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trogalicious
trogalicious Posts: 4,584 Member
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So, I've been mucking about recently with lists... top stouts, sours.. etc. I have my own personal faves, I'm sure you all do to.

So what are your top 10 beers. Not restricted to style/availability/whatever. If you could pick 10 damned good beers to keep in your fridge/cellar, what would they be?

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  • halffull_pgh
    halffull_pgh Posts: 34
    I cannot say these are my top 10 of all time but they are 10 that I would happily drink right now. I just finished a run and have a serious need for a frothy beverage. With that said...

    Stone IPA
    Pliny the Elder
    Gouden Carolus Tripel
    Two Hearted
    Hop Slam
    Arrogant *kitten*
    Dogfish 90
    Green Flash West Coast IPA
    Edmund Fitzgerald Porter
    Old Leg Humper

    Now off to drink one of the above
  • Kattamer81
    Kattamer81 Posts: 90
    Not necessarily in this order...and in five minutes I'll change my mind altogether...but off the top of my head:

    Laguinitas IPA
    Green Man Porter
    Pisgah Unfiltered Blueberry Wheat
    Shocktop Belgian White
    Mother Earth Wit
    Unibroui Ephemere
    Angry Orchard Elderberry Cider
    Pyramid Apricot
    Abita Purple Haze
    Asheville Brewing Co. Rocketgirl tied with Asheville Brewing Co. Boogie Down Brown (now Stuntman Brown)
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    Subject to change at my whim:

    Avery Uncle Jacob's
    Goose Island Bourbon County
    Avery Rumpkin
    Trappistes Rochefort 10
    Chimay Bleu
    Boulevard Long Strange Tripel
    New Glarus IIPA
    North Coast Brother Thelonious
    Avery Mephistopheles
    Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA
  • sz8soon
    sz8soon Posts: 816 Member
    I clearyly am not worthy of making any kind of contributions here... you all have some great lists! My repetoire is still too small.
  • EponaBlue
    EponaBlue Posts: 96 Member
    Holy crap that's tough! The first ones that come to mind are:

    Bell's Hopslam
    Bell's Expedition Stout
    Guinness
    Tripel Karmeliet
    Sam Adams Cherry Wheat
    Wells and Young Banana Bread Ale
    Dogfish Head 90 minute
    Green Flash Rayon Vert
    Hoegaarden
    Ballast Point Sculpin

    Yeah. That oughta keep me busy for awhile :tongue:
  • firstsip
    firstsip Posts: 8,399 Member
    THIS IS LIKE PICKING A FAVORITE CHILD.

    Jolly Pumpkin Io
    Bell's Kalamazoo Stout
    Dragonmead Juggernaut
    Stone Anniversary Ale 2011
    Bell's Two Hearted
    Founder's Breakfast Stout
    Rodenbach Grand Cru
    Tom's Oyster Porter (RIP Michigan Brewing)
    Copper Canyon Alt
    Fort Street Brewery Snowplowed
    (Last two are local, non-distributing breweries)

    Clearly I'm partial to Michigan beer ;)
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,584 Member
    So I'll post/bump to keep this goin...

    Founders Breakfast
    Lagunitas Sucks
    Olde Hickory Event Horizon
    St. Bernardus abt12
    Troeg's Nugget Nectar
    Avery Samael
    Avery Maharaja
    Surly Abrasive
    Four Saints Brewing Caramel Quad
    New Holland Blue Sunday

    those are my top ten... for now.
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    Samael is my wife's favorite. I've only got 3 or 4 left from last year's release. It should be back out pretty soon right?

