Best beer

@Tmsorosk - sounds like a great business opportunity -- start selling micro-brews in Alberta!

west vleteren = rare belgian trappist... one batch per license plate every 6 month...

Tried a new beer tonight called Ghost, very nice, still trying it.

Tmsorosk, there must be something other than the big breweries in Alberta. Considering there are some good ones in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, you'd think there should be some in Alberta for sure. In Saskatchewan, there are very nice ones from Bushwakker Brew Pub in Regina. I'm a fan of a number of their offerings such Palliser Porter and Chico IPA. Also, a former brewmaster from Bushwakker opened Half Pints brewery in Manitoba. I'm a big fan of their Stir Stick Stout, and if someone really likes very hoppy IPA's, their Little Scrapper IPA is very good too.

This is, unsurprisingly, not subjective. The best beer ever is Russian River Brewing's "Pliny the Elder".

Many other truly fantastic beers have been mentioned, quite a few of which I've had the pleasure of drinking in the past year, either during my summer in Madison, WI (go New Glarus!), winter in Boulder, CO (GABF 08-11 cups proudly displayed), Summer in San Francisco, CA (Find me at the Toronado) or my current digs in Washington, D.C.

Truth be told, despite my Belgian heritage and Colorado upbringing, California has perfected beer. Pliny the Elder is it.