The Best Beer You've Ever Had...

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  1. TriggerFingers

    TriggerFingers Initiate (0) Apr 29, 2012 California

    What was the best beer you've ever had...on tap?

    It could have been in a bar, taproom, beer fest, etc.

    Or put another way; what was your favorite / best beer not from a bottle?



    For me it's a toss up: Firestone Walker Parabola / Lawson's Double Sunshine. Both incredible.
     
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  2. Hoppsbabo

    Hoppsbabo Pooh-Bah (2,053) Jan 29, 2012 England
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    Too many to list and most I can't even remember the names of.
     
    #2 Hoppsbabo, Aug 1, 2016
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  3. Beertsipper

    Beertsipper Pooh-Bah (1,707) Nov 18, 2008 New York
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    I agree. It also depends on my mood and settings. Too many to list...

    After fishing for 3 hours in the hot sun, my friend pulled out a cold, cold Miller Lite. Best beer I ever had. That was thirty years ago. :rolling_eyes:
     
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  4. loebrygg

    loebrygg Initiate (0) Jun 4, 2016 Norway

    Maybe AleSmith Speedway Hawaiian on tap at Mikkeller & Friends
     
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  5. bbtkd

    bbtkd Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,790) Sep 20, 2015 South Dakota
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    Toss-up between uninfected BCBS and 6-mo aged Prairie BOMB!
     
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  6. Squire

    Squire Grand Pooh-Bah (4,385) Jul 16, 2015 Mississippi
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    My answer would say more about the time, place and people I was with than the beer we were drinking. The occasion is what made things memorable and the beer could be any brand really.
     
    #6 Squire, Aug 1, 2016
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  7. Shanex

    Shanex Grand Pooh-Bah (4,960) Dec 10, 2015 France
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    Agree with the above not to mention I'm not super fan of bars anymore (socializing :rolling_eyes:) but having a mediocre pilsner or AAL on the beach is far more relieving tbh.
     
    #7 Shanex, Aug 1, 2016
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  8. Fordcoyote15

    Fordcoyote15 Pooh-Bah (2,368) Nov 19, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    Jackie o's bourbon barrel maple just a few days ago.
     
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  9. Brent212

    Brent212 Pundit (914) Jan 13, 2014 California
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    Younger, Alpine Nelson on nitro, or Birthday Bomb. I like BD Bomb, but I wouldn't say it's one of my favorites, but for some reason the time I had it on tap it was the perfect stout for me.
     
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  10. Realsambo

    Realsambo Initiate (0) Apr 15, 2016 Texas

    Had to be Atrial Rubicite at JK taproom this last release. After standing in line in the sun for close to 3 hours for my bottles then getting a glass of it on tap, best thing I've ever drank. Perfect ending to a great day.
     
    #10 Realsambo, Aug 1, 2016
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  11. tillmac62

    tillmac62 Pooh-Bah (2,859) Oct 2, 2013 South Carolina
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    Peche Mortel
     
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  12. HeyItsThatGuy

    HeyItsThatGuy Initiate (0) Feb 27, 2016 Illinois

    Damn, I really gotta get out more lol hard to remember the last beers I've had on tap. Probably my fave on tap for a while now has been the Maui Trixter Chocolate Coconut Stout, delicious. But seriously though, I don't think I've even had a barrel-aged beer on tap before lol definitely need to branch out.
     
    #12 HeyItsThatGuy, Aug 1, 2016
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  13. A_Rad

    A_Rad Initiate (0) May 8, 2015 Wisconsin

    Central Waters 17 or Pliny the Elder. Atmosphere gives Pliny the win though I think.
     
    #13 A_Rad, Aug 1, 2016
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  14. dcotom

    dcotom Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,637) Aug 4, 2014 Iowa
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    Bodhi. No contest.
     
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  15. Gaddabble

    Gaddabble Initiate (0) Mar 8, 2014 Ohio
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    Zombie Dust at 3F several times. I've never had a beer that is so much better on tap than in the bottle.
     
    #15 Gaddabble, Aug 1, 2016
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  16. bubseymour

    bubseymour Grand Pooh-Bah (4,800) Oct 30, 2010 Maryland
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    Most all of my highest rated beers have come from bottles or cans but from tap:
    Pizza Boy Lil Amps Sunny Side Up
    2 HF pale ales brought home in a growler
    2 local contest home brew contest award winners that was sold at one of our local brew pubs.
     
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  17. Druid_51

    Druid_51 Zealot (514) Aug 11, 2013 Kentucky
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    Haven't had any of the true heavy hitters on tap.....my favorite draft,so far, is Gavel Banger from Taft Alehouse in Cincinnati.
     
    #17 Druid_51, Aug 1, 2016
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  18. Gambyt20

    Gambyt20 Pooh-Bah (2,028) Jan 14, 2016 Illinois
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    Parabola
     
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  19. cavedave

    cavedave Grand Pooh-Bah (4,157) Mar 12, 2009 New York
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    Original Rare
     
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  20. Jmorey

    Jmorey Initiate (0) Feb 10, 2015 Michigan

    hard call. i love big stouts and i'd have to (gladly) put them head to head to compare :slight_smile:

    CBS, Black Note, BA Expedition (both regular and traverse city whisky barrel), Dragon Trax, Cookies & Cream Night Fury, No Rules, Abraxas. All up there at the top.
     
    #20 Jmorey, Aug 1, 2016
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