    Also ever since I saw Olde Hickory Event Horizon I've really wanted to try it. It was the only movie that I know of that gave my wife nightmares.
  • kristen6022
    kristen6022 Posts: 1,923 Member
    Breckenridge Vanilla Porter
    New Belgium 1554
    Sameul Smith Organic Chocolate Stout
    Flying Dog In Heat Wheat
    Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier
    Left Hand Milk Stout
    Avery Reverend
    New Holland Dragons Milk
    Barley's Scottish Ale (Columbus Local Beer, only in their brew pub)
    Three Floyds Rabid Rabbit

    Obviously I'm all over the place...and this is only the tip of the iceberg for me...
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    Ooooh. Avery Reverend. Add that to my list too.
  • capnrus789
    capnrus789 Posts: 2,736 Member
    Two Brothers Domaine DuPage
    Two Brothers Northwind Stout
    Bells Two Hearted
    Goose Island Nut Brown
    Belhaven Scotch Ale
    Chimay Bleu
    Budweiser (yes, old school in a can, don't judge me Judgy McJudgerson!)
    Ninkasi IPA
    Lagunitas Sucks (thanks for reminding me, this stuff was awesome!)
    Leinenkugels Lemon Shandy
  • halffull_pgh
    halffull_pgh Posts: 34

    Budweiser (yes, old school in a can, don't judge me Judgy McJudgerson!)

    No judgement here. I drink Busch with ma & pa every time I visit and look forward to the release of the camo can at the beginning of hunting season each year.
    Here here to shnitty beer!
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    Budweiser (yes, old school in a can, don't judge me Judgy McJudgerson!)

    The only Bud product I like is the Bud Light Chelada. I don't care if it's nasty, it's delicious. I pick up a couple of tall boys of it every once in a while.
  • BigDog
    BigDog Posts: 272 Member
    As said by others... There are many, many more and a list of 10 is almost impossible to do for me, but here is a list I enjoy.

    1. Odd Side Ales: "Bourbon Citra" (APA) Grand Haven, Michigan USA
    2. Odd Side Ales: "Bean Flicker" (Coffee - Blonde Ale) Grand Haven, Michigan USA
    3. Three: Floyds "Zombie Dust" (APA) Munster, Indiana USA
    4. Bells: "Hopslam" (IIPA) Kalamazoo, Michigan USA
    5. Bells: "Two Hearted" (IPA) Kalamazoo, Michigan USA
    6. Founders: "Red's Rye" (Rye Beer) Grand Rapids, Michigan USA
    7. Founders: "KBS" (Imperial Stout) Grand Rapids, Michigan USA
    8. Shorts: "Bellaire Brown" (American Brown Ale) Bellaire, Michigan USA
    9. The Alchemist: "Heady Topper" (Unfiltered IIPA) Waterbury, Vermont USA
    10. Brewery Vivant: "Triomphe" (Belgian IPA) Grand Rapids, Michigan USA

    Bonus... (If you need a Champagne substitute for toasting. This one is awesome!)
    11. Brouwerij Huyghe: "Delirium Tremens" (Belgian Strong Ale) Melle, Belgium
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,584 Member
    Bonus... (If you need a Champagne substitute for toasting. This one is awesome!)
    11. Brouwerij Huyghe: "Delirium Tremens" (Belgian Strong Ale) Melle, Belgium

    Tremens is awesome. I actually really like Achel Blonde for that too.
  • spade117
    spade117 Posts: 2,466 Member
    This is a difficult task, but the following are the first ones that come to mind (not in any specific order):

    Stone Arrogant *kitten*
    Stone Smoked Porter
    Guinness
    Sam Adams Octoberfest
    Rohrbach Scotch Ale
    Pyramid Snow Cap Ale
    Dos Equis
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    I may need to give Delirium Tremens another chance. Knowing how well thought of it is I really tried to like it but it just didn't do it for me. And I really like Belgian ales in general. The Delirium Nocturnum was very good. The Tremens just came off as pale and lame. At some point I'll try it again.
  • TeamEdwardJenn
    TeamEdwardJenn Posts: 400 Member
    Hmmmm

