KSK Commenter BONUS Draft: Beer
It’s Memorial Day weekend, so let us choose our favorite brews. I have stated many times that I am a beer whore and NOT a beer snob, so any beer suits my fancy. But if you’re more particular, this may be for you. If you missed last evening’s draft, here’s a quick chance to make up for it.
The rules: Pick any beer. If it’s obscure, leave a link. PICK ONE BEER ONLY, COMMENTER LARRY BURNS. Once 10 other people have picked, you may pick another.
My pick? Chimay.
Delicious and TWICE the alcohol!
Enjoy the weekend. Missing your cheerleader? Try a Google search. I’m sure something will turn up.
UPDATE: Different varieties by the same brewer or label are fine.
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Tags: Big Daddy Drew, ksk commenter drafts, mmm beer, you'd step over your own mother just to get one
May 25th, 2007 at 9:29 am
Duff Beer!!!
May 25th, 2007 at 9:29 am
Sierra Nevada. Solid, classic, delicious
May 25th, 2007 at 9:29 am
Sam Adams.
May 25th, 2007 at 9:30 am
Skittlebrau
May 25th, 2007 at 9:30 am
anchor steam.
http://www.anchorbrewing.com
May 25th, 2007 at 9:32 am
Stella Artois
May 25th, 2007 at 9:33 am
Worm, I would have gone with Red Tick personally.
“Hmmmm, bold, refreshing and something I just can’t put my finger on.”
May 25th, 2007 at 9:33 am
Good old Budweiser & lots of it!
May 25th, 2007 at 9:33 am
SHENANIGANS! Are you taking all four Chimay beers?
I’m taking the Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA. The hops are fucking incredible. Now that I’m thinking about it I’ll never get any work done.
oh yeah, it also has 20% alcohol!
May 25th, 2007 at 9:34 am
assuming Jason meant Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, I will take the Porter
May 25th, 2007 at 9:34 am
and i’m a complete beer snob.
good pick beaver
May 25th, 2007 at 9:35 am
Are we allowed to repeat breweries?
May 25th, 2007 at 9:36 am
No one said anything about imaginary beers, but I feel bad about duff. I’m gonna go with something more contemporary this time around.
Amstel Light…the beer drinker’s light beer.
May 25th, 2007 at 9:36 am
thanks UM, i’ve been drinking anchor steam since college. and i graduated 14 years ago. i’m an old man compared to most of the commenters here.
May 25th, 2007 at 9:36 am
Guinness Draft. I win
May 25th, 2007 at 9:36 am
“Is this your homework, Larry? Is this your homework?”
May 25th, 2007 at 9:38 am
can i pick Steel Reserve?
i love me some high gravity shit
May 25th, 2007 at 9:38 am
I did, flubby. Thanks for the clarification.
Second pick?
Guinness.
May 25th, 2007 at 9:40 am
Yuengling.
May 25th, 2007 at 9:40 am
@Pemulis
Nice! “High Gravity” It’s been a while.
May 25th, 2007 at 9:41 am
BDD- picked my sleeper! Nice pick.
May 25th, 2007 at 9:42 am
@BBD Damn, mine too. Looks like I’m picking up another imaginary beer.
Samual L. Jackson Brew
IT’LL GET YA DRUNK! YOU MIGHT EVEN PUNCH A N$%GA
May 25th, 2007 at 9:43 am
Being from Texas and all - and since Guinness has been taken.
I choose Shiner Bock.
May 25th, 2007 at 9:43 am
Natty Light. Fuck your quality. I want to be piss drunk within the hour.
May 25th, 2007 at 9:43 am
Lagunitas Hairy Eyeball. http://www.lagunitas.com/beers/index.html
Sadly, it’s only seasonal, but it is delicious. And high gravity is an added bonus.
May 25th, 2007 at 9:44 am
Dos Equis. Me gusta.
May 25th, 2007 at 9:44 am
not one canadian beer yet ? i pick labatt blue. hard not to have had your fair share of canadian brew growing up in upstate NY
May 25th, 2007 at 9:47 am
Delirium Noel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delirium_Tremens_(beer)
May 25th, 2007 at 9:47 am
heineken
May 25th, 2007 at 9:48 am
yah sorry bout last time.
i was scouting for this draft.
I don;t think corona is taken yet.
May 25th, 2007 at 9:49 am
I am not a beer snob, but I will always have a special place in my heart for Leinenkugel’s. Sitting on the terrace at the student union in college drinking a Leinie’s…I miss college.
http://www.leinie.com
May 25th, 2007 at 9:49 am
Ommagong Witte. Can’t find a link to this, but it’s on of THE best witte beers out. Brewery is near Cooperstown.
May 25th, 2007 at 9:49 am
@ Beaver:
I’ll take Canadian moonshine, Molson’s. Not the Ice bullshit, just give me the thick.
May 25th, 2007 at 9:50 am
@burnsy. YOu mean the Molson XXX?
