What is the best beer ever in your opinion?

[Squarenot]

The Austrians always said that the Germans did not know how to brew beer. National pride I suppose, but there is truth when sampling beer. There are many small German breweries, but most do not export. Too bad, as some are excellent.

Goesser beer and Stiegl Beer from Austria (I think Goesser is from the Innsbruck region and Stiegl is from the Salzburg region) are both wonderful and best experienced on tap.

Surprisingly, the French also make a great beer - Fischer from Alsace. Can be found in 22oz bottles at Central Market, Whole Foods or other speciality markets.

[favoriteman]

I love german beer, especially dark on tap. Many craft beers are top notch and I change favorites regularly. My current fave is Stone Imperial Stout on tap. You have to go to a bar with lots of choices of craft beers to find it and then you have to be a discriminating drinker, ie quality over quantity, just like finding a compatible lady There is nothing quite like sipping one good cold beer with friends when it is hot out. Seek and you will find...

[cabletex7]

Belgian is the best - Chimay.

[Squarenot]

Originally Posted by favoriteman

IMany craft beers are top notch and I change favorites regularly. My current fave is Stone Imperial Stout on tap. You have to go to a bar with lots of choices of craft beers to find it and then you have to be a discriminating drinker, ...

Agreed.
I was a member of a craft beer club receiving a sample of craft beers, made in the United States, each month by mail. Fun to taste them. They came with a synopsis/history of the brewery. My taste always goes back to the Austrian beers. Although, on a hot Summer afternoon, there is nothing like a cold heffeweissen, with a slice of lemon. The Weihenstephan brewery in Germany makes (and exports) a heffeweissen that is pretty wonderful.

[Guest041413-2]

Nice and Cold! Ahhhhhhhh....

[jsparrow]

Guiness Stout Dark.

Negro Modelo is pretty good for a commercial brand.

The darker, the better.

[Squarenot]

MIJO (BFE):

Stella works. Great beer and can be found on tap very easily in the US of A these days.
I see you are in Thailand. When I was there, I recall a Kloster Beer, a German Brewed beer in Thailand that seemed to be more popular than Sing Ha among the locals. Is it still there?

[Alan418]

Landshark when I want light and smooth, Abita Amber when I want a little edge.

[Guest041413-2]

Originally Posted by Squarenot

MIJO (BFE):

Stella works. Great beer and can be found on tap very easily in the US of A these days.
I see you are in Thailand. When I was there, I recall a Kloster Beer, a German Brewed beer in Thailand that seemed to be more popular than Sing Ha among the locals. Is it still there?

Yes, Stella Artois is delicious...I don't know if it is still there...I'm in some THAI as often as I can be...(as in eating it almost daily, LMMFAO! I ran into a THAI fem and haven't been the same since: http://www.eccie.net/showthread.php?t=528816

khao jai mai?).

[TheAntichrist666]

Wow !

[plainjoe]

In Germany, monasteries are infamous for their biers (note the German spelling?). Each city / region has their local breweries - of course, the most famous ones are in Munich where they celebrate Octoberfest. I remember Thailand had Chang beer (two elephants); Japan - a whole variety Sapporo, Kirin, Asashi; Korea - OB, Hess; even in the Middle East, they brew beer, not the best tasting, but beer nonetheless. I believe that archeologist found the elements of beer (malt, barley, hops) in some ancient jars in Egypt as they were digging and searching for antiquities. Back in the states, east of the Mississippi, Yuengling (from the oldest brewery in the US) is pretty good. In the mid-west, Great Lakes Brewery (near Cleveland) brews great beer. I have not yet visited Portland nor Colorado is reputed to have many local micro-breweries - I support the local breweries. Of course, my favorite is whatever you are buying!

[Fratelli]

Wurzburger Hofbrau Heffe Weise - I visited a family member who was stationed in Wurzburg some years ago, and he would have a case delivered direct from the brewery each week. Did you have a milkman growing up? Wurzburg (and I'm sure this is true in many German towns) has a beerman. I've only seen this beer once in the US - I bought it, but all the yeast had died!

I agree with squarenot, nothing beats a cold heffeweissen on a hot summer's day. Just don't try to order one during the winter in Germany - they'll take your man card.

I had a great wheat beer at BJ's a few nights ago - one of the cleanest tasting wheat beers I've had in a while, on tap of course, really wish I could remember the name of it.

Sam Adams is a great lager, Bass is my favorite ale. Fat Tire, Blue Moon, Shiner, Full Sail, Sierra Nevada - there are a lot of great beers being brewed in the US now and readily available, especially for a kid who grew up on Molson's Canadian! (The beer scene is much better north of the border these days, too!)

If you like seasonal beers, Pete's Wicked Winter Brew, from Northern California, is really good and one of the beers that started the seasonal trend.

[LaStang]

Dos Equis , with Shiner Bock running a close second , and by the way ...that Abita christmas Ale they made sucked serious ass LOL

[PhantomofTheOpera]

My favorites... detect a pattern?

Domestics - Sam Adams Black Lager, Shiner Bock Black Lager
Imports - Guinness Black Lager, Negra Modelo, Carta Blanca, Pacífico Clara

[Satyrrical]

Victory V-12