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Thanksgiving beers for the Miller High Life family?
Killians is an Irish Red. It's a sweeter beer and red in color because of the darker roasting of the barley. Red's are great beers and Killians is decent because it is very smooth for a red. Some reds can be a little harsh depending on the barley. Porter are DARK. As are most stouts and oatmeal stouts. They tend to be smooth but rather bitter. Some are even brewed with coffee. Yuengling is a Lager and it is considered the oldest brewery in the nation. Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer for info on beer. Then, like I said in my last post, check out local beers. Check out local bars. A good bar will have a lot on tap and will let you sample a beer before you buy a pint. Some local brewpubs (bars that brew their own beer) have tasters. You get a whole bunch of 4 oz beers to sample. It's a good way to see what you like. Cheers!
Thanksgiving beers for the Miller High Life family?
I'll throw my two cents in as a resident of the great beer state of Wisconsin. If they like the light stuff stay with light just give them something different than the typical Miller/Bud products. One of our (WI) most famous breweries is New Glarus Brewery. Their claim to fame is Spotted Cow. It's a farmhouse ale that is slightly cloudy. The best comparison I can give you is Blue Moon or Hacker Pschorr. By the way both of those are fairly light and fruity beers that you can find anywhere in the US. I don't know of any west coast beers other than Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and Anchor steam. Anyway, New Glarus Brewing Co has a beer called Totally Naked. It's an equivalent to Miller Lite and the like. Check to see what local breweries you have in the area that may have a lighter beer. Don't go with the light version of a breweries regular beer. That's just lame. (I would argue against Sam Adams for that reason). Most of the beers mentioned here in the comments were not micros and most were imports. While there is nothing wrong with a good import (Hacker Pschorr) they are not local. If you want good local beers go to your local liquor store. Not the hole in the wall, bars on the windows and doors type of place but a local small town joint. Many of them carry local beers or will be able to recommend local beers. Also check out local restaurants. A lot of places will carry local beers on their menus. Ask the waitstaff or bartenders at local restaurants and bars to see what's good for local beers. If all else fails do an internet search for the top microbrews in the nation and see if any of them are in your area. (New Glarus happens to be one of those beers, see if you can pick it up out there. If you can get your hands on it they make two great beers. Spotted Cow and Wisconsin Belgian Red http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Glarus_Brewing_Company The Red is a world award winner and would be a great after dinner beverage) Cheers and happy hunting.
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How frustrating. There isn't one Wisconsin beer on that list and we have some amazing winter beers. Actually I've often been disappionted with the lack of Wisconsin beers on the Serious Eats beer posts. Are we left out for a reason?