stranded on a desert island.....

[tarapin]

and you could take 5 of your favorite beers(endless supply) which ones would you bring?
My five:
Blue Point Brewing Co.- Hoptical Illusion
Sierra Nevada- Celebration
Hoegaarden White ale
Southampton Publick House- Secret Ale
Magic Hat- Fat Angel

[stronk]

Guinness extra stout
Westvleteren 12
Woodforde's Wherry
Theakston's Old Peculier

and (given that this is a desert island!):
Franziskaner Hefe Weissbier

[Caffinehog]

Alpha King
Gulden Drak
Pilsner of El Salvador
Edmund Fitzgerald
Redpoint

[Jazz]

Devils thumb stout-
New Castle-
Flying Dog-
Pilsner Irquell (spelling?)
and maybe.... Some Key Light- nostalga

[steveh]

Endless supply? Reminds me of a joke...but more for St. Pat's Day.

Here we go again, trying to choose a favorite child...

Spaten Oktoberfest
Capital Autumnal Fire
Guinness Draught Stout
Schneider Weiß
and
Bell's Two-Hearted...or Dogfish Head 60 Minute...or 3 Floyds Alpha King...or Pilsner Urquell...or Sierra Nevada Pale...or Fuller's 1845...or...

Good thing I'm not on a desert island... ;)

S.

[sallad]

tough one...

its a toss up between DFH 60 & 90 min IPA
fullers 1845 would make the cut
maybe paulaner salvator for something malty
i'd want a good stout/porter... maybe brooklyn black chocolate? (tis the season...)
perhaps chimay cinq for something different.

yikes, that was hard!!

[threecb]

Just off the top of my head, I'd go with

Smuttynose IPA
Ramstein Blonde Wheat
Troegs Sunshine Pils
Ommegang Hennipen
some Oatmeal Stout

[tarapin]

and (given that this is a desert island!):
Franziskaner Hefe Weissbier

I feel stupid but is that in reference to it being a malt liqour?
I just saw that a few months ago, after drinkining it for years. I had no idea and now am wondering how to handle this situation.:(

[steveh]

Originally posted by tarapin
I feel stupid but is that in reference to it being a malt liqour?
I just saw that a few months ago, after drinkining it for years. I had no idea and now am wondering how to handle this situation.

Don't despair - the "malt liquor" tag on the label is only to satisfy certain odd laws around the U.S. that demand any beer over 4.0% ABV be designated malt liquor, not beer.

In other areas, high (so to speak) ABV is defined as "ale." Always funny to see a Paulaner Oktoberfest with ale stamped on the label.

S.

BTW - that's desert, not dessert. ;)

[tarapin]

Whew, thanks for the explaination. I was getting nervous because my husband just bought a case of Framboise for the holidays and it also says malt beverage.

[steveh]

Originally posted by tarapin
...it also says malt beverage.

Well, in a short definition - it is! ;)

S.

[danno]

well, I'd need at least 2 that were bottle conditioned, so I could harvest yeast for my own desert island homebrew... since I'd be stuck there, I'd want a hobby...

Westvleteren 12
Salvator Doppelbock
Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout
Bell's Two Hearted
Capital Special Pilsner

[hopjack13]

damn...only 5 ?

rochefort,10
stone, pale ale
alesmith, yulesmith
world wide sout '01 , you said an endless suppy right ??:D
bridgeport IPA

i wanna throw in a triple, and maybe some more stone products okay wait let me start over,

allagash, triple
alesmith, grand cru '03 you said an endless supply right?
franks, double ipa
stone, old guardian '01 you said an endless supply right?
fff , dark lord

wait....er huh, is this a trick question????

[Theakston]

Originally posted by stronk
Theakston's Old Peculier



Cheers to that!
I'd have to add:

Yards Phillie Pale
Orval
Duvel
Cantillon Iris

that should keep me going

[stronk]

Guinness is a must, IMO. It's not for nothing that it's referred to as the 'liquid lunch'. I had a litre glass of the stuff in Milan about a month ago and didn't need supper! Saves on coconuts...

[Tansy]

Guinness extra stout
Dogfish Head chicory stout
Dogfish Head Immortale
Old Peculiar
and.....
Young's Chocolate stout
Also, I have a weakness for the occassional lambic, so I'm breaking the rules and listing 6

[stronk]

I'm sure you can do better than young's chocolate stout, from what I've heard. It's good, but not as special as Youngs make out.

[skahtboi]

Originally posted by stronk
I'm sure you can do better than young's chocolate stout, from what I've heard. It's good, but not as special as Youngs make out.

Whachu talkin' about Willis....er, Stronk? Young's Double Chocolate Stout is a most excellent brew to imbibe, at any time. As is their Oatmeal Stout, the latter of which would most certainly be on my list of 5. Now I just need to come up with four more!

[Ilwaco Ed]

Bud
Miller lite
Coors
Oh wait.... you said 'desert island' not 'hell'. Sorry, wrong thread.

[BluesHarp]

Originally posted by steveh
Don't despair - the "malt liquor" tag on the label is only to satisfy certain odd laws around the U.S. that demand any beer over 4.0% ABV be designated malt liquor, not beer.

