What's the most "interesting" beer you've ever tasted?

[CameronCat]

So glad to find a large cadre of stout and porter lovers here!

In September I encountered a remarkable stout. It comes with good news and bad news...

The good news is that Dogfish Head Brewery's (state of Delaware, USA) Black and Red Stout is stunning. It's a raspberry stout with chocolaty overtones, and made with dry mint. On the first sip, the mint grabs you by the lapels and slaps your mouth until you grin. On it's own, it's a good stout (10.5 ABV) but with the mint it's memorable.

The bad news: It's an "occasional brew" from Dogfish Head and only made for draft service--no cans, no bottles. You have to use their website to find area pubs that carry it, and it's a fair guess that it's only in the mid-Atlantic region. Sigh.

[ohiopiper]

I'm not exactly a afficianado, most of my drinking has been of the whiskey and rum variety.

However:

Two beers stick out in my mind. The worst by a long shot was San Miguel. Readily availably most places near the Philipines, it is a favorite of sailors like me because it was cheap. and smelled vaguely of formaldahyde.

The most tasy I've tried is Conways Irish Ale, a seasonal brew from Great Lakes Brewery. I can suck down a few in a row of those. After three, I can't feel my face.

[Mark R]

This one is recommended by a friend--cant give personal comment as yet to find it in my area.

Muskoka double chocolate cranberry stoudt -- brewed by Muskoka Brewery in Canada as seasonal offering.

Link to this one: http://www.muskokabrewery.com/double...erry-stout.php

[Rab]

so these are all from the Scottish craft brewery "Brewdog"
first up theres;
a limited brew AB:07
then the 32% Tactical nuclear Penguin,
an old world russian imperial porter,
Black Tokyo Horizon
Sunk Punk (brewed at the bottom of the north sea!)
and Bitch Please, a barley wine colaberation with 3 Floyds

all pretty interesting

now these ones are a bit more standard and are on tonights Hogmanay drinking list



theres porters,blondes,amber ales and IIPA's in there

[cessna152towser]

Probably one of the reasons which hastened my decision to give up drinking, the Madeiran aguardente or firewater has to be the most interesting. Technically it is a rum as it is made from sugar cane. The distillery was labour intensive with natives feeding the freshly cut sugar cane into a steam powered press, as soon as the juices had been pressed from the cane it was thrown in the furnace to fuel the steam engine. The alcohol content could be anywhere between 30% and 60% ABV.

[kiltedjoss]

Monk's Cafe Flemish Sour Ale. Very different from the German beers I love.
http://globalbeer.com/body_pages/pag...MonksCafe.html

[James Hood]

Currently thoroughly enjoying a Breckenridge (Colorado) Vanilla Porter with Chinese take away (yes, chopsticks), in kilt with CD of monks chanting in Latin.

Ain't America grand!?

[chemist93]

It would have to be Herman Joseph's from Coors. I had a few old bottles from 20 years ago. I thought try a sip. Really like an american bock. It aged well in a dark basement.

[Mathuna]

I've re-instituted an old tradition of some friends - Weird Beer Friday! Every Friday try a beer you've never had. This week was one of the best beers I've had. Hopslam from Bell's Brewery in Comstock, Michigan. As the name suggests, it's heavy on the hops, but cuts some of the bitterness by being brewed with honey. Highly recommended, but beware - it's expensive, but it's also 10% APV. It will surprise you if you're not expecting it.

[raybeez8]

Surly Coffee Bender
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jLfUyEuMrH...fee-bender.png