Question: Which beer is best? [Archive] - WhiteBlaze

Pacific Tortuga

01-09-2010, 22:22

If you think your a beer snob, you won't be on the Trail. Sure there will be times to drink what you like but if it's cold and free, you'll drain it,
or, maybe that's just me.

Anumber1

01-09-2010, 23:14

Natty-Lite or BUSH... whatevers cheaper day to day

Bulldawg

01-09-2010, 23:17

http://www.foilface.com/musicblog/uploaded_images/terrapin-722332.jpg

That is a good one for sure Brother Hooch. But my favorite beer on the trail is whatever beer some other hiker is willing to pack in and share. I for one only pack in the hard stuff. Lots less weight to carry to get a nice buzz right before bed.:banana:banana

Outrider

01-09-2010, 23:18

The Free ones!

Bob McCaw

01-09-2010, 23:21

If you're in parts of Virginia and want wine, the choice is between blue and green Boone's Farm. I think blue goes best with Moon Pies.

Tinker

01-09-2010, 23:40

The Free ones!

Beat me to it, drat! :D

Other than that, I'd say take cold ones whenever you can over warm ones ;).
I like the Long Trail line (they make a number of beers).
Bass Ale is my old time standard when I'm in the "average" American bar - choice of Bud, Bud Light, or anything darker - I'll take the "other".
The big Heineken cans are nice when you just want to relax after a long hard hot day - as long as you can stop in town somewhere past the middle of the day. Shove it deep inside your pack and it should still be cool by the end of the day.

Nean

01-09-2010, 23:46

I wanna know which beer is best for the AT..??

The one in your hand!:eek:

Wrangler88

01-10-2010, 00:21

Shiner Black.

Or for something interesting ... Shiner Smokehouse.
Tastes like you're drinking a Shiner and eating a smoked honey ham at the same time. I'm the only one I know that likes it. Which is why I bring it to social functions when I feel like drinking a beer. (Nobody else wants me to share.)

(Off topic)
That being said ... Knob Creek Bourbon is the real drink of choice.

Cannibal

01-10-2010, 01:11

Magic Hat #9 was one of my favorites, but yeah, even Budweiser tastes good when you get one cold out there.

Ranc0r

01-10-2010, 01:40

[QUOTE=Tinker;948366]Beat me to it, drat! :D

Other than that, I'd say take cold ones whenever you can over warm ones ;).
/QUOTE]

I was gonna say any I can drink but don't have to carry before consuming. Afterwards, who cares? You don't buy beer, you just rent it and won't have to carry it for long, as a rule.

HYOH, BYOB.

Ranc0r
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warraghiyagey

01-10-2010, 01:49

Beer is bad for you. . . drinking on the trail is bad for you. . .

Powell19

01-10-2010, 02:22

Magic Hat #9 was one of my favorites, but yeah, even Budweiser tastes good when you get one cold out there.

#9 is groovy stuff.

droptopbenz

01-10-2010, 05:39

newcastle for me! :)

Old Grouse

01-10-2010, 07:04

I'll take a Yuengling lager.

Lone Wolf

01-10-2010, 07:40

I wanna know which beer is best for the AT..??

busch light cans

Lone Wolf

01-10-2010, 07:41

busch light cans

or OP (other people's)

mweinstone

01-10-2010, 08:02

beers gross. looks like piss

john gault

01-10-2010, 08:08

http://www.arrogantbastard.com/

Hikes in Rain

01-10-2010, 09:01

Just proves you've been drinking bad beer. As an acknowledged beer snot, I bet I could change your mind.

Kerosene

01-10-2010, 09:01

Pretty much any beer tastes good after a week on the trail, but I lean towards the hoppier brews now.

On my section hike this past October, I ended up getting into Hot Springs a few hours before my ride was to arrive, so I camped out at the Iron Horse Tavern (http://www.theironhorsestation.com/restaurant.html) and consumed four pints of Asheville Brewing Company's Kashmir IPA while I finished up my journal. Nice end to a hiking day, but I was in no shape to take the wheel!

double d

01-10-2010, 09:27

Long Trail Ale in Vermont.

