What is everyones favourate "mainstream" beer?

[ethangray19]

if we are taling really mainstream there is nothing wrong with a heieken; otherwise sierra nevada is pretty mainstream round here and always decent.

I used to think newcastle was the greatest thing since sliced bread in college, but now it sort of tastes like brown colored water

 

[Sir Humpsalot]

If there's only BMC, then I like Coors the best. Though, if you have the light beers, then Coors light is the worst.

If you have the usual imports, I think Beck's dark was pretty tasty, as I recall. However, truth be told, If I can't get a decent beer, I have no problem ordering a glass of water. I don't need to drink all the time..

Though if I am inclined, and if they have hard liquor, a Jack and Soda is a fine drink. So is Johnny Black on the rocks. I'll even have Dewars on the rocks with a splash of soda. Those are all just fine by me and much preferred over some domestic swill beer.

I will turn to hard liquor long before I ever drink something I won't enjoy. Even girly drinks, if they are tasty, are ok with me. I'm not trying to impress anybody..

 

[z987k]

A lot like Sir Humpsalot

Whiskey and ____ or soft drinks/water.

 

[ashbyp]

Fullers ESB
Theakstons Old Peculiar

 

[Kiwi_Jonno]

Seems like the top few are... NewCastle, Pilsner Urquell and Guinness.

I had a Guinness "Draught" 440mL can with the widget that cabonates the beer last night. Can't say personally it was my fav dark beer, though the New Zealand black beers (Monteiths Black, Speights Dark) perhaps aren't true dark beers.

Anyone rate Becks or Carlsberg lagers?

 

[Loweface]

Becks not great... Carlsberg is ok...

I drink Heineken in the pub myself...

 

[Brewmando]

Sierra Nevada

Michelob Amber Bock

Bud Ice

 

[SteveM]

"Favorite main stream" is subject to a lot of interpretation. How about this - Yeumgling's Old Chesterfield Ale is about the last semi-main stream beer I've had and it is not bad. On the other hand, if it's a hot day and I've been mowing the lawn and working outside, and I have no lemonade and I don't really want a Coke or other soft drink, the Coors Light will hit the spot.

 

[da5idzero]

"F*** Heineken, Pabst Blue Ribbon!"

PBR all the way

 

[Shahn]

I used to like Guiness until I started drinking other Stout's and now I think it's piss.

 

[html034]

Just wonderin what exactly is the line between "mainstream" and craft beer?

sam adams?

Sierra Nevada?

 

[raceskier]

Take a look at this:
http://www.beertown.org/pr/pdf/2007Top50Release.pdf
Top 50 craft brewers and top 50 brewers overall in US sales. Them furiners aren't listed.
The line between craft and mainstream is becoming increasingly blurry, as craft brew sales soar. If Sammy's is mainstream, I'll have one of those.

 

[sirjess]

Alexander Keiths, St.Ambros Oatmeal stout if those are mainstream. If not, then.....MGD or Coors or Labatt.

 

[lfark]

#1 is pilsner urquell. keiths india pale ale and moosehead are very good to.

 

[Saxmk6]

Well. I like the Sam Adams product a great deal..but I guess my favorite would have to be Bells Oberon...Made right here in Kalamazoo.....

 

[SteveM]

...If Sammy's is mainstream, I'll have one of those.

Ditto. I still figure on it being craft-brewed but if they've crossed over, great.

 

[zacster]

My favorite is Brooklyn Lager, which is pretty ubiquitous here in NYC and surrounding areas now. Sam Adams Boston Lager is similar, and widely available. If they have it on tap Guiness is my beer of choice. I never have the bottled stuff.

I had a Bud a few months ago for the first time in years, and I can't remember the last time I had Miller or Coors. I used to drink Molsons a lot, but haven't in a long time. Now that I've trained my palatte a little, the Bud tasted of additives and was not satisfying.

 

[FatMonsters]

LaBatt Blue Light, Dos Equis Amber or Smithwicks would be my choices for mainstream beers.

 

[MULE]

CRAFT BREW: DFH60, DFH90, DFH IBA , Heavy Seas Hop3, Heavy Seas Below Decks.

BMC: NO Rolling Rock, Corona, Heine's in a bottle, New Castle in a bottle.....everything else fair game

 

[FlyingHorse]

Just wonderin what exactly is the line between "mainstream" and craft beer?

sam adams?

Sierra Nevada?

Didn't want to send this thread too off-topic, so I started another.

 

[MriswitH]

The beer with the blue ribbon.

Thats mine too.

Sure, its swill, but for the cost vs. flavor ratio is better than most. I can't afford to dole out $8/sixer for really good beer too often.

 

[maltMonkey]

If I'm somewhere with a crappy beer selection I have no problems with a Newcastle, Sam Adams, Negra Modelo, or Bass.

 

[Willy Boner]

I drink PBR or Busch Light at home. Just can't see paying a lot of money for the premium brews out there.For good beer..... that's why I brew. Reminds me of when they tried to sell that L. A. beer, WHAT? pay twice as much to get drunk? No thanks!

 

[kejsport]

Simply, from a "main stream" brewery. I like Sam Adams as a Lager and Pilsner Urquell as a Pisner. My favorite ales are Goose Island and 3 Floyd's.