I agree with those who said Corona; nothing better than a Corona on a hot day. However, it is not always convenient to bring along. You have to pre-cut your limes, put them in a little baggie and make sure you don’t forget the bottle opener. Plus, since this is such a light beer, you run the risk of people (even women folk) stealing them.
Another thing to consider is that bottles take up more space and are not nearly as convenient when emptied as cans. I put my money on Yeungling Lager Light cans (I live within an hour of the brewery so Lager is my go to beer 95% of the time). This is one of the best tasting light beers I have had and only 99 calories!
While not necessarily the beer connoisseur’s first choice, Bud Light with Lime is not too bad on a hot day. It won’t knock your socks off, but is refreshing.
If you are not concerned about whether it is bottles or cans, you could always go for a variety pack. I recommend either Yeungling, Stoudts, or Brooklyn Brewery (I love, love, love their Pennant Ale). With a few choices you can always grab a heavier beer to slow you down when necessary.
And finally, since all the hipsters are moving on to PBR, is it safe to have Sierra Nevada IPA without looking like a total douche? If so, this is another good option.
Damn it. Now I’m thirsty!
Jack Daniels.
I don’t like beer for concerts because I don’t want to have to piss every 10 minutes.
I like Coors Light for the purpose of drinking beer in the hot weather. As a beer it’s horrible, but as a cold beverage in hot weather it’s pretty good. So if it must be beer, that would be my choice.
[quote]Steel Nation wrote:
Jack Daniels.
I don’t like beer for concerts because I don’t want to have to piss every 10 minutes.
I like Coors Light for the purpose of drinking beer in the hot weather. As a beer it’s horrible, but as a cold beverage in hot weather it’s pretty good. So if it must be beer, that would be my choice.[/quote]
wow … good thing you posted that you like beer for concerts…
because this thread wasn’t dedicated to BEER CHOICES FOR SUMMER CONCERT or anything
If you can keep it cold, anything will do. I’m a fan of Coors Light (actually has a tad less alcohol than many beers…), Bud (always in the 16 oz form), PBR as well. The ladies tend to like Coors Light too. X2 on going with cans since they weigh less and don’t break if you drop one.
BG
Yuengling is hard to find? I thought it was just as normal as Coors/Bud/Miller.
Out of those last 3 I like Coors the most. Yueng is up there. I don’t think I have ever had PBR.
People who are saying Guiness for a concert are crazy. BL Lime is ok for 1-2 and that’s it.
Why not go to a place where you can create your own 6 or 12 pack? You don’t plan on getting drunk, so why not just try out a bunch of different ones?
Does Walt Kowalski look like a hipster?
PBR FTW!!
[quote]Dustin wrote:
Does Walt Kowalski look like a hipster?
PBR FTW!![/quote]
Sun is just rising and he’s got three beers in…yeah.
[quote]Dustin wrote:
Does Walt Kowalski look like a hipster?
PBR FTW!![/quote]
This is a very good point. I’m trying to model my entire existence after Mr. Kowalski. I’ve started calling the Korean grocer down the street a “fishhead” and have plans to purchase an M-16. I’ve never owned a firearm before but I figure it should serve as a good “starter gun”
[quote]coolnatedawg wrote:
Yuengling is hard to find? I thought it was just as normal as Coors/Bud/Miller.
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Outside Penn and the surrounding states, no. I have never found it here in CT or when I lived in NH.
[quote]coolnatedawg wrote:
Yuengling is hard to find? I thought it was just as normal as Coors/Bud/Miller.
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Outside Penn and the surrounding states, no. I have never found it here in CT or when I lived in NH.
When I think of summer beers, I think American Wheat Ales.
You’re in NC and I’m pretty sure Southern Tier distributes there. Check out Southern Tier’s Hop Sun.
Here’s Buckeye’s review of Hop Sun on BeerAdvocate…he’s one of my favorite reviewers…
"It’s getting a little late in the year to be drinking a summer wheat, but I figure this bottle won’t last until warm weather rolls around again. It’s a bright sunny day, ‘hop sunny’ you might say, and if I use my imagination, I can pretend that summertime is still holding out, refusing to go gently into that good autumn (apologies to Dylan Thomas).
Yeast-filled bright gold with lemon sunshine highlights. The polished ivory crown is as stiff and as sticky as any in recent memory and leaves scattershot lace in polymorphous blobs on the upper reaches of the glass. Lovely nose, as bright and as sunny as they come. It smells like someone just grated a few dozen lemons and an orange or two.
I’m happy to report that the flavor follows the nose. Even though there’s little in the way of malt flavor, it is a mite wheaty. The dominant flavor is a tangy, hoppy, lemon zestiness. The body is smack dab light, yet manages to avoid feeling overly thin or watery. I usually like at least a light-medium body, even on ‘summer beer’, but I just can’t fault this one because the flavor doesn’t care and the beer is so incredibly drinkable.
Hop Sun is my first Southern Tier beer and I’m impressed. It’s tough to make a summer wheat stand out, but this beer is as radiant as Old Sol on a July afternoon. In fact, I’d love to have a few cases at the start of every summer. Thanks to HappyHourHero for the first of many bottles from New York State."
Good motherfucking choice motherfucker!
[quote]Dustin wrote:
Does Walt Kowalski look like a hipster?
PBR FTW!![/quote]
I thought the same thing when I saw the movie. But I knew good ol’Walt had spilled more beer than any Hipster’d ever drunk.
In my experience, Landshark is an incredibly satisfying summer beer choice. Spaten of any variety is good at any time and any place. Allot of people also don’t know(or believe) that Guiness has less calories than most light beers. It’s intimidating when your drinking it, but a couple minutes after you conquer one, the thirst returns. I think the best idea is to get an igloo cooler and fill it with an assortment of beers. This is also a nice gesture for your friends. I would fill mine with bottled guiness, canned yuengling, two spaten-Dunkels, a couple coronas or Landsharks, a few Woodchuck ciders. If your not planning on getting blitzed spring for something enjoyable. This is the part where I’m a little confused though. If my old lady was making me go to a country concert I would be bringing a cooler full of Pinch scotch. This way when I woke up sometime in the next 48 hours I wouldn’t have the unfortunate side effect of remembering I had been to a country concert.
[quote]BJack wrote:
Shocktop all day. It’s like Blue Moon…but better.[/quote]
I tried blue moon a few times and dont like it at all but I hear good things about Shocktop. I’ll have to give it a try, though im not a big fan of wheat beers
[quote]PimpBot5000 wrote:
I always thought Yeungling offered the best bang for your buck out of all the American beers I’ve tried. [/quote]
Yup, Shock Top is a close 2nd though
Concert was fun, not bad music for the summer time…I’m just not the biggest country fan, but it was enjoyable. In the end I went with some Budweiser and Landshark, which was a good combination. I sipped/savored the Landshark with the food, and then as time got closer to head into the venue (open ampitheatre) I started to shoot back a few Buds. Had a perfect heavy buzz/light drunk going, and just had some water during the concert…it was brutally hot with the humidity. Not a dry shirt in the place, only sucks that every chick who happened to be wearing a beater or white shirt had bras on 
I’m definitely gonna go with some of the other suggestions in here for the next couple concerts (GF bought tickets for the summer country megaticket). Definitely going Shocktop next time 
Looking forward to that.