beer habits

a. which beer do you buy when you go to the store and aren't feeling particularly inspired by any of the choices? (this might be referred to as one's default beer)

b. which beer do you buy makes you feel like you're spoiling yourself?

c. which beer have you been buying most frequently?

d. which beer do you buy that you feel like you don't buy enough?

e. which beer do you buy that you feel like you buy too often?

f. which beer do you see at the store that makes you think "what kind of disgusting savages buy that?"

answers can be in brands or types of beer (?), also feel free to add more questions to the survey

a. which beer do you buy when you go to the store and aren't feeling particularly inspired by any of the choices? (this might be referred to as one's default beer)

depending on money, cans of kronenberg, cans of draught guinness, or bottles of hoegaarden/leffe.

b. which beer do you buy makes you feel like you're spoiling yourself?

marsdens old empire, deuchars ipa, brewdogs.

c. which beer have you been buying most frequently?

deuchars ipa

d. which beer do you buy that you feel like you don't buy enough?

marsdens old empire.

e. which beer do you buy that you feel like you buy too often?

any major league lagers...just sometimes forced to drink them by bad choices.

f. which beer do you see at the store that makes you think "what kind of disgusting savages buy that?"

corona, inexplicably popular and is disgusting imo.

answers can be in brands or types of beer (?), also feel free to add more questions to the survey

in general i wish there was more choice of draught ales/beers...there are some amazing real ale pubs in london but in lots of places there is just crappy draught eurobeer.

a. Dogfish Head 60 Minute

b. Hopslam--forgot to get some this year, it's prolly all gone

c. see a

d. Gumball Head--can't get it here, need to buy a case or something online.

e. a, c

f. anything with a pink elephant on it, or a russian czar

actually for b. Hopsickle is fannnnnnntastic

a. which beer do you buy when you go to the store and aren't feeling particularly inspired by any of the choices? (this might be referred to as one's default beer)

pacifico

b. which beer do you buy makes you feel like you're spoiling yourself?

hmm anything at a restaurant, frankly

c. which beer have you been buying most frequently?

pacifico

d. which beer do you buy that you feel like you don't buy enough?

wittekirke. can't wait til it's warmer!

e. which beer do you buy that you feel like you buy too often?

pacifico

f. which beer do you see at the store that makes you think "what kind of disgusting savages buy that?"

anything with fruit flavor in it.

pacifico is pretty good

a. which beer do you buy when you go to the store and aren't feeling particularly inspired by any of the choices? (this might be referred to as one's default beer)

i don't drink at home much, but I will buy a case if I do. Usually Fat Tire.

b. which beer do you buy makes you feel like you're spoiling yourself?

Chimay

c. which beer have you been buying most frequently?

Lately, Fat Tire. I can find it everywhere and it's solid.

d. which beer do you buy that you feel like you don't buy enough?

exotic Belgian stuff, there's a great bar in my neighborhood that has specialized in gourmet exotic beers (but is actually pretty rough and tumble, not douchey at all) and I feel like I'm never in there as much as I should.

e. which beer do you buy that you feel like you buy too often?

for a while, franzikaner (sp?). got sick of it.

f. which beer do you see at the store that makes you think "what kind of disgusting savages buy that?

blue moon. the fakest shit ever. why not just drink bud?

a. which beer do you buy when you go to the store and aren't feeling particularly inspired by any of the choices? (this might be referred to as one's default beer)
Sierra Nevada IPA

b. which beer do you buy makes you feel like you're spoiling yourself?
Just bought this Avery Hog Heaven Barley Wine thing, which is expensive. Maybe too expensive.

c. which beer have you been buying most frequently?
Dale's Pale Ale

d. which beer do you buy that you feel like you don't buy enough?
pacifico

e. which beer do you buy that you feel like you buy too often?
probably guinness

f. which beer do you see at the store that makes you think "what kind of disgusting savages buy that?"
ditto on the fruity stuff

a. one of the "standard" IPAs that I see everywhere

b. any pricey 22oz bottle that I feel like I'm taking a gamble on, generally these will be a Belgian style, barleywine, or IPA

c. Bear Republic Racer 5 IPA, which might be my default now

d. lagers and pilsners in general, which I don't really like that much but want to try more of, or things that I like but less than my usuals

e. IPAs

f. cases of Busch lite, most beers with fruit in them, really skunky ones (Stella, Heiniken)

a. which beer do you buy when you go to the store and aren't feeling particularly inspired by any of the choices? (this might be referred to as one's default beer)

Budweiser in cans

b. which beer do you buy makes you feel like you're spoiling yourself?

Duvel

c. which beer have you been buying most frequently?

Coopers Sparkling Ale

d. which beer do you buy that you feel like you don't buy enough?

Sierra Nevada beers

e. which beer do you buy that you feel like you buy too often?

Bud in cans

f. which beer do you see at the store that makes you think "what kind of disgusting savages buy that?"

