Nostalgic Beers

Genesee Cream ale pounders in the thick cardboard case reminds me of skipping school for largemouth bass and northern pike fishing. Heck ,I was 35 at the time

 

Coors and keystone from the high school days.
Guinness, Stella and Heineken from what my dad used to drink before he stopped drinking.
Dogfish 60 minute, porkslap, and #9 some of the first craft beers I ever had

 

Milwaukee's Best was one of our main go to cheap beers along with Busch and natty. Just running around drunk and constantly pissing...I miss it

 

this was certainly the first beer I ever tried. My dad used to get all dick-pumped when he could find them in 'pounders'!!!

PBR is another, as my grandfather always had enough on hand to drown a horse. He would love that I grew up to 'enjoy' it.

 

Balantine Ale

 

Point Special from the Stevens Point Brewery in WI.

Both my wife and I received our bachelors there as well as my parents. My dad drank at lot of Point Special and often told me stories of the days when he was in the fraternity and would pick up kegs straight from the brewery.

While I was in school, I drank a lot of Point as well - although I never was in a fraternity. But it does bring me back to where I spent most of my time in college.

 

High school/college (early to mid 1980's): Schaeffer and Coors Banquet

my return to beer drinking (mid 1990's): Yuengling, Newkie Brown, Bass Ale

 

Bass Ale, back when widely available, decent domestics were in short supply. Also, Pabst Blue Ribbon.

 

For the way back machine...

Anchor Steam
Dogfish Raison D'etre
Leffe Blonde

While Raison has been retired and I would go through cases of that stuff, the others are just simple fun brews that I always just keep putting on the back burner with the choices of so much else out there.

Always trying new Anchor stuff, but every time I have the steam beer I always keep telling myself I need to have this more often.

 

Genesee Cream Ale and Utica Club...can you guess where I grew up?

 

One of the first craft beers i tried, Stone Arrogant Bastard

 

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, it was the first craft beer and hoppy beer that I liked. I've drank a ton of 80 Acre over the year and Icehouse also, its what my dad drank.

 

Schoenling Little Kings, Stroh's and Rolling Rock. Long time ago.

 

Brew 102, Ballantine XXX, Gosser, Toohey's New, Rainier Ale. ..

 

As a Gen X slacker, Rolling Rock brings memories of when I was young and happening.

Watch the movie REALITY BITES and you'll see what I mean.

 

Ringnes from Norway, Munich Lowenbrau, National Premium, Watney's Red Barrel, Young's Oatmeal Stout, Shepherd Neame Bishop's Finger, and I still love Anchor Steam. Huge memories.

 

Moosehead Light (Moosehead Brewery Saint John, New Brunswick). Drank my fair share of that stuff in high school. I still like to pick up a 12 pack every once in awhile when I'm looking for a cheap, refreshing brew (especially as the weather gets warmer).

 

Rogue Dead Guy Ale and Stone Arrogant Bastard for me. I drank a ton of both with friends when I was stationed in Pensacola. Good times, and good people.

 

Stone IPA and Arrogant Bastard. Also maybe Golden Monkey.

 

This. I grew up spending time on a lake in WI. Point was readily available, cheap, and you could drink it all day on the lake and still be functional!
Nowadays, I don't drink Point. But I do still use a handful of their old heavy duty cases to store my homebrew.. best beer boxes ever! I've used an empty one as a step stool before..