Top List

I figured a specialty passion like beer must have a source. So as I sat thinking about why it is that I like beer - make that love beer - so much goes back to the beers on the following list:
(in no particular order)

• Newcastle - because it's just a great all around beer. It goes great with so many meals and just has a great taste.


• Honey Brown - now this may not make it to the top of many lists, but it was the first "dark beer" that I ever tried. In fact it was even on draft there. It will always hold a special place on my top list.


• Guinness - What's not to like about Guinness? Plus it makes interesting conversation with those who think it's tar in a glass. It is so much more than that.


• Sam Adam's Boston Lager - Jim Koch is just living the dream. He may have revived craft brewing in America (unfounded opinion not fact). Plus it's just good beer.


• Old Dominion Oak Barrel Stout - this was the first beer I had that combined the goodness of stout with the complexity of oak. It's like when worlds collide, only with great results instead of catastrophic results.


• Lagunitas Imperial Red - the first really hop heavy beer that spoke to me. Not like an IPA but more punch than an Irish Red.


• Blue Moon - because I needed a wheat on the list and because it's a great summer beer.

So I guess it's a Top 7 list. I wasn't sure how many I would come up with when I started. Please try as many of those as you can and let me know what you think.