Any beer "snobs"/home brewers out there?

[o4_srt]

If so, what's your favorite? (bud/miller/coors fans need not reply)

Mine is Troeg's Rugged Trail Nut Brown Ale. I'm a huge brown fan. I LOVE malty beer, but I'm not against a good hoppy IPA (Dogfish's 90 minute is my current favorite, their 60 minute is a little too astringent for my tastes)

I'm currently drinking River Horse Brewing Company's Belgian Freeze. Belgian style ale with plenty of caramel malt. It's not bad at all, but after a Victory Golden Monkey (9.8% ABV), I can only make a generalization. Rough day at work.

On deck: Sierra Nevada Celebration, Dogfish Head Indian Brown and Guiness Foreign Extra.

 

[Kevin Freeheart]

Commercial: Rogue Dead Guy, probably my "all-around" favorite beer. Ephemere is my favorite "odd beer".

Homebrew: EdWort's Haus Pale Ale. It's an American Pale Ale that has hints of grapefruit. It doesn't HAVE grapefruit in it, but the hops really shine and impart a grapefruity-taste which is AWESOME. And don't get me wrong, it's not a fruity beer like the Ephemere I listed. It's hoppy with nice balance.

I additionally have yet to find a beer that comes close to my last Raspberry Saison.

As far as mainstream beers, I usually settle on Sam Adams, though with the prevelance of regional breweries around here, getting a Harpoon or a Long Trail or a Smuttynose is about as common as finding anything that's not BMC. Literally. Man I love New England!

 

[o4_srt]

Commercial: Rogue Dead Guy, probably my "all-around" favorite beer. Ephemere is my favorite "odd beer".

Homebrew: EdWort's Haus Pale Ale. It's an American Pale Ale that has hints of grapefruit. It doesn't HAVE grapefruit in it, but the hops really shine and impart a grapefruity-taste which is AWESOME. And don't get me wrong, it's not a fruity beer like the Ephemere I listed. It's hoppy with nice balance.

I additionally have yet to find a beer that comes close to my last Raspberry Saison.

As far as mainstream beers, I usually settle on Sam Adams, though with the prevelance of regional breweries around here, getting a Harpoon or a Long Trail or a Smuttynose is about as common as finding anything that's not BMC. Literally. Man I love New England!

I'm with you on the Sam Adams, BMC is my absolute last choice.

Does the homebrew you mention use cascade hops? They are known for imparting a citrusy nose/taste.


How is smuttynose? I've been meaning to pick up a sampler case for months now and have not gotten around to it.

 

[bornagainst]

1. Kilkenny
2. Steigl
3. Erdinger
4. Muskoka Cream Ale

Love, love, love trying new imported/micros. Great thread.

 

[CES]

Rogue Dead Guy and Chimay (blue)....my favorite homebrewer friends turned me into a beer snob and then moved out of state.

 

[Kevin Freeheart]

Does the homebrew you mention use cascade hops? They are known for imparting a citrusy nose/taste.

Yep, it's entirely Cascade, actually. As bittering, flavor and aroma.

How is smuttynose? I've been meaning to pick up a sampler case for months now and have not gotten around to it.

I sort of have to support it since it's a local, one of New Hampshire's oldest.

As far as flavor, they're okay. I wouldn't put them on any top ten lists, but they're okay as a standby. They might be great beers, but they're all of the malty variety and I prefer hoppy so my preference might be lowering their score.

 

[BradSmith]

Leinenkugel for store brands.

However, I make lots of wine and trade it with a friend of mine who is a beer wizard. He lives in a bus in the woods and brews beer and grows "sprouts." you gotta honk the horn and give him a bit otherwise you will be faced with a naked guy with a shotgun.

 

[Kevin Freeheart]

a friend of mine who is a beer wizard. He lives in a bus in the woods and brews beer and grows "sprouts." you gotta honk the horn and give him a bit otherwise you will be faced with a naked guy with a shotgun.

That sounds alarmingly like my attempt to find liquor in Kentucky, notorious for it's dry counties.

"And tell 'em Debbie sent ya!"

 

[o4_srt]

Yep, it's entirely Cascade, actually. As bittering, flavor and aroma.



I sort of have to support it since it's a local, one of New Hampshire's oldest.

As far as flavor, they're okay. I wouldn't put them on any top ten lists, but they're okay as a standby. They might be great beers, but they're all of the malty variety and I prefer hoppy so my preference might be lowering their score.

i actually prefer malty, but i'll drink anything. Looks like smuttynose is going to be my next purchase, thanks!

 

[Rhetoric Camel]

1. Kilkenny

Just looked that up because I love Irish beer/liquor and it's not available in the states. I want to try it so bad now, thanks, hahha.

 

[Scarlet Fire]

Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout- the finest beer available, IMHO

Others:
Free State Brewing Company- Oatmeal Stout or Ad Astra
Anchor Steam Liberty Ale
O'Fallon makes a pretty tasty smoke beer