Favorite Beers in the 5%(+/-) range

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  1. Mike_Aguirre

    Mike_Aguirre Initiate (0) Jan 20, 2015 Mexico

    They´re very available, you can get lots of germans like Paulaner, Benediktiner, Erdinger, Monschoff, Kapuziner, Oettinger and some others right in the super market. Also belgian like Duvel, Boscoli, Carolus, Chimay. The usual Guinness and some nice english beers like St Peter´s line. Recently a belgian company bought corona and now we get Leffes and some others.
     
    #21 Mike_Aguirre, May 22, 2015
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  2. Das_Reh

    Das_Reh Initiate (0) Mar 25, 2013 Florida

    I put 5%(-/+), so I just rounded it up to the next whole percentage. Silly and a little contradictory I know.

    I'm fine with my tolerance now. I really don't enjoy multiple beers in a sitting very often and I average just 2 beers per week (usually at dinner with my girlfriend on weekends). I enjoy a light buzz but that's it.
     
    #22 Das_Reh, May 22, 2015
  3. utopiajane

    utopiajane Grand Pooh-Bah (3,982) Jun 11, 2013 New York
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    Me too.
     
    #23 utopiajane, May 22, 2015
  4. StoutChaser7D

    StoutChaser7D Initiate (0) Nov 16, 2012 California

    Sierra Nevada Nooner Pils, Cuvee de Jacobins Rouge, another vote for Anderson Valley Blood Orange Gose.
     
    #24 StoutChaser7D, May 22, 2015
  5. deakin

    deakin Initiate (0) Jul 28, 2014 Michigan

    Deschutes Black Butte Porter, Sam Smith Oatmeal/Chocolate Stout, Weihenstephaner Hefe

    edit: I should mention these beers will fill you up despite being south of 6%.
     
    #25 deakin, May 22, 2015
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  6. Roguer

    Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
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    Sours (particularly Gueuzes/Lambics), SNPA, Left Hand Milk Stout Nitro (6%), a number of hoppy APAs, and Hefeweizens. Quite a number of beers, really, even if my favorite range tends to fall into stouts and single IPAs (~6-9%).
     
    #26 Roguer, May 22, 2015
  7. Domingo

    Domingo Grand Pooh-Bah (4,252) Apr 23, 2005 Colorado
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    Augustiner Hell.
     
    #27 Domingo, May 22, 2015
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  8. breadwinner

    breadwinner Initiate (0) Mar 6, 2014 California

    People are hittin' the nail on the head with Weihenstephaner hefe. For dark stuff, Sierra Nevada Stout. And for hoppy stuff, Alpine Hoppy Birthday, Ballast Point's Grunion, heck even Firestone Walker Pale 31 and Deschutes Mirror Pond, both of which are 5.0% exactly or under. Oh, and a nice helles lager too like Victory Helles, Ninkasi Lux, etc.
     
    #28 breadwinner, May 22, 2015
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  9. birdman200

    birdman200 Initiate (0) Jul 6, 2010 Massachusetts

    two roads lil' heaven
    prima pils
    Jacks Abbey (the beers in that range)
    pivo pils

    honestly any kick ass lager or pilsner like the ones listed above
     
    #29 birdman200, May 22, 2015
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  10. Ranbot

    Ranbot Pooh-Bah (2,463) Nov 27, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    Yeah I was bummed when I heard that too. :slight_frown: I thought Bitter American was respected enough that it didn't need to chase the session IPA marketing angle... guess not. People need to get off the obsession with the name IPA and follow their tastes... "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet..."
     
    #30 Ranbot, May 22, 2015
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  11. Kappakoosh

    Kappakoosh Initiate (0) Dec 26, 2013 Texas

    Cuvée Des Jacobins Rouge
     
    #31 Kappakoosh, May 22, 2015
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  12. jae

    jae Initiate (0) Feb 21, 2010 Washington

    3F OG
     
    #32 jae, May 22, 2015
  13. MisSigsFan

    MisSigsFan Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2013 California

    Hoppy Birthday and Fortunate Islands.
     
    #33 MisSigsFan, May 22, 2015
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  14. TonyLema1

    TonyLema1 Pooh-Bah (2,890) Nov 19, 2008 South Carolina
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    Hefeweizen for sure
     
    #34 TonyLema1, May 22, 2015
  15. KMDiPas

    KMDiPas Devotee (307) Sep 9, 2014 New Hampshire

    Whirlpool by Nightshift is my go-to session beer.
     
    #35 KMDiPas, May 22, 2015
  16. EL_CHIDO

    EL_CHIDO Initiate (0) Apr 28, 2015 California

    Ballast Point Grunion...amazed it isn't categorized as a IPA
     
    #36 EL_CHIDO, May 23, 2015
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  17. AlanMcKinnon

    AlanMcKinnon Initiate (0) Oct 14, 2014 Florida

    Cavu from NoDa is a solid brew... but to be honest I rarely fuck with anything under 7.5%.
     
    #37 AlanMcKinnon, May 23, 2015
  18. thedumbphase

    thedumbphase Initiate (0) Mar 4, 2015 New Jersey

    Carton Boat- 4.2%
     
    #38 thedumbphase, May 23, 2015
  19. LordCrabapple

    LordCrabapple Initiate (0) Sep 5, 2006 England

    At 5.4%, the Weihenstephaner beer is far too strong for me to drink much of. I would be drunk after three 500ml bottles and into binge drinking amounts of alcohol (8.1 UK units of alcohol). Similarly, one would be pretty tipsy after a few bottles of some of the other beers mentioned such as Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (5.6%) and the Stout (5.8%).
     
    #39 LordCrabapple, May 23, 2015
  20. jcos

    jcos Pundit (802) Nov 23, 2009 Maryland

    I had FW Easy Jack this weekend a couple of times, and even though I don't love the "session IPA" trend, enjoyed the beer.
     
    #40 jcos, May 26, 2015
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