so anal that I put them in a spreadsheet. Still only 49. I think GQ is ripping off their readership. Either that or my counting ability is repeatably inaccurate.

 

[jmkratt]

Also counting 49...I've only had 7, that I remember! I need to step it up!

 

[humann_brewing]

only had 8 of those, I feel pathetic

 

[Arneba28]

16 for me. I agree with some of them but I dont think the writer has had all these based on the descriptions. Seriously, no description of Saison DuPont. This is IMO one of the best beers out there.. And no Unibroue or St. Bernardus in there??

 

[riored4v]

tried 26 of them.

 

[suprchunk]

9 for me. Is anyone else only finding 49 beers on the list? I've counted multiple times and got so anal that I put them in a spreadsheet. Still only 49. I think GQ is ripping off their readership. Either that or my counting ability is repeatably inaccurate.

Just counted - 50! From the REAL listing from GQ, not the blog spam.

 

[Edcculus]

33 here. Pretty good list

 

[McKBrew]

About 10 I can recall for sure, a couple more I think I've had.

 

[frogguruami]

24 and I have 2 others in the cabinet waiting to be tried

 

[biddyk]

50 it is.
Founders KBS was missing on the blog linked to above.
Thanks suprchunk.

 

[HokieBrewer]

23 for me.

 

[Rhoobarb]

22. If you can read this, you need another homebrew!

 

[midfielder5]

19 of the 50 for me. there are some i'd skip (don't like the style) but some I need to try.

 

[artyboy]

This thread reminded me that I still need to try Anchor Steam Beer. This is the most overhyped and overrated beer that I've seen the beer community suggest that I've tried yet.

 

[Edcculus]

This thread reminded me that I still need to try Anchor Steam Beer. This is the most overhyped and overrated beer that I've seen the beer community suggest that I've tried yet.

Very true, but its one of the beers that "started it all". Its pretty hard to find it without oxidation on the east coast too. If you are on the east, I'd suggest finding it on tap. Don't expect to be blown away though.

 

[weirdboy]

I've had 24 or maybe 25 of those. Some of them are pretty tough to get here on the West coast. Off the top of my head, I can think of places where I can find maybe 3-4 more of them, but after that I have no idea apart from some travel.

 

[weirdboy]

This thread reminded me that I still need to try Anchor Steam Beer. This is the most overhyped and overrated beer that I've seen the beer community suggest that I've tried yet.

I guess I'm confused as to how you can have an opinion on a beer you haven't even tried.


FWIW it's not my favorite beer of all time, but it sure is nice to get one on tap to go with some fresh seafood if you're in SF.

 

[SumnerH]

This thread reminded me that I still need to try Anchor Steam Beer. This is the most overhyped and overrated beer that I've seen the beer community suggest that I've tried yet.

Anchor Steam is a phenomenal, phenomenal beer. If you haven't tried it, you're doing yourself a disservice. It's not a hop monster, it's not a malt bomb, but it is one of the greatest balanced session beers in the world.

It's pretty much my test for whether I can hang with a beer drinker. BMC and nothing else fans hate it, and people who like 100 IBU+ American IIPAs but nothing else hate it. But pretty much anyone who likes a broad spectrum of decent beers can recognize the brilliance of Anchor Steam.

It is also the only truly American beer style of all, something that gives me great glee when Dogfish Head, Bell's, or Bear Racer (beer drinkers from any coast in our nation) fans try to explain that IPAs are the "true American Style"--iPAs are something Britain's been doing for nigh on 200 years.

There are great, great American IPAs, and we are at the forefront of that style today, but when it comes to one type of beer that America invented and nobody else has even approached, steam beer/Cali common is it. That's the true American beer.

 

[onejdn]

15 for sure, maybe more...I try a lot of different beers, and sometimes don't remember which ones

 

[carnevoodoo]

This thread reminded me that I still need to try Anchor Steam Beer. This is the most overhyped and overrated beer that I've seen the beer community suggest that I've tried yet.

I don't think that Anchor Steam is overhyped. It is a very nice beer. Like others have said, it isn't some crazy big monster of a beer, but it is amazing in everything that it is.

Let's just hope it stays that way after the brewery changes hands...

 

[shortyjacobs]

I've had.....three.

If this were golf, I'd have just won the thread.

Anchor Steam, Dead Guy, and Old Chub. I have to agree, Anchor Steam is WAY overrated. I found it only "acceptable", not even "good" or "awesome."