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sundog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 02:31 PM
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what is your absolute favorite beer?
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Allenberg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 02:32 PM
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1. MGD
Living the high life. :D
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jus_the_facts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 03:19 PM
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19. plain ol' Miller High Life...it's the champagne of beers....
:hi:

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fishwax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 02:36 PM
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2. I'm still stuck on Leinenkugel's Honey Weiss


I've been searching for a new favorite, but to no avail just yet ...
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EstimatedProphet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 02:36 PM
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3. Bass Ale
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CatholicEdHead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 02:37 PM
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4. Spotted Cow
http://www.newglarusbrewing.com/beers/spottedcow.html
New Glarus makes some good stuff.

Honey Weiss is a close number two.
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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 02:39 PM
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5. Barq's root beer
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Xipe Totec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 06:52 PM
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50. Good Choice!
for the sarsaparilla crowd, that's an excellent choice
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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 08:14 PM
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54. It's got bite.
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antigone382 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 02:40 PM
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6. Hard choice...
Shiner Bock, Newcastle, Blue Moon to name a few...Heineken's good too, plus the occasional Guiness. I also like Hornsby's hard cider, although I don't know if that qualifies as a true "beer." But I'm young and there are still many kinds I'll have to try before I truly know what my favorite is. I'm lucky enough to work at a pub that sells some really good beers, and I still haven't tried Bass, Sapporo, and a few of the other popular ones.
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Xipe Totec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 06:48 PM
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47. Go with your first instinct.
Shiner Bock is one of the best.

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Ikonoklast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 02:40 PM
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7. Edmund Fitzgerald Pale Ale
Toss up with Bass Ale. Proof that there is a God.
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 02:41 PM
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8. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
I'm a total microbrew freak. This one is hands down my favorite.
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hunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 03:57 PM
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27. Good, but can you really call them microbrew any more?
It seems like everyone sells it now.

http://www.sierranevada.com

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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 06:46 PM
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46. Well, if that doesnt count, then my other choice is Stone Brewing Co.
Particularly their Arrogant Bastard Ale. :beer:
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Lefty48197 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 02:41 PM
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9. Milwaukee's Best light
$11.99/30 pack.
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driver8 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 03:05 PM
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14. When I was a poor intern in Washington, DC, we drank
Milwaukee's Best by the case. I have to say, it is pretty damn funny to see a bathtub full of ice and "the Best". (or is it "the Beast"?)

Living high on the hog was when our internship program sponsored an event and served Miller Light!!
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musette_sf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 02:43 PM
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10. RINGNES
from Norway, the absolute best beer ever. Haven't been able to get it anywhere in the US since the early 90s.
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Floogeldy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 02:44 PM
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11. Samuel Adams
Just about any kind they make tastes fantastic to me. A lot of other beers give me a headache, for some reason.
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khashka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 03:03 PM
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12. Guinness, Sam Adams, Black Voodoo
The last is only availabe in New Orleans, although I got one at a cajun restaraunt in SF once.

Khash.
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 03:03 PM
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13. I have no absolute favorite.
There are too many to love! I tend to go for IPAs, though.
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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 03:06 PM
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15. Lately I've been drinking Fat Tire
It's got a nice, nutty sort of flavor that I like. Summertime, I prefer Rolling Rock.
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evlbstrd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 03:09 PM
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16. Guinness is good for you.
But I also like anything from Boulevard Brewing Company.

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Mutley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 03:11 PM
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17. Right now, Pete's Strawberry Blonde.
'Cause I've had five of them. :D
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jane_pippin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 03:18 PM
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18. Sprecher Amber
It's a Wisconsin beer and it's fantastic. Come here and drink some some time. :hi:

Spotted Cow is pretty good too. Try some of that while you're at it.
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WritingIsMyReligion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 03:20 PM
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20. Ginger beer.
Ahahahahahahaha!

:evilgrin:
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alcibiades_mystery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 03:21 PM
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21. Jever
A clean German pilsner.

No fancy shit.

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lakemonster11 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 03:21 PM
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22. Mac and Jack's African Amber.
That's what I drink 90% of the time when I'm out.

My favorite beer that I ever had, though, was the Portland Rock Bottom Brewery's Volksweisen. It was amazing - no lemon required.
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B Calm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 03:22 PM
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23. Pacifico / Mexican beer that has a wonderful taste.
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Kellanved Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 03:23 PM
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24. Dithmarscher


:toast:
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hunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 03:36 PM
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25. Beer. What do you got?
There are too many good beers to count, and different beers for different occassions.

