How many STYLES on hand?.....

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  1. 19etz55

    19etz55 Savant (1,236) Aug 12, 2007 New Jersey
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    How many styles of beer do you normally keep on hand?

    I usually keep about 2-3 around.
    Pilsner/lager for cheap drinking nights.
    Some kind of IPA (my favorite).
    Something hearty like a stout/porter/barleywine
    to sometimes finish off a night of quaffing.

    You?
     
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  2. bluehende

    bluehende Initiate (0) Dec 10, 2010 Delaware

    around 10
     
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  3. Boca-X

    Boca-X Initiate (0) Jan 21, 2014 Missouri

    same as you
     
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  4. mohawk5

    mohawk5 Initiate (0) Jul 24, 2014 New Jersey

    I'm a big stout lover so I have a bunch on the shelf acquired over the last couple years. Right now I have 82 beers in my normal fridge. A few stouts for when I'm the mood. But the last few months I've been on a double IPA kick. So I have a ton of 077xx on hand, several pumpkins.

    Not a big fan of pilsners or lagers. I'd rather spend that money towards more solid beers. I'm always reloading from the store a couple times a week though, there's always something new and interesting that seems to come out.
     
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  5. Roguer

    Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
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    On hand, meaning in the refrigerator? Or counting cellar diving?

    In the fridge, probably 4. Something hoppy (IPA, DIPA, IPL, IIPL), a lager or Hefe or something light (depends on the season), and something malty (stout, Belgian, wee heavy, et al). Then usually something random, like a sour, a pumpkin ale (this time of year), etc.

    But hell, if I dive into the cellar, I've got anything that ages well - or at least doesn't need to be refrigerated - on hand.
     
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  6. Vogt52

    Vogt52 Initiate (0) May 25, 2014 Maryland

    Anywhere from 3-10
     
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  7. Uniobrew31

    Uniobrew31 Pooh-Bah (1,567) Jan 16, 2012 Pennsylvania
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    Almost as many as I have reasons to drink...almost!
     
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  8. JrGtr

    JrGtr Pooh-Bah (1,775) Apr 13, 2006 Massachusetts
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    I think it would be easier to list the styles I DON'T have on hand... (between the upstairs storage and my cellar.)
     
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  9. Stagga_Lee

    Stagga_Lee Initiate (0) Jul 22, 2014 Massachusetts

    Rarely more than 3 styles ready to go...
     
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  10. mnredsoxfan69

    mnredsoxfan69 Initiate (0) Dec 27, 2013 Minnesota

    Three to five in the fridge, about half a dozen more in the cellar.
    Fridge Currently:
    Scotch Ale
    Oktoberfest
    White House Honey Ale (Me 'n' Baraq go way back:wink:)
    Porter
    DIPA​
    Cellar Currently:
    BBA Stout
    BBA Barley Wine Ale
    BA Porter
    BA Heffeweizen
    (My dad came out from Maine for a visit and we depleted the cellar significantly.)​
     
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  11. Glenney67

    Glenney67 Initiate (0) Aug 13, 2014 New Hampshire

    5 just what's in the fridge today will probably change tomorrow
     
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  12. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    IPA's, BA Stouts, BMC stuff, Porters, Barleywines, RIS, Fruit beers.

    I'd say 7.
     
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  13. rgordon

    rgordon Pooh-Bah (2,701) Apr 26, 2012 North Carolina
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    It really depends on who's been over. I always have some beers around that are unique. I always keep an abundance of everyday stuff like SNPA. I like wits, an amber, a good German lager and everyone will be happy. Here's a mathematical conundrum: How come the more beer I have on hand, the more is consumed, and everyone is always bringing good beer by?
     
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  14. hopsputin

    hopsputin Grand Pooh-Bah (4,403) Apr 1, 2012 New Jersey
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    As many as I can!

    Which is probably around 5-8 not counting homebrew
     
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  15. TonyLema1

    TonyLema1 Pooh-Bah (2,890) Nov 19, 2008 South Carolina
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    Fridge -- pumpkins, porters, stouts, saison, wheat and pils
    Pantry - Many different RISs, Quads, Belgian Strongs, Warlock, and probably a few I forgot
     
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  16. Andrew041180

    Andrew041180 Initiate (0) Mar 15, 2013 Massachusetts

    Currently a couple AAL's, a couple DIPA's, a Geuze, a Dopplebock, an Octoberfest, and some ciders all in the fridge. Couple others in basement storage.
     
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  17. DIM

    DIM Grand Pooh-Bah (4,788) Sep 28, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    Who makes a BA hefe? I am intrigued.

    edit: Might as well answer the question, I have about a dozen styles on hand.
     
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  18. Wobbly

    Wobbly Initiate (0) Oct 4, 2013 Missouri

    I try to have at least one Flemish red; an IPA or a bitter; a stout or a porter; and usually a light and dark German lager.
     
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  19. surfcaster

    surfcaster Initiate (0) Apr 20, 2013 North Carolina
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    Fridge- Bigfoot, Hop Drop, Westmalle 9, Anderson Gose, Daytime, KBS, Troegs Hop Knife and one Sol (?)

    Just one or two of each -- kinda strange mix now that I look at it.:slight_smile:
     
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  20. Harnkus

    Harnkus Initiate (0) Oct 31, 2013 New York

    No lie, 29
     
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