dark beers

[QuietC]

So I'll be 21 next week. Since odds are I'll be going to a few bars, was looking for some suggestions on some very dark beers. I tend to hate beer, the closest I've came to liking one was a Yueingling(sp?) lager. So I figured if I can find a very dark beer then perhaps I would enjoy one. So any suggestions for a dark beer that I may be able to find around here?

[JStrider]

try some stouts... samuel smith oatmeal stout is pretty good

if you can go to a local microbrewery and try a bunch of their beers... IMO microbreweries are almost always way better then 90% of the beers at the liqour stores...

[Corona Gigante]

So I'll be 21 next week. Since odds are I'll be going to a few bars, was looking for some suggestions on some very dark beers. I tend to hate beer, the closest I've came to liking one was a Yueingling(sp?) lager. So I figured if I can find a very dark beer then perhaps I would enjoy one. So any suggestions for a dark beer that I may be able to find around here?

Happy 21st!

I like Guiness but the bitterness takes a bit of getting used to. A really nicely kept pint of Guiness is one of life's real treats.

Oatmeal Stout is smoother and makes for an interesting change of pace. Bottles of Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout are fairly easy to find in the better liquor stores and bars in Houston: a couple of places even have it on tap. Mmmmm.

Young's Double Chocolate Stout is pretty tasty.

[mithril]

i'm not sure if it is considered 'dark' but you might want to try Negro Modelo. its a mexican beer that is somewhere in between a MGD and Guiness.

[8-5-8]

Well... the obvious choice is Guinness... availible everywhere, brewed since 1759... tried and true. Warsteiner Premium Dunkel is another of my personal favorites... be sure it's the dark and not regular Warsteiner... huge difference in taste there.

[QuietC]

Well damn, thanks for the quick replies. I'm gonna have to keep a list with me, although I may look a little weird reading off a list at the bars asking which of these they have

Oh and thanks for the Happy B-day C.G.

[Island Epicurean]

The only beer I would buy is Guiness.

[SuperChuck]

Hey, man, happy birthday!

My gf turns 21 on Oct 4, when's yours?

Hmm... "dark" beers... These guys have suggested stouts, which are often a good choice if you're not really a beer drinker, but they can be a little filling.

You may want to look in the direction of a brown or mild (Newcastle being a classic example; Pete's Wicked probably fits into this category as well).

Porter might be a good option, as well. Porter tends to be a lighter version of a stout ("historically" it's a pale and a stout blended together, like a black & tan). Porters tend to be a little roasty, but if you're a smoker, you might like that flavor.

Completely out of left field, you may want to try a Wit (White), weizen, or hefeweizen (wheat beers) might be a good call. These beers are completely hit or miss, but a lot of people that "don't like beer" tend to like hefeweizen. Hoegaarden and Blue Moon Belgian White are easy examples, but anything that has "white" or "wheat" or "weizen" in the title works.

[TN_CIGAR_MAN]

I hardly know the difference between a stout and porter, lager or ale. Alls I know is I like beer...all kinds.

Try Shiner Bock. It's dark.
There's a Newcastle Brown that's mighty fine too.

[QuietC]

September 28th, so it'll be here pretty soon, a shame it falls on a wed. instead of the weekend, but oh well. As for the "white" "wheat" "weizen" Think they would be hard to come by?

I went to the Guinness site and I think I'm going to go with the Guinness Extra Stout if the bars have them.

[SuperChuck]

Avoid anything in clear or light green bottles...

Light is very damaging to beer and most bars keep said beers in coolers with glass doors and sometimes even (gasp) lighting!

[SuperChuck]

As for the "white" "wheat" "weizen" Think they would be hard to come by?

Beer selection is very hit or miss. Some places have Bud or Bud Lite. Some places will have a beautiful selection. Some places will have all the American standards, but one or two standouts. Some places can tell you "it's like Bud, but not as good" and others can go on for hours about any particular brew.

If you find some (real) brewpubs, you'll find some of your best beers and the most knowledgeable hopheads you'll ever meet. If you're planning to sit and drink, I'd hunt down a brewpub. If you're planning on barhopping, look for buzzwords on the taps, or just order a nice, safe Guinness. :)

[nhcigarfan]

Not sure if Sam Adams black lager is in Ohio or not but it has the same flavor characteristics, but milder, as stouts and it not as "heavy". That being said my favorite beer is Guinness, so you can never go wrong there.

[stjohnroe]

Try Old Peculiar if you can find it.

[Neuromancer]

It's sorta halfway between a light beer and a dark beer, but try the Michelob Amber Bock...it might be what you are looking for...

[mithril]

you might want to stay away from the extra stout guiness. i have a couple bottles of it in my fridge and its like drinking motor oil. i only use it for shooters, like "irish car bombs". try one of those when you're out. its almost like drinking chocolate milk.

[Corona Gigante]

There's a Newcastle Brown that's mighty fine too.

If the bottom's fallen out of your world,
drink Newcastle Brown Ale
and feel the world falling out of your bottom.

[Brandon]

I prefer my dark beers to be more bitter. I like St. Pauli's Girl Special Dark and Guiness Extra Stout. I love Guiness as a lighter alternative. Strongbow anyone?

[TheSilentChamber]

Blah, leave the beer out, its your night to (try to) do 21 shots of jagermeister. If you live, welcome to the world, if you die... pussy.

[QuietC]

Blah, leave the beer out, its your night to (try to) do 21 shots of jagermeister. If you live, welcome to the world, if you die... pussy.

haha no thanks. I like my jager and all, but I like to remember what I do.