Best Commercial Beer You've Ever Had

[JasonToews]

Konig Ludwig! My favourite beer next to guinness. I've tried 1000's of beers from 100's of different breweries and it is by far the best weiss.

 

[Conan4480]

Lets see, I would put Skullsplitter at the top of the list and Lucifer right below that. Both really good beers.

 

[Paramecium]

Alpine Bad Boy was one of the best beers I've had the pleasure of drinking.

Alpine Pure Hoppiness

Pliny the Elder

and I really like Great Divide Yeti.

 

[PolishLogic]

There used to be a stout at 3rd Street Aleworks in Santa Rosa, CA that was great on tap, but AMAZING when they ran it out of the cask. Aside from that particular beer, I'd have to go with Sierra Nevada. Solely because it's the one I keep going back to time and time again.

Granted, I'm sure if I thought hard enough I could come up with a seasonal/special here or there, but off the top of my head the above ones would be my selections.

 

[ColonelForbin]

too many to list...

contenders would be

lost abbey - angels share
lost abbey - red barn ale
orval
pliny the elder
pannepot 2007
FFF - dreadnaught
jolly pumpkin - special ale
great divide - old ruffian
avery - the beast
boulevard - saison brett

 

[bovineblitz]

Stone RIS
Ithaca Flower Power
Cantillon ANYTHING

 

[EoinMag]

I'm an out and out pils fan having lived in Germany so long.

Altenmünster Brauer Bier Urig Würzig, which ratebeer ranks very low, but I got a case from a local guy so it would have been pretty fresh, maybe that makes the difference, but it's a beautiful soft subtle Muenchner Helles.
Then Rothaus Tannen Zaepfle is pretty high up there too, a much hoppier pilsener beer

If I'm in the UK then it's probably whatever the barman advises is tasting good off of the pumps on that day, and they normally are able to steer you in the right direction.
Old Speckled Hen is a delight when it's going well off the cask.

 

[syblue]

I really like North Coast Brewing Red Seal out of a cask. There is only one place in town that I know of that has it, so it is a treat for me.

 

[lokiua4]

st.bernardus abt 12

 

[BrewSpook]

Jolly Pumpkin Bam biere and Bam Noir
Bells Two Hearted
Founders KBS
Starr Hill IIPA on cask (AMAZING!)

 

[Dkmount721]

Malty: Ayinger Celebrator
Hoppy: Pliny the Elder, Ruination (tied)

Honorable mentions: Allagash White, Hennepin, Lindemans Framboise, Youngs Double Choc Stout

 

[Houblon]

A rough Top Ten:

Westvleteren 12 - aged 3-4yrs ` 1997 was sublime
Orval -aged 1yr or more
Drie Fonteinen Oude Kriekenlambik -aged 3-5yrs
Any beer from Brasserie Cantillon - aged 3-4yrs
Lupulus Blond
3 Monts Grande Réserve Spécial Ale
Nostradamus
Malheur 10°
Gouden Carolus Hopsinjoor
(Troubadour Magma IPA - - Viven Imperial IPA) <<< count as 1

Left out many other great beers:
Troubadour Blond Ale
Westvleteren Blonde
Moinette Blond
Oud Beersel Oude Gueuze Vieille
Drie Fonteinen Oude Gueuze Vintage
Hell the list just goes on & on
......

 

[BuddyBrews]

Rogue Yongers Special Bitter! i dont think you can get the original anymore now its an imperial version i believe.

 

[brew2enjoy]

DFH 90 min IPA is probably my all-time favorite. But I just tried Stone IPA for the first time a few days ago and its a close second.

 

[mtbrider]

I would have to say leffe. For some reason it's a beer I rarely drink, but when I do, it's really is refreshing.

 

[markg388]

Weihenstephaner Original Lager, hands down.

 

[Tiber_Brew]

Weihenstephaner Original Lager, hands down.

Just had a half liter of that yesterday. Damn, that is one fine beer!

My wife and I toured the Weihenstephan brewery on our honeymoon, and I have never had so many good beers in one place in my life! If you're ever in Freising, Bavaria, get a tour of that place. The brewery is awesome, but the loads of free beer afterward really makes it all worth the stop.

TB

 

[remilard]

In terms of drinking from the bottle at my dining room table, there are too many fantastic beers to try to name the best. My most memorable beer drinking experiences are always context specific though. Here are a few.

Aecht Schlenkerla Bock at the 2010 tapping. My wife and I got something like the 5th and 6th half liters poured.

Russian River Pliny the Elder at the Pub. I walked in very cynical thinking there was no way PtE or Russian River in general lived up to the hype. I was wrong.

Kiwanda Cream Ale at Pelican Pub. The best place to drink beer in N. America and one of the most masterfully made subtly flavored beers anywhere.

Old Stumblefoot at Walking man.

Döllnitzer Rittergutsgose at Goseschenke Ohne Bedenken in Leipzig.

 

[motobrewer]

A rough Top Ten:

Westvleteren 12 - aged 3-4yrs ` 1997 was sublime
Orval -aged 1yr or more
Drie Fonteinen Oude Kriekenlambik -aged 3-5yrs
Any beer from Brasserie Cantillon - aged 3-4yrs
Lupulus Blond
3 Monts Grande Réserve Spécial Ale
Nostradamus
Malheur 10°
Gouden Carolus Hopsinjoor
(Troubadour Magma IPA - - Viven Imperial IPA) <<< count as 1

Left out many other great beers:
Troubadour Blond Ale
Westvleteren Blonde
Moinette Blond
Oud Beersel Oude Gueuze Vieille
Drie Fonteinen Oude Gueuze Vintage
Hell the list just goes on & on
......

i'd like to get my hands on 3 Monts. can't seem to find it around here.....

 

[marquisdesod]

Three recent favorites:
Founders Backwoods Bastard
Two Brothers' Cane and Ebel hopped up red rye
flying Dog's Scotty Karate.

 

[mkwasnie]

The first time I had Minot's Black Star in cans it was amazing...but it seems as if they are cutting costs by reducing the hops now.

Recently I had Big Sky's All Souls' Ale, really smooth and drinkable for a 10.5% abv beer.

 

[BeerFan21]

Dale's Pale Ale from Oskar Blues Brewing Co. is my favorite.
Hobgoblin Ale from Wychwood Brewing in the UK is a close second.

 

[brentt03]

I am a big fan of Stone Ruination...but a close second if not a tie is Arrogant Bastard

 

[HerotBrewer]

Gotta vote for anything by Ommegang. Except their cherry lambic (I think its three philosophers).

 

[MisterGreen]

Jeez, which to choose? Right now, Founders Breakfast Stout, Flying Dog Raging Bitch, and Flying Dog Gonzo are high on my list.

 

[Houblon]

i'd like to get my hands on 3 Monts. can't seem to find it around here.....

Jump on a plane,fly to Brussels, drive to the southern part of Belgium and you'll find it everywhere

Saturday we're drinking another fine bottle of Bush Prestige -Brasserie Dubuisson Frères sprl

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[PanzerBanana]

I have two. Sierra's Harvest Ale and Bell's Sparkling Ale.

 

[beeber]

Recent ones include:

St Rogue Red
Green Flash Hop Head Red
Racer 5 IPA
Ithaca Flower Power IPA
Sierra Nevada Celebration 2010

It's a great time to be a lover of micros. And homebrew's not bad either.

 

[user 70445]

Köstritzer Schwarzbier
Grimbergen Blonde
Craftsman Declaration of Independence Ale

 

[jiggs_casey]

Tonight? Ranger IPA...