May 25th, 2007 at 9:52 am
hoegaarten
May 25th, 2007 at 9:53 am
I’m on board with Burnsy here, plus I like my beer to double as potato gun ammo.
Keystone Light, especially in $11.99 30 packs.
May 25th, 2007 at 9:53 am
Best price/booze ratio out there, plus the wide mouths help-
I choose for my third Mickey’s Fine Malt Liquor.
Cause it’s fine malt liquor, dammit.
http://www.mickeys.com
May 25th, 2007 at 9:53 am
Being from the great state of Michigan, I must take Bell’s Oberon
May 25th, 2007 at 9:54 am
devang, great call on ommagong
burnsy, molson brador will also you fuck you up in a hurry.
May 25th, 2007 at 9:55 am
yes flubby this is my homework.
May 25th, 2007 at 9:55 am
Damn you, awful chief. From one resident of the mitten to another I salute you.
May 25th, 2007 at 9:56 am
i might be stealing this from the pirate sloth because it is another Texas beer. St. Arnold
http://www.saintarnold.com/
May 25th, 2007 at 9:57 am
sierra nevada bigfoot ale
expensive but good, especially ifat a party and someones dadpayed.
May 25th, 2007 at 9:58 am
did i steal from jason my bad.
i thought taht bigfoot was mroe specific is that still stealing?
May 25th, 2007 at 9:59 am
blue moon
and a question about the rules, someone has already picked Sam Adams, does that encompass all varieties, or is for example Sam Summer Ale still up for the taking?
May 25th, 2007 at 9:59 am
Yes, Devang. Thank you for the correction. I meant XXX. I don’t want this to later turn into my old “You never specified which Ricky Williams you were taking” fantasy draft routine, which I’m sure is 8 million other adult males’ 15th round routine as well.
WV: kzile (Is that where the KSK guys have been this week?)
May 25th, 2007 at 10:00 am
Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout
at some point i’ll have to take a light beer.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:00 am
Three Floyds Alpha King
http://www.threefloyds.com
May 25th, 2007 at 10:01 am
I suggest unless there’s specification that the person picked the most common variety, and the others are open to pick. F’rinstance, I picked Sierra Nevada (intending to pick the pale ale). Flubby chased it with the Porter, etc…
May 25th, 2007 at 10:01 am
ok so i took the bigfoot
May 25th, 2007 at 10:02 am
thanks, jason, and congrats on picking the finest malt liquor. i have a mickeys cap collection somewhere.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:02 am
I am by no means a beer connosieur; all that shit tastes pretty much the same to me, and beer consumption is always a means to getting wasted ASAP. Unless I’m out to get trashed, I’m taking a Yoo-Hoo, a Coke, or some Jack Daniels on the rocks.
So in light of all that, I select Sam Adams’ Utopia Beer, the strongest beer ever brewed. A description from the review:
“To create the beer, Sam Adams’ brewers used two-row, caramel and Vienna malts, then all four types of noble hops, leaving the beer spicy enough that some call it “fiery.” The beer was aged in scotch, cognac and port barrels from February 2001 until late last year. The aroma has a “distinctive smell of cinnamon and vanilla with subtle hints of floral, citrus and pine.”"
Fuck you, I win. Have fun playing for second place pussies.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:03 am
My favorite cheap beer: High Life.
Truly, the champagne of beers.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:03 am
No, you idiot, I said a BUD Light!
May 25th, 2007 at 10:03 am
Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout. Expensive, but a damn fine stout.
@miamidiesel. Can you get the Utopia in Jersey? If so lemme know, I’d like me some.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:03 am
Stone Brewing Ruination IPA.
Other than Sierra Nevada (and Anchor Steam), there seems to be a serious East Coast-bias here. Not that I care.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:04 am
Red Stripe. It goes good with weed.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:06 am
since Guiness and Newcastle are already taken, I pick Young’s Double Chocolate Stout
May 25th, 2007 at 10:06 am
Oh, and now I’m on a mission to get some of that Utopia. If I don’t have a glass in front of me by noon, I will have to commit seppuku.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:07 am
I don’t think they make the Utopia anymore. It’s impossible to find now.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:08 am
Old Specken Hen
http://www.oldspeckledhen.co.uk/
perfect English ale
May 25th, 2007 at 10:09 am
Moosehead
May 25th, 2007 at 10:09 am
Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout.
I think anyone picking Bud Light should be bannished from this site for eternity. I fucking hate Bud light.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:09 am
F.U.C.K
thanks for nothing miamidiesel.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:09 am
Shit, chief, you can drink with me anytime.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:10 am
Schlitz
And I don’t feel as if I need to justify this pick.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:11 am
@Swolestice
Sorry, i got that one already
May 25th, 2007 at 10:11 am
I think you should be banned, swolestice for not knowing how to use CTRL-F.