In other areas, high (so to speak) ABV is defined as "ale." Always funny to see a Paulaner Oktoberfest with ale stamped on the label.

S.

Yeah, my Samichlaus has "malt liquor" on the label...didn't scare me off, though! ;)

[BluesHarp]

Oh yeah...back to original topic (cough, cough):

Three Floyds Dreadnaught
Three Floyds Behemoth Barley wine
Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA
Great Lakes Elliot Ness Vienna Lager
oh,oh last one....
Alesmith Speedway Stout

I assume the unlimited supply comes with an unlimited liver??

hmmm...I neglected to include any:

pilsners
belgians
brown ales
doppelbocks
Bourbon cask anything

This is truly an impossible task...

[Cranston]

It would be.....
Duvel
Delirium Tremens
Ayinger Brau-Weisse
Ayinger Jahrhundert bier
and good ole' Harp Lager

[chazwicke]

Welcome Jazz and Tansey!

I would most likely bring:

FFF Gumballhead
Coniston Bluebird
Woodfords Wherry
Schlenkerla
Oude Beersel Kriek
And, and, and.........

That is what I might Choose TODAY if pressed.

[Jake]

Originally posted by Caffinehog
Alpha King
Gulden Drak
Pilsner of El Salvador
Edmund Fitzgerald
Redpoint

I live in Michigan and my grandpa was a great lake's sailor. I love that song by Gordon Lightfoot "The Wreck of the Edmond Fitzerald". Who brews the beer named after that famous ship? I like to add that bottle to my collection.

[danno]

Originally posted by Jake
I live in Michigan and my grandpa was a great lake's sailor. I love that song by Gordon Lightfoot "The Wreck of the Edmond Fitzerald". Who brews the beer named after that famous ship? I like to add that bottle to my collection. well, it could only be Great Lakes Brewing Co. (http://www.greatlakesbrewing.com/Brews/edmund.cfm)

[P-Train]

I would narrow it down to three.

I'll put it this way:

A Stout, a Porter and an IPA.

With Neil Young's Decade, Led Zeppelin 4 and Vivadli's Four Seasons.

Brooke Burke

Gwyneth Paltrow

Katharine Hepburn (back in the day)

[Beertracker]

I couldn't make it w/o a bottle or two of good barleywine. :)

[chazwicke]

Welcome Beertracker. We don't often have references to King Gambrinus here. Thanks for that.

[HarkJohnny]

DFH 60 Minute IPA
Stone IPA
SN Celebration
Sam Adams Boston Lager
Young's Double Chocolate


*this was tougher than I thought it would be... i wanted a really rounded selection... something that would be a top beer to me, each in a different style... but being an IPA freak I found that too difficult. :D ask me again tomorrow... and you might just get a completely different answer.

[Grog]

Victory's Prima Pils
Stone's Ruination IPA
Anderson Valley's Boont Amber
Anchor Porter
Hair of the Dog's Fred

Gee, I really need to leave the west coast!

-G-

[chazwicke]

Was at the beach with wife, son, nephew, MIL & FIL. Had early dinner reservations. Had some neighbors over and Watched the ball drop. Was in bed by 1:00. Drank a Guinness Extra Stout with dinner. 15 year old Glen Livet and champagne at Midnight. Was very low key as usual.

[Jake]

I was looking over my small list of the 33 beers I have tried thus far and I guess my choice would be.............drum role................

Bell's Amber Ale
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Pilsner Urquell


Ask this question 6 months from now when I've had a chance to grow my list I'm sure my choices would change. But for now that is my final answer.

[wortchillergoal]

Originally posted by Ilwaco Ed
Bud
Miller lite
Coors
Oh wait.... you said 'desert island' not 'hell'. Sorry, wrong thread.

LOL! This one deserves a beer.

I belong to the group that might have a different answer on any given day. For this point in time I would go with:

Moosedrool
Anchor Foghorn
Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout
Budvar(Chezvar)
Middle Ages Impaled Ale

[Stodbrew]

Yep, that's a tough one. But, here goes:

Sierra Nevada Celebration
Guinness Stout
Los Gatos Brewing Pilsner
Seabright Resolution Red
Stoddard's ESB*


*I already miss that beer. It's only been a month and a half, but I miss drinking it on a daily basis. :mad:

[Jake]

OOPS you asked for 5, well I guess the other two would be:

Samuel Adams Octoberfest
Frankenmuth Pilsener

[eppie]

Oh my! Just five,
OK,

1. Karmeliet tripel
2. Orval
without question

3. Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale or Poperings Hommel Bier
probably the second due to good head retention

4. Chimay Blue
need something for desert on a desert island

5. Zywiec or Rodenbach Gran Cru
Gotta get some work done right? That coconut radio won't build itself.

Guinnes has a special place in my heart, but is not for a desert island. By the way, if this island exsists, sign me up for the next expedition.
Mark
________
EFFECTS OF WELLBUTRIN (http://www.classactionsettlements.org/lawsuit/wellbutrin/)

[chazwicke]

Welcome to the board Eppie. As you know, Many of us consider Belgium beer Mecca.

[MeridianFC]

Harviestoun Bitter & Twisted - cask
Andechser Dunkel - draft
Brooklyn Pilsner - draft
De Dolle Oerbier (the original version) - bottle
Anchor Our Special Ale (aka Anchor Christmas) - draft

man this excercise is hard.

