Favorite session beers?

21st Ammendment Bitter American. It's a fantastic beer, regardless of how you classify it. Don't be scared by the space monkeys!

 

Evil Twin Hipster. Incredible beer.

 

Surly Bitter Brewer

 

My Favorite session beers would be
Pride and Joy
Gumballhead
Levitation

 

What is the best session you have ever had?

 

The night before NYE a couple years ago. Here's the list:

For me, a De Ranke Pere Noel on tap started the evening (though it was still afternoon at this point). Next up was a 750 ml of St Bernardus Christmas Ale, split 4 ways. Then we drank a 1.5 liter magnum of 2000 Chimay Grand Reserve (the blue label), split 5 ways. Next up was a 750 ml of regular Chimay Blue. Then we did a blind tasting of Westvleteren 12 vs. Rochefort 10 - to do this we busted into 2-3 bottles of the Westy, 3 bottles of the Rochefort (BTW we all agreed that Westy was better).

Then we had Pliny the Elder - 2 or 3 bottles.
Then we shifted into stouts, beginning with a 750 of Cigar City's Marshall Khuzov. Next up was a bomber of Surly Darkness. Then a 750 ml of Alesmith Speedway Stout. Then bottles of Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout.
Finally, at about 2:00 a.m., it was time for Founders Breakfast Stout.

I think that pretty much counts as epic.

 

Elder
Topper
Hopslam
Speedway
2010 Abyss
2011Parabola
2008 BCBS
Beatification
Supplication

Between 4 people

 

damn dyslexia i thought we were talking session beer.

 

I don't remember any of them.

 

Yep. That's epic. In fact it is fantasy in my humble reality. That's the type of reply I was hoping for. You lead an opulant lifestyle foundationed by good taste.

 

I did mean sessionable beer, but hey the opening reply set the bar.

 

always my next one...

 

I surely can't compete with the best beer session.
So I'll answer what the question was meant to ask...
the best session beer is Fuller's London Pride.

 

London Pride isn't a session beer.

 

No?
Why?

 

It's over 4.0%. Their session beer is Chiswick Bitter at 3.5%.

 

Probably my birthday last year: Supplication batch 2, consecration batch 2, surly five, cuvee des jacobins, '11 abyss, bunch of other good stuff.

 

I see.
There are many competing definitions for sure.
As well as 4%, I've seen 4.5% claimed to be the limit most often(although I admit Pride is .2% over even that), and as high as 5.1%
I change my answer to:
Under the 4% limit my homebrewed english dark mild is my favorite (I can't think of a commercial example of a beer under 4% that is available to me)
Under the 4.5% limit Goose Island Honkers Ale
Under the 5.1% limit Fuller's London Pride

 

That one time I found PtE on tap and had 3 tulips of it. What a day.

 

Drinking beer with my mates in Laramie. The beer was extraordinary but couldn't match the company I was with. You KNOW who you are.