The beers you drink most often

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  1. Phoodcritic

    Phoodcritic Pooh-Bah (2,082) Jul 3, 2014 Michigan
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    We all like to try a wide variety of beers. That’s why we are on Ba. But I suppose that most of us also have some reliable “go-to” favorites that are unlikely to be our top-rated beers. If you were to add up the total volume of beer you consumed in the past few years (a frightening thought!), which beers, craft or macro, would be at the top of your consumption list? My leading purchases have probably been:

    Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
    Great Lakes Eliot Ness
    Founders Backwoods Bastard

    What are yours? Please don't list more than five beers.
     
  2. The_Kriek_Freak

    The_Kriek_Freak Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,217) Aug 18, 2014 Greenland
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    I keep a detailed log of every beer I drink (including amounts, ABV and other metrics) so I can pull up numbers for you.

    Overall there isn't a beer that I go back to reliably and there is definitely a year-to-year shift in my preferences (but also availability of some beers in my area).

    Beers that make repeat appearences in my yearly top-consumed are Pseudo Sue and Sip of Sunshine but even these two don't typically break the 200oz a year mark.
     
  3. dennis3951

    dennis3951 Initiate (0) Mar 6, 2008 New Jersey

    SNPA and Brooklyn Lager, I try a lot of different beers but still go back to them. Less often than I used to because of local options that did not exist even 5 years ago.
     
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  4. dele

    dele Zealot (694) Mar 13, 2019 Massachusetts

    Just anecdotally:

    Jack's Abby House Lager
    Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
    Sierra Nevada Celebration (I drink enough of it in season for it to make this list)
    Allagash White
    Wormtown Be Hoppy

    These aren't my five favorite beers, but they strike the right balance of delicious, easily drinkable, and affordable for them to be in my fridge very often, and hence probably comprise my five most regularly consumed.
     
  5. Domingo

    Domingo Grand Pooh-Bah (4,252) Apr 23, 2005 Colorado
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    Dale's Pale Ale has been my #1 go-to for the last 6 months. I always liked it, but with IPA's taking a decidedly dry, extra-pale, late-hop turn Dale's has become an anomaly.
     
  6. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    Funny enough I really have no go to beer, I buy what appeals to me as I’m shopping.
     
  7. eppCOS

    eppCOS Grand Pooh-Bah (4,570) Jun 27, 2015 Colorado
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    Not any single particular beer, but certainly some breweries are my go-to. That's sort of the point of WBAYDN, isn't it? But if I have to:
    Odell
    Half Acre
    Outer Range
    Snake River Brewing
    Cumbre

    ......
    that's the front list.
     
  8. jonphisher

    jonphisher Grand Pooh-Bah (3,850) Aug 9, 2015 New Jersey
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    victory prima pils
     
  9. AZBeerDude72

    AZBeerDude72 Initiate (0) Jun 10, 2016 Arizona

    I would guess IPA, no specific brewery. Then maybe pale ale or stouts.
     
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  10. ypsifly

    ypsifly Initiate (0) Sep 22, 2004 Michigan

    Old Nation B-43. I went from hating Bruts to wishing there were more in the market.
     
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  11. The_Kriek_Freak

    The_Kriek_Freak Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,217) Aug 18, 2014 Greenland
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    And here are some actual numbers from the last 16 months (2019, plus 2020 so far).

    1)Heady Topper 304oz
    2)Pseudo Sue 226oz (if you add DDH versions then we are looking at an additional 96oz)
    3)Sip of Sunshine 221oz
    4)Focal Banger 192oz
    5)Kane Head High 176oz
     
  12. BJB13

    BJB13 Pooh-Bah (2,788) Feb 18, 2017 Maryland
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    Like a lot of BAs my beer fridge is rather diverse. However, two beers that seem to be ever present are:
    Founders - Breakfast Stout
    Diamondback - Green Machine
     
  13. imtroy703

    imtroy703 Zealot (717) Nov 13, 2009 Virginia
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    New Glarus Moon Man
    3 Floyds Gumballhead
    Homebrew: Ah-Maizing Cream Ale
     
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  14. rocdoc1

    rocdoc1 Maven (1,265) Jan 13, 2006 New Mexico
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    Sierra Nevada Torpedo
    Marble Red Ale
    La Cumbre Slice of Hefen
    La Cumbre BEER
    The La Cumbre's are probably my favorites but they come in 4 packs and are expensive so I only buy them when my Social Security check is deposited.
     
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  15. Beerbadger55

    Beerbadger55 Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2017 Wisconsin

    Busch Light
    Hamm’s
    Founders Centennial IPA
    3 Sheep’s Fresh Coast
    Capital Amber
     
  16. craigbelly

    craigbelly Pooh-Bah (2,770) Dec 31, 2015 Iowa
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    Same here. Whatever floats my boat. I don't usually go in to purchase with any intent. I like to see what available and what's fresh.
     
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  17. FLBeerGuy

    FLBeerGuy Grand Pooh-Bah (3,028) Feb 6, 2007 Florida
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    Yep, me too
     
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  18. JrGtr

    JrGtr Pooh-Bah (1,775) Apr 13, 2006 Massachusetts
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    Does homebrew count? then at least 20 gallons of that (4+ 5-gallon batches.)
    If not, Ihaven't really had ago-to lately, but over times it's been Wachusett IPA and Country Ale, Founder;s All Day IPA, Jack's Abby House, POst-Shift, Hoponius Union, etc.
    At least a couple cases of Tree House...
    Most of my purchases lately have been one-off 4packs.
     
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  19. BrewsOverHoes

    BrewsOverHoes Grand Pooh-Bah (3,509) Nov 17, 2013 Georgia
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    I’m always looking for new things to keep in rotation so I’m constantly buying new beers but there are things I don’t run out of.

    My fridge staples are easily:

    Creature Comforts Tropicalia
    Creature Comforts Bibo Pilsner
    Allagash White
    PBR/Hamms
     
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  20. keithmurray

    keithmurray Pooh-Bah (2,967) Oct 7, 2009 Connecticut
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    Weihenstephaner Hefeweissen
    Konig Pilsner
    Straffe Hendrik Wild
    Ten Fidy
    Hennepin
     
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