[denver brewhoo]

as Chaz said, as of this fleeting moment in time:

a Belgian pale---Val-Dieu, as of now I think, though my education is woefully inadequate

an english bitter or ESB---leaning towards Pride of Romsey right this minute

an American Pale---Two Heart still my fave but if I spent more time in Virginia it might be something from Dominion

something stronger---tossup between Celebrator or something English, let's say Fullers 1845

and whats missing--a german lager--Hacker-Pschorr, but my education is woefully lacking here too....someday there will be a nice dort/export, available only in Germany, in this spot.

[stronk]

I suppose the clever people would say something that changes every year, like Anchor 'Our Special Ale', so we get even more variety without having to cheat (although that might be like wishing for more wishes).

[Xaos]

Originally posted by chazwicke
Welcome Beertracker. We don't often have references to King Gambrinus here. Thanks for that.

I wonder why he's called King Cambrinus, because he's a Duke. Hertog (=Duke) Jan of Brabant, aka Jan Primus. I should know, I'm from Barbant. He insisted that whenever his image was made he should be shown holding a mug of beer. I can tell you still a lot of people from Brabant (both Dutch and Belgian part) share his love for this drink nowadays.

As for my list:

Rochefort 10
Utrechts Bok
Brand Urtyp
La Chouffe
Bush Ambree

[chazwicke]

Welcome too Xaos. I'm not sure how these things get started. Is it true he once prayed to keep the roof of a brewery from collapsing under the weight of a huge snow? I think I may have heard this before. The old Narragansett Brewery in Rhode Island could have used him. I believe a portion of it's roof gave way under the weight of a heavy snow.

[chazwicke]

Also, I see you are located in Boston. Are you attending the Extreme Beer Fest there on the 29th?

[Xaos]

Originally posted by chazwicke
Also, I see you are located in Boston. Are you attending the Extreme Beer Fest there on the 29th?

Well, I just arrived here two weeks ago, but thanks for the suggestion! ;) Now I'm defenately considering it. Where can I find info on this?

[Tweek]

Well my choices would have to be

Stodbrews ESB (this is Stodbrews, not Stoddards, I dont care what he says)
Stone Arrogant Bastard (thats right wuss!)
Old Rasputin Imperial Stout
SN Celebration
and the one that I could end up regretting, Moose drool. This is because I have only had it once, but it was soo damn good I still crave it.

[fretlessman71]

Originally posted by Xaos
Well, I just arrived here two weeks ago, but thanks for the suggestion! Now I'm defenately considering it. Where can I find info on this? Here (http://www.realbeer.com/discussions/showthread.php?s=&postid=62755#post62755) is a link to a thread right here on the boards. Many welcomes!

By they way, as you go through the posts here, you'll notice that some call me the "Happy Helper." And you're about to find out why...

... the proper spelling is "definitely", not "defenately". :)

Just doing my part to make sure that the anti-beer-drinking public has as little ammo as possible when attempting to assail our character. Cheers!

[Xaos]

Originally posted by fretlessman71
Here (http://www.realbeer.com/discussions/showthread.php?s=&postid=62755#post62755) is a link to a thread right here on the boards. Many welcomes!

By they way, as you go through the posts here, you'll notice that some call me the "Happy Helper." And you're about to find out why...

... the proper spelling is "definitely", not "defenately". :)

Just doing my part to make sure that the anti-beer-drinking public has as little ammo as possible when attempting to assail our character. Cheers!

Thanks please correct my spelling! Because I learned most of my English by watching American/English tv with subtitles, I have a reasonable vocabularity, but it it lacks in correct spelling. Of course we should teach those beer-sceptics a valuable lesson, that beer-drinking is not (just) for brainless idiots, it's an art equal to appreciating good wines or single malts!

Perhaps I should use my dictionary a bit more...

Thanks for the link by the way!

[fretlessman71]

I'll do what I can, but since this is a second language for you, I'll cut you some slack. Any questions you have, I'll be happy to help you out. Let's see....

....vocabulary.... skeptics.... I think that's all I saw.

Where are you from, anyway? You're not Greek by chance, are you?

[Katefan00]

My five:

Old Rasputin Imperial Stout
Sweet Georgia Brown
Pilsner Urquell
Duvel
Gouden Carolus

That was hard.

And to whoever listed Katharine Hepburn, you rock. (If anybody was ever curious about what the Kate in my name meant, this should tell ya something.)

[chazwicke]

Originally posted by fretlessman71

You're not Greek by chance, are you?

It's all Greek to me.

Or is it: Beware of Greeks bearing gifts?...

Anyway he already told us where he was from: "I should know, I'm from Barbant"

But he did not say if he was Belgian or Dutch.

[Xaos]

Originally posted by chazwicke
It's all Greek to me.

Or is it: Beware of Greeks bearing gifts?...

Anyway he already told us where he was from: "I should know, I'm from Barbant"

But he did not say if he was Belgian or Dutch.

Well I'm from the Dutch part of Brabant, but I lived the last six and a half years in Utrecht (also in the Netherlands) and now temporarily in Boston.

This will probably also shed some light on my choice of beers...

