American beer

[Queequeg]

How about being a real American and having a Bourbon?

This.

[Admiral Yi]

I had some fond high school memories of High Life so I gave it a go again a couple years back.  Tastes alright, but man that beer gives you some violent barfly breath.

[Capetan Mihali]

I find Blue Moon pretty nasty, certainly not as good as Hoegaarden and not distinctively American in any way.  Definitely skip it.

I like Brooklyn Lager, especially since they have it in tallboy cans here (unlike Sam Adams), but it's probably a draw with Sam Adams.

[Valmy]

I find Blue Moon pretty nasty, certainly not as good as Hoegaarden and not distinctively American in any way.  Definitely skip it.

Blue Moon is what I drink when only the big beer factory brands are available.

These days I drink 512: http://www.512brewing.com/

and Real Ale: http://realalebrewing.com/

[MadBurgerMaker]

These days I drink 512: http://www.512brewing.com/

and Real Ale: http://realalebrewing.com/

Nice.  I dig 512's white and Real Ale's rye.  Has Ranger Creek's beers/booze made it up that way yet?  I haven't had the whiskey yet (I've only ever seen it in these strangely small bottles for some rather inflated prices), but I can't complain about the beers I've had.  Some stuff called their "small batch series" has started showing up now too.

E: Ranger Creek: http://www.drinkrangercreek.com/

E2: Oh.  I guess I'm only seeing it in the small bottles because that's all they have right now because the stuff from the large barrels is still maturing.  Okay then.

[CountDeMoney]

If a big ol' 55 US Gallon drum of Schlitz is good enough for Artie Donovan, it's good enough for youse schmoes.

[derspiess]

Can we all agree that the best bottom of the barrel beer is Miller High Life?

For macrobrew, it's got some flavor to it. It doesn't taste weird, it's readily available, and you can get a 32oz hog's leg for like $1.25.

No. There is none. Back when Miller made their simple red label "Miller", beer back in the 90s I'd go along with that.

Yuengling is the lowest I can go these days, and I can barely tolerate that sometimes.

[Gups]

Thanks for the suggestions everyne.

In the end I was only managed two beers.  I was in charge of three 11 year olds, after all.

First was 2/3 of a pint of Sam Adams. Wow, what a fantastic beer! Quite malty but with hops still coming through. One of the best lagers I've had. They do cases of this in my local wine warehouse and I will definately pick one up next time I go.

Next was a 330ml bottle of Brooklyn lager. Actually tasted more like a pale ale than a lager. I liked this plenty, but was perhaps a little bit hoppy for my taste with a rather flat finish.

Food was very good this time round. Excellent ribs and buffalo wings in particular. Burnt ends pretty good, pulled pork average. 

[Brazen]

Was it Bodeans?

Not a big fan of American barbecue food, it's all a bit samish, sweet and messy.

[Gups]

Yep, it was Bodeans. I quite like it but wouldn't want to eat it very often.

Would like to try out the Pitt Cue Co which is meant to be fantastic.

[derspiess]

Speaking of Brooklyn Lager...

Brooklyn Brewery to open plant, restaurant in Sweden by end of year

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/brooklyn-brewery-open-plant-sweden-article-1.1234298