 Today is National Drink Beer Day, although if you’re an avid beer drinker, you participate in the spirit of NDBD most days of the year. For everyone else, this should be a day where you put down that glass of wine or fancy cocktail, and pick up an American craft beer. The craft beer movement is out of control right now. New breweries are popping up all over the country, archaic state laws are beginning to change that benefit the consumer and brewing community, and sales figures continue to rise by upwards of 15% year after year. It's definitely a great time to be a beer drinker in America. So, on this National Drink Beer Day, as fall has just begun, it’s going to be "Prost!" and pumpkins for me. I’ve listed some of my favorite Oktoberfest and fall-style beers below, some of which are sure to find their way into my belly today Boulevard Bob’s 47 Oktoberfest Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin Ale Nathan Berrong works at CNN's satellite desk and writes Eatocracy's beer column, "Berrong on Beer." He Tweets at @nathanberrong and logs beers at Untappd. |
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When I got sick in Britain once and had to be hospitalized, a wonderful nurse brought me a Guiness every day.
I loved that woman and my wife was never angry.
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I wish we had a law here in the states that mimicked the Bavarian Purity Law. All these flavored "beers" are getting ridiculous. I'm not saying not to make them, just that they shouldn't be called beer. Call them what they are; malt beverages.
True beer has 3 ingredients: barley, hops and water. A strict interpretation of the law says that wheat or rye cannot be used to make beer so some relaxation from that provision is in order but otherwise I like the intent.
You're missing an ingredient. If all you had was barley, hops, and water, all you'd get is some funky-tasting cereal-water.
FRIDAY – New Holland Brewing Company's Ichabod Pumpkin Ale (Holland, MI) & Atwater Block Brewery's Vanilla Java Porter (Detroit). SATURDAY – Arcadia Brewing Company's Big Finish Ale & Brau Brothers Brewing Company's Moo Joos Oatmeal Milk Stout (Lucan, MN). Cheers to NDB Weekend!!
I'm going for the Brau Brothers Ringneck, a fine brown ale. Bottom's up!
Didn't see this until just now. However on Friday I was at the Round Island Bar on Mackinac Island enjoying a few Saugatucks, so I was celebrating "in spirit" unawares!
It's a New Castle or Leffe for me,, both are my favorites
I didn't see this article until Sunday 9/30, but as it happens I had a Killian's Irish Red on Friday night. So, hey, Cheers to National Drink Beer Day!
And so today I am participating in National Hangover Day.
The Tripple (Belgian Ale) made by Green Flash Brewery (San Diego) is a excellent Craft-style Beer.
Comparable to the best versions I have had in Mountaintop Monasteries in Europe.
Great compliment to Pig Knuckle and a plate-sized Pretzle.
Pliny!!!!
i FAURICKING LOVE LDBEER DAY!!!@!!!
Originally being from Boston, I'm partial to anything Sammy. Didn't even know today was the day and happen to be having Latitude 48 IPA, but anything IPA and hoppilicious is yummy to me. I made a pumpkin brew once for Thanksgiving that was the best thing I made, well... the honey pilsner was pretty good too.
thought I'd try something different today. It's a sam adams latitude 48 IPA. not too bad. a little bitter end but pretty good hop-wise. I still prefer stone ipa or dogfish to most of the hoppy beer, but I raise my glass to all of you and will try some of the ones mentioned here I haven't heard of.
cheers.
In honor of this most worthy holiday, I will be drinking a bottle of homebrew. My son and I brewed it together in honor of his 21st birthday. We call it "The Black Bear" Scottish ale. The name comes from the Scottish regimental pipe tune, and the beer has a dark amber color, with a heavy mouthfeel, and lots of malt flavor. Cheers!
By the way, this was the first all-grain batch that I was really happy with. A fewl near misses, but this was right on.
that's what this country needs, more excuses to diminish our power to think rationally, as if we are not intellectually limited enough already.