Echo the Blue Moon and Stella posts above

ha, blue moon is pretty bad ... it is sort of infamous in Denver as the worst of the worst. Craft Beer sellouts!

blue moon is not great but you can have it when the rest of the choices are bud, etc.

bc i mean i think it's better, to me

put a slice of lemon in it and blue moon is pretty good on a hot day

a. which beer do you buy when you go to the store and aren't feeling particularly inspired by any of the choices? (this might be referred to as one's default beer)

red stripe, sierra nevada, magic hat 9 if im w/ my girl

b. which beer do you buy makes you feel like you're spoiling yourself?

hitachino nest, chimay, anything imported in a 750 ml bottle really

c. which beer have you been buying most frequently?

trader joes red oval--$2.99 for a sixpack

d. which beer do you buy that you feel like you don't buy enough?

racer 5 ipa is so good but i never want it when im actually in the store

e. which beer do you buy that you feel like you buy too often?

red stripe probably?

f. which beer do you see at the store that makes you think "what kind of disgusting savages buy that?"

coors lite

really dont think blue moon is that bad. doesnt taste "fake."

a. which beer do you buy when you go to the store and aren't feeling particularly inspired by any of the choices? (this might be referred to as one's default beer)

stella, going to stop doing this now because they made it weaker recently - 5% instead of 5.2%. It's not a very good beer and cheapness and its strength was all it had going for it.

b. which beer do you buy makes you feel like you're spoiling yourself?

Budvar, Newcastle Brown Ale.

c. which beer have you been buying most frequently?

Stella.

d. which beer do you buy that you feel like you don't buy enough?

Budvar.

e. which beer do you buy that you feel like you buy too often?

Stella (lol)

f. which beer do you see at the store that makes you think "what kind of disgusting savages buy that?"

Budweiser, Coors, Miller, Carling, Fosters, Tennents.

i must add that where i shop has a shit selection so i can't spoil myself with anything fancier.

a. pilsner urquell
b. big-old bottle of chimay or similar trappist; franziskaner dunkle sometimes.
c. lol pilsner urquell
d. sometimes i think i take sierra nevada for granted but i don't drink much pale ale anyway so i dunno
e. pilsner urquell
f. anything with bananas or pumpkins

all the stores near me have basically the same exact beer selection. seems like 1/4 new belgium, 1/4 big sky, 1/4 bud/coors etc, and 1/4 stuff that interests me (not to diss new belgium or big sky.. it's just.. i want adventure)

newcastle was my shit for years but i think i overdid it

g. do you have a beer belly?

a. beck's, red stripe, guinness
b - e. guinness
f. http://images.nitrosell.com/product_images/7/1746/bud-lime-lt-alum-4pk-nr-16z.jpg

oh man even more than that

http://www.x-entertainment.com/updates/pics/ewgross1.jpg

i have had this clamato. it was a dare.

omg

i wasn't given a mug either, so my choices were

a. not shake, meaning the clam juice and beer would be all separated, or

b. shake, meaning the beer would get everywhere.

i didn't shake it.

i might take that dare tbh!

i mean would

chelada is refreshing and different, up all yours

a. pabst blue ribbon because honestly most of the time i just do not care
b. something german or belgian with a very ornate label and a name that i don't believe i can pronounce correctly
c. lakefront, hacker-pschorr
d. stone, love it all but don't come across it frequently anymore and when i do i'm like "oh, i've had plenty of that, try something new." also lagunitas, russian river, rogue
e. see a.
f. anything cherry flavored, tequiza (do they still make this?), leinenkugels, anything that australian rock group JET helps market

WHO IS THE TWO BEER QUEER OF ILX?

f. anything with a pink elephant on it, or a russian czar

― Mr. Que, Monday, March 29, 2010 2:35 PM

Whaaa? Are you referring to Delirium Tremens/Nocturnum here? Nothing disgusting about it at all! And surely there are imperial Russian stouts that aren't disgusting too. Gimmicky labels don't bother me, usually.

I can't believe I'm about to publicly admit this, but Bud and clamato is actually pretty good. Jesse and I got a can of that last summer before going to see a movie in the park and it was quite all right.

a. which beer do you buy when you go to the store and aren't feeling particularly inspired by any of the choices? (this might be referred to as one's default beer)
red stripe
b. which beer do you buy makes you feel like you're spoiling yourself?
kasteel kru (joeks, iunno, just whatever new stuff they have in the off licence)
c. which beer have you been buying most frequently?
recently? budweiser
d. which beer do you buy that you feel like you don't buy enough?
peroni
e. which beer do you buy that you feel like you buy too often?
red stripe
f. which beer do you see at the store that makes you think "what kind of disgusting savages buy that?"
corona

changes if in the pub obv, in which case it'd be
a. deuchars ipa
b. west beer, modelo (negro)
c. amstel, for some reason
d. guiness
e. deuchars ipa
f. tennents, carling, fosters

gonna do this on pub, because I haven't bought beer in a shop for years

a. which beer do you buy when you go to the pub and aren't feeling particularly inspired by any of the choices? (this might be referred to as one's default beer)
guinness
b. which beer do you buy makes you feel like you're spoiling yourself?
microbrewery stout
c. which beer have you been buying most frequently?
guinness
d. which beer do you buy that you feel like you don't buy enough?
good, old fashioned english bitter... or even "a pint of mild"
e. which beer do you buy that you feel like you buy too often?
guinness
f. which beer do you see at the pub that makes you think "what kind of disgusting savages buy that?"
magners (yes I know this is cider, but it's horrible...)

cozen, you and I need to swap for a week for variety's sake.

a. which beer do you buy when you go to the store and aren't feeling particularly inspired by any of the choices? (this might be referred to as one's default beer)

Dogfish Head 60 minute IPA, Guinness

b. which beer do you buy makes you feel like you're spoiling yourself?

