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Old 01-12-2017, 03:25 AM   #1
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What beer should I buy

Ok , I am all out of beer at home , so I was going to stop and get a couple of Punch cigars , then hit up the build your own six pack aisle at Kroger ... they have a wall of micros etc...

I guess I am not really asking for particular brands as much as styles/types etc...

suggestions ??

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Old 01-12-2017, 07:58 AM   #2
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what do you like to drink

do you like hops? Think IPA or APA

do you like malty/toasty? Think Marzen or Porter or Stout

Your question is awfully broad, it helps to know what you currently drink

You should be able to get Great Lakes Brewing beers easily

They have an excellent porter (Edmud Fitzgerald) - dark, rich, kind of a chocolate thing and a superb Dortmunder (clean crisp light color), and a host of good beers

https://www.greatlakesbrewing.com/beers

Oh you should drink what you like... as with cigars you have to try things, you'll find stuff you love, stuff you hate, the journey is where the fun is.
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Old 01-12-2017, 09:04 AM   #3
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Yeah I know it was a pretty broad question...

Yep Great Lakes is available here along with many others , I will have to take a picture at Kroger and post it so you can look at it...

In fact when I worked at Cisco , the operating systems in the various Access Points that we developed were named after Great Lakes beers...

The two that I usually drink are at opposite ends of the spectrum from each other , Bud Light and Guinness...

BL doesn't do much for cigars... I might see what they have in Porters and Stouts...

Thanks

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anything from GL is better than everything from Bud

Try the porter and the dortmunder and work outward

there are not really any rules on this, it is about your tastes and your preferences. try things, I promise you won't get hit by lightning if you don't like something.
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what I like is not going to be what you like... which is a good thing. we have a great diversity of beer. hurray. enjoy the journey.
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Drink what you like like and like what you drink, end of story.

The only way to determine what you really like is try different things.

J likes bourbon. I don't.

I love single malt Islay scotch. My wife hates it.

Try different things and decide.

There is no right or wrong. It's just personal tastes.
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Drink what you like like and like what you drink, end of story.

The only way to determine what you really like is try different things.

J likes bourbon. I don't.

I love single malt Islay scotch. My wife hates it.

Try different things and decide.

There is no right or wrong. It's just personal tastes.
BigO and I like the same Bourbon .... Woodford...

I am still experimenting with Single malts , so far Mcallan 12 is winning , but , my experience is limited...

and yes , its just like cigars and taste ...

but all you guys here always have good advice on what to try etc...

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here is what I ended up with ....

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Guinness is watery compared to the stouts I favor. Samuel Smith's Imperial Stout, Stone Imperial Russian Stout, Samuel Smiths Organic Chocolate Stout, to name a few, will have you passing on every opportunity to drink an American Market Guinness.
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