Recommend me some good beer.

[S Freud]

So the local chain store down the street carries a very wide variety of beer, they have an entire walk in cooler for it all with lots to choose from. A friend of mine is coming in from out of town and we're just going to hang out, enjoy some food, play some Halo 3 and watch a few movies.

I am looking for some suggestions on a good beer, price isn't an issue. But I don't think any beer would be good enough to be $50 for a six pack.

So does anyone have any favorites to suggest? Ones who've heard to be good?


Thanks

 

[Excelsior]

Check out some from a great brewery in your own state, Rogue. http://www.rogue.com/brews.html

I've been drinking the Dead Guy Ale lately, and its quite good for the $$$. Granted, you said price isn't an issue.

 

[S Freud]

The store carries dead guy ale, and it seems to be pretty popular.

Thanks

 

[pyonir]

Dead Guy is good stuff.

Can't go wrong with Guinness, Newcastle, Honey Brown, Smithwicks, Harp...

I'm sure others will add.

 

[Vageetasjn]

Originally posted by: S Freud
But I don't think any beer would be good enough to be $50 for a six pack.

Well there is one... you probably won't find it.
http://www.dogfish.com/brewing...ide_Stout/17/index.htm

Unibroue makes some good beers.

 

[S Freud]

Originally posted by: pyonir
Dead Guy is good stuff.

Can't go wrong with Guinness, Newcastle, Honey Brown, Smithwicks, Harp...

I'm sure others will add.

Thanks for the input.:thumbsup:

If it makes any sense, I am looking for a beer with more flavor to it then just the usual cheap stuff. No necessarily more of a "beer" flavor, but something with more taste.

That might not make sense, but I don't know a lot about beer if you can't tell.

 

[Steve]

Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout

 

[Dunbar]

Some stuff I've been enjoying lately (I wait for beers to go on sale)

Black Butte Porter (Deschutes Brewery)
Beck's Octoberfest
Alaskan Amber

I'm not a fan of overly hoppy beers which are all of the rage in American craft beers.

 

[Squisher]

Originally posted by: pyonir
Dead Guy is good stuff.

Can't go wrong with Guinness, Newcastle, Honey Brown, Smithwicks, Harp...

I'm sure others will add.

That's very diversified list there. Guinness is way too bitter for me, maybe it's some such lack I have in testosterone and I found Smithwicks much too light for my tastes, kind of like miller water.

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: S Freud

Originally posted by: pyonir
Dead Guy is good stuff.

Can't go wrong with Guinness, Newcastle, Honey Brown, Smithwicks, Harp...

I'm sure others will add.

Thanks for the input.:thumbsup:

If it makes any sense, I am looking for a beer with more flavor to it then just the usual cheap stuff. No necessarily more of a "beer" flavor, but something with more taste.

That might not make sense, but I don't know a lot about beer if you can't tell.

All of those i listed have more flavor to them. Harp is probably the most like a "normal" beer. The others are not at all.

Most of the Oktoberfest beers out right now are pretty good. Spaten Oktoberfest is always a favorite. And another vote for Alaskan Amber too...that's a good one.

 

[jpeyton]

Henry's Summer Wheat is great stuff; especially if you drop a slice of orange in it.

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: Squisher

Originally posted by: pyonir
Dead Guy is good stuff.

Can't go wrong with Guinness, Newcastle, Honey Brown, Smithwicks, Harp...

I'm sure others will add.

That's very diversified list there. Guinness is way too bitter for me, maybe it's some such lack I have in testosterone and I found Smithwicks much too light for my tastes, kind of like miller water.

I've never heard Smithwicks to be light or compared to an american lager or pilsner. That's a first...

 

[TheVrolok]

Marked for beer snob comments.

 

[Steve]

Guinness, Smithwick's, and Harp. Now that's diverse!

 

[coldmeat]

i like Keith's

 

[Steve]

Originally posted by: coldmeat
i like Keith's

I do too, but we can't get that in the States.

 

[coldmeat]

Originally posted by: Steve

Originally posted by: coldmeat
i like Keith's

I do too, but we can't get that in the States.

bummer

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: Steve
Guinness, Smithwick's, and Harp. Now that's diverse!

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Go Hawaiian!

Kona Fire Rock... Best pale ale ever... (having one as I type this )
Alaskan Amber is mighty tasty too.

 

[NoShangriLa]

Local micro breweries tend to have better tasting beers because they are fresh.

 

[gooseman]

I like Fat Tire.

 

[silverpig]

I know you can get Sierra Nevada pale ale in California... how about where you are? It's pretty good. And Anchor Steam is pretty good too. Those are the only beers I know of that I think you might be able to get there.

 

[InflatableBuddha]

Kilkenny and Tennant's are awesome.

 

[Eeezee]

GUINNESS

Murphy's is less heavy Guinness

Any microbrewery usually has some good selections

Brewing your own is the best way, and it's something I've been meaning to try (in a few years, maybe when I'm less poor)

Other than that, head to your local beer store (or BevMo if you don't know of any beer coolers near you) and ask the guys that work there for some recommendations. That's the best way; you'll get an honest answer and you can buy it and bring it home right then and there.

 

[Vic]

I really have nothing positive to say except John's Market in Multnomah Village and to say that everyone's taste is individual. Oh, and Rogue sucks.