What are some good beers to try?

Question

Mmm i have had beers like bud light and miller high life, corona and some others but was not very impressed and was wondering of some good beers to try?

Answer 1

Try some Trappist ales from these breweries:

Bières de Chimay has 3 varieties available in bottles

Brasserie d'Orval one variety only, but so worth it!

Brasserie de Rochefort 3varieties in bottles

Brouwerij Westmalle 2 or 3 varieties depending on where you are

Brouwerij Westvleteren Hard to find, but great if you can

Brouwerij de Achelse Kluis called "Achel', hard to find but also great

Brouwerij de Koningshoeven also hard to find, but I had several when I did get hold of some a couple of years back.  This brand is Dutch, the others above are all Belgian.

Try a Belgian Wit Bier:  Hoegaarden is a good brand, great in hot weather, and quite readily available.

Leffe makes a great range of beers too, different co-called 'Abbey' styles.

Schofferhoffer, from Germany, makes a fantastic range of Weizen (Wheat) Biers, filtered and unfiltered.

La Chouffe, a fantastic beer from France.  Comes in a champagne style bottle.

Budvar and Pilsener Urquell and both excellent Pilseners from the Czech Republic (or whatever that part of the world is currently called).

Newcastle Brown ale, a nutty tasting ale from England.

Old Speckled Hen, another excellent Bitter ale from England.

Anchor Brewery in SF makes great beer!

Fat Tire is pretty good, certainly compared to the beers you have been drinking.

La Blanche de Chambly from Quebec is a revelation.

Aventius Weizendubbelbock from Barvaria is strong and really tasty.

There are some good beers from smaller brewers in Australia (James Squire, Grand Ridge and Holgate are some) but you probably won't be able to get theses.  Fosters is not beer, and neither is XXXX: they are travesties.

Tsing Tao from China is a fair Pilsener lager.

Also: check out the beer section in your supermarket or liquor store: in the US you have a pretty good range in most places, including your local micro-brews.

As mentioned, try experimenting with styles of beer (IPA's, witbiers, various ales, lambics, Flanders Red, various lagers and so on).  This will give you an appreciation for both style and brand.  Many of these beers cost more than what you have been drinking, but I soon chose quality over quantity.

Cheers!

Answer 2

Golden Pheasant - czech republic

Answer 3

I used to hate beer, who ever drank it i would always wonder how they drank it...one night i just had the urge to drink it so i did and started loving it...I drank Heineken and wasn't a fan of it but it was still good...I tried Budweiser and fell in love with the nice crisp taste...boyyyy did that taste delicious i wish i had some now...i ran out :[

Answer 4

Try Shiner Bock, it's a craft beer that is made in Shiner, Texas. It's really good.

Answer 5

want a real good beer to try I meen a GREAT beer, if so try BlueMoon it's a perfect smooth taste it's a white beer made in belgium you can find in most liquor stores! not to expensive reg import beer prices from 7-10$ a 6-pack (matters where you go)  tell me how you like it

Answer 6

EDit................................

Owains has awesome reccomendations.. it may take a while for you palate to get used to these kind of beers.. keep in mind they are stronger..

he recommended alot of trappist beers made by monks all proceeds go to the church.. he reccomended some of the best beers known to man

cheers to him

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stella artois is pritty much like a better bud... its not that great..

blue moon is an american style belgian white ale.. it is made by coors..

it may take a while for you to get used to drinking beers that dont taste like water..

good beers are often times hard to obtain depending on where you live.. try some india pale ales.. oatmeal stouts...

i thouroughly enjoy stone brewing arrogant b*****d ale.. anchor steam is easily obtainable.. hoegaarden,franziskaner, try beers by smaller breweries.. hop on to beer websites learn about beers, and develop your palate.. beer advocate is awesome..

Answer 7

Any Czech or German beers are good--try Pilsener Urquell, Golden Pheasant, Warsteiner, Becks, Wernesgrüner, Lowenbrau.  Belgian beers are good, too--try Stella Artois.  There's some good Canadian beers as well, such as Steam Whistle Pilsener, Sleeman's Cream Ale, and anything from Mill Street, Brick, or Amsterdam.  Cheers!  

Answer 8

try mickeys (40z)

Answer 9

Blue Moon is very good, with or without a slice of orange. It's my new favorite.

Answer 10

Look for local craft brewers. When you find one, try a brewery tour or visit their brewpub to try out a few different beers. Beeradvocate.com and Ratebeer.com are also good places to find out which beers are good and which aren't. Until then, Sam Adams is the largest craft brewery in the US and produces a lot of very good beers.

PS: Blue Moon, while a Belgian White Ale and a decent beer, is a Coors product brewed in the US. You notice that they don't advertise that fact much.

Answer 11

Here are some of my favs:

Newcastle Brown Ale

Guinness

Franzikaner

Sam Smith Nut Brown Ale