I'm not gonna post any pointless links, I'll just tell you...
Well, my good old standby is Budweiser. I like to try anything and everything, but I'm no snob, and if I find myself somewhere without anything even slightly more high-end (which is likely given where I live), Bud's always gonna go down smooth whether from a bottle, on tap, or even out of a can if I must.
My all-time favorite might be Killians, on tap only. (It's entirely different in a bottle; I find it a lot heavier.) If I haven't had one in a while and find it available, it's hard to turn down.
I also like Red Stripe and Fat Tire a lot, in the bottle. Fat Tire on tap tastes a bit off-putting, and I've never seen Red Stripe on tap.
You can't go wrong with a Leinie's Summer Shandy or Sunset Wheat; both are icons of their respective season for me. Bottle or on tap, they're great either way.
I live in Michigan, and Michigan is a wonderful state for local beer. Soft Parade by Short's of Bellaire is nice in the summer as it has some great fruit flavors without being overly sweet; it tastes somewhat winy on the finish, which I find interesting (in a good way). In the winter, the Vanilla Java Porter by Atwater of Detroit goes well; it's very dark with a surprisingly light mouthfeel; critics say it's too cloyingly sweet and tastes of imitation vanilla flavoring, which I can see, but I enjoy it a lot anyway. The Railyard Raspberry Wheat from the Mt. Pleasant Brewing Company is a good pick year-round. With all three, I find the flavor and mouthfeel to be pretty consistent whether in the bottle or on tap.
If you're a fan of hard ciders, Strongbow is my hands-down favorite. It's much more dry and crisp than, say, Woodchuck, which I don't especially care for, and Magner's is a bit flat.
The snootiest, hoity-toitiest beer I've ever had was Gulden Draak, a dark Belgian triple with 10.5% ABV. Of all the flavors the server listed, I found the coffee to be the most apparent. It was like drinking God's tears, if God's tears were sold at pubs for $8 per 6-ounce glass.
Well, my good old standby is Budweiser. I like to try anything and everything, but I'm no snob, and if I find myself somewhere without anything even slightly more high-end (which is likely given where I live), Bud's always gonna go down smooth whether from a bottle, on tap, or even out of a can if I must.
My all-time favorite might be Killians, on tap only. (It's entirely different in a bottle; I find it a lot heavier.) If I haven't had one in a while and find it available, it's hard to turn down.
I also like Red Stripe and Fat Tire a lot, in the bottle. Fat Tire on tap tastes a bit off-putting, and I've never seen Red Stripe on tap.
You can't go wrong with a Leinie's Summer Shandy or Sunset Wheat; both are icons of their respective season for me. Bottle or on tap, they're great either way.
I live in Michigan, and Michigan is a wonderful state for local beer. Soft Parade by Short's of Bellaire is nice in the summer as it has some great fruit flavors without being overly sweet; it tastes somewhat winy on the finish, which I find interesting (in a good way). In the winter, the Vanilla Java Porter by Atwater of Detroit goes well; it's very dark with a surprisingly light mouthfeel; critics say it's too cloyingly sweet and tastes of imitation vanilla flavoring, which I can see, but I enjoy it a lot anyway. The Railyard Raspberry Wheat from the Mt. Pleasant Brewing Company is a good pick year-round. With all three, I find the flavor and mouthfeel to be pretty consistent whether in the bottle or on tap.
If you're a fan of hard ciders, Strongbow is my hands-down favorite. It's much more dry and crisp than, say, Woodchuck, which I don't especially care for, and Magner's is a bit flat.
The snootiest, hoity-toitiest beer I've ever had was Gulden Draak, a dark Belgian triple with 10.5% ABV. Of all the flavors the server listed, I found the coffee to be the most apparent. It was like drinking God's tears, if God's tears were sold at pubs for $8 per 6-ounce glass.
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