I know this might be a painful process, and It is nearly impossible to pick 5 and only 5, but I want to know your guys' palates. I was challenged today to name my top five beers, and it was interesting to try and come up with a list. You only get 5. make it interesting.


In no particular order:

1. St. Bernardus trippel
2. Dark Lord Imperial Stout
3. Gulden Draak
4. Avery Czar
5. Lost Abbey Judgement Day






Ok..... I'll cheat... one more

6. nati ice

1. Bigfoot
2. Anchor Xmas
3. Ten Fidy
4. Duchesse de Burgeone (until I try Rodenbach)
5. Mine


6. PBR

I too wanted to add either ten fiddy or yheti to my assortment. Well done! read my post about duchess in our trippel conversation. haha you'll hate me man.

I read it! Blasphemy!

Yeti is the wife's favorite. That is until we both tried Fidy. Yeti is still her tops, but Fidy is climbing.


I love Avery beers, but not sure any take a top 5 spot. Mephistopheles and Brabant are damn good beers though. Wish I couldve gotten my hands on some Black Tot or Sui Genesis though.

wow you and I might get along just fine.... I am a huge avery fan. I loved brabant also. I have seen black tot around town, but pretty hefty to pay 8.75 for a 12 oz. I loved brabant, and was lucky enough to buy sui generis at the brewery. (one of the last 20 sold apparently.) meph addict, which is mephistophles on coffee beans, was one of my favorate beers ever. had this at the boulder strong ale fest, which will be in may i think.

At a recent beer tasting at an awesome liquor store, I was able to try 3 awesome colorado stouts back to back to back: ten fiddy, ten fiddy on oak, yheti, yheti on oak, and then Odell's bourbon barrel stout. This was an awesome tasting. I might even pick odell's beer over the other two.

1. Avery Maharajah
2. Moylans Hopsickle
3. Bear Republic Racer 5
4. Stone Arrogant Bastard
5. Stone Ruination

Kurt: someone likes there hops! I knew this would happen. I gotta say I like hop rod rye better than racer 5.

note the nickname

love hop rod too... make it number 6

the last three are real tough to put in order

1. founders centennial ipa
2. new holland pilgrim's dole
3. bigfoot
4. brooklyn lager
5. jolly pumpkin la roja

6. tie, but between too many to list...

No particular order, but:

Pauwel Kwak
Zywiec Porter
Monk's Cafe
Moylan's Kilt Lifter
Chimay Grande Reserve

I think....
Anyway, that's what I would like to have right about now.

1. SN Celebration Ale
2. DFH Indian Brown Ale
3. Goose Island Nut Brown Ale
4. DFH Raison D'Etre
5. New Belgian Mothership Wit

1. Stone Arrogant Bastard
2. Brooklyn Lager
3. Anchor Liberty Ale
4. Smuttynose IPA
5. Lagunitas Little Sumpin Extra Ale

That's what quickly comes to mind.

This changes a lot depending on the season or when I get on a kick of some sort. But, as of this morning....

1. Boulevard Irish Ale
2. O'dell's 90 Shilling
3. Schlafly Dry Hopped APA
4. New Belgium 2 Below
5. Boulevard Tank 7

1. Fat Tire
2. Guiness
3. Sierra Nevada Torpedo
4. Marshall's Atlas IPA
5. Boulevard's Singlewide IPA

# 1 stone arrogant bastard
# 2 bells hop slam
# 3 dog fish head 90 min
# 4 duvell
# 5 stone smoked porter

In no particular order

1 delirium tremens
2 Chemay Reserve
3 Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier
4 Hop Box
5 Killkenny

in no particular order
1. Duvell
2. La Maudite
3. Railbender Erie Brewing
4. Dortmunder Gold Great Lakes Brewing
5. Blonde Doppelbock Capitol Brewing

1. Wetvleteren (6 , 8 and 12)
2. Mort Subite Kreik
3. Dogfishhead 90 minute
4. Lindemans Cuvee Rene Gueze
5. Shorts Huma

Keep in mind this is for right at this very minute. It may change 15 minutes from now.

1) Rochefort 10 (IMO better than Westy)
2) St. Bernards ABT 12
3) Victory Storm King
4) Victory Yakima Twilight
5) SNCA

@Rex - I was at Monks Cafe on Friday night - love that stuff. (it's brewed for Monks in Philadelphia...)

