Sound off: Commercial beer you're digging

[Haputanlas]

My current addictions:

- Stone's Sublimely Self Righteous
- Lagunitas Imperial Red
- Pliny the Elder
- Bourbon County Stout
- Stone's Old Guardian

 

[Rhoobarb]

Anything from New Glarus Brewing. ...

My wife & I were in Madison last weekend and I picked up a 6-er of Fat Squirrel Nut Brown Ale on the way home. Hadn't had it in ~3 years. I had one last night and forgot how good it was. (She & I also put away a lot of Texas Speed Bump IPA at The Great Dane.)

 

[BigJason]

Black Wheat from New Glarus Brewery (impossible to find now - its seasonal)
Oscar's Chocolate Oatmeat Stout from Sand Creek Brewing
Milk Stout from Left Hand Brewing
Oatmeal Stout from Goose Island Beer Company
Weisse Bock from Hacker Pschorr

 

[arch1tect]

DFH Chicory Stout
DFH 60 min and 90 min
New Holland's Dragon's Milk
New Hollad's Mad Hatter
Blue Point Brewing Toasted Lager and Blueberry Ale

 

[PhelanKA7]

Chimay - my first taste of trappist ale. I am fascinated with this beer. I have since cultured the yeast, ordered grain and made dark candi sugar for a clone.

Do yourself a favor and find a bottle of Westmalle Tripel. IMHO it's the best Trappist Belgian Tripel on the American market. Trippel Karmeliet is my favorite Tripel, period, but it's not Trappist. Anyways, not only are Trappist beers superior in most cases, but buying one goes to a good cause. The Trappist monks only take enough money from sales to cover their costs and the rest goes to various charities.

Another really good Trappist beer you should be able to find is Orval. It's a bit more malty than others.

 

[BlueSunshine]

I'm digging Victory's Prima Pils right now.

I have so much homebrew at the moment that I can't really justify buying more commercial beer though. :cross:

 

[BSBrewer]

Weyerbacher QUAD
SA Noble Pils - bought a 6th to break in the new keezer/tap lines - if only the damn thing didnt leak!

 

[Synovia]

SA Noble Pils, and Goose Island's Honker's Ale( ESB)

 

[rustybrew]

SN Torpedo and Anchor Liberty Ale are in my fridge!

 

[ezboarderz]

anything from hopf. The best beer i have ever had was hopf's spezial wiezen. Although no stores carry that around here.

 

[billvon]

Okay, so list a beer that you're loving lately.

Festina Peche, a Dogfish Head BerlinerWeisse fruit beer. I didn't even know you could get it out here until I saw it at BevMo. The ultimate lawnmower beer.

 

[gartj]

Oskar Blues Old Chub the best Scotch Ale around. Looking forward to "The Gubna" next week (in the stores) an Imperial IPA that I think they've had on tap at their restaurant but labeled as something else. Really can't go wrong with anything from these guy's.

 

[arturo7]

Is it my imagination or are there a plethora of people with a palate for the SA Pils?

 

[rustybrew]

Is it my imagination or are there plethora of people with a palate for the SA Pils?

I enjoy it, one of the best SA's I've had in a while.

 

[Hang Glider]

For an IPA, NB's Ranger isn't bad, but Sweetwater's IPA tops that list. (now if I could try a pliny or green flash...)

 

[Lodovico]

Is it my imagination or are there a plethora of people with a palate for the SA Pils?

I really can't believe it's a Sam Adams. I mean I like a few of their beers but this one is just top notch.

 

[DavidSteel]

Hmm, I've always stuck wit PBR and Cobra since I started drinking but I haven't got any since I started brewing.. I guess anything from Sierra Nevada is what I've been going to for the past couple months. Great staple beer and I use the bottles for my brews.

 

[Haputanlas]

Oskar Blues Old Chub the best Scotch Ale around.

I LOVE Old Chub. It's been a while since I've had it, but by far the most unique Scotch Ale.

Damn good

 

[Monghetti]

I'm also on a Belgian kick and just picked up a 4 pack of Kongingshoeven Quad. It is delicious! I've never brewed a Belgian, but this beer has me considering it

 

[hal2814]

For an IPA, NB's Ranger isn't bad, but Sweetwater's IPA tops that list. (now if I could try a pliny or green flash...)

