hey…my NUMBER ONE criteria is ‘the light test’ i’ll try any and all stouts!!! ok…how about a stout party then? F.E. you bring your portland brew!!!
Like someone said earlier it depends on the mood, or what the beer is going with. I ussually drink Corona, Sam Adams, Pete’s Wicked Ale, Karl Strauss or Heineken.
Okay, you just SIMULTANEOUSLY slammed Budwesier and Guinness. You tryin’ to pick a fight with me, bub? Yes, I’ve had Obsidian, as well as most of the other Pacific NW dark beers. Sorry, I still like Guinness best. Could be 'cause I’m Irish, though. There’s just something magical about that gravity-defying cream cascade that warms my heart. Poetry in a pint glass, 'tis.
Any decently brewed beer will have creamy suds if dispensed with nitrogen instead of CO2. Guiness in a can and some specially bottled Guiness have a “widget” with dispenses nitrogen to give you a creamy head. Bodington Draught (a pale ale) is another beer with this gadget. It’s mostly a texture thing, rather than taste though. Stouts tend to have a thicker head due to the use of cooked barley (rather than malted) that adds protein.
Wow, Hyok, thanks. Thanks for taking all the mystery out of the floating widget. How about you ruin the Easter bunny for me too.
Canadian Beer (although I have some goals that dont involve drinking so Im not for the next 10 weeks). Sleemans, Bigrock and the list goes on I`m just late for teaching a class…
Brother, you’re preaching to the choir. The mighty widget has helped me kill more brain cells than I’d like to admit. Although, Guiness was the first (if I’m not mistaken) to incorporate this wonderful little catalyst into their brew. And it took many years of research and uhh, “testing” before the product was brought to market. Kind of like MAG-10, huh? Only without the muscles and stuff.
A man that shares my taste! Guiness, hands down, as well as the occasional Heineken. When the money’s tight, it’s all Coor’s Light. Brock, if you like Guiness, you ought to try some Snake Pit, a staple of the Oaken Barrel Microbrewery in Greenwood, IN. (IF you are still in Indy). 6.5% alcohol and oh so thick.
The one, the only…Iron City
Michelle: Well, Obisidian is named after a
black rock, so I’d say it’s dark.
Demo Dick: What can I say? I don’t drink much,
but when I do, I want something that is really
quality stuff. And Budwesier and Guinness
ain’t it. 
It’s like, once you’ve used
Biotest supplements, you’ll never go back
to Weider again. :-p
LOL. Well, I guess taste is subjective, after all. You have a right to you opinion, and I have a right to mine. Can’t we all just get along?
It doesn’t surprise me that some local brew better than an imported Guiness. Fresher beer is going to be better. Guiness made for export is slightly higher in alcohol than what is served in Irish pubs. Also, they also add about 5% soured (pasteurized) beer for an extra kick. I’ve heard from various sources that drinking Guiness in a Dublin pub is heaven on earth. By the way, obsidian is a black volcanic glass–used in the past by Aztecs to make axes and knives.
Guinness, Samuel Smith’s Oatmeal stout, Murphy’s stout, and more Guinness
Guiness is good, and if you like Becks or the other smooth beers you will love Castle Lager from South Africa. Tusker is a fine Kenyan beer that goes down well in hot weather. Guiness may get dissed by snobs because it is common, but it is a fine beer. Canadian and American beers (with a few noticable exceptions) are not fine because they are based on 90 day German recipies, yet produced in only 30. This is what produces thier high yeilds and acidic taste. While their may be beer better than Guiness (and freshness in an imported beer is always a concern) it is certainly not a bad beer, Faux afficionado north western sentiment not withstanding.
Yuengling Lager, no doubt.
hey guys this is my first post. Amber beers. I just discovered Anchor Steam while visitnig my sis out in san francisco. Great stuff. Killians
with seafood.
Michelle I got a stout you can try. haa haa.
Canadian, Guinness, Smithwicks and bottled Guinness… 'nough said
Dark beers: Espresso Stout by Red Hook, Obsidian Stout
Amber beers: Red Hook ESB, Alaskan Amber, Fat Tire Ale
See through beers: Harp, White Lion
Non beers: Hard cider on tap.
For drinking by itself - Newcastle Brown. With food, either Bass or (if you want a lighter taste or in a hockey mood) Molson Canadian. Worst beer? Carling Black Label, Moosehead, anything by Anheuser Busch that isn’t Michelob are all candidates, but Coors is the worst, hands down.