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So what does everyone drink, like everyone I started drinking bud light now I despise the stuff, now I only drink craft stuff and PBR(don't judge me). Right now my favorite beer is Imperial pumpkin ale from weyerbacher this stuff is gold only found it at 2 places in columbus http://weyerbacher.com/blog/2010/02/imperial-pumpkin-ale/ I like trying new beers so let me know whats your favorites.
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some of my go to beers (although Im far from an expert or beer snob)
Honey Brown Lager
Oberon (brewed in Michigan)
Newcastle Brown Ale
Budweiser
Bud Light Lime
Summer Shandy (dont remember who makes it)
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That stuff is pretty gross.
I love all kinds of beers and trying different ones.
Old standbys though are Guiness, Sam Adams Boston Lager, and Sierra Nevada Pale ale. When I'm not feeling adventurous, I'll grab some of these.
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I'm mostly into Belgian (and Belgian-style) ales these days. Stuff from Ommegang in Cooperstown, NY, I've found to be consistently good. The French-Canadian stuff from Unibroue and Brasserie Dieu Du Ciel that I've had hasn't disappointed either. And of course, the offerings from the Trappist monks of Belgium...Chimay, Rochefort, La Trappe, and especially Orval (plus Watou/St. Bernardous) are always excellent.
I also enjoy a good white/wheet/wit/hefe. Weihenstephaner, Hoegaarden, Paulaner Hefe, Franziskaner, Ayinger from our German friends. Oberon, Holy Moses, Blue Moon, Avery White Rascal, Sunset Wheat from stateside breweries.
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is always a good fallback for me. I'll drink a PBR or a Yuengling if its the best available option. Bud Light/Miller Light/Coors Light avoided whenever possible and consumed only in emergency situations. I'll try just about anything, but generally try to avoid the ultra-hoppy.
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I love the newcastle, whenever I have people over i will get the little kegger. I will look into the Summer Shady.
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When I'm feeling splurgy:
Southern Tier Pumking is my all time favorite beer
Great Lakes Christmas is my all time also favorite beer...i cant pick cuz i never have them at the same time
Sam Adams Octoberfest/Boston Lager...either
When I'm feeling broke:
PBR
Miller High Life
Yuengling (on draft or bottle at bars)
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Either I drink too much or I really can't really taste the difference between water and bud light. I am trying to completely stop drinking most domestic except for PBR. I like darker beers now, I like the bitter bite. I am falling in love with the Dogfish 90minute IPA. Quote:
I'm mostly into Belgian (and Belgian-style) ales these days. Stuff from Ommegang in Cooperstown, NY, I've found to be consistently good. The French-Canadian stuff from Unibroue and Brasserie Dieu Du Ciel that I've had hasn't disappointed either. And of course, the offerings from the Trappist monks of Belgium...Chimay, Rochefort, La Trappe, and especially Orval (plus Watou/St. Bernardous) are always excellent.
I also enjoy a good white/wheet/wit/hefe. Weihenstephaner, Hoegaarden, Paulaner Hefe, Franziskaner, Ayinger from our German friends. Oberon, Holy Moses, Blue Moon, Avery White Rascal, Sunset Wheat from stateside breweries.
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is always a good fallback for me. I'll drink a PBR or a Yuengling if its the best available option. Bud Light/Miller Light/Coors Light avoided whenever possible and consumed only in emergency situations. I'll try just about anything, but generally try to avoid the ultra-hoppy.
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Natty Light - it's Bud Light minus the price tag.
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Either I drink too much or I really can't really taste the difference between water and bud light.
There isn't much difference between the two.
If I'm going uber-cheap I'll take a Genny Cream Ale.
How are you defining "domestic"? There are plenty of great beers brewed in the US.
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I try to stick to local craft things but there's some national stuff I like. I try to vary the styles I drink as well. I've tried Magic Hat styles, including a gross beet beer (think I'd rather drink Keystone than that beet beer), which introduced me to the IPA style. I like porters, IPAs, stouts, and some irish red's. I started out liking the more malty stuff but now I'm closer to enjoying the hoppy stuff more.
Burning River, Dortmunder, and Edmund Fitzgerald are some of my faves from GLBC. I need to get around to trying out their limited release stuff.
Not a fan of Boston Lager but I like Sam Adams Oktoberfest. Like it just a little more than GLBC's Oktoberfest.
Sierra Nevada is top notch, too. The Pale Ale, Torpedo, and Celebration are spicy and nice.
As for others? Guinness is good and Yeungling is better from the tap.
Anyone know of some SE Michigan/NW Ohio craft stuff that I'm missing out on?
