What’s your city’s most iconic everyday drinker?

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  1. ssimpson89

    ssimpson89 Pooh-Bah (1,637) Jul 24, 2009 Illinois
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    I saw an article by Josh Noel in the Chicago Tribune about the 10th anniversary of Half Acre Daisy Cutter Pale Ale. For those that have not had it, it’s a 5.2 ABV West Coast Pale Ale. It was a must have beer when it was first released and is still a very nice beer. I get it every time I see it on tap, which is frequent.
    It is Chicago’s Pale Ale, so it’s available at many restaurants, bars, and Wrigley Field.

    Here’s Josh’s article, which gives the history of the beer.

    https://www.chicagotribune.com/dini...le-half-acre-10-years-old-20190415-story.html

    I couldn’t agree more with what he wrote. What’s your city’s iconic, available everyday, staple beer?
     
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  2. Justonemore91

    Justonemore91 Initiate (0) Nov 24, 2018 New York
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    Colt 45.. Not made in NY but consumed by many
     
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  3. BeastOfTheNortheast

    BeastOfTheNortheast Pooh-Bah (2,153) Dec 26, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    I live in a town with 600 and some people. It's probably whatever I'm drinking lol.

    The closest city to me is Harrisburg and where I lived for ~5 years and still work in. This is where I was introduced to Tröegs Perpetual IPA. Seems like many bars had this on draft. And for those that didn't, they had it in bottles.
     
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  4. PatrickCT

    PatrickCT Grand Pooh-Bah (3,776) Feb 18, 2015 Connecticut

    Two Roads Ol' Factory Pils.
     
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  5. jvgoor3786

    jvgoor3786 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,222) May 28, 2015 Arkansas
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    Lost Forty is huge here. Day Drinker or Love Honey when it's in season probably.
     
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  6. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,884) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    I don't know about iconic, but Defiant's Muddy Creek Lager probably fits the bill (a hoppy-ish dark lager). The funny thing about that beer is that when the brewery opened it was supposed to have completely rotating taps, but the customers kept asking for the Muddy Creek so much that it became a regular thing (much to the chagrin of the brewer/owner :wink:)

    I have a place near by- not a craft bar by any stretch, mostly a sports bar/local barfly kind of place. The kind that has like 14 taps, most of which are corporate BMC type beers, but usually the one local tap is...you guessed it, Muddy Creek. That's the kind of niche that beer fills. It's none too shabby, either.
     
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  7. PapaGoose03

    PapaGoose03 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,057) May 30, 2005 Michigan
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    I live in a city of 50,000+ population that is mostly a working-class group, so I'm guessing that Bud Light (or some other macro) is the leading seller. If I had my way, it would be Bell's Two Hearted.
     
    #7 PapaGoose03, Apr 20, 2019
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  8. ssimpson89

    ssimpson89 Pooh-Bah (1,637) Jul 24, 2009 Illinois
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    I used to travel to Philly for work and had Perpetual several times. It’s a really good one.
     
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    ssimpson89 Pooh-Bah (1,637) Jul 24, 2009 Illinois
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    Iconic may have been too strong of a word. Most popular craft everyday drinker may have been a better term.
     
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  10. Rajaholick

    Rajaholick Zealot (678) Jan 9, 2011 Ohio
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    Surly furious by far
     
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  11. BrewsOverHoes

    BrewsOverHoes Grand Pooh-Bah (3,509) Nov 17, 2013 Georgia
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    Creature Comforts Tropicalia by a long shot. Walk into any restaurant or bar and 95% chances are Trop is on tap or in a can.
     
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  12. Beer_Stan

    Beer_Stan Initiate (0) Mar 15, 2014 California
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    As far as craft, LBC IPA by Beachwood Brewing, hands down
     
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  13. GetMeAnIPA

    GetMeAnIPA Pooh-Bah (2,559) Mar 28, 2009 California
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    I wish it was something better but it has to be firestone’s 805.
     
    #13 GetMeAnIPA, Apr 20, 2019
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  14. rgordon

    rgordon Pooh-Bah (2,701) Apr 26, 2012 North Carolina
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    In that case, I'll go with Natty Greene's Buckshot Amber. Nathanael Greene was a Quaker Rhode Island general sent south by George Washington to straighten out the war in south colonial America. The battle at Guilford Courthouse was basically the last conflict of The Revolutionary War before Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown. Greensboro is named for him, incorporated in 1808. Natty Greene's is a brew pub and brewery for many years.
     
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  15. Zorro

    Zorro Grand Pooh-Bah (3,258) Dec 25, 2003 California
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    Lagunitas. REAL California isn't in the biggest cities. It is in the smaller places non-natives don't know about.
     
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  16. thesherrybomber

    thesherrybomber Initiate (0) Jun 13, 2017 California

    Is Fresno small enough?
     
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  17. Jugs_McGhee

    Jugs_McGhee Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,140) Aug 15, 2010 Texas
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    Either Shiner Bock or Lone Star here in Austin.
     
    #17 Jugs_McGhee, Apr 20, 2019
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  18. bbtkd

    bbtkd Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,790) Sep 20, 2015 South Dakota
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    Probably Bud Light or Coors light, unfortuantely
     
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  19. Tilley4

    Tilley4 Pooh-Bah (2,811) Nov 13, 2007 Tennessee
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    This...so much this...
     
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  20. GreenBayBA

    GreenBayBA Grand Pooh-Bah (4,265) Aug 30, 2015 Wisconsin
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    Hinterland Brewery's Packerland Pilsner.
     
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