Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is a fine beer, I don\'t know how you could hate it Leith, but what I always say is "If it tastes good, it is good". Also, don\'t bash the whole brewery based on that 1 brew. Back in my tour manager days we stopped at the brewery after High Sierra and they had some fantastic styles that I didn\'t even know existed, including "Best Bitter" (a superb ESB) and a very nice smoked rauchbier. I had a keg of the brown ale one time at one of my parties that was amazing, and Celebration is one of the world\'s best seasonals.
Joce, I totally agree that Red Hook IPA is one of the worst ever...but it\'s Anheuser-Busch, and everything they\'ve ever tried to make that is not Natty, Bud, Busch, or Michelob has been laughable. Another doozie IPA is Spotted Cow made by New Glarus Brewing Company. It\'s huge in Wisconsin, everyone loves it, I thought it was gross, maybe I just had a bad batch.
I will admit Sierra Nevada does have some other decent brews.
Now that the thread is moving towards this how about Fat Tire ? Ever had that ? Colorado specialty. YUM!!
Sierra pale is the shizzzzzzneeeet
ok,i drank 2 halfyarders of guinny and it is the bomb still.leith,or whoever else has a problem with the black,bring it on waste coasters!!newcastle is for women and old ladies!
Originally posted by Marcial
Guinness is good... New Castle is ok once in a while... Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is where it\'s at though....
My man Marcial!!! Gotta love the Sierrra!!!!
Originally posted by jocelyn
There was this beer that I tried in Ireland called Smithwick\'s... god, it was so delicious, what I wouldn\'t do to get my hands on a pint of that stuff! *sigh* I need to go back...
Ahh, good stuff, tryed it for the first time last week in Branford, CT. Goes great with Guinness, ala Black and Tan style.
blackberry wheat longtrail.... mmmmm
newcastles 2nd
i dont have enough guinness experience to comment
Here\'s my top 100 based on beers I\'ve reviewed at beeradvocate.com Certainly a lot of beers that I never reviewed though. Trappistes Rochefort 10 is my all-time fav, but I\'ve never reviewed it. That\'s the one I wrote a story about in the Summer Tour 2002 review.
09-04-2003 Trappistes Rochefort 8 Brasserie de Rochefort (Abbaye de Notre-Dame de Saint-R?my) Belgian Strong Dark Ale bottle 9.2 4.8
07-31-2003 HopDevil Ale Victory Brewing Company India Pale Ale (IPA) on-tap 6.7 4.65
10-09-2003 Orval Trappist Ale Brasserie d\'Orval S.A. Belgian Strong Pale Ale bottle 6.2 4.65
08-28-2003 Stone Imperial Stout Stone Brewing Co. Stout, Imperial bottle 9.47 4.65
08-07-2003 De Ranke XX Bitter Brouwerij De Ranke Belgian Pale Ale bottle 6.2 4.6
09-05-2003 Fuller\'s London Porter Fuller Smith & Turner PLC Porter bottle 5.4 4.5
09-22-2003 Ipswich Original Ale Mercury Brewing Company, Inc. Pale Ale bottle 5.6 4.5
08-22-2003 Stone India Pale Ale Stone Brewing Co. India Pale Ale (IPA) on-tap 6.9 4.5
09-01-2003 Arrogant Bastard Ale Stone Brewing Co. Strong / Old Ale on-tap 7.2 4.45