HINT: it doesn’t stand for CTRL-FUCK EVERYONE’S SHIT UP BY TAKING SOMETHING THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN TAKEN
Bud Light is yummy.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:12 am
@devang: i haven’t seen any utopia sold in jersey since 2003. i live in morris county, and there were a couple of places that had like one bottle from the entire batch and sold it for $200. i saw some random bottles pop up in nyc in 2005, but they were also from the 2003 batch, and i haven’t seen any anywhere since. i guess your best bet would be to ebay it. all i can say is if you can get your hands on it for anything under $500, and you love alcohol, go for it; you will not regret it.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:13 am
bud light is yummy, i agree with rob I. and as a high schooler my opinion on beer is far less evolved than his and i still agree.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:13 am
Just as a tribute to my Cegep (thats like college for us in Quebec) years:
Colt 45:
It works every time
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/96/Billydeesign.jpg
May 25th, 2007 at 10:14 am
Boddington’s… but not from a jackass bartender that doesn’t know how to dispense it.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:14 am
my cheap beer/lite beer pick: miller lite. less filling, taste great ! much like a nice vagina.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:14 am
See? Even high school girls agree. BLt’s are delicious.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:15 am
Shit. Just call me the Vikings.
I’ll go with Bass Pale Ale.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:15 am
nice first pick drew with the trappist stuff. trappist and monk beers are always good.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:15 am
Caffrey’s.
And I’m happy.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:15 am
hey rob not sure if you are mocking me, but i am a male.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:15 am
Stroh’s
May 25th, 2007 at 10:16 am
To further whet your appetites for Utopia, a quote from the brewer:
“Everybody thought that you couldn’t ferment a beer beyond 13 or 14 percent alcohol. We discovered that if you push fermentation up above 20 percent you encounter an entirely new world of flavors.”
And an excerpt from a review on the flavor of Utopia:
“The taste is astonishly unbeerlike. My first sensation was sweet vanilla, butter and mild candy spices combining into an elixir of toffee with a mouth-feel more like Drambuie. It then thinned out and became crisper and slightly piney, like a dry sherry or a mild single-malt scotch. It finished dry, clean and not too long.”
That’s right devang, a beer that tastes like a single-malt scotch. Don’t even try to tell me you’re not turned on right now. Like I said, the shit costs, but its absolutely worth it. And if anybody wants to petition Sam Adams to make more of this stuff, I’m all for it.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:16 am
@miamidiesel. I’ll ebay it and see what I can find.
BTW, I work in Morristown, so anytime you need an excuse to do a pub crawl on the green….
May 25th, 2007 at 10:16 am
Ahh, beer. One of my favorite topics, so I’m annoyed I can’t really join the topic since I’m Finnish and have tasted only Budweiser of american beers.
Still, going fancy and snobbish (?) in the first round:
Velkopopovicky Kozel dark.
http://www.servaali.fi/index.php?view=ProductImage&ProductID=490&Width=150
May 25th, 2007 at 10:16 am
Duvel Strong Golden Ale
Because I like my beer to have a special glass.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:17 am
my second pick: Duck Rabbit Porter. best porter I’ve ever had.
http://www.duckrabbitbrewery.com/index.html
May 25th, 2007 at 10:18 am
Rob,
Good call on the Duvel
May 25th, 2007 at 10:18 am
it tastes like piss, but I have to do my part to support these ladies:
http://www.kitanabaker.com/
Miller Lite
May 25th, 2007 at 10:18 am
At risk of sounding like everyone I despise:
Hey devang and miamidiesel, I live in Morristown. We should definitely have a KSK Pub Crawl.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:18 am
@BDD- GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!!!!!!!!
Mackeson’s Irish Stout.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:18 am
SMITHWICKS
Make sure you know how to pronounce before ordering.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:19 am
Jesse Wins with the boddington’s pick.
How ’bout a Hudy Delight? anyone?
May 25th, 2007 at 10:20 am
Anyone with a pair of testicles knows that Bud Light is designed for college girls and high schoolers.
If you’re in the market for cheap, light beer, I suggest Busch Light. Nothing beats a cold Shrub Light.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:20 am
Rob, I’m in. Name the date, and I’ll make it out.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:20 am
You know what else “works every time?” My third pick…
King Cobra
(Muh fucka)
May 25th, 2007 at 10:21 am
With the 92nd pick The Wormfather selects, out of Vermont State, Magic Hat #9.
*Crowd Boos*
May 25th, 2007 at 10:22 am
@devang: no shit, morristown? right now i’m taking the train from there to nyc everday for my internship. we’ll definitely have to get together and hit up the office, the muse, etc. sometime.
and for my next pick, i’m taking Hefe-Weiss.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:22 am
Craig +1
Always enjoyed at Moher’s in downtown Edgebrook.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:22 am
Nice pick, wormfather. I love the Hat. kinda fruity, but delicious. Like me.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:22 am
Being a St. Louisan it would be sac religious to pick something other than an AB product. So….
