What beer do you still buy?

[LTownLiquorPig]

Guinness in the can with the widget.
Oland's Export Ale.
Propeller Bitter.

That's about it, but that's about all I ever bought even before brewing.

 

[AdamWiz]

Like a few others have said, I think I actually buy more beer now than before I started brewing. I buy a lot of Jolly Pumpkin, especially Oro de Calabaza and La Roja. That stuff is liquid gold - 12 bucks a bottle, and it's still a bargain. It's nice to drink a good sour without having to wait a year.

 

[phenry]

Anything I haven't yet tried. Drinking new stuff will spawn ideas and keep you thirsting for something different.

I call it research :rockin:

Usually this. Or just a something I really don't feel like having 5 gallons of sitting around.

The second part of that statement is usually irrelevant though. 5 gallons of a style is typically not enough for me.

 

[Mexicanconnection2002]

I mostly brew session beers. So I buy specialty beers that I would only have one or two of at a sitting or share with someone.
Imperial Stouts
Imperial Reds
Big Brown Ales
Trappist Ales
Seasonals
Anything from Cigar City. They make amazing beer.

 

[DharkMeadBrewer]

guiness and the generic looking honey brown they sell around here

 

[tankata]

Seasonal releases, big beers, and local stuff I want to try out.

 

[Paymygasbill77]

I love my homebrew but I always like to try new and different beers. One of the best things about beer is the variety. I can go into any store that sells craft brew and imports and find something new, different and intersting every time.
You can even take buying beer further by cellaring. I recently purchased a 4 pack of Dogfish Head Olde School Barleywine. I drank 2 of the bottles and I am holding on to the other 2 for a later time. I really enojoy seeing how much a beer changes over time.

 

[crash1292]

most anything from New Glarus,them make good beer and the bottles are pry offs

 

[mightynintendo]

I always stock miller high life or PBR and typically supplement with whatever craft beer i'm feeling at the time. New Belgium is a relatively frequent go-to for me as their seasonal beers are always new and interesting and they are relatively cheap compared to the other good microbrews.

 

[Firebat138]

We get cases and cases of free beer from the local dist. Stuff they are throwing away, like Miller High Life, 32 oz, Miller Chill. Last year we got over 100 cases of Miller Wheat, Miller Blonde and Miller Red, I have never seen these for sale and they werent really that bad... But I still buy Evolution and Dogfish Head, our local breweries

 

[Moonlighter]

I stock my fridge to pad my pipeline. Personally, I like SN Torpedo. My wife likes Deschutes Obsidian Stout (and I don't blame her). Both of these are good solid brews and readily available for about 8 bucks a six pack. So besides home-bottled brew, that's what you can find on hand at our house.

Bombers are getting way to expensive around here, over 6 bucks each in many cases. Hey, I've got kids in Middle School. For the occasional splurge, I'll drop by one of the local microbreweries and fill up a growler. I mean, either a half gallon of fresh craft beer for 8 bucks, or 22 ounces bottled beer for 6. It's not a tough choice.

 

[scottyg354]

I still buy a lot. I have to pay homage to the masters. Sierra Nevada and DFH to name a few. Dogfish has some many off the wall brews that its kind of hard not to buy them. I also buy yuengling when I want to have a session. I brew and I buy.

 

[beerloaf]

+1 on the Guinness in the can. The last beer I bought was a case of Raging Bitch IPA which was nice. Pretty much buy whatever I'm in the mood for or I haven't tried yet.

beerloaf

 

[PortlandPatrick]

I really love our newest Maine beer, Baxter. They make a great pale ale and IPA. And Shipyard's Chamberlain Ale is an exceptional winter brew.

I'm with you on Shipyard... I probably buy more of their beer now (I'm a sucker for their IPA and Old Thumper) that I'm brewing than I did before I started. Same for Sebago.

Baxter, though - I want to like it, but I'm not seeing what all the fuss is about. Not that it's not good, it's fine. Luke is an exceedingly pleasant guy, and he built a beautiful brewery, and I wish him great success, but for $9, I expect... I don't know... more. I like that he's on the canning bandwagon, that's pretty cool.

 

[PortlandPatrick]

...and Maine Beer Co...

Were you able to get your hands on their very limited release, "Lunch"? Freaking awesome. I want to clone that and/or get hired by them so I can steal the recipe.

 

[dbj1515]

Lately I've been buying a Doppelbock by the name of Sled Dog. It's made by Wagner, a winery / brewery in the Fingerlakes (east shore of seneca lake). It's very good tasting beer and recommend it if you can get it. Check it out if you get the chance.

I also buy and drink a Bavarian heffeweizen import from Beers of the World or occasionally with colleagues in Munich (I work for a German based co.) when the opportunity arises.

 

[Andrewtherooster]

Two Hearted, anything Jolly Pumpkin, Rodenbach, lambics, and anything I find interesting that I haven't tried.

 

[drainbamage]

I'm always trying new things to expand my horizons or to find something I want to imitate in the future. I also like to have a few bombers or 750 mL bottles of good ageable beers for those special occasions.

 

[FloatinAway]

I tend to buy things I can't make, or don't want to take the time to make or are just special. Russian River stuff is an easy choice, pricey but worth every penny. I only have one temperature control chamber so I don't do many lagers because they limit the number of times I can brew. Gordon Beirsch makes some great lagers at reasonable prices so I buy those. Real German taste, fresh. (Just check the date on the bottles) I buy a wider variety of beers now, but smaller amounts. Typically 1 or 2 bottles at a time.

Early today I picked up a Pliny and a Collaboration not Litigation Batch 5.

 

[overdbus]

Sierra Nevada and DFH , Lagunitas , Tower 10

 

[JohnnyO]

Brooklyn Lager, NEBCo Gandhi Bot, Ithaca Cascazilla, Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye and Racer 5.

I'll also pick up limited run bombers and things that look interesting. I do this more than the above beers. I think I last bought beer in the end of September.

I am, however, picking up two bottles of Stone's Vertical Epic 11-11-11.

 

[Mongrel]

This year's Abyss goes on sale on Tuesday.

 

[limulus]

When I'm in a restaurant around home, I'll usually buy one of the locals. That usually means something from SweetWater or Terrapin. If I'm at a place like Taco Mac which is an Atlanta based restaurant chain, then I can go crazy. They always have at least 100 taps and 300 different bottles. I also travel in my business and then, I seek out the locals in those areas. I find that most places that don't really have a craft beer will have some Sammy on hand.

 

[falconnuke]

I buy a lot of craft beers because I like trying beers i've never had before (i'm something like 220 right now).

 

[Stauffbier]

I'm a noob, so I'm still buying for research and bottle collecting. But, I'll buy anything that interests me or that I haven't tried..

 

[MikeBilly]

Stuff is amazing with 2 years age on it.

I have 8 that are a year old that I'm holding on to just for this reason. I can't wait til next winter.

 

[edsrockin]

heh. funny story. when we go to the grocery store to buy groceries, we will usually hit the same checkout lady. she's pretty cool and has a good sense of humor, so we always deal with her when she is working.

when she found out i was doing the homebrew gig, she asked why i bought commercial beer. i told her that it was because sometimes you want something else.

not that what i brew is bad. just that variety is a good thing. usually i will try to buy a beer of a similar style to what i have on brewed so it's not the *same* thing, but it doesn't offend the palate to go from one to another.

 

[ubenumber2]

I buy seasonal beers , picked up a 4 pack of Goose Island Christmas Ale today , and 22oz bottles of stuff from brewers like Ommengang

 

[Ctforte]

'gansetts. gotta do my part

 

[larrynoz]

SNPA

IPAs if they're fresh