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  1. herrburgess

    herrburgess Grand Pooh-Bah (3,077) Nov 4, 2009 South Carolina
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    Ever find yourself standing before a stocked shelf/wall of taps, overwhelmed by the sheer variety of old, new, or untried offerings, and then come to the point that you just say: "Fuck it, I'll have a ________"?

    My question is: do you go for something tried-and-tested; something that may seem outrageous and/or potentially disappointing, but is new and comprises a "tick"; something in your preferred/favorite style; or something else altogether?
     
    #1 herrburgess, Oct 30, 2012
  2. robinsmv

    robinsmv Initiate (0) Jun 24, 2010 Florida

    Bartenders favorite, then when it suck I can blame them :grinning:
     
    #2 robinsmv, Oct 30, 2012
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  3. HeyJim

    HeyJim Initiate (0) Sep 22, 2012 Pennsylvania

    I usually go for a few new ticks and end with a familiar favorite.
     
    #3 HeyJim, Oct 30, 2012
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  4. jwheeler87

    jwheeler87 Initiate (0) Oct 27, 2011 Massachusetts

    When I run into that situation I go for something that I have never had before. If I like it than I found something new to seek out. If I hate it than I learned not to seek something out.
     
    #4 jwheeler87, Oct 30, 2012
  5. FunkyMacGroovin

    FunkyMacGroovin Initiate (0) Sep 22, 2009 California

    I usually end up ordering a staple beer like SNPA.
     
    #5 FunkyMacGroovin, Oct 30, 2012
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  6. dbfp210

    dbfp210 Zealot (631) Jun 27, 2012 Pennsylvania

    Something I haven't tried in a style I like. Or a brewery I like.
     
    #6 dbfp210, Oct 30, 2012
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  7. drperry11

    drperry11 Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2012 South Carolina

    Price is a determinant for me. I'll drink a beer that I know I love if I'm paying $5. I'll venture out during happy hours and specials, or if it's rated high on BA.
     
    #7 drperry11, Oct 30, 2012
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  8. JulianB

    JulianB Initiate (0) Feb 1, 2012 South Carolina

    "Fuck it, I'll have a Two-Hearted"
     
    #8 JulianB, Oct 30, 2012
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  9. superspak

    superspak Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,927) May 5, 2010 North Carolina
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    Well I don't go to bars all too often, but numerous times it happened to be Left Hand Milk Stout Nitro tap. Its shocking how many times I have seen it on nitro. Other than that: Reds Rye/Two Hearted/Centennial in random rotation
     
    #9 superspak, Oct 30, 2012
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  10. kzoobrew

    kzoobrew Initiate (0) May 8, 2006 Michigan

    Two Hearted. Always Two Hearted.
     
    #10 kzoobrew, Oct 30, 2012
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  11. slim2043

    slim2043 Initiate (0) Jul 23, 2012 Connecticut

    Depends on fundage. Close to pay day I go untried and or outrageous. Brokenness I look for the 4-5-6 dollar bombers that could be hidden gems. Long Trail Coffee Stout... You Win for best beerI settled for... Nearly ever
     
    #11 slim2043, Oct 30, 2012
  12. NoLeafClover44

    NoLeafClover44 Initiate (0) Feb 24, 2011 Delaware

    Fuck it, I'll have a Yuengling. It is usually not due to sheer variety, but a lack thereof.
     
    #12 NoLeafClover44, Oct 30, 2012
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  13. beesy

    beesy Pundit (801) Jul 21, 2010 Ohio

    Fuck it, I'll have a Columbus Brewing IPA.
     
    #13 beesy, Oct 30, 2012
  14. allouez86

    allouez86 Pundit (999) Jan 24, 2009 Wisconsin

    Mine is usually Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald
     
    #14 allouez86, Oct 30, 2012
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  15. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Fuck it, I'll have a Rogue Voodoo Doughnut (Chocolate, Peanut Butter & Banana)
     
    #15 Orca, Oct 30, 2012
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  16. HeyJim

    HeyJim Initiate (0) Sep 22, 2012 Pennsylvania

    Also, this. 90% of the time if I'm at a bar it's because I was forced into some situation with my redneck brother-in-law at a bar acts like I'm in the Taliban if I ask if they have SNPA.
     
    #16 HeyJim, Oct 30, 2012
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  17. denver10

    denver10 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,155) Nov 17, 2010 New Mexico
    Pooh-Bah

    Really depends where I am. A beer bar and I am likely to choose something new, a restaurant or a bar with a smaller, more everyday type beer menu and I am likely to choose a staple, preferably Odell's IPA.
     
    #17 denver10, Oct 30, 2012
  18. sparx1100

    sparx1100 Initiate (0) Jun 18, 2008 Minnesota

    usually try to get something new
     
    #18 sparx1100, Oct 30, 2012
  19. pjbear05

    pjbear05 Pundit (806) May 28, 2008 Florida

    Usually something new. But if a Milk/Sweet Stout is available, all bets are off.
     
    #19 pjbear05, Oct 30, 2012
  20. lurchingbeast

    lurchingbeast Initiate (0) Feb 19, 2009 Illinois

    Whatever is most exxxtreme.
     
    #20 lurchingbeast, Oct 30, 2012
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