Do you have a "go to"

[BeerRust]

I have seem to lost my way over the last year. I have tried so many different beers, that I don't have a go to beer any more. I can't seem to find a favorite. Then if I do come close the season changes and whole new selection come out to try, and some of the home brews are ready too.

[gwcr]

My "go to" seems to be the Sam Adams seasonal or sampler case. Either that or SNPA. The problem is I have found very few beers that are completely undrinkable. What a problem to have...

[Beer-lord]

Though I don't keep too many non homebrews in my fridge, I do usually have something Stone in it. And, a few no name stouts.

[DirtRacer]

Any kind of Shiner for me, usually Bock because it's the easiest kind to find out here.

[philm00x]

These days, if I'm buying from the store, it's usually SweetWater 420 pale ale.

[John Sand]

I guess I'm with Rusty. I buy something different almost every time I shop. I still generally keep some Miller 64 in the house (John Sand ducks). And lately I've bought several packs of Stella Artois. (STELLA!!!) But I'm also at the point where I can mostly drink homebrew at home.

[BigPapaG]

I have more fun buying mixer sixers and trying to pick six beers that I have never tried before.

It hels me to better understand various styles and seems to help when designing new recipes.

Alas though, when they are practically giving away Ommegang, Stone, Bear Republic and some others, I can't resist slipping some of those in as well!

[Gymrat]

With nearly 200 bottles of home brew in the house I don't bring any beer home anymore. My "go to" would be my Ralph's Knucklehead Red ale.

[JimH]

Very difficult for me to say I have a "go to." I generally spend so much time in the beer store SWMBO usually has to tell me, "you got 10 seconds before I go to the checkout, so you better pick now!" When I go into the BevCo (local beer, wine and liquor store) I first go to the Sixer Mixer cooler and see if there are 6 beers in there that I would try, and have never had before. Sometimes I will go as low as 4 and get two or let SWMBO pick one or two. If the Sixer Mixer falls through, I find a six pack I haven't tried before. And lately that includes trying new styles.

[jivex5k]

Old Rasputin is always a solid buy.
Jai Alai too but it's only in FL.
Storm King is great, and usually around.
And of course, Rodenbach Grand Cru is easily obtainable, and always a great sour.

[Rebel_B]

Local on tap: Georgetown Brewing Manny's Pale Ale, Black Raven Brewing Trickster IPA
Local in bottles: Airways Brewing SkyHag IPA, Northwest Brewing Hoppy Bitch IPA
Left coast on tap: Stone Brewing -anything/everything! Rogue Brewing Dead Guy Ale
Left coast in bottles/cans: Too many choices, always trying new ones...

[monsteroyd]

Homebrew it's my Patriot Ale, bought beer, I like Terrapin's Golden Ale, but that might be local to here.

Monty

[Kealia]

I don't have a go-to anymore in terms of keeping things around the house. I tend to always a pale ale of homebrew handy (varying recipes) and/or an amber, though.

When I buy, it's usually a mixer of seasonal stuff (summer beers from Widmer, Anchor, etc.) but that's pretty rare.

[duff]

When I was buying commercial beers I tried to sample as many as possible. In fact the beer store I went to would put stuff aside for me because they didn't think I had tried it. However there were somethings that I did use certain beers for. When I moved and I offered people pizza and beer to help or I was hosting a going away party for a friend I knew that many people wouldn't care for the homebrews I had available at that time so I grabbed a case of SNPA and a case of the Sam Adams Seasonal sampler. Between those two you will have beers for almost anybody except the most die hard light american lager fan. And if any was left over I usually liked it.

[Tabasco]

Great South Bay - Massive IPA