Michelob Light
May 25th, 2007 at 10:22 am
i guess i need a malt liquor in my stable of beers. i’ll take the crooked i. St. Ide’s. keepin’ it real.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Ides
May 25th, 2007 at 10:23 am
damn it - my bad on the Miller Lite dup.
Pete’s Wicked.
slightly OT: for all Massholes on the list - there’s a massive beer marathon planned next month
http://www.greatbostonbeermarathon.com/details.html
May 25th, 2007 at 10:23 am
In honor of my eleven years in Cincinnati, I’m going with Christian Moerlein.
WF
May 25th, 2007 at 10:24 am
third pick: Fuller’s London Porter. second best porter ever. I’m really cleaning up with the dark beers today.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:24 am
Jesus beaverfever, what’s the matter with you? St. Ide’s
May 25th, 2007 at 10:25 am
Crazy Horse.
Malt liquor + Formaldehyde = Fucked up like Rick James, bitch.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:25 am
4th pick. Brooklyn IPA
May 25th, 2007 at 10:25 am
Since Hoegaarden is off the board, I’ll take Allagash White. It costs a little more, but it’s damn tasty.
And I’m not entirely sure Newcastle is off the board here. I’d take it myself, but the bottle I tried to drink last night was skunked…
May 25th, 2007 at 10:25 am
@ Swolestice
whoa, whoa, just looking at your comments in both drafts. Calm down their tiger. If a man wants to drink bud light or listen to aerosmith that’s his buisness.
I wouldnt be mad at you for front manning the Spice Girls and drinking Chantis, now would I?
May 25th, 2007 at 10:27 am
Newcastle.
Not taken, and it slid like Brady Quinn.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:27 am
@swolestice - if this is a race to the bottom for cheapest beers, I see your Busch Light and raise you with Pabst Blue Ribbon.
Nothing like a cold PBR when you only have $2.50!
May 25th, 2007 at 10:28 am
Sprecher Bavarian… b/c if it’s on tap you probably didn’t pay more than $4 for a pint, it tastes like heaven, and you’re probably eating some deep fried cheese curds and bratwursts with kraut.
Drawback… you are in Wisconsin so the likelihood someone strikes up a conversation re: Brett Favre’s retirement is increased 50 fold.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:29 am
Update: looks like there is one bottle of Sam Adams Utopia up on eBay. who’s gonna have the balls to man up and go for it? like i said, i’m in for $500. devang, rob, if i win, i’ll definitely make sure to share the wealth with you fellas during a night out in mo-town.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:29 am
Bottom feeder beers? see all your’s and go all in with Old Style.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:30 am
I’m a little overloaded with cheap beer (Keystone, Schlitz) but I can’t stand to see my next pick slide any further:
Stag
People have killed for this shit, literally…
http://deadspin.com/sports/beer/imagine-how-mad-she-would-have-been-if-it-were-hot-outside-219450.php
May 25th, 2007 at 10:30 am
I’m gonna take Killians now, good cheap and can be consumed warm…because us alcoholics really cant be stuck waiting an hour for shit to get cold.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:31 am
Don’t you judge Me-
I too am a friend of the Blue Ribbon. My favorite form of the Blue Ribbon: the old 24 oz tall boy.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:31 am
Gotta represent the cheap beer right quick:
Rainier. Why didn’t you take this CC?
May 25th, 2007 at 10:31 am
My next pick: Sam Adams Black Lager. It’s stout lite, yes, but it’s great during the winter months when you want some flavor without that meal-in-a-glass feeling.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:32 am
2nd pick:
A. le Coq’s double bock.
Double the alcohol, yet still the same price in Estonia as normal beers. (13€ / 24 pack)
And it has a cool ram on it’s logo
http://www.beerguide.ee/tartu_bock.jpg
Perhaps, they should strike a deal with the rams and make the games that more exciting.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:32 am
OK - time to move onto quality beers.
Belhaven
some of these draft results remind me of my favorite bad Australian joke:
What do American beers and canoes have in common?
They’re both pretty fucking close to water!
ba-dum-dum.
thanks and I’ll be here all weekend!
May 25th, 2007 at 10:32 am
Flying Fish Dubbel
Best craft beer in New Jersey.
I’ll be at the bars in Morristown tonight if anyone wants to meet up. Check my profile for my email.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:32 am
@wormfather: killians is a good every-day beer. always makes me think of pizza hut crusts though, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:32 am
devang, when it was time to get fucked up quick st. ide’s was always there for me. and cheaper than a bottle of old crow whiskey.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:33 am
Damn, I can’t believe I missed Allagash White by two picks…
I’ll respond by going to the hard hitting Bavarian, Schneider Aventinus
May 25th, 2007 at 10:34 am
my fourth pick: Hofbrau Haus Dunkel. comes in liter mugs, is like 2.50 euros per liter, and is on tap only at the Hofbrau Haus in Munich, Vegas, and Cincinnati. good luck even finding that shit in bottles in the U.S.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:34 am
My 3rd pick: Beck’s.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:37 am
for my cheap beer that brings back memories of high school, i’ll take Milwaukee’s Best. i would have drafted meister brau, but i don’t think they make it anymore.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:37 am
After snapping up Crazy Horse for its alleged formaldehyde content, I’ll now take just a plain old good beer:
John Courage
May 25th, 2007 at 10:40 am
Rob, which bar? Might be tight, but I’ll try and make it out
May 25th, 2007 at 10:41 am
Sapporo time.