    1.Willoughby Brewing-Peanut Butter Porter
    2.Sam Smiths Choclate
    3.Be Nectar-Zombie Killer
    4.Be Nectar-Evil Genies
    5.Founders Breakfest Stout
    6.Great Lakes-Rye of the Tiger
    7.St Petars -Cream Stout
    8.Utopious
    9.Mckellers Beer Geek Breakfest
    10.Porterhouse Brewing -Oyster Stout
  • yummy_
    yummy_ Posts: 248 Member
    how did i miss this? off the top of my head (keeping this list domestic) ...

    supplication : russian river
    beatification : russian river
    zombie dust : FFF
    bourbon county vanilla : GI
    churchill's finest hour : port
    citra : kern river
    abraxas (BA) : perennial
    batch 9000 (BA) : bell's
    parabola : firestone
    melange3 : bruery
  • yummy_
    yummy_ Posts: 248 Member
    Hmmmm

    4.Be Nectar-Zombie Killer

    incredibly refreshing on a hot day!
  • TeamEdwardJenn
    TeamEdwardJenn Posts: 400 Member
    Hmmmm

    4.Be Nectar-Zombie Killer

    incredibly refreshing on a hot day!

    I do enjoy it ...
    I went to a wedding over the weekend and drank wayyyyyyyyyy to much Strongbow lol i forgot to add that to on of my favs...its so hard to just pick 10
  • BeachGingerOnTheRocks
    BeachGingerOnTheRocks Posts: 3,927 Member
    This question is giving me fits. It's like asking me which of my children I love more.

    But here are a few recent enjoyments

    Arrogant *kitten*
    Stone IPA
    Duvel Tripel Hop
    Bell's Hopslam
    Bell's Java Stout
    Sweetwater 420
    Hoplanta
    Victory HopDevil IPA
    Hoptical Illusion
    Terrapin Hopsecutioner

    But favorites? I just can't.
  • webdevsoup
    webdevsoup Posts: 384 Member
    Wow.... What a question. This IS hard, because there are just too many good ones. Here goes:

    Bell's HopSlam
    Short's BelAire Brown
    Mitten Brewing Company Black Betsy (no distribution)
    Short's Sustenance (I know, THICK, but good)
    Finch's Secret Stache Stout
    Delirium Nocturne
    Chimay Grand Reserve
    Unibroue Trois Pistoles
    Bell's Two Hearted
    Vandermill People's Cider

    wow... Lot harder when I don't have them in front of me.
  • vickish76
    vickish76 Posts: 80 Member
    Here is my list of beers I would love to have on hand 24/7 given unlimited funds and storage:
    Sierra Navada Ruthless Rye
    Natty Greene's Freedom IPA
    Cottonwood Pumpkin
    Greenman ESB
    Blue Mountain Full Nelson
    Terrapin Rye Pale Ale
    White Street Brewing Company Gingerbread Stout
    Great Divide DPA
    Devils Backbone Smokehouse Porter
    Lonerider Dead Eye Jack

    Thanks for asking!
  • ganbaranba
    ganbaranba Posts: 34 Member
    Mmmmm... beer...

    I've had a lot of great beers, but here are my top ten in no particular:

    Allagash White, Maine
    Brouwerij Huyghe Delirium Tremens, Belgium
    Bell's Oberon, Michigan
    Rogue Dead Guy Ale, Oregon
    Long Trail Double Bag, Vermont
    Port City Brewing Essential Pale Ale, Virginia
    Harpoon UFO White, Vermont
    Geary's Winter Ale, Maine
    Dogfish Head Punkin Ale, Delaware
    Lagunitas New Dogtown Pale Ale, California

    So many other ones that I want to include...
  • lesspaul
    lesspaul Posts: 190 Member
    My favorite depends on the situation -- some for pure hedonistic pleasure. Some for easy to find go-to beer. Some because I just plain like them, even if they are "common".

    Founders Breakfast Stout
    Founders Porter
    New Holland Dragon's Milk
    Schlenkerla Rauchbier Märzen
    Guiness
    Killian's
    Leinenkugel Summer Shandy
    Dundee's Honey Brown
    Whatever I most recently brewed (Ya love your kids no matter what!)
    Anything I didn't have to pay for....

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