Light Beer Choice for a Wedding

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  1. keithmurray

    keithmurray Pooh-Bah (2,967) Oct 7, 2009 Connecticut
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    Get something like a witbeer or a hefeweissen, everyone from craft drinkers to macro drinkers seem to like them
     
    #21 keithmurray, Apr 16, 2012
  2. chefduff2

    chefduff2 Initiate (0) Feb 17, 2008 New York

    Oh yea, I only plan on buying a case of it. I was thinking Sierra Nevada or I think Founders will be in my market just before the wedding. I have never had it, but with all the great reviews I thought that might be a good option.
     
    #22 chefduff2, Apr 16, 2012
  3. youngac

    youngac Crusader (496) Jul 14, 2005 North Carolina

    Someone offered up Two Hearted? Seriously?

    I find there is nothing wrong with having beer available that many people that come to your wedding will want. Personally, I dislike weddings where people push their own agendas on everyone there...ie a vegetarian couple that doesn't provide any meat options. I mean how would they feel if a meat eating couple didn't provide a vegetarian option?

    I think the same with beer. So, my suggestion for a light beer would be either Coors Light, Miller Lite, or Sam Adams light if you think that people would still be ok with that.
     
    #23 youngac, Apr 16, 2012
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  4. chefduff2

    chefduff2 Initiate (0) Feb 17, 2008 New York

    Artisan Works definitely can be found online. It requires a membership if you want to get married there, but it's minimal and you can tour it year round and go to special events with the membership.
     
    #24 chefduff2, Apr 16, 2012
  5. Rback

    Rback Crusader (489) Feb 26, 2012 New York

    Sound like a neat place to stop next time we visit Rochester
     
    #25 Rback, Apr 16, 2012
  6. Rback

    Rback Crusader (489) Feb 26, 2012 New York


    Founders is coming to WNY ?
     
    #26 Rback, Apr 16, 2012
  7. WeaponTheyFear

    WeaponTheyFear Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2008 Connecticut

    If you don't actually need a light beer then I'd say go with Southern Tier's Hop Sun.

    I'm also getting married in June and we're paying for the wedding ourselves as well. I'm brewing 2 batches of homebrew, getting a local keg, and providing bottles of Bud Light for anyone who doesn't want craft.
     
    #27 WeaponTheyFear, Apr 16, 2012
  8. Nuggethops

    Nuggethops Initiate (0) Jun 7, 2010 New Hampshire

    Gansett Summer
     
    #28 Nuggethops, Apr 16, 2012
  9. Domingo

    Domingo Grand Pooh-Bah (4,252) Apr 23, 2005 Colorado
    Pooh-Bah

    Can you get the canned Sankaty Light from Cisco? It might be the best light beer I've ever had.
     
    #29 Domingo, Apr 16, 2012
  10. chefduff2

    chefduff2 Initiate (0) Feb 17, 2008 New York

    Yes, should be here by end of May. I know Lake Dist. got it for Rochester. I don't know if they will go through your Bud Dist. for your area or not.
     
    #30 chefduff2, Apr 16, 2012
  11. chefduff2

    chefduff2 Initiate (0) Feb 17, 2008 New York

    No Cisco here unfortunately.
     
    #31 chefduff2, Apr 16, 2012
  12. FosterJM

    FosterJM Initiate (0) Nov 16, 2009 California

    Why not Sierra Nevada Pale or
    Or a light Hefe?

    I didnt read all the way through but are you looking for light in the name?

    Cheers!
     
    #32 FosterJM, Apr 16, 2012
  13. chefduff2

    chefduff2 Initiate (0) Feb 17, 2008 New York

    Ha, I am looking for something for some guests who think Yeungling is a heavy/dark beer. I guess I should have put it that way. I just want everyone to have a good time and not worry about changing anyone.
     
    #33 chefduff2, Apr 16, 2012
  14. FosterJM

    FosterJM Initiate (0) Nov 16, 2009 California

    Well it is a Red ale IIRC. Some might think the malty combination is a bit rough. I would try a Hefeweizen for them. They might enjoy the peppery yeast.

    Cheers!
     
    #34 FosterJM, Apr 16, 2012
  15. youngac

    youngac Crusader (496) Jul 14, 2005 North Carolina

    And that is a terrific attitude. If you've been to other bigger parties/events with roughly the same crowd, you should have an idea what they really want to drink.
     
    #35 youngac, Apr 16, 2012
  16. Bluecane

    Bluecane Initiate (0) Dec 30, 2011 New York

    If you're going to be a jerk, at least quote me and do it to my interwebz face.

    Not that I have to defend myself, but that beer is extremely accessible to non-craft drinkers, as well as being pretty inexpensive and widely available. Serving Pliny is "push[ing] [your] agendas on everyone there"; Two Hearted isn't.

    And I only offered it in the context of if he's looking for a "light drinker," as opposed to a literal light beer, which wasn't 100% clear to me.
     
    #36 Bluecane, Apr 16, 2012
  17. Bluecane

    Bluecane Initiate (0) Dec 30, 2011 New York

    Yeah, that's why I asked for clarification. I think Sam Adams light usually "wins" the threads asking for the best light beer, at least in the handful of months I've been on BA (in which it's come up several times).
     
    #37 Bluecane, Apr 16, 2012
  18. emilystrikesagai

    emilystrikesagai Initiate (0) Dec 20, 2011 Illinois

    What about Goose Island's 312?
     
    #38 emilystrikesagai, Apr 16, 2012
  19. evilc

    evilc Initiate (0) Jan 27, 2012 California

    NAtty Ice. Cheap - and people will party naked.
     
    #39 evilc, Apr 16, 2012
  20. NiceTaps

    NiceTaps Pooh-Bah (2,138) Nov 21, 2011 New Jersey
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    If you can get it, Yards Philadelphia Pale Ale. 4.3abv and flavorful. A good sub for light beer.
     
    #40 NiceTaps, Apr 16, 2012
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