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I would ask that everyone stop drinking PBR.
Paul Kalmonovitz bought the label then promptly closed all the plants and fired the entire workforce. Then he took the depreciation on all the assets and contracts the brewing out to Miller.
They spend what little dollars marketing to "hip" things trying to build a counter culture following.
It's a terrible company to support.
Do a little research and you'll never given them your money again.
I've dealt with these guys in business. They're shady as hell. They have 20 people in an offi e park 50 minutes outside of Chicago.
They don't deserve your business or any business for that matter.
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Bell's. Well, they're in Kalamazoo, but close enough.
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My favorite is Saporro. Heiniken or MGD will do in a pinch.
Not a fan of heavy beers.
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Harps , especially on Draft !
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Whats my favorite kind of beer? Its a tossup between full and free
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Had been drinking Pum-King Ale by Southern Tier Brewery--Best Pumpkin Ale I have ever had..but ridiculously expensive.
Some old stand-by's: Heineken, PBR, Labatts Blue, Yuengling, and Moosehead..
And at the bar I had been drinking Hop-Devil IPA, and Flying Dog Raging Bi*ch.
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As far as readily available stock goes ... for me a drink either Guinness or Becks Beer. Quality over quantity in my case these days. But in my younger Days Because UDeserve What every Individual Service Man Enjoys Regularly. 
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I have Kona Brewing Longboard Lager on tap at home. Yummmmm If you've never tried Chimay it will blow your mind. The best beer I've ever had. My beer / drink choices are often food related. Sushi = Kirin Ichiban Chinese = Tsingtao Mexican = Dos Equis Italian = Chianti Classico or Barolo Steak = Zinfandel or a big Cab Vegetarian dish = Sauvignon Blanc Beach sunset picnic = Chimay and charcuterie plate (just did that for our anniversary) That's about it. I'm kind of a foodie (drinkie?) 
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The Blue label is the greatest beer ever....My absolute favorite...
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Bud Light Platinum - haven't went back to regular Bud Light since.
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oo that reminds me the Carling Black Label is a really good beer. I think Molson makes it. When Danni and I would go to Canada, that was my beer of choice. Inexpensive but great taste and it has a kick. Used to love the Michelob Dry, but they quit making it.
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The Blue label is the greatest beer ever....My absolute favorite...
My local beer store has a giant bottle of Chimay Blue. 3 liters, I think. It's like 90 bucks.
If you like Chimay, try some of the other Trappist beers I mentioned earlier. They're all great.
Currently in my fridge:
Chimay Blue, 12oz
St. Bernardus Abt 12, 12oz
New Glarus Belgian Red, 750mL
(2) Trader Joe's Vintage Ale 2011 (brewed by Unibroue), 750mL
Ommegang Three Philosophers, 750mL
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Working on a 12 of Sam Adams Octoberfest right now. Decent.
My all time favorite is Duvel.
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Coors Light 12 down right now, but I have to back off since I have to get up at 2 am and workout and head to Cleveland before I start drinking again.
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I bought a 6 pack of one of the Burning River brews ..... because I hope that I'll be able to have a beer now and then ...... but I have felt like crap since then and haven't had any of them yet. 
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If you can afford a commercial 5 times an hour then its domestic in my eyes. Bud Heineken Coors Miller Corona ect... Quote:
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There isn't much difference between the two.
If I'm going uber-cheap I'll take a Genny Cream Ale.
How are you defining "domestic"? There are plenty of great beers brewed in the US.
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I'm in south central, Michigan. So this is finally something I can chime in on and be more-so "the expert". 
Personal opinion, the best beer in the state is brewed on the southwest side. Bells- based in Kalamazoo- the Sky High Rye is awesome. I really dig on their Porter and Kalamazoo Stout, too. I haven't been able to do Oberon since going on my heavy kick coupled with the fact I bought Oberon that was skunky and months expired at my nearest liquor store. In terms of lighter, hoppier beer, I really liked Oberon; but that experience has psychologically tainted it for me a good bit.
Trying to stick with the southeastern MI variety, Arbor Brewing Company- brewed in nearby Ypsi- has an India-style ale called the Sacred Cow IPA. It's just slightly above average, but solid nonetheless. A bit more hoppy than malted. I haven't tried their Belgian wheat styling, but I trust them enough to give it a whirl. Just haven't been in the mood as I've been more into stouts, brown ales, and ambers of late.
That said, southwest MI bring the most noise. Saugatuck Brewing Co. has a dangerously desert-like Neapolitan stout, a better India pale ale (Singapore IPA), and an awesomely spiced brown ale. New Holland Brewing has the best oatmeal stout around for miles called The Poet (drinking that now). Shorts up north has a crisp pale ale (Pandemonium) and Octoberfest.
