What is the best american beer?

Question

name ones that are actual american, not canadian or whatever, my boyfriend cant drink anything but american (god knows why), and his fav, bud was sold to non-american brewery recently.

please name some ones that you think would be a good all american choice .

--no ethinic or w/e problems, i guess its just a guy thing.

thanks! :)

Answer 1

Yuengling. The longest standing brewery in the country.

Answer 2

Darklord or Kate the Great commonly top the list of the best American beer. Although I doubt that is what you are really after.

Your best bets for quality American brews would be your bigger craft breweries. Sam Adams and Sierra Nevada are widely available. Other breweries such as Dogfish Head, Bell's, Stone and Founders are incredible just may be harder to find.

Answer 3

Definitely Yuengling!! oldest brewey in the country, right in PA, and Sam Adams is pretty good.

Answer 4

Breckenridge Brewing Co.  (Colorado)

New Belgium Brewing Co. (Colorado)

Both local breweries and yummy.

...kinda weird stipulation, though...

Answer 5

Brewers:

Dogfish Head

3 Floyd's

Brooklyn

Bell's

Great Lakes

Two Bother's

Founder's

New Holland

Avery

New Belgium

Rogue

North Coast

Bear Republic

Stone

Breckenridge

Duck-Rabbit

Dark Horse

Arcadia

New Glarus

Sprecher

Lagunitas

Jolly Pumpkin

All can be found and read about at http://ratebeer.com

Answer 6

Really how do we decide what is the best beer in America? We need a Super Bowl of Beer. What about the GABF

http://www.beertown.org/events/gabf/pdf/...

Best of show must be the best beer in America. That is until this years competition.

2007 Brewery and Brewer of the Year Awards:

Large Brewing Company and Large Brewing Company Brewer of the Year

Pabst Brewing Company, Woodridge, IL

Bob Newman

Mid-Size Brewing Company and Mid-Size Brewing Company Brewer of the Year

Sponsored by Crosby & Baker Ltd.

Firestone Walker Brewing Company, Paso Robles, CA

Matthew Brynildson

Small Brewing Company and Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year

Sponsored by Microstar Keg Management

Port Brewing & The Lost Abbey, San Marcos, CA

Tomme Arthur

Large Brewpub and Large Brewpub Brewer of the Year

Sponsored by Brewers Supply Group

RedRock Brewing Company, Salt Lake City, UT

Kevin Templin

Small Brewpub and Small Brewpub Brewer of the Year

Sponsored by Briess Malt & Ingredients Co.

Montana Brewing Company, Billings, MT

Travis Zeilstra

Actually Coors bought out Molson of Canada not the other way. {perhaps it was a merger} Then July 2, 2008 SAB-Miller bought the Molson-Coors comapny. The grand total is now SAB-Miller-Coors-Molson. Just goes to show how craze business is these days.

The rest of your answers is good I think.

kfaulk21

"I do question your boyfriend's logic, especially since "bud" isn't all that exciting. I think it tastes like most other beers out there. For the record, Coors is technically owned by a Canadian Compnay (Molson-Coors) and Miller is technically owned by a South African company (SABMiller). Then again, all of Anheuser-Busch's beers are still going to be brewed in America."

Answer 7

According to the list published on the website mentioned?  Sam Adams would be the largest remaining American-owned beer company.    They make a Boston Lager that would be the closest in comparison to a normal bottle of Budweiser.  (Lager)

PRODUCTION VOLUME

1. Boston Beer Co. 1.8 million bbls

2. Sierra Nevada, 662,569

3. New Belgium, 476,100

4. Spoetzel Brewery (Texas - Shiner Bock)

5. Pyramid (Seattle - Portland - Berkeley)

6. Matt (Utica, NY) 174,200.

7. Deschutes (Bend, OR.), 164,183

8. Boulevard Brewing Co. (Kansas City, MO)

9. Full Sail, Hood River, OR., 122,524

10. Harpoon, Boston, MA., 116.000

I would also recommend Bell's.  It is a Michigan brewery.  

http://www.bellsbeer.com/index.php/brand...

They make a Lager that is a bit more expensive but is worth the price.

Answer 8

I do question your boyfriend's logic, especially since "bud" isn't all that exciting. I think it tastes like most other beers out there. For the record, Coors is technically owned by a Canadian Compnay (Molson-Coors) and Miller is technically owned by a South African company (SABMiller). Then again, all of Anheuser-Busch's beers are still going to be brewed in America.

I think he should try Sam Adams. It's 100% American, brewed in Boston and it's named after an American Patriot! If he's so hung up about trying a real American beer, that's largely available and approachable by Bud drinkers, he should give Sam a try.

There's also Sierra Nevada (from California), Magic Hat (from Vermont), Dogfish Head (from Delaware) and literally hundreds, if not thousands, of American craft (micro) beers that are available, probably some pretty close to where you live.

So, if it's about being all-American, he should seek out a small brewery's beers that are hand-made and far more enjoyable than the mass-produced swill that comes from Bud, Miller and Coors.

Answer 9

Miller/Coors Light

both now brewed in wisconsin

Answer 10

Sam Adams for the largest American owned and ran brewery, however if your boyfriend thinks Bud is a great beer  then he will be too stupid to actually like anything Sam Adams makes.