Beer traditions. What are yours?

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  1. pitweasel

    pitweasel Initiate (0) Jun 11, 2007 New York

    Don't know if I've ever seen a thread dedicated specifically to this, so I figured I'd start one up. What kind of "beer traditions," if any, do you have? I only have two, and they're both pretty simple.

    1) Birthday beer: La Fin du Monde. The first beer I ever received as a gift (on my 21st). I've had one on my birthday every year since.

    2) Young's Double Chocolate Stout: I'll crack open one of the ~16 ounce bottles of it on the first snowfall each year. I'm not talking "oh hey, there's something in the sky" snowfall. I'm talking the first "hey, it's snowing! There's actually going to be snow on the ground in the morning!" Something about pairing that beer with that event just makes winter feel a little more official.

    Nothing crazy. Nothing that requires a lot of hard work or breaking the bank to pull off. But things I look forward to each year. How about the rest of you?
     
    #1 pitweasel, Jun 15, 2013
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  2. willbm3

    willbm3 Initiate (0) Feb 19, 2010 Massachusetts

    I flush my poop with Coors Light. Does that count?
     
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  3. TheBrewo

    TheBrewo Initiate (0) Nov 11, 2010 New York

    Always "cheers". If its with the lady then a quick pair of kisses, but with anyone else it's two clinks of the glass.
     
    #3 TheBrewo, Jun 15, 2013
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  4. Ragnarok88

    Ragnarok88 Initiate (0) May 30, 2013 Minnesota

    I tell myself every Friday that I don't need to get anymore beer, but by some act of God I always do.
     
    #4 Ragnarok88, Jun 15, 2013
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  5. BlueRogue

    BlueRogue Initiate (0) May 1, 2011 Maine

    I always drink a Samuel Smith's Winter Welcome on the first day of Winter.
     
    #5 BlueRogue, Jun 15, 2013
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  6. KS1297

    KS1297 Initiate (0) Apr 14, 2013 Wisconsin

    i dont always drink beer, but when i do, i prefer dos equis.
     
    #6 KS1297, Jun 15, 2013
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  7. notchucknorris

    notchucknorris Pooh-Bah (2,230) May 28, 2010 California
    Pooh-Bah

    Every February, I wait in at least one obscenely long line to try to get Pliny the Younger.
     
    #7 notchucknorris, Jun 15, 2013
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  8. Kendo

    Kendo Pooh-Bah (2,360) Dec 23, 2005 New York
    Pooh-Bah

    Every November I buy a case of Sierra Nevada Celebration when it first becomes available. Been doing this annually since the late '90s.
     
    #8 Kendo, Jun 15, 2013
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  9. ItsLaTrappe

    ItsLaTrappe Initiate (0) May 15, 2012 Pennsylvania

    When I make homebrew, I drink homebrew. When I bottle homebrew, I drink homebrew. Those are the rules since the 2nd homebrew.
     
    #9 ItsLaTrappe, Jun 15, 2013
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  10. DogfishJoe

    DogfishJoe Initiate (0) Feb 14, 2010 Ohio

    Only tradition I kinda have is buy the shit out of breakfast stout when It comes out.
     
    #10 DogfishJoe, Jun 15, 2013
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  11. 2beerdogs

    2beerdogs Grand Pooh-Bah (5,682) Jan 31, 2005 California
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    Whenever I BBQ, I have a beer or two, maybe three, sometimes 4...or more. But, if I'm grilling, I must have beer at hand. I like this tradition.
     
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  12. eatabagofbooger

    eatabagofbooger Initiate (0) Mar 27, 2009 Oregon

    Figgy Pudding every Thanksgiving. Disappointed they didn't bottle any this year, as I don't have any left in the cellar.
     
    #12 eatabagofbooger, Jun 15, 2013
  13. marquis

    marquis Pooh-Bah (2,313) Nov 20, 2005 England
    Pooh-Bah

    I drink Mild in May.Lots of it, lots of different ones.Eleven in eleven different pubs in one day this year.All of course on cask.
     
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  14. BostonHops

    BostonHops Initiate (0) Sep 21, 2011 Massachusetts

    I have a weekly tradition of making a quick pit stop at the beer store for a $10 sixer... and leaving 45 minutes later, $100 lighter with multiple sixers and several bombers in tow.
     
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  15. blivingston1985

    blivingston1985 Initiate (0) Jan 7, 2010 North Carolina

    My only tradition is to drink good beer.
     
    #15 blivingston1985, Jun 15, 2013
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  16. Asics

    Asics Pundit (941) Jul 28, 2012 Washington

    I always get three things when I go beer shopping: 1 bomber of an $8-$10 bottle of an IPA or stout, 1 12oz of something new that I've never tried and 1 six pack of a session beer.
     
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  17. pitweasel

    pitweasel Initiate (0) Jun 11, 2007 New York



    Oh man, how did I forget this one? Maybe I count it more as a "rule" than a tradition, but this is an important one for me as well. Is the grill fired up? Beer in hand. Same applies for if I'm making beer bread. One loaf requires two beers. One for me, one for the bread.
     
    #17 pitweasel, Jun 15, 2013
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  18. Burkbom23

    Burkbom23 Initiate (0) Mar 11, 2013 Connecticut

    Whenever I go on my yearly guys snowmobile weekend, I make sure I drink atleast 20 beers every night...
     
    #18 Burkbom23, Jun 15, 2013
  19. PatriotsRule

    PatriotsRule Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2012 Massachusetts

    Whenever my team is in the playoffs, I get slammered. When I'm at a music festival, i start with the good stuff. Cheers!
     
    #19 PatriotsRule, Jun 15, 2013
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  20. 5thOhio

    5thOhio Pooh-Bah (1,571) May 13, 2007 South Carolina
    Pooh-Bah

    Stay thirsty, my friend.
     
    #20 5thOhio, Jun 15, 2013
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