Beer that you take for granted

I'm another who takes Bell's Two Hearted for granted. The main reason is that in Michigan, at least in my neck of the woods, it is everywhere. It is in all grocery stores, better bottle shops, even the most run down party stores and it's on tap at every establishment that serves beer on tap. Two Hearted is the beer that I have checked in the most on my untappd account so I drink my fair share of it. But it is often times the best craft beer option available to me but I decline it because I want something different.

 

My local supermarket has dusty bottles of Clown Shoes, Ommegang and Duvel in the second to last aisle.

But they always have fresh Smuttynose. Talk about a beer I take for granted. Or, as we say here in New Hampshire, 'for granite.'

 

Grimm sits on the shelf here in KC but Crane makes far superior kettle sours.

 

Pseudosue, Golden nugget, Backwoods Bastard.

 

Fat Heads Head Hunter. Def don't take it for granted though! Yum.

 

Foothills sexual chocolate. Seems like my store has it almost year round.

 

PseudoSue is easy to come by here, I could argue for Todd as well.

I'm also a ten minute drive to the WI border where and New Glarus is found in seemingly every gas station there.

 

I'm going to have to second Smuttynose. Finestkind IPA is only like $10 a six pack, and, believe it or not, it's the only IPA I have NEVER seen on the shelf past its freshness date. I don't know if it just sells really well or if Smuttynose are incredibly meticulous about freshness, but I am seriously impressed.

 

speaking of three floyds, I can get Alpha King anytime I want at Binnys, but usually buy once a year, i'm sure I take that for granted.

 

Bells Expedition Stout.

 

Guinness Extra Stout, especially since it's being brewed in Ireland again and has the pep back in its step.

 

Wicked Weed Freak/Pernicious.

Two beers I rarely drink because they're always available. But every time I do end up having one I ask myself why I dont drink more of them.

 

Two Hearted and Zombie Dust.

 

I would agree with this. Although I'm really starting to love their "Tropical Pale Ale". It comes in cans and I can usually get it at Hyvee for 7 to 8 bucks a sixer. Can't go wrong with Boulevard IMO

EDIT: Totally forgot to add my response to OP. I'd go with PsuedoSue (I know, super original for someone from Iowa to write) But I can almost always buy it, but seldom do

 

Pliny and St Archer Mosaic.

 

I still haven't had the tropical pale ale, need to try it. Pseudosue is definitely something I take for granted, although the draft and bombers and ddh sue are a little harder to come by and I don't pass it up.

 

Here in Fort Collins, Odell beers practically flow like water. Makes me forget that all of their year-round beers and most of the seasonals are killer.

 

This time a year, amidst a slew of barrel aged this and that there are two beers that I tend (bout mid way through the season) to realize that I've taken for granted.

FW Velvet Merlin
SN Celebration Ale

Both amazing and both incredibly well priced.

 

Victory Dirtwolf. Fairly priced, readily available and easy to find fresh.

 

Anything I can walk in and find on a shelf with little effort. There are more high quality, delicious beers in stores than ever before. A lot of what people would have traded an arm and a leg for 3 years ago, can be found sitting on shelves. It's great beer, but the mentality becomes- oh, I can always get that when I want it, let me try this other thing I might not ever see again.