The one thing you always have in your fridge is Chinese takeout food , and that ’s because that cartonful of deep-fried Elmer Reizenstein has been hiding behind a bottle of tomato ketchup since 1997 . You should reallyclean out your electric refrigerator . Our land ’s brewmasters , however , always have beer on hand . But which one do they always check that to sprout ? We enquire brewers from around the country about the bottles they always have at the quick .
Anchor Steam
California common , 4.9%San Francisco , CA"This is my ' go - to ' beer because it ’s always consistent , and it ’s a unparalleled mode . It was n’t invented by master brewer and visionary Fritz Maytag , but it was relaunched by the enterpriser . Fritz took ahugefinancial risk to reopen and reinvigorate a give way regional brewery in the Bay Area ( SF ) to become the USA ’s first true microbrewery – beating the next to open by almost 15 old age . This beer is the benchmark , and define the fashion . " –Peter McFarlane , Pedernales Brewing Co.(Fredericksburg , TX )
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Pale ale , 5.6%Chico , CA"I would say 90 % of the time you ’re give-up the ghost to launch the refrigerator and observe Sierra Nevada Pale Ale . It ’s one of those beers I can grease one’s palms on the style home from work at about 13 dissimilar places , and it ’s a great after - work beer . The other 10 % of the time my icebox is buy in with beer take to the brewery as gifts from other brewers tour our facility . A profits - win either style from my viewpoint . " –Tomme Arthur , Port BrewingandThe Lost Abbey(San Marcos , CA )
" While my fridge presently has no beer in it ( sad , but true ! ) , Sierra Nevada Pale Ale would be my first choice to fill my cooler for a camping or fishing trip . " –Ted Briggs , The Fermentorium(Cedarburg , WI )
" It ’s already blaze hot here , so Sierra Nevada is in the fridge until I ca n’t find it anymore . It ’s just so well made , perfectly hoppy , and refreshing . Great with railyard work and all kinds of spicy food . " –Bert Boyce , Santa Fe Brewing Co.(Santa Fe , NM )
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" This beer delivers on so many fronts . Not only is it exceptionally well made , but the sapidity visibility is so well balanced , with no rough edges or any rum attribute that call for more tending than another . And the brewery has such an awesome culture : the hoi polloi are fantastic , their concerns and values come across with me , and they have shew their desire to stay autonomous of ownership by any one of the large mega - conglomerated brewery out there . " –Tom Flores , Brewer ’s AlleyandMonocacy Brewing(Frederick , MD )
Saint Arnold Summer Pils
Pilsner , 4.9%Houston , TX"I always have Saint Arnold ’s Summer Pils in my electric refrigerator most of the year even though its only seasonal . In my sentiment , it ’s one of the best Munich - fashion helles uncommitted nationwide . I am a huge fan of real - tasting , authentic German beer . Summer Pils is clean , and full of authentic German malt liquor relish that this style should exude . When it ’s around , I purchase many vitrine . Over the past five years I have n’t go to the storehouse to grease one’s palms beer that much , but I make an exception for this . " –Alex Daigrepont , Tin Roof Brewing Co.(Baton Rouge , LA )
Founders All Day IPA
IPA , 4.7%Grand Rapids , MI"It ’s very rarified that I do n’t have a cold brewer ’s 12 ( or less ) of Founders All Day IPA in the electric refrigerator at home , or at the brewery . I never get commonplace of crushing potty of this aromatic IPA , and equally as important , it ’s stable , super consistent , and widely available . A classic beer . " –Michael McManus , Industrial Arts Brewing Co.(Garnerville , NY )
Brasserie d’Orval Orval
Belgian pale ale , 6.2%Villers - devant - Orval , Belgium"It ’s not always in my fridge ( more likely it ’s in my cellar ) , but Orval is a beer that I reverence deeply . A yoke of years ago , you would be intemperately - pressed to get a straight response out of me . But recently I think I ’ve determine on Orval as my best-loved / bucket - tilt beer . " –Blake Horsburgh , Fifty West Brewing Co.(Cincinnati , OH )
Augustiner Bräu Edelstoff
Munich helles laager , 5.6%Munich , Germany"Helles lager is one of my preferred style of beer for its drinkability and simple complexness . I believe that Augustiner ’s is one of the best available in the US . " –Chris Davison , Wolf ’s Ridge Brewing(Columbus , OH )
Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA
IPA , 6%Milton , DE"I’m a Delaware indigen with a love for balanced , drinkable IPAs , and even though I eff keeping it local , I can [ always ] drink the Dogfish Head 60 hour . It truly reminds me of back home when I ’m homesick . " –Stephanie Harper , Islamorada Beer Co.(Islamorada , FL )
New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red
Fruit beer , 4%New Glarus , WI"While I ’m a passably seasonal beer drinker and do n’t have a go - to beer , I pretty much always have a fruit beer from New Glarus Brewing Co. in my electric refrigerator . Wisconsin Belgian Red being my favorite . In my opinion , no one does fruit beer well than Dan [ Carey ] and company . Even if Minnesota allow Sunday liquor sales , I ’d still be driving to Wisconsin to stock up ! " –Josh Bischoff , Indeed Brewing Co.(Minneapolis , MN )
Unibroue La Fin du Monde
Tripel , 9%Quebec , Canada"La Fin du Monde from Unibroue and any Sierra Nevada beer find its way into my electric refrigerator regularly . They are two classic , high-pitched - lineament breweries , and once in a while you just take to purchase one of their great product to remind yourself how great and various beer can be . " –Greg Ouellette , Martha ’s Exchange Brewing Co.(Nashua , NH )
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