Favorite Brew

[AKScott]

Depends on the weather. In the heat of summer I like light malt bills and plenty of hops, Sierra Nevada Pale made a recent appearance here, though I tend to avoid the lip peeling IPAs unless I am having beastly hot Indian food. Among brown liquors Dalwhinnie is quite nice though I gravitate to rums in the summer time heat. 10 Cane is a favorite of mine.

In the depth of winter I want all the darker malts that can fit in the bottle, Harviestoun's old engine oil, /80 Scotch ales, malty-peaty-smoky scotches, bourbon, that sort of thing. Also, a winter time standard for me is "Fox's blood", recipe courtesy Jock Scott, 1 part cognac, 2 parts port, just the thing when it si so cold my finger joints lock up. Fox's blood will get them working again.

Beware "skull splitter", equal parts cognac and port. Excellent in cold weather, but if it is cold enough to require skull splitter it might be cold enough to sell the house. Name well earned and deservedly so.

I much prefer the Canadian version of Guinness to the USA version, absolutely worth a try; if you think Guiness is bad in the USA, try it in Canada where the clientele is a bit more discerning.

Thankfully my wintertime lows regularly reach -50df and our summer time highs often reach +90dF, so I get the whole spectrum in the course of the year without ever having to buy more than a sixer of Corona. It has to be damn hot for me to sink to Corona.

I generally prefer Sam Adams Boston Ale to the Boston Lager. If I could only have one mass produced beer year round SA Boston Ale would probably be the one. Year round one beer would definitely be a basic Pale Ale that goes good with most foods, I could probably name a 25 way tie for second place behind SA Boston Ale, but if the mercury moves... oh wait.

[xman]

This is an impossible question to answer. It's like asking what's my favourite finger, or what's your favourite ear.

I will take this opportunity to sing the praise of a beer I miss. Creemore Springs Lager in Ontario is an excellent, traditional Pilsner. I've access to wonderful beers from the Lower Mainland, Pacific Northwest and around the world. I can enjoy a Guinness any day of the week, but I can't get a Creemore.

[Richrail]

Anything with water, hops, grain and yeast. . I really enjoy the Sierra Nevada, Ovila brews or North Coast Brother Thelonious Belgian Ale.

[TJ Kelley]

So many yummy brews, xman has is correct.

Hooked on Oregan brews as of late. Deschute Black Butte Porter, Rogue has 2 incredible Chocolate Stouts. Local Arizona brewery, Four Peaks Oatmeal Stout and Kilt lifter are on my stable. Boddingtons Ale or Kilkenny Irish Cream Ale for those light days.

Recently tried Blue Moons Blackberry Tart Ale... very tasty, tart and no over powering berry taste. Most the time the fruit brews are to much for me, good for one, second is usually a fail.

Niles pick of Rail Bender Scottish Ale is a good one, love it!
Gonna give Sydnie7's suggestion a go. The Green Flash Double Porter Black Ale sounds like a winner.

[Gryphon noir]

(1) Fat Tug IPA. Love those Cascadia hops--the wonderful orange marmalade flavour and the clean, bitter twist.
(2) Limited Edition Innis & Gunn Canadian Cherrywood Finish Scottish Oak Aged Beer. Rich, smooth, very strong and very flavourful. Not for the "lite" beer fans out there. This is a real kilt lifter.

[StevieR]

Cor blimey! Far too many to choose from. Have a look here and you'll see what I mean. http://www.beermad.org.uk

In the meantime, Ringwood Best Bitter, Timothy Taylor's Landlord Pale Ale and Stewart's 80/-.

[TheOfficialBren]

NEWCASTLE!!!, Sam Adams Boston Lager, Guiness, PBR (it's really not that bad!), Lone Star (Texans will get that one), Purple Haze, various IPAs, a hemp brew that I caught at World Market a while back, Carlsberg, Asahi, Tsing Tao, Blue Moon, Fat Tire, Budweiser's (VERY GOOD and now-discontinued) "American Ale," Mississippi Mud, Modelo Negra, Boddington's, Killian's Irish Red (corrct name? Only had it once--made an big impression, though) Thellonius Monk (seriously...it's really good), and Peroni.

WOW! That's a lot of brew! I enjoy them all.

[OC Richard]

My favourite for the last year or so



Blue Moon and Guinness, the "black and blue" or "eclipse".

Though this, mentioned earlier, is fantastic as well

[Tartan Tess]

Coal Porter from a brewery in Bar Harbor, Maine. it is very dark and thick.

[creagdhubh]

Belhaven Scottish Ale, of course! Always a lovely pint! int:

Duke of Gordon Hotel, Kingussie, Inverness-shire, Scotland.


Nicholson's Gastropub, Cincinnati, Ohio.


Kentucky Scottish Weekend, Carrollton, Kentucky.


Slainte!