When ordering ethnic food, I always drink beer from the same country. Delish.
Me rove it rong time!!!!!!!!!!
May 25th, 2007 at 10:41 am
Rogue Dead Guy Ale (http://www.rogue.com/brews.html#deadguy)
May 25th, 2007 at 10:43 am
Just thinking about drinking Meister Brau is probably going to make my head hurt tomorrow.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:43 am
Tsingtao beer from China. WHAT?!?!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsingtao_Brewery
May 25th, 2007 at 10:43 am
Sam Adams Triple Bock
17.5% alcohol
May 25th, 2007 at 10:44 am
I have the low end covered with Mickeys, and the solid covered with Sierra Nevada, so I’m gonna take something a little high end now-
Maudite.
http://www.unibroue.com/products/maudite.cfm
As a bonus- it means “the cursed one”. I like a beer that puts me in my place.
In other news, if I don’t make a trip across the street to buy beer at lunch time, please kill me.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:44 am
Negra Modelo fell to me?!?!
I fucking win. No line in my beer though.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:45 am
I see where BDD’s heading and have to pre-empt
Nothing beats a Kingfisher when you’re having Indian.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:45 am
I think anyone who can’t spell banished should be banished.
Sorry for not being here to man the repeat pick offenders. I feel like I’ve let you all down, but we’re interviewing a hot blonde for our new receptionist and for once I had to act like management.
Since I must take one quirky beer, I take Sea Dog, blueberry and raspberry. The bitches dig it.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:45 am
Shiner Hefeweizen… b/c nothing tastes better when it’s 110 degrees in south TX and you just ate 5 lbs of Cooper’s brisket, pork chop, and ribs.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:45 am
Rickard’s Red in Canada…best thing about crossing the border…
May 25th, 2007 at 10:45 am
That should read:
no lime in my beer.
Well, I don’t want no lines in my beer either… ruins the taste.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:46 am
Time to support my local brewery.
My 3rd pick: Red Oak. Available only on tap here in N.C. It’s as North Carolinian as Julius Peppers and held twice as much.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:49 am
i’m going Euro on this one: Peroni, from Italy.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:50 am
For an IPA, I return to the land of unemployment, Thomas ‘Hitman’ Hearns, and the Ford Focus.
1. Bell’s Oberon
2. Old Speckled Hen
3. Schneider Aventinus
4. Bell’s Two Hearted Ale
Delicious, and 7% for dat azz.
Jason, why wait for lunch? It’s already noon somewhere.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:51 am
Brooklyn Lager
May 25th, 2007 at 10:51 am
miami diesel- my first pick is also a 20 percenter.
chief- just had a speckled hen the other day. awesome stuff.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:52 am
To follow up my first pick and speaking of getting through college (and since Shiner was already taken), I am going to have to take Lone Star in round 2.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:52 am
fifth pick: anything made by Yazoo Brewing, out of Nashville. it’s local, delicious, and you can fill up growlers right from their taproom.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:53 am
I like the way you think, chief. Perhaps a Motor City Ghetto Blaster?
http://www.motorcitybeer.com/Ghettoblaster.htm
May 25th, 2007 at 10:53 am
My liver is the wolfman.
The only cure is the silver bullet. Coors Light.
Actually my two favorites have already been taken (PBR tall cans and Dogfish Head 120 IPA…fuck you, UM!)
May 25th, 2007 at 10:54 am
I pick the beer my fraternity roommate and I tried to brew ourselves during my second sophomore year. It was like brown paint thinner.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:54 am
Kronenbourg - mmmmm, mmmm, good.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:56 am
fuck, BDD starts the run on ethnic beers and i miss out on Kingfisher, which i thought only devang would be a threat to take. and of course the pirate sloth swoops in and takes negra modelo, which would’ve been my back-up. fuck both of you sideways. so my next pick will have to be Haywards 5000. That one’s for you, dad.
@UM - your first pick might be 20%, but mine set a record for alcohol content at 25.6% in 2003. on top of which, it tastes fucking fantastic. beer that both tastes good and has a record-setting level of alcohol? sorry, no one is beating that one today…
May 25th, 2007 at 10:57 am
As Billy Dee Williams said: “works everytime, Colt 45.”
May 25th, 2007 at 10:58 am
FOR SHAME!!! I’m going seasonal with Harpoon Winter Warmer, but the fact that Harpoon remains on the board is a testiment to our collective idocy (is that a word?).
