Bill likes the Blanche de Chambly, and Fin du Monde also by Uni brewery, they're French Canadian.

Depends on the season.  Summer time: DeGroen's Weizen (now owned by Fordham?).  I've been all over North America, Canada and Ireland (plus 45 minutes in Mexico once).  This is one of my all-time favorites. Ommegang's Witte Ale and

Spring -- still hung over w/the Guinness, for strength, of course.  But I do like a Boddington Pub Ale.  When in Florida, choice beer tends to be Key West Amber. 

Fall - I'm a pilsner fan early but moving to brown ales later in the season.  No favorites here but as a rule of thumb, I avoid the big breweries.  Sam Adams is about as big as a brewer I can handle.  But to the patriot's honor, Sam Adams has a great selection of beers.  The darker brews come around as well... and I just love a good, cold Smithwicks (Smittiks).  When on the west coast, it's all Alaskan Amber.  Nothing else.  Period.  Ok, if I can't find anything else, I'll take just about anything from Pyramid Brewery.  Back east -- I often look for Saranac products.  IPAs are good for the fall and Dogfish IPA from the Delaware beaches should not be missed.

Winter: Guinness.  Sure, the occasional Smithwicks or for kicks, a black & tan, but Guinness is the best for the cold weather.  For some reason I usually tap into Whitbread Pale Ale as well.  Don't' forget your IPAs (spring and fall as well) as Sierra Nevada seems to lead the charge.

Overall beer to look for no matter what the season: Ommegang's Rare Vos Amber Ale.  It's a tie w/Alaskan Amber in my little black book of beer.

For some reason, my favorite style of beers are also pilsners and bohemians.... but I can't find one I truly love.  I used to brew my own and I think a pilsner I made was the best beer I ever had.  Unfortunately, I didn't let the wort (beer before fermentation) cool enough before pitching the yeast.  This caused the yeast to produce too much alcohol.  Though the beer was incredibly smooth with no after-taste, a friend had one bottle on an empty stomach and said he could put his keys in the ignition and his house would drive up (we took the keys).

Be responsible.  Remember: you're in shape -- you can always run/walk home.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I didn't put that much thought into buying my house! You are a true beer guy, Mr. Towson!

 

I know my beer... and my beer knows me.  Now if I can just get rid of this beer-belly before I run into rehab...

Seriously: play it smart with alcohol.

Personally I am a Yuengling fan (duh) although on trail days its usually the Beast or whatever cheep brew the hares & gm have provided....Kirin Ichiban is pretty decent, but did you know that in the US its actually brewed by Anheuser-Busch?

Speaking of AB - anyone following the potential buyout by InBev? It's in the news here quite a bit (as we have an AB Brewery in Williamsburg, as well as two of their theme parks). I'm hoping it doesn't go through, personally - AB is one of the last 'great' American owned breweries (which they use in their marketing quite a bit) and they do a lot of good work outside of just brewing: the theme parks, environmental missions, animal rehabilitation, etc...InBev has already stated that they would do away with some of the 'extranious non-brewing activities'

I'm a Bass girl. (I'm guessing only one of you actually knew that) But I drink my fair share of Yeungling. I enjoyed 2 Blue Moons the night before the 10 miler. And occassionally I like a nice Hefferweisen.

Such a good topic! Free beer at the end of races was what actually got me into running. I am a homebrewer and have to say that I prefer a good hand crafted brew, but for the labels I go for regional favorites.

West Coast - Redhook, Pyramid, Pike Place Ale, Widmer Hefe (Draft)

Midwest - Sprecher, Langenkugel

South - Abita

East Coast - I guess Sam Adams, Brooklyn Brewery

Follow up question - what are your favorite races / beer events? Im not sure Louisiana can be beat. My favs are: The Crescent City Classic 10K (New Orleans) which features all you can drink/eat post race with full entertainment in Spring, and the Norco Bonne Carre Spillway 3 mile Trail Run (outside New Orleans) , again all you can drink/eat post race and an out of control post-post race party at the Norco Spillway Bar.