In which country, city or state have you drank the best beer?
Where in the world have you drank the absolute best beer? I always try local brews whenever I travel -- it's actually become one of my must-do travel activities. I'd love to know where you've enjoy incredible beer so I can add having a drink there it to my list.
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I don't really care for beer, more of a wine/rum/gin guy, but Prague
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Any beer in Prague is the best I've ever had!
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Jillian Geer from Los Angeles, California
Hands down, Pliny the Younger from Russian River Brewing Company. Ok, and I'll admit. J.R. told me about this and I've still yet to taste it!
It's a triple IPA released at their pub the first Friday of every February and is only available for 2 weeks! If you can't make it there, Toronado has a limited amount after it's released as well. Either way, when in SF, go to Toronado for their beer selection. Here's a picture I took last February when I went there to drink Pliny the Younger (was a few days short of Elder!).
image from instagram.comIf you aren't lucky enough to taste Pliny the Younger, you can find Pliny the Elder by bottle in some bars now across West Coast and Colorado. You might have to specifically ask for it though as most bars don't advertise they have it. For example, I know Manhattan BrewCo. has it right now, but you have to ask! You might already know all of this :)Another place I love to go for beer is Michigan. Specifically, Bell's Brewery, Inc: Brewery.You can get Oberon, Two Hearted, etc. on the West Coast now, but I love going to the actual brewery.
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Jillian, I'm 100% with you on this. It's always a good day when you can get your hands on a Pliny the Younger (or Elder). I've never been to Manhattan Brew Co, so I will for sure check that out. And I'm glad you mentioned Michigan -- such an awesome beer state. And Bells! Bells is the best! ·
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Yes! I'm thinking a brewery crawl around L.A. might have to be in our future... :) ·
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Kishor Nepal from Kathmandu, Nepal
Prague - the best option
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Spencer Spellman from Los Angeles, California
I have two answers, a domestic and an international response. The domestic one you're going to want to be sitting down for:
Asheville. Yeah, yeah, everyone loves Portland and San Diego for beer, and deservingly so. But Asheville really gets overlooked and they have some awesome beers, and really cool beer experiences, like Asheville Brewing Company, which makes damn good beer, but then also has a full-on movie theater where you can drink craft beer and order good pizza and watch movies. Pretty legit. Some other great breweries: Green Man, Highland Brewing Company, and French Broad Brewery.
Brussels. Some of the best beer I've had has been in Belgium. And do they ever have a kick. However, if you do one thing in Brussels, as others have mentioned, it's Delirium Cafe. It has the largest selection of beers (more than 2,000) in the world, and is like a alley of beer cafes. You'll leave kicking and screaming. Another great spot Brasserie Cantillon. There are also some good brewery/beer cafe tours in Brussels.
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Thanks Spencer! I had no idea Asheville was such a good beer town (will remember Asheville Brewing Company). And of course, you can't mention great beer without mentioning Belgium! ·
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Jeff Mills from Portland, Oregon
Here is my crack at it:
For drinking beer after beer and having a great time, you got to echo those other people and go with Lagers AKA Prague and Germany. In Prague go to U Fleků. Germany I could drink anywhere and did.
If you want un-hoppy but amazing beer that is a broad range of flavors, high in alcohol and overall diversity, it has got to go to Brussels, specifically Delirium Cafe.
In the US, you cant beat the concentration, diversity and overall awesomeness of beers in Portland but some of my favorite beers are Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats Russian River Brewing Company.
In Portland check out Horse Brass Pub Green Dragon Pub Breakside Brewery 10 Barrel Brewing APEX.
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Thanks Jeff! Can't wait to get to Portland to check those places out. ·
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Grace Lee from New York, New York
I love trying local beer and try to look up brewery tours wherever I am visiting. I was at Brewery Ommegang for a Modest Mouse concert and it started pouring, but it was okay! The beer never tasted so good and probably one of the best pizzas I had from a food truck My mouth is salivating just thinking about that day. Cheers!
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Oosha Susan from Vancouver, Canada
Prague- especially for its amazing variety of delicious ales and lagers. They're not big on IPAs or porters in the Czech Republic, but the quality of their lagers is head and shoulders above any North American "craft" lagers I've tried so far. Check out "Prague: A Pissheads Pub Guide" for the best places off the beaten track, with much more to offer than just Pilsner, Gambrinus or Staropramen. Also look for "tankove pivo".
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Lagers are rare in North American craft beer. Our craft beer scene is focused more on ales. I suspect that's because 1) lagering required special equipment to ferment that isn't scalable to nano and picobrewery operations and 2) fewer craft beers like the harsh carbonation that we associate with lagers. I'll make an exceptions for a maibock, but that's about it. ·
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Ashley M from Calgary, Canada
Iceland surprisingly has a really good local beer scene, I really liked their Gull (Gold) beer.
Anything we drank while in Bavaria was also delicious, always just got whatever was on tap or the in-house brew and it was always great.Comments (1)
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Hey Ashley and Ryan. Interesting, I haven't heard much about Iceland's beer scene. Now just one more reason I need to go to Iceland. ·
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Christa Harlin from Bolingbrook, Illinois
Dublin. Duh. Lol
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Brenda Burns from Long Beach, California
Prague! But even better was taking a beer bath with unlimited beer from two taps while you soaked. I'm not a huge beer drinker, but after that, things changed.
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Tereza Vítková from Prague, Czech Republic
Totally agree with everyone who mentioned Prague! Here's my guide to the best spots for drinking beer in the Czech capital: http://www.guidilo.com/czech-beer-guide
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Thanks for the tips! ·
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Hazel B from Port St Lucie, Florida
Kalamazoo, Michigan. Arcadia Brewing Company Kalamazoo, Bell's Brewery, Inc: Brewery. They are building a Brewing College there for those that want to learn the Art.
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Thanks Hazel. I love Michigan and Michigan beer! ·
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Collette Wasielewski from Johannesburg, Gauteng
Koelsch in Cologne (Koeln), Germany. It's really light and deliciously crisp. Tastes like more! Yum.
Oh, and you must try Trappist beer in Belgium.
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Petra Kolarova from Blenheim, New Zealand
Prague and many of the small local breweries all around the country, Belgium, New Zealand :-)
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Mary Beth Byrne from Northbrook, Illinois
Definitely Prague Not only is the beer at every brewery great, it is very reasonably priced!!
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Yes! Both are amazing beer cities. ·
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