07-13-2003 Raison D\'etre Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Belgian Strong Dark Ale on-tap 8.0 4.45
01-12-2004 Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock Boston Beer Company (Sam Adams) Chocolate / Coffee / Nut Beer nitro-tap 5.6 4.45
08-09-2003 Westmalle Trappist Tripel Brouwerij Westmalle (Adbij der Trappisten van Westmalle) Abbey Tripel bottle 9.5 4.45
09-01-2003 De Ranke Guldenberg Brouwerij De Ranke Abbey Tripel on-tap 8.5 4.4
09-08-2003 Honey Cream Ale Rogue Ales Brewery / Brewer\'s on the Bay Cream Ale bottle 5.5 4.4
07-27-2003 Satin Solstice Imperial Stout Central Waters Brewing Company Stout, Imperial bottle 7.5 4.4
09-10-2003 Affligem Tripel Brouwerij De Smedt / Brouwerij Affligem Abbey Tripel bottle 8.5 4.35
07-31-2003 Allagash White Allagash Brewing Company Witbier / White or Wit on-tap 5.5 4.3
10-12-2003 Dead Guy Ale Rogue Ales Brewery / Brewer\'s on the Bay Maibock / Helles Bock / Pale Bock on-tap 6.5 4.3
10-03-2003 Fuller\'s India Pale Ale Fuller Smith & Turner PLC India Pale Ale (IPA) bottle 4.9 4.3
09-27-2003 Moonglow Weizenbock Victory Brewing Company Weizenbock / Weissbock bottle 8.7 4.3
10-19-2003 V-Grand Cru Victory Brewing Company Belgian Strong Dark Ale bottle 9.0 4.3
09-10-2003 Celebrator Doppelbock Privatbrauerei Franz Inselkammer KG / Brauerei Aying Doppelbock bottle 6.7 4.25
09-12-2003 Chimay Premi?re (Red / Rood) Bi?res de Chimay (Abbaye Notre Dame de Scourmont) Abbey Dubbel bottle 7.0 4.25
09-20-2003 Jinx Magic Hat Brewing Company Smoked Beer on-tap 6.9 4.25
10-11-2003 Mocha Porter Rogue Ales Brewery / Brewer\'s on the Bay Porter bottle 5.3 4.25
11-03-2003 Monkman\'s Slaughter Ale Cropton Brewery Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) bottle 6.0 4.25
10-19-2003 Whirlwind Witbier Victory Brewing Company Witbier / White or Wit bottle 5.0 4.25
08-06-2003 90 Minute IPA Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Imperial / Double IPA bottle 9.0 4.2
09-20-2003 Punkin\' Ale Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Herbed / Spiced Beer bottle 7.0 4.2
10-02-2003 Rapscallion Blessing Concorde Brewery, The Amber / Red Ale bottle 7.2 4.2
09-03-2003 Brown Ale Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Brown Ale on-tap ? 4.15
08-25-2003 Harpoon Munich Dark Harpoon Brewery Dark Ale bottle 5.6 4.15
08-22-2003 Ipswich 1722 Commemorative Porter Mercury Brewing Company, Inc. Porter bottle ? 4.15
08-15-2003 Hop Ottin\' IPA Anderson Valley Brewing Company India Pale Ale (IPA) on-tap 7.0 4.1
07-29-2003 McNeill\'s Dead Horse IPA McNeill\'s Brewery India Pale Ale (IPA) on-tap 5.7 4.1
08-13-2003 Spaten Optimator Spaten-Franziskaner-Br?u Doppelbock bottle 7.2 4.1
09-29-2003 Steel Rail Extra Pale Ale Berkshire Brewing Company Inc. Pale Ale on-tap 5.3 4.1
08-08-2003 Trois Pistoles Unibroue Belgian Strong Dark Ale bottle 9.0 4.1
03-06-2004 Brooklyner Weisse Brooklyn Brewery Weizen / Weissbier, Hefe on-tap 5.0 4.05
09-01-2003 Olde School Barley Wine Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Barley Wine on-tap 15.0 4.05
08-23-2003 Long Trail Double Bag Long Trail Brewing Company Altbier bottle 7.2 4
