I'm starting a DU Bar with nothing but the best on tap. What do you recommend we put on tap?

[LynneSin]

I'll start.

First, my absolute favorite two beers

Because I can find it just about anywhere and everywhere here in Delaware: Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA (Esquire Magazine called it possibly the best IPA in America!) http://www.dogfish.com/brews-spirits/the-brews/year-round-brews/90-minute-ipa.htm

And because sometimes it's harder to find and so much better when it is on tap Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout.

[PoliticAverse]

1. ...

[antiquie]

2. Can I have this?

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. Ohhh....please add Boylan's REAL sodas, esp. this one:

[cyberswede]

4. Herold Black Lager

I can't find it in my area any more (not even sure it's available in the US).

[47of74]

5. Well....

New Glarus Spotted Cow for one. (Of course the bar would have to be in Wisconsin then).
Schlafly makes some pretty good stuff too. (Yes the owner Tom Schlafly is a nephew of that Schlafly. But he's cool, he's a Democrat).
Backpocket Wooden Nickle and Gold Coin.
Dragon's Milk by New Holland Brewing.

[LongTomH]

6. Boulevard Tank 7

Boulevard's Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale is a connoisseur's fine ale.

Beginning with a big surge of fruity aromatics and grapefruit-hoppy notes, the flavor of this complex, straw-colored ale tapers off to a peppery, dry finish.

Anything by Kansas City's Boulevard Brewery would be good on tap or bottled.

[fizzgig]

10. i love their wheat beer

was introduced to it in rapid city ten years ago and they just started distributing in northern colorado within the last three or so years. it even comes in cans now.

[Xipe Totec]

56. Yes! One of my favs!

[Kingofalldems]

7. Hamm's

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

11. Ok, to support Hillary, I will only drink ...

... beers that start with the letter "H".

Hamm's for Hillary!



(or maybe a Heineken)

Bartender: cut me off when I start liking Trump.

[47of74]

42. That's what my Mom gets when she has parties...

...with certain family members in attendance who like to drink lots of beer. Especially my one uncle who'll drink anything labeled beer.

One year at Thanksgiving she set a 12 pack outside and the farm cats took notice of it right away.



Turns out it took a while to finish off that 12 pack too.

[OriginalGeek]

8. my current love

but I can't promise it will be my forever love.

[Xipe Totec]

57. Why does a beer named Maduro (Cuban reference), from Florida, have a Mexican Eagle in it's can?

Does not make any sense.

[OriginalGeek]

60. I dunno

but after I have enough of them I can't see the eagle.


i just found out they have a seasonal beer called Puppy Breath. may have to drive down to Tampa and see about that.

[NightWatcher]

9. A hoppy Lagunitas, Dale's Pale Ale, or Terrapin Hopsecutioner

Just don't turn the who tap into a selection of Peachy beers because Fall is coming.

I'd also include something like Guinness on a nitro pour....because sometimes you don't have time to eat a proper lunch and one of those is filling.

[LynneSin]

12. There will be NO PEACH BEER

I tried to down some of that Dogfish Festina Peche Beer. I'd rather drink Coors light. But then again I have low tolerance for any kind of fruit beer.

[Kali]

38. :(

I haz sad. I like peach beer.

[LynneSin]

39. Tooz sweets

but for you....

[Kali]

40. its really not bad

but yeah I buy it so the guzzlers around here will leave me something. I don't drink that much any more but it can be so aggravating to go to the fridge and find nothing but water.

[fizzgig]

13. there needs to be a good wheat on tap

i drink a lot of this



but i'm partial to this

[LongTomH]

16. Come to Kansas City - we've got Boulevard

Boulevard Unfiltered Wheat Beer

[fizzgig]

21. love boulevard wheat

we finally got it here about three years ago. i pick some up from time to time but am partial to the local brews.

[Brother Buzz]

14. I love a good barley sandwich

and Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is my benchmark for barley sandwiches. Occasionally I enjoy an IPA, and I've found Lagunitas IPA is totally respectable without getting ham-fisted with the hops.

[Ahpook]

24. That one:)

They have a few flavors as well.