Honestly, Michigan might just beat Ohio overall in the brewing department- despite having smaller population. I'm not pimping the state out in a contest- I seldom say good about the place- but its surprising.
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I'm a huge beer snob and a home brewer. Favorite are the IPAs. My comfort IPA is Bell's Two Hearted. Bell's Hop Slam is probably the best IPA east of the Mississippi. All you West Coast Beer snobs, there are two brews on the west coast known as Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger which Beer Advocate consistently votes as two of if not the two best beers you can find. Personally, I think Hop 15 from Lost Abbey is the best beer I ever had.
Cincinnati is bereft of any elite microbrews. I've always dreamed of starting one down here since it's such an open market. Maybe I'll get over my fear some day and actually do it.
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Best beer in the world is Chimay.
I typically drink corona.
Farmer John special stout at heartland brewery is a great stout.
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New Belgium- 1554
Odells- levity or isolation ale
Great lakes- Christmas ale
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I love beer....
Favorate Beer is .....a free Beer
Perfer...Bud Light
Dos Equis
Red Strip ( only in the Carabean)
PBR...is good beer
I like Beer
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Honestly, Michigan might just beat Ohio overall in the brewing department- despite having smaller population. I'm not pimping the state out in a contest- I seldom say good about the place- but its surprising.
When my dad and I had our Michigan motorcycle trip this past summer we had a chance to enjoy some Founders beer. I was very impressed the Dirty ....
http://foundersbrewing.com/our-beer/dirty-./
So good it’s almost wrong. Dark ruby in color and brewed with seven varieties of imported malts. Complex in finish, with hints of smoke and peat, paired with a malty richness and a right hook of hop power to give it the bad attitude that a beer named Dirty . has to live up to. Ain’t for the wee lads.
ABV: 8.5%
IBUs: 50
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While at the pub, I had 3-4 different Founders flavors but I don't really remember the others. I think one was Harvest Ale. Come on, after have two 8.5% beers, I'm surprised I remembered the name "Founders".
But yes, Michigan seems like they take their beer seriously.
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Just a reply in general. I actually work for Victory Brewing Company out of Downingtown, PA as the Midwest Sales Rep. I cover 6 states and travel all the time. I have worked in breweries as a brewer, and been on the sales side of things for about 5 plus years now. I must say it's great to see this much diversity and love given to craft beer on this board. It's funny, because I drink the good stuff during tailgates and then choke the other stuff down while at the games. We actually have two taps at the stadium, but they are on the club level and I can't even get up there! We have a lager and a session stout poured at Sawyer's Street Frites. I wish there was more capability to have a wider array of choices while drinking at the stadium. I mean, just think, how nice would an Imperial Stout go down when the temperatuer gets below freezing!!
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Honestly, Michigan might just beat Ohio overall in the brewing department- despite having smaller population. I'm not pimping the state out in a contest- I seldom say good about the place- but its surprising.
When my dad and I had our Michigan motorcycle trip this past summer we had a chance to enjoy some Founders beer. I was very impressed the Dirty ....
http://foundersbrewing.com/our-beer/dirty-./
So good it’s almost wrong. Dark ruby in color and brewed with seven varieties of imported malts. Complex in finish, with hints of smoke and peat, paired with a malty richness and a right hook of hop power to give it the bad attitude that a beer named Dirty . has to live up to. Ain’t for the wee lads.
ABV: 8.5%
IBUs: 50
Availability: Year-round
While at the pub, I had 3-4 different Founders flavors but I don't really remember the others. I think one was Harvest Ale. Come on, after have two 8.5% beers, I'm surprised I remembered the name "Founders".
But yes, Michigan seems like they take their beer seriously.
Love Founders. Fortunately, or unfortunately for the wifey, I live about 3 miles from the brewery. 
The Dirty ... is my favorite of the Founder's batch, with the Breakfast Stout a very close second. The weekend they release their Kentucky Breakfast Stout is insane. The whole street is closed off for that day.
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Most of the beers on this list are local, my guess is only PortlandDawg will be familiar with the first 6. My faves:
Double Mountain's IRA (india red ale)
Ninkasi Total Crystalization (fresh hop total domination IPA)
Deschutes Mirror Pond Pale Ale
Oakshire Espresso Stout
Cascade Brewing Sang Noir Sour (Double red ale aged in Pinot and Whiskey barrels, then blended with a barrel of Bing cherries)
Rogue Shakespear Oatmeal Stout
Non-Oregon Brews:
Russian River Blind Pig IPA
Guiness (on Nitro)
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