Given that you spent the time reading this article, I think you have lost your capacity make rational choices. A rational individual with your viewpoint would have moved on after reading the headline instead of clicking to read more. What a loser.
as to your "intellectually limited" reference, I can only assume you are speaking of yours. One does not have to get drunk to enjoy the taste of a well crafted beer. Most days I drink only half a pint (or less). Just as those days I choose to have a glass of wine with dinner. You obviously are limited in your ability to differentiate enjoying a tasty libation and indulging.
Here, Here, well said good chap!
Exchush me?? There's a "special" day desig- (hic)-nated for dringggging beer? Well, WHOOP-DEEE-DOOOO!! Who woulda thunk it???? An' all thish tie(hic)m I thought that EVVVERYYYY(hic) day was "Beer drinking Day"! Whoooo Hoooooo! Now I got a reason to (urp) celebrate!! Poourrrrr me another one!
99 Bottles of beer on the wall. 99 Bottles of beer...................Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Same from Pablo goes for you wildone. Douchebags you both are.
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale for me.
I've got Boatswain Brewing's Double IPA and Heavy Lift Vessel Ale for the weekend – a nice change from my current economy underemployment house swill, Natty Ice.
A quality IPA to toast my fellow contiseurs!
Beer you my friends!
What's really nice is this is perhaps the only email trail under an article that I've read lately that doesn't have rude comments, name calling, political yammering, stupid trolls and ignorant fools.
Oh, and hooray for Fat Tire!
And for a excellent fantasy about BEER read "The Drawing of the Dark" by Tim Powers.
Fat Tire is terrible you ignorant fool! Just kidding...it is too malty for me though. Give me a Bell's Two Hearted or better yet, a Surly Furious.
1554, draft, thats the stuff. Love the black ales.
Today? Fat Tire..............Happy
Beer day!
MOLSON CANADIAN is a great beer to celebrate with...............................
bud light, sorry i'm in college, at least i stepped it up from the usual (busch light), but my dad is planning a batch of home brew soon
In college every night that ends in "y" is Drink Beer Night. Grow up!
I'm a homebrewer too. So I did a tasting of three Irish Reds, two from a friend and one of my own. Ah the joys of a worth while hobby. Thank you Jimmy Carter for making it legal!
Here's to me nose and up it goes!
Yep,
Homebrewing is the way to go. I have 3 types of Homebrew beer, and one sparkling Mead, on tap. Tonight I am having a few pints of my Brown ale, and maybe a Pint of Porter for a nightcap.
Cheers.
Deschutes Brewery's (Bend, OR), Inversion IPA "for discriminating hop heads."
Founders Breakfast Stout
Bob's 47. Nice to see Boulevard leading the way!
I think I will wander up to Northside Kettlehouse for some Myrtle Street IPA on Nirto tap. Or maybe over to Bayern for some traditional Octoberfest.... Maybe to Blacksmith for a Black IPA... or Big Sky.. or Tamarack! Maybe Myrtle St for a Fresh Bongwater! Oh the choices in Montana!
I will raise a glass of pumpkin beer. http://thoughtsonpumpkinbeer.wordpress.com/
Pyramid, Outburst Imperial India Pale Ale!
Will raise a glass of Midnight Sun Brewery's Sockeye Red IPA (or any other fine micro brew) found in Anchorage, AK. Cheers!
On this day, I choose to drink a Pabst Blue-est of Ribbons. Reason being, it won a blue ribbon about 435 fort nights ago, back when real awards were made. None of this bud light platinum, stella artois, lime-a-rita, make-it-a-pislner, piss in a can, or even the formidable natty light. Thanks for coming
i appreciate your style
A bottle of a friend's Pumpkin Porter then either Brooklyn's Sorachi Ace or Uinta's Jacked Imperial Pumpkin.
Probably a Dale's Pale Ale or G'Knight from Oskar Blues. Or a DuClaw Double Black Lightning. Or a Stone Arrogant Bastard. I'm starting to salivate – gotta go.
Some 'Old Leg Humper" or one of the local 'Red Bird Ale' from the Portsmouth Brewing Co.