[derek_tn]

1. Miller High Life
2. Miller High Life
3. Miller High Life
4. Miller High Life
5. Miller High Life

[Stodbrew]

Originally posted by derek_tn
1. Miller High Life
2. Miller High Life
3. Miller High Life
4. Miller High Life
5. Miller High Life



Dude...

[Xaos]

seems like a lot of efford to register just to make that joke...

[fretlessman71]

Sounds like a lot of people I knew when I lived in TN, actually... one of the big reasons I moved home.

P-Train, I know YOU'RE in TN, and you know better, so it's up to you (and anyone else still there) to edjumacate the Volunteer state!

[P-Train]

I can't even think of anything to say to that! Lol.

Yes, we’ll assume it’s a joke.

Of course, if I really was stranded on a desert island I would be happy to have beer at all. Miller Light? Hmmm… maybe I would be happy to just remember what good beer tasted like and not have any at all.

I dunno.

[fretlessman71]

Originally posted by P-Train
I can't even think of anything to say to that! Lol.

Yes, we’ll assume it’s a joke.

Of course, if I really was stranded on a desert island I would be happy to have beer at all. Miller Light? Hmmm… maybe I would be happy to just remember what good beer tasted like and not have any at all.
I'd probably agree with you - wait - CERTAINLY agree with you. P, isn't there ANYONE other than yourself who likes good beer down there? I lived in Gnashville for 2 years, and I never met a single beer geek other than myself! Very irritating...

[Frau Stahlsturm]

Tough call since there are so many great beers. I´d go with:

Bischofshof Urhell
Maurauer Märzen
Prösslbraü Adlersberg Hell
Plank Hell
Schloderer Braü Hell

[chazwicke]

What! No British casks!?:D

[fretlessman71]

Originally posted by Frau Stahlsturm
Tough call since there are so many great beers. I´d go with:

Bischofshof Urhell
Maurauer Märzen
Prösslbraü Adlersberg Hell
Plank Hell
Schloderer Braü Hell Funny - instead of a desert island, you'd think you were going to hell! ;)

[chazwicke]

That's a good observation Fret.

[fretlessman71]

You know, when I think of Beer Hell, that list isn't what I would have come up with - it'd be more like Schafer Light, Milwaukee's Best Light, Ballantine Beer, Cave Creek Chili Beer and Sam Adams '95 Triple Bock. Oh, the torture! :D

[chazwicke]

I'm not willing to concede the 95 Triplebock yet. I'll have to sample it again. We did a small sample at EBF. I thought it was well..........interesting.

[fretlessman71]

I chose it for its "so close, and yet so far" vibe. All it made me want to do was drink a real beer! Not add it to my stir fry.

[chazwicke]

I've got a 94 that has been in the fridge since then. So it has most probably aged much slower. I should try that one soon.

[fretlessman71]

You have an untouched bottle of beer that's been there for 10 years? Same spot in the fridge? Yikes!

[chazwicke]

Well it is a Triplebock:D

It has been shuffelled around when I re-arrange but has always been kept cold.

Cold retards the aging process.

Maybe I need to be refridgerated...

[fretlessman71]

Then you'll just be an old retard... :eek: JK!

[chazwicke]

:mad: LOL!!!

[fretlessman71]

I don't know if there is going to BE an optimum time for that brew to be consumed. Maybe you ought to hang on to it as a family heirloom or something... :D

[P-Train]

Originally posted by fretlessman71
I'd probably agree with you - wait - CERTAINLY agree with you. P, isn't there ANYONE other than yourself who likes good beer down there? I lived in Gnashville for 2 years, and I never met a single beer geek other than myself! Very irritating...

I live in Knoxville. We have Barley’s Taproom. There a couple more good places down town all with a strong following. People know good beer here, unfortunately we are the minority. Only one paint store, though.

[chazwicke]

Originally posted by fretlessman71
I don't know if there is going to BE an optimum time for that brew to be consumed. Maybe you ought to hang on to it as a family heirloom or something...

I have a case each of the 94 and 95 in the cellar. :(

I do have an heirloom beer too. A Thomas Hardy 1986 that belongs to my son. I had instructions to drink it with him at age 18. He turned 18 in December. I forgot about this. I actually have TH s going back a long way. My oldest cellared beers besides the Ballantine oak aged brewed in 32 and bottled in 52 are some brews from the 1970s. I still need to do an inventory of my cellar and also a current one of my beer fridge and surrounding area.

[fretlessman71]

Did you ever tell your son about this, or was it going to be s a surprise? I'd have thought he'd be champing at the bit... :)

[chazwicke]

He is chomping at the bit to go to Germany this year.

[derek_tn]

i said
miller high life....not miller liteh

[steveh]

Originally posted by Stodbrew
Dude...

He better hope he has a lot of shade, and a lot of ice.

S.

Maybe a barf-bag or three...

[chazwicke]

Derek, Derek, Derek......

[derek_tn]

relax fellas

[chazwicke]

We're just funnin you. Welcome to the board. What beers do you REALLY drink?

[fretlessman71]

Yeah, because you couldn't POSSIBLY be serious if you're back... welcome!

[Bryant]

Sweetwater Exodus Porter - I am not even a big "porter guy" but I could drink this anytime.

