Favorite Beers, Commercial and Craft

[Neo-Scholastic]

I'll start...

Commercial: Anchor Steam - I think it has light mouth feel and great balance of flavor.

Craft: Modus Hoperandi - This is an IPA with something in its pants.

[*Deidre*]

and




Not a huge beer enthusiast, but every now and then, I like one.

[The Valkyrie]

Grolsch.

Best beer on the planet.

Though Steinlager Pure is pretty damned good.

[Jackalope]

I don't really drink commercial beer. Mike's hard lemonade is about as close as I get. I wouldn't turn my nose up to a commercial beer if I was hot and thirsty, though.

Favorite craft beer. I can only pick one? North Coast Old Stock - but there's a lot of close seconds, Eel River Triple Exultation and their Imperial Stout (who's name escapes me), Old Rasputin, and damn near anything malty aged on bourbon, as well as nearly any German Dopplebock. Oh and Boneyard Suge Knight.

[SteelCurtain]

I don't drink commercial beers too often, but when I do, I prefer Dos Equis. Or Becks. Or Michelob Amber Bock.

Favorite craft beer? Easy. Boulevard's The Sixth Glass. It's a Quad that will blow you away. Eat some Smoked Gouda with it, and you will experience Mouthgasm.

[Cyberman]

I'm more of a spirits man, but I am quite partial to a pint or several of bitter. Banks's for preference, being a Midlander. I drink Guinness mainly though; 'mainly' meaning around Shell, since she hates when I get on the vodka and/or rum. Can't honestly think why - I'm really a placid drunk, when I do get drunk (which surprisingly isn't as often as people think). Meanwhile she's on the Bailey's, like Sam before her, essentially a double scotch with cream. There's no justice.

[zebo-the-fat]

Timothy Taylors Landlord bitter, or maybe Doom Bar (great as draught beer, terrible when bottled - based on a sample of 1)

I will be off to the colonies next week to see if beer has made the trip across the pond, I hear good stories about micro breweries in the USA, not sure about Canadian beer... will have to do some serious research!

[Lemonvariable72]

Favorite commercial: moose head dry ice

Favorite craft: propeller London style Porter

[Angrboda]

I don't know where you draw the line between craft and commercial.

[Alex K]

Hands down one of the best, mildest pils type beers in Germany,



They have great water and criminally small bottles.
Staying close to home, I love darker, slightly malty and not too hoppy beers, such as this one



In the not really beer category, from our funny friends right 'cross the border, there's this



The only big commercial American beer I have liked was Sam Adams. There have been so many microbrews popping up lately that I really don't know what's what any more. They tend to be incredibly hoppy, which I like when I visit, but can only take for so long before I long for a more Bavarian Helles style one. I think when I was living on Long Island, we had this one

and also Blue Moon. What's with all the blue?