Rodenbach Grand Cru, Three Floyds Dreadnaught IPA, DFH World Wide Stout

c. which beer have you been buying most frequently?

Three Floyds Mild Ale

d. which beer do you buy that you feel like you don't buy enough?

Any good non-IPA beer. I get stuck in an IPA rut. Because it is so delicious.

e. which beer do you buy that you feel like you buy too often?

No such thing as too often with good beer

f. which beer do you see at the store that makes you think "what kind of disgusting savages buy that?"

Natural Light

I really never feel like I'm spoiling myself though. Basically when I want good beer, I buy it. It's not like it is outrageously expensive.

unless it's this
http://img.skitch.com/20100329-gqqaieetkbs8pt2w1wh3amdti8.jpg

racer 5 ipa is so good but i never want it when im actually in the store

because the label is misleadingly hideous probably?

That Bud/Clamato thing is Mexican as hell. Never had it in the can but cheladas with just about any mexican lager are great and i imagine the bud one isn't as heinous as folks are thinking

I forgot about Racer 5. That's one of my regulars.

I always feel a 22 more than $6 is spoiling myself but thinking about it like a bottle of wine makes it seem pretty reasonable.

a. which beer do you buy when you go to the store and aren't feeling particularly inspired by any of the choices? (this might be referred to as one's default beer)

Sierra Nevada IPA or Glissade

b. which beer do you buy makes you feel like you're spoiling yourself?

Hoegarten

c. which beer have you been buying most frequently?

Glissade or Fire House IPA

d. which beer do you buy that you feel like you don't buy enough?

Lost Coast Downtown Brown, Belgians

e. which beer do you buy that you feel like you buy too often?

Fire Station offerings (they're cheap!)

f. which beer do you see at the store that makes you think "what kind of disgusting savages buy that?"

Bud Light w/ Lime. I remember once seeing someone buy Bud American Ale when it was first introduced and thinking this, but then I saw it was on sale for like $6/6 pack and (lol) I bought it myself. It really wasn't bad.

oh man even more than that

― max, Monday, March 29, 2010 6:18 PM

otm

a. which beer do you buy when you go to the store and aren't feeling particularly inspired by any of the choices? (this might be referred to as one's default beer)

red stripe or kronenbourg

b. which beer do you buy makes you feel like you're spoiling yourself?

dude when i want to spoil myself i buy fucking champagne, not beer

c. which beer have you been buying most frequently?

kronenbourg i guess, seeing as how there are kberg cans in the fridge

d. which beer do you buy that you feel like you don't buy enough?

none

e. which beer do you buy that you feel like you buy too often?

i don't buy beer often

f. which beer do you see at the store that makes you think "what kind of disgusting savages buy that?"

stella

a. which beer do you buy when you go to the store and aren't feeling particularly inspired by any of the choices? (this might be referred to as one's default beer)
sierra nevada

b. which beer do you buy makes you feel like you're spoiling yourself?
chimay blue

c. which beer have you been buying most frequently?
bud in a bottle

d. which beer do you buy that you feel like you don't buy enough?
probably good european lagers

e. which beer do you buy that you feel like you buy too often?
hoegaarden

f. which beer do you see at the store that makes you think "what kind of disgusting savages buy that?"
pineapple beer
http://crufflerjj.com/adoption%20pics/Edited%20for%20Web/guangs.jpg

more like guano's

oh for d. I would also put harpoon IPA

and for f. I would put blue girl beer, which is what you imagine would happen if a cheap chinese factory for knockoff shoes decided to make beer instead:

http://images2.makefive.com/images/200847/bba657b8ef1dc946.jpg

deuchers ipa got me intrigued

i would put this in digusting savages beer bc it's fruity but i've had it and i admit i liked it
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/50/136392892_87f2bf94c2.jpg

fascinated by the beer habits of britishers -- have "traditional" british beers largely been replaced by pilsners/lagers?

holy shit that logo is scary xp

a. which beer do you buy when you go to the store and aren't feeling particularly inspired by any of the choices? (this might be referred to as one's default beer)

used to be dark leffe, now it's guinness foreign extra

b. which beer do you buy makes you feel like you're spoiling yourself?

dark weihnstephaner on draught (not particularly expensive or anything, but there is only on pub in london that i know of that has it on tap so it always feels like a treat)

c. which beer have you been buying most frequently?

guinness foreign extra (exported)

d. which beer do you buy that you feel like you don't buy enough?

dragon stout

e. which beer do you buy that you feel like you buy too often?

er, guinness foreign extra

f. which beer do you see at the store that makes you think "what kind of disgusting savages buy that?"

carling - most aesthetically displeasing can ever, awful obnoxious nuts magazine style advertising campaigns, low alcohol content, tastes like beer flavoured water, drank by disgusting savages

a. which beer do you buy when you go to the store and aren't feeling particularly inspired by any of the choices?