May 25th, 2007 at 10:59 am
@miamidiesel. Take the Haywards 5000 or 10000. Comes in a big as bottle
May 25th, 2007 at 10:59 am
Permanent4-
good to see a fellow North Carolinian make a local pick. Red Oak is delicious.
For all my fellow DC residents out there, try the Porter at Capitol City Brewery. It is a delicous (and filling) adult beverage as well.
May 25th, 2007 at 10:59 am
@devang
Sorry Mark beat you to Colt 45.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:00 am
Me thus far:
1) Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Motor City Ghetto Blaster.
2) Harp’s
3) Mickey’s Fine Malt Liquor
4) Red Stripe
5) Mackeson’s Irish Stout
6) Newcastle
7) Maudite
I just need to complete the 12 pack for lunch.
Oh, and miamidiesel? Just for that, I’m gonna pick next a fifth of Canadian Club poured into a party ball.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:00 am
Nimbus Old Monkey Shine.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:01 am
My bad.
I’ll take the Haywards 10000. Strong ass Indian beer.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:02 am
Banks - The Beer of Barbados
http://www.banksbeer.com/
May 25th, 2007 at 11:02 am
Jason, Motor City Ghetto Blaster is a great pick! I last had that at a bar named Alvin’s on Cass St. in Detroit…I miss the D sometimes.
UM, if you had Old Speckled Hen on draft in DC, PLEASE share the location.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:03 am
miami- spoken like someone who’s never tasted the Dogfish Head. it’s the tits.
chief- you have fantastic taste
May 25th, 2007 at 11:04 am
I know someone picked Guiness already, but does a Half and Half count as a new beer? If so, I’ll oblige.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:04 am
Where you at now, chief?
I used to drink at Foran’s after work when I was in the D.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:04 am
chief- had it on tap at Bierreria Paradiso (the downstairs beer bar at Pizzeria Paradiso in Georgetown). that place has the best beer in the city.
john john- isn’t it nimbus gold monkey?
May 25th, 2007 at 11:07 am
i went to school in Rhode Island so i feel the need to represent them. Newport Storm.
http://www.newportstorm.com/
May 25th, 2007 at 11:07 am
@jason: are we to open this thing up to whiskey? because then its really on…
@UM: i am not disputing the deliciousness or alcohol content of Dogfish Head. i’m just saying, i think Sam Adams Utopia is tastier, and the numbers bear out that it has a higher alcohol content. fuck, i’m going to have to find some way to get everyone on this board some of that Utopia to prove my point…
May 25th, 2007 at 11:07 am
the tap (and cask conditioned) beers are always switching at Birreria but the bottle menu is available online
http://www.eatyourpizza.com/pdfs/birreria_list.pdf
May 25th, 2007 at 11:07 am
Balashi: It was a surprisingly tasty beverage the missus and I sampled while on our honeymoon in Aruba.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:09 am
@ beaverfever - which school?
I’m also a graduate of one of the finest of the dirtiest littlest state in union’s schools.
In the spirit of RI - Narraganset.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:09 am
@miamidiesel- no, no, whiskey is another draft, for another time.
I’m supposed to be working, but I’m jonesing for a beer. A beer, or a 12 step program, apparently.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:09 am
I’ve got your Marques Colston right here — Ellie’s Brown Ale from Avery Brewing Co. Small brewery, big taste.
http://www.averybrewing.com/BigBeers/docs/ellies
Avery’s got some good ones. If you dig the Pale Ale, Redpoint rocks, and Hoegaarden fans should try the White Rascal.
My picks so far:
1.) Allagash White
2.) Sam Adams Black Lager
3.) Red Oak
4.) Ellie’s Brown Ale
May 25th, 2007 at 11:09 am
Heading to the ATL for my third choice - Sweetwater 420
May 25th, 2007 at 11:11 am
Too bad I missed out on Vitamin K.
Budvar - a very nice Czech beer.
http://www.budvar.cz/
May 25th, 2007 at 11:11 am
I’d have to agree with UM. Birreria Paradiso in Georgetown has a great beer selection. Unfortunately, it is in Georgetown. They also have delicious meat & cheese plates.
RFD in Chinatown also has a great beer menu. First time I ever had Magic hat was at RFD. Memories…
May 25th, 2007 at 11:14 am
rfd is the place to go after wizards games. they’ve got great beer but the birreria has the most unique stuff.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:14 am
UM, I can’t thank you enough for that information. And I’ll be on the lookout for the 120 minute IPA…I drink the 60 minute regularly at Stoney’s, my neighborhood bar.
Jason, I’m a stateless bastard these days…I can still say that Michigan is the only state I’ve ever lived in.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:15 am
Hoegaarden
May 25th, 2007 at 11:15 am
as a high schooler i have not had many differnt types so all the ones i have were picked already.