Nasty Dog Virus

01-10-2010, 09:53

Lots of tasty choices above...the Magic Hat, Long Trail, & Arrogant Bastard are all great! My suggestion for those passing thru PA this year...something from Troegs Brewing Co. in Harrisburg, Pa.

http://www.troegs.com/

Troegs has been winning lots of awards lately and if you like SUPER HOPPY brews, be sure to pick up the seasonal Nugget Nectar which came out last week.

...and the great thing for hikers...Pat always has Troegs on tap at The Doyle in Duncannon!

Wise Old Owl

01-10-2010, 10:08

beers gross. looks like piss

Ha! you can only borrow it for a short time and then it has to be recycled!

GO GREEN! YEUNGLING!

Bearpaw

01-10-2010, 10:10

Just proves you've been drinking bad beer. As an acknowledged beer snot, I bet I could change your mind.

I don't think I would care for snot in my beer... :eek:.

Woodchuck Cider is pretty good, but the best I remember may have been straight up Pabst Blue Ribbon at Apple House Shelter near Roan Mountain/Elk Park or 75-cent Yuengling in the Port Clinton Bar. Good times.

Two Speed

01-10-2010, 10:31

Old Frothingslosh (http://www.rustycans.com/HISTORY/oldfroth.html) was my favorite, but it's tough to find.

Bags4266

01-10-2010, 10:41

http://www.foilface.com/musicblog/uploaded_images/terrapin-722332.jpg

That is a good Pale Ale. I'm Brewing 8 gallons of Brown Ale right now. But the Rye Ale is next on the list to brew.

kayak karl

01-10-2010, 10:42

I'll take a Yuengling lager.
....on tap:)

kayak karl

01-10-2010, 10:45

Flying Fish

Lemni Skate

01-10-2010, 10:49

Peroni's tastes perfect on the trail or along it.

gunner76

01-10-2010, 13:04

My first requirement is that it has to be cold, then I start getting picky.

On one hike we left a couple of 6 packs well hidden in a cold creek for the return part of our hike. The next day as were getting close to the beer we stashed, we encountered a group of hikers coming up the trail drinking beer and talking about the beer they found in the creek. They apologized for drinking the beer and gave us the 2 cans they had not opened yet. Got a good laugh out of it. Have to do a better job of hiding the beer next time.

Jeff

01-10-2010, 14:37

Hey Toolshed,

Your question comes straight from Scranton, PA !!!!!!:D

bigcranky

01-10-2010, 14:56

This year's Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale was quite tasty.

ARambler

01-10-2010, 14:56

La Fin Du Monde, or End of the World beer has a map of North America on the label.

http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=38876&catid=newimages&cutoffdate=1
Rambler

beakerman

01-10-2010, 15:01

I'll take a Yuengling lager.

I miss Yuenglings...can't get it here in TX but that is what I was going to suggest. They actually have a fairly wide selection other than just their lager...which is their most popular by far.

In short I second the little brewery in Pottsville.

Being I can't get it here I'm a Shiner bock fan. Nice and dark..almost nobody else drinks it in my circle of friends. I've tried the smokehouse and it's ok but I prefer to eat my barbeque if you know what I mean.

kayak karl

01-10-2010, 15:05

Push comes to shove. my favorite beer is my next one.:D

SmokeEater

01-10-2010, 16:40

Yuengling and Fat Tire. I cant get either in Kentucky.

Nasty Dog Virus

01-10-2010, 17:29

I miss Yuenglings...can't get it here in TX but that is what I was going to suggest. They actually have a fairly wide selection other than just their lager...which is their most popular by far.

In short I second the little brewery in Pottsville.

Being I can't get it here I'm a Shiner bock fan. Nice and dark..almost nobody else drinks it in my circle of friends. I've tried the smokehouse and it's ok but I prefer to eat my barbeque if you know what I mean.

