Further to my earlier posting... <BR>Ever tried Sierra Nevada Pale Ale ? <BR>Superb! Brewed in the US of A & kicks Budweiser etc. firmly into touch. I note a reference to Chimay ( Brewed by trappist monks in Belgium - I think ? ). <BR>Horrible! - like the worst kit beer you've ever tasted ! I know it has a reputation as a good beer but I've brewed better beer ( Mashing, not from Malt Extract/kits etc. ). Fullers London Pride is another ( increasingly rare ) excellent commercial offering.

I LOVE Heineken, but Duvel form Belgium is outstanding!!!

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Mmmmmm...beeeer... <BR> <BR>Old Peculiar -- fantab! <BR>London Pride -- yum. <BR>Wychwood Rugby Special...ahhhhhhhhh... <BR> <BR>There are just too, too many! I miss the Turf in Oxford -- best bitter selection I've seen yet! <BR> <BR>And here I am stuck in the States...sniffle...

Not necessarily the best in the world BUT one of the better beers coming from an unexpected country is EFES from Turkey. Try it if you get an chance, it is sold in the US also.

The best beer we found was in Belgium, a very smooth dark beer called "Roquefort" Wonderful!!

How can you ask such a silly question?? There is no one best, only the one that fits the place/time/situation. However, having said that: <BR>- Bitburger Pils (Bitburg is the town) - and the little kegs are about as close as you can get to "fresh beer," Hans. <BR>- Jever Pils (ok, I admit a bias for pilsners) <BR>- Erdinger Weizenbier - the BEST for breakfast or on a hot summer day <BR>- Any dunkels bier in the fall <BR>- Stella Artois in Belgium <BR>- Guinness in Ireland <BR>- Mythos in Greece <BR>- Whatever lager is on tap in England <BR>Yes, I do love beer. <BR>

I posted this message in mid-March and am glad that so many good people have responded, women and men. But now I need help from you. Two weeks after posting the query, my wife of ten years (we now have 3 kids and one on the way) <BR>told me that when on a 4-month special assignment for EPA in Seattle (we live in the DC area) six years ago, she dated a man for three weeks because she was bored and lonely and felt adventurous. There was no sex between them and when he asked for sex she dumped him. Am I crazy to be still let down and depressed two months after the news? I know this is not a travel related question but I did find the replies to my original question to have been made by a disparate group of intelligent people. By the way, my wife and I are very much in love...this is a strong marriage under ordinary circumstances. Replies from ladies would be especially appreciated.

I'd have to say (in no particular order): <BR>1) Any Samuel Smith's (IPA, Taddy Porter, Imperial Stout, etc.) <BR>2) Pilsner Urquell <BR>3) Guinness <BR>4) Orval <BR> <BR>As for the states, you can't beat Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and Anchor Liberty Ale.

Kilkenny in the UK

Eichob in Switzerland

Whatever beer Andy has been drinking goes to the bottom of my list.

Meg nailed it:

&quot;Timothy Taylor's Landlord. My favourite is only available in the Manchester area: Robinson's.&quot;

Landlord is a dream. Robinson's &quot;Old Tom&quot; is a revelation.

Just a year ago mine would have been Brakspear's PA from Henley - but they sold the brewery. The brands are still on the market, brewed at Wychwood. NG.

Bitburg? Bitte Keine(no) Bit.

Saying Bitburg is your favorite beer is about the same as saying Miller or Bud is your favorite American beer.
It tastes bad and is mass produced.

Give me a Bischoff Pils anyday!

Stella Artois

Isn't Stella Artois considered in Belgium as the working man's beer, or is it Jupiler? Not to say that there's anything wrong with either one.

Over 600 Belgium beers. Hard to pick a favorite.

I still love the the German Augistiner Keller. ((b))

Belgian Beer! but not stella, too commercial.


Trappist brews are nice and strong.

Belgian Beers, IMO. Duval (so special it must be drank from it's own glass), Maas or Jupiler and tons of others. Though there are too many others to mention from most European countries, including Baltika 1-9 in Russia.

Yes, a Bitburger is far from the transcendental, but I will drink it in the USA until I get back to Germany.

Has anyone mentioned Andechs?

McEwans 80 Shilling is #1. American beers cannot compare to the time-engineered quality that is McEwans. :)

Well, I'll keep this thread alive because no one has mentioned the two I've been drinking lately: Fuller's E.S.B. and Samuel Smith's Brown Ale. In France I have no problem with Kronenburg and in Greece with Mythos.

My German friends pretty much stick to Flensberger -- which is what I get when I visit them.