What's the best beer in existence? Pic related is my choice

>>8662444
For me it's the McChicken.

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My favorite. I make booze for a living, but if I have to drink beer it's usually a tall boy of vitamin R.

>german beer
>the labels in english

no pisswasser for me thanks

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Flanders Reds every day

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>>8662444
/thread

Lambic framboise

>>8662967
There are a few of these types of beers around, and I have yet to have a bad one. Goose Island's Bourbon County Stout is a personal favorite, though.

>>8662814

Picking a "best ever" beer is pretty retarded, but if you had to PtE is just about as good as you can get.

>>8662444
Westvleteren 12.
If you want one that you don't need to fly all the way to fucking Belgium and order over the phone a month in advance for, then Rocheforte 10, or St. Bernardus 12..

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>>8663581
Well if you are from Europe...

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>tastes nice
>widely available
>reasonably priced

name another beer that matches all these criteria. You can't.

>>8662444
Beer is not wine. There can be terrible beer, then ok beer, and good beer. Nothing like wine trade and investing in wine market, that cannot be done with beer.

For me one of best beers is Füchschen Düsseldorf Altbier. But it does not meant that is best beer, just good one that i like.

>>8663702
Yeah because all wine tastes the same

Idiot

>>8663619

This is one of the next beers on my list to try.

>>8663619
Had it in UK, can't really remember how good it was, but I drunk the whole thing so i guess that's a good sign...

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>>8663581
I prefer the blonde for more fun drinking. The 12 is a bit heavy for that. Hopefully having both at a student bar this sunday.

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>>8663880
Oh and i've been liking this pretty good beer recently if you get a hand on it.

>>8662444
Franziskaner or St. Bernardus Abt 12.

>>8662444

THey have this at my liquor store but there is no price tag. The little goat trinket makes me think it could be really expensive.

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There's absolutely no better beer than a well done imperial brown. Not a stout posing as a brown, but a real brown ale that isn't overly hopped.

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I traveled to Ecuador a few weeks ago, tried this beer and it was actually really good, specially the "Rubia".

>>8664376

I saw your typo you loser. We only get Central American beers where I live. Nothing special at all. I'd like to try something from further south.

>Kernel IPA
>Westmalle Dubbel
>Bruges Zot blonde
>Thornbridge bier de garde


My favourites tbqh

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For easily accessible it's got to be Celebrator, no doubt. HOWEVER

>>8663619
>>8662814
I agree with both of these, only reason I don't find PUNK to be easily accessible is because I live in the Midwest, as such I offer P Fun as tribute.

>>8662444
If you drink beer out of meme-tier wannabe wine glasses you're a phaggot.

>>8663619
Thornbridge Jaipur, Lagunitas IPA both far better and easy to find at the same price.

Sierra Nevada pale also meets those criteria and is a markedly better beer

>>8662967

Totally overrated, just like Mad Elf.

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You guys are posting some real plenty beer

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If you're in New Jersey or NYC check these guys out

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lol

>>8664350

here in NY it goes for $16 for a 4pack

prob won't be too much cheaper nationwide since its import

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>tfw you live in Wisconsin

>>8664867
but Two Women is exponentially better

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>famous beer in the area
>stores that sell it sell out instantly
>grocery gets shipments every Tuesday and there is a fucking line out the door beginning at the wee hours of the day
>I've heard of drunk yuppies pay $70 a can at concerts and shit
>Get the chance to try it once
>it's just okay
Anyone understand the buzz?

>>8664867
Unlucky, anon.

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love me some lambics. anything tart with fruit flavors is my guilty pleasure.

>>8665056
probably the first meme beer of the '''''''''''craft''''''''''' era.

>>8664788

my man

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This or Trumer Pils are probably my easy go to desert island beers

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For me it's the McChicken, the best fast food sandwich

Todd the Axe Man is fucking great and I don't even like IPAs for the most part.

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>>8664867
Spotted Cow is great for a mom tier beer, but most of New Glarus's other beers are better

Westvleteren 12 (XII)

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this shit changed my life

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>>8663581
Came here to day this.

