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[Posted by Kevin Fanning]

* After all the comments on the blog yesterday about wine, I’ve decided to do a post that is crisp, clean, and always refreshing…

What is your beer of Choice?

posted by Kevin Fanning
Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:12 am

Comments

Tough Question…I’ll go w/ Heineken

Comment by scoot Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:14 am
Asahi - amazing how well Japanese beer goes with Japanese food.

Comment by Pat Collins Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:14 am
Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer. Chosen as the best beer in America at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The beer won the Great American Beer contest of 2006 as the best lager. Nuff said.

Comment by Honest Abe Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:15 am
Fat Tire
&
Dirty Bastard ale from Founders (Kalamazoo, Michigan)

Comment by tubbfan Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:16 am
Schlafly No. 15.

Comment by mmmm...beer Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:17 am
Nothing like an ice cold bottle of Stag.

Comment by Mr. Ethics Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:18 am
Actually, I am a Bud Light girl, but I do love some Stag occasionally.

Comment by My Opinion Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:18 am
Or, Tecate. . . mmm with lime. Is 11:30 to early for a drink?

Comment by My Opinion Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:19 am
Sam Adams — the breakfast of champions!

Comment by jaundiced eye Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:20 am
micro-brewed Northern Light

Comment by Downstate Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:22 am
Tecate!

Comment by Take It Easy Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:23 am
Just like music and books, it depends on my mood. On a hot day after I mow the lawn, an O’Dell’s Easy Street Wheat (unfiltered hefeweizen microbrew from Ft. Collins, CO) or a New Belgium Fat Tire (also a microbrew from Ft. Collins, but an amber ale). If I’m not hot, and just want something relaxed, it’s got to be a pint of Guinness.

Comment by schroedk Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:23 am
Tecate, but “chelada” style. Add ice, lime juice, salt, a dash of hot sauce and a dash of soy sauce. Tastes a lot better than it sounds and much more refreshing on a hot summer day.

Comment by HV in HP Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:23 am
Stella Artois

Comment by trafficmatt Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:28 am
Chimay Trappist Ale, though I also like the Fat Tire, and a Dos Equis is nice, or if I’m really wanting a rich, dark beer, an Optimator (or even Leinie’s Big Butt) doppelbock is pure heaven.

Comment by cermak_rd Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:29 am
Smithwicks (pronounced Smit-icks)is a great Irish beer.

Comment by Irish Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:29 am
i can not believe someone posted PBR before me The local watering hole by my house JUST got PBR on tap.

Comment by Anonymous Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:29 am
New Belgian also makes 1550, a “go-to” in my estimation. Also, Indian Pale Ales are very nice on a hot and humid summer day.

Comment by Commonsense in Illinois Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:30 am
Sorry…New Belgium

Comment by Commonsense in Illinois Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:30 am
Negro Modelo!

Comment by Ghost Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:33 am
Used to be Corona with a wedge of lime…now Landshark with awedge of lime….

Comment by Siyotanka Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:34 am
When I’m feeling prosperous: Guinness stout
When I’m feeling impoverished: Miller High Life

As you can imagine, I drink much more of “The Champagne of Beers”.

– SCAM
so-called “Austin Mayor”
http://austinmayor.blogspot.com

Comment by so-called "Austin Mayor" Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:35 am
Old Style- nectar of the gods… Cold and out of a can… at Schaller’s

Comment by Bill Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:36 am
Warsteiner or Guiness

Comment by OneManBlog Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:36 am
Goose Island 312 or Blue Moon with an orange

Comment by Douglas M. Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:39 am
My personal favorite is a combination of two great Irish beers. The Black and Tan- half Guinness, half Harp.

Comment by Kevin Fanning Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:40 am
Free and cold.

Comment by BandCamp Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:41 am
PBR in my younger days, Falstaff in my youngest days, Miller Lite for the last many years, but sometimes Old Style when I’m in Chicago.