Probably grab a sixer of Left Hand Brewing's Nitro Milk Stout on the way home from work. Tastes great– slaps you silly! There are other good brews as well out there– O'Dells and New Belgium usually have some excellent choices as well. Good part of living in CO is that this place is to beer as CA is to wine.
Widmer Hefeweizen
Monk's in Philadelphia. Voted one of the top 5 places in the country to have a beer. World class Belgian's coming out their ears and great Pommes Frites...can't go wrong there. http://www.monkscafe.com/
Monk's is awesome! Stopped by when I was in town for business. Had a laaaaate start to the next morning.
.....and it's Friday...and it's five o'clock someplace!!! Thank you Jesus!!!
You know the old saying: "What would Jesus brew?"
What would Jesus brew? Simple – Evil Twin's Even More Jesus of course! (And it's heavenly ...)
Weyerbacher Imperial Pumlin ale is WONDERFUL and my next favorite is PUNK..dogfishead
Wait...what? It's only one day?
Abita beer from Abita Springs Louisiana.
Ill be having a Sweetwater 420 today. Might have a Sierra Nevada Porter also. Maybe a Sam Adams Octoberfest in the mix also
I will be using http://www.brewzinga.com to find out the best place to go after heading to Drakes for Flocktoberfest. Can't wait to celebrate beer day!
Love Real Ale Full Moon Pale Rye
Not sure what I'll be drinking today however, I will be at the Octoberfest in San Francisco this evening :)
If you live in Delaware try 16 Mile ale...yum!!!
I can't drink American beers period. They are all weak and tasteless. If I am going to drink beer it has to be real and the only
real ones come from Nederlands or Germany. Heinekin, Becks, St. Pauli Madschen, these are real beers.
The fact that you say "I can't drink American beers period. They are all weak and tasteless. " shows you know very little about the beer scene exploding in this country right now. American beer today is world class. do your homework.
You have no idea what you are talking about. Have you even tried any American craft brews? Most of them are lightyears ahead of crappy Heineken and Beck's (which, surprise, surprise, is owned by Anheuser-Busch). The beer you mentioned is no better than the other mass-produced garbage out there.
America has amazing beer, it just doesn't come in the form of Bud Light and Coors lol! Try the less popular brews. You will be amazed. Old Thumper... Rogue Hazelnut... Flying Dog... Fat Tire... etc and so on
"Heinekin, Becks, St. Pauli Madschen"...are you serious?? Are you completely blind to the amount of local craft brews avail when you go grocery shopping? Or do you stay away from American grocery stores also??
Have to disappoint you, you won't find St Pauli *Maedchen* anywhere in Germany. And it's Heineken.
Dolt. So you'd rather buy the mass produced Coors and Buds of other countries versus the same American mass produced swill? You'd probably look for the closest McDonalds if you were even in Germany too, huh?. You know, "real food". When's is the last time you've had an American beer...1975? Do you live under a rock?
Obviously a guy who buys mass produced "imported beer" at a gas station and thinks he's a connoisseur.
Ha...nice poe bait...caught a few :)
ironically, some of those beers you named are rather bland and tasteless, compared to American craft beer. europe has some catching up to do. Go do some research before you make such bold blanket statements. I guarantee it will be fun research!
I don't know where you live, and it really doesn't matter. I guarantee there is a microbrewery within easy driving distance. Get into your car, and out of your comfort zone and go try some real beer (Not Heineken).
Sorry Rick, those are lame, watered down, Mass Production beers, just like the lame American, watered down, Mass Production beers.
American craft brews put them both to shame! Step out of your comfort zone and try a beverage that's not sold in your local convenience store!!!
very happy to report that i will be drinking some bob's '47 tonight with boulevard brewery folks at the sporting kc match! (but, i thought national drink beer day was in april?)
Never been into that pumpkin trend. I will be drinking my usual tonight, Lagunitas IPA.
Bear Republic Racer 5....all day long!
