The Mixed Six That Defines You

Bell's Two Hearted
Bell's Amber
Victory DirtWolf
Left Hand Milk Stout
Great Lakes Burning River Pale Ale
Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter

 

Fat tire, I have a lot of good memories with that beer.
Lagunitas new dog town pale ale.
New Belgium sunshine wheat, got me into craft in 97
Tweak, stand out from my first GABF.
Heady topper, changed my mind about ipa's
Ten fidy because I'm a homer.

 

Jever Pilsner
Aecht Schlenkerla Helles Lager
Victory Dirt Wolf
Rochefort 10 (~2 years old)
Founders Breakfast Stout
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot

Yup. That's pretty much me. Not sure what you think I mean by that, but I know what I mean by that.
Which is the fun.
Unless you don't want it to be.
Then find your fun by explaining it.
Or not.

Fun question. Thanks for posing it.

 

Dogfish Head Immort Ale - The first beer I fell in love with, I'm from Delaware and I will live forever
Flying Dog Horn Dog Barleywine - 'Nuff said.
Dieu du Ciel Aphrodisiaque - I'm thick, silky smooth and will make you want me. I also taste like chocolate
Evil Twin Bozo Beer - I'm goofy and not the sharpest tool in the shed but I will get your drunk as fuck!
Miami Brewing Big Rod - Again, 'nuff said
Evil Twin Molotov Cocktail - I will find out where you live and burn your house down

 

I really only need one, because Lagunitas summed me up with the old tagline for their IPA "Pale, bitter, and alcoholic..."

 

Fullers ESB - I'm English by birth.
Elysian The Men's Room - I'm cursed with a tiny bladder.
Sweet Baby Jesus - My faith
Southern Tier 2X Stout - I'm not a small man
Yuengling Lager - It's where I live.
Weyerbacher Insanity - I'm a bit "off"

Spares would be Mendecino Red Tail as I'm a birder, and Pranqster as I'm rarely serious about anything.

 

Fat Heads Hop Juju - Best classic DIPA out there
Tree House Julius - This was amazing
Bissell Bros Swish - Very similar to Julius, tons of orange
Weyerbacher Sunday Morning Stout - The best IMO
Hoof Hearted Konkey Dong - Also, very juicy
Creature Comforts Tropicalia - Juice Bomb


As you can see I'm all about the juicy IPAs but I also love a great stout.

 

Schlafly Pale Ale- First craft beer I ever had, STL born and raised.
Bells Two Hearted- IPA that made me fall in love.
Founders Porter- My favorite everyday porter.
Pilsner Urquell (fresh)- Delicious (love to watch MJ Beer Hunter and drink this)
Side Project Saison Du Fermier- My favorite Saison.
Bells Expedition- Drink it fresh, age it, it's always great.

 

Last Snow-my current favorite
Orval-can't go wrong
BDCS-latest infatuation
Black Note-reliable
Xocoveza-when I need to spice it up
Prima Pils-gotta lighten up sometimes

 

Best list.

 

If I'm on a deserted island, give me:

1. Bells Smitten rye ale - favorite spring seasonal
2. Duvel - probably my top Belgian
3. Arrogant Bastard - love the malt / hop balance
4. SN N. Hemisphere Wet Hop ale - nothing says September to me like this beer
5. BP Sculpin - just a great west coast IPA
6. Duck Rabbit Baltic Porter - satisfying way to end the evening

I'd drink it in that order too.

 

I started out just making a mix of favorite beers, but then it seemed to come together just like the op wanted anyway- so whatdya know?!!

Hofbrau Oktoberfest- go on, have another liter- it only gets better.
Firestone Walker Union Jack- straightforwardly fresh yet balanced abrasiveness.
Fuller's London Porter- last generation's classic.
Schlenkerla Urbock- "don't let the glasses fool you...I am a demon in disguise"
Sierra Nevada Stout- stout beer for stout people
Rodenbach Grand Cru- matures like a fine wine.

 

Anchor Steam- reminder of when I truly began loving good beer, a very well-rounded representation.
Traquair House Ale- making sure I don't forget the UK beers that I drank a ton of before the American craft boom
3 Floyds Alpha King- the pucker on my face when I first had it in 2001, my primer for hops
Founders Breakfast Stout- I'll never seek out Guinness (my former "best beer in the world") again
Jolly Pumpkin Bam Biere- my gateway to sours/farmhouse/belgian styles, my all-around favorite beer
Alchemist Focal Banger- east coast juiciness, without even trying, I drink more IPAs than anything else

 

- Zombie Dust because I'm only available on certain days and it pisses people off

- Founders Imperial because I have class and depth

- 3 Floyds Yum Yum because I'm mellow and easy going during the week

- Stone Enjoy by 420 because I like to partake

- Mama's Yella Pils because I'd be dipping into her stash

- Fat Head Head Hunter because I'm on the prowl for some head but not much else

 

Great question that's fun, but my mix 6 packs are things I want to try so I'd go by style.
RIS - The darker deep thinking side, watch the snow fall and hatch wild plans.
Porter - Simple pleasures enjoyed by many, tradition and resourcefulness of making something out of nothing.
Brown Ale - The undecided part of me, between choices but still in a good place.
Mead - Self rewarding, when I want to spoil myself a little and enjoy what life has to offer.
IPA - The part of me that says "blow it out your ass" it's time to hang with the tang baby, pith and rind.
Pils - A good one makes the World right, I can be refreshed and think clearly with a Pils.

 

Zombie Dust
Prairie Bomb
Backwoods Bastard
Tres Blueberry Stout
Two Hearted (in a can)
Rochefort 8

 

Bells Two Hearted
Tree House Julius
Kuhnhenn DRIPA
Bells Hopslam
TreeHouse Green
Alchemist Heady Topper

I'm pretty sure this defines me.....HOP HEAD

 

Good People Pale Ale - an easy drinking down home favorite
Lagunitas Little Sumpin' Sumpin' - a notch more
Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier - 'cause a classic is a classic
Boulevard Saison Brett - tart & funky
Chimay Grande Reserve - best way to accompany a good dark chocolate after a meal
My home brewed Dunkelweizen - ok maybe a cheat but I like it and don't worry if the bottle store is closed

Now about that mixed case...

 

Founders Impy Stout
Cottonwood Pumpkin
Guinness
Founders Centennial
Estes Park Redrum
Icehouse

These are the beers that got me into craft with one outlier that is a staple of mine.