Comment by steve schnorf Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:41 am
SCAm when impovershied nothing beats Old Milwaukees best. I think the cans cost more then the beer itself.

Comment by Ghost Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:41 am
Bell’s Amber. Thank you so very much Union Liquor for making it impossible to get in Illinois. In summer, I switch to their Oberon, also not available in Illinois. Despite the, imho, puerile humor of the label, Flying Dog Pale Ale.

Comment by Rod sez I'm pork Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:42 am
I’m a seasonal kinda guy. Corona or Leinie’s Honey Weiss is great in summer. Buffalo Bill’s Pumpkin Ale in fall. Goose Island’s Russian Imperial Stout is the perfect winter beer. Two Brothers Domain DuPage French Country Ale for spring.

Comment by Bluefish Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:42 am
Bill,
When I go to my company cubs outing every year I have an Old Pile, just seems to be the right beer for that location

Comment by OneManBlog Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:43 am
You are right HV! Chelada style is the only way to go with Tecate!

Comment by My Opinion Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:44 am
Miller High-Life

Comment by RightGirl Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:46 am
This is probably the first time I’ve ever agreed with Bill about anything, but its Old Style for me as well.

Now if Cassandra responds by saying Old Style too . . . .

Comment by Just the Facts Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:48 am
Lol@Falstaff. I drank a lot of Drewry’s Draft and Blatz during that era. You could get 12 Drewry’s little Joes for $1.99.

Comment by Bill Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:49 am
I don’t normally drink beer but at least I can get thru some Coor’s easily than I could Bud Light or even Budweiser. In which case I’d rather go the route of homebrewing.

Comment by Levois Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:51 am
Monty Python’s Holy (gr)Ale or Rigwelter (the original “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up” beer).

Comment by Anon Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:54 am
lol

Comment by Kevin Fanning Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:56 am
Anything from three Floyd’s makes me happy. When I can get my hands on New Glarus dancing man wheat, I am a very happy man.

Comment by montrose Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:56 am
High-life
Rogue (all flavors)
Newcastle

Comment by ummmm, Beer! Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:57 am
I am far too high class for beer.

Comment by Wumpus Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:58 am
Stroh’s, but I can’t seem to find it down in Springpatch anymore.

Comment by Bandoleer Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 11:59 am
A bucket of Coronas on ice or Miller Lite after working in the yard.

Comment by South of I-80 Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 12:00 pm
Zimne Piwo. Domino Lounge on Milwaukee.

Comment by Train Girl Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 12:00 pm
Boy, has it been a long time since I’ve heard the name “Blatz”. When we were very young and poor, Canadian Ace; a case of quarts was $4.

Comment by steve schnorf Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 12:02 pm
I never refuse a Fat Tire. Saranac Black Forest also a favorite.

Comment by Jimbos Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 12:02 pm
Yuengling!

next QOTD: Favorite whiskey?

Comment by Frost Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 12:03 pm
Fat Tire, ocassionally Corona.

Comment by prowler Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 12:04 pm
Stella Artois

Comment by phocion Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 12:04 pm
in the summertime I like a homebrewed Kolsch style beer.

If that is not a choice I like pilsners like Hacker-Schorr

Comment by plutocrat03 Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 12:05 pm
My favorite beer is the 5th one unless I’m golfing then it would be the 7th one.

Comment by Beerman Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 12:07 pm
Frost,

You can get Yuengling in Illinois? Used to be my drink of choice in salad days in Philadelphia.

Comment by Rod sez I'm pork Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 12:10 pm
Wisconsin flows not only with Cheese and bratwurst, but some of the best micro-brews I’ve encountered. A newer brewery just west of Madison is Furthermore. If you ever find yourself north of the border pick-up a six pack at just about any local gas station. Fave brew: Furthermore, Knot Stock.

Comment by Wisc Micro Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 12:10 pm
Where’s all the people I know that don’t need the fancy beer?!? I’m a Bud Select kinda gal.

