Comments on: It Ends Today. Need Your Opinion On The Best Beer?

By: The Mush

The Mush — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:52:49 +0000

Now that it’s over and you’ve been bathing in hops and barley for the last few days, I guess I’m a day late and a dollar short. I wanted to reply earlier in the week, but got busy and couldn’t think of the name of the first beer I wanted you to try (just knew it had a fish on it). But my bro came through with the Blue Heron Pale Ale. Excellent. And a good IPA is also a must. If you want to switch things up a bit, you could always try something like a Fuller’s ESB. Distinct flavor and not for everyone. But goes down well with certain food. And of course, can’t say enough about some of the better Belgian beers. If I get tired of Texas, that’s probably where I’m headed. If they won’t give me citizenship, I plan to sneak in and go on the lam for a few years. Just make ends meet by selling off my high school mix tapes and living off their sweet, sweet ales.

By: WildBluff_Matt

WildBluff_Matt — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:21:37 +0000

Yeah, the orange thing is definitely surprising. I had enjoyed Blue Moons for years before seeing a bartender put an orange in it at a wedding. I guess I’m usually just having it at home from the bottle, so an orange had never come up. It’s not too bad though w/ them.

By: derrich

derrich — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 20:40:21 +0000

Thanks for chiming in, Brett. Great to see a list of Brasky-approved beers. I’ve had all but 1 of these. It’ll be good to revisit these.

By: Brett

Brett — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 20:31:32 +0000

Felt like I needed to weigh in on this one. Here’s a quick list of five…

1) Blue Heron Pale Ale – First tried it on a skiing trip to Colorado. Excellent.
2) Anchor Steam – Went to San Fran and really got into this beer.
3) Redhook IPA – Beer = hops…so you need to mix in at least one hoppy IPA.
4) Murphy’s Irish Stout – Doesn’t have the Brilliant! commercials…but better than Guiness.
5) Coors Lite – I prefer Miller Lite, but since this is what you like…I’d get one ice cold in a frosty mug and enjoy…you’ve earned it.

By: Henry @ Brohans Video Blog

Henry @ Brohans Video Blog — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 12:45:24 +0000

Here’s a ranking for beers that I found:

1. Steel Reserve
2. Everything else.

By: msdanielle

msdanielle — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 05:07:19 +0000

i’m always down for Stella Artois. but if i’m eating sushi, it’s Kirin for sure…

By: Ed Lau

Ed Lau — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 23:25:30 +0000

A common favorite here in Vancouver is Sleeman’s Honey Brown. It’s quite a heavy beer but it tastes great. I tried all sorts of German beers when I was there this summer and…you really can’t go wrong with anything there.

By: derrich

derrich — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 21:01:00 +0000

I bet Bill Brasky drinks Steel Reserve.

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 20:51:02 +0000

Wow, lots of weird foreign beer names being thrown around. My two cents – if you drink anything other than a Steel Reserve, you are not a man.

By: Gregg

Gregg — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 19:01:37 +0000

Happy Easter to you too!!

I haven’t given up anything for lent in a while..I’m a bad guy :-\ aha

By: E

Sun, 08 Apr 2007 18:16:55 +0000

Ummmmmmmmmmm…Keystone?

By: derrich

derrich — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 16:27:33 +0000

Propst: I’ll check out Leinenkugel. I think I’ve had one before, but I can’t say for sure. Thanks for the link. I’ll check it out.

Silver: Big Leffe fan. That will definitely be in the mix. And I’ve had Staro but never a Budvar.

WildBluff: Thanks, man. Blue Moon? Can’t go wrong with a Hefe Weizen. It’s funny that they’re promoting the orange in your beer. The first time I had a Hefe about 10 years ago, my uncle from Germany was the one that told me an orange was best in it.

By: WildBluff_Matt

WildBluff_Matt — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 13:34:03 +0000

If I’m picking up some “nice” beer, I’d usually grab some Blue Moon or some sort of Oak Stout. There’s even an Oatmeal Stout that was really good, but too expensive for typical drinking on my part.

Congratulations on making it through.

By: The Man of Silver

The Man of Silver — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 12:50:25 +0000

Belgian beers are great (try Leffe Brun for something a little different). But if you are going to have more than one (wink) I'd recommend going with one of my favorite Czech beers: Staropramen or Czechvar (formerly Budvar ... and no, it's nothing like Budweiser). Cheers!

By: Matt Propst

Matt Propst — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 08:34:50 +0000

Beer!?!?!

Stuff I like that you could find in Texas, hmm.. (I say that cuz i like a lot of the smaller brewing companies around Grand Rapids, but i don’t think they ship out there.)

I’m a fan of Leinenkugel’s beers, particularly the Sunset Wheat, or the Red.

Also check out this site, it’s helped me learn so much about beer it’s crazy.

http://beeradvocate.com/