Beer

[Kristie]

Ok, so I recently started to enjoy beer after YEARS of hating it to death. So I am still relatively basic in beer knowledge.....but I am curious....what are some of your favorite beers?

[Jenny]

I like Abita, particularly their Amber & Turbo Dog. I also like their seasonal Bock and the Strawberry Harvest Lager. The Purple Haze is alright; I don't really like the raspberry, though many people like that one.

I live close to where it's made and have easy access, but I'm not sure of each brew's availability in other parts of the country.

Now I want it and will have to go to the grocery store! :|

[Carrie]

I love the Abita Purple Haze and Blackened Voodoo. After Katrina it was so hard to acquire. I also love Rogue's Shakespeare Stout, mmmm..awesome! There is a World Beer Fest in Raleigh, NC that my husband and I regularly attend in October, much fun! We also have started our own BrewDo here in the Blacksburg/Roanoke VA area. Lots of fun and great live music!

[Mary]

I prefer the darker Mexican beers--Negra Modelo, Dos Equis, Tecate. But I very rarely drink beer. I'm more of a bourbon or vodka drinker.

My brothers and sisters and their spouses are all avid beer drinkers but they trend towards *ahem* crap lite beers like MGD Lite or Bud Lite. Blech.

[Carrie]

Bud light LIME!

[Debbie]

I like Michelob or Moose Drool!

[Rosemary]

Firestone Double Barrel Ale, nothing on earth is better!

[hanna]

I also enjoy Abita Purple Haze. Some I enjoy are: Sea Dog's Wild Blueberry Wheat Ale, Fat Tire, and New Castle.

[Kirsty]

Innis and Gunn, I believe its brewed in Oxfordshire - you can't beat english real ales!

[Kristie]

Carrie wrote: "Bud light LIME!"

I love BL Lime....I currently have that and Blue Moon in my fridge

Going to have to try Abita....thanks lots of new choices to try!

[Bloomin’Chick (Jo) aka The Eclectic Spoonie]

My favorite of the moment is Smithwick's Irish Ale which I re-discovered a couple of weeks ago. It's a very good blend of the type of beers with a hint of a coffee or chocolate taste to them without it being heavy. It's the first beer I actually like and enjoy drinking! Blue Moon or Yeingling is good for when we're out and I can't find anything else that appeals to me. (My tastes change so often with beer - starts off good and then after a while I don't like the taste of it anymore and have to find something else).

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

It's been years and years since I drank a beer. But back in those dark ages, I really liked a beer with tomato juice. Not as a chaser - mixed. These days, I'm a bit more concerned with caloric intake, and drink alcohol only very occasionally.

[Cathy]

Not a huge beer drinker, but recently discovered St. Arnold's Texas Wheat beer. (Visited the new St. Arnold brewery in Houston, Texas with my son and his wife.) I usually drink white wine or vodka drinks.