Comment by A-B Supporter Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 12:16 pm
My favorite in this order are:
Beck’s
Negro Modelo
Goose Island
Bud Light

I think Heineken and Miller are awful. Don’t like Coors either. Otherwise I will drink nearly anything.

Comment by siriusly Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 12:21 pm
Pat Collins makes a great point. The Japanese beers are great.

Comment by siriusly Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 12:23 pm
Fat Tire, Schlafly No 15 (which I cannot believe someone beat me to posting), and Newcastle.

Comment by archpundit Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 12:36 pm
Blue Moon with orange

Comment by zatoichi Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 12:41 pm
During the college days it was either Rhinelander or Schaefer Light….about $3 a 12 pack back in the late ’80s. We missed out on the microbrew craze…we just wanted to get hammered!
Now, when I do head to Moe’s for a few it’s usually bud light or, most recently, bud select. (Being a Waukegan native I have to blend in down by STL.)

Sorry A-B supporter….it looks like the company will be bought. That will be Bad for the area.

Comment by Vote Quimby! Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 12:43 pm
Duff Beer rocks!

Comment by Vote Quimby! Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 12:44 pm
I am a recent convert to Goose Island’s Pale India Ale.

Comment by Eye Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 12:56 pm
FAT TIRE or 1554 also made by New Belgium

Comment by downhereforyears Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 12:57 pm
Wild Blue - I normally don’t like beer but, this is a yummy blueberry lager.

Comment by downsouth Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 1:02 pm
ANYTHING SAM ADAMS MAKES…

Sam Adams… “Always a good decision!”

Comment by Samuel Adams Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 1:04 pm
Michelob Ultra Lime and Cactus, never seen it in a bar, hard to find in a liqour store, but it is soooo smooth and tasty.

Close seconds Landshark, Mickeys Big Mouths, Rolling Rock, High Life, PBR, OLD STYLE, Wait

Thats why my abrtenders hate me, I switch hit my brews, but the Mich is the best!

Comment by IDOT Guy Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 1:08 pm
Budweiser Diesel all the way

Comment by Quacktastic Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 1:14 pm
Spotted Cow of WI

Comment by Anon Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 1:16 pm
leinenkugel red…

Comment by bored now Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 1:22 pm
my mother is 93 loves PBR!

Comment by irish Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 1:27 pm
Sam Adams original Boston Lager

Comment by Muskrat Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 1:28 pm
The best beer I ever tasted was on a very hot summer day while baling hay - it was an ice cold Blatz of all things. Hell, any beer would have tasted good that day, but the taste was memorable. Do they even make it anymore?

These days I switch hit from Guinness to Goose Island to Sam Adams to Amstel Light with an occasional foray south of the border for a Corona with lime.

Comment by anon sequitor Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 1:33 pm
Wow, too hard to break this one down. Hard to go wrong with anything by New Glarus, Bell’s, Summit, Three Floyds, Flying Dog, James Page, New Belgium or even Goose Island.

But really it’s all about context. At a Mexican joint, give me a Negra Modelo in cold weather; a Sol if it’s hot. And at Wrigley, of course, Old Style’s the only way to go.

Comment by Reality Check Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 1:34 pm
Bell’s Oberon from Kalamazoo MI
Pilsner Urquell for a lighter taste
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale for a heavier but refreshing taste…

Is it 5:00 pm yet?

Comment by Anonymous45 Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 1:36 pm
Depends on the weather. Colder weather (or drinking inside) I go with Guinness. For hot weather, I prefer Red Stripe.

Comment by Skeeter Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 1:39 pm
No longer drink alcohol, but when I did - in my college days - I was a plain ol’ Guinness stout guy.

Comment by Tony @ -30- Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 1:40 pm
It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere.

Comment by BandCamp Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 1:43 pm
Wow, and here I figured the most popular brand would be “Free”! I think that speaks volumes for this group.