Yuengling Lager

b. which beer do you buy makes you feel like you're spoiling yourself?

Never. I'M WORTH IT DAMMIT

c. which beer have you been buying most frequently?

various stouts

d. which beer do you buy that you feel like you don't buy enough?

Saisons

e. which beer do you buy that you feel like you buy too often?

I have not experienced this emotion.

f. which beer do you see at the store that makes you think "what kind of disgusting savages buy that?"

http://i40.tinypic.com/29pxnh4.jpg

stylish!
http://www.pricepoint.com/images/styleImages/D_515%20SOCBR4.jpg

a. which beer do you buy when you go to the store and aren't feeling particularly inspired by any of the choices? (this might be referred to as one's default beer)

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

b. which beer do you buy makes you feel like you're spoiling yourself?

Chimay Red

c. which beer have you been buying most frequently?

Hazed and Infused

d. which beer do you buy that you feel like you don't buy enough?

Fat Tire Amber Ale

e. which beer do you buy that you feel like you buy too often?

Rogue Dead Guy. I love it but ya know there's others to try when I go to a bar with a decent selection.

f. which beer do you see at the store that makes you think "what kind of disgusting savages buy that?"

Corona and/or Landshark

Yuengling Lager

^^^ oh yeah this is definitely a go-to when im back home or in the philly area

a. which beer do you buy when you go to the store and aren't feeling particularly inspired by any of the choices? (this might be referred to as one's default beer)

pilsner urquell

b. which beer do you buy makes you feel like you're spoiling yourself?

jever, old speckled hen nitro cans, belgians

c. which beer have you been buying most frequently?

pilsner urquell

d. which beer do you buy that you feel like you don't buy enough?

newcastle, brooklyn brewery stuff

e. which beer do you buy that you feel like you buy too often?

dogfish head and sierra nevada (never want to finish a sixer). also i go through a pretty bad mexican and red stripe phase every summer.

f. which beer do you see at the store that makes you think "what kind of disgusting savages buy that?"

coors light; anything that costs more than 15 bucks for a 750ml

what are the og poster's answers btw?

a. which beer do you buy when you go to the store and aren't feeling particularly inspired by any of the choices? (this might be referred to as one's default beer)
Harpoon IPA
b. which beer do you buy makes you feel like you're spoiling yourself?
Avery IPA (I guess -- costs about the same as Harpoon, only buy it slightly less. Don't really care about spoiling myself.)
c. which beer have you been buying most frequently?
Harpoon IPA, it being my default and all
d. which beer do you buy that you feel like you don't buy enough?
I buy beer too much period, so n/a, but I might start buying Victory Hop Devil IPA more in the future.
e. which beer do you buy that you feel like you buy too often?
All of the above.
f. which beer do you see at the store that makes you think "what kind of disgusting savages buy that?"
Anything "chocolate"; most things in cans. (Stella's definitely my draught default, btw, but I kind of hate it in bottles; not sure if that makes me a savage or not.)

what are the og poster's answers btw?

― call all destroyer, Monday, March 29, 2010 9:04 PM (15 minutes ago) Bookmark

a. which beer do you buy when you go to the store and aren't feeling particularly inspired by any of the choices? (this might be referred to as one's default beer)

dos equis

b. which beer do you buy makes you feel like you're spoiling yourself?

red stripe

c. which beer have you been buying most frequently?

dos equis

d. which beer do you buy that you feel like you don't buy enough?

boulevard wheat

e. which beer do you buy that you feel like you buy too often?

heineken

f. which beer do you see at the store that makes you think "what kind of disgusting savages buy that?"

stag, any sort of "ice" beer in a can

red stripe costs like $9 for 6 for some reason but i <3 it

I can't believe I'm about to publicly admit this, but Bud and clamato is actually pretty good. Jesse and I got a can of that last summer before going to see a movie in the park and it was quite all right.

― she is writing about love (Jenny), Monday, March 29, 2010 5:37 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

She speaks the truth. I bought it with another friend as a joke and braced for something repellent, but we were both like, well damn, that's actually really OK! Jenny showed up later and we had to convince her that we weren't trying to put one over on her, and as you see, she too was won over.

It's not a regular part of my drinking, but I had another one on purpose last summer and it hit the spot.

red stripe is really great in its own way. i can only drink it in super-hot weather though

i pretty much only drink below the equator beer even in the winter

j0rdan i'm gonna pretend you didn't just hate on stag

and you call yourself a tiger, pffft.

haha

a. which beer do you buy when you go to the store and aren't feeling particularly inspired by any of the choices? (this might be referred to as one's default beer)
Summit EPA

b. which beer do you buy makes you feel like you're spoiling yourself?
HOPSLAM! Or Surly Furious

c. which beer have you been buying most frequently?
Variety 12 packs from breweries I've never tried, but I'm running out of them!

d. which beer do you buy that you feel like you don't buy enough?
Probably some of those fancy Trappist one-bottle-at-a-time beers.

e. which beer do you buy that you feel like you buy too often?
Bell's Two Hearted. Not because it's bad, but because I love it so much that when I buy it too often it starts to become less special.

f. which beer do you see at the store that makes you think "what kind of disgusting savages buy that?"
Those fucking hefeweizens that taste like bacon! Fucking disgusting! (note that this is not all hefeweizens, just some of them)

note that f. might be completely imagined on my part.

a. which beer do you buy when you go to the store and aren't feeling particularly inspired by any of the choices? (this might be referred to as one's default beer)

Rolling Rock if I'm dieting. Sam Adams BL or Sierra Nevada PA otherwise.

b. which beer do you buy makes you feel like you're spoiling yourself?

misc. Belgians or anything that costs more than $11-12 for a six-pack.

c. which beer have you been buying most frequently?

