I think the MacTarnahan's they have on tap at the pub at Bandon Dunnes is about a good as there is this side of the pub in Hersley England.
I HAD 3 PACIFICOS TONIGHT. PACIFICOS ARE A GREAT GO TO BEER, BUT SHIT, THEY WERE $7 DOLLA EACH AT THE BAR, I COULD BUY A 6 PACK FOR THAT.
That Razz Wheat from Vertigo is great. I also enjoy Rubinator (have Ruby half Terminator stout) @ mcmenamins, or the Perpetrator (half Purple Haze half Terminator stout).
Beer is shittier in Seattle, by a lot. But I do enjoy the Schooner Exact King Street Brown http://www.schoonerexact.com/Beer/Brown.html
If you have to put fruit in it, it's not beer. And the Widmir brothers should be tarred and feathered for calling that abomination against God "Hefeweizen."
My favorites: 10 Barrel Brewing Apocalypse IPA Russian River Brewing Pliny the Elder Heathen Brewing Son of Malice IPA Ballast Point Brewing Sculpin IPA Hop Valley Brewing Alpa Centauri IPA and Alphadelic IPA New Old Lompoc Brewing C-Note IPA Stone Brewing Enjoy By ___ IPA I'll stop, I could go on and on and on and on.
We go to Ballast Point's tasting room every so often for happy hour down here in San Diego. It's perfect. Walking distance from downtown (where we live and work), a huge outdoor space and a shit ton of beers on tap. Plus, we always have a 6 pack of Sculpin cans in our fridge.
Quantity > Quality. I like drinking beer, and if I drink anything heavier and/or stronger than Coors Light, I get bloated/tired/drunk after a handful. I can drink thrice as many for thrice as long, and still function well enough to be sociable and active.
It tastes better than that heavy shit. The heavy stuff tastes terrible. I'd rather drink Coors light, red or white wine, vodka, anything.
Generally speaking, yes. There are a few heavier beers that I think taste better than Coors Light, the best of which is Franziskaner Weissbier (Kristall Klar). Their Hefevweizen is pretty danged good, too. Duvel, Stella Artois, and even one of the Tsingtao beers (can't remember which one) are among those I'd order with an expensive dinner...
I don't know if it is much cheaper down here. I think I've heard friends who are from Kansas say that Stone is just as much here is it is there (which is stupid expensive for Kansas). My wife and I don't drink that much though, so paying more for beer we really like isn't killing our wallet.