Yuengling released a bock last summer but only in kegs. It was the best Yuengling product I've tasted. I just found out that they will release it in bottles very soon...
http://www.yuengling.com/news/bock_beer.htm
Yuengling Lager is like water here in eastern PA. God Bless $1 Lager drafts at the American Legion & VFW :D

Lostone

01-10-2010, 17:51

I like a Leinenkugel Summer shandy after a long sweaty day. or more of course.

http://www.leinie.com/summer_shandy.html

Great Lakes Brewing has a really great Dortmunder that is good.

http://www.greatlakesbrewing.com/beerProfile.php?beer_id=00000001

Sam Smith Oatmeal Stout is great this time of year
Local Brew house offers a Russian Imperial stout that is good

Red Beard

01-10-2010, 18:23

Gotta admit, I'm a big Peroni fan. Fat Tire & Stella are also very good IMHO. Yuengling is my staple though.

Hikes in Rain

01-10-2010, 18:31

I don't think I would care for snot in my beer... :eek:.

Woodchuck Cider is pretty good, but the best I remember may have been straight up Pabst Blue Ribbon at Apple House Shelter near Roan Mountain/Elk Park or 75-cent Yuengling in the Port Clinton Bar. Good times.

An outgrowth of my ongoing study of beer. Picture a wine tasting judge, only with beer, except that we beer folks aren't stupid enough to spit it out like the wine judges! I used to hate beer, tasted nasty. Then, someone gave me real beer, and taught me to make my own beer. It was an obsession from then on. I used to say I was a beer snob (which was true!), but hoped I wasn't so full of myself that I was an absolute snot about it. Lately, I've come to believe otherwise about myself. :eek:

I like the various Woodchuck ciders, as I do most ciders. Ciders are wonderful, but they're not beer. I do understand that that's a distinction without a difference. :)

Hope that helps clarify. Probably not, though. Darn, in advance!

CrumbSnatcher

01-10-2010, 18:31

yuengling lager is my favorite

babbage

01-10-2010, 19:38

None. Its not good for you.

Doooglas

01-10-2010, 20:07

If you're in parts of Virginia and want wine, the choice is between blue and green Boone's Farm. I think blue goes best with Moon Pies.
BS ! :mad:
Country quencher or tickle pink.
Pick it up at Hanging Rock when you hit Macafees.;)

ShelterLeopard

01-11-2010, 11:27

Baltika (the best kind is number 7, I believe)

(Awesome Russian beer, but stay away from number 11, I believe- maybe it's 13. It's mixed with vodka.)

ShelterLeopard

01-11-2010, 11:29

and HIR is right- Woodchuck is the best cider in the whole world.

LaVista

01-11-2010, 12:38

None. Its not good for you.

Blasphemy!

Stella, Blue Moon, or anything from Blue Point, a local microbrewery. during the summer I like Landshark.

Jim Adams

01-12-2010, 00:16

La Fin Du Monde, or End of the World beer has a map of North America on the label.

http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=38876&catid=newimages&cutoffdate=1
Rambler

This is GREAT beer! Also Mamouth Double Nut Brown, Alaskan Smoked Ported...AHHHHH so many tastes, so little time.

geek

World-Wide

01-12-2010, 04:08

Beer is bad for you. . . drinking on the trail is bad for you. . .

Even though he's supposed to be leaving WB, warraghiyagey is right, no beer on trail!!! Only Jim Beam........;) W-W

fredmugs

01-12-2010, 07:55

The most enjoyable beer I've had on an AT hike is the Yuengling at the Doyle after hiking in 90+ degree heat all day.

Best beer I've ever had hiking is Moose Drool that is made in Montana and you can get around Yellowstone.

I can get Yuengling in Indiana - I gotta believe it's available in KY.