This one is good and usually stocked at any random Mexican restaurant:



But not Corona, because drunken spring-breaking wealthy white kids doing tequila shooters irritate me, even though the beer's not entirely awful.
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 03:36 PM
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26. Heineken
:beer:
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johnfunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 04:14 PM
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33. "Heineken? F#$@ that sh!t!! PABST BLUE RIBBON!"
Edited on Sun Jan-08-06 04:21 PM by johnfunk
... or, how David Lynch singlehandedly revived PBR, one of the favored cheap beers of my ill-spent college days (the other being Gennesee Cream Ale, or more familiarly "Genny Creme").
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ShadesOfGrey Donating Member (646 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 06:59 PM
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51. Yep! After watching 'Blue Velvet',

I just HAD to go out and find some PBR.

Eh... Franks taste in beer sort of sucks :toast:
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johnfunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 07:21 PM
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52. Frank's taste in beer did suck...
... but it was hard to resist the temptation of quoting ol' Frank when I saw "Heineken."
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ShadesOfGrey Donating Member (646 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 08:36 PM
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55. Uh-oh....

We both said "sucks"!

The scene with Frank in the face mask is haunting me now!
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Starlight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 05:49 PM
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37. I like Heineken, too.
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 07:23 PM
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53. COOL!
:toast:
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Radical Activist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 03:59 PM
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28. Fat Tire
I love it but I can't get it where I live right now.
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0007 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 04:00 PM
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29. Nothing in the world like a cold mug of Guinness
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Maestro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 06:10 PM
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42. My mouth is watering...
Yummm!
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hippywife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 04:06 PM
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30. Root. n/t
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CatholicEdHead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 04:09 PM
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31. Also want to add Schell's Zommerfest
You cannot get it again until May, but it is great in the summer. My other two above you can get year-round.

http://www.schellsbrewery.com/ourbeers_zommerfest.php
http://www.schellsbrewery.com/ourbeers_zommerhook.php
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johnfunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 04:12 PM
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32. Sam Adams Black Lager
Yummy.
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Lochloosa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 04:15 PM
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34. Harps...on tap
:toast:
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sbj405 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 05:33 PM
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35. Smuttynose IPA
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 05:37 PM
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36. Stella Atrois
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dolo amber Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 08:38 PM
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56. STELLA!!!
:D :bounce:

I never have a Stella now w/o thinking of you, T... :toast:
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Guava Jelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 05:51 PM
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38. guinness and st pauli girl dark
american mainstream beers are lame
some small brewries kick arse though
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StellaBlue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 05:56 PM
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39. Old Peculier
Yes, it's spelled like that.
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Flying Dream Blues Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 05:58 PM
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40. Bass Ale, on tap and really cold...nothing else comes close.
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Maestro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 06:10 PM
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41. Guiness Dark. -nt
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Catshrink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 06:16 PM
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43. Newcastle Ale... or Bass Ale
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ShadesOfGrey Donating Member (646 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 06:34 PM
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44. Dogfish Head

My corner store sells many different brands (including micros). In my state 99% of the beers sold in stores are only 6% alcohol. I like Dogfish Head because it makes a 9% beer that is sold at my corner store, and it tastes REALLY good too :9
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obxhead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 06:35 PM
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45. Newcastle - The one and only.
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Xipe Totec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 06:51 PM
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48. My Favorite is Anchor Steam, for sentimental reasons
Always reminds me of San Francisco. My favorite meal is boiled Dungeness crab, San Francisco sourdough bread, and Anchor Steam beer.
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jobycom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 06:51 PM
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49. Dunno, but it was brewed at Turtle Mountain Brewing Co, in Rio Rancho, NM
It was a dark beer, very smooth, but I forgot the name. It's not listed on their web site. Probably never taste it again.

Other than that, Chimay of Guiness.
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bikebloke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 08:52 PM
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57. McEwan's Scotch Ale
Once a week, I sip and savour one. Unless it's a long weekend, then I'll have another for the extra day. I know, I'm a disgustingly light drinker.
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swimboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 09:06 PM
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58. Rogue Dead Guy
:party::toast:
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grateful581 Donating Member (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 09:21 PM
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59. Fat Tire is my favorite
Edited on Sun Jan-08-06 09:28 PM by grateful581
But I have to go to to another state to get it.


When I am broke, it's all about the PBR!
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Omphaloskepsis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 09:41 PM
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61. Fat Tire is also my fav.
I also love PBR and The Beast! And Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.
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TomInTib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 09:36 PM
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60. Shiner Bock. The only US brewery to never close during Prohibition
Ran 24 hours a day in Central Texas.
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crispini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 10:56 PM
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65. That's my fave too! I didn't know that. How funny!
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RoyGBiv Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 09:42 PM
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62. Free ...

Any beer I don't pay for is a good beer.

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grateful581 Donating Member (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 09:50 PM
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63. good point
free beer kicks ass
:toast:
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Missy Vixen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 10:54 PM
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64. Guinness, Full Sail Ale n/t
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 11:02 PM
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66. Flying Dog "Doggie Style" or Singletrack Ale from Boulder Brewing
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Catch22Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 11:18 PM
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67. Boulevard Pale Ale
From Kansas City, MO:

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