on a hot summer day, Corona is really pretty good. I wouldn't want something as heavy as even a Sam Adams. Hell, in fact on a really hot day Miller Genuine Draft is pretty good. Cheap beer has its place. But I do draw the line at Bud and Miller Lite.
My tastes in beer tend to depend on several variables: the weather at the time, what food I'm eating, and how much of a particular kind of beer I've had recently. If I've been drinking a lot of lighter beers for a while, I like to switch off to something a bit dark for a while until I get tired of that, at which point I'll go back to lighter beers. Things like Orval and Corsendonk I buy only rarely, as I usually can't justify the expense. Same goes for Chimay, although at about $8/bottle it's a little more reasonable. Unfortunately I've introduced my girlfriend to Chimay, so now I have to share. *grin*
Incidentally, my old standby is still Saranac. Not because it comes from my old home town, but because it's pretty consistently good, especially at $4.69/pack. I usually have that in the fridge.
On a tangentially related note: you know that useless drawer in the bottom of the fridge where people throw their veggies and then forget about them until they've gone bad? I've found a much better use for it- that's where I keep my beer. I can fit three six-packs in there comfortably, and it keeps them out of the way. Then I have the rest of the fridge for food, and it's easier to keep track of what you have that way...
It's well we cannot hear the screams
we make in other peoples' dreams.
--Edward Gorey
My tastes in beer tend to depend on several variables: the weather at the time, what food I'm eating, and how much of a particular kind of beer I've had recently. If I've been drinking a lot of lighter beers for a while, I like to switch off to something a bit dark for a while until I get tired of that, at which point I'll go back to lighter beers. Things like Orval and Corsendonk I buy only rarely, as I usually can't justify the expense. Same goes for Chimay, although at about $8/bottle it's a little more reasonable. Unfortunately I've introduced my girlfriend to Chimay, so now I have to share. *grin*
Incidentally, my old standby is still Saranac. Not because it comes from my old home town, but because it's pretty consistently good, especially at $4.69/pack. I usually have that in the fridge.
On a tangentially related note: you know that useless drawer in the bottom of the fridge where people throw their veggies and then forget about them until they've gone bad? I've found a much better use for it- that's where I keep my beer. I can fit three six-packs in there comfortably, and it keeps them out of the way. Then I have the rest of the fridge for food, and it's easier to keep track of what you have that way...
It's well we cannot hear the screams
we make in other peoples' dreams.
--Edward Gorey