I've decided that my beer preferences can be distilled into four categories:
Enjoy Sports with friends
Miller Lite: It is, in my opinion, the best of the cheap beers. I like the flavor and I like that it isn't too heavy. I can easily have three or so without worrying much about feeling sick as a result.
At a bar talking with friends
Guinness: I realize that it tastes better in Ireland than here, but I love it regardless. Everything from the beautiful head, the refreshing taste, and the way it is so filling. I can sip on one for an hour without feeling like I'm taking to long -- in part because it tastes better lukewarm than cold -- so it isn't costly. I usually only need to buy three drinks to last me the evening.
Party drink
Red Stripe: It tastes good, looks pretty cool, and isn't as trendy as having a Heineken or Hoegaarden.
Dinner Party/Nice Movie at home
Chimay Grand Reserve (Blue Label): This beer is near perfection. It is a bit more expensive than I like to spend on a regular basis, but I enjoy the taste. It goes down very smooth, despite the fact that it's 9% beer. Besides, it is just fun to drink a beer that was made in the town monastery somewhere in Belgium.
In a nutshell, those are the beers those are the beers I will drink in the given situations. I believe that Ernest Hemingway quotes, when talking about drinking, are always appropriate.
An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools. - For Whom the Bell Tolls, Ernest Hemingway