Slack-jawed Trog

01-14-2010, 02:07

An open one...cold helps, too but that's secondary. ;)

lobo41

01-15-2010, 23:15

Yuengling lager - the oldest continually brewed beer in the US

AUhiker90

01-15-2010, 23:19

Terrapin rye or sierra nevada pale ale.

Not too sure if i will be able to get beer as easily on the trail as i do where i live....

Mountain Wildman

01-15-2010, 23:21

Anchor Steam Ale

schnikel

01-16-2010, 21:13

Yes,
I agree with these posts.

johnnyblisters

01-16-2010, 21:35

Homebrew. Enjoying a pint right now!

emerald

01-16-2010, 21:38

Yuengling lager - the oldest continually brewed beer in the US

You might want to look into when that product hit the market.:rolleyes:

Hikes in Rain

01-17-2010, 08:18

Homebrew. Enjoying a pint right now!

Oh yeah! (Spoken by a fellow zymergist)

Stray dog

04-22-2011, 17:19

Planning a thru-hike in 2012 and already can't wait to be in Gorham, NH to have a nice cold Tuckerman's Pale Ale.

Sarcasm the elf

04-22-2011, 18:26

You might want to look into when that product hit the market.:rolleyes:

I believe that Yeungling's claim is that they are the oldest brewery, not necessarily the oldest recipe.

Now if only I could get them to start shipping to Connecticut...

WingedMonkey

04-22-2011, 18:45

I believe that Yeungling's claim is that they are the oldest brewery, not necessarily the oldest recipe.

Now if only I could get them to start shipping to Connecticut...

I've been disappointed to see it now in Florida. Took all the mystic out of it and my memories of sitting at the bar at the Port Clinton Hotel (back when it was hiker friendly).
It was like when Coors started leaving the west in the 70's, took the fun out of smuggling it.

:p

Point Man Chef

04-22-2011, 18:51

Awesome beer. +1

La Fin Du Monde, or End of the World beer has a map of North America on the label.

http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=38876&catid=newimages&cutoffdate=1
Rambler

CrumbSnatcher

04-22-2011, 18:58

Yuengling beer on trail
but my favorite beer is HAMMS beer :)

Dogwood

04-22-2011, 19:11

I wanna know which beer is best for the AT..??

I'm getting ready to duck my head because I sense a possible fight to occur!

Skidsteer

04-22-2011, 19:36

Nantahala IPA at the NOC is pretty good!

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/216970_1962456865304_1359317092_32209609_7589168_n .jpg

Bearpaw

04-22-2011, 19:51

Perhaps the best is...

Free beer. :sun

Point Man Chef

04-22-2011, 19:51

Had a Scottish Wee Heavy on tap there two days ago with the biggest burger I have ever seen. I swear it's what got me to Cheoah Bald that night!!

Nantahala IPA at the NOC is pretty good!

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/216970_1962456865304_1359317092_32209609_7589168_n .jpg

laceford

04-22-2011, 20:14

Magic Hat- WACKO Summer Seasonal

Toolshed

04-22-2011, 21:00

OK so after years of Genny Cream Ale, I am a big YinLag fan. Howeve, I find myself mysteriously drawn tonight to theWreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Porter and it is pretty damn good!!!

http://boozedancing.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/glbc-edmund-fitzgerald-porter.jpg?w=500&h=773

tigerpaw

04-22-2011, 21:22

Any of the Dog Fish IPA's

SassyWindsor

04-22-2011, 22:21

Question: Which beer is best?

Answer: The one I have in my hand!

fredmugs

04-22-2011, 23:01

freshpots

04-23-2011, 09:57

Long Trail and Magic Hat are both great, but as far af VT microbrews go Rock Art takes the cake. Rock Art Ridgerunner, a barleywine, is my favorite. 7.5% ABV and tastes amazing!

jcazz

04-23-2011, 11:40

http://www.brewbound.com/Reviews/Baxter_Brewing/Pamola_Xtra_Pale_Ale

Jim Adams

04-23-2011, 13:25

Alaskan Smoked Porter.

geek

woodsy

04-23-2011, 14:42

None other than.......kills em on contact

http://www.beermelodies.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/GRITTY-MC-DUFFS-BLACKFLY-STOUT.jpg

waasj

05-23-2011, 08:38

In my hand, open and preferably cold, but open and in my hand works for me.