Racer 5 is very good! Had it on tap and it just ran out a couple days ago. Khannnnnn!
victory hop wallop. anything from victory is quality
Gotta love Victory! My fav by far is the Golden Monkey...a little hoppy but will definatly chase the blues away at 11%ABV! StormCloud is really good too.....kinda like a hoppy stout!
You have some great choices, especially the Pumpkins. If Dogfish Head and Terrapin were available is STL believe me I'd be enjoying those two today for sure. As they are not, I will be enjoying some other great brews from some of the other best breweries in the country: Southern Tier's Imperial Pumpking; New Holland's Ichabod; Schlafly's Pumkin Ale: and my favorite STL microbrewery 4 Hands Brewing Company. I am a musician and I will be playing there tonight so I will be enjoying a bunch of their beers. One I am particularly excited about is a new batch of their Cuvee Ange – an ale brewed with blueberries and raspberries then aged in wine barrels. Happy holiday and cheers to beer!
Ehhh, hard call on 4 Hands. They're a bit too up and down for me. I'll take a nice Six Row though ...
Love just about anything from Stone, Bell's or Highland
Anything From Bells, but probably be drinking their 2-hearted Ale. Bob's 47 just hasn't been the same since they moved the brewery a few years back.
In Don Barkley's words
"If wine is the nectar of the gods, then beer is the mother's milk of humainty"
Hmmmm... I'll have to open the "special" beer refrigerator and take something out that's been aging to celebrate! It will probably be a Porter or a Stout.
I took beer as well its good and why stomach n heaviness by beer......
The Harpoon UFO pumpkin is great!
La Cumbre IPA
Hooray! Harpoon Brewery Oktoberfest tonight!
Hey – I'll be at HARPOON BREWERY tonight too! OCTOBERFEST. See you there.
Jolly Pumpkin Callabasas
What'd you call me?!!
Though wine snobs dominate the press, beer is the world's drink when it comes to alcohol.
Considering beer was invented even before bread in Mesopotamia (proven fact) and thousands of years before wine, wine snobs who frown at beer are akin to Zima drinkers frowning at wine. That said, I enjoy good wine as well. ;)
Southern Tier Pumking should be on this list.
I agree, Pumking should definitely be on the list.
I don't always drink beer, but I do on National Drink Beer Day.
My bad...I thought EVERY day was National Drink Beer Day...
Just every Friday at 5PM for me! ;0)
Seeley Lake Brew Fest and Tamarack Festival in Seeley Lake, Montana! There will be craft beers from Montana breweries and Montana wines, arts, crafts, live music and a Show and Shine!
Hooray! I will be driving up there from Zootown! :) Nothing beats a Montana beer!
Zoo Brew-Michigan Microbrew Festivle at the Detroit Zoo!
I'm a homebrewer, I'll have a pint or 5 of my own stuff!
Didn't know it was national drink beer day. This will make my normal Friday night of drinking 20 some beers even better. On Wisconsin!
Drinking New Belgium Shift right now (just got off work- graveyard shift makes for strange drinking hours). Probably going to hit Lockdown Brewing in Folsom, CA tonight.
Haha! Yeah I used to work the graveyard shift as well. It was nothing to see me and by buddies drinking beer at 7:30 in the morning. Ah, the good old days.
So did I in my early 20's. Everyone would be getting coffee at the gas station and my buddies and I would be standing in line with a thirty pack and a bottle of Jack.
Jack. Eck. Can' even smell it anymore.
sounds like a beer 30 kind of day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Your watch must be fast, it's only half past beer.
This reminds me of my AA meeting tonight.
I'm glad it is working for you. On a somewhat related note, I saw the "Step 9" episode of Seinfeld last night. James Spader was hysterical.
One of the downsides can be how depressing the meetings are. And while I'm a firm believer in God and Christ, sometimes people are pushed away by some of the Bible thumping.
you'd have to be drunk to watch seinfeld
Founders Dirty Bastard
Or a Stone's Arrogant Bastard. ;)
It's not too expensive, you're too cheap!