Moslon Golden gets high marks from me as does some Pakistani beer with “lion” in the name I bought a couple months ago.

Comment by What planet is he from again? Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 1:48 pm
Schlitz…both the current version and the reintroduced ‘original version’ are tasty

Comment by JGatz Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 1:51 pm
I’d really like an ice-cold Killian’s right now. I’ll never understand why people in Chicago think Old Style is good beer.

Comment by Deep South Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 1:51 pm
Old Style regularly. When I’m splurging LaBatt’s Blue.

Comment by Truth Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 1:53 pm
grain belt,rhinelander and point light. a blatz once in a while

Comment by foster brooks Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 1:56 pm
Right now I have within my refrigerator chilled Longhammer IPA, Guinness, Imperial, Miller High Life, Gennessee, and a three year old Bud Light someone accidentially brought to the house and no one is willing to drink.

My favorite though is Jever. My university beer from Jever Deutschland. Like an IPA, but made with Frieslandische herbs.

And anything fresh from a microbrewery is heavenly.

Comment by VanillaMan Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 2:10 pm
Sam Adams is my beer of choice, but occasionally, I get a hankering for a Dos Equis

Comment by K to the 3 Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 2:13 pm
pilsner urquell (goebels as a youth–any other detroiters out there?)

Comment by corvax Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 2:14 pm
So many choices…

Gotta love the Belgium Ales like Kwak and Saxo.

Bell’s Oberon is great this time of year.

Guinness is brilliant when the temperature’s cool off.

But, my heart will always belong to Stag.

Comment by Ryan Hermes Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 2:17 pm
Is this a joke? The only correct answer for the state of Illinois is Stag.

Duh.

Comment by Macbeth Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 2:17 pm
Smithwicks, Guinness, Harp, Schlafly, Bud Light,and finally…

Stag(which I encourage drinking during Notre Dame games because of the gold cans)

Comment by Irish of the south Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 2:19 pm
Hey this is a great QOTD for a Friday….all these beers is making me thirsty.

GO CUBBIES

Comment by scoot Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 2:21 pm
Maybe Rich can convince Blago and the Four Tops to lock themselves in a college dorm room (as I did years ago) with a few cases of these fine beer selections and work it out.

“I love you, man”
“Oh, you’re not so bad”
“(slurred) why are arguing about revenue enhancers?”

Comment by MG Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 2:23 pm
TURBO DOG…..

Comment by Spanky Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 2:31 pm
Snowflake. A Chinese beer. Drunk first at dinner brought by a economic development delegation from Beijing and second at a restaurant in Steamboat. Never found any place else. I’m pretty sure its unavailability has made its taste legendary in my mind.

Comment by walter sobchak Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 2:34 pm
None.

Comment by Bill W. Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 2:39 pm
Drinking miller lite at sox park is what I’m doing right now. Perfect

Go Sox

Comment by Rich Miller Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 2:41 pm
Lol MG, that was funny.

Comment by Kevin Fanning Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 2:43 pm
Leinie Honeyweis @ Arlington Park. Do not drive after three

Comment by DE Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 2:47 pm
Rich Miller drinking a Miller - what are the odds?

Comment by If It Walks Like a Duck... Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 2:52 pm
Cubs Fan, Bud Man. None of this Inbev swill for me.

Comment by Getting too old for this Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 3:01 pm
Shiner

Comment by SalukiDog Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 3:04 pm
Rich,
Stop by Schallers after the game. Ill buy you a can of that swill you’re drinking.

Comment by Bill Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 3:10 pm
Blue Moon with an orange or a Honey Wheat Leinies

Comment by Jake from Elwood Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 3:16 pm
Sapporo, Bud Select, Guinness.

what is the governor’s favorite beer?

Comment by imback Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 3:18 pm
STAG

Comment by tipster Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 3:41 pm
What is your beer of Choice?

As long as it’s cold….