Negra Modelo

d. which beer do you buy that you feel like you don't buy enough?

Anything by Dogfish Head. I really like most of what I've tried, so I dunno why I hardly ever buy it.

e. which beer do you buy that you feel like you buy too often?

After thinking on this for a minute, I couldn't come up w. anything. I think I mix it up w/ such frequency that this does not happen much these days.

In the past, Bell's Oberon springs to mind. This was SOOO good back in the 90s & steadily declined in quality as production/distribution increased. It is still pretty good, but there are a lot of similar things I like better & it took me a long time to realize that. So maybe it is not that its quality was alloyed over the years, but that my tastes were honed & diversified? Impossible to tell, really.

f. which beer do you see at the store that makes you think "what kind of disgusting savages buy that?"

Red Dog. Who the fuck buys Red Dog.

Also, Honey Brown. Now, Honey Brown is OK & all, but it used to be that it cost about as much as any given major US domestic & then it disappeared for a while & returned remarketed w/ different packaging & prices marked up to premium rates, tho the beer itself tastes exactly the same as I remember it. So Honey Brown made some suckers out of somebody, I guess.

honey brown hardliners are out there and they are a weird group.

i bought red dog once for lols. they advertised the hell out of that stuff in the 90s

honey brown & other j.w. dundee brews were actually the cheapest 6 packs available at my supermarket in CT

ergo I drank a lot of honey brown when I didn't want to buy 30 packs of PBR :(

I've never seen any other Dundee brews in the greater Detroit area, but then again I have not necessarily been looking either. I just looked it up on wp & it seems Honey Brown won the gold medal at the 2004 Beer Cup. How that happened is anyone's guess, but I'll bet they marked up their prices as a result.

a. which beer do you buy when you go to the store and aren't feeling particularly inspired by any of the choices? (this might be referred to as one's default beer)

shiner or pbr depending on the availability of 3 extra bucks

b. which beer do you buy makes you feel like you're spoiling yourself?

arrogant bastard or any of the overpriced sam adams stuff

c. which beer have you been buying most frequently?

pbr

d. which beer do you buy that you feel like you don't buy enough?

red stripe

e. which beer do you buy that you feel like you buy too often?

pbr

f. which beer do you see at the store that makes you think "what kind of disgusting savages buy that?"

steel reserve. note that i have been one of these savages.

a. which beer do you buy when you go to the store and aren't feeling particularly inspired by any of the choices? (this might be referred to as one's default beer)
if it's for taking to a party or something, pure blonde (lol), james boag's, peroni or heineken. if it's for me at home, monteith's original or summer ale, sometimes corona in the summer, or whatever's on special

b. which beer do you buy makes you feel like you're spoiling yourself?
little creatures pilsner, redback, leffe

c. which beer have you been buying most frequently?
monteith's original

d. which beer do you buy that you feel like you don't buy enough?
english real ales -hard to get them in sydney, i know like one pub that has london pride and my local bottle shop doesn't have any. and james squire do a few good aussie ales, i should buy them more often too.

e. which beer do you buy that you feel like you buy too often?
pure blonde - it's basically disgusting but it's always there and it's always cheap

f. which beer do you see at the store that makes you think "what kind of disgusting savages buy that?"
carlton draught. i'll drink it in a pub but i don't want that shit in my house!!

a. which beer do you buy when you go to the store and aren't feeling particularly inspired by any of the choices? (this might be referred to as one's default beer)

when I lived in the bay area, fat tire and speakeasy's big daddy ipa. in general...heineken, I guess? I don't love it, but if it's cheap enough, I'm content w/ it.

b. which beer do you buy makes you feel like you're spoiling yourself?

any beer that isn't the one below. I usually go for something I haven't tried.

c. which beer have you been buying most frequently?

trader joe's simpler times (disagree w/ max on what is the best tj's poverty beer...can't even drink red oval)

d. which beer do you buy that you feel like you don't buy enough?

all beer

e. which beer do you buy that you feel like you buy too often?

all beer

f. which beer do you see at the store that makes you think "what kind of disgusting savages buy that?"

any company that can afford super bowl commercials = would rather not drink beer than drink that. (however my beer snob level isn't really that high; I think fruity/flavored beers can be great.)

beer habits
a. which beer do you buy when you go to the store and aren't feeling particularly inspired by any of the choices? (this might be referred to as one's default beer)
I don't really drink beer at home - I keep a bottle of Scotch around for times when I want a sip of something.