See BDD i followed the rules this time (well except the law tih beer you know)
May 25th, 2007 at 11:15 am
What, no one wants to select the gigantor can of Foster’s? Fine, more for me then. My 5th pick: a gigantor can of Foster’s. Even if Foster’s isn’t really Australian for beer
May 25th, 2007 at 11:16 am
judkowitz with the money pick!
May 25th, 2007 at 11:17 am
Sam Adams Oktoberfest please…
May 25th, 2007 at 11:17 am
Warsteiner dark.
I think that covers all my favorites.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:17 am
chief- they had one keg of the 120 ONCE and by the time I got the text message alerting me to the fact it was kicked.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:18 am
@ don’t you judge me, i graduated from URI. how about yourself ?
WV: xxjewsx
May 25th, 2007 at 11:20 am
Brahma Chopp - The official beer of Brazil and Carnaval do Rio…
Any beer that brings back memories of me dancing with fine ass Brazilian women in Rio is a fine, fine beer.
http://brahma.com/
May 25th, 2007 at 11:21 am
jd: Hoegaarden’s off the board, yo.
miamidiesel: Foster’s is still good when you’ve got a hankering for Australian football, which is almost as awesome as the NFL, but with more widespread recreational drug problems.
And fuck it, since some folks here have almost ten picks in the bag, I’m taking my fifth pick now — Blue Star from North Coast brewing. An American wheat beer that doesn’t suck.
My picks so far:
1.) Allagash White
2.) Sam Adams Black Lager
3.) Red Oak
4.) Ellie’s Brown Ale
5.) Blue Star
May 25th, 2007 at 11:21 am
Chief- I’m in Ann Arbor now, but I was just in DC on Wed. for work. And by in DC, I mean Rockville, MD. And by Wed, I mean 11-8.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:26 am
is there not one steeler fan here that will pick Iron City Beer just out of respect for the Steel City and their team ? I know the beer sucks, but like i said show some respect steeler fan.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:28 am
Since newcastle and negra modello have been picked, I’ll go with Brooklyn Brown Ale.
I love newcastle, but one of the best/worst decisions I ever made was to get a keg of newcastle when I graduated from college. Let’s just say that the hangover from 15 pints of Newcastle is the equivalent of the hangover from about 37 miller lites and a few tequilla shots mixed in for good measure.
I really want to walk over to the Dubliner right now and have a Guiness for lunch. Thanks BDD.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:29 am
@ Beaverfever
your cross-state rivals, Providence College
My picks so far:
1. Pete’s Wicked
2. PBR
3. Belhaven
4. Sam Adams Triple Bock
5. Kingfisher
6. Narragansett
for my 7th pick:
Heineken Light
May 25th, 2007 at 11:30 am
Jason, I’m a U of M product. Lots of great drinking spots in A^2…enjoy.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:31 am
wow, three of brooklyn’s beers off the board by my count. good stuff.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:31 am
yes, rivals indeed don’t you judge me. at least you didn’t go to Brown. nice call on Naragansett.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:34 am
I haven’t heard anyone claim Old English 800 yet… not that I am claiming it.
Eazy E would not be happy.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:35 am
I’m a U-M guy also. Maybe lunch will be at Ashley’s…
I choose for my next Long Trail Ale.
http://www.longtrail.com
Tasty, and from Vermont.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:35 am
Rolling Rock
Drinks easy on a hot day, even better when the sun goes down, excellent ’round midnight
May 25th, 2007 at 11:38 am
I just realized that one of my favorite beers is still available.
Pilsner Urquell
May 25th, 2007 at 11:38 am
OMG, how could I forget the best beer I’ve ever tasted in my entire life?
Becks Oktoberfest
I’d trade all my picks for this one.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:39 am
my final pick, i hope other New Yorkers here especially the upstate ones will appreciate it, Genesee any and all varieties. genny, light, cream als, and 12 horse ale.
https://www.highfalls.com/
May 25th, 2007 at 11:40 am
Continuing with my affront to quality and quest for retardation, I’ll take a trip to my home in Washington state and select Rainier Beer. Nothing says getting drunk like a brew that tastes like the slush on one of its namesake’s slopes.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:40 am
Cooper’s, it’s Australian…
“I see you’ve played knifey spooney before.”
“PBR?… sheeyit! they don’t give out dem blue ribbons for nuthin.”
“No Busch? You gotta be kiddin me? Where them blue labels and gold tops at?”
May 25th, 2007 at 11:41 am
My 6th pick: Victory Prima Pils. I generally don’t go for beers I can see through, but that one actually tastes good.
