The Quintessential Beer

Jesse, I know you asked Dave but on the off chance you missed this thread I started sometime back: http://www.beeradvocate.com/communi...ger-–-a-tasty-historic-american-lager.102801/

Cheers!

 

I remember seeing some of your thoughts on the beer, but this is more thorough. Thanks for sharing!

 

For years, Guinness was my go-to, all-occasion beer. I still love it and have it far too rarely.

 

You guys just like it because it's Madonna's favorite. I'm onto you.

 

Christ - is it really?

 

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Maybe Timothy Taylor could use an ad campaign with the word “Vogue” in it!?!

Cheers!

 

IMHO, and as I become older and...wiser? I have come to realize that there isn't necessarily a quintessential beer. Maybe there is a good standard for the style, but then, really, what does a style guidline do for the average drinker?
I recently had Event Horizon, very sought after, very highly rated. I did not care for the beer at all. Way too much of everything for me.
I think perhaps the great thing about craft beer, and particularly the ever growing options, is that there is a beer for every taste. Taste is so variable, genetics, gender, situation, maybe even mood has an impact.
Don't worry about the stats, enjoy the options!

 

Supposedly. She's a tastemaker with some taste.

I see through your ruse. I know you put Madonna before Maiden.

 

When I think of "beer", the style that comes to mind is almost always an Amber Ale. The only way I can really describe one off the top of my head is "it tastes like beer". I think it's because they are generally a balanced and familiar style.

 

This is a tough question because so many different people really enjoy different styles. For me its a pale ale, or "the everyday beer", ie, I could drink it at night, at a tailgate, after mowing the lawn and super sweaty and hot, at lunch, at happy hour, on draft, in a can, while fishing, etc--ALL of these times. It has to have that "any time is fine" quality. My current go-to beer for this is actually Cigar City's Invasion Pale Ale.

 

I have to say it, even though I am completely ashamed of myself - beauty is in the eye of the Beerholder.

Shuddering aside, it's got to be a Belgian Strong Dark Ale.

 

pilseners ... because of the true detectable mix of malt and hops and generally sessionable ABV

Belgian dubbels and quads earn honorable mention because everytime I drink one I can't help but think "Beer!"

 

I have not, but now I am curious too, will for sure look for it and try it. Thanks for the recommendation!

 

hand pulled cask bitter at a pub.

 

Toccata and Fugue in D minor

 

Samuel Smith's Organic Lager is my go to answer to what 'beer' tastes like.

 

I would have to go with British Bitter. It was the first different beer I really enjoyed and it completely opened my horizons as a beer drinker - Double Diamond, Flowers Original Bitter, those are "quintessential" beers for me.