Anchor Liberty Ale - Great hoppy golden ale. Don't even need a glass with this one.

Harp lager - the best macro beer I have ever tried. If I went with all beers that are too complexed, I might get bored drinking them all of the time. Talk about a true "fallback" beer. I never go "wow" when drinking it, but have never grown tired of it.

Sweetwater 420 IPA - THis was almost a tossup with their ESB, but for today this is my choice.

Corsendonk Abbey Ale - I am fairly new to Abbey ales, and have never had any of the ones brewed by those monks or anything, but this is still a fine ale.

Can I get some Cannon Brewpub's root beer too ? It's not really "beer" >:P~


Bryant

[Goat King]

I know I'm late coming to this thread, but I've only been here a day, so watcha gonna do.

1. Budvar
2. Weihenstefaner Heffe Weisbier
3. Sam Smith's Oatmeal Stout
4. Celis White
5. Anchor's Old Foghorn Barley Wine

That would cover just about all of my moods. Though I would miss the occasional Young's Double Chocolate Stout. Or the odd Natural Light to remind me why I pay more for beer.

[taco]

Boy in training. Here is what I have learned so far:

1. Paulaner Oct(drool......)

2.H-P Weiss

3. WCG Light ale(nice hot weather beer)

4SA BL(I should post ths in the utility beer thread)

5.Budweiser( so if any of my idiot friends wash up they wont drink my stash)

[fretlessman71]

Finally, the best reason I've heard yet for having BMC on hand! Nice list, taco!

[chazwicke]

Originally posted by taco
5.Budweiser( so if any of my idiot friends wash up they wont drink my stash)

I keep Dominion Lager on hand for that reason. I don't think I could respect myself If I served any crap beer.

[MooseheadMan]

Here are my picks, in no particular order...


Pyramid Hefeweisen
Moosehead
Bass Ale
Dos Equis Amber
McEwan's IPA

Guess if lemons and limes are not allowed...take out 1 and 4, replace with Dinkel Acker and Molson XXX...just in case I deiced to commit suicide by alcohol poisoning!! :)

[HogieWan]

1 - Bluebird Bitter
2 - Franziskaner HefeWeisen
3 - Paulaner Salvator
4 - Anchor Liberty
5 - Bluebird Bitter

If I could bring anything, it would be brewing equiptment, a couple hop rhizomes and fresh barley. Pretty soon - I could just make whatever I wanted.

[MooseheadMan]

That is a good one...might have to reconsider :)

[es1115]

Five beers for life... damn near impossible to choose but here goes...

1. Dogfish 90 Min IPA

2. Anchor Steam

3. Sierra Nevada Summerfest - I'm on a desert island so I'd need it year round

4. Hennepin

5. Pyramid IPA

[dancinwillie]

1. blue moon belgian white
2. new glarus hop hearty ale
3. new glarus black wheat
4. woodchuck granny smith draft cider
5. quarts of natural ice so i can keep it real, and remember the crap i used to drink

[schmoo]

Banks - Barbados
Sudwerk Marzen
Paulaner Hefe-Weizen
Three Finger Jack- Saxer- Oregon
Gordon Biersch Maibock

[fretlessman71]

Welcome to the board! Not a bad choice - it is, after all, going to be very hot where you are... :)

Have you had Banks much before? A fellow member here had to travel to Barbados, and mentioned Banks, but I can't remember what he thought of it...

[schmoo]

I personally think that Bank's beer is wonderful. It is easy drinking in the hot and humid Caribbean but still has good flavor and body.

I have been trying every avenue I can find to get some in the USA but have been unsuccessful. It is available in other parts of the Caribbean; I know I almost wet myself when I saw it on a store shelf in St. Lucia last year. I even hauled a few bottles all the way back to California!

Out of my five choices, Banks probably would be my #1 choice if I were truly going to be stranded on that deserted island...

[chazwicke]

Banks beer was once contract brewed here in the states. Hudepohl Schoengling brewery I believe.

Welcome Schmoo.

[deepwaterdog]

I didn't read every post but was surprised to see of the ones I did read no one mentioned taking along some of their own recipes. I've only brewed twice but am hooked on a nut brown ale I made. Haven't found anything I've enjoyed any better!

[Katefan00]

Originally posted by schmoo
Three Finger Jack- Saxer- Oregon

*cry*

I wish they still made this. I absolutely loved it. :mad:

K.

[Dextolen]

This is tough, trying to think of all moods, seasons of the year, etc.

Here's a stab:

St. Bernardus Abt 12
Chimay Blue
Fuller's ESB
Kuhnhenn's 4th Dementia Ale
Goose Island Summertime

[Jinja]

Downtown Brown (Lost Coast)
Chron... I mean Censored (Lagunitas)
Hairy Eyeball (Lagunitas)
Hefeweizen (Gordon Biersch)
Black Butte Porter (Deschutes)

Jinja Out

[Ales-Stouts]

hmmmm.....

Golden Monkey, Victory(or V12)
Black Chocolate Stout, Brooklyn
90 Minute, DFH
Avery Twelve, Avery
Ommengang, Ommengang


And if I could bring one back from extinction- Irish Wake Stout.
this was a Brimstone Brewing seasonal which lost out to
Steeple Stout when Frederick Brewing cut the production back.

