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

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.