the 6 best macro-brews in the world

[Chezhoff]

In no particular order as my beer of choice depends on my mood, what I'm eating, the temperature, etc.:

Guinness

Smithwick's

Dos Equis Amber (w/ lime and a glass w/ a salted rim)

Newcastle (only if relatively fresh, that clear bottle seems to let the beer degrade quickly)

Kirin (w/ sushi)

Brian

[thursdaynext]

Dos Equis dark

Guiness draft

Corona

Blue Moon wheat

[Stone]

This is a tough category. The thought of comparing Sam Smith's nut brown and Chimay, on one hand, with Budweiser and Corona on the other hand is absurd -- even if they are both made in big batches. The first are two of the best beers in the world regardless of the volume.

I hate saying this, but in some things, size does not matter.

[mongo_jones]

you guys are all cheating. i demand to be able to go back and put guinness and boddington's on my list.

[stephenc]

Yuengling, but I'm biased.

[dankphishin]

No bias, Yuengling rocks.

[Jason Perlow]

you guys are all cheating. i demand to be able to go back and put guinness and boddington's on my list.

For some reason, I don't really regard Boddingtons as a macro brew. Its still one of my favorites, though.

[mongo_jones]

yeah, i don't think of it as such either.

have you seen the incredible hong kong movie "time and tide"? features the most gratuitous use of beer in a film ever--the boddington's can almost has a starring role.

[sand]

No particular order, and assumes that with the exception of Stella Artois, all Belgium beers and ales are micros, and not enough or none of the good regional German beer is exported:

Sapporo in the 22 oz aluminum can (stange, but this is the ONLY beer that I prefer from this special can than the bottle or other smaller cans).

Fischer (macro brewer?)

Tsing Tao

Bohemia (strong arguments for Dos Equis amber and Negro Modelo, but I had to pick one)

Pilsner Urquell

New Castle Brown from a tap only (love Guiness and Boddingtons too, but once again, had to pick one).

Honorable Mention:

Tuborg (sold in Denmark, not the export). The company merged with Carlsberg, and recently acquired Hansa in Germany, which makes them a macro brewer now.

[Miguelito]

In no particular order:

Newcastle

Fuller's London Pride

Bohemia

Guinness (but not in the baby-poop labeled bottles)

Coor's Light (just kidding)

Boddington's

[Gary Soup]

how about some reverse-snobbery?

Hey, we've already got a PBR thread.

[yoopernut9]

Mmmm, Hacker Pschorr. Hoegaarden, Belgian Blue Moon, McAuslan's Apricot Wheat, and... I'll leave it at 5 for now.

I miss living in Germany - I was so spoiled.

[rlibkind]

Chesterfield Ale (by Yuengling)

And, simply because of the name, Aass ('Aass good Aass it gets").

[herbacidal]

And, simply because of the name, Aass ('Aass good Aass it gets").

Hey Bob,

Do you know any distributors in the area?

We gotta get somebody to stock that.

I'd buy a case. It'd be great at parties.

Edited: Scratch that. I guess Marlton's not too far.

Edited June 9, 2004 by herbacidal (log)

[ctgm]

you guys are all cheating. i demand to be able to go back and put guinness and boddington's on my list.

For some reason, I don't really regard Boddingtons as a macro brew. Its still one of my favorites, though.

I believe that Boddington's make over 750,000 barrels a year so I think that it might be a small macro. God knows how much Budweiser (the nasty one) is made.

[CtznCane]

I'm sure it is small enough, but Anchor Steam is my go to guy/gal not to be sexist)in the clutch. Or their Anhor's Liberty Ale. Being an IPA fan, I am also quite fond of Pyramid Brewery's IPA as well as Lagunitas IPA (all of them being NorCal beers.)

I seldom find it out here, but wish I could and that is Abita Amber. Anyone know a good norcal source for it?

[Julia'sChild]

Red Tail Ale

Red Seal Ale

for Micros

Rolling Rock (It is a shame it is so pricey here in CA, compared to midwest)

Bud

for Macro's

Tsing tao

for Asian food

Those 7oz Pacifico's in a bucket of ice (lot's of them) with lime

for on the beach in Mexico

[Jason Perlow]

Kirin Ichiban. Its made in California by Anheuser-Busch under license from Kirin. Great with sushi and just about anything.

[ducphat30]

What is it about the summer time and ice cold macro brewed beers? They seem to go together extremely well.

MGD is kind of a breakfast beer, very good with bloody marys

Rolling Rock, painted labels relaxing in the yard, need I say more?

Red Stripe with fragrant "smoking" tobacco and Bob Marley

Pacifico with key lime and a touch of salt

Harp

and Heineken in the keg can, when you have to reach into the arctic waters of a cooler with a ton of ice and it sends a shock through your body.

Not that I like beer or anything.

[Scoats]

Assuming only North American macro brews in the Bud price range (or lower) (and not including regionals like Yuengling or Shiner - which I think is what the original thread was implying) I really like:

Coors Extra Gold

Molson Canadian

I don't have 4 more picks.

I find MGD to be completely undrinkable.

Edited August 3, 2004 by Scoats (log)

[helenas]

Sam Smith of course, especially their Oatmeal Stout - incomparable.

Edited August 8, 2004 by helenas (log)

[waves2ya]

• Widmer Bros' Hefeweizen
  
• Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
  
• Anchor Steam Beer
  
• Bass Ale (hopefully, a good batch)
  
• Stella Artois (again, batch luck necessa...)
  

~waves

[Chef Shogun]

• Widmer Bros' Hefeweizen
  
• Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
  
• Anchor Steam Beer
  
• Bass Ale (hopefully, a good batch)
  
• Stella Artois (again, batch luck necessa...)
  

~waves

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I second the entire slate as nominated! Might trade you a Sam Adam's Seasonals line for the Stella, though. Maybe I get a bad batch more than a good, but it doesn't usually do much for me. Not that I wont' steal one if I see one in the veggie crisper and nobody is around, however.

[jess mebane]

shiner

corona

foster's

newcastle

lone star

tecate: cans, with a lime wedge wedged 'neath the poptop.

[QuinaQuen]

San Miguel is precisely what American beer would taste like if American beer tasted good. Let that be a lesson to AB, Miller, and Coors: beer made with rice as the predominant grain can be good if you so much as try.

In fact, Asian macrobrews are consistently better than their Asian and American counterparts, even though they come from such very disparate cultures and climates as the Philippines, Japan, China, and Thailand. Anyone want to venture a guess as to why this is?

And more importantly, where can I get a'hold of some of this Yuengling stuff everyone is raving about?