Best Commercial Beer You've Ever Had

[Dv3andrs]

I've never had the original Pliney, a buddy of mine out in Washington brewed a clone and it was really good! Can't find it here in Ohio though... Oh well, i'm trying to get him to talk to the local beer store out there and find someone to ship it to me.

 

[Mongrel]

Id have to say The Abyss, although Mirror Mirror is a close second.

The Abyss is fantastic. 1 month to go before this year's release.

 

[Valcarde]

So far, Hoptical Illusion, by Flying Monkeys.

 

[Coff]

Bell's 2 Hearted
DogFish 60/90min
Bear Republic Racer 5
Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye
Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout

I cant choose just 1.

 

[PanzerBanana]

Sierra's Wet Hop. And for a "specialty" brew, Souther Tier's Mokah, the best beer I've ever had containing coffee and cocoa.

 

[slantedbolt]

Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout.

 

[Synovia]

Bell's 2 Hearted
DogFish 60/90min
Bear Republic Racer 5
Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye
Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout

I cant choose just 1.

I like most of these. Not dogfish's 90 though. I love them as a company, but the 90 minute tastes like syrup to me. Its sweet and hot and just not good.


Fresh Bell's Two Hearted is my favority.

 

[rjwhite41]

I'll be the 3rd vote for Two Hearted. I have many mistresses though!

 

[BargainMugs]

Ommegang Three Philosophers
Unibroue Maudite
Southern Tier Imperial Oatmeal Stout

 

[tallybrewer]

Bell's Expedition Stout & Stone Ruination.

 

[Tagez]

Doghead fish 90min IPA

 

[prosper]

too many to choose from. I roughly divide all beers into 3 categories:

1. complete crap. The worst of the worst. This accounts for maybe 10% of the beers that I've tried
2. 'meh.' Middle-of-the-road beers. These are beers that I can enjoy under the right circumstances, but are generally rather boring beers that I won't go out of my way to buy. This category is about 80% of the beers I've tried
3. Yummy. These are the rare beers that ALWAYS hit the spot. About 10%.

 

[MSweat]

Either Stone Russian Imperial Stout or Squatters Hop Rising IIPA.

 

[ashort33]

I kinda have broad categories:

More malty: Belhaven Scottish Ale
More hoppy: SN Northern Harvest (and I'm generally not a hop bomb fan...)
Spiced: Abbey of Leffe Blonde Ale

 

[Coff]

too many to choose from. I roughly divide all beers into 3 categories:

1. complete crap. The worst of the worst. This accounts for maybe 10% of the beers that I've tried
2. 'meh.' Middle-of-the-road beers. These are beers that I can enjoy under the right circumstances, but are generally rather boring beers that I won't go out of my way to buy. This category is about 80% of the beers I've tried
3. Yummy. These are the rare beers that ALWAYS hit the spot. About 10%.

How about just one per each category presented? Fair deal?

 

[tnvol]

Too hard for me to choose because I like so many and my favorites are probably considered swill by a lot of people here. I'd probably have to say Newcastle Brown. I just really like it and would choose it over most everything else I have access to. I also really like Fat Tire and Blue Moon.

 

[D0ug]

I really like the offerings from Brooklyn Breweries. And as plebeian as it may be, for a day to day throw a few back beer, I really like their lager.

I swear back in 1991 or 1992 I had a Belhaven Oatmeal Stout that was for ever after my gold standard for all beers, but after looking around for it I am starting to wonder if this was an hallucination or a dream, it was a special release at the very least, because I haven't been able to find any of it since then.

 

[dozer217]

For my go to beer, something I would take to a party or just pickup for everyday drinking I go with Kona Brewing Company, either their lager or pale or a Sierra Nevada.

The other beers mentioned are great but I would view those as more an occasional beer when the mood hits. For that I like Ballast Point Sculpin, Racer 5, most of the Stone line.

 

[loapathy]

Maybe because it's local, but Allagash Black. I don't let myself have it very often though because it's far too drinkable for my palate and I always end up time traveling to the point the next day where I am apologizing to people.

 

[cruckin78]

2 favs and best.
Westmalle Triple
Sweetwater Border Hopper

 

[beerstudent]

Rochefort 10
Midnight Sun Arctic Devil Barleywine aged at least a couple years
Paulaner Salvator

 

[agroff383]

Bells Two hearted ale , first time i had it was on tap...the best. got a case of bottles last week, its still awesome in the bottle, but man was that keg fresh.

 

[agroff383]

Maybe because it's local, but Allagash Black. I don't let myself have it very often though because it's far too drinkable for my palate and I always end up time traveling to the point the next day where I am apologizing to people.

My buddy was up in maine and brought back a bottle of that. I completely agree with your statement lol, im glad me and him split the 750 bottle or i wouldnt have finished the brewday very well lol.

 

[Stellrbrewr]

Lakefront Brewery's Riverwest Stein if I'm drinking a lot of beer.
Southern Tier's Unearthly if I want to treat myself.
Dogfish Head's 120 min IPA if I'm really treating myself.
Samual Smith's Oatmeal Stout if I'm feeling like something dark.
Killian's Irish Red for a cheap 12-pack.
Spatan Lager...if I want a lager.
Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest at a festival.

 

[remilard]

Having recently been reminded of the pure joy this beer has brought me once a year during me entire beer drinking life, Sierra Nevada Celebration is waaaaay up on my list.

 

[vicratlhead51]

Dogfish head 120 is great if you're ok with spending an extra few bucks but the 60 and 90 are good too and I'm not usually a big ipa guy but while were talking about ipas since I'm a michigan boy I'm a Fan of bells two hearted too. Another great one from bells is Oberon, that's gotta be my favorite wheat beer. I love shiner bock from the tap and its so easy to spot from a distance with rams head draft handle. My favorite brown has to be a tie between petes wicked ale and sierra nevada tumbler. Pale ales have another tie between sierra nevada pale ale and bass pale ale. Man I could go on and on they're all so good!!!

 

[Sacdan]

Westy 12. Does that count?

 

[DregAddict]

There are many great beers that I could consider if I were to only be drinking one. But you know how it goes with some beers, more than one and the novelty of their uniqueness kind of wears off.

So if I had to choose a best beer ever, it would have to be one that I could enjoy at least a few of without wanting to move on to something else.

Given that requirement, I would have to say Great Lakes Brewing Co. Dortmunder Gold is my choice.

 

[david58]

My first real beer was a Guiness Extra Stout. My wife and I both will invariably be drawn back to Guiness - not draught - Stout on those rainy Oregon nights by the fireplace. I love the hoppy stuff (again, I live in OR) - but the beer that puts it all together for me is Guiness Foreign Extra Stout. I'd feel mighty smart if I could manage to clone that one.

 

[Josh]

I just recently had a Bell's Kalamazoo Stout and loved every second of it.