X2 Also, it's rather easy to get a good yeast starter going from Sweetwater IPA.

Lately I've been on a Pilsner kick. I happened upon Efes Pilsner and really like it even if it is a bit underhopped.

the rest of my fridge right now is:
-Lone Star
-Coors Light
-SA Noble Pils

 

[Primetime]

Just picked up a 4 pack of Founders double IPA last night, and a six pack of dogfish 90 min IPA. I wanted to compare how my beer is coming along in comparrison with the big guys. All I can say is wow!!! Founders IIPA is awsome! I have a lot to learn.

 

[MattHollingsworth]

Is it my imagination or are there a plethora of people with a palate for the SA Pils?

Seems so. Never heard of it before now but sounds tasty. Not that I'll get to try it anytime soon.

 

[Grizzlybrew]

For an IPA, NB's Ranger isn't bad, but Sweetwater's IPA tops that list. (now if I could try a pliny or green flash...)

I'm glad to see Sweetwater get a shout out! I kind of over did it on SW a few years ago, but had their IPA about 6 months ago and remembered how good it is. Also, I'm with you on the Pliny. I almost don't want to taste it for fear of being letdown.

 

[UTbrewer]

Just picked up a 4 pack of Founders double IPA last night, and a six pack of dogfish 90 min IPA. I wanted to compare how my beer is coming along in comparrison with the big guys. All I can say is wow!!! Founders IIPA is awsome! I have a lot to learn.

You can get a sixer of 90 min in Michigan?! Here in TX it only comes in a 4-pack! LUCKY!

I just had a bottle of La Folie that I enjoyed just as much as I did when I had it on tap!

 

[LVBen]

So many fans of Sam Adams Noble Pils... weird!!! I only drank it cause it came in a Sam Adams variety pack that I bought for my Super Bowl party. It was good, but I wouldn't say I 'love' it! Maybe I missed something... If there are any left, I'm going to have to pop open another one tonight to try and figure out what I missed the first time.


Stone IPA!!! <-- I love it and want to do naughty things to it!

 

[Broadway]

I absolutely love Loose Cannon IPA...

But, have been drinking mostly Mich Ultra due to my ever expanding belly.

 

[Zero]

Gotta say the Unibroue Trois Pistoles is making a lot of appearances in my mug lately.

 

[hal2814]

So many fans of Sam Adams Noble Pils... weird!!! I only drank it cause it came in a Sam Adams variety pack that I bought for my Super Bowl party. It was good, but I wouldn't say I 'love' it! Maybe I missed something... If there are any left, I'm going to have to pop open another one tonight to try and figure out what I missed the first time.


Stone IPA!!! <-- I love it and want to do naughty things to it!

I can't speak for everyone but for me it's hard to find a genuine fresh pilsner. Most of the time I'm stuck with something that was shipped halfway across the world and sat in a green bottle under neon lights for months before I happen upon it. To get a pilsner that was made recently in this country in a brown bottle is quite a treat. Is Noble Pils a great beer? IMHO, no it is not. But if you have an itch for a pilsner and find Victory's offering a bit overhopped, a fresh Noble Pils is better than a dusty green 6er of Budvar or Pilsner Urquell.

 

[smizak]

I can't speak for everyone but for me it's hard to find a genuine fresh pilsner. Most of the time I'm stuck with something that was shipped halfway across the world and sat in a green bottle under neon lights for months before I happen upon it. To get a pilsner that was made recently in this country in a brown bottle is quite a treat. Is Noble Pils a great beer? IMHO, no it is not. But if you have an itch for a pilsner and find Victory's offering a bit overhopped, a fresh Noble Pils is better than a dusty green 6er of Budvar or Pilsner Urquell.

+1,000,000

Troegs Nugget Nectar has been my recent favorite brew.

 

[dale1038]

I'm also on a Belgian kick and just picked up a 4 pack of Kongingshoeven Quad. It is delicious! I've never brewed a Belgian, but this beer has me considering it

Yeah, this quad is my favorite at the moment. Really great stuff!