Favorite session beers?

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  1. tectactoe

    tectactoe Pooh-Bah (2,386) Mar 20, 2012 Michigan
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    http://foundersbrewing.com/our-beer/all-day-ipa/

    It actually is a seasonal, but it sticks around for longer than most. It's official availability is March - September, and that's not even considering the few months it will stick around the shelves.
     
  2. fuzzylogic

    fuzzylogic Initiate (0) Nov 16, 2008 Pennsylvania

    Next time use the term "sessionable beer" in these forums to avoid the session beer definition discussion:wink:

    Here are my picks -

    Victory Lager
    Weihenstephaner Original
    Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold
    Yards Pale ale
    Lagunitas Pils (although a little strong at 6.2%)
     
  3. MikeWard

    MikeWard Grand Pooh-Bah (3,023) Sep 14, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    SN Killerweis 4.8
    Avery Ellie's Brown Ale 5.5
    Kona Koco Brown 5.2
    Terrapin Rye Pale Ale 5.3
    Tommyknocker Maple Nut Brown Ale 4.5
    Lost Coast Old 38 Stout 5.6
     
  4. Bitter_Echo

    Bitter_Echo Initiate (0) Apr 13, 2012 Michigan

    NB Ranger IPA
    Founder's All Day IPA
    North Peak's Wanderer IPA (in season)
    Lagunitas Day Time IPA
    SN Kellerweis
     
  5. BeerThirty

    BeerThirty Initiate (0) Mar 7, 2012 California
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    Lagunitas Daytime
    Alpine Hoppy Birthday (growler/tap only, but i could drink that shit all day everyday)
    Fou Foune (If I could afford to drink it all day)
    Surly Bender
    Guinness (that's right, i said it)
     
  6. ndepriest

    ndepriest Zealot (714) Feb 21, 2012 Georgia
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    Victory Prima Pils
    Victory Uncle Teddy's
    Dale's Pale Ale
    Well's Bombardier
    21st Bitter American

    Out of all these, Uncle Teddy's is probably my top pick but also the most difficult to do since they don't bottle it.
     
  7. VncentLIFE

    VncentLIFE Initiate (0) Feb 16, 2011 North Carolina

    Edmund Fitzgerald and Two Hearted

    Thats all you need.
     
  8. THANAT0PSIS

    THANAT0PSIS Pooh-Bah (2,275) Aug 3, 2010 Wisconsin
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    I don't usually drink "session" beers in the sense of low ABVs, but if I am going to sit down and drink quite a few, I usually go with:
    1. Three Floyds Zombie Dust-6.4%
    2. New Glarus Moon Man-5.0%
    3. Indeed Day Tripper-5.4%
    4. New Glarus Apple Ale-4.0%/Hop Hearty-6.1%/Laughing Fox-4.5% (depending on seasonal availability)
    5. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale-5.6%
     
  9. fvernon

    fvernon Initiate (0) Mar 1, 2010 Wisconsin

    1 - 5 Gumballhead
    6 - Black Butte
     
  10. BigCheese

    BigCheese Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2009 Massachusetts

    Narragansett Summer Ale
    SA Noble Pils
    Fat Tire
    Paulaner Hefenweizen
    A good german Munich Helles
     
  11. hopfenunmaltz

    hopfenunmaltz Pooh-Bah (2,635) Jun 8, 2005 Michigan
    Pooh-Bah

    Founders should change their website.
     
  12. LambicKing

    LambicKing Initiate (0) Apr 13, 2011 Germany

    I'll take a high quality berliner weiss all day. That's probably all I could handle over the course of a full day anyway.

    MAAAATT DAAAMON
     
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  13. Gannon81

    Gannon81 Initiate (0) Jan 5, 2012 Oregon

    I'll make it a mix 6...

    Dale's Pale
    BB Porter
    Fosters (yup!)
    Hofbrau
    Heart of Darkness
    Great Lakes Christmas
     
  14. CurtFromHershey

    CurtFromHershey Initiate (0) Oct 4, 2012 Minnesota

    1. SN summerfest
    2. SN tumbler
    3. SA Oktoberfest
    4. Troegs hopback (might be over 6%, too lazy to check)
    5. Abita amber... this one gets some hate around here, but I could throw these back all day.
     
  15. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    Anchor Steam.
     
  16. Vonstein15

    Vonstein15 Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2010 Ohio

    I refuse to answer in honor of the fallen.
     
  17. WYVYRN527

    WYVYRN527 Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2007 Minnesota

    Victory Prima Pils
    Surly Bitter Brewer
    Brau HopSession
    Bitter American
    Lucette Farmer's Daughter
     
  18. Texwild

    Texwild Zealot (550) May 1, 2008 Washington

    Bitter American, Stone Levitation, Elysian Dry Irish Stout, and (disclaimer, founder of Fremont Brewing) Fremont 77 Session IPA...it's Fire-Brewed! We love session ales. Georgetown does Johnny Utah, which is amazing also.
     
  19. pecsokak

    pecsokak Initiate (0) Sep 27, 2012 Virginia

    mild ales are my favorite session beers. i don't know of any good commercials except for a local one. my homebrewed mild was really solid when it was fresh, but was less than 4% if i remember right.
     
  20. ColonelCash

    ColonelCash Initiate (0) Jul 6, 2011 Tennessee

    session lager. duh.
     
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