WILLIAM HAYES

05-24-2011, 15:33

guinness or anything free

Spider

05-30-2011, 21:31

I'm looking forward to some Long Trail Ale.

Long Trail's some good stuff. Also have had Great Divide which is pretty solid as well. Next on the list is Appalachian Brewing Company. Hoping they make a PCT brew as well.

birchy

05-30-2011, 21:57

The ones that are COLD AND FREE

Smooth & Wasabi

05-31-2011, 09:24

Previously an avowed beer snob the AT opened my appreciation for anything cold. I like dark beer so here in VT I love Otter Creek Stove Pipe Porter and Alpine Black IPA or for lighter fare Switchback Ale. Black Fly Stout is Great in Maine , 6288 Stout (or whatever MT washingtons elevation is) from Tuckermans in NH, Yuenling Black and Tan in PA. On the trail though cans are king for packing out so Guiness in the can is the gold standard , Yuenling Black and Tan if you can find it, and as long as it is cold PBR is great and cheap. Hmm I am feeling thirsty now.

CowHead

05-31-2011, 16:47

White Shark in the southern cascades
Bud light anywhere else

travelgnome88

06-16-2011, 16:42

after the first two I cant tell the difference they start tasting the same for some reason...........

ScottP

06-16-2011, 18:15

as with anywhere else in the US, the farther north you go, the better the beer gets.

RGB

06-16-2011, 18:20

Anything with an alcohol content at 5% or higher, and isn't PBR.

DapperD

06-16-2011, 19:57

Anything with an alcohol content at 5% or higher, and isn't PBR.Carlsberg Royal Elephant :http://www.carlsberggroup.com/brands/Pages/CarlsbergElephantBeer.aspx

virgil

06-16-2011, 21:46

Sam Adams regular lager or one of their Summer ales. It's readily available, that's good. Their draft is good too. Beyond that, I ask the bartenders. They'll usually let you try a sip of a couple that they have on tap. There are so many local and regional brews now that you don't know which ones are good. It's good to start out with a recommendation. For example, when it's available I like Long Trail. Again, either their lager or a Summer ale. It's probably available in MA, VT and NH. Possibly Maine too, but by then you'd want to know about the Portland ME beers. It's an interesting subject.

Ladytrekker

06-16-2011, 21:58

All this talk about beer made me want one gotta go beer thirty.

Yukon

06-17-2011, 11:20

Long Trail's brewmaster Double IPA is out right now...nectar of the god's :)

flyingturtle

06-17-2011, 11:59

I'll take a Yuengling lager.

Hear, hear!

But nothing beats a free beer! :)

Brewerbob

07-15-2011, 13:44

Beer is bad for you. . . drinking on the trail is bad for you. . .That's a damn lie!! And before you argue, you'd better notice the username.

Beer is just as good or better for you than any wine. And if you're one of those Temperance nut jobs well there will be no reasoning with you anyway.

Undershaft

07-16-2011, 13:28

Any beer that is free is good beer on the trail. I like yuenglings, long trail, dogfish head. second tier: tuckermans, magic hat, troegs. Third tier: anything brewed in Maine and sold out of state. If you can only find it in Maine, its good. If you can find it elsewhere, its crap (looking at you shipyard and grittys).

House of Payne

07-19-2011, 21:26

I'm looking forward to some Long Trail Ale.

I have high regards for the long trail ale as well, BUT....can you get it along the entire AT?

Brewerbob

07-20-2011, 06:55

I have high regards for the long trail ale as well, BUT....can you get it along the entire AT? I'm going to say no as I'm not familar with it. I like to try new beers everywhere I go.

