Your "I just want a beer"

Dont always need high gravity for me. So soemthing like westbrook gose, would be lost nation gose if i lived closer to the brewery or where its distro. Or Crooked Stave Vieille

 

Sucks or Two Hearted

 

New Belgium Rampant

Widely distributed enough for me to find at most chain grocery stores (and refrigerated as well). Turnover is still good enough that I rarely find old bottle dates. And $10 for a sixer of IIPA doesn't hurt either.

Always my go-to when I don't feel like hitting the craft store and making a decision

 

Turning the switch off; abandoning the senses from the certain intricacies/challenges a product brings to the table: Putting one’s expectations in accordance with the brewer’s intent aside? Well, when in a scenario where beer connoisseurs are sparse and the conversation topic is outside of that realm; when the subject matter steers my focus away from the glass in my hand: work, life, religion, politics, sports, culinary, automotive, music, art….then such occurrences happen

…Preferably something I have had plenty of before

NJ Work, Life, Week Stressful = Kane Head High, Carton Boat

 

Just about any basic Pale Ale, Lager. or IPA.

 

"I just want a damn beer" => pilsner for me.

 

Bell's Two Hearted - easy decision, and frequently in my fridge

 

Victory Prima Pils

 

Yeah, it's all about frame of mind, not really what's in your glass. Everything is better when you can just ride the wave and take it as it comes. This is my main approach lately, and I have even started using my 500ml mug much more often to set the right mood.

 

Considering that I don't really obsess over and/or analyze beers in the first place, I would just drink whatever's in the fridge.

 

Weihenstephaner Original. Tasty yet uncomplicated, goes good with pretty much everything, thirst quenching, and widely available.

 

Right now a Genny Bock would 'hit the spot'.

Cheers!

 

Ballast Point Sculpin!!!!

 

I always have two hearted 16 oz cans in the fridge. Always.

 

Dogfish 90 minute

 

Sixpoint's The Crisp. Super crushable, light, cheap, and delicious. It's, hands down, my favorite "go to" beer!

 

For me definitely Sixpoint: Sweet action just great easy drinking beer!

 

There's always lots of Coors Water around the house so I suppose one of those would do the trick

 

I definitely think of Bengali when it's "I just want a beer" - packing/moving last month I grabbed two six packs primarily because it's just cans.

But more to the criteria of the OP, I go for Ruination a lot (I do check the dates first though).