Favorite Beers

Because I review beers for the Clairemont Times, I often get asked what is my favorite beer.  That's obviously too hard to answer given the plethora of beer styles; you can't compare an IPA to a stout, they are just different things.  However, I thought I would make a list by style and keep it updated.

Current Favorite Beer List by Style:

Helles Lager: Firestone Lager - Firestone Walker, Paso Robles, CA
Czech Pilsner: Lagunitas Pils, Lagunitas Brewing, Petaluma, CA
German Pilsner: Trumer Pils - Trumer, Berkley, CA (2nd place: Northern Pilsner - Sudwerk, Davis, CA)
Doppelbock: Celebrator - Ayinger, Aying, Germany.
Schwarzbier: Schwarzbier - Eppig Brewing, San Diego, CA
Brown: Palo Santo Marron - Dogfish Head, Milton, DE
Kölsch: Claritas - Mike Hess Brewing, San Diego, CA
Porter: Dawn of the Deft - Deft Brewing, San Diego, CA
Imperial Porter: Bine & Vine 4th Anniversary Ale Adams Avenue Imperial Porter, New English Brewing, San Diego, CA
Chocolate Porter: FivePine Chocolate Porter - Three Creeks Brewing, Sisters, OR
Wee Heavy/Scotch Ale: Icelandic Wee Heavy - Einstök Ölgerð, Akureyri, Iceland
Pale Ale: Equinox - Lagunitas, Petaluma, CA
IPA: Revolver - BNS Brewing, Santee, CA
Double IPA: 90 Minute IPA - Dogfish Head (Maximus - Lagunitas close 2nd place.)
Imperial IPA: 18th Anniversary Ale - Coronado Brewing, San Diego, CA
Strong American Ale: Bourbon Barrel Aged Freudian Sip - Rough Draft, San Diego, CA
ESB: Young Danny Boy - Half Door Brewing, San Diego, CA
Irish Red: O'Hara's Irish Red, Carlow Brewing, Carlow, Ireland
Dry Irish Stout: Wagon Crasher - Thorn St. Brewing, San Diego, CA
Stout: City of the Dead - Modern Times, San Diego, CA
Imperial Stout: Hawaiian Speedway Stout - Alesmith, San Diego, CA
Russian Imperial Stout: The Butcher - Societe Brewing, San Diego, CA
Old Ale: Sucré - The Bruery, Placentia, CA
Saison: Hennepin Farmhouse Saison - Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown, NY
Belgian Quad: 7 Swans-A-Swimming - The Bruery, Placentia, CA
Belgian Tripel: Pinot Noir Barrel Aged Triple Emboozlement - Rough Draft
Belgian Dubbel: Two Tortugas - Karl Strauss, San Diego, CA
Belgian Strong Golden Ale: Tie. La Chouffe Blond - Brasserie d'Achouffe, Houffalize, BE; Vertical Epic 11.11.11 Aged in Red Wine Barrels - Stone Brewing, Escondido, CA
American Adjunct Lager: Coors Banquet Beer - Coors, Golden, CO
Mexican Adjunct Lager -  Pacifico - Grupo Modelo, Mazatlán, MX
Light Beer: Lite - Miller, Everywhere USA