What are your top 5 beer styles?

WC (D)IPA
(Imperial) stout
Barleywine
Tripel/quad
(Imperial) Porter

 

Russian Imperial Stout
English Barleywine
Oktoberfest
German Pilsner
American Brown Ale

 

1. Kellerbier/Zwickel
2. Helles
3. Oktoberfest
4. German or Czech Pilsner
5. NEIPA (I enjoy them)

 

Kellerbier
Helles
American Stout
English Bitter
Dubbel

 

This is so hard.

In no particular order, and I'm not even sure this is my top five, but, for sake of discussion....

Czech Pils
Vienna Lager
English Porter
English Pale Ale
American IPA

 

1. West Coast IPA
2. Farmhouse Saison
3. Dortmunder Export
4. Maibock/Hellerbock
5. German Pilsner

 

Boy, winnowing it down to just 5 is a challenge:

Not specifically in order:

• Pilsner (I like all kinds - see link below*)
• Saison
• Czech Dark Lager
• Belgian Trappist/Abbey style ales
• West Coast IPA

And I have to award an 'honorable mention' to English Bitter Ale (preferably on cask).

Cheers!

* https://www.morebeer.com/articles/Pilsen_Beer

 

I was all gung ho when I first joined beeradvocate. I wasn’t so much a “ticker” as I wanted to try as many styles of beer I could get my hands on. If I had the money I spent on Belgians and all styles German that one year? I pretty much know what I like now and these are my top beer styles.

WCIPA/Pale Ales
German Pilsner
Czech Pilsner
Belgian Tripel
Oktoberfest

 

Yes, those Belgian beers (especially Trappist beers) are quite pricey.

Permit me to offer a 'solution' here: homebrewing.

At the moment I have the following homebrewed Belgian style beers in my basement:

• Dubbel
• Saison
• Quad
• Clone of Orval

And as long as you can conduct a proper, healthy fermentation it is really the selected yeast strain which 'does all the work' here.

Cheers!

 

That is one impressive tap list you have there! You must be a seasoned home brewer to be able to brew your very own Orval clone. Have you ever been employed as a professional brewer?

I did attempt to home brew my own beer at one time. Again, right around the time I joined beeradvocate a member suggested to go ahead and try to give home brewing a shot just like you suggested. I bought the John Palmer book How To Brew and attempted to brew the basic pale ale. The DIPA I brewed turned out a lot better. It had a bubble gum taste, not sure why? But it was fun sharing bottles with friends and for the most part I got positive feedback. I ended up giving the home brewing equipment to another BA and he gave it to his dad.

Cheers!

 

I've had all 114 styles, and liked most of them. If I disliked any, I've made it a point to try more examples. I used to despise BA stouts, sours and IPAs now they're favorites.

Stout - American Imperial 23.18%
Sour - Fruited Kettle Sour 11.21%
Stout - Sweet / Milk 5.98%
IPA - New England 5.53%
Stout - Russian Imperial 4.85%

 

marzen
festbier
helles
german pilsner
czech pilsner

 

Nope. Why turn a perfectly good hobby into work!?!

If he is not using it maybe time to reclaim it!?!

Cheers to homebrewing where you can make anything you want!

 

1 Imperial Stout
2 Imperial Stout
3 Imperial Stout
4 Anything Strong
5 Anything available if 1-4 aren't

 

WC IPA
Stout
Czech Pilsner
Vienna lager
NE IPA

 

Stout (I'm gonna cheat and use this as a catch-all for stouts, foreign stouts, milk stouts, imperial stouts and barrel aged stouts)

Pilsner
Belgian Strong Dark Ale
Hefeweisen
Tripel

Hon. Mention : Saison

 

It is hard to choose, and changes often. But right now, and in no particular order

• Maibock
• Schwarzbier
• Vienna Lager
• Rye Pale Ale/IPA
• Belgian Dark Strong Ale

 

I love this list. It could have been mine.

 

• Saison
• Czech Dark Lager
• Wild Ale (specifically spontaneous fermentation)
• Pilsner
• Tripel

 

I like Big Beers, cannot lie.,.

Imperial Stout
Barleywine
Triple IPA
Belgian Quadruple

I also like a pull from a cask, I’ll try whatever it is.,.