I had some from the one batch they sold to the LCBO in Ontario. Godly. Puts Rocheforte 10 .D St. Bernadus 12 in the shade, as far as I am concerned.

Two more mind blowing world class beers I've had locally are Black Oak's Epiphany #1 quad and Great Lakes vs. Amsterdam Brewery Life Sentence IIIPA.

>>8663581

> Order the beer in a bottle
> Pay 10 euros per bottle
> It's okay

Fuck you.

Westy 12 is a load of hype, yes it's great, but there isn't this gulf between it and the competition.

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drinking pic related, one of my favorites.

>>8668580
I disagree. I liked it significantly more than Rochefort 10 and I like that significantly more than St. Bernadus 12.

>>8664783
Woah shit, I'm from Portsmouth. What brings you there?

>>8664845

I picked some up for $12 last night. Good stuff.

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>>8662444
Fucking alien detected!

>>8662814
dont get the hype with this one

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There's a little brewpub in Oakridge, Oregon about an hour into the sticks from Eugene.

They don't make the same brew twice, they use wooden casks, they don't bottle it, and you can only get it from their hand pump taps.
I had an IPA that I don't remember the name of and will never have again, that was the best beer in existence.

>>8669418
>brewpub

I don't like the taste of IPAs at all and I don't even understand the appeal.

Best beer I ever had was an Imperial stout that I had at a Greek restaurant in Winnipeg. It was amazing. I forget what it was called.

>>8663581
Is it really any better than Rochefort 10?

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Had pic related not too long ago. Probably the best flight I've ever had.

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>>8669682

>>8669604
IPAs that aren't extremely fresh are garbage for the most part, especially West coast IPAs.

>>8663024
>Framboyzee
>Not Cherry

Good taste tho

>>8669694
>muh maga fuck california sjw liberals

>>8669714
>DUDE HOPS LMAO
>You can tell I'm a real beer fan because I can't taste anything less than 80 IBUs
>Lmao beer isn't supposed to taste like grain; the grain bill is just there to present the hops

>>8669714

>i only drink beer from places who's politics i agree with

Kek. Have fun with that.

>>8669721
Nah idgaf about the beers politics. Just how it tastes.

>>8669720
I don't like the taste of the grain so fuck you too

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>>8662814
Best IPA i have tried. Very balanced in its citrus, resinous, hoppy flavor.

>>8662967
Its a great beer for sure, but it is overhyped. I spent weeks looking for it. Store owner didnt want to sell more than two. I drank one and was disappointed after all the trouble of looking for it.

>>8663063
Goose Island has the best mouthfeel out of any beer I have tried. But taste-wise its too fig, jam, dark fruit for me. Id rather have a more roasted coffee and chocolate flavor profile.

Hangar 24 Pugachevs Conra is my all time favorite.

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>>8670135

Check out this barrel aged flight I just had literally an hour ago.

>the abyss
>bourbon county
>385 scytale
>barrel roll no. 3 - pugachev's cobra

>>8662444
I actually prefer Paulaner Salvator over Celebrator, and I don't even think it's the best doppelbock. Just my favorite.

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These are the best beers.

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>tfw you live in small town west virginia
>tfw nobody wants to drink anything but malt liquor or light aal
>tfw you used to live in ohio relatively close to a place that did create your own six packs and had to move away right when you were learning what kinds of beers you like and dislike

anyway this is probably the best i've gotten around here

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>>8662444
My personal favourite.

>>8670580
County?

>>8670600
Smoop County

>>8663581
You can buy this in Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal at various bars.

Pretty much any properly brewed kölsch

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>>8669682
>>8669691

Gonna have to pick some of this up.

>>8670502
What was your favorite?

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lol fight me i dont care

>>8670938
Its a good beer if i remember correctly its straight forward imperial stout coffee, malt, and chocolate. Not very complex.

>>8671236

Probably either The Abyss or the 385 Scytale (the latter was the only one I'd never had before).

