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Ask HN: What's your favorite beer?

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I enjoy Ipswich Ale or Sam Adams Black Lager.

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gstar
Beer is hacker news on Sunday, so my answers:

* USA: Sierra Navada Pale

* Australia, in order: Little Creatures Pale (on tap, at the brewery), Coopers Sparking and Coopers Vintage Stout

* Belgium: tripel karmeliet, duval or hoegaarden (too many good'uns and styles, can't choose)

* UK: Anything from Meantime is pretty good, but I'm fairly nonplussed by british beer. Especially 90% of cask ales - rubbish. Oh, I forgot Cobra which is an excellent, excellent lager.

* Germany: Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier Dunkel

pasbesoin
Agree with the Dunkel. While I wouldn't want to be limited to any one beer, it should definitely be included in a list of beers to try.

That's part of the fun -- so many different kinds, many special each in their own way. And for me, at least, often specific memories associated with the different kinds.

sho
Sacrilege! Around here, beer is hacker news every day of the week.
jwilliams
* Australia, in order: Little Creatures Pale (on tap, at the brewery), Coopers Sparking and Coopers Vintage Stout

Absolutely with the Little Creatures. If you can get down to the brewery in Freo, it's a top spot.

On the UK side - there are a lot of CAMRA pubs around that generally serve some pretty top beers. http://www.camra.org.uk/

akeefer
I'm a fan of Belgian-styles ales. At the moment, my favorites are La Fin Du Monde (actually made in Quebec), Golden Draak, and Gouden Carolus d'Or (Red). For more regular bottled beers my favorites are probably Leffe, Hoegaarden, Blue Moon, and Paulaner Heffeweisen.
sho
Asahi Super Dry. It's just got this really clean, pure taste. I like quite a few others, of course, but .. ASD's the one I always "come home" to.
JimmyL
ASD, but from a can - this is about the only beer I can think of that I prefer the can to the bottle.
sho
Definitely agree! Half the appeal of ASD is its crispness, which really needs a can, or even better, on tap. And, needless to say, it should be the domestic product - there's this awful Thai version floating around which I've made the mistake of buying once or twice.
vaksel
I'm not really a huge beer drinker, so I don't really know the specialty brands that well.

From the ones I tried so far, I prefer Heineken the most

erlanger
You should try Anchorsteam.
nanexcool
Indio, XX Ambar, Victoria, Bohemia Oscura. We don't know why Corona is so popular outside Mexico.
shizcakes 

  Easy to Find: Guinness
  Hard to Find: Bellhaven Scotch Ale
  Impossible to Find: Milly's Pumpkin Ale (Seasonal, Manchester NH brewpub)
tbeseda
Pandora's Bock from Breckenridge Brewery here in CO. nomnom
jimfl
I will have Manny's Pale Ale from Georgetown Brewery anytime I find it on tap. It's a perfect balance of hops and malt.
weaksauce
Craft brews: Stone IPA is one of my favorites and Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale is great when it is in season. Sierra Nevada Pale is great too.
cschep
I tend to like the wheat beers. Franziskaner has a hefeweizen and a dunkel that are both fantastic. Also Hoegaarden's belgian white is delicious.

For a cheap everyday kind of beer, I love finding PBR on tap for $2 a pint in a ton of different places.

intellectronica
I am really disapointed to find this featured on the front page.
joe_the_user
I enjoyed it
jwilliams
Yeah same - sometimes these diversions can be the most interesting dialogues. 's killed now either way.
erlanger
Beer is an appropriate topic in many contexts. Relax.

Microbreweries hack the beer industry.

bdfh42
Draught Bass! If you can't get that then Marston's Pedigree or Banks's Original.

We are talking ale here of course - not that nasty yellow lagery stuff (to be fair Grolsch is not bad at all)

sc
I'm love-hate, lately, with these two "extreme" breweries: De Dolle Brouwers, and Dogfish Head

I've also been enjoying Three Floyds' Alpha King Ale.

ams1
yes, dogfish head 60 Minute IPA is the closest you'll get to cask in a bottle
henriklied
Hansa Pilsner is the best Norwegian beer. Internationally, I'll go for a Carlsberg Jacobsen Dark Ale.
guruz
Rothaus Tannenzäpfle

(german).

But right now I "have to" drink Tuborg, Carlsberg, Ringnes.