I'm with Frank B, this list is really only for right here and now, but:

1. DFH 120 Minute IPA
2. Victory Yakima Twilight
3. Bell's Hopslam
4. Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout
5. Chimay Grande Reserve

Tripel Karmeliet
Koenigshoeven Quad
Saison Dupont
La Merle Saison
Delirium Tremens

1. St. Peter's English Ale
2. Founder's Dirty Bastard
3. Rogue Dead Guy Ale
4. New Holland's Dragons Milk
5. Bell's Hopslam

I want to add two new categories:

MOST OVER-RATED BEER
1. Duvel

MOST WANTED BEER THAT I HAVEN'T HAD
1. Kilkenny Irish cream ale

kujosp said "MOST WANTED BEER THAT I HAVEN'T HAD 1. Kilkenny Irish cream ale "

I had to go to Ireland to taste this gift of the beer gods. Its well worth it!

I am so jealous! I believe they have a limit on the different kinds of beers they can export and that is why you cannot get it here in the states. Somebody correct me if I am wrong.

Boulevard single wide IPA
BOULEVARD pilsner
PBR
Thunder head IPA
My own HEFE

Killian's Red
J.J. Dundee's Honey Brown
Laser
Michael Shea's
Coors "The Banquet Beer"

In a very specific order:

1) Delirium Tremens
2) Guinness Draft, preferably in the UK or EU, as it just tastes better over there! (especially in a dark little tavern in Dublin)
3) Sierra Nevada 2010 Estate Harvest Ale
4) North Coast Le Merle
5) Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale

6) Red Stripe Jamaican Lager...still my favorite, go-to, lager.

- Deschutes Abyss
- Deschutes IPA
- Kasteel Rogue
- Affligem Noël
- Fantome Saison

1. Leffe
2. DAB dortmunder export
3.Guinness
4. Innis and Gunn original and blond
5. anything from Schneiders

I love seeing so many diverse beers and styles. Lots I haven't tried, and lots i would love to try. Victory is one of my favorate breweries but we don't get too many styles in co. I love hopdevil, storm king, and golden monkey. would love to try their full line.

Eric, lemme know what you want and I can help you out. I live about 25 min from the brewery...

hmmmm, I'd have to think about that one. probably the yakima twilight for one. Must be nice living so close. I do feel somewhat spoiled to live in close proximity to some great breweries also though.

1. Steelhead
2. Red Seal
3. Boonville ESB
4. SN Pale Ale
5. Old Rasbutin
Wow, I'm thirsty!!!!

So many to list, this cannot be limited to top 4 but maybe top 5 per season.... I'm also somewhat surprised I didn't notice any home brews listed.

I'm still trying to break down my lists... I'll be back. lol

1. My IPA
2. My APA
3. My Celebration Ale Clone (DL's recipe)
4. My Hoptoberfest
5. Not any of J's beer.

In order

1 Steel Reserve
2 Olde English 800
3 milwaukee's best light
4 Mickey's
5 Bud lime

*this is a joke and only a joke!*

1. Eben's Ale by Log Cabin Brews
2. SHELweizen by Log Cabin Brews
3. Odell's 5 Barrel Pale Ale
4. Emma's Ale by Log Cabin Brews
5. Wicked Monkey Pale Ale by Log Cabin Brews

jtrayford, you forgot lucky!

No particular order...

1) Founders Breakfast Stout
2) Bell's Hopslam
3) Bell's Two Hearted
4) St. Bernadus ABT12
5) Kona Pipeline Porter

of course, this list can change year to year, let alone month by month .

1. Rogue Dead Guy Ale
2. Stone Levitation
3. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
4. Oscar Blues Dale's Pale Ale
5. Samuel Smiths Oatmeal Stout

Rainier and Killian's Red are my go to brews when I cant find any of the above. Am not a Hefe fan or Belgian beer fan at all.

in no particular order (depends on weather and moods) and not including my own brews

1. Gulden Draak
2. Spaten Premium Lager
3. Delirium Tremens
4. New Castle
5. Arrogant Bastard

I wish I could have more top 5s

1. Oskar Blues - Gordon
2. Red Hook - ESB
3. Weihenstephaner - Hefeweizen
4. Heavy Seas - Loose Cannon (Hop3 Ale)
5. Brasserie d’Achouffe (Moortgat) - Chouffe Houblon Dobbelen IPA Tripel

SWMBO:


1. Oak Aged Yeti
2. Ten Fidy
3. NBB Frambozen
4. Anchor Xmas
5. Victory Golden Monkey


Sorry, she saw and wanted to add her .02....

HAd to do a top 10 as 5 dont cut it.

Rochefort 10
Rodenbach Grand Cru
Girardin Gueze
Aventinus
Kulmbacher Eisbock
Salvator
Greene King Olde Suffolk
Uerige Doppel Schticke
Thomas Hardy
Traquair House

Westmalle Tripel would have been on the list had they not destroyed the character of their beer at the same time they changed labels. Don't know if they cleaned up the yeast or what.