Best beer

Rhapsd, I too am a big fan of the Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout. I have one more in the fridge left over from earlier this spring but I like those better in the colder months. Summer'ish is almost here in Michigan and that means Oberon, with an orange slice, in the Beer Garden at Bell's. Damn, only 5 more months of that....tough to take. Another nice summer wheat is Trout Slayer, from the Big Sky Brewing folks in Missoula.

Tmsorosk, there in Alberta Canada one of your large national union breweries brews Brador beer.....uh, things could be worse.

Spring is here...Bell's tapped the Oberon today!

I second the Fuller's Stout, Nonoise.
Their ESB is another go-to choice for me.
Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout is also a favorite anytime we have 3 feet of snow on the ground.

Bells is from Kalamazoo Michigan (est. 1985) and the original location includes the Eccentric Cafe tavern, a music venue, beer garden and the original brewery where a wide variety of small batch microbrews are still crafted.
Bells distributes beer, from their production brewery in neighboring Galesburg, MI, to 19 states, including NY. You can find it here;
Bells Beer Finder
If the snow ever melts, I can sometimes be found in the Beer Garden after a group bicycle ride, or at other times.

We are making a trip up to Founders tomorrow. Any other recommendations currently on tap?

The Breakfast Stout is definitely coffee like, if it is the same that I had before. I like the Porter but never had Backwoods Bastard so I will give that a try. Thanks for the recommendations.