What's your favorite Ice Beer?

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  1. DagenhamDavis

    DagenhamDavis Initiate (0) Jul 27, 2013 New York

    Surely a less than popular style, but for some reason I'm finding myself drawn to macro ice beers these days. What's the best one you've tried, other than 'none'? I really appreciate the clean, smooth flavor of ice beers. I think some are a little less nasty than certain standard AALs.
    So far: I've really enjoyed Icehouse, Natty Ice was a letdown.
     
    #1 DagenhamDavis, Feb 19, 2015
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  2. Iamjeff6

    Iamjeff6 Initiate (0) Sep 9, 2013 Virginia

    Oh boy this takes me back to highschool/college days
     
    #2 Iamjeff6, Feb 19, 2015
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  3. TEKNISHE

    TEKNISHE Initiate (0) Jan 12, 2011 Pennsylvania

    Labatt's maximum ice was okay back in college. Bud Ice i recall not liking. Molson Ice was okay too.
     
    #3 TEKNISHE, Feb 19, 2015
  4. PorterPro125

    PorterPro125 Pooh-Bah (1,700) Jan 19, 2013 Canada (NB)

    The only Ice Beer i've had was Busch Ice and it was god awful. If you are looking for something of a higher quality, you might want to look into Eisbocks. They are bocks, typically of German origin, that are made using the same methods as Macro Ice Lagers. I have not tried an Eisbock but I have heard that they are pretty decent.
     
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  5. Domingo

    Domingo Grand Pooh-Bah (4,252) Apr 23, 2005 Colorado
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    Kulmbacher is big enough to be called a "macro" so Kulmbacher Eisbock fits the bill :stuck_out_tongue:
    Otherwise I remember Icehouse being one of the few that wasn't undrinkable.
     
    #5 Domingo, Feb 19, 2015
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  6. Shroud0fdoom

    Shroud0fdoom Initiate (0) Oct 31, 2013 Maryland

    National Boh Ice.. A case was like $8.99 back in my day.
     
    #6 Shroud0fdoom, Feb 19, 2015
  7. Reneejane

    Reneejane Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2004 Illinois

    I'm making an eisbock. iow: ice bock
     
    #7 Reneejane, Feb 19, 2015
  8. jesskidden

    jesskidden Grand Pooh-Bah (3,145) Aug 10, 2005 New Jersey
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    Not in the US, where the TTB (successor to the ATF mentioned in the Ruling) specifies that "...Not more than 0.5% of beer can be removed as ice crystals" - ATF Ruling 94--3
     
    #8 jesskidden, Feb 19, 2015
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  9. fredmugs

    fredmugs Initiate (0) Aug 11, 2012 Indiana

    When we wanted to get drunk quick in college we turned to Molson Ice.
     
    #9 fredmugs, Feb 19, 2015
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  10. jmdrpi

    jmdrpi Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,989) Dec 11, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    This is a good place to start:
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    #10 jmdrpi, Feb 19, 2015
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  11. Beervana

    Beervana Initiate (0) Apr 15, 2014 Canada (BC)

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  12. ZAP

    ZAP Grand Pooh-Bah (4,048) Dec 1, 2001 Minnesota
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    I remember Molson Ice being the choice in college....or maybe that was Molson Dry.....
     
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  13. jsrose16

    jsrose16 Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2014 Illinois

    I guess Bud Ice. Does Bud Light Platinum count? This is kind of like picking the shiniest of turds.
     
    #13 jsrose16, Feb 19, 2015
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  14. PorterPro125

    PorterPro125 Pooh-Bah (1,700) Jan 19, 2013 Canada (NB)

    Fine... made using "similar" methods. Sorry, I seem to be lacking in my ATF knowledge :stuck_out_tongue:
     
    #14 PorterPro125, Feb 19, 2015
  15. PorterPro125

    PorterPro125 Pooh-Bah (1,700) Jan 19, 2013 Canada (NB)

    Bud Light Platinum tastes worse than Bud Light, which I previously thought was impossible :wink:
     
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  16. Hayden34

    Hayden34 Initiate (0) Aug 10, 2014 Georgia

    Natty Ice...
     
    #16 Hayden34, Feb 19, 2015
  17. FRANKIE65

    FRANKIE65 Initiate (0) Dec 12, 2014 Canada (ON)


    Yup, my highest rated beer on BA. Amazing stuff!!
     
    #17 FRANKIE65, Feb 19, 2015
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  18. dcall384

    dcall384 Initiate (0) Aug 9, 2011 Indiana

    Out of the few I have had I would go with Icehouse.
     
    #18 dcall384, Feb 19, 2015
  19. BMBCLT

    BMBCLT Grand Pooh-Bah (3,427) May 9, 2014 South Carolina
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    Came in here to say the same thing.
     
    #19 BMBCLT, Feb 19, 2015
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  20. GetMeAnIPA

    GetMeAnIPA Pooh-Bah (2,559) Mar 28, 2009 California
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    And I thought ice beer was only good for beer bongs.
     
    #20 GetMeAnIPA, Feb 19, 2015
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