Nostalgic beer

sierra pale and long trail Belgian white

 

Shiner Bock

 

I like this thread.

1.) Sam Adams Octoberfest. Reminds me of when I first got into craft a couple autumns ago- and it really reminds me of watching college footballs and eating brats.

2.) Sam Adams Old Fezziwig. Kind of a retro video game nerd of sorts, and I used to drink this and play Zelda all the time by myself. It reminds of sweet solitude.

3.) Weyerbacher Riserva- my first sour, and had it as I was packing up my Army gear for my final turn-in.

This summer, I think I'm making Dale's Pale Ale a beer that will fit this category in the future. It's been a regular item in my backpack this summer during all sorts of activities.

 

Ballantine IPA in New Jersey 44 years ago. Woody and bitter.

 

NG stone soup. Still one of my favorite beers ever.

 

Coors Light - first beer; fond memories of my first party with alcohol
Keystone Light - many fun times had in college with this
Sam Summer - this was my gateway beer
La Chouffe - taught me about beer complexity
Gouden Carolus Cuvee Van de Keizer Blauw aged for two years - this was my "Ah Ha" moment that turned me into a full blown BA with a cellar and everything

 

I always come back to Franziskaner Hefe-Weisse and some of the Saranac beers. Petes Wicked Ale was another early gateway beer but it is no longer brewed. After that would be Ommegang Abbey.

 

SS Taddy Porter and FS Session Lager. The former taught me that great brews didn't need big advertising budgets while from the latter I discovered that they didn't need big price tags.

 

I feel like I'm not old enough to be nastalgic about the "early days" of my drinking yet, as they're not even a decade gone.

But for grins: La Fin du Monde takes me back to my 21st, and Labatt Blue takes me back to my early 20s (as it was the official beer of my grandfather and the first house I lived in when I started drinking).

 

Celebrator First dark beer, first import, first beer with real body and flavor.

 

Bert Grants IPA (original).

 

Green flash west coast ipa was the beer that started it all for me just last year around this time.

 

hmmm. since I from PA. lionshead brings up memories of college parties. Guinness stout, miller lite.

craftbeer wise obviously it is SNPA, Perpetual IPA,

 

Long Trail Ale. Still drink it on the regular.

 

Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout, Rogue Dead Guy Ale, and Salvator Paulaner Double Bock.

 

Bridgeport's IPA was the beer that really started my love for hops and my journey through this world of great beer

 

Sam Adams stock ale.

I used to miss Pete's Original wicked ale, but the clone we have is damn close.

 

I love me some lionshead. I used to visit friends at Lock Haven and they had dollar 16oz at Hangar 9. Good times.

 

I'm drinking mine right now....Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout.

I'm also partial to the SS Taddy Porter as well. Salvator, Aventinus, and Optimator all remind me of a much younger time in my life, too. The Hofbrau Maibock brings me back too. Guinness and Murphy's also make me smile.