[calikid]

15. North Coast Brewing in Fort Bragg CA has

Blue Star, a wheat beer that I've been buying by the keg for many years. I don't see it on tap at many places, but it does have a sister beer that I do see often, which is Scrimshaw.

[cocainecowboy]

17. Speaking of IPA's I did try Avery's IPA last week

I thought it was a good brew.

[ghostsinthemachine]

18. My picks

Blind Pig (Russian River brewing) Hoppy IPA, IMO better than Pliny the either.
Brother Thelonious (North Coast) Belgium
Moose Drool ,( Big Sky brewing) Brown
Sweetgrass (Grand Teton Brewing) IPA

[yuiyoshida]

19. Asahi

Tsingtao

[Godhumor]

25. Hmm, if we're going with Japanese commercial breweries

I would include Yebisu; the Japanese equivalent of Sam Adams.

[yuiyoshida]

44. I love both of these...

both have great flavor.

[Initech]

20. Here would be my list:

IPAs:

Ballast Point Sculpin
Oskar Blues Gubna
New Holland Mad Hatter
Dogfish 90 Minute IPA
Stone IPA
Bells Two Hearted Ale
Bear Republic Racer 5
Great Divide Hercules

Pale Ales:

Deschutes Mirror Pond
Oskar Blues Dales Pale Ale
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

Dark Beers:

Deschutes Black Butte Porter
Stone Arrogant Bastard
Oskar Blues Old Chub

Red Beers:

BJ's Jeremiah Red
The Bruery Lokal Red

Belgian Style:

Bootleggers Golden Chaos
Allagash White
North Coast PranQSter

That's what I got for now. I will add more as I think of them. And my bar would have a "no crap on tap" policy. Ask for Coors? I'll give you a glass of water instead.

[hopemountain]

62. i second your listings

of pale ales and darks …. black butte porter is my fave cold or room temp.

[Initech]

64. My bar would look like this:

Or maybe this:

[LWolf]

22. These:

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http://res.cloudinary.com/ratebeer/image/upload/w_250,c_limit,q_85,d_beer_def.gif/beer_141254.jpg

[Lizzie Poppet]

43. Outstanding choices!

[Godhumor]

23. Obviously, Bud Light Lime

So we can be up for #whatever.

[LynneSin]

27. Whatever is kicking your ass from the bar

we DUers have working taste buds

[Godhumor]

28. Sorry, I only speak in bro and hashtags

And the occasional WOOOOO!

#popsthecollar






Heh, Bud Light Lime.

[LynneSin]

30. You and Major Nixon will be standing outside drinking your cheap beers looking in

so there

[Major Nikon]

32. I always keep a good supply of paper sacks in my car

[Major Nikon]

26. Pabst Blue Ribbon

or anything that isn't an IPA.

[LynneSin]

29. Your ass follows Godhumors out the door

PBR

Really

Geez I could put Dogfish 60 on tap for lightweights

[Major Nikon]

31. Millions of hipsters can't be wrong

[LynneSin]

33. Confess!!!!!!!!!

you just made that graph yourself on excel

[Major Nikon]

34. They couldn't say it if it weren't true

[LynneSin]

35. But you know hipsters either brew their own or.,,

smoke their own

[Major Nikon]

36. Beer snobs brew their own. Hipsters drink PBR.

[LynneSin]

37. That's what YOU think

im hip and I quit drinking PBR in college. Bad hangovers. Now I drink Dogfish. I'm a Delaware hipster!

[47of74]

41. Yeah my brother drank nothing but Icehouse when he turned 21

And I wasn't much better, I drank mainly Old Style, Busch, Coors, or Budweiser back then.

We shared an apartment for a couple years and had an understanding, he could have beer I brought home as long as he didn't advertise it and he didn't go out after having beer. So he drank whatever I bought. When he turned 21 he was finally able to buy his own and would only buy Icehouse beers.

It could be said our tastes have evolved since then. He now makes his own beer and wouldn't touch Icehouse with a ten foot pole. I don't mind Coors or Bud Light every so often but I mainly drink local craft beers.

I had PBR once. Didn't really care for it.

My cousin and uncle both likes the really cheap beers. The Old Milwaukee, Keystone, Milwaukee's Best, etc. We give them both a real hard time about their choice of beers too.

[Major Nikon]

46. When you can't afford the rest drink the Best, I always say

[Major Nikon]

45. What state is Delaware in?

[LynneSin]

71. When it comes to beer - we are the #1 ONE STATE BABY!!!!

http://www.thedailymeal.com/drink/50-best-craft-breweries-america-2015?slide=51

We'll just go right straight to the very last slide and see who is ranked #1 ONE BABY

That's Delaware! We are the ones with the absolutely most innovated brewery in the United States putting out the craziest, best tasting, most sought after beers not just in the USA but even overseas. Heck even Robert Plant made a special visit to Delaware just to try our beer. He knows we're that good

http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20121129/ENTERTAINMENT/121129013/Robert-Plant-son-stop-by-Dogfish-Head


So when it comes to beer - don't mess with Delaware. We got the balls to say we are that good!

[Major Nikon]

72. I'm not sure being ranked #1 by the daily meal is all that laudable

In the Beer Advocate top 250 list, no Dogfish beer shows up till #240.

#69 on the list is in Texas and is awesome.

#89 is even better, IMO. Also from Texas.

http://www.beeradvocate.com/lists/top/

I did a bit of research and found out Delaware is indeed a state, which means I need to land there in order to complete my bucket list of landing in all 50 states. In two weeks I'll be in Baltimore and from there I'll be going to the coast on my way up to Canada (which amazingly is not a state I'm told). So I'll be landing just north of the thriving metroplex of Middletown. I'm not sure there will be any of this famous Dogfish beer there, but if there is I'll have to pick up some for the airway.

Cheers!

[LynneSin]

76. Let me know where you are I'll buy you a Dogfish!

you'll be a convert!!!

[Major Nikon]

78. More than likely this airport...

http://www.airnav.com/airport/KEVY

I'm not sure what day I'll be there, but it will be sometime around Aug 20th. From the looks of it we probably won't be doing anything more than a touch and go so I can log a landing in Delaware. We have a long day of flying that day as we'll be going from Baltimore, to NYC, fly up the Hudson, then along the coast to Maine and up to the northern part of the state. With any luck we'll gets some good low level video footage of northern Delaware, so if you know of any good landmarks or gnarly scenery from the sky let me know.

[olddots]

47. Colt 45

and a quart of Tango =

[T_i_B]

48. If you like Dogfish Head....

...then I strongly recommend checking out beers from Siren Craft brewery in the UK

http://www.sirencraftbrew.com/

MRS Brown is the best bottled beer I've had this year (a beer you'll love if you like Palo Santo Marron), 10 Finger Discount is also quite possibly the best keg beer I've had this year. Broken Dreams and Soundwave are sensational cask ales. I could go on here. Siren Craft & Wild Beer Co are the two most exciting breweries over here right now, but Siren are more consistently outstanding.

[LynneSin]

49. And I love Palo Santo Marron too

ill have to look for it!

[T_i_B]

50. My (fairly UK centric) list

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CASK
Oakham Citra - a strong candidate for best beer brewed in Britain
Crouch Vale Brewers Gold - a perennial personal favourite
Brass Castle Eclipse - From my current favourite brewery, a superb stout and the best cask ale I've had this year
Fullers Chiswick Bitter - because no list of cask ales is complete without a good quality old fashioned bitter
Siren Craft Soundwave - One of the best IPA's coming out of Britain, and it's at it's best on cask
Buxton Imperial Black IPA - the best black IPA I've ever had, and again, it's so much better on cask
Great Heck Amish Mash - another personal favourite, a hoppy wheat beer from one of the UK's best breweries
Thornbridge Cocoa Wonderland - a chocolate porter, great for the winter months

KEG
Jever Pilsner - because a list like this needs a lager type beer, and this is easily the best pilsner I've ever had
Kernel - pretty much any of their ever changing pale ales or IPA's
Siren Craft The Tickle Monster - A 12% tripe IPA aged on cedarwood, a big silly beer that's worth the high cost
Elgoods Coolship - Sour beers are much better suited to keg than cask and this one is very good
Hawkshead NZPA - a beer that's simply excellent on keg

BOTTLE
Wild Beer Co Modus Operandi - in my opinion, the best UK sour beer right now
Wild Beer Co Wildebeest- a big silly stout. I prefer the bottle to the keg for this one so it's on this section
De Molen Bloed, Zweet & Trannen - if you like smoked beers then this the beer for you
Siren Craft MRS Brown - the aforementioned excellent beer that I've been drinking plenty of recently

I'll think of more beers in due course I'm sure

[pinboy3niner]

51. Billy Beer!

For a blast from the past.




http://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2011/08/newsflash-billy-and-jimmy-carter-not-same-person

[malthaussen]

52. Most of the breweries I bought from in my youth are gone...

... there's a moral there somewhere. I do love how PBR become the Hipster beer and experienced a renaissance, though. Shows that marketing beats substance every time.

-- Mal

[Burma Jones]

53. Yes to Dogfish Head of all varieties

I also enjoy many of Flying Dog's offerings when I go see The Frederick Keys or Baltimore Orioles.

Dogfish Head has an Alehouse not too far away in Gaithersburg...

Besides those two local paragons of brewing excellence, I like Kasteel Donker from Belgium and Anchor Steam and Anchor Porter from San Francisco.

I've been going light on the beer though - lost 60 pounds over the last 4 months - on purpose......

[stevenleser]

54. Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest

Info: http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/76/234/

[Ryano42]

55. Malt Duck...thank God it's gone!

I know from personal experience how vile this was...the stupidity of Youth!



How about some Saison du Pont?

[Xipe Totec]

58. Duchesse de Bourgogne

Duchesse de Bourgogne is a Flanders red ale-style beer produced by Brouwerij Verhaeghe in Vichte, Belgium. After a primary and secondary fermentation, this ale is matured in oak barrels for 18 months. The final product is a blend of a younger 8-month-old beer with an 18-month-old beer. The name of the beer is meant to honor Mary of Burgundy, the sole daughter of Charles the Bold, born in Brussels in 1457, who died young in a horse riding accident. Like all Flemish red ales, Duchesse de Bourgogne has a characteristically sour, fruity flavor similar to that of lambic beers.

For a lot of people, The Duchesse de Bourgogne is the best beer in the world.

[T_i_B]

67. If you like Duchesse de Bourgogne....

...then there's also Rodenbach from Belgium and Wild Beer Co Modus Operandi from the UK. Modus Operandi in particular is a big personal favourite of mine.

http://www.wildbeerco.com/beers/modus-operandi/

[Xipe Totec]

74. Sounds intriguing, but hard to get out here at the ranch.

I'll keep a lookout for it.

Thanks!

[T_i_B]

79. I'm trying to think....

...of which beers from the best UK breweries you'll come across in the states. Thornbridge & Brewdog are the most likely. Both have been going a while, and have got fairly big. Maybe stuff from perennial ratebeer.com favourites Kernel as well.

[hibbing]

59. San Pellegrino?

[DFW]

77. I hate beer, never touch the stuff

Unless there's something else (San P will do, but so would club soda), I'd die of thirst.

[jomin41]

61. Standard Ale from Rochester NY (now disappeared)

[MH1]

63. I'll have the Midas Touch, please.

http://www.dogfish.com/brews-spirits/the-brews/year-round-brews/midas-touch.htm


A very nice brew, to me. A bit sweet for some I guess.

[Generic Brad]

65. Filtered tap water

I volunteer to be the designated driver.

[LynneSin]

70. Don't worry, we have a flophouse in the back for the DU Drunks

we take care of our own!

[kentauros]

66. Dublin Dr Pepper

Root beer, too

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[Major Nikon]

73. Been there!

In Dublin there's an airport, a bottling factory, and not much else. The bottling factory will pick you up at the airport!

[kentauros]

75. I'll have to remember that! :)

I've never been to Shiner, either. Hell, I've never even toured the St. Arnold brewery right here in town

[DinahMoeHum]

68. Captain Lawrence Brewing, from Westchester County, NY

http://www.captainlawrencebrewing.com/the-beers/

[WinkyDink]

69. Deliriium Tremens! No, really: