What's your favourite beer?

[PhilKing]

Living in America, it is hard for me to get good draught beer, so most of my drinking is bottles. 

• Black Sheep Ale
• Sam Smith's Imperial Stout
• Guinness
• Beamish Stout
• Harviestoun Old Engine Oil
• Fullers London Pride
• Innes & Gunn Whisky Cask

[Alex]

The best beer is always the one that fits the situation best.

In pubs, most of the time a refreshing continental lager, like a Cronenbourg, Grolsch, Becks Vier or the like. In the summer/when it's hot & at BBQ, I like either the lighter, american style beers (e.g. Corrs, stuff that isn't even real beer for some people), or the German Weissbier/Hefeweizen, when it's available. In Winter with dinner sometimes the heavier, darker Belgium style (Leffe) ones, or the German Pils. And with Mexican food it has to be Corona or St Miguel!

[Johnny Mac]

I used to drink Directors in my old local until it all went la de da with a Thai theme with, amongst other things,  wooden monkeys and their out of proportion bell ends hanging from the ceiling.

Yeah so that's
Directors
London Pride
Pedigree
Guiness
I've tried a few Dark Star beers at a beer festival in East Sussex a few times. i did have a beer there called Celestial Moondance. I'm not sure who made it but it was gorgeous.

I do drink lager a lot too. Fav is 1664. It hits the spot quick and tastes great.

[38thBeatle]

Ah Doom Bar- I had a few of those last week at a quiz night I had to go to.

Richard, I would enjoy seeing another band particularly one featuring another forumite. Trouble is, probably like you, I am gigging rather a lot and Fridays and Saturdays are my gig nights ( though I actually have tonight off). I am next at the Welly on 20th July and 19th October. My band labours under the annoying name of Alter ego ( yes embarrasing isn't it?)
I am gigging this weekend though with another band. I have played at the Elms once or twice but not for a long time though have been to watch a few bands there. 

[richard]

Hi Beatle, we'll catch up one day I'm sure. Doombar is SUPERB beer.

[Muttley]

I don't really have a favourite, but there's quite a few I'm partial too:

London Pride
Spitfire
Fortyniner
T.E.A. (actually most beers from the Hog's Back Brewery are damn nice: http://www.hogsback.co.uk/ )
Directors
Old Speckled Hen
Tanglefoot
Waggle Dance

[Mr. Air]

Now if I could just have one of each beer mentioned so far...   :drink:

[DoomBuggi]

When I use to drink, Affligem Tripel was a favorite.
 I used to like Sierra Nevada Pale as well.
  As well as the New Belgium selection.

[WezV]

Sometimes the perfect pint needs the perfect pub - There was a 5 year stretch were i would say Kimberly Classic was the perfect beer, but  it was more to do with the way it was served in one particular pub.  its actually quite a generic pint.

Doombar is SUPERB beer.

Sharpe's brewery are now part of Molson-Coors.  its still very much brewed by Sharpe's the way they want to do - but it now has nationwide distribution so hopefully we should start seeing it on pump further north and hopefully the quality wont be lost

this change does mean its now one of the beers i can get free from work :)

[Elliot]

Greene King Abbott Ale or IPA
Adnams Broadside
Fullers London Pride

But I end up usually drinking Budvar because it's the only decent bottled beer sold at my local corner shop.

[Mr. Air]

Sometimes the perfect pint needs the perfect pub - There was a 5 year stretch were i would say Kimberly Classic was the perfect beer, but  it was more to do with the way it was served in one particular pub.  its actually quite a generic pint.

Please tell us how  :P

[WezV]

Well there is one pub near me that is a bit odd, its not much more than somebody's house.  it doesn't really have a bar, well not more than 1 1/2'  of one.

Most oddly it has no cellar, all the beer comes straight from the barrels behind the bar.  So its a little warmer than cellar served, hasn't travelled through pipes and is a bit flatter.

It is served by people who take their beer seriously.

Its changed hands a few times in the last ten years and is now a very busy pub.. i dont go as often because its very cramped and we have a selection of very good pubs in burton!

When i first went it was serving kimberly ales, it had no more than 20 regulars and for about 5 years i had some of the most random and fun drinking sessions i can remember.

Atmosphere really helps a good pint, so yeah, the perfect pint needs the that kind of pub!
http://www.joulesbrewery.co.uk/pubs/pub_details.php?id=6

[gwEm]

Doombar is SUPERB beer.

Sharpe's brewery are now part of Molson-Coors.  its still very much brewed by Sharpe's the way they want to do - but it now has nationwide distribution so hopefully we should start seeing it on pump further north and hopefully the quality wont be lost

this change does mean its now one of the beers i can get free from work :)

i didn't know this - but it does explain why its appearing more often.

i like doom bar, and the fact its now easier to get is a good thing. hopefully the taste will keep the same.

[gwEm]

by the way, heres the Bengal Lancer logo. trust me, the beer is far better than it looks:

[Philly Q]

^

I quite like the logo!

And I've always liked the term "India Pale Ale" - I don't even know what it is, really, but it's got a nice Olde Worlde, British Empire vibe to it.  :lol: