What's a great American lager?

[mac56]

This is a segue from the "what's a great dark beer" thread. Like most of us I cut my beer teeth on PBR, Grain Belt, Old Milwaukee, and the like. Generally I steer toward pale ales, porters, and stouts. So I'm kind of biased against lagers, I guess.

The best one I've had for awhile is Sierra Nevada Summerfest, if that helps define anything. I made a very nice pre-prohibition lager homebrew once, but that's when I was in Minnesota and I could age it cold as God intended.

Any nominations? I'm here in Georgia, where they just recently legalized "high gravity" brews. Availability is often hit and miss.

[Worst Username Ever]

1. Schel's

[mac56]

3. oh, yeah...

Forgot about Schell's. That is a good one.

[Worst Username Ever]

4. What area are you from?

If you are ever in the southwestern area of MN, you can take the schell's brewery tour. GREAT. Of course, you finish up in the tap room.

[mac56]

5. lived in MN for 45 years, mostly in NE Mpls

Took the Schell's brewery tour once, in 1991. Same weekend the Twins clinched the division. Very cool. They had peacocks on the grounds, as I recall. Went from there to Oktoberfest in New Ulm. Good times.

[patrice]

2. Kansas City's own Boulevard Wheat!

Also their Pale Ale and their Porter!

[noahmijo]

6. Samuel Adams

Not to be confused with Samuel Jackson ;)

[name not needed]

7. Mmm mmm bitch!

It'll get ya drunk! :D