08-28-2003 Belhaven Scottish Ale Belhaven Brewery Company Ltd. Scottish Ale nitro-tap 3.9 3.9
01-12-2004 Samuel Adams Scotch Ale Boston Beer Company (Sam Adams) Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy (strong) on-tap 5.4 3.9
10-03-2003 Samuel Smith, The Famous Taddy Porter Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster) Porter bottle 5.0 3.9
03-07-2004 Kross Brueghel Blonde Kross Brewing Company Abbey Tripel on-tap ? 3.85
10-02-2003 Prima Pils Victory Brewing Company Pilsener, German on-tap 5.3 3.85
10-19-2003 Wolaver\'s Brown Ale Otter Creek Brewing / Wolaver\'s Certified Organic Ales Brown Ale bottle 5.7 3.85
08-03-2003 Blind Faith Magic Hat Brewing Company India Pale Ale (IPA) bottle 5.9 3.8
09-10-2003 Holyoke Dam Ale Paper City Brewery Co., Inc. Pale Ale on-tap ? 3.8
09-15-2003 Ipswich Nut Brown Ale Mercury Brewing Company, Inc. Brown Ale bottle ? 3.8
10-19-2003 V-12 Victory Brewing Company Belgian Strong Dark Ale bottle 12.0 3.8
08-08-2003 Belk?s ESB Anderson Valley Brewing Company Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) on-tap 6.8 3.75
09-26-2003 Drayman\'s Porter Berkshire Brewing Company Inc. Porter bottle 6.2 3.75
09-20-2003 Harpoon Octoberfest Beer Harpoon Brewery Amber / Red Ale on-tap 5.5 3.75
09-04-2003 Long Trail Ale Long Trail Brewing Company Altbier on-tap ? 3.75
08-08-2003 Chicory Stout Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Chocolate / Coffee / Nut Beer on-tap 5.2 3.7
09-03-2003 Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Pale Ale on-tap 5.6 3.7
10-02-2003 Ipswich Oatmeal Stout Mercury Brewing Company, Inc. Stout, Oatmeal bottle ? 3.65
08-09-2003 Old Brown Dog Northampton Brewery Brown Ale on-tap ? 3.65
08-13-2003 Brooklyn Brown Ale Brooklyn Brewery Brown Ale on-tap 5.2 3.6
08-28-2003 Boddingtons Pub Ale Boddingtons Pale Ale on-tap 4.7 3.55
08-30-2003 Harpoon IPA Harpoon Brewery India Pale Ale (IPA) on-tap 5.9 3.55
09-27-2003 Lewmeister Oktoberfest Amherst Brewing Co. M?rzen / Oktoberfest on-tap 5.4 3.55
09-12-2003 Bluebird Bitter Coniston Brewing Co. Ltd Bitter on-tap 4.2 3.5
09-15-2003 Colorado Brewing Oatmeal Stout Colorado Brewing & Trading Co. Stout, Oatmeal nitro-tap ? 3.5
08-07-2003 Hitachino Nest Sweet Stout (Lacto) Kiuchi Brewery Stout, Milk / Cream / Sweet bottle 3.9 3.5
10-22-2003 Fat Angel Magic Hat Brewing Company Pale Ale bottle 5.0 3.45
08-02-2003 Lodestone Lager Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant Lager, Pale on-tap 4.5 3.45
08-23-2003 St. Andrew\'s Ale Belhaven Brewery Company Ltd. Scottish Ale bottle 4.6 3.45
08-15-2003 Rare Vos Brewery Ommegang Belgian Strong Pale Ale bottle 6.5 3.4
07-29-2003 Wachusett Blueberry Ale Wachusett Brewing Company, Inc. Fruit / Vegetable Beer bottle ? 3.35
07-27-2003 Birdman Brown Alcatraz Brewing Co. Brown Ale on-tap 4.4 3.3
03-06-2004 Brooklyn East India Pale Ale Brooklyn Brewery India Pale Ale (IPA) on-tap 7.0 3.3
09-04-2003 La Fin Du Monde Unibroue Belgian Strong Pale Ale bottle 9.0 3.3
10-09-2003 Otter Creek Oktoberfest Otter Creek Brewing / Wolaver\'s Certified Organic Ales Dark Ale bottle 4.8 3.3
09-27-2003 Puffers Smoked Porter Amherst Brewing Co. Smoked Beer on-tap 4.6 3.3
09-20-2003 Anchor Liberty Ale Anchor Brewing Co. Pale Ale on-tap 6.0 3.2
07-28-2003 Bass Pale Ale Bass Brewers Limited Pale Ale on-tap 5.0 3.15
07-27-2003 Ouisconsing Red Ale Central Waters Brewing Company Amber / Red Ale bottle 4.8 3.15
08-09-2003 Spaten M?nchner Hell Spaten-Franziskaner-Br?u Munich Helles Lager on-tap 5.2 3.15
10-12-2003 Baltika #9 Extra (Strong) Baltic Beverages Holding Lager or Pilsener, Strong Pale bottle 8.0 3.05
08-03-2003 Cabot Street Wheat Paper City Brewery Co., Inc. Weizen / Weissbier, Hefe on-tap 5.5 3
08-19-2003 Redhook Blonde Redhook Ale Brewery / Forecaster\'s Public House Blonde / Golden Ale on-tap 5.37 3
03-04-2004 Second Wind Oatmeal Stout Jasper Murdock\'s Alehouse / Norwich Inn Stout, Oatmeal on-tap 5.2 3
09-01-2003 Dinkel Acker Cd-Pils Dinkelacker-Schwabenbraeu AG Pilsener, German bottle 4.9 2.9
08-09-2003 Paradise City Gold Northampton Brewery Blonde / Golden Ale on-tap ? 2.85
10-12-2003 Baltika #3 Classic Baltic Beverages Holding Pilsener, German bottle 4.8 2.7
09-20-2003 Pumpkinhead Ale Shipyard Brewing Co. Herbed / Spiced Beer on-tap 4.5 2.7
09-05-2003 Rapscallion Creation Concorde Brewery, The Strong / Old Ale bottle 9.5 2.6
08-19-2003 Redhook IPA Redhook Ale Brewery / Forecaster\'s Public House India Pale Ale (IPA) on-tap 6.0 2.55
09-15-2003 Redhook IPA Redhook Ale Brewery / Forecaster\'s Public House India Pale Ale (IPA) bottle 6.0 2.45
07-27-2003 Spotted Cow New Glarus Brewing Company Cream Ale bottle 5.1 2.4
09-03-2003 Banchee Extra Pale Ale Paper City Brewery Co., Inc. Pale Ale on-tap ? 2.35
08-15-2003 Hennepin Brewery Ommegang Saison / Biere de Garde bottle 7.5 2.35
09-01-2003 Red Stripe Jamaican Lager Desnoes & Geddes Limited Lager, Pale bottle ? 2.35
11-03-2003 Cantillon Iris Brasserie Cantillon Lambic, Straight bottle 5.0 2.25
10-09-2003 Michelob Light Anheuser-Busch, Inc. Lager, Light bottle 4.5 2.25
08-20-2003 Pabst Blue Ribbon Pabst Brewing Company / G. Heileman Brewing Co. Lager, Pale can ? 2.25
08-20-2003 Redhook ESB Redhook Ale Brewery / Forecaster\'s Public House Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) on-tap 5.69 2.2
08-09-2003 American Pale Ale Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant Pale Ale cask-conditioned ? 1.95
Seriously Wolfy that\'s over the top.. although it does remind how great Dead Guy Ale is... one reason I miss living in NC...
I am not a fan of Guinness as there are many stouts I\'d prefer over it. As others mentioned, I\'ll take a New Castle over a Guinness any day. I suggest people pick up some Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout while it\'s around this Winter.
Young\'s Double Chocolate is amazing. A buddy of mine is going to start brewing a chocolate oatmeal stout over the weekend. It took me a while, but I actually love Guinness now. It\'s very smooth and one of the only beers you can drink when you are completely stuffed with food because it doesn\'t bloat you more.
Guinness for me! BRILLIANT!
Guinness for me. Actually, three. (hic)
