Well balanced beers

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  1. SailIntoTheStout

    SailIntoTheStout Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2015 Michigan

    I'm always looking for beers to add to my "to-try" list. What are some of your favorite beers that can best be described as "well balanced." In other words, with a good balance between that malty smoothness and a hoppy bitterness, and whatever else my be going on there. They can be of any style.
     
    #1 SailIntoTheStout, Oct 25, 2015
  2. surfcaster

    surfcaster Initiate (0) Apr 20, 2013 North Carolina
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    If a balanced IPA is truly possible, i vote for SN Celebration: just now coming out.
     
    #2 surfcaster, Oct 25, 2015
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  3. SailIntoTheStout

    SailIntoTheStout Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2015 Michigan

    I think it's possible. Two Hearted is so loved for that reason.
     
    #3 SailIntoTheStout, Oct 25, 2015
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  4. gatornation

    gatornation Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,388) Apr 18, 2007 Arizona
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    Alpine duet is well balanced as is Dreadnaught between Hops and malts
     
    #4 gatornation, Oct 25, 2015
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  5. innominat

    innominat Initiate (0) Jun 20, 2012 Ireland

    Young's bitter , simply a great beer.
     
    #5 innominat, Oct 25, 2015
  6. do_ob

    do_ob Pooh-Bah (1,655) Feb 12, 2015 Kentucky
    Pooh-Bah

    SoS is probably the most well-balanced beer I've ever had. If you can get some, godspeed.
     
    #6 do_ob, Oct 25, 2015
  7. AugustusRex

    AugustusRex Initiate (0) Apr 12, 2013 Canada (ON)

    For me, the most balanced beer is Pilsner Urquell or Landlord Pale Ale.
     
    #7 AugustusRex, Oct 25, 2015
  8. MacMalt

    MacMalt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,322) Jan 28, 2015 New Jersey
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    I think Founders Dark Penance is very well balanced.
     
    #8 MacMalt, Oct 25, 2015
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  9. Ninjakillzu

    Ninjakillzu Initiate (0) Oct 5, 2015 Washington

    Deschutes Fresh Squeezed.
     
    #9 Ninjakillzu, Oct 25, 2015
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  10. BalancingBrooms

    BalancingBrooms Pooh-Bah (2,894) Aug 22, 2013 California
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    Pliney
    Hennipen
    Barrel Aged Old Rasputin
    Wookey Jack
    SNPA

    BAOR is by far one of my favorite barrel aged stouts, incredibly well balanced especially with a year on it. The biggest down side, or least balanced part of it, is the price :slight_frown:
     
    #10 BalancingBrooms, Oct 25, 2015
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  11. prost2hefeweizen

    prost2hefeweizen Initiate (0) Aug 6, 2015 Oklahoma

    Weihenstephaner hefe weissbier
     
    #11 prost2hefeweizen, Oct 25, 2015
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  12. floridadrift

    floridadrift Initiate (0) Oct 24, 2014 Florida

    Trillium Artaic
    Maine Brewing Dinner

    So fruity!
     
    #12 floridadrift, Oct 26, 2015
  13. mstrcrwly

    mstrcrwly Pundit (912) Dec 21, 2013 New York
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    Sculpin
    King Titus
    Old Numbskull
    Lagunitas Sucks
     
    #13 mstrcrwly, Oct 26, 2015
  14. Urk1127

    Urk1127 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,790) Jul 2, 2014 New Jersey
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    Most recently:

    Troegs Pale Ale
    21st Amendment Toaster Pastry
    Sierra Nevada anything by them honestly but most recent id say their pale ale, kolsch and Vienna lager.
    Otter Creek Couch Surfer.
     
    #14 Urk1127, Oct 26, 2015
  15. CheapHysterics

    CheapHysterics Initiate (0) Apr 1, 2009 Pennsylvania

    I think Stone Smoked Porter is a nice balance of bitter, sweet, and smoky.
    GLBC Dortmunder Gold and Burning River are both really well balanced too.
     
    #15 CheapHysterics, Oct 26, 2015
  16. edward_boumil

    edward_boumil Initiate (0) Jun 28, 2015 New York

    For me its Konig Pilsener, from Germany. That beer has everything, a nice cereal malt presence, rounded out by nice floral hops that make their presence known but don't overwhelm. A beer with flavor that also is very drinkable. Perfect balance IMO.
     
    #16 edward_boumil, Oct 26, 2015
  17. Hrodebert

    Hrodebert Savant (1,024) Sep 2, 2013 Michigan
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    Dirty Bastard.
     
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  18. MUTINY

    MUTINY Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2015 Virginia

    Ommegang Hop House, Half Acre Gone Away come immediately to mind.
     
    #18 MUTINY, Oct 26, 2015
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  19. HorseheadsHophead

    HorseheadsHophead Grand Pooh-Bah (3,732) Sep 15, 2014 Colorado
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    Bell's Two Hearted Ale.
    Troeg's Nugget Nectar.
    Almost any pilsner, but SN Nooner comes to mind first. The constant back and forth trade off of honey-like sweetness and bitter grassy hoppiness from sip to swallow to actually pretty astounding.
     
    #19 HorseheadsHophead, Oct 26, 2015
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  20. tillmac62

    tillmac62 Pooh-Bah (2,859) Oct 2, 2013 South Carolina
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    Rather than an individual brew, I find the Oktoberfests to be well balanced as a general style.
     
    #20 tillmac62, Oct 26, 2015
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