The Abyss is definitely the most complex, and the 385 was the booziest, and was almost more like drinking a bourbon. Pugachev's Cobra is really good - almost like a really rich mocha - and the Bourbon County is what it is (it's the one I'd had the most, and am cellarring 4 or 5 bottles of).

Overall I'd probably go back for The Abyss if I could only pick one.

>>8668607
god damn I hate their branding/bottles.

The normal edition is bad too, but not quite as bad as this.

>>8669418
>cask ale is a novelty for americans

howling.

>>8671437

>grasping at straws

Almost every bar in the US has cask conditioned beer.

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>>8664867
Moon man is that shit though, low key

>>8671240
I only have acquired a taste for this cause i live in pittsburgh and i can get a pitcher for 1.50 and its better than any of the other shit beers they serve at punk bars around here

>>8670591
YES.
Always the best

>>8669714
California is shit at ipas m8. Unbalanced, overhopped, nonsense. I seriously stopped trying the shit that makes its way to my area because of how many times I've been burned by new cali ipas.
Sculpin is just okay, yet is priced like a double. Fuck it. I'll happily try any other style from your state though.

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>>8671240
I drank this all throughout college, I never thought it was a great beer, but for the price it was delicious. I almost always kept a 6-pack in my fridge to drink occasionally. Then I moved to California and started trying to buy it... People actually asked me if that was an import or microbrew.

Guys, if you ever leave the east coast, just know that Yuengling doesn't exist west of the Mississippi.

Pic related is my absolute favorite beer though. This shit is god-tier. I just wish it wasn't so fucking expensive.

>>8671240
Why post this? You know yourself that it isn't the best beer.

>>8668706
Lived there most of my life. Ever go to earth eagle? Best place in the whole fucking "city"

>>8671284
Do you usually gravitate toward dark fruit flavors in imperial stouts?

>>8672602
I remember drinking several glasses of this and thinking I could function like a human being in downtown Springfield, MO. I was incorrect.

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>>8662444

I always find my way back to this one.

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>>8662444
Had a few of these at Christmas. Mighty tasty, the gentle bitterness of the beer masked that of the grapefruit which made it even more refreshing.

>>8664475
??????????????

>>8672806
I'm sorry you had to attend MSU

Sincerely,
TSU

>>8672811
Winner. Buying this today.

>>8672787

I wouldn't necessarily say so. It's also a little hard when you hare 4 world class beers in front of you that are all really different.

I was also the anon who posted the Speedway stout flight, and I actually preferred that over the barrel aged flight (the Vietnamese coffee was probably my favorite of those).

>>8672835
I actually didn't attend. I just lived there from 2003 till 2007 to have sex with college girls and smoke pot. Put off being an adult for a while.

Are double IPAs known for giving headaches and stuff? I had some last night and I just feel totally horrible today.

>>8672931
I had one the other day and it left me with a headache and kind of irritated, but no hangover the next day. You're not alone

>>8672806
Damn yeah, that stuff is STRONG. Its taste belies its strength.

How can I tell the difference between a normal hangover, vs if I actually have some kind of allergy or bad reaction to beer? It seems like every time I drink beer, the next day I feel extremely unpleasant. But it's not PAIN, there's no searing pain, it's more like just an "annoyance", an extremely cumbersome feeling in my head that is relentless and won't go away. Again, there's virtually no pain, but it still feels unbearable. I don't even know how to explain it, but it doesn't feel like what most people describe as a hangover. It's like I'm constantly reminded all day of this harsh feeling in my head; pressure and squeezing my head helps.

Is it possible I could have some kind of allergy, to say hops? Or is this just a hangover? It occurs with only a few beers so it's not like I'm drinking a ton.

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>>8662444
I am from Germany, and while I think we have some really great beers over here I like 13 guns IPA a lot at the moment.

>>8673061
I'd say try drinking just one beer and see how it makes you feel. And try to notice if there are any other effects you're feeling, like nausea, hives, etc.

>>8673076
What is considered a great german beer? In the US we see hefenweizen with franzishaner, paulaner, hofbraü and weistaphanen being the readily available. Is this considered good quality german beer or would this be the equivalent of budweiser etc?