CrumbSnatcher

07-20-2011, 07:25

off base but if anyone lives up north and you have an old hamms beer cooler for sale, let me know thanks

flyguync

07-27-2011, 01:13

Shiner Bock or Shiner Blonde:)

Brewerbob

07-28-2011, 13:26

Previously an avowed beer snob the AT opened my appreciation for anything cold. I don't think that the trail would ever change that.

White Shark in the southern cascades
Bud light anywhere else

Anything with an alcohol content at 5% or higher, and isn't PBR.Warstiener says it best... Life is too short to drink cheap beer.

I'm not saying Warsteiner is the bee's knees but I agree with their slogan. There is NO excuse for drinking cheap nasty beer. If all that is on hand is Lite this and Ice that, I'll take water.

If you can't stand the way your beer tastes at 45-55*, then it's cheap beer and you ought not be drinking it.

R00K

07-28-2011, 13:37

Yuengling (said "ying-ling") in PA

Natty Boh in MD

chief

07-28-2011, 14:15

If you can't stand the way your beer tastes at 45-55*, then it's cheap beer and you ought not be drinking it.At it's best, beer is horse piss. Warm beer, you might as well let a horse piss down your throat!

Brewerbob

07-28-2011, 14:31

At it's best, beer is horse piss. Warm beer, you might as well let a horse piss down your throat!When drinking cheap beer yes. Not when drinking good beer. Some are hopped more/less than others. Some are sweeter/tarter than others. But there is a beer out there for everyone. Beer has more variety than wines by far.

woodsy

07-28-2011, 14:45

(QUOTE=chief;1184959] Warm beer, you might as well let a horse piss down your throat![/QUOTE]

And you know this how ?

Brewerbob

07-28-2011, 14:51

And you know this how ?Budweiser is associated a little too closely to the horses for it to be coincidence. At 50* I might just take the horse piss over it.

Sir-Packs-Alot

07-28-2011, 23:57

13334

Maybe I'm old school - but I still think of Yuengling as the official trail brew! ("Iron Horse Station" in Hot Springs always has lots of good new stuff from nearby Asheville N.C.)

Brewerbob

07-29-2011, 07:44

13334

Maybe I'm old school - but I still think of Yuengling as the official trail brew! ("Iron Horse Station" in Hot Springs always has lots of good new stuff from nearby Asheville N.C.)Yuengling is the oldest and probably one of the closest to the trail but certainly not the best beer. It's ok for a cheap beer tho. Haven't had one in years but I do like their Porter.

scope

09-01-2011, 14:00

One of these... although I left off the Old Chub, big mistake.

http://whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=46727&catid=member&imageuser=8174

(http://whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=46727&catid=member&imageuser=8174)

Luddite

09-01-2011, 14:39

CrumbSnatcher

09-01-2011, 17:36

Yuengling is the oldest and probably one of the closest to the trail but certainly not the best beer. It's ok for a cheap beer tho. Haven't had one in years but I do like their Porter. price has nothing to do with how good beer taste, different strokes for different folks!
yuengling original lager----- on trail
HAMMS beer---------- at home
hamms might not be what it was back in the day, but it won 1st place last year at a very big competition in chicago last year :-)

scope

09-07-2011, 12:25

You have good taste in beer, especially the Modus Hoperandi, but you forgot Dales Pale Ale.

here you go...

http://whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=28486&catid=member&imageuser=8174

Exile

09-07-2011, 12:46

Planning a thru-hike for next year. Already penciled in having a friend waiting at the end of my trek with a cooler full of Sam Adams Octoberfest.

vamelungeon

09-07-2011, 12:47

The best beer is the one YOU like. I used to be a homebrewer and an avowed beer snob but I outgrew it, and price has nothing to do with it. There are some very good inexpensive beers and some over-rated pricey ones. My favorite is Guinness, but I happily consume PBR every so often. Yuengling has been available in my area for a couple of years and I drink it frequently. HYOH and drink whatever beer you like.

moytoy

09-07-2011, 13:09