[HopDaddy]

Saranac Seasons Best (original since Matts) Nut Brown Ale
Guinness Extra Stout
Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale
Southern Tier IPA
Anchor Liberty Ale

[brew_2]

Well guys (and gals) I have to be completely honest. Maybe I am a bit old fashion, or maybe my taste buds aren't as developed as some of you, but I think that everyone is vastly underestimating Anheuser-Busch products. I can name 5 great beers from them alone.
1. Amber Bock
2. Budweiser
3. Bud Light
4. Michelob
5. Even Busch isn't too bad

Let's all remember that beer is one of the things that makes men...men. Try to remember, beer is Macho, don't make it a sissy beverage (like they did with rum).

[Lusitano]

Originally posted by brew_2
Well guys (and gals) I have to be completely honest. Maybe I am a bit old fashion, or maybe my taste buds aren't as developed as some of you, but I think that everyone is vastly underestimating Anheuser-Busch products. I can name 5 great beers from them alone.
1. Amber Bock
2. Budweiser
3. Bud Light
4. Michelob
5. Even Busch isn't too bad

Let's all remember that beer is one of the things that makes men...men. Try to remember, beer is Macho, don't make it a sissy beverage (like they did with rum).

Oh, what did you do?!?!?!?!
You are going to have it coming! I saw the word bud two too many times on your list. And there is something "light".
Oh, man, are you in trouble with this crowd!:)

[Tyree]

You know growin up and wachin the men in the family drinking budwiser and busch , you cant help havin that in your blood. I still drink Busch. Alot of people in my family will not drink the microbrews or imports I drink. I like to keep some busch or bud on hand so freinds and family can have a beer or two with me. They still dont trust my homebrew though.

[fretlessman71]

Originally posted by brew_2
Well guys (and gals) I have to be completely honest. Maybe I am a bit old fashion, or maybe my taste buds aren't as developed as some of you, but I think that everyone is vastly underestimating Anheuser-Busch products. I can name 5 great beers from them alone.
1. Amber Bock
2. Budweiser
3. Bud Light
4. Michelob
5. Even Busch isn't too bad

Let's all remember that beer is one of the things that makes men...men. Try to remember, beer is Macho, don't make it a sissy beverage (like they did with rum). C'mon, Bruno_78, we know that's you! This is a big freakin' joke, right?

If this isn't a joke, brew_2, you're going to have one of those epiphany-type moments like my friend did when he walked into a bar full of hot women looking for a good time... and then realized he was the only guy in the bar. :D

oboyoboyoboyoboy.... this is gonna be so freakin' FUNNY.....

[Cloakndagger]

Well if Bruno_78 is a girl like the avatar then maybe drinking Bud is ok.

[fretlessman71]

Actually, of all the AB beers our esteemed new member listed above, if you put a gun to my head and said "pick one," I'd probably pick Busch, but only if it's 98° outside and 33° in that bottle.

brew_2, here's hoping that your taste buds mature pretty soon - there's much more to life than Bud!

I hear terrific things about Sweetwater Brewing, and they look like they might be near you. Go check 'em out: http://www.sweetwaterbrew.com/

[SoxyinMO]

And here are we, in the 21st century for god's sake, and still people worry about machismo; worry about being thought effeminate...Give me a man who drinks real beer any day of the week!

[brew_2]

"Looking out the window, and waiting another 86 years to see the red sox win again"

How about keep your gayness to yourselves.

[HogieWan]

Originally posted by brew_2
How about keep your gayness to yourselves.

#1 - Soxy is a lady

#2 - I'd put my 9% ABV Salvator against anything in your seltzer water list for the "real man" drink.

[Slayer420]

I would have to go with:
3 Floyd's Alpha King
Balantine Ale
Pabst Blue Ribbon
Sprecher Black Bavarian
Hoegaarden White

[smeyrt]

That's easy my 5 beers would definatley be
coronado-point loma porter
stone- imperial russian stout
Rogue- shakespear stout
Avery-czar
Stone-old Gardian Barley wine

[fretlessman71]

Those beers might be just a little bit dense for spending your days on a hot beach... but welcome to the board just the same. :)

[skahtboi]

Originally posted by Slayer420
I would have to go with:
3 Floyd's Alpha King
Balantine Ale
Pabst Blue Ribbon
Sprecher Black Bavarian
Hoegaarden White


One of these things is not like the others,
One of these things just doesn't belong,
Can you tell which thing is not like the others
By the time I finish my song? :D

[chazwicke]

LOL! I was wondering about that Pabst choice myself.

[Slayer420]

I can't help if.. for an everyday beer, PBR in a longneck is the choice for me. Besides.. being a PBR fan allows me to quote Dennis Hopper in the movie Blue Velvet anytime I hear someone say they like Heineken. :P

[chazwicke]

Great movie!!

[hops99]

being a PBR fan allows me to quote Dennis Hopper in the movie Blue Velvet anytime I hear someone say they like Heineken.

Heineken? F*** that s***! Give me Pabst.....Blue.....Ribbon!


Sorry, couldn't resist.

