This will be my last beer article. It has been a great run and I have certainly had a lot of fun researching the topics with my friends. With an entire year of articles about good times and good brew it was hard to come up with a topic. Then I just thought about beer and it came to me: I should just write about my favorite beers. I have certainly had enough experience sipping good stuff, drinking casually and slamming them down in the parking lot of Miller Park. Before I go through the list of my favorite beers I just wanted to say to the crew that was at opening day, thanks for the unbelievable time. We’ll certainly never forget what we remember about that day.

First of all let’s start with my favorite Milwaukee staple. Of all the Miller products I prefer MGD to anything else. It has the best flavor and has the least amount of aftertaste. I know people are pretty partial to Miller Lite, but I think it has a metallic taste at the end and personally it gives me what feels like heartburn. I do sympathize with those that avoid MGD because it is too heavy. It is certainly one of the heavier beers that is produced by the big three American brewers.

My favorite domestic is a hometown pick. I am from Denver and well there is no excuse for not drinking Coors Light if you are from Colorado. It has a good flavor, a nice frothy head and most importantly for a light beer, it does not fill you up. It is also pretty nice that now both the cans and the bottles have that cold activated chemical that lets you know when the beer is good and ready. It is just a shame that most of the bars in Milwaukee don’t offer it on tap.

My favorite beer brewed in America that I have tried is New Belgian’s 1554. It is a chocolate/coffee-flavored beer that is remarkably smooth, but very full-bodied. The closest I have found it to Milwaukee is Missouri, but more and more New Belgian beers are moving across the country.

To another expensive beer that is my favorite: Hoegaarden. It is a perfectly balanced wheat brew that you can find in many bars, including the ones on campus. All of these beers are hardly a surprise, but half of beer’s charm is its comfort and familiarity. Why would someone’s favorite beer be really that hard to find? Thanks for the chance to impart some beer knowledge on you this year!

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