Gotta agree with you there. I was never a Lager type guy.
I tried this for the first time probably 25 years ago because you gotta love a beer with a griffin on the label. It remains one of my all-time favorites. It’s very hard to find around here these days, having been almost completely supplanted by Fuller’s ESB, still a great beer, but I don’t like it as well as the London Pride.
(I’ve often wondered, is a large number of griffins called a pride?)
Did anyone here actually try to brew beer in a coffee machine? Whoever invented that is a genious. 
Every time I’m in Texas I look for Shiner Bock on tap. It’s the best thing ever to come from Texas AFAIK (Never tried one of your whistles, though, Gary).
Around here we’re getting Shiner Blonde and Hefeweizen now. The blonde is quite good; the hefe not so great.
Duvel-- an innocent looking Belgian ale with a head that doesn’t quit. The flavor is remarkably complex and the relatively high alcohol content gives a lovely glow. This is for sipping, not chugging.
… now he tells us.. hic… 
Wouldn’t one need to be over age 21 to qualify?
For domestics, I don’t think Sierra Nevada can be topped.
I also enjoy the beer made out our local brewpub, which, fortunately, is free for sessionistas!
Depends on where ya are. 
If you’re in Cyprus (the north only I fear) or Turkey, Efes is the beer brand to go for.
Steve
Yeah, only in the US of… hic… A!
In Europe it’s 18!
Hard to top Wanderer’s selection of Chimay (or any of the Belgian Ales)..and you get a very nice selection of Belgian brews made domestically from Brewery Ommegang in Copperstown, NY, which are a delight.
However, the finest of the Belgians, and the best beer I have ever tasted is, without a doubt, Delirium Tremens Ale.
I poured 12 oz out of the first bottle I ever bought, drank it slowly, then corked the bottle and put it away so I could drink it again the next day.
Unbelievable.
Of the Irish stouts easily obtainable in the US, Guiness gets all the press. I’d be interested to hear the board’s view on how Beamish, Murphy’s, and Guiness stack up. In the interest of comparing apples to apples, I suppose we would have to compare the pub draft cans, as I imagine most of us are NOT able to get a Murphy’s or a Beamish pulled off the tap!
If you’re ever in upstate NY, go visit Ommegang. They have a nice little tour and tasting plus a shop which has all sorts of interesting Belgian beer paraphenalia (the people who own Ommegang are also major Belgian beer importers). Cooperstown itself is a nice weekend destination, especially if you’re a baseball fan since the Hall of Fame is there. I’m not a fan, but I still enjoyed the Hall.
The Ommegang beers are terrific. They hired Belgian brewmasters to oversee the brewing so the beers are quite authentic and at about half the price of the comparable imports. http://ommegang.com/
Tried all three…from the tap, too! It’s Guinness for me hands down. More substantial somehow; I don’t remember much about the Beamish (which might tell us something right there), and I recall the Murphy’s seemed sort of thin-tasting.
I haven’t had Beamish from the tap, but I liked it from the bottle. Isn’t Beamish called the poor mans Guiness?
I’ve had both Murphy’s and Guinness from tap though and I like Guinness the best. Liked Murphy’s as well, it’s a bit more creamy but not as full flavored.
I’m partial to Beamish after visiting my daughter in Cork where they brew. I also like Belgian ales and all the Omnegang brews, especially the 3 Philosphers’ bottling.