Best beer

Way too many to pick from these days. Given the number of fantastic micro-breweries on the West Coast (and everywhere else), there is no longer any reason to ship what are mostly over-hyped, mediocre beers from Holland, Germany, Belgium and Czech.

Drink Local!!

Trappistes Rochefort 10

Goose Island Bourbon County is my current favorite. Dogfish Head 90-minute IPA would be, but I have to drive out of state to buy it. Check my posts for more faves.

Relax, have a New Glarus Smoked Rye Ale and listen to some Ben Webster...

Why not Guinness, Guinness? Sorry, just had to say that !!!!

There are far too many different styles of beer that are too different to select just one overall. Here are some faves:

If you have never tried it, try Fuller's ESB. It is one of the smoothest beers in the world. This is obviously my pick for an ESB.

For a brown ale, Samuel Smith's Nut Brown. They also make an excellent IPA.

For a stout, try Murphy's as an alternative to Guinness. A nice dessert beer is Young's Chocolate Stout, too.

For a Belgian style white, Celis White.

For an old ale, Anchor's Old Foghorn. Don't drink more than one if you are driving. Anchor also makes an excellent porter.