b. which beer do you buy makes you feel like you're spoiling yourself?
I kind of buy blindly from the microbrews and fancy imports when I want to do this

c. which beer have you been buying most frequently?
Bud

d. which beer do you buy that you feel like you don't buy enough?
none, really

e. which beer do you buy that you feel like you buy too often?
Bud Light - it has no flavor, but it's on tap at my local and I wind up paying about $.50/pint

f. which beer do you see at the store that makes you think "what kind of disgusting savages buy that?"
Heineken

a. which beer do you buy when you go to the store and aren't feeling particularly inspired by any of the choices? (this might be referred to as one's default beer)
Whatever's on sale in the Pale Ale/IPA range--in the bay area that's usually Sierra Nevada.

b. which beer do you buy makes you feel like you're spoiling yourself?
Lost Coast Great White, Deschutes Green Lakes, today it's Lagunitas Maximus IPA.

c. which beer have you been buying most frequently?
Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA has been on sale 3 weeks in a row. That's been good, but I've moved on.

d. which beer do you buy that you feel like you don't buy enough?
Anything limited edition

e. which beer do you buy that you feel like you buy too often?
Sierra Nevada products.

f. which beer do you see at the store that makes you think "what kind of disgusting savages buy that?"
Whatever comes in those twist top aluminum bottles I saw on tv recently. I was truly nauseated. I'm not above cheapo beer though--my years in Chicago would have been unbearable without Old Style at 30 cans for 11 bucks.

a. which beer do you buy when you go to the store and aren't feeling particularly inspired by any of the choices? (this might be referred to as one's default beer)

Usually get a case of cheap lager, mostly Carlsberg, sometimes Carling, depending on what happens to be on offer that week. It's good for drinking around the house because it's cheap and not very strong.

b. which beer do you buy makes you feel like you're spoiling yourself?

Bottles of real ale or porter. Or even just cans of "premium" lager. Usually Kronenbourg 1664 or some Polish lager like Lech or Zywiec at the moment.

c. which beer have you been buying most frequently?

Carlsberg.

d. which beer do you buy that you feel like you don't buy enough?

Anything other than Carlsberg.

e. which beer do you buy that you feel like you buy too often?

Carlsberg.

f. which beer do you see at the store that makes you think "what kind of disgusting savages buy that?"

I'm fairly unfussy when it comes to beer. Supermarket value lager I guess, I can't understand why someone would buy that, it's only 2% and tastes disgusting. If you just want to get drunk it doesn't even work out that good value, just get some Tennents Super or something.

a. which beer do you buy when you go to the store and aren't feeling particularly inspired by any of the choices? (this might be referred to as one's default beer)

Guinness or Pride in a pub; Holsten Pils in the offy. Newcastle Brown in first two weeks of the month.

b. which beer do you buy makes you feel like you're spoiling yourself?

Any top shelf, rich dark ale that costs about £2 a pint from the supermarket and comes in an ornamental bottle.

c. which beer have you been buying most frequently?

Probably Pils tbh. It's not nice enough that I particularly want to drink a lot of it but as lagers go, it's one of the few that's not actively offensive.

d. which beer do you buy that you feel like you don't buy enough?

I mix it up pretty well, but not enough porters.

e. which beer do you buy that you feel like you buy too often?

N/A

f. which beer do you see at the store that makes you think "what kind of disgusting savages buy that?"

Beck's Vier. Also 1664 tbh - no offence CP.

a. Becks
b. Pietra - fantastic chestnut beer from Corsica. only Waitrose seem to stock it. Sierra Nevada or dark beers in general because of the price in pubs.
c. Becks (idk why it's pretty boring)
d. Pietra, Anchor Steam, pale ales, Modelo Negra (not available enough)
e. Becks (argh)
f. alcohol-free

a. which beer do you buy when you go to the store and aren't feeling particularly inspired by any of the choices? (this might be referred to as one's default beer)

Holsten, 6 for £5 mainstay

b. which beer do you buy makes you feel like you're spoiling yourself?

Leffe, Erdinger

c. which beer have you been buying most frequently?
Okocim, Zywiec, Budvar

d. which beer do you buy that you feel like you don't buy enough?
Paulaner, because I don't see it very often

e. which beer do you buy that you feel like you buy too often?
Zywiec - this is actually not a very good midweek beer because it gets you fucked out of your mind quite fast

f. which beer do you see at the store that makes you think "what kind of disgusting savages buy that?"

Carling is just absolute fucking piss, Becks isn't terrible but it is pointless and something of an embarrassment to its proud Teutonic heritage imo

oh also b) the local dark beer i had in Tromso which worked out at nearly £7 a pint ;_; very nice tho

oh yeah I'd like to change my d. answer to zywiec, love that stuff

a. which beer do you buy when you go to the store and aren't feeling particularly inspired by any of the choices? (this might be referred to as one's default beer)

Guinness in draft cans, Goose Island Honkers Ale since it's everywhere, JK Scrumpy's Hard Cider

b. which beer do you buy makes you feel like you're spoiling yourself?

Unibroue Éphémère, Vuuve, Grand Cru, hard cider other than JK Scrumpy's/Magners, Monk's Cafe Flemish Sour Ale

c. which beer have you been buying most frequently?

Goose Island's Belgian clones Matilda and Sophia

d. which beer do you buy that you feel like you don't buy enough?

Vuuve, different cider, Monk's since they're not available at conveniently located grocery stores.

e. which beer do you buy that you feel like you buy too often?