In the fridge now - Berghoff, MGD, Lite. Also like Bohemian, Heineken, Becks, Stella Artois, etc when I’m out with the Mrs.

Depends on the meal/occasion.

Comment by Rob_N Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 3:43 pm
Three Floyds Alpha King Pale Ale, hands down.

Comment by Sacks Romana Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 3:46 pm
to: Rod Sez … Pork

No, you know, I’ve never found it in IL. But you can find it pretty easily down here in the Dirty Souf, which is where I’m at. Cheap, too!

Comment by Frost Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 4:09 pm
Anything in a bottle or can as long as I’m enjoying it with friends! I do tend to lean a bit toward Tsingtao. It was brewed by the Germans in China prior to WW1 and is China’s largest beer export. Tastes similar to Heineken.

Comment by Justice Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 5:01 pm
He’brew: The Chosen Beer

Comment by Beerman Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 5:02 pm
This one is soooo easy. It’s either Bud Light or Bud Select in cans on the golf course, or the same in bottles. But I will second the motion on the WILD BLUEbottles

Comment by Roy Slade Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 5:45 pm
sorry…Wild Blue lager, made by A-B- in bottles.

Comment by Roy Slade Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 5:48 pm
meister brau!

Comment by ladeda Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 6:03 pm
Good ol’ Texas Shiner, Corona and Dox XX; when I have the extra cash.

Comment by Chicago Dem Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 7:04 pm
AHHH those cheap college beeers Cooks beer 3 quarts for a $1 or Grain Belt which was .99 cents for a sixer.

Comment by Hack Slacker Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 7:05 pm
Bell’s Oberon. As previously mentioned, Bell’s is now unavailable in Illinois due to our bizarre distributor law. I’m driving to St. Louis tomorrow to pick up six cases to last me the rest of the summer.

Comment by IDOT Engineer Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 7:06 pm
Lots of good ones out there. New Belgium’s Blue Paddle, Guinness in the tall cans, August Schell’s Pilsner, Anchor Steam, Becks, Amstel Light, Newcastle to name a few. Most of the Goose Island products are pretty good, and their root beer is outstanding.

Comment by Nowhere Man Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 7:29 pm
Bass is the only way to go. I still don’t understand people drinking beer out of a clear bottle or with fruit or any “beer” that needs to be imbibed at 32.5 degrees or less to taste OK. Like any light beer.

Comment by Big Mama T Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 8:32 pm
BUD–WISE–ER

GO GET ‘EM AUGGIE IV!!

Comment by BIG R.PH,. Friday, Jun 27, 08 @ 8:45 pm
before college: anything I could sneak
during college: Colt 45 (the topedo size)/ Haffenreffer Private Stock (you ever tried to figure out the puzzels inside the cap after drinking the stuff?).
During Internship: Old Milwaukee
These Days: MGD

Comment by WWDMD Saturday, Jun 28, 08 @ 7:30 am
Honest Abe suggested Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer. I would humbly suggest to Old Abe that only Will County Democrats drink PBR and they do so out in their tool sheds when no one else is looking. Honest Abe’s neighbors have always referred to PBR as “skunk beer” back when they used to drink it with their buddies in the 1960s.
Now, if Honest Abe was a good Irishman (which he is despite being a Democrat)and wasn’t so cheap, he would be drinking a decent Irish beer such as “Smithwick’s” with his neighbors.

Comment by Quiet Meditation Saturday, Jun 28, 08 @ 12:14 pm
I love Miller Lite, Miller High Life, MGD.

But my favorite Beer is Guinness. It’s Heaven in a glass.

Comment by Ultra50k Sunday, Jun 29, 08 @ 12:42 pm
PBR, Old Style and Stag, in that order!!! I hear the new, reintroduced Schlitz is very tasty as well. I am going to pick some of that up this week.

Comment by Bill Sunday, Jun 29, 08 @ 10:46 pm