[ruggerlock4]

PBR is one of my favorite, for the price you cant beat it

[BeermanKrestons]

5 beers its must be Delirium tremens. madelf 3liter bottle, St peters english stout, Leffe. an a BUd incase my dad is there

[lagunalaurel]

Leffe! Leffe! Somebody said Leffe!!!!

Sorry, I get excited... That was our "everyday easy-drinking beer" when we lived in the UK. Here, it's quite difficult to find.

Okay, my five are easy:

Triple Karmeliet (the world's most perfect beer, IMO)
Leffe (blonde)
Sierra Nevada PA
Anchor Steam
Hm... A fifth? Not really necessary, with the first four... But I'll go for a Chimay red, just for a bit of the sweet.

My kind of island!:D

[SoxyinMO]

"That's easy my 5 beers would definatley be
coronado-point loma porter
stone- imperial russian stout
Rogue- shakespear stout
Avery-czar
Stone-old Gardian Barley wine"


Originally posted by fretlessman71
Those beers might be just a little bit dense for spending your days on a hot beach... but welcome to the board just the same.

But on a cool, So. Cal Beach in the winter they'd be perfect ;)

[Damon93]

Those five are less like a TOP five than an on-going top five contenders, but the answer is easy; top 5 commercial brands:

New Belgian-Blue Paddle Pilsner (most people are nuts for the Fat Tire, which is competant but over rated)

Pacifico Cerveza

Anchor-Liberty Ale

Grand Teton Brewery-Sweet Grass IPA

Bridgeport IPA (I forget who brews it because I can't get it here, there is no justice)

Those are not in any order, depends on mood, but as a rule my mood will typically favor IPA's.

[ClockworkOrange]

- Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
- 3F Alpha King
- Hoegaarden
- DFH 90 Min. IPA
- Lindeman's Peche

[cluckk]

1. Miller High Life
2. Miller High Life
3. Miller High Life
4. Miller High Life
5. Miller High Life

Who let you in here and where's the bouncer?:D

To each his own I guess.

My five:
1. Deschutes Black Butte Porter
2. Guiness Draught
3. Old Rasputen Russian Imperial Stout
4. Chimay Blue Label
5. Pete's Wicked Ale

I guess Miller would be good on an island if you needed bottles to float messages with.

[liRetro]

Hmm, lets see.

- Negra Modelo
- Widmer Hefeweizen
- Zywiec
- Blue Moon Belgian White - yeah I know (coors)
- Paulaner Pils.

[fretlessman71]

So just where IS "The Land Of Bad Beer"? Surely you can get other craft beers where you are if you can find Negro Modelo and Widmer...

[liRetro]

Florida has some issue with importing beer, so I have dubbed it the land of bad beer. That and I have not found any pubs near my house that serve any real variety.

I commute into work for one reason now; Case and keg is near to work so I can find the above mentioned beers.

[flathead]

Tsingtao
Oscars - Chocolate Oatmeal Stout
Samual Adams - Cherry Wheat
New Belgium - Sunshine Wheat (hopefully there are oranges around)
Pyramid - Aproicot Ale

[Hair]

I don't have nearly as much exbeerience as most of you (I can tell, since you guys are naming some beers I have never even heard of!), but my favorite 5 for desert island comsumption are:

New Belgium Fat Tire Amber Ale
Stone Imperial Russian Stout
Bear Republic Big Bear Black Stout
Avery Maharaja Imperial IPA
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

[smeyrt]

coranado point loma porter
ale smith's speedway stout
stone's old gaurdian barley wine
stone's ipa ruination
samuel smiths oatmeal stout

[BeerJoe]

Here is my top 5 to bring to the island (in no order):

1. Blue Moon
2. Sam Adams Cherry Wheat
3. Magic Hat No. 9
4. Hacker-Pschorr Hefeweisen weisse
5. Franziskaner Hefe-Weisse Dunkel

[Mill Rat]

Let's see...each beer requires both malt and hops, so:

First the malt:
Maris Otter pale ale malt
Cara-pils
English roasted barley
Belgian chocolate malt
Special B

And then the hops:
Hallertaur Hersbrucker
EKG
Saaz
Centennial
Willamette

[beerenthusiast]

Sierra Nevada
Black Voodoo
Anchor Steam
Guiness
good ol Sam Adams Ale

These are all awfully heavy, aren't they? I guess I'l need all the calories I can get.

[stringy]

its constantly changing, and really quite hard to choose but heres 5 beers i wouldn't be disappointed to have an endless supply of:

Westmalle - Dubbel
Chimay - Blue
Mordue - Radgie Gadgie
Little Creatures - Pale Ale
Dark Star - Dark Star original

[HarkJohnny]

Originally posted by HarkJohnny
DFH 60 Minute IPA
Stone IPA
SN Celebration
Sam Adams Boston Lager
Young's Double Chocolate


2 years later:

DFH 90 Minute
Rogue Mocha Porter
Great Lakes Dortmunder
Paulaner Salvator
Ommegang Hennepin

[corkybstewart]

Orval
Avery Reverend
Old Rasputin RIS
Odell's 90 Shilling
Deschutes Mirror Pond(for those light days)

If I had seen this thread 2 years ago I wouldn't have even known of the American beers on this list.
This site has caused me much grief in the past year. My monthly beer budget was grown as fat and fast as my beer belly. Before it was just homebrew exclusively.