Dogfish Head IPAs. Jeff loves them, but I'm not as excited about them.

f. which beer do you see at the store that makes you think "what kind of disgusting savages buy that?"

Any beer that's main selling point is its lack of calories. Life is for living, goddammit.

And since I'm sharing my personal beer failings on this thread anyway (see: chelada love above), I'll go ahead and say that I am not adverse to drinking a very cold Bud Light Lime on a hot day. After about three they start to make me feel a little queasy, though.

i dont think bud lite limes are that bad but limes are so cheap you might as well just flavor it yourself!!

There's a bar down the block that has BLL on special a lot, so that's usually where I drink it.

at least its not a bud clamato tall can

a. which beer do you buy when you go to the store and aren't feeling particularly inspired by any of the choices? (this might be referred to as one's default beer)

blue moon

b. which beer do you buy makes you feel like you're spoiling yourself?

sweetwater blue

c. which beer have you been buying most frequently?

leinenkugel sunset wheat

d. which beer do you buy that you feel like you don't buy enough?

magic hat #9

e. which beer do you buy that you feel like you buy too often?

leinenkugel sunset wheat, wheat beer in general

f. which beer do you see at the store that makes you think "what kind of disgusting savages buy that?"

hoegaarden is gross imo

I feel confused

Default: Coors, big ones. Really big ones. Is there such a thing as a 20oz can of beer?

Spoiling: Chimay, Lindemans, anything fizzy and made by monks, the owl ones

Frequent: Coors

Not enough: Modelo Especial

Too much: silly question

Disgusting savages: Guinness, Jever

Hooegarden is kind of gross yeah, sickly and unconscious-making

hoegaarden is gross imo

Disgusting savages: Guinness, Jever

you guys are crazy

i find the guinness in a can kind of weird/gross

You have to pour it into a glass before you drink it.

yeah i should clarify--non-draught guinness sucks ass but hoegaarden and jever are amazing

a) duvel
b) duvel
c) duvel
d) duvel
e) wtf is this nonsense
f) all the lime/ tequiza/ flavored piss that's been covered

Jever is too bitter. By the end of the bottle when the last three drinks have gone warm, it makes me pukey.

guinness in a can should be taken out back and shot

guinness in a can is better than no guinness at all

disagree

I think the can/bottle/tap thing is like 90% psychological. poor the canned guinness in mug = 9 out of 10 people wouldn't be able to tell the difference. (unless it's like lukewarm or something)

pour

agree with max

(I need my coffee) xp

agree with iatee

guinness is pretty much the easiest beer to taste differences in from pub to pub, so i'm pretty sure i could tell apart the canned stuff.

if I gave you 10 mugs - 5 mugs w/ canned guinness and 5 mugs of tap, I really doubt you'd be able to guess 10/10 and not just cause you'd be drunk

only one way to settle this: global fap

iatee you're on, but i get to pick the pub

ha i met a dude who wouldn't even drink guiness outside of dublin

so, failing that standard, a can's not so bad and u can all stick it in your butts

pretty sure all guinness in n.a. is brewed by labatt anyway

I bet that guy would also lose my bet.

ha i met a dude who wouldn't even drink guiness outside of dublin

yeah, think this is quite common; my dad adopted it at some point in the last decade, the big poser

Guinness is just straight fucking disgusting irregardlessly, obviously

guinness in dublin tastes more like guinness elsewhere than guinness in a can tastes like guinness on tap. I am gonna start touring the world w/ this challenge.

but maybe the dublin people will claim that if I bring guinness from elsewhere into dublin, the character of the city magically transforms the beer into magic dublin guinness instead of regular guinness.

also you know what beer is way better than guinness?? murphys

you are... just wrong.

http://ask.metafilter.com/51275/Is-Guinness-Airlifted-in-from-Ireland-or-the-UK-to-certain-pubs

^^ exhaustive discussion seems to finally prove that guinnes in n.a. is indeed from ireland. guinness extra stout is brewed in canada at labatt.

I think the can/bottle/tap thing is like 90% psychological. poor the canned guinness in mug = 9 out of 10 people wouldn't be able to tell the difference. (unless it's like lukewarm or something)

― iatee, Tuesday, March 30, 2010 3:00 PM (14 minutes ago) Bookmark

no way. guinness foreign ex (only available bottles) is a completely different drink

^^ ??? don't get what the problem is

i don't think i've had guinness in dublin, but i've had plenty of it in galway and the surrounding area. irish and american guinness taste the same in theory imo but american bars are far, far more likely to have dirty tap lines, inept pours, and other things that contribute to a less-than-fresh pint.

yes I agree that a completely different drink is a completely different drink

my understanding is that what irish people really love is the pint of harp

Disgusting savages: Guinness

― Ask foreigners and they will tell you the gospel comes from America. (Laurel), Tuesday, March 30, 2010 9:37 AM

irish card revoked

based on this documentary produced for the irish bbc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExTRZxDRYPg

tha pint uv hahp

ok then, guinness in bottles is a completely different drink to guinness in cans or on draught. no problem here.

my understanding is that what irish people really love is the pint of harpshart

― max, Tuesday, March 30, 2010 10:21 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark

Quite frankly, my understanding is that Irish people really love Budweiser, but mmv obv.

r10 you can find guinness draught in a bottle in america too

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZBp6canhSwU/SIVtO3wC_KI/AAAAAAAAAEk/yQ38R1lCWAY/s320/guinness_bottle.jpg

haha yeah my irish friends say that irish kids drink lots of cheap and crappy american beer and guinness is mostly for old people

and the pint of harp

never saw an irish drink harp. mostly guinness or bud.

r10 is talking about guinness stout which is totally different and gross

anyway cans are better cause they are airtight and lighttight

:)

http://www.drinkswap.com/images/bevfull/74413.jpg

extra stout, rather. its awful

we get this over here and it's rather sour and awful

http://www.thedrinkshop.com/images/products/main/4391/4391.jpg

wiki: Foreign Extra Stout is blended with a small amount of intentionally soured beer.

maybe they make 'foreign extra stout' crappy on purpose to trick people into visiting ireland

http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/ae232/daggerlee/Red-Tick-Beer-2.jpg

"hmm...needs more intentionally soured dog"

I only see two irish people in that picture

Unibroue Éphémère is probably my only exception wrt fruity beers - I love these, especially in the summer after a bike ride.

my Nigerian colleague was adding Coke to his Guiness recently to make it taste more like Nigerian Guiness.

a. which beer do you buy when you go to the store and aren't feeling particularly inspired by any of the choices? (this might be referred to as one's default beer)

Stone IPA

b. which beer do you buy makes you feel like you're spoiling yourself?

Green Flash Imperial IPA

c. which beer have you been buying most frequently?

Guinness (It has been March)

d. which beer do you buy that you feel like you don't buy enough?

Porter, any type.

e. which beer do you buy that you feel like you buy too often?

Stella. So tired of it.

f. which beer do you see at the store that makes you think "what kind of disgusting savages buy that?"

Coors Light. Assuming you do not consider this to be beer, Bud Light.

xp re: Ephemere - It's not too fruity, and definitely not cloying or sweet. Just light and refreshing.

a. which beer do you buy when you go to the store and aren't feeling particularly inspired by any of the choices? (this might be referred to as one's default beer)

Anything Goose Island, especially Honker's Ale and the current seasonal

b. which beer do you buy makes you feel like you're spoiling yourself?

I don't know, anything in a 750 ml bottle, generally belgians or imperial stouts

c. which beer have you been buying most frequently?

I don't really buy any beer that frequently -- there's too much good stuff to try.

d. which beer do you buy that you feel like you don't buy enough?

been trying to buy more malty beers lately

e. which beer do you buy that you feel like you buy too often?

n/a

f. which beer do you see at the store that makes you think "what kind of disgusting savages buy that?"

who gives a shit

f. which beer do you see at the store that makes you think "what kind of disgusting savages buy that?"

who gives a shit

ime, it's really more: "which beer, when it's your round and someone requests it, makes you think less of the requestee?"

ha i met a dude who wouldn't even drink guiness outside of dublin

this is perfectly reasonable, if splitting hairs a bit. In keeping w/ long-standing tradition, Guinness sends out its best barrels to certain Dublin pubs & the only real way of knowing which pubs those are is to count how many old men go to drink there every day. Now this sounds a little silly & kinda like you know an urban legend or something. I thought so too until I found one such pub & did the old Pepsi challenge b/w it & another pub down the street.

also you know what beer is way better than guinness?? murphys

this is otm

a. which beer do you buy when you go to the store and aren't feeling particularly inspired by any of the choices? (this might be referred to as one's default beer)

Usually Trader Joe's Jumping Cow or Fat Weasel - good value for $5.50/6-pack.

b. which beer do you buy makes you feel like you're spoiling yourself?

Typical answer: any 750 ml bottle, Belgians or US craft beers. Don't really have a goto beer for this, there's always new ones to try.

c. which beer have you been buying most frequently?

For the past 6 weeks, Gordon Biersch Maarzen, which has been on sale for $6.50. Excellent value for that, I'm stocking up (the sale ends today).

d. which beer do you buy that you feel like you don't buy enough?

Non-IPA / Belgian / Porter type good beers. I should be trying more Farmhouse Ales, craft Lagers, etc.

e. which beer do you buy that you feel like you buy too often?

Nothing really, though I'm always in search of a cheap canned beer, so I try some odd stuff. Latest is Steel Kettle Whistle, $6/12-pack at Fresh and Easy. Drinkable, but I think I prefer Red Oval.

f. which beer do you see at the store that makes you think "what kind of disgusting savages buy that?"

Fruity beers (apricot, blueberry, banana, etc). I'll admit to liking some of these on the first few tastes, but I never want to continue to a second bottle. Also the high-alcohol crap like Steel Reserve.

http://www.edhardybeverages.com/products/minikeg.png

http://www.edhardybeverages.com/products/beer_europe.png

went to a bar that had this thing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqFAOyDNXIw

new ways of charging more money for basically pouring a can of guinness into a glass! but it was pretty good. apparently you need to buy the special 'surger' can of guinness.

this was the result

http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/ae232/daggerlee/P50946961.jpg

guinness with a head that's far too big! :p

pretty wild contraption though.