Monday, February 25, 2008

I like good beer.

In fact, most people consider me a beer snob.  They are probably right, but I can explain why. 

Most people I talk to start drinking beer when their dad's leave a can laying around.  Then in high school and college they drink whatever they can lay their hands on.  The cheaper the better.

This is where I'm different.  I never drank beer until I was about 28.  The beer I first started drinking was a Hefeweizen. I then moved on to some Belgian Ale's.  I never knew what crap beer tasted like.  I can still remember the first time someone offered me a Bud Light.  I can remember thinking, “This is beer? It tastes more like water with a little beer flavoring.“ 

So yes, I am a beer snob.  I might as well celebrate it.  So I've begun a journey to taste a lot of different beers. So far I have focused on the seemingly endless offerings from local micro-breweries found in Michigan. Mind you, I still consider myself a novice in this arena, but I figured it may be interesting to post my current favorite five brews:

5) Arbor Brewing Company's Old 22

4) Arbor Brewing Company's Red Snapper

3) Bell's Oberon

2) Bell's Hopslam

1) Bell's Double Cream Stout

So, yes I am a Bell's fanboy.  I am trying to break out of that and explore new brews.  Please, if you have any good suggestions for me, drop me a line and let me know what to try and where to get it.

Cheers.