[eppie]

Wow! This was the first thread I ever posted on. I thought it went to the Dead Thread Graveyard. I looked backat my top 5. Good list. I might squeeze Chimay White in there somewhere if I was to do it again, but don't ask where.
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[mnstorm99]

Update:
Surly Furious
Summit Maibock
New Glarus Spotted Cow
Bell's Two Hearted
Surly Bender

[jsbeer]

Red Stripe - I am on an ISLAND for cryin' out loud. (Hooray Beer)
Hoegaarden White
Westmalle Tripel
Trappist Westvleteren 12
Brooklyn Brown - I love my local brew.

btw- I just got back from Belgium on Monday, and boy am I happy!

[chazwicke]

Welcome to the boards mnstorm99 and jsbeer.

[corkybstewart]

Originally posted by jsbeer

btw- I just got back from Belgium on Monday, and boy am I happy!

How could you possibly be happy to be back from Belgium? I can't wait to get back there.
And welcome.

[tarelki]

Three Floyds Alpha King;
Three Floyds Dreadnaught;
Ommegang Ommegang;
Smuttynose Wheat Wine (if i can't get hold of Bell's Wheat Love);
Stoudt's Fat Dog;

[4farths]

Bell's HopSlam
Bell's Two Hearted Ale
Houblon Chouffe
Pliny The Elder
La Fin Du Monde

[BarryRipper]

Oh, that's easy....

Rothaus Tannenzaepfle
Ketterer Kristall-Weizen
Guinness Brewhouse-Series
Fuerstenberg Pils
Jehle Pils

.... and last but not least: the best whiskey in the world "Middleton Very Rare" ...

So long...
BR

[barleyburps]

I refuse to be stranded on any island that doesn't have a fully stocked kegerator. . .

[barleyburps]

. . . & a maryanne. . .

[ratman03]

Gotta have the full compliment of light to dark:

Wheat: Franziskaner Weissbier
Pale: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Amber: Any good amber/red will do: e.g., 90 shilling, Rogue American Amber, Mad River Jamaica Red
Dark:Sierra Nevada Stout
Other: A Belgian such as Chimay Blue, or perhaps a good German Okto like Spaten or Ayinger

[DeliriumTremens]

My tastes change like the winds, but if I had to choose THIS VERY SECOND

1. Delirium Tremens
2. Bell's Porter
3. O'dells IPA
4. Hoegaarden
5. Guinness Draught (I can't imagine living the rest of my life without being able to down a Guinness now and again.)

[chazwicke]

Originally posted by DeliriumTremens

5. Guinness Draught (I can't imagine living the rest of my life without being able to down a Guinness now and again.)

I share your feelings. Many malign Guinness but it is a very decent beer and has slaked my thirst many times when choices have been limited. I have no shame for liking and enjoying Guinness.

[bboven]

1. Weyerbacher Hop Infused
2. Bell's Two-Hearted Ale
3. Bell's Best Brown
4. Butte Creek Pale Ale
5. Dogfishhead 90 Minute IPA

Ben Boven

[fretlessman71]

That's a heckuva list, and a heckuva first post, bboven - welcome aboard!

[Fouled Anchor]

I would have to take, in no particular order;

New Glarus - Coffee Stout
Pike Street - Kilt Lifter
Widmer Brothers - Snow Plow
Guinness - Draught
New Belgium - Blue Paddle

And I would share with anybody.........

[chazwicke]

Welcome Bboven and Fouled Anchor

[Lupulinitus]

Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale
Troeg's Nugget Nectar
Heavy Sea's Loose Cannon
Legacy Hedonism Red Ale
Bar Harbor Cadillac Mt. Stout

[rubblefeet]

I am new here

OK - here we go

Boddingtons
New Albanian Elector Ale
Sammy Smith's Taddy Porter
Bell's Oberon
Fat Tire

If I had this unlimited supply - I would be quite happy on that island

[chazwicke]

Welcome Rubblefeet

[petitbilbo]

Ok, here are mine:

Mühlen Kölsch (actually any real Kölsch will do)
Gueuze Cantillon
Chouffe (Brasserie d'Achouffe)
Taras Bulba (Brasserie de la Senne, the hoppiest beer I know)
Chimay Bleue (or "Grande Réserve" for you americans)

[ercscotty]

Wait, hold the presses..........I didn't read every post, but did anyone bring up ICE!!!!

1. Guiness or Beamish
2. Troegs Nugget Nectar (cask)
3. Clipper City Brewery Hang Ten
4. Pliny the Younger
5. Legacy Hoptimus Prime


And a surf board!

[threecb]

Originally posted by ercscotty
Wait, hold the presses..........I didn't read every post, but did anyone bring up ICE!!!!

You won't need ice, the lifetime supply of your top five beers will be supplied to you in a magic, beer-regenerating, always cool dedicated beer fridge!

[ercscotty]

I knew there was a reason why I got stranded here!

[Hugh Jardon]

Wow, tough question, I'd have to go with the following...

Hoegaarden
Pilsner Urquell
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Leffe Blonde
Dos Equis Amber


And if one ran out, I'd have some Negra Modelo Dark... :D