My picks so far:
1.) Allagash White
2.) Sam Adams Black Lager
3.) Red Oak
4.) Ellie’s Brown Ale
5.) Blue Star
6.) Victory Prima Pils
And I may be the 3rd biggest Steelers fan I know (next to J.J. Cooper and his wife) but there’s no way in heaven, hell or purgatory that I’m picking Iron City. I refuse to drink a beer that offends my taste buds. If that makes me a snob, so be it.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:42 am
I’ve got to go with Icehouse here, even if it is a shitty beer. I’ve always referred to the upper section of Bank of America Stadium (Panthers) as the “Ice House Section” because that is where all the degenerate-rednecks sit while wearing old Kerry Collins and Wesley Walls jerseys.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:43 am
Time for a nice cold Carib.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:44 am
hey burnsy, speaking of washington state beer do they still brew Olympia ? “it’s the water”
May 25th, 2007 at 11:45 am
GOD DAMN YOU BDD, GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!!
May 25th, 2007 at 11:45 am
@beaverfever - If I went to Brown, you wouldn’t catch me admitting it. Brown - the Ivy for Stupid Rich kids.
@jason - great VT pick.
I’ll have to take another VT pick - Catamount
May 25th, 2007 at 11:46 am
Whew. I’ll take the icy cold Kalik to match BDD’s Carib.
And with that, I’m done with my picks.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:47 am
has anyone tapped the rockies yet?
kidding. i want modelo negro.
no one took that yet did they?
May 25th, 2007 at 11:48 am
River Horse Summer Blonde
You can ridicule my state all you want but we have some fine craftbrews. And all my Bud Lights are born in Newark.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:49 am
Jason, I went to Ashley’s for my 21st birthday. Great place, but I like the food at Red Hawk better.
from the other side of town:
and anyone who has seen Deer Hunter knows that Rolling Rock is the best around
For my final pick before heading out for some two-wheeled joyriding, I’ll take Fat Tire Ale
May 25th, 2007 at 11:51 am
With that Brown hating, it’s too bad Otto Man isn’t here.
“Weren’t you at Brown, Otto?”
“Yup, almost got tenure too.”
May 25th, 2007 at 11:51 am
Abita Turbo Dog from outside of New Orleans, LA.
http://www.abita.com/brew/index.html
Can’t find it everywhere, but still delicious. Can’t believe it fell this far. Didn’t think I would get such value with my first pick.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:52 am
the first beer i ever drank in new orleans was Dixie beer. not a great beer, but brings back good memories. i select Dixie with my tenth and final pick.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:52 am
Beaver, I didn’t see it when I was up there for Christmas, but that is my uncle’s guilty pleasure beer.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:54 am
Rob,
I know one of the engineers at the Newark Brewery whose sole job is to taste the batches everyday.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:55 am
Sam Adams Cream Stout
May 25th, 2007 at 11:55 am
nice Simpson’s reference chief. and where the hell is otto man. seems wierd without him here.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:55 am
chief, i was counting down the picks until i could snag fat tire (totally forgot about it at first). I’m not big on Sunshine so I’m going Mexican with this pick.
Pacifico
May 25th, 2007 at 11:56 am
pepe- they’ve had the Abita Turbo Dog at Louisiana Express in Bethesda, MD if you’re ever nearby.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:57 am
Pete’s Wicked was named, but not their Summer Brew. Done.
For the Morristown crew - no matter how long your bar crawl lasts, please don’t go to Jimmy’s (unless one of you works there. You know, cuz then it’s ok).
May 25th, 2007 at 11:57 am
Anyone take Oskar Blues Scotch Ale yet?
http://www.oskarblues.com/brew/
In a can, no less.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:58 am
Jimmy’s was knocked down last month. It will soon be replaced by a bank.
Good riddance!
May 25th, 2007 at 11:59 am
Carlsberg: ‘Probably the best beer in the world’
Their über-confident slogan worked on me.
May 25th, 2007 at 12:00 pm
@honeynut
I believe Jimmy’s is shut down. They’re building a bank there
May 25th, 2007 at 12:00 pm
@rob i
Thank Jesus. That place was a douchemagnet. It was as if all the d-bags who couldn’t make it down to Point Pleasant for the weekend decided to gather at one lame bar in Morristown.
May 25th, 2007 at 12:00 pm
BDD, I’m pretty sure that one is still available… and made up. You even went to great lengths and created a website for it.
May 25th, 2007 at 12:06 pm
No, it’s real. And it’s fabulous.
May 25th, 2007 at 12:06 pm
2 words gentlemen (and ladies)…Olde English
May 25th, 2007 at 12:06 pm
swolestice: It only seems right that anyone wearing a Kerry Collins jersey is drinking beer to get blitzed.
My 7th and final pick: Trappistes Rochefort 8. Ranks right up there with the Chimay Blue. In fact, I seem to remember one reviewer calling it “The Scarlet Johansson of beers,” which would probably make Capt. Caveman run out and buy a case of it right now if it didn’t cost so damn much…
My picks:
1.) Allagash White
2.) Sam Adams Black Lager
3.) Red Oak
4.) Ellie’s Brown Ale
5.) Blue Star
6.) Victory Prima Pils
7.) Trappistes Rochefort 8
Pretty strong line-up, no?
May 25th, 2007 at 12:08 pm
a web- 2 words: scroll up