Name 5 beers you think everyone needs to try

Heineken NA - lager
Guinness NA (haven't had it myself yet) - stout
Weihenstephaner hefeweizen NA - wheat beer
Brewdog Nanny State NA - pale ale
Brooklyn Special Effects NA - why not the variety pack for some IPA? The Hoppy Amber is the basis though.

Just to make up your own mind. Everybody can't like them as much as I do

 

Treehouse Julius
Founders KBS
Pliny the Elder
Sierra Nevada Celebration
10 barrel Cucumber Crush

Which one doesn't belong some of you may ask.... the answer is they all do because they are f***ing awesome

 

Duvel
Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier
BCBS (original, no variants)
Ommegang Three Phiosophers
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

 

I would hand the alien a Bud and depending on his reaction take it from there.

 

1. Pliny the Elder
2. BCBS
3. KBS
4. Hopslam
5. tie between Bell's Expedition or Founders Imperial Stout

 

Even though I find it unlikely aliens wouldn't have a more advanced beer culture than we have, I think shining examples of the range and quality our brewers' art and skill would be well received on any planet (limiting to beers that aren't impossible to get/ not retired)

Cantillon Fou Foune
Hill Farmstead Everett
Kern River Citra
Suarez Palatine Pils
Fremont BA Dark Star

 

Five?! Doesn't beer come in sixers?

I'd be inclined to go the classics route, and make sure to at least include a continental lager, English ale, Belgian ale and American ale.

- freshest Munich Helles available
- Fuller's London Pride
- Saison Dupont
- SN Pale Ale
and
Orval as the wild card (no pun intended. Maybe. )

 

FBS
Budweiser
Shiner bock
Toppling Goliath Pompeii
Paint Thinner, just to mess with them

 

“Pretend you are introducing an Alien to the world of beer “

“…this isn't necessarily your top 5 beers, rather, beers that you think are great examples of the style, consistent, etc.”

Trying to be consistent with the above:

1. Most popular beer style by far worldwide: American Adjunct Lager

An eponymous beer here would be Budweiser. If I were permitted to suggest an AAL beer brand I prefer it would be Yuengling Lord Chesterfield.

2. An early US craft beer scene beer:

I would recommend Sierra Nevada Pale Ale for this category.

3. Most popular craft beer style(s) today: Hoppy Beers

I would recommend two sub-styles here: West Coast sub-style and Juicy/Hazy sub-style. My selection would be Fat Head’s Head Hunter IPA and Tired Hands Alien Church.

4. For the fifth beer I would select a non-Pale beer since not all beers are yellow – amber in color. I think a Porter would be a good style choice and I would suggest Founders Porter or Fullers Porter.

Cheers!

 

Budweiser
Guinness Foreign Extra Stout
Pilsner Urquell
Schlenkerla Märzen
Chimay Red

 

You’re introducing an alien to beer and you give him nothing but N/A? I’m willing to bet you’re in for a probe.

 

Chimay White
Old Rasputin
Chuckanut Kolsch
La Cumbre Elevated
Orval

 

I like this list a lot, but I'd go Founder's Imperial Stout all day over Bell's Expedition.

 

Tough. Think I'd go:

1. Alma Mader's Premient. A clean Czech lager with some hop play at the back.
- Distro option: Pilsner Urquell

2. Alma Mader's Contextual. A clean dark Czech lager. See how they enjoy roasty flavors without handing them a huge stout.

3. Bell's Two Hearted Ale. A simple, clean IPA. Pliny comes to mind if available too.

4. KC Bier's Hefeweizen. An introduction to German yeast, yet still mild.
-Distro option: Live Oak's Hefeweizen.

5. Ozark's BDCS. A straight forward imperial stout.
- Distro option: Founder's Imperial Stout or Oskar Blue's Ten FIDY.

Would consider subbing #4 for a helles, but think hefeweizen would provide a more diverse taste within my line up. Tried to sub in some local options, with a similar distro equivalent.

Tempted to swap out #2 for a saison, but figured it would help ease the drinker into roasty notes without handing them a 10% (or more) ABV beer.

Tough to not include SN's Pale Ale, which is the first beer I thought of, but wanted to start them on craft lagers. Perhaps sub #3 for a more approachable 'hop level', and give them SN's Pale Ale.

 

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Columbus Bodhi
Tripel Karmeliet
KBS
Franziskaner

 

My understanding is that they prefer soured milk

 

Long have I wanted to try Everett.

 

Weihenstephaner Hefeweissen
St Bernardus ABT 12
Orval
Old Rasputin
Aventinus Eisbock